Challenge: The Fool with the Surname Okayamine

Chapter 202 Neighboring World Arc: "Puppet Show"

The puppets in the distance clamored like insects, while Prochis's abdomen in the middle bulged continuously, followed by the continuous spitting out of one puppet after another.

"Kill!" "Eliminate the bad guys for our master!" "Destroy them all!"

These are the whispers of girls whose minds have been twisted, finding no peace even in death—a true blasphemy against the warriors.

And at this moment, on the battlefield that resembled a brutal brawl...

Kurumi Tokisaki used the "First Bullet" to accelerate herself to the limit and attacked Ao from all directions.

Cang, on the other hand, used his tenacious spirit armor to block the attack and grabbed Kurumi's leg with one hand.

"Quick...quick...run away quickly—!"

No wonder Sora shouted when she witnessed this scene. The moment Kurumi was caught, she realized that Aoi's reputation as the "Crushing Pancake Girl" was well-deserved.

Once captured, there is absolutely no chance of escape. You will absolutely be killed, absolutely crushed.

"That's right! That's right! Get out of the way!"

Seeing Kong Wu shouting loudly, Rion Meng, who suddenly perked up, also shouted out loud, although to be precise, Cang might actually be his teammate.

As for Cang, she swung Kurumi like a stick, intending to throw her against the stone wall. However, that was a foolish plan.

Like the soft feel of a fist hitting the soil, Cang's eyes widened. But she immediately understood that it was only natural.

Because of the shadows cast on the stone wall, half of Kurumi's body was buried in the shadows.

"Alright, come over here!"

Kurumi made this announcement, forcibly dragging Ao into the shadows.

Cang waved his arms, unsure whether he was floating or sinking, or even if he had any space to breathe—but it was all in vain.

When she realized it, the axe she had been holding had also disappeared.

Utilizing the accelerated burst of [First Bullet], a series of stealth attacks were launched. Cang's [Ultimate Necromancer's Armor - First Five] finally cracked.

"Crack," a strange sound, like a death wreath, echoed through the space.

A giggling sound came from behind.

Cang remained silent. But that wasn't because she was afraid.

Rather, it was because joy had filled his back, and his spirit was too excited, and he had not yet calmed down.

—So happy! It was so enjoyable to play against her! I can't predict what will happen next!

It was a deafening roar that one had grown accustomed to. Cang thought he must have been struck, and tried to piece together a logical explanation as he pondered. Fortunately, there was only one useful thing in the shadow space.

He couldn't hear any noise from reality. He could distinguish the volume, direction, and even the error in the hit. Cang searched for Tokisaki Kurumi's whereabouts somewhere in the shadows—and found her.

"Gotcha—!"

Cang grabbed Kurumi's collar and slammed it into her head without hesitation. Instantly, they returned to a world filled with light.

The sudden shift in vision from darkness to light made Cang feel a little dizzy.

Kongwu stared blankly at him—there was no hostility, no threat, no question.

On the ground, one could see the figure of Kurumi Tokisaki. Blood was streaming from her forehead, and she was groaning in pain, her consciousness fading... Even so, she still pointed the old-fashioned pistol at Ao's throat.

As long as you hold this bullet, you will win.

However, Cang was not confident that he could suppress the bullet.

[Ultimate Necromancer Armor - Number 15] is ineffective. Its current defensive capabilities are equivalent to a sheet of paper compared to normal.

However, if she could hold the bullet with this piece of paper and deliver another headbutt, she could win. She was confident she could win with a single blow.

...Of course, one could also try to distance oneself and stop this reckless gamble. But Cang's intuition screamed, "You can't win that way."

If you manage to hold on, it's your victory; if you can't, it's Kurumi's victory.

"I won...!"

"No, it's you who was defeated...!"

The first to notice something was wrong was Kurumi Tokisaki. Was it because she was lying on the ground, in a humiliating state, being pinned down by Ao?

A quasi-elf descended from the sky—Fros Prochies. A total of six wriggling little hands emerged from her open, hollow mouth.

The moment she saw this scene, something snapped in Tokisaki Kurumi's head. She forgot all about the ongoing deadly battle with Ao, and the life-or-death situation.

She slid the old-fashioned pistol that had been pressed against Cang's throat away and pulled the trigger into the air.

Frith reached out, intending to catch the bullet. Of course, she failed. A gash spread across her body instantly, tearing her skin and flesh.

Forlus exploded. The dolls hidden within her simultaneously began to appear.

A loud shout.

Ao noticed this and turned around. Kurumi, looking like Ao was in the way, kicked her away and fired old-fashioned pistols randomly into the air.

Surprisingly, all those bullets were dodged by the other side.

"What an eyesore—!" The bandaged doll raised the steel spear covered in venom and thrust it downwards with all its might!

Along with them came countless puppets wielding all sorts of weapons, including scythes, meteor hammers, and broadswords.

The moment the attack was discovered, Kurumi gritted her teeth and observed these so-called dolls, and even found a familiar figure among them.

Meanwhile, Cang, having lost the nameless angel, chose to punch the puppet with his fists, his maniacal laughter now masking his attack:

"So slow." "So weak." "You're so sluggish." "But that's understandable." "Because you're tired!"

The puppet didn't take this into account, and its movements were surprisingly fast.

The puppet wielding a large sword plunged its blade into Cang's chest; a meteor hammer pounded the girl's back; and a long spear coated with poison sliced ​​through Cang's skin, allowing the poison to seep in.

(Note: Because the "Puppet Master" felt that Kurumi was far more dangerous than Wuming, he eliminated Wuming and waited for the puppets to gather before launching his attack.)

Seeing Cang fall, Kongwu and the already stunned Rion screamed in stiff voices almost simultaneously.

"Aaaaaaahh ...

What shocked Sora even more was that the doll looked just like Nogi Ai!

If you listen carefully, you can even hear the girl's loud voice when she was alive.

But they had already surrounded Kurumi, revealing a terrifying killing intent.

"So you really became a puppet? No, it should be said that you were made into a puppet."

"Wh...what do you mean?!" "Wow, that's scary!"

Both Kongwu and Liyin spoke in unison.

All quasi-elves rely on fragments of soul crystals for survival. Upon death, their soul crystals become the property of others.

The "Puppet Master" unearthed fragments of the soul crystals of 100 girls and then turned them into dolls.

Souls were twisted, and several puppets danced there.

They appeared incredibly happy, yet utterly bizarre. However, in the case of Kong Wu and Rion Yume, they were utterly eccentric.

This utterly vulgar and ridiculous phenomenon is nothing short of a desecration of the souls of those girls who have failed in their desperate struggle to survive.

"Therefore, the 'puppet master' is the worst!"

Turning them into puppets is not enough.

They also tried their best to preserve the original personalities and abilities of the characters, making them as cute as dolls.

Moreover, it will cause a fatal change in personality—no matter how arrogant they were in the past, they will become servants of the 'puppet master'.

"I'm so happy, so happy!" "Everyone is so harmonious and beautiful!" "Ah~~ It's so nice to be a doll!"

"shut up!"

This was the first time that Kurumi Tokisaki had shown signs of emotional agitation.

Upon hearing this, the dolls laughed even more gleefully.

"Angry! Angry!" "I'm collapsing! I'm collapsing!" "Kill her! Kill her!" "Elves turned into dolls! [Able to turn elves into dolls!] "Join our family—!"

An old-fashioned pistol blasted one of the noisy dolls away. The cheers immediately turned to silence.

"Shut up, so noisy! Just because you manipulate a few disgusting puppets, you think you're a king?"

That sentence contained a calm anger, but Kongwu thought so too at the same time.

Kurumi Tokisaki has lost her composure and arrogance, and now acts solely out of pure anger.

Conversely, could it be that the current situation is so dangerous that it has caused her to lose her composure? Or perhaps—

"Since the 'puppet master' is just watching from somewhere, I'll just destroy all the puppets without leaving a single one behind; that'll be faster."

The puppets burst into laughter upon hearing this.

"Impossible!" "It can't be done!" "It just can't be done!" "Because of us!" "The quantity is too large!" "It's pointless, too chaotic!"

"Power! Power!" "A massive number of a thousand!" "Even the elves can't win!"

Just as they said, they were surrounded by all the dolls. Sora and Rion were so frightened their legs almost gave way.

The doll's lifeless eyes—more than two thousand glass eyes—peeped at Tokisaki Kurumi.

It was impossible to tell if it was fear, trembling, or crying—

The anger vanished from her expression; she didn't seem afraid, but she also didn't smile as usual.

She was completely calm. She pursed her lips, exhaled softly, and faced the void.

"Emptiness".

Even the voice calling out did not tremble.

"Yes, yes. What is it?"

"I'm so sorry to have dragged you into my revenge. You're not empty inside at all."

"Huh, what does that mean...?"

While the girl was pondering, Rionmu had already been chased away by several dolls and fled the place.

"Help! Help me!"

Similar calls could be heard from a distance.

Kurumi chuckled, pointed to the ground, and in front of her fingertip was a manhole cover. Kurumi kicked the manhole cover, and it flew to the ground.

"You should run away; you're in the way."

"Huh, but...!"

Kongwu originally wanted to declare something cool like, "How could I leave you all alone?"

"Stop talking."

Kurumi grabbed the empty back of her neck and threw her into the sewer. Fortunately, perhaps due to the neighboring world...

No one lit a fire, so there was no foul odor.

"Kurumi—"

"I'm telling you, just shut up."

Kurumi smiled and said this, then gently waved her hand towards the void directly below.

"You protected her! You protected her!" "Do you value her? Do you value her that much?" "That empty little girl?"

The puppets burst into laughter.

Seeing their ugly appearance, Tokisaki Kurumi laughed, a very happy and cheerful laugh.

"No. It's just that I'm not cruel or shallow enough to drag her into 'this'."

The dolls tilted their heads, puzzled.

Kurumi raised an old-fashioned pistol—without aiming at the doll—and shot it through the window of a house.

then--

The flash seemed to burn your eyes. Finally, a deafening bang.

Of course, this is on the premise that... the doll has eyes and ears.

Burning, cracking, exploding! This is why this morning's art is called blooming! This is a premeditated revenge!