ACSP: Chapter 116: Chikamatsu Ten Puppets, Puppet Army, Old Granny Yan's Ambition!
"—Boom!" The moment the gate was smashed open by the corpse, Lei Li's figure instantly transformed into a bolt of lightning and rushed in.
A group of Puppeteers who had rushed over upon hearing the news wanted to check the situation. But before they could even reach the entrance, their heads were severed by a streak of lightning flashing past.
"None of the people in Puppet City will leave here alive today..." Lei Li steadied his figure and lifted his foot to step on a rolling head. With a forceful press, he actually crushed the head, causing blood to splatter everywhere.
"—Click, click, click!" At this moment, a sound suddenly came from nearby. Lei Li looked sideways. He saw several ferocious-looking humanoid puppets emerging from various corners, surrounding him.
These humanoid puppets were all made of hard steel, their bodies flowing with the unique luster of metal. Not only was their defense astonishing, but the weapons in their hands were also coated with deadly poison. If one were to be injured by them, even a tiny wound could be fatal.
Puppeteers are different from other Contractors. What they inherit from their contracted characters is not just the ability to control puppets, but also the technology to craft them. In the Hokage dimension, due to material limitations, many puppets could only be made of wood. But it's different here. The Puppeteers here use metal, or even precious metals, as materials to make their puppets.
"—Clap, clap, clap!" Just after those humanoid puppets appeared, strange-looking metal puppets quickly appeared on the surrounding rooftops. Among them, the 'Crow', 'Black Ant', and'Salamander' were the most numerous.
After these puppets appeared, they immediately formed a pincer attack with the humanoid puppets and charged at Lei Li.
"A bunch of despicable cowards who only know how to play with puppets. Today, not only will I kill all of you, but I will also destroy all of your puppets, leaving none behind..."
A powerful surge of Lightning Style Chakra erupted from Lei Li's body. At the same time, the figure of the Third Raikage quickly manifested behind him and fused directly with him.
"—Boom!" The moment their auras fused, the Lightning Style Chakra on Lei Li's body suddenly grew several times stronger. His hair began to stand on end, and lightning flashed in his eyes, as if he had transformed into a bristling beast, sending shivers down people's spines.
"—Bang!" The next second, a streak of blue lightning flashed across the field. All the puppets that had surrounded him were instantly blown into fragments, scattered all over the ground.
"Such fast speed..." A Puppeteer hiding in the dark saw how powerful Lei Li was and wanted to sneak away.
Just as he was moving backward.
His back suddenly collided with a hard object.
He looked back.
He saw that Lei Li, whose entire body was flashing with blue electric light, was already standing there.
"Lei..."
"—Boom!"
Before the Puppeteer could even utter a single word, Lei Li pressed his palm against the Puppeteer's face and slammed him directly onto the ground.
"Oh my god, this Lei Li is too strong. We are no match for him. Run..."
The other Puppeteers were terrified by Lei Li, dropping what they were holding and fleeing toward the depths of Puppet City.
However, no matter how fast they ran, they could not escape from Lei Li's grasp in the end.
Lei Li struck with the force of thunder, and in just two or three breaths, he killed them all.
Not a single survivor was left.
"Hall Master Lei Li, coming to my Puppet City all by yourself to stir up trouble, aren't you looking down on this old woman a bit too much?"
Just as Lei Li killed the last Puppeteer, a familiar voice suddenly rang out, instantly igniting the fury in Lei Li's heart.
Lei Li looked in the direction of the voice.
He saw a stooped elderly figure slowly walking from the inner courtyard, leaning on a cane.
Behind her followed a man clad in steel armor; it was none other than the Puppet City Lord, Old Granny Yan, and the Deputy City Lord, Nie Tai!
"Old Granny Yan, are you finally willing to come out and see me?"
Lei Li's eyes widened, and his body instantly transformed into a bolt of lightning, rushing toward the two.
However.
Just as he neared Old Granny Yan.
A muscular bull-headed puppet suddenly descended from the sky, forcibly blocking his fist with one arm and countering with a punch that sent him flying.
The strength of this bull-headed puppet was immense; with just one punch, it sent Lei Li flying back a hundred meters.
However, Lei Li had his [Lightning Armor] on, so he was not injured.
But what Lei Li never expected was...
Just as he stabilized his stance.
Three white-robed puppets, each marked with the characters for 'Buddha', 'Dharma', and'Sangha', suddenly appeared.
Seizing the moment he paused, they decisively combined their skills to create a violent tornado, trapping him firmly in the center.
Immediately after, a blue-faced puppet quickly sprang from the ground, swinging a long whip to tightly bind his body.
By the time Lei Li reacted.
He was already surrounded by 10 white-robed humanoid puppets of various forms.
"Chikamatsu Ten Puppets? When did you use your puppet technique?"
Lei Li looked at those white-robed puppets, an expression of disbelief gradually appearing in his eyes.
The Chikamatsu Ten Puppets were the strongest puppets in Old Granny Yan's possession.
Not only were these 10 puppets stronger than ordinary ones, but they could also coordinate with each other to use combo skills.
When Old Granny Yan was first establishing Puppet City, a large gang had bullied her for being an old woman, looking down on her and wanting to suppress the Puppet City she had just built.
Unexpectedly, in a fit of rage, Old Granny Yan took her 10 puppets and paid them a visit, wiping out the entire gang of several hundred people overnight.
It was that very battle that allowed Old Granny Yan to firmly establish herself in Kang City and rapidly develop Puppet City to a point where it could rival their Thunder God Temple.
Lei Li was well aware of Old Granny Yan's methods.
He also knew that the Chikamatsu Ten Puppets were not easy to deal with.
But the problem was.
Old Granny Yan was standing there leaning on her cane right now.
Her hands were not moving at all, so how could she be controlling the puppets?
"My puppet technique has already been sublimated; a brute like you will never understand."
Old Granny Yan laughed sinisterly.
And just as her voice fell.
On the surrounding rooftops, another 10 white-robed puppets appeared one after another.
Then another 10.
In the blink of an eye.
Lei Li was already surrounded by 30 white-robed puppets.
Seeing this scene.
Lei Li's expression sank instantly.
It was one thing for Old Granny Yan to have made three sets of Chikamatsu Ten Puppets.
But the fact that she could control these puppets without Chakra threads...
What on earth was going on?
Could it be... that these puppets had already acquired their own independent consciousness?
At this moment, Old Granny Yan continued: "I have waited a long time for this day. It won't be long before my puppet army sweeps across the entire city. Today, I will start with you..."
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