Chapter 3 Wu Shi: Hypocritical Doll Paradise (Part I)
Marshall kills the puppet. She picked up the string of identity cards on the ground, the original ten identity cards flashed with misty light, and the seven identity cards turned into a little dust in the light and gradually disappeared.
"Is this the true law of this space......" Marshall muttered to himself, and now only three of the ten identity tags remained, which showed that the contract was indeed established, and what he said was true.
The owner of this "City of Hearts" is lurking somewhere, and although she manipulates the dolls, these puppets are also self-aware. These self-consciousness comes from the children who were previously exterminated by the beasts, and they also want their lives, both openly and secretly......
Therefore, whether it is the space that changed before, or the current "City of Heart", it is not a good place. They could be provided with food, water, and shelter, but was this kind of livestock really what they wanted? Apparently not. If Marshall hadn't asked what was going on today, they would still have been kept in the dark.
Thinking of this, Marshall's expression froze, she made up her mind, touched the darkness, picked up the magic sword [Golden Rose] and walked towards the door. Countless dolls like ants born of the queen ant fill the corridors of this castle, and they are quietly bustling, colliding, and busy. Although their faces were devoid of facial features, they were still able to detect Marshall's presence when she arrived. Every room has been arranged with a doll, and hers is no exception. The puppets stood by the door, and it seemed that it was not yet time to collect their identity cards, and the strange barrier conjured by the puppets had not been opened in time.
Marshall was a real encounter with the puppets' hypocritical tricks to deceive them all, but she didn't get angry, just swung the hilt of her sword and skimmed lightly past the dolls that passed by. The golden light beads hit the puppets' chests, and immediately pierced their hearts, and the puppets still wanted to struggle, but with the power of the magic sword unfolding, there was no point in them doing anything.
A white body collapsed to the ground, the sound of zila and zi was everywhere, and pieces of identification cards appeared in the boiling water, but Marshall did not bend down to pick them up. She knocks on the door of the two remaining teammates and calls both Ellie and Yuri out. She briefly checked the code she had said yesterday, and luckily the two had not been dropped by the puppet.
"Actually, I really didn't expect this to happen." Zibelin clenched his sword, the dolls in this area had already been disposed of by Marshall, but there was a steady stream of more dolls rushing over, although they didn't seem to have any desire to attack them, but they looked really terrifying. The night was dark, and the bodies of these puppets faintly emitted a pale gray glow in the darkness, and the three of them could see the silhouettes of the dolls.
The dolls were approaching him, and it seemed that they wanted to fill the vacancy in their positions, and after a brief explanation of the situation, Marshall and the other two immediately raised their magic swords and rushed forward. Since identity tags are limited, these puppets can't be endless. After all, the reason why the "City of Hearts" produced so many puppets was that too many of the team members had died in the previous fight with the beasts, but Marshall couldn't blame them for being too weak...... The strength of the beast in this test is also not weak.
The City of Hearts gave these people an extra chance, and it was understandable that they chose this way to take the identity cards of the remaining team members. They end up with strong physical fitness, but they are also bound by the rules of the "City of Hearts", and it is not easy to pass the test.
"This matter, even if it is Ellie's credit." Zibelin calmed down and flicked his wrist, "Want to see one and kill the other?" β
Marshall was ruthless, and the petals in the air hung in one place, like sharp arrows ready to be fired: "See one and kill the other." I don't believe what kind of tricks these puppets are up to...... Watch out for yourself and don't overdo it, no one knows if the behavior patterns of these puppets will change. The puppets don't attack us, but they will fight back as soon as they sense a tendency to attack. Try to kill with one blow, after all, they have the upper hand in numbers, and there are many people, and no one knows what will happen. Yuri, take out the musket, finish the last bullets, and try to avoid the battle. β
"Okay." Yuri cowered timidly in the corner, "Marshall, there are puppets coming from behind, what should I do?" β
"As long as they don't attack you, if you don't attack them, it's fine." "The most important thing now is to calm down......," Marshall said.
"Marshall......" Zibelin said with concern, "don't carry all the burdens on you, you'll be tired." β
Marshall turned his head and glanced deeply at Zibelin, and she breathed a sigh of relief: "Then prove it to me, if you are qualified, you will all become the leaders of the Golden Rose Knights." β
"What do you mean?" Zibelin didn't realize what was going on, but Marshall was already on the field, and his sword was like a flower, smashing the chests of several dolls in a row. Zibelin also stomped his feet, mustered all his strength, and stepped forward, the long sword stabbed into the puppet's chest, and the sound of zila and la was constantly waving, as long as the time was right, these puppets would not pose any threat to them.
Yuri tried to look at the crosshairs on the handcuffs, three points and one line, the fire crackled and bounced, and shrapnel wrapped in iron beads hit the doll's heart, and the iron balls that burst out easily shattered the doll's body. She pulled out several small daggers, grabbed the holes in the handle with her fingers, and threw them at the puppet one by one, hitting the bull's-eye again and again.
The three of them have grown a lot in this experience, at least they don't tremble when they hold their swords, and this courage is the greatest quality they have gained on this journey. The identity tags were quickly spread all over the ground, and the black water that the puppets melted into was fortunately not corrosive, otherwise the soles of several people's shoes would have been eroded. The other teammates on this floor heard the fight outside the room and walked out. After seeing the identity badge on the ground, they naturally join the fight. Although there were casualties at first, after discovering the trick of attacking the heart, the number of dolls on this floor was quickly reduced to a pleasant point.
The puppets are obviously not easy to mess with, and there are many people who quit, accounting for one-third of the total number of participants, but as long as the team has members, the loss of personnel can be completely compensated for by the huge amount of identity cards gained. In a way, the experience in the "City of Hearts" is indeed a kind of compensation for the hard days that preceded it. However, this benefit is premised on a thorough knowledge of the rules inside the castle.
Marshall did not regret this situation, she even expected that so many dolls were not something they could handle, and only with the help of others could they break this extremely bad scheme. Marshall's previous experience made it impossible for her to tolerate even the slightest betrayal, and she still harbored a belly of anger, secretly vowing that no matter what, she would find out the perpetrators of this fraud.
"Hey! This is our ID card! Zibelin brutally snatched the identity tag from a boy, who froze for a moment, "Anyway, you're not bad at this one!" Well...... We are poor! All in all, thanks! β
The distance between everyone was quickly reduced, after all, interests are the glue between people, and the sound of laughter filled the entire city in the blink of an eye, the fragments of the dolls melted and disintegrated, and the pieces of identity cards were salvaged from the pure white deep sea. Everyone seemed to be smiling.
Zibelin was full of harvest, and with a smooth and oily identity card in his hand, he was about to show Marshall that the results were so rich, but she found that Marshall's face was not even happy.
"What's wrong?" Zibelin patted Marshall on the shoulder, "Unhappy?" β
Marshall nodded, "Well, it would be nice if the three of them were still around." It's a pity ......"
"But we were able to pass this test." Yuri wiped his sweat and leaned against the wall tiredly, "It's okay, everything will be fine." β
"No, I'm going to find out who started this......" Marshall crunched his feet against the floor, "andβ"
At this moment, the "City of Hearts" actually trembled again, and everything seemed to return to the time when the terrain changed a few days ago, and everyone stopped the pace of killing, carefully feeling the waves on the ground. The sound of the clatter came from outside, and the sound of stones falling into the water continued one after another, and everyone seemed to have no idea what was happening.
Marshall hurriedly opened the room and opened the curtains, the scene outside the window was very different from the original lifeless wall, although it was still gray, but he could finally see the surrounding horizon. The outermost wall of the "City of Hearts" has inexplicably collapsed.