Merit Snake Beauty's neck was severed in two by a single slash, as the Metal Puppet ruthlessly destroyed the beauty.
"Hehehe." The Metal Puppet let out a smug laugh.
But just then, Merit Snake Beauty's head suddenly opened its eyes wide. She wrapped both hands around her neck, her face twisting in pain as she let out a rhythmic scream: "Aaaaaah~~"
The Metal Puppet was badly startled.
After screaming, Snake Beauty's head closed its eyes again, and her body stopped moving.
The Metal Puppet tentatively poked Merit Snake Beauty's head with the blade on its arm. Seeing no further reaction, it finally let out a deep sigh of relief.
"I heard that even after a snake's head is cut off, it won't die immediately. I didn't expect snake demons to have a similar function." The Metal Puppet spoke softly. "What a pity. I'm using a puppet body right now, so I can't turn this snake demon into a Human-Skin Puppet. Otherwise, I'd have another servant to order around."
With that, the Metal Puppet stood up. Its eye sockets spun rapidly as it surveyed the entire Forbidden Land glacier.
"Judging from the scene, an incomparably powerful cultivator must have just fought here. It should have been a battle between the Forbidden Land's final guardian and that 'White.' But now, both of them have disappeared. Did they both suffer heavy injuries?" the Metal Puppet thought.
For it, this was undoubtedly the best news. That meant it could retrieve whatever it wanted from this Forbidden Land glacier.
The Metal Puppet opened its chest and rummaged inside, pulling out something resembling a treasure map.
"The master of Winter Hall once built an icefield within his territory. Buried beneath the icefield are the great enemies who died by his hand. The icefield should refer to