Chapter 50 (2/2)
[Attack method: Rage Hammer, fire impact (for player Bai Liu, you can see God as long as you are hit by either of these two attacks, amen)]
Bai Liu licked the blood flowing from the corner of his mouth and intermittently said, “…The big broken lens in this monster’s chest should be his weakness and the thing we want to collect.”
“Do I need you to say it?!” Puppet Zhang interrupted Bai Liu’s words angrily. He vigilantly watched the thief approaching him step by step. His fingers danced quickly as he arranged his puppets through gritted teeth. “This game is broken. We are stopped here for five minutes. This not only prolongs the chase time but a big boss got on…”
The death rate of this level 2 game Exploding Last Train should be very close to 80%. Even for him, it was hard to be stable.
Puppet Zhang’s teeth were tightly clenched together. He couldn’t help swearing. “Fuck Bai Liu, you are really good at picking! You picked the most difficult game among the level 2 games!”
“Thank you for the praise.” Bai Liu’s tone was lazy like a dead pig not afraid of boiling water. “Aren’t you going to try and grab the broken lens from this monster’s chest?”
“What fucking try?” Puppet Zhang spat out angrily, his mentality was a bit broken now. “Look at the attack just now and the movement speed of 1,400. This monster’s level is at least A-rated. How the fuck can I send two puppets to grab it? Even if I brought six puppets full of health to clear this instance, I have no guarantee I can pass the game smoothly when encountering this type of thing! If I had known there was such a thing in the game…”
Puppet Zhang grinded his teeth together and he retreated as he spoke, resentful in his heart. If he knew that this instance was like this, he wouldn’t have entered so easily! Puppet Zhang had never seen such a ridiculously high level of difficulty! This guy Bai Liu picked the most difficult one Puppet Zhang had ever seen! He deserved to have a luck value of 0!
“There is no way.” Puppet Zhang pulled the two puppets in front of him and quickly calmed down. “My puppets can’t beat it. It is estimated that only Mu Sicheng in his rage state can handle this thing. However, he won’t be far from death after dealing with this thing—”
“Can’t I handle it in my rage state?” Bai Liu asked while calmly shifting Puppet Zhang’s train of thought.
For Bai Liu, Mu Sicheng couldn’t die. The Merfolk Amulet was on him and with Mu Sicheng’s death, the Merfolk Amulet would drop. If Puppet Zhang took it and gave it to Bai Liu then Bai Liu really would become his puppet.
“Indeed.” Puppet Zhang’s eyes narrowed and he scoffed. “However, you only have a bit of health left. Even if you are in the rage stage, you will almost certainly die if you just block one attack from it. You are now my puppet. Compared with Mu Sicheng, I will naturally choose to let him die instead of you. I can still use you while Mu Sicheng will never submit to me.”
Puppet Zhang sneered and gathered all the puppet silk. Bai Liu and the other two puppets stood behind Puppet Zhang. “Then he will go to death—!”
[System tip: Player Puppet Zhang used the item (I Want to See You) for player Liu Huai and will move to the current position of player Liu Huai within 10 seconds.]
Bai Liu felt dizzy and once he looked up again, he saw Liu Huai, Mu Sicheng and Du Sanying who were also collecting broken lenses in another carriage. The three of them were working with each other. It was a bit laborious and difficult but they seemed able to sustain it.
The one in the worst state was Mu Sicheng. He didn’t have Bai Liu to help him attract the aggro and most of the passengers went after him. Liu Huai helped Mu Sicheng block some of it but Mu Sicheng’s state still declined very seriously. His face was covered with blood stains. The red light in his eyes flickered and his breathing wasn’t smooth as he rolled around on the ground.
Puppet Zhang looked cold as he pulled the silk thread with his finger. Liu Huai’s heart tightened in an instant. Liu Huai felt that his heart was pulled in a certain direction. This type of pull was a reminder so Liu Huai instinctively turned his head and glanced in that direction while holding his stinging heart.
He saw Puppet Zhang hidden in the carriage behind countless corpses and flames.
Puppet Zhang pointed at Mu Sicheng in an expressionless manner and slashed his neck fiercely as he ordered Liu Huai, “The plan has changed. There is a big boss so give up on Mu Sicheng. Lower Mu Sicheng’s mental value to the rage state to let him fight the big boss. You don’t have to worry about his life or death.”
Liu Huai had heard the sound of the train broadcast and knew what it meant for a big boss to come. Even so, he saw Puppet Zhang preparing to so easily abandon Mu Sicheng and his heart trembled. His expression didn’t look good but he understood Puppet Zhang’s meaning.
The big boss was probably very difficult to deal with. Only Mu Sicheng in his rage state could take it on. However, wasn’t this a level 2 game? How could there be a monster that needed Mu Sicheng to enter the rage state?
Just as Liu Huai was hesitating, the big corpse ran over in a rage. All the windows in the carriage were hammered and flames burned wherever it passed. The passengers screamed and were all turned to ashes by Brother Thief, showing the strong lethality and high temperature.
Puppet Zhang pulled the three puppets and rushed forward into the carriage where Mu Sicheng and the others were located. The big corpse behind Puppet Zhang shocked Du Sanying. “Fuck! What the hell is that fucking thing!”
Puppet Zhang violently tightened the puppet thread with his pinky finger and yelled at Liu Huai, “Liu Huai! Do it! Otherwise, everyone is going to die!”
Liu Huai’s heart was pulled by Puppet Zhang’s silk thread and he felt great pain. He gritted his teeth and pulled out two swords from his sleeves. Standing behind Mu Sicheng, Liu Huai lowered his head and apologized before stabbing without hesitation.
Du Sanying saw it and screamed. “Mu Sicheng! Watch out behind you!”
Mu Sicheng had already noticed. He rolled and avoided Liu Huai’s backstab. Then he stood up neatly and wiped the blood dripping from his eyebrow with his elbow. He was slightly injured by Liu Huai’s sword when he first avoided it. Mu Sicheng sneered, “Liu Huai, do you think I would give you my back so easily? It is impossible.”
“It is natural.” Liu Huai’s smile was very complicated. He laughed with a bit of sadness and cruelty. “Brother Si, we were once best friends and the best combination called ‘Assassin and Thief’. We could do everything, steal anything and assassinate everyone. Of course, this includes each other, right?”
“We are all for ourselves, Brother.” Liu Huai’s expression completely sank as he raised the swords in his sleeve. “You stole my things for yourself and I tried to assassinate you for myself. Everyone is selfish.”
“Master! Grab Mu Sicheng!” Liu Huai shouted as he mercilessly stabbed with his sword.
Puppet Zhang was silent as he threw sharp puppet thread around Mu Sicheng’s ankle. Mu Sicheng grabbed onto a ring with his finger and dangerously escaped. Du Sanying hurriedly drove his small car only to be stopped by Puppet Zhang who threw a puppet at him.
Now it was Puppet Zhang, Liu Huai and Li Gou against Mu Sicheng alone. Du Sanying was held back by a puppet. He was sweating and his face was red with anxiety.
Bai Liu said that Mu Sicheng had to hold on until the train started and he couldn’t be restrained by Puppet Zhang! However, how could Mu Sicheng hold on now?
Du Sanying instinctively looked at Bai Liu. Mu Sicheng managed to keep control under the attacks of three people but the big corpse soon broke the balance. It was about to run into Mu Sicheng’s carriage. Puppet Zhang’s restriction on Mu Sicheng became fiercer and almost the entire carriage was filled with puppet silk threads. Mu Sicheng couldn’t move an inch, his face was covered with scratches from the puppet silk and his thieving hands were tightly bound.
Puppet Zhang gasped, “Liu Huai, do it.”
Liu Huai gasped for breath as he approached Mu Sicheng step by step, already raising the hidden blades.
Mu Sicheng suddenly grabbed the silk thread and sighed. “Bai Liu, if you have anything up your sleeve then use it. I really can’t hold on anymore. Right now, I can help you hold the silk threads that Puppet Zhang is using to control you. Puppet Zhang’s silk threads are controlled by the fluctuations of the thread. Now I am holding it tightly and he can’t pass on the fluctuations. However, after a while, my fingers will be cut by the thread. You have to move now.”
Puppet Zhang was shocked. He didn’t know when but Bai Liu was standing behind Mu Sicheng. His eyes swept over Mu Sicheng’s hand. As expected, he was tightly holding the puppet silk thread. Blood dripped from Mu Sicheng’s hand and fell on the hot floor, soon evaporating.
Bai Liu slowly lifted the puppet headgear behind Mu Sicheng, a pure smile on the puppet shell.
Puppet Zhang’s expression changed.
“Fuck!! These two guys still have an alliance! Liu Huai, quickly do it!” Puppet Zhang tried to manipulate the silk thread but the fluctuations of the manipulation couldn’t pass because it was held by Mu Sicheng. He really couldn’t control Bai Liu. Puppet Zhang pulled the silk threads tightly, trying to cut off Mu Sicheng’s fingers while shouting, “Liu Huai!! Hurry up!! Bai Liu has no attack power now!”
Du Sanying also roared like he was grabbing at the last straw. “Bai Liu! Move faster!”
Liu Huai stabbed without hesitation while Mu Sicheng instinctively looked at Bai Liu behind him. Bai Liu’s puppet head still had the innocent smile on it. He opened his hands and slowly touched Mu Sicheng’s back. Then he pushed forward slightly and the defenseless Mu Sicheng’s body fell forward.
Mu Sicheng’s pupils shrank.
Du Sanying’s mouth dropped open while Puppet Zhang let go of the puppet silk in amazement. Liu Huai stared at Bai Liu and Mu Sicheng dumbly, the blood from his hidden blades sliding down the tip.
Mu Sicheng was pushed toward Liu Huai and Liu Huai’s hidden swords pierced Mu Sicheng’s shoulders and moved down, cutting off his arms. Mu Sicheng’s arms fell and quietly hit the ground. It was like last time when Liu Huai betrayed him and cut off Mu Sicheng’s hands. However, last time it was Liu Huai. This time it was Bai Liu.
Blood gushed from the cut section of Mu Sicheng’s shoulders.
“I also think that Master Zhang’s point made sense.” Puppet Bai Liu said in a loud voice, the smile still on his face. “Mu Sicheng, if you don’t sacrifice yourself to enter the rage state then everyone will die.”
“It is useless to cooperate with you. You are too weak to pass the level.” Bai Liu declared with a cool and gentle smile. “Thus, I decided to be Master’s puppet wholeheartedly and obey his orders.”