"Roar-"
After the red figure tore Lily James's body apart, a lurid flower of blood bloomed from her. Amid that crimson bloom, the red figure swung the long, scarlet nails of both hands at Xia Xiu, who stood on his maglev skateboard.
Facing the charging monster, Xia Xiu tightened both hands around the [Axe of Pride]. Ripples of air enveloped its golden blade, a vibrating hum rising from the flowing ripples.
[Pride’s Commandment: Pride; Punishment: Burden]
[Wheel Rend · Twentyfold Gravity]
Bang-
The blond young man swung the golden axe, as tall as he was, like a baseball bat striking a ball. Its blade, wrapped in ripples of air, slammed into the red figure's head with flowing waves of compressed air. With a bang, the golden blade smashed the red figure's head apart.
"A [Magic Puppet] made by an [Idol Worshipper], huh? So weak it's almost pitiful."
Xia Xiu spoke as he watched the headless red [Magic Puppet] fall to the floor.
[Magic Puppet] was the core combat [Entry] of [Amusing Ourselves to Death]. Created from vast quantities of [Media Mimesis], a [Magic Puppet] usually possessed multiple abilities, such as [Temptation], [Life Drain], and [Transformation].
Still, it was hardly fair to blame this [Magic Puppet] for being weak. Xia Xiu had chopped her down before she had even finished taking shape.
In the scenario [Desolation] had envisioned, even if Lily James failed to seduce him, she would at least stall him long enough for the [Magic Puppet] to form inside her. Then she would incite the fans gathered outside to rush in, bringing the great white shark disrupting her fishing pond crashing down in scandal on the spot.
After killing the [Magic Puppet], Xia Xiu kept his golden eyes fixed on her headless corpse. Countless tiny points of light began