I Have a Sailing Game-Chapter 160 - 47: Alternative Path Promotion (4-in-1)
[Explanation: It looks harmless.]
Rogel stepped forward and directly shattered it with the Armor-Piercing Spear.
As the puppet shattered, a faint wail echoed.
"He already knows we’re here."
Rogel said.
He had anticipated this.
After all, this was the lair of an extraordinary creature; finding and taking out the target wasn’t going to be easy.
"It’s too dark here."
Yas said in a deep voice, looking around.
This environment was very unfavorable for them.
Clack, clack...
At this moment, the sound of wood colliding echoed, and a figure stood up in front of them.
A life-sized wooden puppet twisted its jaw, then spoke.
"Hehehe... I didn’t expect someone like me to visit this little place, quite a rarity."
"I suppose you’ve come here not out of goodwill."
Yuelin’s voice sounded.
"If it weren’t for your damn puppet, do you think we’d come to a place like this?"
Lina said coldly.
She was furious about being tricked after a good deed.
Besides, this guy specifically targeted those who would buy puppets, marking them and then seizing the opportunity to imprison and turn them into puppets.
There was no doubt they had enough reasons to kill this guy.
"Hahaha... It seems you are a kind lady, and I am truly sorry for that."
"If possible, please allow me to express my apologies."
With that, the puppet stiffly bowed to Lina.
It was evident that Yuelin didn’t seem to want trouble with Rogel and his team.
Even a fool could see that Rogel, clad in the Eight-legged Warrior Shell, was not someone to mess with easily.
"What, you think an apology can solve everything?"
Lina said, giving a signal to Rogel at the same time.
Receiving Lina’s hint, Rogel immediately understood and secretly tightened his grip on the Armor-Piercing Spear.
He slightly raised his head, looking at the ceiling.
After noticing the familiar information panel popping up, he confirmed Yuelin’s location.
"This, of course, is not enough to appease the anger of you three..."
"If there’s anything you require to express my apologies, I will do my utmost to satisfy you three."
"However, if you don’t intend to let this go..."
"Then I can only let you have some fun with my puppets..."
Yuelin let out a strange laugh.
Then, clacking sounded, and it seemed as if countless puppets stood up in the room, advancing towards Rogel and his companions.
Yuelin believed he had shown weakness and a certain degree of toughness, expecting the three to consider the consequences and resolve this.
But unexpectedly, Rogel and his team refused to play by the rules, suddenly launching an attack.
"Over there!"
Lina flipped her hand, throwing a dagger towards a spot on the ceiling.
The Armor-Piercing Spear in Rogel’s hand followed, tracing a shadow as it thrust sharply above the puppet.
Thud—
The sharp Armor-Piercing Spear instantly pierced through the ceiling, shooting straight through Yuelin behind it.
"Ah—"
Yuelin let out a sharp, painful scream, struggling violently.
Clattering.
Many puppets in the room trembled, seemingly in extreme pain as well.
Lina brandished the Secret Iron Dagger in her hand, transforming into a winged red shadow, turning into a residual image as she rapidly closed in on Yuelin.
With a wet thud, blood splattered, and Yuelin’s body came crashing down, its heavy mass breaking through the ceiling’s layer, landing on the ground.
His eyes were wide open, still not completely dead.
"You... you all... actually..."
Before finishing his sentence, Yuelin completely passed away.
However, Rogel and the others could guess what he wanted to say.
He was simply shocked by the simultaneous appearance of three extraordinary beings before him.
"Lina, how did you know his exact location?"
The dark and spacious environment allowed Yuelin ample space to manipulate the puppets.
Moreover, there was the ceiling’s layer where he could silently control the puppets and observe the situation.
In such conditions, it would have been likely to fall into his trap if not careful.
After all, no one knew what effects Yuelin’s puppets had, even as he lay dead.
"My ability can lock onto a target, so I sensed it." 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂
Lina explained.
No wonder... It was the "Shattering" skill’s target-locking effect.
Rogel and Yas understood.
"Did he implant something on himself?"
Yas wondered, examining the bizarre corpse of Yuelin.
Rogel approached his body, picking up several light clusters.
Speaking of which, the system-granted looting of dropped items might also be considered an extraordinary ability, allowing easy acquisition of spoils bypassing certain steps.
Lina and Yas weren’t surprised by this as they had known about it long ago.
[You found two Dominating Demon Spider Glands.]
[You found one Heart of the Vivifying Tree.]
[You found an Alternative Path Promotion Method for the Puppet Master.]
"Indeed, he did implant certain things in himself through the Alternative Path Promotion method to become extraordinary."
After Rogel picked up the loot, the strange features on Yuelin’s body gradually disappeared.
"Dominating Demon Spider... This extraordinary creature isn’t common..."
Rogel squinted his eyes.
This Yuelin’s background, it seemed, wasn’t simple at all.
