Otherworldly Affairs Office-Chapter 768: Mysterious Superpower Part 1 (Request Subscription)

Listening to Amendina's provocative words, Pei Yan neither got angry nor complacent. He carefully observed the situation while secretly releasing a large number of nanorobots, searching everywhere for Amendina's true form. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Having fought against her many times, he was well aware of how troublesome she could be. There was no need to get tangled up with these creatures; since Amendina was playing hide-and-seek to delay time, he decided to target another Bloodshed member. He wanted to see how long she could persist under his relentless pressure.

Just as he resolved to bypass the Mudman Group and attack another person, the Mudman puppets underwent another transformation. Pei Yan had just darted forward a few steps when three puppets appeared to block his path. After several tests to probe their limits, he decided not to be held back and unleashed a horizontal slash.

Bam! The sound of metal clashing reverberated. Pei Yan was momentarily stunned to see his blade slightly repelled; these guys had actually increased their power. Following that, the impact on his chest completely thwarted his intention to attack. As he retreated, he saw six puppets charging rapidly toward him, his face instantly turning grim. Not only had their strength, movement, and reaction speed improved considerably, but whose attack were they replicating if he hadn't launched a stronger one?

While he was puzzled, a shrill magical sound pierced his ears, causing a sharp pain in his eardrums. He immediately activated the sonic filtering system to exclude the noise, but in just that brief moment, an unknown liquid sprayed towards him from his side. Sensing danger, Pei Yan blocked a puppet's down-swinging long knife, grasped its wrist, pulled it towards him, then swung it to block his side. He heard the sizzling sound of a corrosive liquid, watched smoke rise as the puppet crumbled to ash and returned to the earth.

Without having time to understand what was happening, Pei Yan stumbled again, noticing too late that thorny vines had grown under his feet, entangling one of his legs tightly. Looking up, he saw hundreds of puppets from afar, each wielding different attacks. Some transformed into beasts for close combat, others controlled acid, noise, Wind Blade, Fireball, Power of Thunder, and other varied attacks, all bombarding him relentlessly.

Most of these attacks he hadn't performed himself, and after being hit by several, Pei Yan was thoroughly enraged. He sliced the thorny vines beneath him, fired several electromagnetic shots to push back the attackers, and jumped backward, facing the swarming puppet soldiers with impatience and fury. He couldn't comprehend how these guys had such a wide array of supernatural abilities, and he didn't care anymore! His focus was now on making them perish!

With that in mind, he sheathed the long sword at his waist, gripped the handle, and leaned forward slightly like a samurai performing an Iaido Slash. He poured massive amounts of Power of Thunder continuously into the long sword through his palm. Targeting the puppets frenziedly rushing towards him, Pei Yan smirked contemptuously. With a step forward, he swiftly drew the sword. A crescent-shaped, azure glowing Sword Qi slashed through the air, pulverizing the puppets into dust.

"Lightning Slash!" Watching the newly empty battlefield, Pei Yan smiled proudly. He still hadn't mastered the technique to condense energy into Sword Qi, but he was resourceful enough to find an alternative in the manual Amendina gifted Ye Ruozai from the Hongjun Sword Furnace. He utilized his supernatural abilities, attaching source energy to the long sword, simulating the effects of Sword Qi upon its swing. Though slightly inferior to genuine Sword Qi in destructiveness, the paralysis effect of the electricity more than compensated for the difference.

The result pleased Pei Yan; although the destroyed puppets continued to reform before him, their speed slowed considerably. Some puppets failed after several attempts to reform and eventually emerged weakened.

It seemed these things also relied on some internal system akin to meridians. Yet, he wondered how they could possess such robust regenerative abilities and how they wielded so many powers. Seeing his attacks effectively working against the puppets, Pei Yan felt some relief, yet the mysteries behind them raised numerous questions.

Clap, clap, clap. Applause echoed from the void, as Amendina's seductive voice sounded again: "As expected from the Child of Origin, ace of the investigation department! That blade technique surpasses even that brat Shitang Longsi, haha! Destroying my collection to such an extent makes you stand out! I'll definitely need compensation from you later!"

"Enough with the melodrama! What's the matter with them? How can they wield such varied powers? Are they humans or puppets?" Pei Yan felt a shiver down his spine, repulsed by the syrupy voice trying to act coy.

"Such a lack of sentimentality, you brat! Fine, since you survived this attack, I'll enlighten you on what you wish to know; I do keep my promises," Amendina replied, as a breeze blew through the void, causing each puppet to sway slightly. One puppet emerged and walked towards Pei Yan. Raising its head abruptly, Pei Yan locked eyes with unmistakable recognition; Amendina had possessed the puppet. The voice that followed confirmed his suspicions.

The puppet pointed at itself and, speaking eloquently, said: "You wonder whether they are humans or puppets? They're both actually; they were once humans before I transformed them into puppets upon encountering me. Does this answer satisfy you?"

Having said that, the puppet even flirted with Pei Yan, but its distorted face and awkward movements sickened him instead of seducing. His expression turned most uncomfortable as he felt revulsion towards the woman before him. If what she said was true, every one of those hundred-plus puppets had once been a living being, and not feeling a shred of remorse, she was proudly flaunting her deeds! The realization sent a chill down Pei Yan's spine, deepening his understanding of the term femme fatale.