Chapter 1162

Miss Lasers probably thought Xia De's strength couldn't hold out for long, so she climbed quickly to the giant's chest. She noticed a hidden connection mark on the puppet's chest, so she used her longsword to pry open the wooden cover, revealing the heart-shaped ruby inside the puppet's chest.

The size of that ruby was not exaggerated; for the palm-sized puppet body, it was about the size of a pendant.

She reached out a hand and tried to take that ruby out with great effort, only to find that the ruby was stuck in the giant's chest cavity and difficult to move:

"Miss Lasers, please hurry!"

Xia De shouted loudly from the ground. The giant's body also began to shake violently at this moment; although Xia De did not lose in strength during the tug-of-war, the binding effect of the 【Sin Chain】 was about to expire.

"It's stuck too tight!"

Miss Lasers responded loudly as well, wanting to use the longsword to pry that ruby out, but found it equally impossible. Looking closely, she realized the ruby was clearly glued inside:

"Oh, this damn puppet!"

The female sorceress said in a very unladylike whisper, then reached out her wooden palm:

"Fire!"

A faint flame appeared in the puppet's palm. This flame also scorched the puppet's body; fortunately, the puppet body had no sense of pain.

The appearance of the flame also melted the solidified glue. The glue was melted, and the ruby was also taken out. The giant's body collapsed with a crash. Xia De hurriedly dodged to prevent being crushed:

"Lagrange's Leap!"

He appeared beside the corpse, caught the flustered, falling Miss Lasers, and then left the danger zone before the giant completely collapsed:

"I'm fine."

Miss Lasers, the puppet who was having trouble standing due to the fall, stood up with Xia De's support. She showed Xia De that heart-shaped ruby, her black button eyes seeming to sparkle:

"Look, I got it. Let's continue moving forward."

"Wait a moment."

The puppet's hand grasped the puppet's wrist. As Xia De summoned some water to fall onto Miss Lasers' burned hand, the spell 【Satiating Food】 took effect. The clear water turned into a medicinal liquid with strange healing effects, and in the puppet form, this silver water that healed external injuries indeed restored the burned area of the puppet.

"There's no need to treat such injuries. Spirit cannot be recovered in puppet state; we still have many enemies to deal with next!"

Miss Lasers said with great concern, but Xia De's Spirit could be recovered.

The ruby heart harvested from defeating the giant was not just a so-called "key"; whether it was Xia De or Miss Lasers, as long as this gem was carried, the puppet's strength would be greatly enhanced.

Although it was still far from the strength of that "forest giant," this kind of enhancement was also quite considerable.

Xia De then let Miss Lasers hold it for the time being. After all, he still had spells he could use, and even if his strength increased, he was still just one person. And with Miss Lasers' help, perhaps the subsequent battles would be easier.

After putting away the ruby and returning along the original path, this time they chose to take the path on the left.

They still didn't need to walk forward themselves. As the gears under the model field turned, the field automatically carried them forward, entering the "Ruined Capital" surrounded by the forest.

Although that city model looked equally exquisite and complex, in fact, there were only two paths to choose from between the building models. One led to the towering castle at the end, and the other led to the residence of the evil wizard occupying the city's clock tower.

This city model was closer to the appearance of the city several decades ago, before steam industry was as prosperous as it is today. On the way forward, just like encountering wolves in the forest, "city thugs" enemies jumped out from among those building models.

The puppet hiding behind the castle hummed like this:

"Act Two: The Wizard of the Gao Ta

The kingdom has fallen, and evil men hide within, a nest breeding sin. The righteous knight is determined to eradicate them and asks for the path to the evil wizard's residence. The knight from afar charges with sword drawn, and the beautiful maid bravely assists..."

In the current city model, the path to the clock tower where the "evil wizard" was located was blocked by building models. That is to say, without defeating these enemies, the field would not change to allow passage.

Compared to opponents like the "forest giant," those "city thug" puppets were not worth mentioning. Because Miss Lasers wanted to try out how much strength that ruby could provide, she took the initiative to meet them.

It could be seen that she was originally quite skilled in cold weapon combat, skillfully performing slashes, dodges, and swings with her longsword. Of the thirteen puppets, only two were destroyed by Xia De's moonlight slash; the other puppets were all resolved by Miss Lasers. From this battle, it was clear that Xia De indeed had an excellent helper.

And the so-called "evil wizard" was a male figure with greasy black hair, wearing a black robe and black boots, with a large nose.

This enemy was the same size as Xia De and the two of them, yet it was more difficult to deal with than the "forest giant." It had no outstanding strength, but it possessed spellcasting ability, able to summon fireballs the size of a fist. Not only that, its spellcasting required no materials, gestures, or incantations, and it seemed to have no consumption.

When Xia De and Miss Lasers arrived at the foot of the high tower, the wizard jumped down from the tower and began to smash a series of fireballs at the two of them without saying a word. They didn't even have a chance to counterattack, and had to separate to dodge.

"Fireball" is a basic offensive spell based on the spell "Ignite," a very common but ancient spell. Extending from this, there are spells and wonders like "Strange Fireball," "Great Fireball," and "Fire Wall." But this was the first time Xia De knew that this basic spell could have such powerful threat.

During the escape and dodging, the fireball only grazed his body, and it immediately ignited half of his puppet arm. Fortunately, the fire was extinguished in time.

They couldn't find any chance to get close at all. Miss Lasers couldn't even bend her bow to shoot. In the puppet's comical singing, the "evil wizard," who saw that Xia De was a greater threat, chased him almost exclusively, but fortunately, in the end, it was Xia De's "Lagrange's Leap" that allowed for a surprise attack. He took a fireball head-on to his body, which gave Miss Lasers the chance to use her sharp toy longsword to cut off the wizard's ring.

After losing the ring, the puppet immediately seemed to die and could no longer move. Xia De, who was burning all over, extinguished the fire in time by rolling and summoning clear water, but the puppet body was still scorched miserably, and the flammable clothing was almost reduced to rags.

And this time, Xia De did not treat himself, after all, the burns on his body were much more severe than Miss Lasers' just now, and this was not something that could be easily treated.

The female sorceress's puppet, even though it had no expression, expressed great concern when asking about Xia De's condition. But Xia De was more concerned about the reddish-copper ring. Like the ruby heart of the forest giant just now, the wizard's ring also had the function of endowing the puppet with supernatural power. Wearing it allowed one to release fireballs at the cost of one's own mental power. Of course, the effect was far inferior to when the wizard puppet used it just now.

Xia De then discussed it with Miss Lasers. The ring was also temporarily kept by Miss Lasers. After all, although this fireball had considerable power, it could not surpass the power of Xia De's "Moonlight Slash" in puppet form. And giving it to Miss Lasers meant she wouldn't have to frequently use that bow and the arrows, which were already in short supply.

"Although these battles were a bit difficult, they are still far from enough to stop us. I think it will definitely be more dangerous next."

Setting off again to head toward the castle at the end of the model, Xia De said to his companion with some worry. Miss Lasers' button eyes looked at John Watson, who, although turned into a puppet, still had a handsome face, and she vaguely felt that if her companion hadn't been him, this adventure would absolutely not have been so easy.

"Moonlight Slash!"

The silver moon cleaved the "thug" puppets jumping out from the roads on both sides of the city. Xia De looked at his palms, quite unaccustomed to this puppet shape:

"But please rest assured, I will definitely save Miss Berenice."

"You know her name... You know us?"

Only then did Miss Lasers finally ask this question. Xia De nodded, his wooden head rotating three hundred and sixty degrees to look behind him, preventing anyone from sneaking up on him:

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

It was a pity that the puppet could not show expressions, so Xia De could not see the surprise on her face:

"I know other great witches, such as Mother Cassandra. Actually, I have an introduction letter from another witch on me, which I originally intended to give to Miss Berenice today. I need to stay in the local area for a period of time and still need Miss Berenice's help."

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

Miss Lasers said, puzzled, her body facing forward while her head twisted ninety degrees to look at Xia De.

Xia De would have to explain this question once he met Miss Berenice; otherwise, it would be too troublesome to explain, so he shook his head noncommittally. Miss Lasers did not dwell on it:

"Since you know other great witches, don't look down on Vanessa just because she was trapped by this Sage-level relic. She hasn't been in a good state recently... She is sick."

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

Xia De asked, and then realized he had asked this question once before at the beginning of the year. It was just that last time, Lady Galina was looking for an excuse for her long absence, and by the way, she consumed her annual "sick leave quota." If a person never got sick all year round, that would look too strange.