Anomaly Puppet

Qin Bo knew he couldn't waste time here. He focused all his energy, once again wielding the Heavenly Dipper Bloodthirsty Saber, and unleashed his full-powered Heavenly Dipper Evil-Slaying Slash.

A brilliant blade of light soared into the sky, slamming heavily into the runes cage.

With a deafening "BOOM," a crack finally appeared in the runes cage.

Immediately afterward, the crack spread rapidly, and the entire cage shattered.

Qin Bo didn't hesitate. Taking advantage of the runes trap's weakened state, he flashed into the ancient castle.

The interior of the ancient castle was dark and damp, filled with a thick, rotten stench.

A few dilapidated oil lamps hung on the walls, flickering with weak light, barely illuminating the path ahead.

Qin Bo cautiously advanced along the corridor, his eyes scanning the surroundings warily.

Suddenly, two forks appeared in the road ahead, one leading to the left and one to the right.

The left passage was filled with a faint mist, and a sinister weeping sound could be heard faintly.

The right passage appeared even darker, with occasional flashes of eerie blue light.

Qin Bo pondered to himself. According to the bird, the interior of the ancient castle was full of traps, and both of these passages must be hiding dangers.

He decided to observe first before making a choice.

Just then, he heard a faint footstep behind him, as if something was approaching quietly.

Qin Bo spun around abruptly, the Heavenly Dipper Bloodthirsty Saber instantly drawn, only to find no one there.

However, he didn't relax his guard.

Because he knew that in this anomalous place, danger often arrived unexpectedly.

Just as Qin Bo was about to continue studying which passage to choose, a black shadow suddenly flew out of the left passage, rushing towards him at an extremely high speed.

Qin Bo quickly dodged, and the black shadow brushed past his body.

It crashed into the wall next to him, making a dull "thud."

Qin Bo looked closely and saw that it was a tattered puppet.

The puppet's face was painted with eerie makeup, and its eyes were empty and lifeless, as if staring at him.

Before Qin Bo could react, more puppets flew out of the left passage, pelting him like rain.

Qin Bo wielded the Heavenly Dipper Bloodthirsty Saber, knocking away the approaching puppets one by one.

But the puppets were numerous, pouring in endlessly, and soon forced him into a corner.

"Damn it, just because I'm usually nice doesn't mean I'm weak!"

"What weird puppets, you're all just fodder!"

Qin Bo didn't care anymore.

He directly brandished the Bloodthirsty Saber.

The Heavenly Dipper Saber transformed into a black shadow in Qin Bo's hands, each swing bringing a sharp gust of wind.

The wooden puppets disintegrated under the blade, wood chips flying everywhere.

As the puppets were continuously killed, the Bloodthirsty attribute of the Heavenly Dipper Bloodthirsty Saber began to take effect, and a warm power surged into Qin Bo's body along the blade.

It replenished his slightly tired body, which had been exhausted from continuous fighting.

"Good!"

Qin Bo roared and charged towards the puppet horde.

At this moment, he was like a war god descended, his eyes flashing with fearless light.

The puppets continued to pounce one after another, but under Qin Bo's fierce swordsmanship, they couldn't get close to him at all.

[Ding, slaying an anomalous puppet, gaining one year of life]
[Ding, slaying an anomalous puppet, gaining...]

The kill notifications for slaying these anomalous puppets kept popping up in his mind.

The more he killed, the more excited he became, and the stronger his stamina became.

Qin Bo felt as if a continuous stream of power was surging within him.

Each time he killed a puppet, he not only collected lifespan, but his own stamina and strength also increased.

The Heavenly Dipper Bloodthirsty Saber also seemed to sense its master's passionate fighting spirit, and the blade shone even brighter.

Each swing brought out a stronger gale, easily tearing apart the approaching puppets.

As the puppets continued to fall, a thick layer of wood chips had accumulated under Qin Bo's feet.

Those puppets, which had been aggressive, gradually showed a trace of panic under Qin Bo's meat-grinder-like offensive.

Their movements were no longer so uniform, and their attack rhythm began to falter.

"Hmph, is that all you've got?"

Qin Bo, seeing this, felt a surge of heroism in his heart.

However, just as Qin Bo was getting into the swing of things, a gigantic puppet slowly walked out from the end of the corridor.

This puppet was more than two meters tall and wore a tattered black robe.

It wore a tall hat, and its facial makeup was particularly hideous, with two huge fangs protruding from the corners of its mouth.

"Roar!"

The giant puppet let out a muffled roar, the sound seeming to penetrate Qin Bo's soul, causing his movements to falter slightly.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the surrounding puppets once again swarmed up, trying to entangle Qin Bo and create an opportunity for the giant puppet's attack.

"Zombie?!"

Qin Bo was taken aback by the puppet's ancient appearance.

But Qin Bo reacted instantly, regardless of what it looked like, it was an obstacle on his path forward and had to be eliminated.

He desperately resisted the entanglement of the surrounding puppets while vigilantly staring at the giant puppet.

He saw the giant puppet's hands, like claws, quickly grabbing towards Qin Bo, its speed being much more agile than its massive size would suggest.

Qin Bo quickly turned his body, skillfully avoiding this attack.

But the surrounding puppets were like maggots on a bone, constantly tugging at his clothes, trying to trip him.

Angered, Qin Bo circulated his vital energy throughout his body, and the Heavenly Gang Evil-Slaying Blade bloomed with a dazzling light.

He unleashed a set of Pig Slaughtering Saber Technique, the saber energy crisscrossing, instantly slashing the surrounding puppets away.

After getting rid of the puppets around him, Qin Bo focused all his attention on the giant zombie puppet.

The zombie puppet seemed to be enraged by Qin Bo's resistance, and once again let out an angry roar.

Immediately afterwards, a faint black mist rose from the surface of its body, with faint red runes flickering in the mist.

"It seems this thing is not simple."

Qin Bo knew that he could no longer be careless, he gripped the bloodthirsty saber tightly and began to circle around the zombie puppet, looking for the best opportunity to attack.

The zombie puppet kept waving its arms, each wave bringing a strong gust of wind, forming small air vortices in the narrow corridor.

Suddenly, the zombie puppet squatted down abruptly, and then shot towards Qin Bo like a cannonball.

Qin Bo was prepared, he dodged to the side, and at the same time, the bloodthirsty saber in his hand slashed fiercely towards the zombie puppet's side.

"Clang!" A sound like metal colliding rang out.

Qin Bo only felt a powerful shock coming from the blade, numbing his arm.

"This thing's body is so hard!"

Qin Bo was secretly shocked, the zombie puppet's defense exceeded his imagination.

The zombie puppet missed its attack, but did not stop at all. It quickly turned around and launched another attack.