"This tiger hide can't regain its invisibility endowment for now, but the demon skin should serve as a stopgap. I'll decide what to do once I get back."
Li Chen cut pieces from the Servant Demon painted skin he had made earlier and patched them over the damaged areas, then used his Secret Art to refine and fuse them together.
Once that was done, Li Chen began releasing his Flying Discs, carefully scouting his surroundings to ensure his safety.
Before fleeing, Li Chen had put away his fleet of Flying Discs, so he had not lost a single one.
To conserve spirit essence, however, he still conducted only one wide-ranging sweep. After confirming that there were just a few scattered groups of demons within a radius of over ten li, he reduced his scouts and switched to using a single Magnetic Disc to lead the way.
Before long, Li Chen's figure faded until it was almost transparent, concealed in the shadow of a massive boulder.
He split his spiritual sense into several strands, using the Swarm of Bees Technique to divide his attention and control two Wooden Soldiers and an Armored Warrior at once.
"Roar!"
Not far away, a wandering Spine Demon spotted the Armored Warrior and charged over. It had no idea that a Wooden Soldier lay in ambush nearby, until the puppet suddenly rushed out and hacked it to the ground.
The other Wooden Soldier and the Water Spider followed, delivering finishing blows together and ending the fight in the blink of an eye.
Li Chen continued creeping toward the next location where he had spotted enemies, repeating the same method to hunt them down one by one.
As a Puppet Master, Li Chen had a wide and flexible array of methods.
His unique Secret Art, the Swarm