Mary Shaw

It had been six hours since Huo Ziping Ziping's team had ventured deep into the tunnel.

With no movement at either end of the tunnel.

The tunnel is located at a certain point on a high mountain.

A boulder nearly five meters wide was slowly moved aside, revealing a straight downward passage.

internal.

A group of disheveled Asians quickly escaped.

Even Though Captain Huo Ziping is not in good condition. His braid has been cut off by a sharp weapon, and his black hair is scattered messily over his shoulders. There are several cuts on his cheeks, shoulders, and waist and abdomen, and there are even many pieces of wood embedded in his flesh that need to be treated urgently.

Huo Ziping was the last to leave.

The strange laughter could still be heard coming from the lower passage, and a white-haired old woman with a festering face, half-human and half-puppet, could be vaguely seen following behind... but she could not leave because of the passage's restrictions.

She could only pull the silken threads in her hand to make the puppet floating in the air wave goodbye to the group of people who had escaped.

"No wonder you were able to kill Pennywise in the real world, you guys are quite capable... We'll meet again someday, no one can escape Mary Shaw's threads."

Huff... huff... huff...

The team was able to find the hidden path in the tunnel thanks to Yu Wu, a guy with squinty eyes, whose ears are very useful in many environments.

But it still took a long time.

The various bizarre puppets caused the team a lot of trouble... Only Huo Ziping managed to slightly touch Mary Shaw's true form with his sword skills. The most abnormal thing was that Mary Shaw could perform "consciousness transfer," transferring her consciousness into any puppet, and her true form was constantly changing.

Moreover, once Mary Shaw senses that her consciousness has been detected, she immediately switches.

To kill this old woman, the following three conditions must be met:

①. Non-targeted positioning requires the use of a method that Mary Shaw cannot detect to locate the puppet body in which her consciousness resides.

②. No murderous intent. Throughout the entire process, you must not reveal any murderous intent, and you must not let Mary Shaw realize that you are really targeting her.

③. Kill instantly, giving Mary Shaw no time to escape.

Of course... Huo Ziping had considered killing all the puppets to prevent Mary Shaw from transferring her consciousness, but that was simply impossible.

"Having escaped the ' Mount Herbo Tunnel ' through the hidden passage, you will be free from Mary Shaw's attention and attacks for 48 hours."

Upon hearing this message, everyone was finally able to stop completely.

In this sudden encounter, the only one who was not injured was Ma Taotao... Gongsun Hao, who was the tallest, stepped forward many times in critical moments, using his body to shield Ma Taotao.

However, this is also an unwritten rule within the team, to avoid Ma Taotao getting injured as much as possible.

One by one, silver needles were inserted into the bodies of his teammates, and then connected to the needle tips with a ribbon.

As Ma Taotao danced gracefully.

She immediately absorbed the vitality of the green plants in the mountains, condensing it into a pure life-healing essence, which was then transmitted to the three of them via the ribbon... healing their injuries at the fastest speed.

The graceful, flowing dance moves, paired with such a beautiful woman, prompted Gongsun Hao to ask the same question for the 58th time.

"Tao Tao, when we get back to Longcheng, can I treat you to a meal and a walk around town by ourselves?"

"Cannot."

Gongsun Hao gave an awkward laugh and didn't ask any more questions.

As his injuries healed, everyone turned their attention to the captain, Huo Ziping, who was holding an exquisite book covered in black hardcover, titled "Resident Household Register - Derry Town".

Like Han Dong, they also completed a side quest called "The House of Puppets" in the tunnel by following the noise from Yu Wu, and obtained the same household registration book.

Information on Hidden Resident collected [Puppet - Mary Shaw]

Background wall: Glass display cases showcasing various puppets

Type: Puppet Master

Basic information: [Female], [Height 171cm], [Weight 55kg].

Religious beliefs: None

Birthplace: Ravensfair Town, Dead Silence

Current address: 12 Smortal Street, Derry Town, Germany

Derry Town Physical Fitness Monitoring Report:

[Strength]: E- (This attribute changes when controlling different puppets)

[Durability]: B-

[Magic]: S

Agility: E- (This attribute changes when controlling different puppets)

[Divinity]: C-

Special abilities:

[Absolute Puppet Creation]: B

Mary Shaw has transformed all the residents and their blood relatives in her birthplace, the Dead World, into living puppets, thus completing her ultimate revenge and reaching the pinnacle of puppet-making skills.

It can refine any form of life (including various monsters) into human puppets, inheriting 80% or more of their original attributes, with no limit on the number.

They settled in Derry Town at the invitation of the 'Mayor'.

[Transfer]: B+

I am a puppet.

Mary Shaw's consciousness is constantly connected to the dolls she creates, and her consciousness can be transferred without limit, with no cooldown time, no transfer interval, and no side effects.

When Mary Shaw's consciousness is transferred to other puppets, she can unleash 100% of their power and use equivalent Puppet Sorcery.

[Do Not Scream]: A-

When facing Mary Shaw and her dolls, an individual's Fear Value will continuously accumulate, and each attack by Mary Shaw will also increase the Fear Value by a certain amount.

When the Fear Value reaches the fear tolerance limit (depending on the individual), it will force the individual to scream.

Forcefully triggers "Tongue Extraction" (Sight Range, instant death).

The total Fear Value will gradually decrease after leaving Mary Shaw's territory (the rate of decrease is related to the individual's willpower).

(Fear Value can be suppressed or neutralized by certain special abilities, a person's special Mental State, or by killing Mary Shaw's puppet, etc.)

Unique equipment (cannot be dropped, can only be held by the corresponding Hidden Resident):

"The Tongue Demon's Thorn"

Grade: B-

Type: Living Weapon

Distance: 1~5 (extendable)

A fleshy dagger formed by fusing the tongues of all the townspeople and their blood relatives in the Ravensfair Town (the Dead World).

The dagger has low base damage, but when it touches an individual, it will accumulate a large amount of Fear Value, causing the individual to enter the preconditions for triggering "Affliction Tongue Extraction" earlier.

—When dealing with Mary Shaw, please be quiet!

"The Demon King Puppet"

Rating: B+

Type: Stand Props

Appearance: A ventriloquist puppet with a spiky hairstyle, red tie, Black Suit, and white shirt.

Distance: 1~20 (maximum control distance reaches 1000m, but the controllability of the Demon King Puppet will decline when it exceeds 100m)

The puppet Mary Shaw used when she performed ventriloquism.

Always by Mary Shaw's side, it gradually developed self-awareness... With each time Mary Shaw Tongue Extraction, the Demon King Puppet would extract a certain amount of death essence from the body of the dead.

When fully activated, the Demon King Puppet can Transform Into into Mary Shaw's perfect clone, controlling other puppets and doubling the accumulation of Fear Value.

[Overall Resident Ranking]: NO.18

"The Hidden Resident... ranked eighteenth, yet they possess such strength. It seems our trip to Derry Town needs to be reconsidered."