Spirit of Transformation

If Bai Xiaowen used Tether, he could identify one genuine teammate, but the team skill would go on cooldown. He would have no way to distinguish the other pair anytime soon.

But if Li Shuyi used Tether on either of the two Han Xus, the outcome would reveal which members of both pairs were human and which were ghosts.

If the Li Shuyi Bai Xiaowen chose was an impostor, she would be unable to use Tether at all. That alone would expose her.

If she was the real Li Shuyi and targeted the fake Han Xu, Tether would fail without going on cooldown.

She could then use it on the other Han Xu and pull the real one over. Once both genuine teammates had proved who they were, the two impostors would be obvious.

Qiao Rui shook her head with a rueful smile. How had she missed such a simple solution? Perhaps the gloom of this eerie Treasure Ground Space had weighed on her too heavily.

The Li Shuyi Bai Xiaowen had chosen hesitated. "How do you know that'll work? What if the ghosts can use Tether too...?"

"Surround her," Bai Xiaowen ordered coldly.

His summoned creatures surged forward, trapping this "Li Shuyi" in their midst.

"Shuyi would never question my judgment. Her first instinct would be to act. So you... are a fake."

At his words, the summoned creatures closed in together.

The "Li Shuyi" suddenly shuddered and transformed into a tall, gaunt figure. Her body flowed like smoke, and indistinct human faces covered its surface. She let out a shrill howl. "You saw through me, but it doesn't matter! You're all going to die here!"

"Empty threats from a cornered loser." Bai Xiaowen snorted, then turned to the two Han Xus.

One of them—the one who had been