Hitting My Teammates, Protecting My Enemies

On the rooftop, this sudden and unusual event attracted the attention of everyone, including Bai Zhi.

--Although there were only two people in total.

As that eerie, nursery rhyme-like voice rang out, a dozen lines suddenly drooped down from the Tian Kong.

These lines appear both ethereal and real, pure white in color, yet quite conspicuous in the night.

After the White Lines drooped down, they automatically connected to Withered Heart's body, including her head, hands, and feet. Then, a series of creaking sounds that sent chills down one's spine rang out.

Immediately afterwards, the Young Girl's rather pitiful body, manipulated by those thin threads, with her head drooping and arms hanging down, Levitation in mid-air like a Marionette controlled by a puppeteer.

"What the Eerie Thing!?"

Seeing this scene before him, the Blond Young Man frowned deeply, a hint of fear unconsciously appearing on his face.

Everyone reacts similarly to unknown and bizarre things. Even though the other party was just a physically weak Summoner, he was certain that his attack just now was enough to kill him.

But the bizarre scene unfolding before his eyes, more like Anomaly than any other, made him unconsciously begin to doubt himself.

... Could it be that the other person was Curse in life? And that after death they would transform into some kind of Anomaly?

"[Marionette]... So that's what that Title meant?"

Looking at the same bizarre scene before him, Bai Zhi narrowed his eyes slightly. He watched as Shadow Blond Young Man with his back to him darted out from under his feet and quickly descended the stairs.

The [Title System] is a brand-new Sub-system that was launched along with this Large-scale Campaign Quest. Each Title has different Special Effect, and the higher the Title Level, the stronger the Special Effect.

Although Bai Zhi didn't know the exact Special Effect of the Title [Marionette] that the other party possessed, he could roughly guess it just by looking at the scene before him. This was the first time he had ever seen someone use the special effect of Title.

--So far, the number of Elite Level Title that have appeared is less than double digits.

(Another Elite Level Title, which can indeed be considered the best life-saving Item in critical moments... I wonder what the Special Effect of [Lord of the Five Grains Cycle], the first Elite Level Title to appear, is...)

Looking up at the figure suspended in mid-air like Marionette by a dozen white Puppet String, Bai Zhi narrowed his eyes slightly as he pondered this in his mind.

(Judging from the guy's reaction, if he knew anything about the Title System, he should recognize the Title "Marionette" and be able to connect it to the scene before him... Is it similar to the Master-Disciple System in their world, Title System unique to our world?)

"That careless, unlucky family member~ The idiotic Puppet Miss is dead again~ I have to go through the trouble of hanging her up again~ I hope she finds a good home~"

The strange voice rang out again, humming a song that was hard to tell if it was a nursery rhyme or not. Above the Puppet String, a Puppet Doll about the size of a palm appeared.

The Puppet Doll's hands manipulated the thin strings, its mouth opening and closing as it uttered strange words, slowly pulling the Young Girl's corpse, controlled by the Puppet String, into the sky.

"A safe place is so hard to find~ Where is this place now~ I'm being exploited every day~ I really want to quit~ I wonder if anyone would want me~ Puppet Miss is a fool~ An idiot, a stupid, Money-Grubber ~ Why did I choose her in the first place... Wow~ I've finally found a safe place~~~"

After looking around, the Puppet Doll's tone immediately became cheerful when it saw Bai Zhi.

Then, under Bai Zhi's inexplicable gaze, the Puppet Doll flew happily towards Bai Zhi.

Out of basic caution, and before knowing what the consequences of attacking the Puppet Doll would be, the Blond Young Man chose to step aside as the corpse controlled by the Puppet String flew past him.

Soon, the Puppet Doll stopped in mid-air in front of Bai Zhi, then released the thin string in her hand, and the Young Girl who had been hanging from the Puppet String fell down as well.

"No... which eye of yours saw that it was safe here?"

Reaching out to catch the falling body, Bai Zhi looked up at the Puppet Doll above, whose image of the book was gradually fading away. Having roughly guessed the Special Effect of this Elite Level Title, he wore a pained expression.

"This guy was instantly killed right in front of me..."

However, it is quite obvious that this Abnormal Existence, induced by the Title, has no intention of communicating on its own. After completing its work, it quickly disappears without a trace.

The moment the Puppet Doll in the Tian Kong disappeared, it was as if time had reversed for a certain Young Girl. Withered Heart's terrible injuries vanished instantly, and she opened her eyes in Bai Zhi's arms.

"Um... why are you talking to books? I was just kidding, I'm just performing, not selling my body!!"

For a moment, the Young Girl's expression was confused, but after a while, she realized her situation and her face changed drastically.

"Enough with the nonsense, I'll add another 500 for you. Don't even think about resisting."

Too lazy to explain anything, Bai Zhi tossed out that sentence without further ado and teleported the other person away.

After doing all this, Bai Zhi raised his head and looked at the gloomy-faced Blond Young Man in front of him.

"... Is that Monster that materialized from your imagination?"

After a moment of silence, feeling the strong tremors emanating from the ground that had already spread throughout the city, the Blond Young Man coldly asked a question.

Although the Summoner later resurrected in a way he didn't understand, he had indeed killed the opponent once before, no matter how powerful the summon was... After the Summoner died, the summoned physical body should have dissipated.

"More or less, although I don't really know how I managed to create such a huge thing..."

With a slight shrug, Bai Zhi pulled a Watermelon Knife from his Inventory and held it in his hand.

"I may not be Inheritor, but how many more times do you think I can launch an attack like that?"

"If you were truly confident you could kill me, you would have done it already."

Bloodstains from his forehead streamed down his cheeks along with the rain, and the Blond Young Man wore a cold smile.

"I can make several mistakes, but you only need one mistake and you're done."

"That's right, so I've been looking for opportunities."

Slightly narrowing his eyes, Bai Zhi flipped his hand and took out a Black Rubik's Cube.

"You have so many life-saving devices on you; it would be such a waste to destroy them all, so I..."

Before he could finish his sentence, more than a dozen missiles were launched with great Precision towards him. In an instant, intense flames erupted... Bai Zhi only had time to shout "Holy crap!" before he was engulfed by the missile barrage.

--Under the Black Rain Curtain, a Young Girl with long purple hair appeared here at some unknown time.