Chapter 216: The Shadow Puppeteer

Chapter 216: The Shadow Puppeteer

"Truly worthy of Heaven's Pride, a graceful and fluid performance! Well done!"

"Having a Divine Weapon is indeed advantageous."

"If there were a few more Divine Weapons flying around, wouldn't he become a true Flame Demon?"

"I just realized that the sword and knife are both made of Black Ice material, what a perfect couple!"

"I disagree! Jiang Meiniu is mine! Mine!"

"I won't accept this! Why didn't Lu Ran run? How dare the Immortal Sheep Believers fight and not cry? I won't accept this!"

In the camera's view, the headless female corpse hanging on the overpass railing finally shattered, turning into thick mist.

Along with it, the fresh blood flowing on the ground also transformed into wisps of blue smoke.

Everything seemed like an unrealistic dream.

For the bystanders, they had perfectly handled a crisis, but for Lu Ran, he had gained something more profound!

The soul of the Shadow Puppeteer had been collected and placed within the Sculpture Garden, becoming nourishment for the Evil Sculpture.

"A skilled one," Lu Ran muttered to himself.

Undeniably, the Shadow Puppeteer clan had an obvious weakness—their slow movement speed.

But under Lu Ran's command, he could pair her with suitable teammates!

The Shadow Puppeteers possessed formidable defense and crowd control abilities, making them ideal for holding down the center of a small team.

At that time, with a few long-range artillery-type Demons by her side, they could kill wherever they went!

"Let's go!" Lu Ran shouted.

The Shadow Puppeteers were a relatively rare clan, and their Demon Cavern was also not open to the public.

In a nutshell: Killing is earning! Moreover, Lu Ran had an innate desire to protect his hometown.

"Let's go!" Sun Zhengfang, led by Wei Long, quickly flew over, "This tactical effect is excellent.

When we encounter the Shadow Puppeteer again, we'll fight like this!"

"Okay," Lu Ran responded in a low voice, suddenly turning his head towards the distance.

Penetrating layer upon layer of rain, Lu Ran faintly saw a huge shadow.

Was that the Demon Art of Nuo Sha: Nuo Sha Dance?

Wow~

Counter control?

The Shadow Puppeteer used red threads to control the human body, while the Nuo Sha Believer summoned a shadow clone to counter-control the Demon's body!

The issue was that once this Nuo Sha Dance was initiated, it couldn't be stopped!

It would only end when the believer's Divine Energy was exhausted and their strength depleted, and the dancing shadow clone would disappear.

In other words, the small team was facing a significant survival crisis; otherwise, the Nuo Sha Believer wouldn't be fighting so desperately.

"Over there!" Lu Ran pointed to the right front, and the Immortal Mist beneath his feet surged.

"Slow down, Lu Ran!" Jiang Ruyi quickly flew across the night sky, shouting loudly.

Instantly, the mist beneath Lu Ran's feet thinned out slightly.

Countless Great Xia citizens heard the girl's determined voice: "You can go fast, but take me with you!"

Such words, spoken on this perilous battlefield, were even more precious.

Jiang Ruyi was unaware of how much her words had elevated people's opinions of her and increased her popularity.

She didn't care about those things.

Jiang Ruyi only wanted to do her best to protect Lu Ran.

At the very least, she could share some of Lu Ran's burden, no matter how small.

"Ahhhh!"

The sorrowful roar, coming from afar, weighed heavily on the hearts of the few.

The Shadow Puppeteers were all female in appearance, and this male voice must have come from a human soldier.

Lu Ran burst into the backyard of a restaurant, witnessing a chaotic battlefield.

Here, there was a team of four, consisting of a Nuo Sha Believer, a Crimson Bandana Disciple, a Curse Caster Disciple, and a Green Phoenix Disciple.

Among them, the Crimson Bandana Disciple had already been controlled by the Shadow Puppeteer!

However, the sorrowful roar didn't come from the Crimson Bandana Disciple.

Under the pull and control of the red threads, this bearded, burly man didn't even have the right to speak.

The roar came from the Green Phoenix Disciple's mouth!

In the center of the backyard, a towering Chinese Parasol tree suddenly sprouted from the ground, and on its bark, a man's angry face appeared.

The Green Phoenix Disciple merged into the tree, releasing numerous branches like flexible whips, lashing at the Shadow Puppeteer.

The Shadow Puppeteer's red skirt fluttered, and countless red threads swayed, tightly binding her.

"Ahhh!" Another angry cry rang out.

Lu Ran's heart skipped a beat!

He saw a tree branch piercing through the battlefield where the red threads and tree branches were tightly entangled, finally reaching the Shadow Puppeteer.

However, the Shadow Puppeteer's lips curved slightly, carrying a hint of mockery, and her fingertips trembled lightly.

The forward-thrusting tree branch, its tip transformed into sharp wooden thorns, was about to strike, but it abruptly stopped.

The branch froze in place, not daring to advance even a fraction.

Because the bearded Crimson Bandana Disciple had blocked the Shadow Puppeteer's path!

The Crimson Bandana Disciple's body trembled slightly, his eyes filled with rage, having already become a plaything for the Demons.

Both his wrists and ankles were bound by thin red threads.

His neck was also encircled by multiple red threads.

Strictly speaking, the Evil Art of Shadow Puppeteer could only control the target's body.

The Crimson Bandana Disciple should have been able to use Divine Techniques, at least to create a water flow armor to protect himself.

But at this moment, he had no armor on his body!

Because the Shadow Puppeteer clan possessed another Evil Art—Shadow Chaos!

This technique could significantly disrupt the target's Divine Energy within their body, causing it to scatter uncontrollably, making it difficult to control and utilize.

This also led to the Crimson Bandana Disciple being helpless, left at the mercy of his captors.

As long as the Demon Shadow Puppeteer wished, the red thread wrapped around the Crimson Bandana Disciple's neck could easily strangle him!

However, it was clear that the Shadow Puppeteer didn't intend to kill the Crimson Bandana Disciple easily.

She had a cruel nature and a malicious heart. She wasn't done playing yet!

Wouldn't it be more interesting to have humans kill their own kind?

"Oh no." Jiang Ruyi's expression grew incredibly solemn.

She had the intention to use the Divine Weapon to cut off those red threads.

But if she did that, and the Puppet Shadow noticed something was amiss, what if it directly took drastic action?

After all, the Crimson Bandana Believer had their neck constricted!

The Puppet Shadow only needed to move its fingertips to end the human's life.

No matter how fast the Divine Weapon was, it couldn't possibly be faster than her fingertips trembling.

Even more alarming was that the Puppet Shadow's body was gently twisting along with the Evil Dance.

Jiang Ruyi feared that the Evil Dance disciple might accidentally kill the Crimson Bandana Believer.

Behind the Puppet Shadow, in the distance, there was a shadow taller than a Chinese Parasol tree, dancing a mysterious dance.

The Puppet Shadow had indeed been affected, but it wasn't completely controlled.

It was clear that the Puppet Shadow and the Evil Dance disciple were of the same realm, and even in terms of small rankings, the Puppet Shadow should have an edge over the Evil Dance disciple.

Otherwise, the extent of her twisting wouldn't be so slight.

Compared to the control of the Evil Spell: Silk Threads, the control of the Divine Spell: Evil Dance was indeed somewhat lacking!

But it must be said that the Silk Threads is a single-target control, while the Evil Dance is an area-of-effect control.

The two techniques operate on different tracks.

This was why the massive shadow summoned by the Evil Dance disciple was located far behind the Demon.

If the Divine Spell: Evil Dance was cast in the center of the arena, even human companions would have to dance along.

"Snap! Snap!"

The red threads lashed out wildly.

The block letters that appeared above the Puppet Shadow's head were easily shattered.

On the Chinese Parasol tree, amid the dense branches, a female Moon Watcher stood on a branch, stubbornly casting her spell.

She formed hand seals, and divine power surged in her palms.

A string of block letters appeared again but was shattered once more by the red threads.

As an auxiliary Seer Believer, she was truly helpless and could only continuously cast the Divine Spell: Heart-Rending Curse, attempting to confuse and disrupt the Demon's mind.

This effort was completely futile!

The red threads filled the sky, swaying wildly. How could the Puppet Shadow possibly be affected?

However, the female Moon Watcher's face was filled with sorrow, her eyes red with tears, as she continued to cast her spells again and again.

That desperate and powerless look was enough to break one's heart.

The Evil Dance female disciple, wearing a fierce mask, was charging at the Puppet Shadow with her incredibly agile movements.

The Puppet Shadow, however, completely ignored the Evil Dance disciple!

The Puppet Shadow clan had an exceptional mindset, or perhaps she had just been taken advantage of; in any case, the Puppet Shadow paid no heed to the Evil Dance disciple and only let her crimson skirt block the other's charge.

"Lu Ran, don't shout! Absolutely not!" Sun Zhengfang quickly arrived and spoke up, his expression extremely serious.

He was very familiar with Lu Ran's divine technique characteristics.

Once Lu Ran opened his mouth, the Puppet Shadow would indeed be attracted to his voice, but in her extremely violent state, she might strangle the Crimson Bandana Believer on a whim!

"Mhm." Lu Ran hadn't intended to shout anyway.

The moment he saw the Crimson Bandana Believer being controlled, he dismissed the thought of casting the Terrorizing Cry.

The scene before them was also being broadcast through the camera to every household in Great Xia.

In Lu Ran's channel, layers of bullet chat floated by:

"What do we do now?"

"Go, Lu Ran! Save them quickly, hurry!"

"Don't just stand there and talk, this is no easy task! One wrong move, and the Moon Watcher's life will be lost!"

"Don't you have a Divine Weapon? Quickly go and cut off the red threads!"

"I'm crying, I can't bear to watch this scene. My uncle was a Crimson Bandana Believer, and he passed away on the 15th of last month."

Jiang Ruyi's voice suddenly echoed through every household:

"Demon Sealing Divine Spell: Bloodstorm Chaos."

This technique allowed Demon Sealing disciples to release a blood-red energy wave, disrupting the energy within the enemy's body and interfering with their spellcasting.

"The enemy has a hostage," Sun Zhengfang muttered, his thoughts racing.

In terms of distance, there was no issue.

The River Artifact: Puppet Charm had an effective defense range of 30 meters, and the coverage area of the River Artifact: Bloodstorm Chaos was also a radius of 30 meters.

The problem was that the Divine Spell: Bloodstorm Chaos was a soft control, not a hard control!

You couldn't guarantee that the surging bloodstorm would immediately interfere with the threads in the Demon's hands.

The situation on the battlefield at this moment had reached a stalemate.

The human soldiers launched attack after attack, all to no avail.

Therefore, the Demon: Puppet Shadow was unhurried and leisurely, cruelly tormenting the humans.

Once the situation changed and the Puppet Shadow's mindset shifted even slightly, she could end the Crimson Bandana Believer's life with a mere flick of her fingers.

With a hostage in the enemy's hands, it was truly too difficult.

It was like trying to catch a rat while being afraid of breaking the vessel, leaving one hesitant and restrained.

"I'll do it!" Lu Ran suddenly spoke up.

His two short words were firm and powerful.

"How will you do it?" Sun Zhengfang looked at Lu Ran, his heart filled with hope.

This young man had given him too many surprises.

Sun Zhengfang was willing to believe in Lu Ran and even more so, hoped that Lu Ran could successfully rescue the Crimson Bandana Believer.

Lu Ran looked at the chaotic scene of red threads, red cloth, and tree branches entangled:

"The Puppet Shadow has been ignoring the Evil Dance disciple."

Sun Zhengfang had a vague guess: "What do you plan to do?"

Lu Ran's voice grew solemn: "I'll charge in from the direction of the Evil Dance disciple's attack, with the Divine Weapon, and once I see an opportunity, I'll swing out the weapon and cut off those five threads!"

Sun Zhengfang: !!!

(End of Chapter)

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