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When Gru's spell echoed in the cave like a death knell, he thrust his hands forward and a black energy beam shot straight at Lily. The runes spinning around Lily glowed brightly, forming a barrier that blocked the attack of the energy beam. The energy beam collided with the rune barrier, making a harsh explosion, and the cave shook violently. The gravel on the top of the cave fell down, stirring up waves of water. The pool of water surged, as if boiling, and the water vapor filled the air, shrouding the entire cave in a haze.

The aftermath of the explosion woke up the unconscious Toby. He opened his eyes in a daze, and everything in front of him seemed blurry. His ears were buzzing, as if he was in a huge vortex. He saw Lily floating in the air, surrounded by dazzling light, fighting against a black energy beam. The energy beam came from Gru, who was standing not far away, with a sinister look on his face, muttering something in his mouth.

Toby struggled to get up and staggered to the small mound under Lily. He sat cross-legged, clasped his hands together, and began to pray for Lily. His lips moved, silently chanting the ancient prayer, his eyes full of piety and hope. As Toby prayed, the runes around Lily shone brighter, and the ancient runes began to absorb the surrounding energy, including the energy of Gru's attack, and quickly repaired Lily's soul. Lily's originally pale and transparent soul gradually regained its luster, and the cracks began to slowly heal. Seeing this, Gru's face changed drastically. The veins on his forehead bulged, and he grabbed Toby's soul with his hands. A ball of pitch-black filth wrapped around Toby's soul, and Gru threw Toby's soul into the rune. Bang! The rune was instantly contaminated by the filth and exploded. Lily's soul was no longer protected. Hahahaha Gru's wild laughter echoed in the cave, like the cry of a night owl, creepy. His black soul body exuded a suffocating pressure, and rushed straight towards Lily's broken soul like a beast pouncing on its prey. Toby's body collapsed to the ground, his eyes closed, like a broken puppet. The cave was filled with steam, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood and a disgusting smell of corruption. The water droplets dripped along the stalactites, making a "tick, tick" sound, which was particularly clear in this silent cave, as if it was a timer of the god of death, knocking on people's heartstrings. Gru's black soul body, like a hovering vulture, greedily approached Lily's broken soul fragments. Those fragments, flickering with faint light, like fireflies drifting in the wind, trembling and shrinking, as if sensing the upcoming fate. Lily let out a faint sigh, which was as light as a feather falling to the ground, but it seemed to be the last whisper of bidding farewell to this world. The next moment, the light of the fragment suddenly dimmed, and was completely swallowed by the darkness, disappearing without a trace. A cold wind seemed to blow through the cave, blowing the corner of Toby's clothes, which was limp on the ground, slightly lifted.

Gru let out a satisfied sigh, and there was a subtle tremor in this sigh, as if he was satisfied after a gluttonous feast. He greedily absorbed Lily's remaining soul energy, and his black soul body became more condensed, as if he was covered with an indestructible armor. A wisp of black mist escaped from his soul body, twisting and circling in the air, and finally dissipated into nothingness. The water in the pool returned to calm, and the water surface reflected the strange stalactites on the top of the cave like a mirror, but there were some small gravel and turbid sand floating on the water surface, silently telling what had just happened.

With the disappearance of a fragment, a new female soul took shape.

"Finally succeeded, the power of the first generation of Tibik is really strong!"

Her soul returned to Lily's body.

"From today on, my name is Elvira, the Lord of Darkness!" Elvira turned slowly and looked down at Toby who was lying on the ground. Toby was motionless, his face was pale, his eyes were closed, and his chest was slightly heaving, showing that he was still alive. A trace of contempt flashed in Gru's eyes, and a cruel smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. She stretched out her right hand, her five fingers slightly opened, and a black energy surged from her palm like a whirlwind, rolling up Toby's body. Toby's limbs swung weakly in the air, like a puppet being manipulated. Elvira waved her arm, and the black energy wrapped around Toby's body, throwing him fiercely into the surging pool. With a "plop", Toby's body hit the water heavily, splashing a large piece of water. The pool quickly returned to calm, leaving only a few slowly spreading ripples, as if nothing had happened. The air in the cave was still dull and humid, and water drops dripped along the stalactites, making a "tick, tick" sound, which was particularly clear in this silent cave.

Elvira looked up to the sky and howled, the howl was sharp and piercing, like the wailing of a ghost, and echoed in the cave for a long time. This howl was full of pride and excitement, and also with a hint of indescribable madness. She greedily breathed in the humid air in the cave, as if to deeply engrave the taste of victory in the depths of her soul.

The howl stopped abruptly, and Elvira turned into a black light, rushed out of the cave like an arrow from a string, and disappeared into the vast night. Only the empty cave was left, and Toby, who was slowly sinking in the pool, silently told the thrilling scene that had just happened.