Miss Lathers probably thought that Shade's strength could not last long, so she quickly climbed to the giant's chest. She noticed that there were hidden connection marks on the chest of the puppet, so she pried open the wooden cover with a long sword, revealing the dazzling heart-shaped ruby inside the puppet's chest.
The size of the ruby was not exaggerated. Considering the palm-sized figure of the puppet, it was almost the size of a pendant.
She stretched out her hand and tried hard to take out the ruby, but found that the ruby was stuck in the giant's chest and could not be moved:
"Ms. Lathers, please hurry up!"
Shade on the ground shouted loudly, and the giant's body began to shake violently at this moment. Although Shade was not inferior to the opponent in wrestling, the restraining effect of the Sin Chain was about to fail.
“It’s too tight!”
Miss Lathers responded loudly, trying to pry the ruby out with her sword, but it didn't work. After a closer look, she found that the ruby was clearly glued inside:
"Oh, this damn puppet!"
The sorceress whispered undignifiedly, then held out her wooden hand:
"fire!"
A faint flame appeared in the palm of the puppet, and the flame also burned the puppet's body. Fortunately, the puppet did not feel any pain.
The appearance of the flame also melted the solidified glue, and the glue was melted and the ruby was taken out. The giant's body fell down with a bang, and Shade hurriedly dodged to avoid being hit:
"Ragarai's Leap!"
He appeared beside the corpse, caught the panicked Miss Lathers who fell, and took her out of the danger zone before the giant completely fell down:
"I'm fine."
Miss Lathers, the puppet who had difficulty standing due to the injury, stood up with the help of Shade. She showed Shade the heart-shaped ruby, and the black button eyes seemed to be sparkling:
"Look, I got it, let's keep moving forward."
"Wait a mininute."
The puppet's hand grasped the puppet's wrist, and as Shade summoned some water to fall into Miss Lathers's burned hand, the magic of fullness took effect. The clear water turned into a potion with a strange healing effect, and in the puppet's form, these silver waters that healed external injuries really restored the burned part of the puppet.
"There's no need to treat this injury. The spirit cannot recover in the puppet state, and we still have many enemies to deal with next!"
Miss Lathers said with considerable concern, but Shad's spirit could be restored.
The ruby heart obtained by defeating the giant is not just a so-called "key". No matter whether it is Shad or Miss Lathers, as long as this gem is carried, the power of the puppet will be greatly enhanced.
Although it is still far less powerful than the "Forest Giant", this enhancement is also very significant.
Shade then let Miss Lathers wear it temporarily. After all, he still had magic to use. Even if his strength increased, he was still alone. With the help of Miss Lathers, the next battle might be easier.
After collecting the ruby, I returned along the original route and this time chose to take the path on the left.
They still didn't have to walk forward themselves. As the gears under the model venue turned, the venue automatically took them forward and entered the "Ruins of the Royal Capital" surrounded by forests.
Although the model of the city looked equally delicate and complex, there were actually only two paths to choose from between the building models: one leading to the towering castle at the end, and the other leading to the residence of the evil wizard who occupied the city's clock tower.
This city model is closer to what the city looked like decades ago when the steam industry was not as prosperous as it is today. As the two of them moved forward, just like encountering wild wolves in the forest, enemies called "city thugs" also jumped out of those building models.
The puppet hiding behind the castle sang:
"Act 2: The Wizard in the Tower
The kingdom has fallen, and evil villains are hiding in it, breeding a nest of sin. The righteous knight is determined to eradicate them and ask for the way to the residence of the evil wizard. The knight from the foreign land draws his sword and charges, and the beautiful maid bravely helps... "
In the current city model, the road leading to the clock tower where the "evil wizard" is located is blocked by the building model. In other words, if you don't defeat these enemies, the venue will not change to a passable road.
Compared with the "Forest Giants", the armed "City Thugs" puppets were nothing. Miss Lathers wanted to try out how much power the ruby could provide, so she took the initiative to meet it.
It can be seen that she is quite good at cold weapon combat, holding a long sword and skillfully slashing, dodging and swinging. Among the thirteen puppets, only two were destroyed by Shade with Silver Moon Slash, and the rest were dealt with by Miss Lathers. From this battle, it can be seen that Shade has indeed gained a good helper.
The so-called "evil wizard" is a puppet with greasy black hair, wearing a black robe and black boots, and a big nose.
This enemy was the same size as Shade and the others, but was even more difficult to deal with than the "Forest Giant". It did not have outstanding strength, but it had the ability to cast spells, and could summon fist-sized fireballs. Not only that, its casting did not require materials, gestures, or spells, and it even seemed to have no consumption.
When Shad and Miss Lathers arrived at the bottom of the tower, the wizard who jumped down from the tower summoned a series of fireballs at the two of them without saying a word. They didn't even have a chance to fight back and had to dodge separately.
"Fireball" is a basic attack spell based on the spell "Fire Starter", an ancient but very common spell. Extending from it, there are spells such as "Strange Fireball", "Big Fireball", "Fire Wall" and other spells as well as magic. But it was the first time that Shade knew that this basic spell could be so threatening.
While fleeing and dodging, the fireball merely brushed past his body and immediately ignited half of his puppet arm. Fortunately, the fire was extinguished in time.
They couldn't find any chance to get close, and Miss Lathers couldn't even bend her bow and shoot. In the funny singing of the child puppet, it can be seen that the "evil wizard" who was more threatening to Shad almost chased him, but fortunately, in the end, Shad relied on his "Ragray Leap" to launch an unexpected sneak attack. He was hit by a fireball head-on, which gave Miss Lathers a chance to cut off the wizard's ring with a sharp toy sword.
After losing the ring, the puppet immediately seemed to be dead and could no longer move. Even though Shade, whose entire body was burning, rolled over to put out the fire and called for clean water to put out the fire, the puppet's body was still burned miserably, and the flammable clothes were almost turned into pieces of cloth.
This time, Shad did not treat himself. After all, the burns on his body were much more serious than those of Miss Lathers just now, and it was not easy to treat.
Even though the sorceress's puppet had no expression on her face, she showed great concern when she asked about Shade's situation. But Shade was more concerned about the red copper ring. Like the forest giant's ruby, the wizard's ring also had the function of giving the puppet extraordinary power. Wearing it could release fireballs at the cost of consuming one's own mental power. Of course, the effect was far less outstanding than when the wizard puppet used it just now.
Shade then discussed with Miss Lathers and decided that Miss Lathers would keep the ring temporarily. After all, although the fireball was powerful, it could not surpass the power of Shade's "Silver Moon Slash" in puppet form. If she gave it to Miss Lathers, she would not have to use the bow and the limited number of arrows frequently.
"Although these battles are a bit more difficult, they are far from enough to stop us. I think the next ones will definitely be more dangerous."
When they set out again and headed for the castle at the end of the model, Shade said to his companion with some concern. Miss Lathers looked at John Watson, who had become a puppet but still looked handsome, with her button eyes, and vaguely felt that if her companion was not him, this adventure would definitely not be so easy.
"Silver Moon Slash!"
The pulled out silver moon split the "thug" puppets that jumped out from the roads on both sides of the city. Xia De looked at his palm and was quite unaccustomed to the shape of this kind of puppet:
"But don't worry, I will definitely rescue Miss Benannis."
"You know her name... You know us?"
It was only at this moment that Miss Lathers finally asked this question. Shade nodded, and turned his wooden head 180 degrees to look behind him to prevent any "people" from attacking him:
"I even know that the Golden Dawn is an organization under the Witch Council."
Unfortunately, the puppet couldn't show any expression, so Shade couldn't see the surprise on her face:
"I know other great witches, such as Grandma Cassandra. In fact, I have letters of introduction from other witches with me, and I was going to give them to Miss Benannis today. I will be staying here for a while, and I still need Miss Benannis's help."
"If that's the case, why didn't you meet up with Vanessa yesterday?"
Miss Lathers said in confusion, walking forward and turning her head ninety degrees to look at Shade.
This question could only be answered by Shade after he met Miss Benannis, otherwise it would be too troublesome to explain, so he shook his head without comment, and Miss Lathers did not hesitate:
"Since you know the other great witches... ... you should not look down on Vanessa just because she is trapped by this sage-level relic. She has been in a bad state recently... ... She is sick."
"Can an eleventh-level witch also get sick?"
Xia De asked, and then realized that he had asked this question once before. But that time, Miss Carina was looking for an excuse for not showing up for a long time, and by the way, she used up the annual "sickness index". If a person does not get sick for a long time, it would look too strange.