I'm an antique shop owner, so it's reasonable for me to know some magic

Chapter 335: Learning and applying now? Visible but not intentional!
Tom and Darcy, who were leaving the door and rushing towards the car, suddenly heard a dull roar.

They both stopped at the same time, their bodies moving stiffly.

It is hard to imagine what kind of physiological structure can produce such a penetrating roar. Even with the obstruction of buildings and the limitation of spatial distance, one can still feel the surging murderous intent in it.

The only thing that could make such a noise could be that strange and terrifying puppet.

"Is your puppet that powerful?"

Tom was a little nervous.

He never had any doubt that Su Fan would win, but a complete victory and a miserable victory are both victories. If it was the latter, how would he deal with the ghost nun?
"I...I don't know."

Since getting the doll from the witch, Darcy has rarely used it.

If it weren't for her sister's death, which ignited the hatred in her heart, Daisy probably would never have used this thing in her life.

While the two were talking, there was a sudden roar of a wall collapsing in the villa behind them.

Darcy and Tom couldn't help but turn their heads, just in time to see the black shadow break through the roof of the villa and then fall heavily to the ground.

Even on a rainy day, the light outside was always much brighter than inside the house, but the billowing smoke and dust prevented the two from seeing clearly who had fallen.

But soon, they had the answer.

The door of the house was opened, and the young man walked out leisurely, as if he was taking a leisurely stroll in the garden.

Tom looked closely and found that the guy's clothes didn't even have many wrinkles.

Is the gap in strength between the two sides so huge?
Just as Tom was stunned, a black shadow suddenly jumped out from the thick smoke and dust.

The wooden body, which should have been stiff, showed a flexibility that was miraculous and beyond the reach of ordinary people, as if every joint could be stretched at will.

Fists, claws, palms, legs, elbows, knees, the ends of the human body turned into sharp life-taking weapons, launching intensive attacks on Su Fan, but they were always easily resolved by him.

too fast!
Tom was dazzled and couldn't see clearly what the two sides were doing.

He had watched spy action movies before and always fantasized about being able to kill people like the tough guys in those movies.

But now that he had actually seen the real physical attacks and defenses, he realized that what he had admired before were just some fancy tricks.

Can a normal fist-palm collision produce a loud bang like the one in front of me? !
But even though he doesn't know much about the business, he can still see the current situation.

Su Fan can be said to have completely suppressed the puppet!

From beginning to end, he just stood there and was able to resolve all the puppet's strange attack movements with ease.

While Tom was watching intently, the puppet threw another hook punch towards Su Fan's temple.

But Su Fan blocked its attack with one hand, and then used his wild horse's mane to knock it to the ground!
Seeing that the puppet's center of balance was lost, it fell to the ground and kicked Su Fan in the face!

Unexpectedly, the latter quickly withdrew his hand to defend, and at the same time stepped forward and lowered his body, exerting force from the ground, twisting his waist and shoulders, and a straight punch like a heavy artillery hit the abdomen of the puppet that was still in the air, knocking it away!

After knocking it away, Su Fan retracted his hand, and the previous attack of the puppet on him flashed through his mind.

At the beginning, it was indeed Maga that was used, but Maga itself is not as powerful as MMA in actual combat, it is just a weakened version.

Simply put, it's a hodgepodge.

Therefore, no matter in terms of moves or reactions, they were all crushed.

Perhaps realizing that it could not defeat Su Fan head-on, the puppet immediately used fighting techniques that combined Brazilian capoeira and yoga.

All kinds of gorgeous and deceptive sports and kicks come up.

If the kick over the waist is ineffective, you will be caught.

Su Fan casually exposed the puppet's flaw, and blasted it away with a Banlan Chui, and then came to the outside world.

[I originally thought that its roar might be similar to the way Hong Quan uses sound to practice martial arts, but it seems that I was overthinking.]

Most of the fighting styles that focus on breathing and qi come from the great Eastern countries, and this thing is just a puppet, it can't reproduce the movement of the human body.

But it was scary enough.

Practicing martial arts is a process of accumulation, turning each move into your own subconscious reaction. When the enemy attacks, you don't need to think, your body will react first.

But this process takes a very long time, making it impossible for experience and power to exist in the same person at the same time.

Those who can break the puppet's fighting moves are not as strong as it. There may be those who can compete with it in strength, but their moves are not as sophisticated as its.

Plus its hard body that is invulnerable to swords and guns.

Even with bare hands, you can take the head of the target person who is under strict protection.

It's almost time to end.

Just as Su Fan was thinking this.

Seeing the puppet stand up from between the fallen trees, raising his hand, he actually made the same gesture as Su Fan did before.

The white crane spreads its wings.

But before he could launch an attack, Su Fan appeared in front of the puppet.

After several tentative attacks, the puppet actually responded with the same moves that Su Fan had used before.

However, this practice did not achieve the same outstanding results as its "teacher", but was hit even harder.

As soon as he raised his hand, he was hit hard.

All ancient martial arts require form and meaning.

Having only the empty shell of the moves but no underlying philosophy is nothing but a laughing stock.

After knocking him down again, Su Fan raised his hand and cast a talisman to trap him, then lifted him up and poured out the items placed in the five holes on the back of his head.

The puppet, which was trying to struggle, immediately lost all signs of movement after the thing was separated from its body.

"ended."

Darcy, who had been listening to the noise, and Tom, who had been watching everything intently, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Unlike the two nervous people, Su Fan seemed very calm.

"Let's go."

……

After placing the dolls properly, the three of them left the unrecognizable villa.

Tom also did not forget to send Darcy back to her own antique shop.

After getting off the car, the latter bowed to Su Fan and thanked him.

"Thank you very much for your help. I will remember this kindness forever."

"As we agreed before, the puppet is now in your hands. As for how to control it, I will prepare a detailed instruction manual for you."

"it is good."

"Thank you for your help. If there's nothing else, I'll leave first. I still need to tidy up the store..."

Tom, who was standing aside, heard the politeness and distance in the other person's tone, and suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

He wanted to speak, but Su Fan waved his hand to silence him.

"Go ahead. Don't forget to help coordinate Sasha to come out when the time comes."

"No problem, see you later."

After watching Darcy enter the antique shop, Tom finally started the car.

The problem was solved, and the two of them were now going back to the house where he lived, ready to pack up and go look for Katie's whereabouts.

but……

"Su, I have something I want to ask you."

"explain."

Su Fan's simple response came from the back seat.

"Darcy's tone just now...didn't you hear something wrong?"

Tom doesn't understand...

It was clearly Su Fan who saved her life and helped her avenge her sister Dany.

Why do people feel so distant when they talk to each other, as if they don't want to have any relationship with them anymore?

"Just throw it away after use? That's really not nice!"

Listening to Tom's somewhat indignant thoughts in the driver's seat, Su Fan seemed unusually calm. "It's not that she's not nice. She fulfilled her promise and showed her goodwill. It's just..."

"Just what?"

"It's just that they don't know how to get along with someone like me."

The strange young man who had previously been at loggerheads with him and regarded as a villain, not only became his great benefactor in the end, but was also unfathomable and powerful, beyond his comprehension.

This huge impact will cause people to be at a loss.

Daisy's gratitude is not fake, and her kindness is not disguised. It's just that her subconscious mind doesn't know what to do, so she engages in avoidant behavior.

I believe that when she recovers, she will be back to normal.

"You can't expect everyone to be grateful to me and bow down to me like they are a king."

"That's what I said, but..."

Tom wanted to say something else, but finally stopped.

And Su Fan looked out the window.

He was not too entangled with Daisy's attitude, but was more concerned about the doll and its origins.

There are so many good things in London. In addition to the ancient mirror that helps to heal soul injuries, there is also this special doll.

After all, it is a time-honored European power, and its foundation in mysticism is always more profound, which cannot be compared with a land with a weak history like America.

Thinking of this, Su Fan opened the system message in his mind that he had not opened for a long time.

[You use Tai Chi and Wing Chun to fight against enemies, and your understanding of boxing has improved. ]

【The master's background makes you get twice the result with half the effort! 】

【Tai Chi +30, Wing Chun +5! 】

As expected of a system, the points distribution is quite reasonable.

Su Fan smiled with his lips but not his eyes.

When fighting against puppets before, I mostly used Tai Chi and occasionally Wing Chun, but my original intention was just to improve my proficiency.

But this action still failed to fool people.

But this is not the point. What he cares about now is the following message.

[Congratulations on obtaining the Golem Doll (Fake). ]

After reading the hint, Su Fan knew that his guess was almost right.

Golem, in Hebrew legend, is an inanimate mannequin made of clay, bronze or stone.

Legend has it that the purpose of creating this doll was to protect the Jews from being persecuted by their enemies.

Golems can move due to the powerful spell [Ameth] written on their heads by the caster, which means "truth" and "God's truth".

If you want to destroy it, just erase the first character of the spell above its head.

In this way, "truth" becomes "death", and the golem itself turns into dust and rubble and scatters all over the ground.

Of course, the things given by the witch cannot be driven by the power of God.

So what Su Fan obtained was a fake made using alchemy.

[Rather than saying it’s a fake, it’s more like an enhanced version. ]

Without the obvious weakness spell on his forehead, and with Ted's improvements and the ability to imitate, he has become a good helper in murder and robbery.

It just so happens that it’s time to officially sacrifice the astrologer ghost.

After returning, Su Fan planned to tinker with it and redesign it.

By then, the store’s defense capabilities will be able to be taken to a higher level.

at the same time.

Katie was moving between different rental locations following the instructions on the map.

Having successfully avoided the landlord who was reclaiming her house by pretending not to be at home, Katie is now determined to find a new place to stay.

In order to save the taxi fare and the damn 15% tip, her long legs suffered today.

If the weather wasn't so cold, Katie would have taken off her boots and massaged her stiff arches.

[Hold on, this is the last one…]

Katie encouraged herself secretly.

This family was the backup choice she had planned long ago.

Her request to rent a house should not be rejected.

As you turn the corner, the shops become fewer and fewer.

Minors with unfriendly eyes in groups of three or four, homeless people standing in front of fire barrels to keep warm, and drunkards lying on the roadside with no idea whether they are dead or alive, all highlight the chaotic public security in this area.

Katie saw all these scenes, but she could do nothing about it.

The situation is stronger than she is, and the money on hand does not allow her to be picky.

After climbing up the few steps, Katie knocked on the door in front of her.

Soon, someone opened the door.

The middle-aged man, who looked a little sleepy, poked his head out from behind the door. When he saw Katie's long red hair under her hat, a hint of disgust flashed in his eyes.

But the latter is not surprised.

Since she was a child, she has been looked down upon because of her long hair.

As long as the other party didn't make direct sarcastic remarks, Katie could pretend not to see it.

"Hello, I am……"

"You're here to rent a house, right?"

The man interrupted Katie and opened the door.

"Come in and take a look at the room first."

Katie at the door was stunned.

The other party was so easy to talk to that it was beyond her expectations, and the prepared words were of no use.

Katie simply thanked him and walked through the door.

"As you can see, this building only accepts women... The conditions are pretty good. Although there is no independent kitchen, the bathroom conditions are also good."

Apart from showing a slightly wrong attitude at the beginning, the man was loyal and conscientious during the sales process.

During the process, she also met several girls who were living here.

Most of them have typical Middle Eastern looks, and it is obvious that the process of their arrival here was not formal or legal.

After Katie took a look around, she felt that the environment was indeed good, but she had an indescribable sense of weirdness, and she secretly became alert.

Her intuition told her that this place was not very clean.

If she could, she wanted to turn around and leave, but...

“Excuse me, do you accept short-term rentals here?”

"I accept it, but I don't accept overdue rent or credit. Don't treat this place as a shelter. Pay first and then move in."

The man was not polite at all.

Katie looked conflicted, but finally she sighed and took out the money from her pocket.

"I saw the rent from the rental advertisement... This is one month's rent, you collect it first."

For this kind of residence, there is naturally no such thing as a contract.

But Katie always keeps a recorder with her so she's not afraid of him cheating.

The man took the money and put it in his pocket without even looking at the amount, said a few words casually, and left.

But he didn't notice the red-haired woman behind him, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

(End of this chapter)