"Hm?"
After reacting, the group led by Luo Xiaotian swiftly sent the puppet flying.
"What is this thing?"
Luo Xiaotian gave the Assassin Puppet he had knocked away a puzzled look, feeling rather bewildered.
"This is a puppet, but judging by its eyes, it still harbors tremendous killing intent toward me. It seems this puppet is specifically targeting me."
Doubts arose in Xu Xuan's mind. Ordinarily, puppets like this were deployed by someone, yet he could not sense anyone nearby.
"How strange. Where exactly is this puppet's master?"
Someone wanted to harm him, but he could not locate that person, which troubled Xu Xuan greatly.
Xu Xuan protected himself with a shield to keep the puppet from assassinating him while constantly surveying his surroundings, trying to find traces of the other party.
Up above, Yunyan watched Xu Xuan's movements and realized he was looking for her.
But with the Fiend Beasts Tianqi there, Xu Xuan could not find any trace of her at all.
Xu Xuan searched repeatedly, yet he still failed to find any trace of the other party.
It was as though this humanoid Assassin Puppet had appeared out of thin air.
Xu Xuan shook his head with a bitter smile. "Since I can't find your master, don't blame me for showing no mercy."
Looking at the humanoid Assassin Puppet before him, Xu Xuan withdrew his shield, raised the Black Shadow Sword in his hand, and thrust it forward without mercy.
Squelch...!
The humanoid puppet seemed capable of feeling a certain degree of pain. Its face twisted as the Black Shadow Sword pierced straight through its chest!
Boom!!
The instant the humanoid puppet was pierced through, its body suddenly swelled, then erupted in a tremendous explosion!
A mushroom cloud slowly rose into the sky...
The blast left Xu