"After being promoted to Sequence 5, in addition to my previous extraordinary abilities, the only new ability is the ability to see and manipulate the spirit thread.

"With the help of the Spirit Thread, I can put the target into a state of stagnation after a while, making their hands and feet stiff and their thinking sluggish, and the lower the target's sequence, the faster the control, and the better the effect.

"If the target doesn't get rid of it in time, he will become my puppet after I fully control the spirit line, that is, the 'secret couple', this change is permanent, the target is equivalent to death, but in my control, he can still maintain his previous form, even maintain the sequence, and can use extraordinary abilities."

In his room, Klein sat in a chair, his eyes closed, and he gradually controlled the overflowing spirituality as he spoke.

Angel sat on the bed, nodded his head as if he didn't understand, and suddenly said:

"How far is the control? How long will it take? Once you start to control the spirit thread, can you stop halfway through? ”

These contents belong to the core secrets of the "Master of Secret Puppets", if there is a different person, Crane will definitely not say a word, but it is Angel in front of him, and he will not have any reservations.

"At present, it can only be effective within 5 meters of the target, and it is estimated that it will take about 20 seconds to grasp the initial mastery, and until then, the target will hardly be aware of it.

"When initially mastered, the target is perceived, but has already entered the stage of stagnation, until it is fully mastered and becomes a secret puppet, which takes about 5 minutes. Until then, control can be interrupted by violent movements, and it can also be actively stopped. ”

He explained, seeing Angel in front of him with a curious look.

"So, do you want to give it a try?"

She proposed.

Try...... Give it a try?

Klein instantly understood what she meant, but instead he felt a little hesitant.

For Angel, this is tantamount to putting his life in his own hands, although the other party is also Sequence 5, there should be other ways to avoid being completely controlled, but this mentality makes him feel a little angry while being moved.

"I just want to know the effect of the 'Spirit Line' in advance, so as not to be attacked by other secret puppet masters."

Seeing that Crane's face was cloudy, Angel hurriedly explained.

"That's right, in Beckland, Rosago easily controlled Miss Sharon through the 'Faceling' and the 'Spirit Line', which shows that this ability is really difficult to defend, so it's better for you to feel it in advance." Klein frowned and thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

"Rosago?"

"It's just a master puppet who generously gives his life and extraordinary characteristics."

Seeing that Klein agreed, Angel immediately went into stealth, moved his position slightly, and hid by the closet in the corner of the room.

But seeing that Klein's gaze was firmly following, she knew that stealth was useless in front of the other party, so she spoke:

"Let's get started."

Klein took a deep breath, his spirituality spreading, and he touched the illusory black lines extending from Angel's body, and "grabbed" them.

Although the Master of the Puppet can see the spirit lines within 100 meters, they can only operate them within 5 meters of themselves.

1，2，3……

Klein began to count silently in his mind, but before he could count them, he noticed that the black lines spreading on Angel's body began to move.

Was she found out? So fast?

Completely different from what he expected, Klein was a little confused.

……

Knock knock, knock knock.

Angel's heart was beating rapidly, and the surface of the magic mirror hidden in her chest turned cold, alerting her to the danger coming.

She subconsciously moved her position, and then she realized that it was a warning from her own spirituality that the "spirit thread" was being manipulated.

Klein said it won't be detected until initial control...... Is it limited to the extraordinary who do not have the ability to prophesy or divination?

She figured this out, stopped struggling, and let the spirit thread be mastered, and soon felt all the parts in her brain begin to rust, her thinking became sluggish, and the joints of her limbs seemed to be filled with lead, heavy and stiff.

And...... 2-049…… Much like ......

She remembered the seal she had come into contact with in the city of Tingen, the "Antigonus puppet", which periodically plunged the people around her into the same state, and if she was not awakened by her companions, she would fall into a deep stagnation and eventually remain motionless.

Originally...... That...... It is...... Secret Puppet ...... Guru......

Fortunately, I quickly understood this...... Angel's sluggish mind directs the spirit to rush towards the "hypocrisy" ring on her finger, trying to use the "flame jump" to try to get out of control while her eyes look at the wall clock on the wall.

Already...... Past...... Thirty seconds?

Not daring to delay any longer, she immediately used the flame jump, aiming at the oil lamp beside Crane, but her sluggish thoughts and sluggish movements caused her to fail twice, and only found her position and jumped out the third time.

Seeing this, Crane stopped manipulating the "Spirit Thread", and Angel's sluggish brain became clear again, and her movements returned to normal, appearing from a height of one meter next to the oil lamp, falling to the ground, and standing firmly - she still had some problems judging distance and height.

“…… It's amazing. ”

After a moment of silence, Angel commented.

After being initially controlled and entering a state of stagnation, it took her two or three seconds to understand that the "Spirit Thread" was similar to the effect of Antigonus puppets, but the actual time had passed for half a minute, which showed that the slow mind was almost unable to control the body and analyze the information normally.

Of course, judging from the use of "Fire Jump", the "Mirror Double" can also avoid attacks and kill her directly, but if the opponent is ready, jumps to the position where the "Double" appears, and continues to control the spirit line, she will still be doomed.

"However, the control needs to be within 5 meters, and your spirit will also give a warning, I am afraid that it is not so easy to make the extraordinary person of the same sequence into a secret puppet...... Either by disturbing the opponent in some way until the initial control is completed, or just after the opponent is unconscious, seriously injured. ”

Klein shook his head, believing that the "Spirit Thread" still had many flaws.

However, he is still very satisfied with the new attack ability that he obtained from "Magician" all the way up to Sequence 5.

"Spiritual warnings arise from the subtle changes I perceive and the information I come into contact with, and if the enemy takes the form of you or someone I know well, and then comes close to me and controls it, I may not be able to detect ......"

Angel pursed her lips, her eyes lit up after a moment.

"You design a small movement, and when you get close to me, if you don't have this movement, I think you're pretending, how about it?"

Wouldn't that be a bit of a hassle...... Klein wanted to refuse, but after thinking about it, if he really met other secret puppet masters, or even higher-level extraordinaires, this "little secret" might be able to save Angel's life, so he was also interested.

The two discussed for a moment and decided to "prove that Klein is Crane" by "pinching the right collar with three fingers of his right hand".

"...... like this"

Klein reached for his collar and suddenly found that he was not wearing the only formal suit, but a crewneck shirt in the local style, with no real collar, and could only grab the collar and pull it as a gesture.

The antics made Angel laugh, but soon, a thoughtful look appeared on her face.

"What if you don't have any clothes on?"

“……”

encountered this kind of problem, even the "secret puppet master" fell silent for a while.

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After completing the main task of the trip, the "Future" turned the bow of the ship and did not hesitate to sail towards the exit from this sea area, because it was already familiar with the nearby sea conditions on the way here, and it was much faster to return, and the "Star Admiral" expected that after about two more day and night exchanges, it would be able to leave.

"In this way, excluding the detour in the dangerous passageway, the entire journey of the 'Divine War Ruins' probably took less than two days, which is much faster than expected...... Of course, this is also related to the fact that the 'mermaid' is not a powerful supernatural creature and has not been able to penetrate deep into the ruins, and it is said that many expedition ships can wander here for more than half a month, exploring several ruins that have been judged to be safe, indicating that there are still many places worth exploring in the depths......"

Angel stayed in her bedroom, taking time to rest while summing up the experience of the trip.

In particular, her application of the "Disease" ability, as well as the battle against "Hell Admiral" Ludwell.

"Disease with a specific poison, the effect is much stronger than simply 'sick', but only direct contact with the poison, and then spread the strongest effect, if you just memorize the characteristics of the poison and generate it on its own, the effect is not significant.

"The power of the 'Calamity' spell still does not seem to be able to reach beyond reality, not in the 'spirit world', but also in the realm opened by the bronze gates. It seems that there will be no change until after sequence 4......

"I have blown up half of the 'Black Tulip', I'm afraid the bounty will change again, I have a bad reputation now, the pirates of the 'Future' see me like they see the 'Admiral of the Stars' himself, but I know that it is not respectful, but wants me to leave quickly...... Flattering?

"The origin of the 'mirror image' killed in the dream is still unknown, so you can ask Mr. Azik or the strange mirror of Arodus when you leave here. But in any case, that battle allowed me to completely digest the 'Pain' potion, and the promotion sequence 4 was also on the agenda, and the complete poison sac and poison needle of the Black-veined Shadow Scorpion were still missing, the latter had to wait for Mr. 'Sun' to exchange for merit in Silver City, and the former would probably have to be figured out by myself......

"Anderson is the 'Reaper' of Sequence 5, you can try to buy the Sequence 6 potion recipe from him and sell it to Elaine, well, although the 'Redhead' has made a lot of money in the past two months, I'm afraid she will have to continue to pay on credit."

Thinking about it for a while, she suddenly noticed that the noon sun outside the window quickly disappeared as if the lights were turned off, and it was replaced by a dark night sky.

It's night again...... Without warning, if it suddenly gets dark during our previous battle with the "Hell Admiral", will everyone continue to fight, or will they lie down and sleep on the spot?

Muttering silently, Angel lay back into the soft bed and closed her eyes.

……

In what is almost the "last dream", Angel finally ends up being thrown into a strange corner alone, but arrives at the front door of the black convent, which is also the area seen by the floor-to-ceiling windows of the library when she first enters this dream.

On the other side of the cliff is still the projection of the "Giant's Court" that will never change, and here stands a boulder on the edge of the cliff, on which the "star general" Gadelia sits on her knees, looking into the distance without saying a word.

Angel, who learned from Klein that the other party would be angry like a maiden in her dreams, did not disturb her, but bypassed the boulder to the gate of the monastery and slipped through the crack in the door.

Bypassing Frank, who was wielding a shovel digging a hole for his plants, and the pirates singing and drinking around the fire, she came to a hall with a large fresco in the monastery.

"The sea that burns with golden flames, the 'tail eater' Ulorius who separates the sea, the long pilgrimage procession...... Is this a depiction of entering the 'Court of the Giants' from this sea? ”

Finally witnessing the "unlucky mural" that could only be said from Anderson's mouth, Angel didn't dare to look at it, just jotted down the details, and quickly looked away, lest he become as unlucky as Anderson.

At this time, she found that Anderson, the "strongest hunter", had somehow got a recliner and was lying on it with his legs crossed, admiring the mural with a satisfied smile on his face.

"Ha, as long as I leave this sea, my bad luck will be over."

Seeing Angel looking at him, the blonde hunter shook the recliner and said proudly.

Smack-

With a crisp sound, his wooden chaise longue shattered into several pieces in front of Angel's eyes, causing the caught hunter to fall to the ground and fall firmly.

(End of chapter)