The fierce resistance of Tucker's steam roar clearly angered the puppet silk threads that were beginning to take shape.

Soon, more and more puppet silk threads converged together, like gluttonous pythons and bloodthirsty vines.

Quickly gathered from the depths of darkness.

In a short period of time, the number of puppet silk threads increased more than tenfold.

And their goal is the flame barrier built by the steam source energy generated by Tucker's steam source and the linkage of wind and fire and sorcery.

"Boom la la ......"

The gathered puppet silk thread vines converged into a wave of puppet silk threads more than ten meters high.

A world of giant puppet threads was woven before Tucker's eyes.

Then, the wave of puppet silk threads suddenly pressed down.

"The intensity of the spirituality is even more amazing than I imagined."

"Is the puppeteer about to finish his advancement?" Tucker's brow furrowed slightly.

Tucker was in a hurry all the way over, and didn't have time to feel the situation inside the puppet silk thread in detail.

However, in the current chaotic situation, Tucker may not feel much when he touches it.

After all, touching the mind also needs a stable environment.

Rumble......

The tide of puppet silk threads was fiercely suppressed.

The barrier of sorcery wind and fire that Tucker had built was visibly sunken.

When I can't stop it.

Tucker rubbed his fingers and continued to increase the input of steam source energy.

Woowoo......

With the roar of steam, Tucker's surroundings were hazy with steam ash, and a large amount of steam could be poured into the Dire flames and hurricanes.

Only then did it stop the menacing wave of puppet silk threads again.

Others will have a hard time replenishing the source energy that has already been completed.

It is necessary to construct means such as "Spirit Bridge Runes" to carry out source energy crossing.

For Tucker, this is nothing more than a means attached to the SSS-class talent Steam Origin Phase.

Throw in steam source energy to prolong or even enhance witchcraft.

Relying on these two spells, Tucker can resist for a long time.

"That's it!"

At this moment, Baggins, who was on the side, immediately shouted.

"Let's go!"

Tucker grabbed Baggins by the shoulder.

A [phase walking], both of whom disappear at the same time.

Tucker withdrew.

The dense silk thread of strange puppets immediately broke through the defense and poured in with a violent momentum.

The stones and pillars here were torn to pieces, and even the ground was lifted half a meter thick.

In the face of these weird and grotesque puppet silk threads, the shadow may be dragged by them on the spot.

It's still safer to walk in phase.

After the two phases pass through.

Tucker had arrived near the sheepfold.

With Tucker looking.

Sure enough.

Deep in the sheepfold, the altar of exorcism has been propped up to protect the barrier.

There were dozens of times more puppet silk threads than the spiritual puppet silk threads that besieged Tucker before, and the location of the exorcism altar was completely enveloped densely.

Tucker even saw some hapless exorcists being controlled by the puppet threads.

These exorcists, as well as some local transcendents, are attacking the area protected by the Exorcism Altar.

The exotic exorcists who rely on the altar of exorcism are struggling to support themselves on the altar.

Just glanced at the time.

There were already a large number of puppet silk threads around that were quickly entangled.

Tucker and Baggins departed immediately.

The border towns of the river valley shrouded in puppet silk threads have the characteristic of [Curtain Barrier] in the edge area.

It will make the transcendent spin in it, unable to get out at all, and eventually become a puppet under the silk line.

But for Tucker, it's just a phase-walking thing.

After several phases, Tucker had already led Baggins to the river.

Tucker then put one hand on Baggins.

In an instant, Baggins also entered the shadow state.

Tucker took Baggins down the river and quickly floated over.

"Taniru, this shadow trick of yours is amazing."

Feeling his shadowy body, Baggins, who was out of danger, couldn't help but admire.

As a third-order alchemist, Baggins has been stuck at level 39 for a long, long time.

It is very difficult to be promoted to the fourth rank and become a mid-level alchemist.

After all, these alchemist sequences are not as easy to digest potions and promotion materials as the battle sequence.

The shadow state, as the basic form of the transcendental state, is barely half of the transcendental.

This is also one of the few opportunities for him to feel the extraordinary.

"It's a pity that we alchemists can forge these weapons, but we can't use them."

"Just like the Shadow Ringstaff, if I dare to drive it, it will dare to use the power of the Shadow to kill me."

"Different transcendent sequences have different characteristics and biases of transcendent sequences." Tucker, who was carrying Baggins, spoke softly.

"Even if I learn how to forge extraordinary weapons, and you let me forge them, I can only hammer you out with a piece of scrap iron."

"Haha...... That's just as well! ”

Tucker was fast, and in a short time the river was crossed by Tucker several kilometers wide.

After crossing the river, without the interference of the Black River Valley, Tucker could more clearly feel the roar of the Steam Tower of St. Landers in the source energy layer.

The steam ecology of Saint-Landers itself is spontaneously maintaining its own multi-layered ecological world.

At the same time, the roar of these source energy layer domains was also transmitting power at this moment, suppressing and attacking the advancement of the puppet master in the Black River Valley.

"Hurry up and leave, don't look back!"

After crossing the river, Tucker commanded with a calm expression.

Glancing at Tucker, Baggins immediately carried his heavy magical alchemy hut scroll on his back, carried the steam short-handled shotgun "Wail", and followed the path, all the way away.

As he gradually moved away from the Black River Valley and gradually got out of danger, Baggins's hanging heart gradually fell.

When he looked back, he couldn't see the steam wizard at all.

All he could see was the darkness that was heavy and filled him with fear.

Taking a deep breath, Baggins clenched the "wail" in his hand and examined the darkness seriously.

"Damn bastard, don't die there!"

…………

Tucker re-turned.

As if strolling through a leisurely garden, I re-entered the town by the river valley.

Even as Tucker walked forward, some puppet threads on his fingertips were still jumping.

In the state of chaos, Tucker could not feel much information.

But Tucker already sensed some useful information.

That is, this puppet ecology is indeed driven by the steam tower, and it is completing control and transformation.

Meantime...... The progress of that puppeteer's transformation is getting faster and faster.

Although I don't know how the other party did it.

However, as it stands, it continues.

It's hard to stop that puppeteer's advancement.

"It's time to speed up!"

Tucker made his way to the area of Sheepfold 6, where the last hope of the town held up by the witchers was.

…………

Area 6 of the sheepfold.

Andrei leaned his back against the glass window, his face unusually ugly.

What they are best at fighting is the forces of darkness.

The same is true of the power that comes from the dark sun, and will be restrained by them.

But this time!

The puppeteer bishop of the Church of the Dark Sun is very cunning.

It uses the Steam Tower to pull the most primitive puppet silk threads to complete a large-scale attack.

Although, this puppet thread will also have some of the Dark Sun properties of the Bishop of the Dark Sun.

But.

Most of the power is the most primitive power of the puppeteer.

Not too restrained by their exorcism.

This also leads to the fact that the greatest characteristics of their witchers cannot be brought into play.

The Demon Hunting trait can't be brought into play, and they don't have much advantage over the average transcendent.

One hundred and thirty or forty witchers, in the midst of these hours of confrontation.

Now it's less than half.

Those who fail in the fight will either be dragged into the darkness and disappear.

Either by the puppet silk thread, torn on the spot to smithereens.

Fortunately!

The exorcist light above the altar is powerful enough.

It also helps them fight for a while longer.

But as those puppet threads grew stronger, as that puppeteer ascended.

Their hope of survival is also beginning to fade.

The puppet silk threads were so dense that they completely covered the line of sight, towering like a mountain.

As the puppet silk threads converge into a wave, they sweep down.

Two more unlucky fellows, dragged away in the torrent of puppet silk threads, screamed and disappeared into the darkness.

Just when despair had begun to brew in my heart.

"I need your help."

At this moment, Andre suddenly heard that familiar voice.

As soon as he turned his head, he saw Taniru, a steam wizard wearing a gray wizard's robe and hood, who liked to hide in the shadows.

"Damn! I need your help, help us get rid of these weird silk tentacles. ”

With a low roar, Andre tried his best to urge his two steam cores to maximize the exorcism light and purification properties, so that he could more effectively fight against those pervasive and strange puppet silk threads.

"I can solve these puppet silk threads, and even the puppeteer behind the puppet silk threads can be solved by me."

Tucker didn't talk nonsense either, and said quickly.

"We need the cooperation of all of you."

Andrei, who knew the wizard Taniru, did not hesitate at all.

"It couldn't be worse than it is now."

"Say...... What am I going to do! ”

(End of chapter)