"After being promoted to Sequence 5, in addition to the great improvement of my previous Beyonder Ability, the only new ability is that I can see and control Spirit Body Threads.
"With the help of Spirit Body Threads, I can make the target enter a stagnant state after a period of time, making their hands and feet stiff and thinking Slowing. The lower the target's Sequence, the faster the control speed and the better the effect.
"If the target does not get rid of it in time, it will become my puppet, that is, 'Marionette' after I fully control Spirit Body Threads. This change is permanent, and the target is equivalent to death, but under my control, he can still maintain his original form, and even maintain Sequence, and can use Beyonder Ability."
In his room, Klein sat on a chair, closing his eyes and gradually controlling the overflowing Spirituality, while opening his mouth to explain.
Angel sat on the bed, nodded in understanding, and suddenly said:
"How far is the control distance? How long does it take? Once you start controlling Spirit Body Threads, can you stop it midway?"
These contents belong to the core secrets of "Marionettist". If it were another person, Klein would never say a word, but the person in front of him was Angel, and he would not hold anything back.
"Currently, it can only take effect within 5 meters of the target. It is estimated that the initial mastering will take about 20 seconds. Before that, the target will hardly be aware of it.
"After initial mastery, the target can detect it, but it has entered the sluggish stage. It takes about 5 minutes until it is fully mastered and becomes Marionette. Before this, control could be interrupted by violent movements, and it could also be stopped actively."
As he explained, he saw Angel in front of him looking curious.
"Then, do you want to give it a try?"
she suggested.
Try... try it?
Klein understood what she meant instantly, but instead felt a little hesitant.
For Angel, this was tantamount to putting his life in his own hands. Although the other party was also Sequence 5 and there should be other ways to avoid being completely controlled, this mentality made him moved but also a little angry.
"I just want to know the effect of 'Spirit Body Threads' in advance to avoid being attacked by other Marionettist."
Seeing Klein's uncertain expression, Angel quickly explained.
"That's true. In Backlund, Rosago easily controlled Sharron Miss through 'Faceless' plus 'Spirit Body Threads', which shows that this ability is indeed difficult to defend. You might as well experience it in advance. "Klein frowned and thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
"Rosago?"
"Just a Marionettist who generously gave his life and Beyonder Characteristic."
Seeing that Klein agreed, Angel immediately entered the invisible state, moved his position slightly, and hid next to the wardrobe in the corner of the room.
But seeing Klein's eyes closely following her, she knew that being invisible in front of the opponent was useless, so she said:
"Let's get started."
Klein took a deep breath, Spirituality spread, touched the illusory black lines extending from Angel's body, and "grabbed" them.
Although Marionettist can see Spirit Body Threads within 100 meters, operating them can only be done within 5 meters of itself.
1, 2, 3...
Klein began to count the time silently in his mind, but within a few seconds, he found that the black lines spreading on Angel's body began to move.
Was she discovered? So fast?
It was completely different from what he expected, Klein was a little confused.
Boom, boom.
Angel's heart beat rapidly, and the surface of Magic Mirror hidden in her chest became cold, reminding her of the approaching danger.
She subconsciously moved her position, and then she realized that it was her own Spirituality warning that "Spirit Body Threads" was being manipulated.
Klein said that it will not be discovered before preliminary control... Is it only limited to Beyonder who has no prophecy or divination ability?
She wanted to understand this, stopped struggling, and allowed Spirit Body Threads to be initially mastered. Soon she felt that all the parts in her brain began to rust, her thinking became Slowing, and her limbs and joints seemed to be filled with lead, feeling heavy and stiff.
Very similar to...2-049...
She remembered the Sealed Artifact, "Antigonus Puppet" that she had come into contact with at Tingen City, which could periodically put people around her into the same state. If they were not awakened by their companions, they would fall into deep stagnation and eventually become motionless.
It turns out... that... is...Marionette... Master...
Fortunately, I quickly understood this... Angel's slow thoughts directed Spirituality to rush towards the "hypocrisy" ring on his finger, trying to use "Flaming Jump" to escape from control, while looking at Wall Clock on the wall.
It's been... thirty seconds?
Not daring to delay any further, she immediately used Flaming Jump, targeting the oil lamp next to Klein. However, her stagnant thoughts and slow movements made her fail twice, and she only found the correct position the third time and jumped out.
Seeing this, Klein stopped controlling "Spirit Body Threads". Angel's slow brain became clear again, and her movements returned to normal. She appeared from a height of one meter next to the oil lamp, fell to the ground, and stood firm - she still had some problems judging distance and height.
"... It's amazing."
After a moment of silence, Angel commented.
After being initially controlled and entering a sluggish state, it took her two or three seconds to realize that "Spirit Body Threads" had similar effects to Antigonus Puppet, but half a minute had passed in actual time, which showed that Slowing's mind could hardly control the body and analyze intelligence normally. If within these thirty seconds, Marionettist took out a gun to shoot on its own, or directly attacked with the help of a companion, she would inevitably be severely injured.
Of course, judging from the usability of "Flaming Jump", "Mirror Substitution" can also avoid attacks and kill her directly. However, if the opponent is prepared, synchronizes to jump to the position where the "stand-in" appears, and continues to control Spirit Body Threads, she will still be unable to escape Misfortune.
"However, the control needs to be within 5 meters, and your Spirituality will also give a warning. I am afraid that it is not that easy to make Beyonder with the same Sequence as Marionette... Either interfere with the opponent in some way until the initial control is completed, or do it after the opponent is unconscious or seriously injured."
Klein shook his head, thinking that "Spirit Body Threads" still had many flaws.
However, he is still very satisfied with the new attack ability he gained after being promoted from "Magician" to Sequence 5.
"Spirituality's warning comes from the subtle changes I perceive and the information I come into contact with. If the enemy looks like you or someone I am familiar with, and then comes close to me for control, I may not be able to detect it..."
Angel pursed his lips, and his eyes lit up after a moment.
"How about you design a small action when you get close to me. If you don't have this action, I will think you are pretending?" "
Wouldn't this be a bit troublesome... Klein wanted to refuse, but then he thought about it. If he really met another Marionettist, or even High Sequence's Beyonder, this "little secret" might save Angel's life, so he became interested.
The two discussed for a while and decided to use the method of "holding the right collar with three fingers of the right hand" to "prove that Klein is Klein".
"Like this..."
Klein reached out to touch his collar, and suddenly realized that he was not wearing the only formal suit, but a local-style crew neck shirt. There was no real collar, so he could only grab the collar and pull it as a sign.
This funny action made Angel laugh, but soon, a thoughtful look appeared on her face again.
"What if you don't have any clothes on?"
"..."
When faced with this kind of problem, even "Marionettist" fell silent for a while.
After completing the most important task of the trip, "Future" turned the ship around and headed for the exit from this sea area without hesitation. Since it was already familiar with the nearby sea conditions on the way here, it went back much faster. "Admiral of Stars" expected that it would be able to leave after about two more day and night exchanges.
"So, excluding the detours in dangerous waterways, the entire journey of 'God War Ruins' took less than two days, which was much faster than expected... Of course, this is also related to the fact that 'Mermaid' is not a powerful Beyonder Creature and was unable to penetrate deep into the ruins. It is said that many expedition ships can stay here for more than half a month, exploring several ruins that have been judged to be safe, which shows that there are many places worth exploring in the depths..."
Angel stayed in his bedroom, seizing the time to rest while summarizing the experience of this journey.
Especially her use of the "disease" ability and her battle against "Hell Admiral" Ludwell.
"The effect of disease combined with a specific poison is much stronger than simply being 'sick', but the effect is strongest only if it is directly in contact with the poison and then spread. If you just memorize the characteristics of the poison and generate it by yourself, the effect will not be significant.
"'Calamity' The power of Charm still seems to be unable to affect areas other than reality. This is true for 'Spirit World', and it seems to be the same for the fields opened up by Bronze Gate. It seems that there will be a change after Sequence 4...
"Half of the 'Black Tulip' was blown up. I'm afraid the bounty will change again. My reputation is very bad now. When the pirates of 'Future' see me, it's like meeting 'Admiral of Stars' in person. But I know that's not respectful, but they want me to leave as soon as possible... flattery?
"The origin of the 'mirror' killed in the dream is still unknown. After leaving here, you can ask Mr. Azik, or the strange Arodes's Mirror. But no matter what, that battle made me completely digest the 'Affliction' Potion, the promotion to Sequence 4 is also on the agenda. I still have to wait for Complete Poison Sac of the Black-Striped Shadow Scorpion and the poisonous needle. The latter will have to be exchanged for Mr. 'Sun''s meritorious service at City of Silver. The former will probably have to be figured out by myself...
"Anderson is the 'Reaper' of Sequence 5. You can try to buy the Potion formula of Sequence 6 from him, and then sell it to Helene. Well, although the number 'Red Haired Woman' has made a lot of money in the past two months, she may have to continue to take credit."
As she was thinking about it, she suddenly noticed that the midday sunlight outside the window quickly disappeared as if the lights were turned off, and was replaced by the dark night sky.
It's night again... without any warning. If it suddenly got dark when we were fighting "Hell Admiral" before, would everyone continue to fight, or should they lie down and take a nap?
Muttering silently, Angel lay back on the soft bed and closed his eyes.
In this almost "last dream", Angel was finally no longer thrown into a strange corner alone, but came to the front door of Black Monastery, which was also the area he saw next to the floor-to-ceiling window of the library when he first entered this dream.
On the opposite side of the cliff is still the never-changing projection of "Giant King’s Court". On this side, there is a huge stone standing on the edge of the cliff. "Admiral of Stars" Cattleya is sitting on it holding his knees, looking into the distance without saying a word.
Angel, who learned from Klein that the other party would be as angry as a girl in her dreams, did not disturb her, but bypassed the boulder, came to the gate of the monastery, and got in through the crack in the door.
Bypassing Frank who was wielding a shovel to dig holes for his plants, and the pirates who were singing and drinking around the fire, she came to a hall with a huge mural in the monastery.
"The sea burning with golden flames, the 'Ouroboros' Ouroboros that separates the sea, the long pilgrimage procession... Is this depicting the scene of entering 'Giant King’s Court' from this sea area?"
Finally, I saw what Anderson could only describe as the "unlucky mural". Angel didn't dare to look at it more. He just wrote down the details and quickly looked away to avoid becoming as unlucky as Anderson.
Only then did she discover that "Strongest Hunter" Anderson had gotten a recliner from somewhere, lying on it with her legs crossed, admiring the mural with a satisfied smile on her face.
"Ha, as long as I leave this sea area, my bad luck will end."
Seeing Angel looking at him, the blond Hunter shook the recliner and said proudly.
Snap——
With a crisp sound, his wooden reclining chair collapsed into several pieces right in front of Angel's eyes. Hunter, who was caught off guard, fell to the ground and fell hard.