Chapter 52 (1/2)

Puppet Zhang really wanted to impulsively kill this bastard but it was as Bai Liu said. Killing Bai Liu had no benefits for him!

Bai Liu’s personal skill had already been activated. It didn’t matter if Puppet Zhang killed him or not. He wouldn’t be able to stop it. Moreover, if he killed Bai Liu then he would lose what he had finally managed to get, a smart puppet.

The top priority now was to get that Merfolk Amulet and stop Bai Liu’s personal skill. Afterward, Puppet Zhang could use a hundred tricks to abuse this damn Bai Liu and vent his anger.

It was just that the cost of killing Bai Liu was too high. It took him so much effort to catch a puppet with such a high intelligence value. He couldn’t kill Bai Liu before sucking up all the intelligence. This wasn’t in line with Puppet Zhang’s style of maximizing benefits.

Puppet Zhang reluctantly calmed down and loosened the puppet silk thread around Bai Liu’s neck. Bai Liu lay limply on the ground, touching his injured neck while coughing and gasping. His eyes had physiological tears but he actually smiled. “Master, thank you for sparing my life.”

This smile made Puppet Zhang immediately want to strangle him to death. Puppet Zhang suppressed the heart that wanted to get out of control again. He took a deep breath and cleared his mind while starting to think. The system indicated that the transaction would fail when the train started. He looked at the LED countdown on the carriage. It showed the countdown to the train starting.

There were still 40 seconds left. He wasn’t completely unable to win. It would only take 10 seconds to kill Bai Liu. It wasn’t too late to wait until the countdown was at 10 seconds.

Puppet Zhang’s mind moved quickly as he gave orders. “It isn’t a dead end now. If players can’t get in—Liu Huai, bring all the passengers into Mu Sicheng’s carriage and have those passengers attack Mu Sicheng! He should’ve lost almost all his mental value now. Let the passengers alienate him and kill him!”

Liu Huai shouted, “Okay!”

Tempting monsters was what Liu Huai was good at. Assassins and thieves had very strong provocation skills. Based on when he and Mu Sicheng worked together, Mu Sicheng stole things while he lured and assassinated monsters. They were truly good cooperative partners.

Liu Huai moved among the passengers while using the swords hidden in his sleeves. Soon, the passengers’ aggro was placed on Liu Huai. They followed Liu Huai as he led them to the door of the carriage that was still in flames. The passengers entered the carriage as they were searching for Liu Huai. After entering the carriage, these passengers were attracted by something. They climbed and rolled to the place where Mu Sicheng was.

Previously, the fire of Brother Thief could directly burn these passengers. It was just that while fighting with Mu Sicheng, the status of Brother Thief obviously dropped a lot. His flames were much smaller. Players might not be able to resist it but these passengers could get in.

The flames in the carriage where Brother Thief was gradually weakened. The people in the next carriage could barely see the situation that was happening inside.

The blank-eyed Mu Sicheng gritted his teeth while riding on the neck of the big monster, not being shaken off. The burnt passengers seemed attracted by the lens on the big monster and kept pouring into the carriage. They climbed onto the big monster, roaring. The burnt corpses overlapped on the big monster. Then the big monster twisted his body and threw Mu Sicheng down.

Mu Sicheng seemed exhausted. He coughed and let go with his monkey paws, falling back onto the pile of passengers that piled up like a mountain on Brother Thief.

These passengers who were burnt black opened their mouths and moved their nails as they grabbed at Mu Sicheng. The black fingers grabbed Mu Sicheng’s pale face and left scratches on it. The passengers kept pouring in and Mu Sicheng was submerged. Mu Sicheng could only show an exhausted face under the burnt corpses. He leaned back in the sea of corpses like he was going to suffocate. He was breathing but his mouth was soon covered by the pile of burnt corpses.

Mu Sicheng was dragged into the blazing mountain of corpses and there was no trace of him. Brother Thief shouted loudly and flames ignited on his fist. He yelled and raised his fist, seemingly ready to kill Mu Sicheng who was drowning in the pile of passengers.

Mu Sicheng lay on his back in the pile of burned corpses. He seemed to have lost all of his perception of the surroundings. Only his slightly moving chest showed that he was still alive. However, this survival wouldn’t last long.

The monster’s fist fell.

Du Sanying saw the situation on Mu Sicheng’s side and screamed. The moment his voice was heard, Mu Sicheng seemed to regain his senses. He blinked with difficulty and managed to avoid the huge fist. Still, the wind from the fist caused Mu Sicheng to vomit up blood. His eyelids drooped weakly and he was pulled down, his body sinking deeper into the pile of corpses.

[System warning: Asking the player Mu Sicheng to escape quickly! Your mental value is falling! You are near the boundary of death!]

Mu Sicheng obviously couldn’t last long.

“Mu Sicheng is bound to die.” Puppet Zhang narrowed his eyes. “Bai Liu, you might not be able to block this monster even if you are in the rage state. Liu Huai, wait for Mu Sicheng to die and immediately throw the Merfolk Amulet from his dropped items to me!”

“I can’t handle it with my rage state panel attributes?” Bai Liu’s thoughtful voice was suddenly heard. “What if my attribute points double while I’m in the rage state?”

“How will you double your attributes?” Puppet Zhang wondered before laughing. “It seems that Mu Sicheng has told you about my personal skill to strengthen puppets.”

“Let me tell you directly Bai Liu. It is theoretically impossible to double your rage attributes panel. First, to enter the rage state, your mental value must drop below 20. Then my personal skill Puppet Enhancement requires you to sacrifice 50 points of mental value. Puppet Enhancement can’t be used when you have less than 20 points in mental value.”

“What if I want it?” Bai Liu wondered softly.

Puppet Zhang sneered. “You won’t die but your mental value will directly collapse and you will enter a state where life is worse than death.”

Puppet Zhang was now talking to Bai Liu with a leisurely mind. He looked at Bai Liu with a smile, his eyes showing a sense of accomplishment after winning a fight against a smart person. “The countdown until the train starts is 36 seconds. Mu Sicheng simply can’t last 36 seconds. You have lost this time. I will surely get the—” Merfolk Amulet.

[System tip: The train has started and Player Puppet Zhang has broken trust with Player Bai Liu. You have failed to complete the transaction with Player Bai Liu regarding the Merfolk Amulet. Player Puppet Zhang will be punished by the system and will become soul money in Player Bai Liu’s old wallet.]

Puppet Zhang’s eyes widened. He instinctively looked at the LED countdown screen and asked with shock, “How can the train be starting? There are clearly 36 seconds—”

The train started and Liu Huai stopped chasing Du Sanying in amazement.

Du Sanying, who was running around in the carriage, could finally catch his breath. He collapsed in a corner, his arms and legs soft and his face full of tears as he unwrapped a translucent cloth covering the LED screen. He leaned against the door and sobbed. “Bai Liu, next time I won’t cooperate with you. It is too exciting. I thought I was going to die wuwuwu.”

The cloth slowly fell and the real screen that was exposed read: [0 seconds. The train is about to start. Passengers, please prepare for it.]