Whispering Verse

Miss Lassus probably thought that Shade's strength could not last long, so she quickly climbed onto the giant's chest. She noticed that there were secret connection marks on the puppet's chest, so she used a long sword to pry open the wooden cover, revealing the bright heart-shaped ruby ​​inside the puppet's chest.

The size of the ruby ​​​​is not exaggerated. For a palm-sized doll, it is almost the size of a pendant.

She stretched out her hand and struggled to take out the ruby, but found that the ruby ​​was stuck in the giant's chest and was difficult to move:

"Miss Lassers, please hurry up!"

Shade on the ground shouted loudly, and the giant's body began to shake violently at this moment. Although Shade did not lose to the opponent in the wrestling match, the imprisonment effect of [Sin Chain] was about to expire.

"It's stuck too tight!"

Miss Lassers responded equally loudly, trying to pry out the ruby ​​​​with a long sword, but found that it could not be done either. Looking carefully, I found that the ruby ​​​​was clearly stuck inside with glue:

"Oh, the damn puppet!"

The sorceress whispered in an undignified voice, and then stretched out her wooden palm:

"fire!"

A weak firelight appeared in the palm of the puppet, and the flames also burned the puppet's body. Fortunately, the puppet's body felt no pain.

The appearance of the flame also melted the solidified glue, the glue was dissolved, and the ruby ​​was taken out. The giant's body fell suddenly, and Shade hurriedly dodged to prevent being hit:

"Raglai's jump!"

He appeared next to the body, caught the panicked Miss Lassus who fell, and then took her out of the dangerous area before the giant fell completely:

"I'm fine."

The puppet Miss Lassus, who had trouble standing due to a fall, stood with Shade's support. She showed the heart-shaped ruby ​​to Shade, and her black button eyes seemed to sparkle:

"Look, I got it, let's move on."

"Wait a mininute."

The puppet's hand grasped the puppet's wrist, and as Shade summoned some water to fall on Miss Lassus's burned hand, the thaumaturgy [Full Food] took effect. The clear water turned into a potion with a unique healing effect, and in the form of a puppet, the silver water that healed wounds actually healed the puppet's burns.

"There is no need to treat this injury. The spirit cannot be restored in the puppet state. We still have many enemies to deal with next!"

Miss Lassers said worriedly, but Shade's spirit can be restored.

The ruby ​​heart harvested from defeating the giant is not just a so-called "key". Whether it is Shade or Miss Lassers, as long as this gem is carried, the puppet's power will be greatly enhanced.

Although it is far from the power of the "forest giant", this enhancement is also very impressive.

Shade then asked Miss Lassers to wear it temporarily. After all, he still had thaumaturgy to use. Even if his strength increased, he would still be alone. And with the help of Miss Lassers, maybe the next battle will be easier.

After collecting the ruby, return along the original path and choose the left path this time.

They still didn't have to move forward by themselves. As the gears under the model site turned, the site automatically took them forward and entered the "Ruins of the Royal Capital" surrounded by forests.

Although the city model looks equally exquisite and complex, there are actually only two paths to choose between the architectural models. One leads to the towering castle at the end, and the other leads to the abode of an evil wizard who occupies the city's bell tower.

This city model is closer to what the city looked like decades ago when the steam industry was not as prosperous as it is today. As the two of them moved forward, it was like encountering wild wolves in the forest. Enemies called "urban thugs" also jumped out of those architectural models.

The puppet hiding behind the castle hums like this:

"Act 2: The Wizard in the Tower

The kingdom has fallen, and evil villains are hiding in it, breeding a nest of evil. The righteous knight is determined to eradicate them and asks the way to the evil wizard's residence. The foreign knights charged with their swords, and the beautiful maids bravely came to their aid."

In the current city model, the road leading to the clock tower where the "evil wizard" is located is blocked by the architectural model. In other words, unless these enemies are defeated, the field will not change into passable roads.

Those weapon-wielding "city thug" puppets are nothing compared to opponents like the "forest giant". Miss Lassers wanted to try out how much power the ruby ​​could provide, so she took the initiative to meet him.

It can be seen that she is quite good at cold weapon combat, and she can skillfully chop, dodge and swing with a long sword. Among the thirteen dolls, only two were destroyed by Shade using Silver Moon Slash, and the other dolls were destroyed by Miss Lassers. Judging from this battle, Shade did have a good helper.

The so-called "evil wizard" is a puppet with a male image with greasy black hair, wearing black robes and black boots, and a big nose.

The size of this enemy is the same as Shade and the two of them, but it is more difficult to deal with than the "Forest Giant". It doesn't have outstanding strength, but it has the ability to cast spells and can summon fist-sized fireballs. Not only that, its casting does not require materials, gestures or spells, and it even seems to be free of consumption.

When Shade and Miss Lassers came to the bottom of the tower, the wizard who jumped down from the tower without saying a word summoned a series of fireballs to hit the two of them. They didn't even have a chance to fight back, so they had no chance to fight back. Do not hide separately.

"Fireball" is a basic attack spell based on the "Fire" spell. It is an ancient but very common spell. As an extension of this, there are also spells and thaumaturgy such as "exotic fireball", "big fireball" and "fire wall". But this was the first time that Shade knew that this basic spell could be such a powerful threat.

In the process of running away, the fireball just grazed his body and immediately ignited half of the arm of his puppet body. Fortunately, the flames were extinguished in time.

They couldn't find any chance to get close, and Miss Lassers couldn't even bend her bow to shoot. In the funny singing of the children's puppet, we can see that the "evil wizard" who is more threatening to Shade almost chased him, but fortunately, in the end, he relied on Shade's "Raglai's Jump" to surprise him. In a sneak attack, he withstood being hit head-on by a fireball, which gave Miss Lassus the chance to cut off the wizard's ring with a sharp toy sword.

After losing the ring, the puppet immediately seemed to be dead and could no longer move. And after Shade, whose whole body was burning, rolled over in time to extinguish the fire and called for water to extinguish the fire, the puppet's body was still burned miserably, and the flammable clothes were almost reduced to pieces of cloth.

This time, Shade did not treat himself. After all, the burns on his body were much more serious than Miss Lassers just now. This was not something that could be easily treated.

Even though the sorceress's puppet was expressionless, it showed great concern when asking about Shade's situation. But Shade was more concerned about the copper-colored ring. Like the forest giant's ruby ​​just now, the wizard's ring also had the function of giving the puppet extraordinary power. Wearing it could release fireballs at the cost of consuming one's own mental power. Of course, the effect is far less outstanding than when the wizard puppet was used just now.

Shade then discussed with Miss Lassers, and the ring was also temporarily kept by Miss Lassers. After all, although the fireball was very powerful, it could not surpass the power of Shad's "Silver Moon Slash" cast in the puppet form. And by giving it to Miss Lassers, she no longer has to use the bow and the few arrows frequently.

"Although these battles are a little more difficult, they are far from enough to stop us. I think the next ones will definitely be more dangerous."

When setting off again to the castle at the end of the model, Shade said to his companions with some worry. Miss Lassers looked at John Watson, who had turned into a puppet but still had a handsome face, with her button eyes, and vaguely felt that if her companion had not been him, this adventure would never have been so easy.

"Silver Moon Slash!"

The pulled out Silver Moon split open the "thug" puppets that jumped out from the roads on both sides of the city. Shade looked at his palms and was quite unaccustomed to the shape of this kind of puppet:

"But don't worry, I will definitely rescue Miss Benanis."

"You know her name and you know us?"

It was only at this moment that Miss Lassers finally asked this question. Shade nodded, turning his wooden head 180 degrees to look behind him to prevent "someone" from sneaking in:

"I even know that the Golden Dawn is an organization under the Witches' Council."

It's a pity that the puppet can't show expressions, so Shade can't see the surprise on her face:

"I know other great witches, such as Granny Cassandra. In fact, I have letters of introduction from other witches, which I was supposed to give to Miss Benanis today. I have to stay here for a while, and I also need Miss Benenice’s help.”

"If that's the case, why didn't you meet with Vanessa yesterday?"

Miss Lassers said in confusion, walking forward with her body straight and turning her head ninety degrees to look at Shade.

Shade could not answer this question until he met Miss Bernice, otherwise it would be too troublesome to explain, so he shook his head noncommittally, and Miss Lassers did not hesitate:

"Since you know other great witches, don't underestimate Vanessa just because she is trapped by this sage-level relic. She is not in good condition recently. She is sick."

"Can an eleventh-level witch also get sick?"

Shade asked, then realized that he had asked this question once before. It's just that that time, Miss Carina was trying to find an excuse for herself not to show up for a long time, and to use up her annual "sickness quota". It would seem very strange if a person did not get sick all year round.