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Chapter 818 Treasure 16
"If it's a child, it might be able to play with the puppets outside." The puppet master agreed with this argument. He looked at Xiaolin and the others and said, "... How about this, humans. If you can go back and warn other humans not to come here again, I will let you go. How about that?"

The puppet master made a request, which was so generous that people couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

“Hey, is this true?!”

"Is that true?"

"Are they trying to trick us and attack us from behind or something?"

The companions also became nervous. They wanted to believe it, but they also had strong distrust of the puppets. The puppet master showed an obvious expression of disgust and disgust.

"Don't make me sound like a human. Tools never lie! Humans are really an eyesore. If they hadn't come to this city, we wouldn't have anything to do with them."

The puppet master didn't seem to want to fight, and if possible, he wanted to separate peacefully. Perhaps he saw that Xiaolin's strength was beyond the norm, so he didn't want to engage in such fearless consumption and fighting.

“That seems to be the case.” Huihui looked at Xiaolin and asked, “What’s wrong, Xiaolin? Do you want to fight it now? Actually, I refuse because it is unwise, but if you want to fight…”

"Yeah." Xiaolin scratched his head, looked at the puppet master, and whispered to his companions: "The battle just now was very tiring, and the puppet is also very strong."

In fact, he was afraid that the puppet master in front of him would summon their puppet clones again. The puppet master had just said that he did not completely replicate their strength because he was not sure. If he knew their strength again in the battle, he might become as powerful as them. And most importantly, he did not know how many puppet clones this guy could create. If there were countless enemies, even he would be killed.

After thinking it over carefully, Xiao Lin said, "Let's retreat here first, and then when we are ready..."

"Stop talking nonsense!" Just when Xiaolin was about to go back and discuss things, Aqua suddenly started yelling. She said loudly: "We still have to recover the magic stones, how can we go back! Besides, my dignity as a goddess will never allow me to listen to the instructions of such a disgusting puppet like you!"

"what……!"

"what."

"what!"

"This idiot!"

Not only Darkness and the others, but even Krillin couldn't help scolding her. Upon hearing this, the puppet master's expression gradually became dangerous. He said in a cold voice: "Just now, what did you say I was?"

"I've already told you that you're a disgusting puppet. Have you ever looked at your face in the mirror?" Aqua stepped on the landmine accurately. The puppet master's expression became more and more sinister, but the stupid goddess seemed to not see it at all and continued: "You want girls to call you cute with your disgusting appearance? There should be a limit to not seeing it..."

"Alright! Shut up, you stupid goddess!!!"

Kobayashi held down the stupid goddess who was talking nonsense and trying to provoke him, and told her to stop saying such stupid trash talk. However, even if he stopped her in time, it was too late, as an extremely dangerous aura emanated from the puppet master.

Huihui's expression changed as well. She pointed at it and said, "Oh no, Xiaolin! The magic power of that puppet is rising rapidly! It's already close to the magic power of the Demon King's army cadres. It's really dangerous!"

Even if she didn't say anything, Xiao Lin could see that this guy was about to go crazy. That's right, even if it was Xiao Lin himself, he would definitely get angry after hearing such ridicule.

Youyou said with some fear: "It seems that it is not going to let us go. Should I say, is it really going to become a situation where we have to fight?"

Hearing her say this, the faces of the others also changed suddenly.

At the same time, the puppet master seemed to have improved his magic power and entered combat mode. His voice was as cold as that of a lifeless puppet. "Really... do you really want to die, human?"

It raised its head, and its eyes, which were even more red than Huihui's, were filled with obvious disgust and hatred. It seemed to attribute the grief of being abandoned by humans to Xiaolin and the others. Then, it shouted, "Then let's start the war! The war between humans and tools begins now!"

Ruined!
It seems that this guy is completely annoyed. Not only does he intend to fight them, but he also intends to abandon them... No, it seems that the props they hold are also fighting against humans! Eh, this inexplicable sense of déjà vu, are you also the mastermind of the Shinigami Zanpakuto Rebellion! ?
The puppet master waved his fingers, calling on many puppets to surround them, and said viciously: "First, I will start with you...I will burn you all to ashes!"

Maybe from the puppet's point of view, being burned to ashes is the most unacceptable thing, but Kobayashi and the others don't feel anything. However, its idea of ​​wanting to kill them is not wrong, and they still have to fight in the end.

As the puppet clones resurrected, together with the puppet master, Xiaolin and his friends could only fight them again. However, as Xiaolin and his friends had guessed before, these puppets, like other puppets, actually had no thoughts of their own and were all controlled by the puppet master.

So Kobayashi and his companions aimed at the Puppet Master himself, and then it was obviously confused by the continuous attacks. It could have cooperated effectively before and caused Kobayashi and his companions a headache, but when it joined in, it not only did not become more difficult to deal with, but it became confused because it was in danger. Finally, Kobayashi and his companions found its flaw and defeated it completely with a powerful magic.

“What, what’s going on…!?”

Huihui said this breathlessly. She had just used three explosion magics in a row to fight the puppet Huihui. She was on the verge of fainting, whether it was her body, magic power, or mental power. Now it was only Darkness who was supporting her. If she could continue to fight, she would definitely have no strength left.

Fortunately, the puppet master was not as powerful as imagined. After being destroyed, it did not recover quickly, but looked at its broken body in disbelief. Was it because of the magic stone it carried that it could not recover like other puppets? This made Xiaolin and others feel a little relieved.

"I, I actually lost..."

The puppet master looked at his damaged limbs with an expression of disbelief on his face. The remaining disgust and hatred seemed to tell how unwilling he was to give up. However, there was no second chance. He raised his hands in regret, as if he was going to attack Xiaolin and the others. At the same time, he spoke intermittently, like a rusty and bugged robot that was about to break down.

“Being defeated by a mere… human…? I must… take revenge… revenge… revenge, revenge, revenge…”

For some unknown reason, he turned into a repeater.

Xiao Lin sighed slightly. Just when he was about to give the puppet master in front of him the final blow, he didn't expect Aqua to step forward. With a look of compassion like a goddess, she spoke with a tone of pity and regret:

"...That's enough, you poor dolls who lack love. Let me cleanse your sorrow, so please rest in peace."

After saying that, a bright light emanated from Aqua's body.

The puppet master, bathed in the light, slowly lost the resentment and hatred on his face. He revealed a relieved look and said, "Ah... the hatred... has dissipated... but I can't help hating him... because... I... am a puppet from a puppet troupe."

A puppet from a puppet troupe?

Xiao Lin sighed slightly, and a trace of sympathy appeared on his face as he watched the puppet master gradually disappear. After all, the puppet master was not hostile to humans at the beginning. It was looking forward to meeting its new owner, but it was thrown aside and ignored because it was said to be ugly. Even if it was not abandoned on the spot, the resentment would not dissipate after being burned.

"…The magic power injected into the magic stone stopped, and it turned back into an ordinary puppet."

"That's our victory, right?"

Huihui couldn’t help but say this with a smile, and Krillin looked at the stupid goddess who was still praying and couldn’t help but say, “Aqua, you…”

Yes, even the heartless Aqua would feel sad. After all, she has been doing this kind of thing all the time. If she were a sensitive and delicate goddess, she would have felt unhappy a long time ago.

However, what Xiaolin never expected was that Aqua turned around and said excitedly: "I'm telling you, Xiaolin! So, it was all thanks to me that you won just now, right?"

"……what?"

"If you want to make that puppet stop moving completely, this is the only way! Come on, do you have something to say to me? Apologize now, apologize for calling me a stupid, useless goddess! And you have to give me the best bubble wine every day, do you hear me!?"

……well
Kobayashi couldn't help but sigh. He originally felt sorry for her, but he didn't expect that this guy was still so careless and heartless. He didn't know what to say. It seemed that he had forgotten everything about Aqua herself who had angered the puppet master.

Darkness looked at the puppet master who was gradually losing his life and couldn't help but say, "I hope that puppet can become a Buddha."

"I say, wait a minute!" Aqua said loudly in dissatisfaction: "Why are you sighing here? This is not the time for this, right? You should praise me more!"

However, none of her companions paid any attention to her. After all, it was this guy who caused all the trouble, which made the Puppet Master angry and then fought with them.

"So, Aqua! What happened to the magic stone? The puppet was purified, so the magic stone should still be the same, right?"

"Oh, yes, I had totally forgotten about it!"

Hearing what Xiaolin said, Aqua immediately looked at the magic stone detector in her hand and said hurriedly: "Wait a moment, I'll take a look now...that..."

While she was looking at the magic stone detector, Xiao Lin couldn't help but say, "He actually put his hand into the body of the puppet that was still moving just now. Is this guy really powerful?"

"Okay, I found it!" While everyone was watching the stupid goddess groping in its body, Aqua said this excitedly in a short while.

"Oh, you found it!?"

"In this way, all the magic stones will be collected."

"Oh! Success! That's great!"

The companions cheered loudly with excitement, and while others followed suit, Kobayashi said seriously: "Listen carefully, Aqua! Don't lose it! If you lose it, I will be really angry!"

“It’s okay, it’s okay.” Aqua waved her hand casually and said, “Bring it up like this… Look, it’s glowing.”

"Sure enough, that magic stone will glow when you hold it."

Xiaolin looked at the magic stone held in Aqua's palm and said this with a little surprise, while Aqua said shamelessly and smugly: "That's right! It must be the sacred power of me, the goddess, that makes this magic stone glow!"

"...Really?" Xiao Lin pulled the corner of his mouth, not quite believing her, and sighed helplessly, "Although I don't understand the reason, being able to read the words will be a great help."

"Xiao Lin, what number is written on the magic stone this time?"

"Hmm... Just as expected, it's the number four."

After taking a closer look at the magic stone in Aqua's hand, Kobayashi said this to everyone.

Darkness nodded and said, “I see. This way, we can collect all the numbers one to seven.”

"That's it!" Xiaolin snapped his fingers.

At this time, Megumin counted on her fingers and said, “One for Krillin, one for Aqua and Darkness, one for me, and one for Mamenosuke…”

"Let's make it clear in advance that cats don't count."

Xiaolin interrupted her.

At this time, Youyou whispered: "Well, that... Forget about the one that's not as good as mine, if it's for Dounosuke..."

"Youyou, don't spoil Huihui too much. If it was her, it would be fine, but what's the point of giving it to her cat?" Xiaolin couldn't help rolling his eyes, but what he didn't expect was that Huihui didn't seem to accept Youyou's kindness.

"Forget about the leisurely one. Keep it for yourself."

"Why!?"

Huihui obviously didn't want Youyou's share, but she had to use such an excessive tone. It really gave me a headache. I really don't know when they can be more honest.

After checking the time, Xiao Lin said to his companions, "Okay, now that we have everything we need, let's go back."

"Okay!"

Everyone cheered and prepared to go back.

When they left the maze, they found that the peach tree, the puppets, the glass lake, etc., all gradually disappeared. That's right, a maze without magic support would not remain here.

Xiaolin sighed with some regret.

(End of this chapter)