Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 536 The Power of the Secret Puppet Master

“After being promoted to Sequence 5, in addition to the great improvement in my previous extraordinary abilities, the only new ability is the ability to see and control spiritual body threads.

"With the help of the spiritual thread, I can put the target into a sluggish state after a period of time, making their hands and feet stiff and their thinking slow. The lower the target's sequence, the faster the control speed and the better the effect.

"If the target does not get rid of it in time, it will become my puppet, that is, the 'Maritime Puppet' after I fully control the spiritual body thread. This change is permanent. The target is equivalent to dead, but under my control. , he can still maintain his original form, even maintain the sequence, and can use extraordinary abilities."

In his room, Klein sat on a chair, closing his eyes and gradually controlling the overflowing spirituality, while opening his mouth to explain.

Angel sat on the bed, nodded in understanding, and suddenly said:

"How far is the control distance? How long does it take? Once you start to control the spiritual body thread, can you stop it in the middle?"

These contents are the core secrets of the "Secret Puppet Master". If it were another person, Klein would never say a word, but the person in front of him was Angel, and he would not hold anything back.

"Currently, it can only take effect within 5 meters of the target. It is estimated that the initial mastering will take about 20 seconds. Before that, the target will hardly be aware of it.

"After initial mastery, the target can be aware of it, but it has entered the sluggish stage. It will take about 5 minutes until it is fully mastered and turned into a marionette. Before that, the control can be interrupted by violent movements and can also be stopped actively. ”

she suggested.

But seeing Klein's gaze closely following her, she knew that being invisible in front of him was useless, so she spoke:

"Just a marionette master who generously gave his life and extraordinary characteristics."

Although the puppet master can see the spiritual threads within 100 meters, he can only operate them within 5 meters of himself.

Angel's heart beat rapidly, and the surface of the magic mirror hidden in her chest became cold, reminding her of the approaching danger.

"Then, do you want to give it a try?"

Klein began to count the time silently in his mind, but within a few seconds, he noticed that the black lines spreading on Angel's body began to move.

Try...try it?
Klein immediately understood what she meant, but instead he felt a little hesitant.

Boom boom, boom boom.

Seeing Klein's uncertain expression, Angel quickly explained.

Seeing that Klein agreed, Angel immediately entered the invisible state, moved his position slightly, and hid next to the wardrobe in the corner of the room.

"let's start."

……

"I just want to know the effect of 'Spirit Thread' in advance to avoid being attacked by other marionette masters."

Was she discovered? So fast?
It was completely different from what he expected, and Klein was a little confused.

"That's true. In Backlund, Rosago easily controlled Miss Sharon through the 'Faceless Man' and 'Spirit Thread', which shows that this ability is indeed difficult to defend against. You might as well experience it in advance. Klein frowned and thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

As he explained, he saw Angel in front of him looking curious.

Klein took a deep breath, spread his spirituality, touched the illusory black lines extending from Angel's body, and "grabbed" them.

For Angel, this was tantamount to putting his life in his own hands. Although the other party was also a Sequence 5 and should have other ways to avoid being completely controlled, this mentality made him feel moved but also a little angry.

"Rosago?"

1, 2, 3...

She subconsciously moved her position, and then she realized that it was a warning from her own spirituality that the "spiritual thread" was being manipulated.

Klein said that preliminary control would not be discovered before... Is it only limited to extraordinary people without prophecy or divination abilities?
She wanted to understand this, stopped struggling, and allowed the thread of the spirit body to be initially grasped. Soon she felt that all the parts in her brain began to rust, her thinking became sluggish, and her limbs and joints seemed to be filled with lead, feeling heavy and heavy. It's stiff.

Very similar to...2-049...

She remembered the sealed object she had come into contact with in Tingen City, the "Antigonus Puppet", which could periodically put people around her into the same state. If they were not awakened by their companions, they would fall into deep stagnation. Astringent, finally motionless.

It turns out... that... is... Secret Puppet... Master...

Fortunately, he soon understood this... Angel's slow thoughts directed his spirituality to rush towards the "hypocrisy" ring on his finger, trying to use "fire jump" to escape from control, while looking at the clock on the wall.

It's been... thirty seconds?
Not daring to delay any further, she immediately used flame jump, targeting the oil lamp next to Klein. However, her stagnant thoughts and slow movements caused her to fail twice. She only found the right position and jumped out the third time.

Seeing this, Klein stopped manipulating the "Spirit Thread". Angel's slow brain became clear again, and his movements returned to normal. He appeared from a height of one meter next to the oil lamp, fell to the ground, and stood firm—— She still had some problems judging distance and height.

"...very powerful."

After a moment of silence, Angel commented.

After being initially controlled and entering a sluggish state, it took her two or three seconds to understand that the "Spirit Thread" had a similar effect to the Antigonus Puppet, but half a minute had passed in actual time, which showed that the slow Her mind is almost unable to control her body and analyze intelligence normally. If within these thirty seconds, the puppet master draws a gun and shoots on his own, or attacks directly with the help of a companion, she will inevitably be severely injured. Of course, judging from how "Fire Jump" can be used, "Mirror Stand" can also avoid attacks and directly kill her, but if the opponent is prepared, jump to the position where the "stand-in" appears after the "Stand-in" is ready, and continue to control the thread of the spirit body, She still couldn't escape her fate.

"However, the control needs to be within 5 meters, and your spirituality will also give a warning. I am afraid that it is not that easy to make extraordinary people of the same sequence into marionettes... Either interfere with the other party in some way until the initial control is completed, or Just after the opponent is unconscious and seriously injured.”

Klein shook his head, thinking that the "Spirit Thread" still had many flaws.

However, he was still very satisfied with the new attack ability he gained after being promoted from "Magician" to Sequence 5.

"Spiritual warnings come from the subtle changes I perceive and the information I come into contact with. If the enemy looks like you or someone I am familiar with, and then comes close to me for control, I may not be able to detect it..."

Angel pursed his lips, and his eyes lit up after a moment.

"How about you design a small action when you get close to me. If you don't have this action, I will think you are pretending?"

Wouldn't this be a bit troublesome... Klein wanted to refuse, but then he thought about it. If he really met other marionette masters, or even higher-order Beyonders, this "little secret" might be able to save Angel. fate, so I became interested.

The two discussed for a while and decided to use the method of "holding the right collar with three fingers of the right hand" to "prove that Klein is Klein."

"like this……"

Klein reached out to touch his collar, and suddenly realized that he was not wearing the only formal suit, but a local-style crew neck shirt. There was no real collar, so he could only grab the collar and pull it as a sign.

This funny action made Angel laugh, but soon a thoughtful look returned to her face.

"What if you have no clothes on?"

"..."

When faced with this kind of problem, even the "Secret Puppet Master" fell silent for a moment.

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After completing the most important task of the trip, the "Future" turned the bow and sailed towards the exit from this sea area without hesitation. Since it was already familiar with the nearby sea conditions on the way here, it went back much faster. The "Star Admiral" estimates that he will be able to leave after about two more days and nights.

"In this way, excluding the detours in dangerous waterways, the entire journey to the 'God War Ruins' took less than two days, which was much faster than expected... Of course, this is not the same as the 'Mermaid' is not powerful Extraordinary creatures are related to the inability to penetrate deep into the ruins. It is said that many expedition ships can visit here for more than half a month, exploring several ruins that have been judged to be safe, indicating that there are many places worth exploring in the depths..."

Angel stayed in his bedroom, taking the time to rest while summarizing the experience of this journey.

Especially her use of the "Disease" ability and her battle against "Hell Admiral" Ludwell.

"The effect of a disease combined with a specific poison is much stronger than a simple 'sickness', but the effect is strongest only when it is directly in contact with the poison and then spread. If you just memorize the characteristics of the poison and generate it by yourself, the effect will not be significant.

"The power of the 'Disaster' spell still seems to be unable to affect areas outside reality. This is true in the 'spiritual world', and it seems to be the same in the areas opened by the bronze gate. It seems that there will be no change until after Sequence 4...

"Half of the Black Tulip was blown up. I'm afraid the bounty will change again. My reputation is very bad now. When the pirates of the Future see me, it's like seeing the Star Admiral himself. , but I know that it is not respectful, but wants me to leave quickly... flattery?
"The origin of the 'mirror' killed in the dream is still unknown. After leaving here, you can ask Mr. Azik or the strange Mirror of Arrods. But no matter what, that battle made me completely digest it. After obtaining the 'Pain' potion, promotion to Sequence 4 is also on the agenda. He still needs the complete poison sac and poison needle of the black-striped shadow giant scorpion. The latter will have to be exchanged for Mr. Sun's meritorious service in Silver City, and the former will probably take I'll figure it out myself...

"Anderson is the 'Reaper' of Sequence 5. You can try to buy the Sequence 6 potion formula from him and then sell it to Elaine. Well, although the 'Redhead' has made a lot of money in the past two months, she I’m afraid I’ll have to continue taking credit.”

As she was thinking about it, she suddenly noticed that the midday sunlight outside the window quickly disappeared as if the lights were turned off, and was replaced by the dark night sky.

It's night again... Without any warning, if it suddenly gets dark when we were fighting the "Hell Admiral" before, should everyone continue to fight, or should we lie down and take a nap?
Muttering silently, Angel lay back on the soft bed and closed his eyes.

……

In this almost "last dream", Angel was finally no longer thrown into a strange corner alone, but came to the front door of the black monastery. It was also the first time he entered this dream, beside the floor-to-ceiling window of the library. area seen.

On the opposite side of the cliff is still the ever-changing projection of the "Giant King's Court". On this side, there is a huge stone standing on the edge of the cliff. "Star Admiral" Cattleya is sitting on it with her knees in her arms, looking into the distance without saying a word. hair.

Angel, who learned from Klein that the other party would be as angry as a girl in his dreams, did not disturb her. Instead, he bypassed the boulder, came to the gate of the monastery, and slipped in through the crack in the door.

Bypassing Frank, who was wielding a shovel digging holes for his plants, and the pirates who were singing and drinking around the fire, she came to a hall in the monastery with a huge mural.

"The sea burning with golden flames, the 'Tail-Eater' Ouroleus who separates the sea, the long pilgrimage procession... Is this depicting the scene of entering the 'Giant King's Court' from this sea area?"

Finally witnessing the "unlucky mural" that Anderson had always said, Angel didn't dare to look at it any longer. He just wrote down the details and quickly looked away to avoid becoming as unlucky as Anderson.

Only then did she realize that "The Strongest Hunter" Anderson had gotten a recliner from somewhere and was lying on it with his legs crossed, admiring the mural with a satisfied smile on his face.

"Ha, as long as I leave this sea area, my bad luck will end."

Seeing Angel looking at him, the blond hunter shook the recliner and said proudly.

Snapped--

With a crisp sound, his wooden deck chair collapsed into several pieces in front of Angel's eyes, causing the hunter who was caught off guard to fall to the ground, falling hard.

(End of this chapter)