Nightmare Despair

Chapter 72 The Silent Puppet Master

“I said… I am their puppet.”

Dressed in an elegant evening suit, the dough-faced man bowed slightly like a true gentleman, his dark, unfathomable eyes looking down at Zhou Kai with a smug grin on his lips.

That expression seemed to say, "You've finally fallen into my hands."

Immediately afterwards, the doughy-faced girl pouted, her cheeks turning a strange ochre red, and gently blew a breath at Zhou Kai.

Instantly, a stench assaulted Zhou Kai's face, and at the same time, boundless fear swept over him.

The chill that was initially manageable turned into a bone-chilling corrosive force in an instant, and Zhou Kai's body was rapidly stiffening and losing control...

But... the same tricks will never be as deadly to Zhou Kai now as they were when they first met.

My heart was pounding, my blood was surging, and it felt as if every cell was being activated at the same time, unleashing an astonishing power.

laugh!
A burst of silver-blue light suddenly erupted from Zhou Kai's chest, and the amulet's durability plummeted at an unprecedented rate.

The engravings on his arm seemed to ignite, bursting forth with dazzling golden light, and the phantom of the chariot leaped out.

Even behind Zhou Kai, the gift from Fu Er now shone with a blazing light, the flame on the wick twisting into a scorching vortex.

Reason gradually returned, and the chill melted away bit by bit.

All the strength Zhou Kai had desperately sought over this period of time was forcibly twisted into a knot by his will to survive at this moment.

They integrate with each other, producing effects far exceeding those of superposition.

Zhou Kai even took advantage of this ferocity to get a glimpse of the power of the True Force realm in the most crude and direct way.

"You still want to control me? Then you'd better die today."

Zhou Kai's body seemed to break free from the shackles of time's stillness, unleashing all the power he had accumulated through the sword he gripped tightly in his hand.

Wow!
The two-handed sword reflected the blazing firelight, and the blade, following the most tricky trajectory of Soraka's swordsmanship, transformed into a streak of silver lightning, stabbing diagonally towards the dough-faced man's large face!

Its two dark eye sockets suddenly widened, as if it had never expected that its puppet could break free of the strings.

It took the blow squarely.

But this guy's defense was far more resilient than Zhou Kai had imagined; this powerful sword strike only managed to leave a shallow mark on his face.

"Damn, that's shameless!"

Zhou Kai's eyes flashed with a sharp light. Before the doughy-faced man could fully react, he flipped his wrist, and the sword blade slashed horizontally and vertically, creating a continuous gust of wind.

Ha ha.

The dough-faced creature's stiff smile revealed a strange mix of eeriness and kindness. It stretched out one hand, precisely blocking Zhou Kai's sword blade, while its other hand slowly and deliberately, with a chilling gentleness, touched the top of Zhou Kai's head.

A sense of unease suddenly arose in Zhou Kai's heart; he didn't want to be patted on the head by this monster!

In an instant, he made a decisive move, temporarily abandoning the two-handed sword that was being held tightly, and his body suddenly sank downwards. He slid through the gaping crotch of the dough-faced man and instantly circled behind him.

His right hand flashed into his pocket, pulled out the Gran 02, and pressed the cold muzzle firmly against the back of the dough-faced man's chest!

Pull the trigger!

Even if your marksmanship is terrible, you can't just keep shooting and miss, right?
The Gran 02 is a fully automatic pistol, and Qiu Ping had previously switched it to fully automatic mode.

Zhou Kai is currently a gun novice and hasn't touched it before.

Therefore, this gun is still in fully automatic mode!
Bang bang bang bang!
The muzzle flashes wildly in the confined space, tearing holes in the monster's dress and flesh.

Zhou Kai gripped the trigger tightly, and in less than two seconds, all twelve remaining bullets were fired... all of them blasted into the dough-faced man's body.

No matter how thick-skinned this thing is, its back defense obviously can't withstand a whole magazine of bullets at close range!
"Uhhhhh!"

The dough-faced creature let out an extremely shrill scream, its features twisted in agony, and even those two black holes seemed to be spewing out fury and murderous intent.

It casually tossed aside Zhou Kai's two-handed sword, took a long stride, and reached out to grab Zhou Kai with its fan-like hand. The occasional muffled groans of pain it emitted proved that Zhou Kai's burst of bullets had indeed caused it considerable damage.

opportunity!

The dough-faced man was in a state of panic, his murderous intent fully revealed, and this was precisely the flaw Zhou Kai had been waiting for!

Zhou Kai rolled over, narrowly avoiding the dough-faced man's claws, and at the same time twisted his body to grab the two-handed sword that had fallen to the side.

Then, Zhou Kai's eyes hardened, and he roared inwardly, "Add more points!"

General experience points are indeed valuable, but if we don't use them now... when will we ever get around to saving them?
Should we leave it until the marks regress after a crushing defeat? Or should we leave it until this monster tortures us and the erosion deepens?
The guy in front of me is powerful, but not so powerful that he's completely unattainable!

A Falcon Wing Elixir instantly materialized from his inventory, which Zhou Kai tossed directly into his mouth. He snapped his teeth shut, chewed it, and swallowed it!

As the pungent medicinal properties spread through his body like magma, eleven and twenty-two points of general experience were directly allocated to Soraka Swordsmanship and Falcon Strike, respectively.

[You have used 11 Universal Experience Points to level up Soraka's Swordsmanship!]

[You have consumed 22 general experience points, and your Falcon Slash skill has leveled up!]

A moment!

Two level-three skills were brought together at this moment.

Soraka's swordsmanship and Falcon Slash have both reached the third level of proficiency!

"Come again."

Zhou Kai raised his sword, a fierce smile flashing in his eyes, the blade humming.

He swung the heavy blow at the dough face again!
The dough-faced boy still instinctively reached out to take it.

But this time, it couldn't save its hand!
Chi!
The dull thud of metal severing flesh and bone echoed through the room. A flash of light appeared, and the dough-faced man's entire right arm was severed at the elbow, flying into the air.

"Uh ah ah ah..."

The dough-faced creature human-like gripped its empty half-arm and let out an even more shrill scream than before.

This undoubtedly created an excellent attacking opportunity for Zhou Kai.

"Victory charge!"

The chariot-shaped engraving on Zhou Kai's arm shone brightly. After gaining the Vitality state, this skill was no longer a trump card that could only be used once and then be useless.

It's just a regular advanced move with a certain cooldown time.

His level three Soraka swordsmanship made the two-handed sword feel like an extension of his arm. The perfect combination of Falcon Strike and the secret medicine boosted his physical abilities significantly in a short period of time... And on top of that, Zhou Kai launched a victorious charge!

Is this merely an attack at the True Force level?

No! The combination of several abilities... is the pinnacle of true power!
"die!"

With an unstoppable momentum, Zhou Kai crossed the entire room in one step. He even used his broad two-handed sword as a warhammer and smashed it down hard on the head of the dough-faced man!

boom!
With a loud bang, the tough dough of the dough face, along with its entire head, was smashed into its own chest cavity!
The piercing screams in the space abruptly stopped, but the death barrage had not yet appeared.

"This isn't going to kill you?"

Zhou Kai's breath hitched, but the momentum of his victorious charge had not yet completely dissipated.

Then...

Just start smashing it!
In this one-sided situation, swordsmanship skills were irrelevant. To prevent the monster from rising again, Zhou Kai had only one thought.

He wielded a broad two-handed sword that weighed five kilograms due to the added weight, and smashed it repeatedly against the already sunken head of the dough-faced man, as if smashing a ripe watermelon!

Three times.

Fifth grade...

Ten times!

When Zhou Kai relentlessly struck for the twentieth time, the head and chest of the dough-faced man finally gave way and exploded with a bang, spraying out a mixture of scarlet, viscous fluid and bone fragments.

"凸".

Zhou Kai spat out a mouthful of saliva, then breathed a sigh of relief, plunging the sword into the ground with a thud to support his somewhat limp body.

[You have gained 21 Universal Experience Points by defeating the 'Silent Puppet Master']

[Due to Mysticism level 2, you have gained an additional: Bottled Aura *1]

(End of this chapter)