The sweet girl wasn't so easygoing. Without a word, she launched an attack. After driving the short Player back, she sent a bolt of red lightning toward the puppet!
Everyone had seen the power of the red lightning. Zuo Yu had been knocked flat by it, and if the painted woman hadn't intervened, he would have been done for on the spot.
So, at the last possible second, the short Player abandoned the puppet in his hands to save himself!
"Smash!" The puppet shattered into pieces, and the pebbles inside spilled out. The long-clothed man casually picked one up. "Hm. I made this."
As he turned the pebble over, everyone saw the two characters "Yun He" carved into it.
There was no doubt about it: these were among the counterfeit items he'd made that morning.
The one who'd switched out the short man's puppet was none other than the short man himself.
"What's wrong with you? You switched your own puppet, and you think the situation isn't chaotic enough already?" The Players who hadn't gotten a puppet were furious.
The short man slowly straightened up and faced the others. "You can't blame me. There are plenty of people lurking nearby, waiting for a chance to strike. How else could I make sure the puppet was safe?"
He'd planned to bring out both the real and fake puppets at dinner and use them to confuse everyone. What if someone's willing to take a risk and drag someone else down with them?
Only the long-clothed man's puppet had been destroyed, and everyone had witnessed his fighting ability. No one wanted to face him alone and wear themselves down, much less risk what he might do if he decided to take everyone with him.
"Why don't we join forces and eliminate this threat?"