With a cracking sound, Bohemia's face contorted in agony. She turned her head away as she could not bear to look at Puppeteer's face. It was as if the thing in Puppeteer's hand was her heart, not her crimson ring. Not only her, Lin Sanjiu felt the same pain on her face as well.
Just like that, a rare and valuable weapon like [Hand of Snatching] was shattered into pieces. It fell from Puppeteer's hand along with a cloud of dust.
After destroying one of Lin Sanjiu's precious items with his own hands, Puppeteer was obviously in a much better mood, although it was hard for others to see any trace of happiness on his cold and bony face. "You are so lucky. I happen to have a way to destroy Special Items, and I happen to be willing to help you."
Lin Sanjiu's heart ached so much that she could not speak. The more depressed she looked, the happier Puppeteer was. Even though she knew that she could not make him happy, she could not stop the pain in her heart. "Is this really the only way?"
Puppeteer clapped his hands, and the crimson powder glittered on his snow-white palms. "Do you have another way?" he asked in a light tone.
No.
No matter how much effort Lin Sanjiu and Bohemia had put in, and no matter how many methods they had tried, they just couldn't get the ability out of the crimson ring. Neither of them knew whether the ant queen was telling the truth or not, but neither of them dared to try it. As a result, there was not much room for them to do anything.
After watching the two of them struggling for half a night and almost quarreling with each other, Puppeteer seemed to have had enough of the drama. He told them a method that would make their faces turn pale: destroy the crimson ring, and the ability would come back to them.
Even though Lin Sanjiu was the one who found the necklace, Bohemia felt as if she was the owner of the necklace. With a sad face, she patted her wrist and took out a piece of cloth from the bracelet. "Ah, I really … I really got it back." Bohemia looked at Lin Sanjiu with a gloomy expression on her face.
"I got beaten up for nothing," Lin Sanjiu sighed. Lin Sanjiu sighed. She tested her [Planar World] and [Tornado Whip] a few times. She wasn't too happy about this little interlude, so she asked, "Should we go now?"
As experienced posthumans, there was one more thing they had to do before they actually crossed the road. They had to walk up the hill to the side of the dead posthuman and check on his condition.
If he had died because someone was seeking revenge, then so be it. But if they could find some clues about the new apocalyptic world from his corpse, they would at least be prepared.
"This person is not bad."
Bohemia praised the dead man when she saw the body lying on the road from afar, "He knew exactly where to die."
Lin Sanjiu gave her a sidelong glance.
Of course, Puppeteer would not lower himself to examine the corpse. Lin Sanjiu cautiously stopped by the side of the road. Using her Higher Consciousness as a hook, she slowly pulled the corpse over to her. During the process, Magus praised her, "You haven't improved at all after such a long time." "It seems like her memory is coming back soon." They waited for the corpse to reach the edge of the hill before they took a few steps down.
Even though his face was hideous, his death was very peaceful. It was hard to tell the age of a posthuman. He looked like an average person in his thirties. His clothes, skin, limbs, and limbs were all flawless. If it weren't for his twisted face, he would have looked like a real person.
Bohemia poked him with her twig, and the twig returned to her body.
"Was he poisoned to death?" she asked doubtfully.
"Then, why did he run?" Lin Sanjiu squatted down and activated her [Defense Forcefield]. She pressed on his skin and observed the extravasated blood. After living in this apocalyptic world for a long time, everyone had almost become half a forensic doctor. "The faster the blood flow, the faster the poison will work, right? There was no one chasing after him. "
"It might be an illusion caused by the poison." Bohemia insisted, "Take off his clothes and see … Hmm, he doesn't seem to have any internal injuries. That's strange."
Even after Lin Sanjiu finished examining the corpse and helped him put his clothes back on, they still had no idea how the man died. "If only the cat doctor was here," Bohemia suddenly thought of Meowie Hu. "He must be very interested in him … Is there anything I can use on him?"
Finding a posthuman's corpse was equivalent to unearthing a small arsenal. This was a common practice in apocalyptic worlds. Even Lin Sanjiu could only say "thank you" in her heart before she unbuckled the belt of the dead man.
Unfortunately, this man didn't seem to have a good life. There were only a few Special Items on him, and most of them were things that no one was interested in. Some of them had overlapping functions. Besides, none of the Special Items on him could save his life. Lin Sanjiu passed the belt to Bohemia. Just when she was wondering if she should find a place to bury the corpse, Puppeteer suddenly took two steps forward.
"I can't stand up."
The oppressive aura he exuded when he stared at the corpse made Lin Sanjiu wonder if even a dead man would shiver.
"What?"
"This corpse …" He stretched out a thin, snow-white hand. His fingers slowly moved up and down a few times above the corpse, like a cellist plucking the strings of an instrument. Still, nothing happened. "… can't become my puppet."
"Huh?" Bohemia leaned forward, "How? How could this be?"
For some unknown reason, Puppeteer had become much calmer recently. He even answered her questions, which made Lin Sanjiu feel that he was emotionally unstable. "Usually, it's because the corpse is too broken, so it loses its support."
Bohemia did not expect that Lin Sanjiu would actually answer her. She was speechless. Lin Sanjiu quickly pressed the corpse's leg a few times and said doubtfully, "His leg bones are not broken … The rest of his body is intact."
"Nonsense," Puppeteer suddenly became impatient, "You think I can't tell?"
Lin Sanjiu straightened her back and looked at the road at the bottom of the hill. She said hesitantly, "This is strange. There was no one chasing after him last night. What is going on in this world? I think we should be careful — "
Before she could say "be careful," Mrs. Manas suddenly shouted a warning in her mind. However, the force behind her was too fast and too violent. Caught off guard, Lin Sanjiu lost her balance and was sent flying through the air. She reacted quickly. Before she hit the road, she pushed herself up with both hands and regained control of her body. With a roll, she landed on her feet again.
Of course, her feet were on the road.
"What are you doing?!" When she raised her head, she saw Puppeteer slowly retracting his hand. "Didn't I tell you to be careful?"
"I'm very careful," Puppeteer said calmly, "I'm using you to test the situation."
"Don't you have a goose —"
"You are not as adorable as a goose."
Perhaps it was because Lin Sanjiu was still standing on the road, the two people on the hill finally followed her down. They had no choice but to leave the corpse on the side of the road.
"I'm fine," Bohemia stood on her tiptoes as if she could avoid the danger, "Where should we go?"
On one side of the road, there were large tracts of quiet farms. There didn't seem to be any signs of human habitation. According to the road signs on the road, they would arrive at a city called "Big Bear City" after walking for another 30 miles. Knowing that the cat doctor would definitely be walking towards a populated area, the group of them started walking in the direction indicated by the road signs.
For posthumans, 30 miles was not a hard journey, but it was tedious and torturous. Lin Sanjiu had been walking under the scorching sun for half the morning. She wished that there would be a little more danger. Otherwise, the heat waves from the scorching sun on the road, the dusty air, and the monotonous and dull scenery would make her wonder if she had to continue walking like this for the rest of her life.
"Isn't it the same season as Mushroom's world?" Bohemia complained. "What's wrong with this stupid planet?"
Puppeteer was probably the only person who was not affected by the weather. Lin Sanjiu suspected that half of his Props were things that could make him feel comfortable. Even though he didn't have his puppets with him, he took out a silver-white metal ring. The metal ring hovered vertically in the air while he sat in the middle of it. He moved stealthily and swiftly. It didn't take long for him to leave the two of them far behind.
"The grand prize told me that he would try his best to find me within ten months and help you solve the problem of your fifth phase," Lin Sanjiu whispered to Bohemia.
Seizing the opportunity, Lin Sanjiu whispered to Bohemia, "It would be best if Gong Daoyi could come here immediately, but if he doesn't, and the grand prize arrives first, we have to figure out a way to shake off Puppeteer for a while."
Bohemia knew that this was a crucial matter. Even though her face was dark, she still nodded. Perhaps it was because Lin Sanjiu mentioned Puppeteer, she cast a glance in front of her. Suddenly, she froze. "Huh? Did he come down and walk on his own? "
"Puppeteer came down and walked on his own?"
Lin Sanjiu raised her head suspiciously. She cast her gaze along the road. The distance between the two parties was already very large, but when she squinted her eyes, she still saw an extremely small figure on the road in front of her. It covered half of the ring, and it was walking step by step behind the ring.
"This is really rare." Lin Sanjiu turned around. Just when she was about to say something to Bohemia, she abruptly turned her head back and stared at the tiny figure in front of her.
"No," Lin Sanjiu murmured. She took a few steps to the side and tried to change the angle of her vision. "No … That's not Puppeteer."
"Huh?" Bohemia was stunned. "But we have been looking in front of us. There is no one there. Are you mistaken?"
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