Chapter 132: Puppeteer's Ecological Cycle!

River Valley Border Town!

When Ta Ke and Andre arrived.

The entire River Valley Border Town was already a state of darkness and silence.

Faintly, the outline of River Valley Border Town could be seen.

Yet not a glimmer of light could be seen, nor a hint of noise heard.

As if!

River Valley Border Town seemed as if it were dead.

More importantly,

An inexplicable fear began to spread in Andre's heart, and he even felt some resistance to approaching River Valley Border Town.

He looked at River Valley Border Town, shrouded in dark puppet silk lines.

A strange scene occurred: its head bounced on the ground, then flew up directly, falling back onto its original neck position.

"You too!"

"Meanwhile, everyday evasive movement, matching the mysterious trajectory, allows Ta Ke to more effectively gain deeper insight into the world's context and trajectory from the minutiae."

"Dealing with this strange method, he remains quite alert."

"Amidst the strange howls, the faint roars of Dark Day Evil Fall can be heard."

"After casting a Micro Hurricane Technique on himself, he rushed forward in Shadow Form."

"The Second-rank Supernatural being controlled by the puppet silk lines was nearly dragged, charging toward the two."

"As for the Wizard who seeks to investigate the essence of the world,"

"Ta Ke relied on his agile footwork, continually moving forward."

"With such thoughts, Ta Ke couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly."

"Could it be… I severed the Layer Realm Gate, or perhaps closed the small world of the Layer Realm Gate, disrupting that puppeteer's promotion rhythm?"

"That puppeteer is using this method to strengthen his control ability, thereby completing his advancement."

"Gripping the gleaming Demon Hunter Silver Blade, Andre's silver-ringed pupils flashed with piercing light."

"Other sequence supernaturals do not emphasize supernatural ecology as much as the Wizard does."

"Andre, go to Sheep Pen Keeper No. 6; that place is the base you established for purification."

"Andre held the Rune Demon Hunter Silver Blade, vigilant of his surroundings."

"But they are still rather stiff and slow; Ta Ke easily slipped through them."

"Clang!"

"The Rune Demon Hunter Silver Blade, its edge gleaming."

""Dispersing will only accelerate this cycle.""

""The likely scenario is that the puppeteer is using these foreign demon hunters, leveraging the power guided from Saint Roland, to wage opposition, while also using them as a whetstone to hasten his own promotion.""

"Even so, those arms, legs, and other body parts remained twisted and struggling, even attempting to automatically suture themselves to each other."

""Unlike my promotion, which seeks a simple, unadorned stability—harmless and even a bit boring.""

"As the exorcism chant was recited,"

"Hiss!"

"A blade of shining silver burst forth."

"Whooo…"

""It's as if he's completing his own ecological cycle.""

"Andre saw a figure flash past ahead and shouted."

""This 'grafting' trait means the more you kill, the faster you die.""

""Before Andre could even feel happy,""

""Once it completes its advancement, it will be completely different.""

""It seems…""

"Ta Ke thought to himself."

"Although the Wizard doesn't need footwork, Ta Ke previously fought side by side with Bolanke, and recently he's been clearing grazers together with the demon hunters."

"Hiss!"

"The head was split into four parts."

"Andre's heart gave a slight jolt."

"That figure hesitated, then twisted its body around; as the upper half turned, the lower half remained as before, and its face bore a fearful smile."

"Ta Ke saw supernatural beings surging from all sides, like walking corpses."

""Even if that puppeteer launches a sneak attack, the purification base over there can help your teammates stabilize the situation.""

"By then, these puppet creatures will be able to exert at least eighty to ninety percent of their power as supernaturals."

""Understood! I'll purify myself through self-exorcism while slaughtering.""

"Scanning his surroundings, Ta Ke quickly said."

""Also, don't bother with these puppet supernaturals… they're beyond saving.""

"Andre's ring-shaped pupils flared even more."

"Ta Ke looked toward the Black River Valley."

""Fighting those puppet supernaturals will only hasten the puppeteer's advancement in high-level control ability.""

"He also glanced at the somewhat uneasy Andre Fan beside him."

"But he feared that, as he kept killing, he himself would become part of those puppets."

"Self-exorcism purification will have decent results."

"Use exorcism methods!" Taku said in a deep voice.

It was as if... all the extraordinary beings controlled throughout Black River Valley had emerged in full force, conducting large-scale training.

"That Puppeteer's advancement is most likely walking a tightrope—one misstep and there will be no return from perdition."

Among them were no shortage of Apprentice extraordinary beings and First-Order extraordinary beings.

"Even dispelling... may not necessarily have any effect."

The head of the Second-Order extraordinary being was sent flying, landing four or five meters away.

Andrei, his mind preoccupied with his teammates, soon vanished into the depths of the darkness.

It was humanity's most primal thirst for knowledge.

Analyzing, comprehending, peering into the essence of the world.

It was said that some Puppeteers, when possessing the 【Overload】 extraordinary ability, could even bring out 120%, even 150% of these puppets' potential.

"Why didn't you say so earlier? I've already killed one."

"What about the bizarre puppet threads grafted onto me?"

Andrei naturally would not let it have its way.

"These puppet threads continuously spew out from the Black River Valley tower, and are then drawn back in."

Through constant exposure, those excellent movement techniques, the bursts of strength and source energy, even movements that matched perfect trajectories—Taku would subconsciously memorize them as well.

"Hey... what happened inside?"

"A Puppeteer of this level—we're no match at all."

It was as if it urgently needed some kind of property from the world.

Of course, the application of this overload ability also came at the cost of burning these puppet creatures.

Steam began to hum faintly.

Light poured onto the shattered corpses, flames danced over the chunks of flesh, the meat sizzled, and before long the corpse pieces went still.

"If you hadn't killed one, I'd have no way of knowing this bizarre property either."

"If your teammates aren't in there, then run!"

"And don't kill them—if you kill them, a portion of the bizarre threads will graft onto you."

Figures were already shifting in the surroundings; a large number of extraordinary beings controlled by puppet threads were converging on the two of them.

Dense clusters of bizarre puppet threads continuously bloomed madly from Black River Valley into the surrounding world amid the pattering drizzle, drawing and absorbing.

"Silver Cross Light Slash!"

"Be careful, it's dangerous. Stay behind me."

It wasn't that he feared these low-level extraordinary beings.

It was also the inevitable journey of the Wizard sequence to summarize the rules of the world.

"Damn it... what do we do, Tanilu!"

As for these stiff and not particularly threatening puppet creatures before them.

"Increase the intensity!"

"Then be careful."

"Damn it! He's been controlled."

At the critical moment, Andrei ultimately overcame his fear with courage.

Andrei's attack drew even more puppet extraordinary beings.

Taku in Shadow Form followed quietly behind him.

Andrei stepped forward, his figure nimbly blurring into afterimages, the Rune · Demon-Hunting Silver Blade in his hand constantly flashing with demon-hunting silver light.

In the curtain of rain, firelight spread across several spots.

They were more prone to showing fear toward various bizarre, terrifying, eerie, and mysterious powers.

"Then again, for a powerhouse of this level, which advancement isn't walking a tightrope?"

Taku's eyes narrowed slightly.

And within Taku's field of vision.

Along the way, Taku saw a large number of bizarre puppet extraordinary beings.

"Moreover, he's completely unafraid of battle and attrition against these puppet extraordinary beings."

"The intensity has already been applied to the opponent, but clearly it's still not quite enough."

In an instant, the person was directly slashed into over a dozen pieces.

After all, in the extraordinary world's combat, low-intensity battles often constituted the majority of engagements.

The silver cross light blade surged forth to meet the leaping head.

Even if those extraordinary beings wanted to surround Taku.

If a Puppeteer manipulated with full power, they could bring out one hundred percent of their combat strength.

Clearly, that Puppeteer was still some distance away from completing his advancement.

"The ecological resistance... is a bit weak!"

"It's possible—after all, within that Gate to the Other Realm, a great number of veins are blooming, radiating into the surrounding world."

What he feared were the eerie methods secretly controlling these low-level extraordinary beings.

"That Puppeteer is completing his mastery of advancement."

Andrei immediately held the Demon-Hunting Silver Blade before his chest and chanted in a low voice.

Light swiftly gathered, condensing before him into a pillar of exorcism holy light that momentarily pushed back the darkness.

It was just like an inexperienced puppeteer manipulating his new toy.

"Still need…"

Indeed so!

"In fact, he is using the steam tower to drive this cycle."

Moreover, their own ecology is also relatively small.

"Sometimes, a small key change will lead to completely different effects."

During low-intensity combat, these body technique skills are still very practical.

Passing through the frightening curtain.

If combat can solve the problem, then that's also not a bad method.

The view ahead suddenly opened up.

"Go!"

The two, one in front and one behind, quickly approached the town by the river valley.

Seeing anything, they like to look deeper into why it is like this.

"Since that's the case…"

Upon reflection, Ta Ke's eyes faintly flashed with a sharp light.

"Then this puppeteer really is… looking for his own death!"