Arc 6The Puppet Forest

Xu Le survived Xiong Zemo’s betrayal, reached Zion, and joined Rose Studio before taking a mission into a forest trapped by illusions and strange spatial forces. The team confronted a Mirage Dragon near a ripening Guyinduo Tree, while Puppet’s influence and the missing fruit’s mystery remained unresolved.

  • Xu Le completed his Fate Jester ascension, but a second Xiong Zemo killed him and Gu Jianuo, Wang Shu, and Gu Beichen before Xu Le returned through the Black Card.
  • Xu Le traveled to Zion, gained the Golden Thunder ability, and joined Rose Studio, where he proposed a Heart Energy Shielding Device and trained to control his powers.
  • Xu Le met his cousins Xu Lei and Xu Ting and joined Li Weisi and Li Qingcheng on a mission into the forest, where a Ghost Bear attacked the team and their route back vanished.
  • Xu Le cut the threads of a forest illusion and freed his companions, but the group remained trapped as his missing Puppet on Strings card beckoned to him.
  • Puppet drew Xu Le into her world, revealed that Night Fiend was her master, and asked him to find a Guyinduo Fate Fruit for Ai Li before sending him back.
  • A gunman attacked the camp, and Xu Le and Xu Ting pursued and killed Old Five after discovering he had attacked them under an illusion.
  • The team fled into the trees as wolves aberrated into Oddities, then followed their movement toward a ripening Guyinduo Tree.
  • Xu Le’s group fought a Mirage Dragon that emerged from the hillside, and Xu Le spotted Puppet Strings running through its corpse and ordered everyone to retreat.
Chapters 126–150 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 126Xu Le Wasn't the Only One Who Could Use Heart Energy

As the Red Moon Calamity approached, Xu Le prepared for the Black Tide while Gu Jianuo revealed that she had learned to control Heart Energy and used Anjie to kill her spying assistant. Gu Jianuo joined Xu Le and the Night Watchers at the Wall District, where she offered soldiers Light's Guidance and Colorless potions to create Warriors with the Power of Light.

  • Xu Le resisted Wang Yueqin's questioning about Wei Kui, then stocked weapons, medicine, and a new Fate's Scarecrow for the coming Black Tide.
  • At the Upper City laboratory, Gu Jianuo withheld the final Light's Guidance results from Xiong Zemo and obtained a hundred more Life's Guidance doses for her planned front-line test.
  • Gu Jianuo told Xiao Li that she had learned Heart Energy Release from Xu Le, exposed Xiao Li's betrayal, and had Anjie kill and burn her.
  • After returning to the temporary research institute, Gu Jianuo heard about the Bull Demon and Living Corpses, inspected her room, and left with Xu Le and the Night Watchers for the Wall District.
  • At the Wall District, Gu Jianuo presented Light's Guidance Type I and Colorless Potion, saying they could make Warriors who possessed the Power of Light.

Ch. 127Red Moon Calamity-No Escape

As the Black Tide reached Lighthouse, Gu Jianuo’s potions gave Ruan Di and other officers powerful golden abilities, but the light attracted deadly Level 4 Oddities. Xu Le realized the potion users were in grave danger as a Sleepless Warrior attacked Gu Jianuo and Anjie, and he urged Wang Shu and Gu Beichen to flee.

  • Gu Jianuo explained her Aberration formula to Xu Le and gave thirteen officers paired Light’s Guidance and Heart Energy potions.
  • The Black Tide began, and Lighthouse’s artillery and gunfire held back waves of Oddities until Ghost-Type Oddities approached the wall.
  • Ruan Di injected the potions, gained golden branching powers, and purified the Ghost-Type Oddities while defending the line.
  • After an explosion sounded inside Lighthouse, Ruan Di ordered the field officers to take their potions, and they did.
  • A Living Corpse Dragon and a Black Knight attacked the defenders, while a Sleepless Warrior charged toward Gu Jianuo and Anjie.
  • Xu Le realized the light powers attracted high-level Oddities and shouted for Wang Shu and Gu Beichen to run.

Ch. 128Fractured Fate

Xu Le tried to pull Gu Jianuo away from the Black Tide and challenged her faith in Light's Guidance and her own fate. After showing her a vision of the fate that awaited her, he watched her break free of its threads, and she agreed to leave with him.

  • Xu Le urged Gu Jianuo to flee, but she stayed while Anjie fought the Black Knight; Gu Jianuo's Corrosion Refinement weakened it, and Wang Shu and Gu Beichen killed it.
  • After Night Watcher Team Two helped Ruan Di defeat the Living Corpse Dragon and the Sleepless Warrior, stronger Oddities flew toward Lighthouse's central High Tower.
  • Xu Le argued that Light's Guidance drew Oddities to Lighthouse and accused Gu Jianuo of having selfish motives; when her Doll Spell Formula failed to control him, he gave her a Guyinduo Fate Card.
  • Xu Le drew Gu Jianuo into the world of fate, where she saw herself bound as a puppet before the Black Tide and tore apart the Threads of Fate by resisting them.
  • Back in reality, Gu Jianuo looked toward Ruan Di and the Golden Tree People, then told Xu Le, "Let's go."

Ch. 129Fateweaving

Xu Le and the Night Watchers were ambushed by Gu Jianuo and Xiong Zemo after they uncovered the High Tower’s secrets. Gu Jianuo’s betrayal turned into a last stand that bought Xu Le time to complete his Moon Ritual, and the chapter ended as he used his newly awakened Guyinduo power against Xiong Zemo.

  • Gu Jianuo petrified the Night Watchers and ordered the Golden Tree People to attack, killing Zheng Wen, Wu Shana, Wang Yueqin, and others while Wang Shu and Gu Beichen escaped the formation.
  • Xu Le confronted Xiong Zemo, who revealed that he was killing those who learned the High Tower’s secrets to protect the Lighthouse and its God.
  • Gu Jianuo turned against Xiong Zemo, and Wang Shu and Gu Beichen joined her assault while Xu Le drew the Moon Ritual in his blood.
  • Xiong Zemo defeated Wang Shu and froze Gu Beichen before breaking Gu Jianuo’s bones, but she confirmed that she had bought Xu Le enough time to finish his ritual.
  • Xu Le completed his Fate Jester ascension, used Heart Energy to make the Golden Tree People fear him, and cast Fate Jester Technique-Four-Leaf Clover on Xiong Zemo.

Ch. 130Xu Le's death

Xu Le killed Xiong Zemo’s puppet but was killed in turn by the real Xiong Zemo, who also slaughtered Gu Jianuo, Wang Shu, and Gu Beichen. Xu Le later revived in a budget inn, while Wang Shu and Gu Beichen also survived, and Xu Le prepared to leave Lighthouse after realizing the Upper City’s secrets were part of the divide between classes.

  • Xu Le used Fateweaving, the Four-Leaf Clover, and the Little Sun to destroy Xiong Zemo’s puppet, then found Gu Jianuo dead and tried to revive Wang Shu with a Light Guide Potion and a Guyinduo fruit.
  • A second Xiong Zemo emerged from the shadows, stabbed Xu Le, took the Sun Ring, and killed Xu Le, Gu Jianuo, Wang Shu, and Gu Beichen before leaving.
  • The real Xiong Zemo met Luo Juya on a rooftop, gave her the Sun Ring, and said Xu Le and the others had been formidable opponents.
  • Hours later, Wang Shu rose from the battlefield and left, while Gan found Gu Beichen re-forming from the ice and urged him to train at the Red Moon Holy Temple before going to Tianrui Lifeng.
  • Xu Le reappeared in a budget inn through the Black Card, found his Relics preserved, and told Ding Ke he had advanced but failed to save his companions.
  • Xu Le disguised himself as a student and prepared to move elsewhere, believing that class involved both strength and the secrets the Upper City had kept from the Lower City.

Ch. 131Another fruit selection

Xu Le survived the Red Moon Calamity, escaped Lighthouse for Zion, and entered the Mother Tree Realm, where he secretly took a wolf fruit after avoiding Luo Juya. Chi Xiao then selected her own fruits, and Xu Le frowned when he saw an intermediate Golden Thunder fruit among them.

  • Xu Le bought a second-class ticket to Zion and sensed a dangerous cloaked man who was traveling to Tianrui Lifeng.
  • Gan and Gu Beichen bought tickets to the Red Moon Holy Temple, then passed Xu Le and the cloaked Wang Shu without recognizing them during a Guard inspection.
  • Xu Le boarded the airship to Zion and fell asleep in the restroom, sending his consciousness directly into the Mother Tree Realm.
  • Luo Juya asked Chi Xiao for an intermediate fruit to restore her husband Xiong Zemo, and Chi Xiao agreed to meet her near Lighthouse.
  • Xu Le revealed that Xiong Zemo had killed him, then selected a Lesser Creature-Wolf fruit from the Mother Tree.
  • Chi Xiao selected five fruits, and Xu Le reacted with surprise when he saw an Intermediate Element-Golden Thunder among them.

Ch. 132Golden Thunder Fruit

Xu Le negotiated with Chi Xiao for the Intermediate Element-Golden Thunder Fruit and received it early, then ate it on the airship and gained golden lightning. As the airship neared Zion, he tried to connect with fellow students from his hometown and prepared to build a new identity there.

  • Xu Le told Chi Xiao he wanted Golden Thunder, and offered three future fruit selections in exchange; Chi Xiao agreed to the deal and left the fruit for him in the Mother Tree Realm.
  • Xu Le asked Chi Xiao to give him the fruit immediately, and after hearing his long explanation, she let him take it in advance while reminding him to care for Ding Ke.
  • Xu Le ate the Golden Thunder Fruit in the airship toilet as passengers pounded on the door, then emerged covered in fruit juice and the fruit’s foul smell.
  • Xu Le confirmed that his electrical current had turned golden, and decided to study his new power and seek resources after settling in Zion.
  • Xu Le met Zion students on the observation deck and greeted them, then rebuked a burly student who mocked him for the smell from the restroom.

Ch. 133Suddenly Fast-Forwarding to a Three-Year Promise?

Xu Le returned to Zion after earning a degree in Lighthouse, learned about Zion’s new focus on red moon technology, and arrived to find the city thriving. After using his ledger to turn a stone into gold, he attracted the attention of Zion Enforcers, one of whom recognized him and asked if he had returned.

  • Xu Le introduced himself as a Lighthouse University graduate to Zion exchange students and learned from Liu Jia about Zion’s Five-Ring Technology Act and research into red moon technology.
  • Xu Le spent the airship journey discussing Zion with Liu Jia, then changed his appearance before the airship reached the city.
  • Xu Le passed the arrival screening by explaining his studies and expressing his desire to help Zion develop.
  • Xu Le used his Fantasy-Filled Ledger to turn a stone into 100 grams of gold outside the airship grounds.
  • Zion Enforcers detected the alchemical energy from Xu Le’s relic and followed him; a female enforcer recognized him and asked, “Xu Le, you’re back?”

Ch. 134Trying to make contact with the supernatural

After returning to Zion, Xu Le reunited briefly with his former girlfriend Li Qingcheng, then sought work that would bring him into contact with paranormal research. He chose a research assistant position at Rose Studio and arrived to meet its elderly director, Yi Xiaoya.

  • Li Qingcheng recognized Xu Le at the airship grounds, questioned him about a suspicious alchemical device, and let him leave after searching his belongings.
  • Xu Le exchanged his gold for money, bought a map, and went to Zion University of Technology to seek a job using his Lighthouse credentials.
  • Xu Le rejected a well-paid practical position and chose research work to enter Zion's paranormal technology circles.
  • After reviewing the available openings, Xu Le selected the research assistant position at Rose Studio despite the advisor's warnings that it was strange and might soon close.
  • Xu Le reached Rose Studio in District 5 and met Yi Xiaoya, whose elderly appearance contrasted with the title of Miss.

Ch. 135Someone Who Could Open Doors

Xu Le joined Yi Xiaoya’s strange Rose Studio, where Li Weisi handled its lone research project and warned that the studio could be shut down by year’s end. After settling in with Ding Ke, Xu Le’s return was revealed to Wang Man by Li Qingcheng.

  • Yi Xiaoya welcomed Xu Le into Rose Studio and gave him a badge that was hot enough to make him drop it, then vanished through a door that was no longer there.
  • Xu Le met Li Weisi, learned he was Yi Xiaoya’s descendant and the studio’s only researcher, and heard that the studio faced closure without results by year’s end.
  • Yi Xiaoya repeatedly appeared and disappeared through impossible doorways, while Li Weisi insisted she was gentle and said she liked Xu Le.
  • Li Weisi agreed to let Xu Le familiarize himself with the studio, and Xu Le brought Ding Ke inside, calling the place their new home.
  • Li Qingcheng met her late-arriving friend Wang Man for dinner and told her that Xu Le had returned.

Ch. 136The puppet Xu Le envied

Wang Man advised Li Qingcheng to leave Xu Le alone, while Xu Le settled into Zion and weighed how to build the Rose Studio. At Li Weisi’s workshop, Xu Le learned about Zion’s worsening Black Tides and strict research licensing before discovering that Li Weisi was a Level 2 Puppet Warlock with two Dolls.

  • Wang Man told Li Qingcheng not to contact Xu Le or involve his relatives, arguing that Li Qingcheng should let him live independently.
  • Xu Le returned to the Rose Studio with little money and considered whether to move on or develop the studio into his own base.
  • Xu Le visited Li Weisi, who explained that Zion’s Black Tides had worsened and that authorities were offering increased payouts for Pioneer Missions.
  • Li Weisi warned Xu Le that research required a legal license because accidents involving Guyinduo could devastate Zion, and he identified the 345 Floating City Plan as a major incident.
  • Li Weisi introduced his Dolls, Sha and Shengzan, and told Xu Le that he was a Level 2 Rune Warlock specializing in puppetry.

Ch. 137Heart Energy Shielding Device

Xu Le persuaded Li Weisi to abandon his stalled Moonstone saber project and proposed a Heart Energy Shielding Device to save the studio. After testing whether a Guyinduo leaf could conceal Heart Energy, Xu Le received repeated warnings that a Level 1 Ghost-Type Oddity would appear at midnight.

  • Xu Le learned about Li Weisi’s Dolls, the Zion Progressors’ Guild, and the studio’s failing Moonstone saber project.
  • Xu Le convinced Li Weisi that the saber project was too commonplace and proposed focusing the studio on research that could improve productivity.
  • Xu Le explained that a Heart Energy Shielding Device could protect people from sudden Heart Energy spikes, and Li Weisi agreed to help secure money on a Pioneer Mission.
  • Xu Le used a Guyinduo leaf to conceal Heart Energy and confirmed that the test worked.
  • Xu Le received three warnings that a Level 1 Ghost-Type Oddity would appear at midnight in the workshop.

Ch. 138The old woman, the ghosts, and Ding Ke

Xu Le encountered the Ghost-Type Oddities living with Yi Xiaoya and left Ding Ke on the terrace, where Yi Xiaoya hinted at Ding Ke’s feelings. He then trained in the Mother Tree Realm to master Golden Thunder, but his first attempt ended with his neck snapping.

  • Xu Le met two child ghosts at the studio and followed them to Yi Xiaoya’s terrace, where a female ghost played music and Ding Ke was spending time with the ghosts.
  • Ding Ke refused to return to Xu Le’s room, so Xu Le left her with Yi Xiaoya; after he returned to check on her, Ding Ke eventually headed back when he mentioned her canned food.
  • Xu Le reviewed his plans to improve his combat skills, drew the Coin card, and entered the Mother Tree Realm to practice Golden Thunder.
  • Xu Le found Chi Xiao forging her metal prosthesis with Molten Fire Fist and began practicing elementalization while she watched.
  • Xu Le tried to transform into Golden Thunder, but his neck snapped and he fell to the ground.

Ch. 139Black Gun-Lord of Slaughter

Xu Le learned a safer way to train Elementalization, then used the Black Staff to obtain the Lord of Slaughter sniper rifle without paying for it. The next day, Wang Man insisted on taking leave to see the cherry blossoms at Jiming Temple despite her troupe leader’s objection.

  • Chi Xiao warned Xu Le that repeatedly shattering his soul during training could damage it and taught him to switch between higher and lower elemental states.
  • Ding Ke wrote down the Forbidden Warlock LV2 secret art Slave of Fate, then bit Xu Le after hearing him praise a Tifa Doll in his sleep.
  • Xu Le demonstrated his improved Elementalization after returning from the Mother Tree Realm, then went to Gun Shop Street and admired the Lord of Slaughter rifle.
  • Xu Le touched the Lord of Slaughter in the shop, then transformed the Black Staff into the rifle and returned to the Studio without buying it.
  • Wang Man asked Lisa for leave to see the cherry blossoms at Jiming Temple, but the troupe leader rejected her request.

Ch. 140Childhood sweethearts

Wang Man sought out Xu Le after learning he had returned to Zion, and the two reunited with Li Qingcheng before sharing a meal. Xu Le questioned Li Qingcheng about the Enforcers’ field missions and their mixed teams, then asked whether a recruit could command one.

  • Lisa approved Wang Man’s leave to visit Jiming Temple, believing the cherry blossoms signaled that Xu Le had returned.
  • Wang Man encountered Li Qingcheng near Rose Studio, then stopped Xu Le as he tried to pass them unnoticed.
  • Wang Man invited Xu Le and Li Qingcheng to eat with her, though Xu Le’s business questions soon left Wang Man and Ding Ke occupied while he spoke with Li Qingcheng.
  • Li Qingcheng explained the Enforcers’ entry requirements and described their ten-person field teams, which included Zion Enforcers, Wilderness Warlocks, and Mercenaries from Tianrui Lifeng.
  • Xu Le considered the complications of mixed teams and asked Li Qingcheng whether a recruit could take command.

Ch. 141[Planewalker's Fragmented Memories]

Xu Le prepared for a Pioneer Mission, received a one-use escape item from Yi Xiaoya, and learned a dangerous Forbidden Warlock art from Ding Ke’s note. After agreeing to join Li Weisi’s team for a woodland mission, he arrived at the Enforcer Hall and encountered a man who resembled him.

  • Xu Le questioned Li Qingcheng about team command, equipment, and Heart Energy, then clarified that he had moved on from their past relationship.
  • Wang Man left cat snacks for Xu Le, and Yi Xiaoya gave him Planewalker's Fragmented Memories, a one-use ability that returned its user to a remembered place.
  • Xu Le copied the Slave of Fate art from Ding Ke’s note, prepared ammunition, and spent the night practicing his abilities.
  • Li Weisi brought Xu Le a completed Scarecrow and arranged a woodland mission in the 5-13 Extended Area for the day after tomorrow.
  • Xu Le drew the Flower card before the mission and met a surprised man who looked somewhat like him at the Enforcer Hall.

Ch. 142A monster that was hard to handle

Xu Le joined a Zion pioneering mission with Li Weisi, his newly discovered cousins, Li Qingcheng, and a group of Mercenaries. After the team entered a dense forest, they found a mother bear and cub, and the chapter ended with Xu Le and Li Weisi sensing that something dangerous was nearby.

  • Xu Le met his paternal cousins Xu Lei and Xu Ting, learned that Xu Lei was leading the mission, and kept their family relationship at a distance.
  • Li Qingcheng arrived to join the team, and Xu Le chose not to speak with her before they departed for the mission area.
  • Wang Shu arrived in Zion with Tianrui Lifeng Mercenaries and asked where Zion's Warlocks usually worked before deciding to focus on making money.
  • Xu Lei led the ten-person team from the Gobi into a forest, where Li Weisi sent Doll No. 9 to scout and noted that the vegetation was unusually dense.
  • Old Six shot and killed a mother bear, leaving its cub beside her body, while Xu Le and Li Weisi sensed that a difficult danger was nearby.

Ch. 143You want me dead

Xu Le and the expedition team encountered a Level 3 Ghost Bear Polluter soon after entering the forest, and Xu Le helped kill it after a mercenary died. The team decided to abandon the mission, but Xu Le accused Old Five of deliberately leaving him and Li Qingcheng exposed; as they faced off, Xu Ting discovered that their return path had disappeared.

  • Xu Le inferred that a powerful territorial creature lived in the forest, and the Ghost Bear ambushed the group and killed a Level 2 mercenary.
  • Li Weisi bound the Ghost Bear with a Binding Curse while the group fired at it, driving it away temporarily.
  • Old Five left a gap in the group when the Ghost Bear attacked again, exposing Xu Le and Li Qingcheng; Xu Le dodged its strikes and used Doll Scorpion No. 9 to help defeat it alongside the others.
  • Xu Lei decided the team would retreat and abandon the mission, with the Law Enforcers giving up their share of the spoils as compensation for the dead mercenary.
  • Xu Le accused Old Five of wanting him dead, and Xu Ting reported that the route back had disappeared.

Ch. 144The mercenary wasn't dead

Xu Le’s team discovered that their trail had vanished and became trapped in a strange jungle, while the supposedly dead Old Six killed Old Seven. After Xu Le’s divination confirmed a wayless predicament, Xu Lei suddenly scolded him over an apparent romance, leaving Xu Le to suspect that something was wrong.

  • Xu Ting reported that the group’s trail had disappeared, prompting Xu Le and Old Five to set aside their dispute and abandon the Ghost Bear’s corpse as they prepared to work together.
  • Old Six rose from the dead, took a bear paw, and killed Old Seven when she went looking for him.
  • Li Weisi secretly informed Xu Lei that Old Six was alive and Old Seven was dead, and Old Five left the team to look for his missing companions.
  • Xu Lei’s group tried to return through the jungle, but their compasses pointed south and Xu Le’s Forest card divination showed they were trapped in a predicament with no way out.
  • Xu Lei abruptly accused Xu Le of flirting with Li Qingcheng during the mission, and Xu Le realized that the others’ reactions did not match what he remembered happening.

Ch. 145What a Veteran Pervert Wanted

Xu Le freed his teammates from a jungle illusion by cutting the threads manipulating their hidden desires, then suspected a connection to Puppet after discovering a missing Guyinduo card. The group’s attempt to escape by following a line led them in a circle, and the Puppet on Strings card reappeared, waving at Xu Le.

  • Old Five found Old Seven wounded and agreed with her suggestion to try killing the people trapped in the jungle’s illusions, while the real Old Seven hid nearby and felt a bloody hand land on her shoulder.
  • Xu Le resisted an illusion of women, used Guyinduo Vision to spot the threads controlling them, and cut his own thread with Golden Thunder.
  • Xu Le freed Li Weisi, Xu Lei, Xu Ting, and Li Qingcheng, then explained that a being in the jungle manipulated hidden desires to create illusions.
  • Xu Le noticed that his Black Card-Puppet on Strings was missing and speculated that a Puppet-corrupted Guyinduo Offspring might be behind the illusion.
  • The group followed a line of Oddity Ashes and water for over two hours, only to find that their path had curved into a circle.
  • When Xu Le dropped a card, he picked up the Black Card-Puppet on Strings and saw its puppet image tilt its head and wave at him.

Ch. 146The puppet's temptation

Xu Le and the Law Enforcers became lost in an endless forest, abandoned their mission, and waited for rescue while Xu Le shared survival advice and prepared for the night. As rabbits flooded the camp and then vanished, Xu Le returned to the [Puppet on Strings] card, whose strange pull continued to trouble him.

  • Xu Le repeatedly drew [Puppet on Strings] and resisted its beckoning pull, while Xu Lei argued with Xu Ting about whether she had led the team off course.
  • Xu Le proposed burning the forest or climbing above the trees to find a way out; Xu Ting climbed up and reported that the forest stretched endlessly in every direction.
  • Xu Lei fired a Red Signal Flare to request rescue, and the team accepted that their mission payment would be canceled.
  • Xu Le and Xu Ting dug earthworms for Golden Toad, then arranged four campfires after Xu Le explained why natural fire and layered light helped protect a camp.
  • Xu Le found a rabbit stealing his snacks, and the group soon faced a rush of rabbits that eventually passed without an obvious incident.
  • Xu Le examined the Guyinduo Cards again and saw [Puppet on Strings] repeatedly; the chapter ended with his smile vanishing as he picked them up.

Ch. 147A new Guyinduo Fate Fruit

Xu Le fell asleep and was pulled into Puppet's world, where Puppet revealed that Night Fiend was her master and asked him to find a Guyinduo Fate Fruit in the woods. Puppet sent Xu Le back with unknown help, leaving him to search for the fruit and deliver it to Ai Li.

  • Xu Le grew unnaturally sleepy, warned Xu Ting that something might happen, and vanished in a spatial fluctuation when he fell asleep.
  • Li Weisi woke and explained that Xu Le had likely been taken by a spatial ability, while Xu Ting and Li Qingcheng waited for him to return.
  • Xu Le arrived in Puppet's bright, doll-like world and learned that Puppet had watched him since he touched her fate, but Night Fiend had once removed her thread from him.
  • Puppet called Night Fiend her master and confessed that she wanted to turn her into a puppet, then asked Xu Le to find a Guyinduo Fate Fruit in the woods and give it to Ai Li.
  • Puppet flicked Xu Le's forehead and sent him back to Xu Ting, and Xu Le remembered her promise of help as he checked the Puppet card.

Ch. 148Black Card-Puppet on Strings Unlocked

Xu Le unlocked the Black Card-Puppet on Strings and considered how to pursue the Guyinduo Fate Fruit while weighing his new family connections. When an attacker shot at the camp, Xu Le and Xu Ting moved into the dark forest to draw out the shooter, and Xu Le located the enemy with Guyinduo Vision.

  • Xu Le unlocked the Black Card-Puppet on Strings, then discussed Mystic Warlocks and the Law of All Things Are Three with Li Weisi.
  • Xu Le drew a Four-Leaf Clover card and considered how his Law Enforcer relatives might help him develop and market his Heart Energy Shielding Device.
  • Li Qingcheng tried to reconnect with Xu Le, but he advised her to replace her sword, prompting Xu Ting to join their conversation.
  • A gunman attacked the camp, and Xu Le shoved Xu Ting and Li Qingcheng out of the line of fire before pursuing the attacker with Xu Ting.
  • Xu Le sent a Living Corpse into the darkness as bait, and after the gunman shot it, Xu Le detected Heart Energy roughly four hundred meters away.

Ch. 149The Hyena Fruit in the Night

Xu Le and Xu Ting killed Mercenary Old Five after his illusions and Hyena Fruit transformation nearly endangered Xu Ting. At dawn, a polluted wolf pack gathered around the camp, mutated into Oddities, and stared toward a surge of Ancient Yin Duo Energy that Xu Le identified as a ripened fruit.

  • Xu Le shot Old Five twice with Heart Energy bullets, while Xu Ting approached and found him trapped in an illusion with two rotting Oddities.
  • Old Five transformed with his Hyena Fruit and attacked Xu Ting, but Xu Le wounded him with another shot and Xu Ting killed him at close range.
  • Xu Le and Xu Ting rejoined the team, and Xu Ting explained Old Five's illusion while Xu Le said it had drawn out his desire to betray them.
  • As dawn approached, the team climbed trees to avoid a large pack of polluted Wasteland Wolves gathering around their camp.
  • After five minutes, the wolves aberrated into several kinds of Level 1 Oddities and tore apart the malformed creatures among them.
  • The wolves turned toward a distant surge of Ancient Yin Duo Energy, and Xu Le said a fruit on a tree had ripened.

Ch. 150A Mirage Dragon Like a Jellyfish

Xu Le’s group followed the wolf pack to the Guyinduo Tree, where they fought a Level 4 Mirage Dragon that had been killing the wolves. After the Law Enforcers blasted it apart with alchemical rounds, Xu Le spotted Puppet Strings still attached to its corpse and warned everyone to retreat.

  • Xu Le persuaded the group to follow the wolves toward the Guyinduo Tree and had No. 9 Doll Scorpion capture the wounded Mercenary Old Seven, whose Puppet Strings led toward the blue radiance.
  • The group reached the tree and watched a Mirage Dragon emerge from the hillside, killing the wolves with transparent tendrils and deadly ripples.
  • Xu Le’s group fired on the Mirage Dragon, then used alchemical rounds to blast its body apart after it charged them.
  • Xu Le saw Puppet Strings running through the Mirage Dragon’s corpse and shouted for everyone to fall back.
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