The Doll Wall
Xu Huo had already searched all over earlier, but there was no dedicated waste-disposal site in Circus City. Anything that needed repairs, along with broken items, was usually taken to the transfer station. Whatever could be repaired was fixed, and the rest eventually became spare parts.
Even the decorations were made from recycled waste; the whole place was built around using everything on-site. Yet these puppets had come from the city center, and judging by where they were headed, they seemed to be going to the outskirts.
After doing his best to avoid the Living Props, Xu Huo followed them for a while longer. But after a gigantic Living Prop draped in colorful robes swept past, the combat puppets—and the "celebration supplies"—vanished without a trace.
He didn't linger. The Living Prop in colorful robes had its eyes on him. It spread its arms, and multicolored ribbons filled the air. Hanging thickly overhead, they would ensnare anything that moved and drag it high into the sky.
At the far end of the ribbons was a black opening. Anything dragged inside disappeared at once, as if it were a bottomless pit.
The nearby dolls seemed accustomed to this. The ribbons hung down only briefly, but everyone stopped where they were, neither moving nor speaking. That made Xu Huo, who was still in motion, stand out. Ribbons streamed toward him in huge numbers, then wriggled like worms as they formed a massive barrier and cut off his path.
The black blade's attack range was limited; against that sea of ribbons, it was a drop in the bucket. Before long, he was wrapped up along with his defensive barrier.
Feeling himself being pulled upward, Xu Huo gauged the distance. When the ribbons stopped focusing on him, he cut an opening above