Marionettes

With a deafening roar, the wall separating the two Suite and the wall facing the corridor collapsed simultaneously, Impact nearby furniture, the ceiling above, the floor beneath, and the rooms opposite, which were quickly engulfed by the expanding flames.

In other words, Jenna didn't use all the explosives; otherwise, the fifth and fourth floors of the Solo Hotel would have collapsed entirely. Even so, part of the roof collapsed, the floor was a complete mess, and the Core Area of the explosion allowed a direct view into the rooms below.

As the walls of several rooms across the corridor collapsed, and as the Impact brought bricks and wood that crashed onto Giorgia, causing her back to cave in and her head to split open and bleed blood, Lugano snapped out of his mental lapse and regained his senses.

Then, he felt pain as he was thrown back by a violent Impact mixed with Flames and bricks.

If it weren't for Giorgia blocking his way, and if the "Planter" hadn't been quite strong, he would probably be seriously injured and dying, either with limbs torn off or vital organs hit. Of course, he is still a bloody mess, with several bones broken, and he almost fainted on the Past.

Ludwig had somehow managed to hide under the table with his food, and thanks to his distance advantage and the help of his "shield," he was only hit by the collapsing table.

At the same time, Jenna and Anthony both ran out of the Master Bedroom Washroom of their Suite and turned their gaze to the several rooms opposite, where the walls had collapsed and smoke and dust filled the air.

They could vaguely make out a figure.

The figure resembling Ruvio Paco was standing next to the overturned Armchair.

"Loki!" Without hesitation, Jenna conjured a ball of black, ethereal Flames and sent it flying toward its target.

Anthony Reid, sitting diagonally behind her, had his eyes tinged with Golden, his pupils slanted upwards, and he was about to lock onto "Loki" to use his "Frenzy" ability on him, plunging him into an explosive emotional and psychological state, rendering him unable to think Rationality or respond effectively.

Just then, everything went dark before Anthony and Jenna's eyes, and they lost sight of "Loki".

They then found themselves in a void, with no blue sky or white clouds above, no solid ground below, and Gloom all around, dotted with countless glittering Stars.

"Void Starry Sky!"

This is a semi-real, semi-illusory world that the "Child of the Sea" can create once they reach a certain level.

Next, a Lady dressed as a widow appeared before Jenna and Anthony, wearing a black soft hat and with fine wrinkles around her eyes.

Marta!

She is the matriarch of the Paco Family and has now become Loki's Marionette. She was just hiding in the room where Loki manipulated the "Spirit Body Threads".

Given ample time to prepare, how could Loki possibly perform without Marionette? He has two Marionette with Beyond Ability, this being one of them, with another hidden in secret. The remaining slot is reserved for different situations: to be used and discarded as needed, or to be replaced after the enemy is under control.

Previously, when he Acting Ruvio Paco, he took Madame Marta to see the "Governor of the Sea." The matriarch of the Paco Family was already Marionette, so he had to follow along and prevent the Marionette from slipping out of his control.

Lugano discovered that the reason Madame Marta was seriously injured was that the Marionette was essentially a dead person. It could only perform various actions and show the characteristics of a living person by relying on the "Marionettist" to manipulate the "Spirit Body Threads". In the eyes of the "Doctor" who was only Sequence 8, this was very similar to a serious injury.

If Lumian hadn't rarely used his ability to observe other people's Fortune and hadn't had that habit, he would have noticed right then and there was something wrong with Madame Marta's Destiny, a deathly silence.

With a faint smile on her face, Marta raised her right hand, a ball of Ghostly Green light already gathering at her fingertips.

The light transformed into rays and hurtled towards Jenna.

Jenna had heard Lumian describe the abilities of those with the Sea Bloodline, and upon seeing the Ghostly Green light, she tumbled out of the "Void Starry Sky." Anthony did the same—he didn't use "Frenzy" on Marta because Marionette that is essentially dead cannot Frenzy.

The next second, the two of them felt a heaviness at the same time, and then they fell rapidly into the void of the Starry Sky, falling faster and faster, experiencing the weightlessness that Franca sometimes talked about.

In the blink of an eye, Jenna and Anthony touched the ground and regained their footing, but Marta was nowhere to be seen, and the empty Starry Sky was shattering inch by inch.

They were actually still inside the Solo Hotel, but they had moved from the fifth floor to the Fourth Floor.

This is because the lower and middle levels of the "Void Starry Sky" are closer to an illusion, and there will be barriers similar to "Spirit Wall" around them. After the two fell in, their bodies were still in reality. When they rolled and dodged, Marta pushed them hard with an invisible force, and they naturally fell into the Cavern in the floor that had been made by the explosives.

Without hesitation, Jenna took a running start, climbed up the wall, grabbed the broken section, and flipped back to the explosion site on the fifth floor.

She saw Lugano treating his injuries, and noticed that "Loki" and Madame Marta were nowhere to be seen in the room diagonally opposite.

Ludwig, who was hiding under the dining table, has also disappeared!

A lively folk festival takes place on Aquinas Street.

Now an insignificant passerby, "Loki" is carrying Past "sleeping" Ludwig through the crowd.

His other Marionette is the "Soul Soother" of the "Evernight" Pathway, who always hides on the other side of the Lumian Suite, waiting to influence the target.

Loki initially only sent the temporary Marionette Giorgia to deal with Lugano, while he himself manipulated the "Spirit Body Threads" of the "Doctor," not directly sending the more powerful Marionette. This wasn't because he was afraid of alerting Ludwig, the target, but because he worried that there were still enemies lurking in the shadows. After all, several guests in the inn hadn't gone out to participate in the various celebrations of the Sea-Praying Ritual, and a Couple next to the target had returned before lunchtime, almost one after the other.

Furthermore, the promotion Ritual for "Marionettist" requires a grand performance, a magnificent and profound drama; a silent assassination that causes little commotion and lacks a sufficient Spectator is not acceptable.

That's why Loki deliberately targeted Lugano first. If there were no other enemies in the shadows, it would be equivalent to switching to a Marionette. If there were, he would lure them all out and bring them to his side, where another Marionette lurking next door would quietly take control of the target.

He knew it was a sealed Half-God, perhaps unable to display sufficient power, but its essence remained unchanged, immune to many influences. However, he also believed that the forced sleep through the "Evernight" Pathway would still be effective—since this sealed Half-God could get tired, hungry, need rest, eat, and sleep like a real child, it meant that the seal affected the corresponding traits, making him like Ordinary Person in similar aspects, at most waking up a little faster and needing less rest.

A few seconds would be enough for Loki to move his target to a new location, hide, and attempt to manipulate the target's "Spirit Body Threads."

His two Marionette would act separately, misleading the enemies and the arriving Clergy of the "Earth Mother" Church, leading them in circles within a range of over a hundred meters to complete their respective parts of the performance.

When the time is right, the enemies will be able to pinpoint his Concealment place through the Marionette's trajectory. They will come searching with joy and anticipation, only to be met with a Half-God- level Marionette and a terrifying and cruel end.

With all the surrounding citizens watching, this magnificent drama will come to an end, and Loki will be able to take the Potion, advance to Sequence 4, and become a "Trickmaster"!

Inside Lato Giaro's "Void Starry Sky" on the Colorful Flower Ceremonial Ship.

This is fundamentally different from similar abilities at lower and middle levels. It is not only an illusion, but also an extremely fragile Alternate Dimension that can cause people to lose their way, similar to a combination of "Fictional Bottle" and visual illusion.

The sticky mass of flesh and blood that Lumian vomited in front of him wriggled rapidly, stretching and swelling into Daoist.

The figure, draped in Blood-Colored cloak and wearing Blood-Colored Hood, his face obscured by shadows, was none other than Mr. K from the "Aurora Order."

To counter the April Fool's Day ' Day pranks, Lumian employed a strategy of overwhelming force, using a combination of grand, imposing power and ingenious arrangements to achieve his goal.

This plan has a high margin for error. As long as "April Fool's Day" doesn't have Angel- level helpers or three or more Saint combatants, even if he guesses some things wrong, he can at least leave behind one or two Core Member "April Fool's Day".

Therefore, Franca has invited Hella and Gandalf, and the Order of Abundance has also reported this. This year, a Saint will definitely be stationed in Santa Port to prevent any accidents from happening again during the Sea-Praying Ritual. As for the Tarot Club, two holders of the Major Arcana are already nearby. Once all the Core Member have appeared on April Fool's Day and there is no longer any situation where they sense danger and leave in advance, the Magician, the "Lady of the Angel of Stars," will also cross the great distance and descend directly!

To be absolutely sure, Lumian even used Mr. K's finger to bring him to Santa Port, where he used the "Rose Bishop's" ability to transform into a mass of flesh and blood, hiding it in his Stomach, thus sneaking onto the Colorful Flower Ceremonial Ship.

Mr. K raised his head, Eyes Depths became unreal, as if hiding door after door.

He quickly looked around the "Void Starry Sky" and soon found the way out.

"Follow me," he said to Lumian in a hoarse voice.

Lumian nodded, reached into the Coin Pouch -like "Traveler's Bag," took out the "Torture" gauntlets, and prepared to put them on.

If you have any backup plans, or if the powerful figures fail to appear in time, then I will draw the attention of the Evil God, muddy the waters, and we will all face the crisis together. No one will be able to leave early!