Chapter 274: You Are Enough

Lu Yunze only had two hands, but the Puppeteer had more than just two arms.

Around her were numerous puppets of different shapes, surrounding her like loyal guards.

Whenever Lu Yunze launched a charge, the swarm of puppets would actively protect their Master, harassing Lu Yunze from all directions and slowing him down.

Conversely, when the Puppeteer attacked, the puppets would try every means to cover her, which was extremely annoying.

Even someone as patient as Lu Yunze would be irritated by them, to the point where his expression turned somewhat grim.

One puppet jumped up and clung to his thigh. Lu Yunze directly tore it off and slammed it hard onto the ground, smashing it to pieces.

Seeing this, the Puppeteer just clicked her tongue in admiration:

“You really have no appreciation for art. These puppets are all my wonderful helpers that I created, and you just smashed one to bits.”

As she spoke, she raised a hand, holding up one of the puppets she particularly liked.

“That’s why you blasphemers are hopeless. Only the followers of the King in Black Robes can understand the meaning of my art.”

“Is your so-called art turning yourself into a puppet?”

The Puppeteer just sneered, “If you’re willing, I can turn you into my puppet too. With such a strong body, you would surely surpass all my previous works.”

Lu Yunze pressed his lips together. The hand gripping his sword hilt was already getting sore.

After fighting for so long, he had gained quite a few wounds, while the Puppeteer remained unharmed.

If not for her ability to replace body parts with puppets, this battle would have ended long ago.

‘What should he do?’

‘Perhaps he needed one sufficiently powerful attack to defeat her completely.’

Lu Yunze thought of Charged Slash, but the current situation gave him no chance to use that move.

Lu Yunze somewhat understood Luo Heng’s feelings.

How great it would be if someone could cover for him now.

Even if no one helped, if Lu Yunze himself had a way to withstand the harassment, he would use it without hesitation.

But in front of the Puppeteer and her puppet army, even the Black Scales seemed insufficient.

Ever since coming to Donghai City, Lu Yunze felt that his strength was somewhat lacking.

‘I need to become stronger, so I can protect the people I want to protect.’

Lu Yunze’s heart was screaming, and his body moved as well.

Seeing him like this, the Puppeteer just sneered and voluntarily ordered the puppets to retreat, intending to finish him off herself.

He looked like he had little strength left, and the battle could be ended easily… But it was not as she thought.

The strength Lu Yunze unleashed was still astonishing.

Although the Puppeteer reacted in time to dodge, her clothes on her chest were still cut by the Heavy Sword.

Lu Yunze wanted to continue the pursuit, but the surging tide of puppets quickly blocked his path, forcing him to stop and deal with these troublesome things.

Although the Puppeteer grabbed her torn clothing, Lu Yunze still saw that there was something on her chest.

‘What was that?’

It looked like a glowing puppet head, embedded in her chest, emitting an eerie blue light.

Before the operation began, Mr. Yan Chen said that he had not investigated the details of the Puppeteer Secret Technique, but he was certain that there must be a fatal weakness.

There is no such thing as an completely invincible Secret Art in this world.

Lu Yunze was stunned for a moment, and a puppet that jumped up scratched his cheek. He quickly punched it away.

‘Was that something like a core?’

‘Since she had remodeled her body into a puppet, she would need a core to drive this body. Was that the thing?!’

‘Finally, I found it!’

Lu Yunze was overjoyed, but the next troublesome problem was how to destroy her core.

After thinking it over, Lu Yunze indeed chose to risk it all, betting his last strength on this one strike.

‘He could not use Charged Slash; the speed had to be fast, and the force had to be great.’

Lu Yunze took a deep breath and looked at the Puppeteer from a distance. Both understood the current situation.

The weakness was already exposed.

It was meaningless for the Puppeteer to conceal it any longer, so she simply let go and let this weakness be directly exposed to Lu Yunze.

As long as she won the upcoming duel, the threat would no longer exist.

Lu Yunze raised the Heavy Sword and aimed it forward.

The Puppeteer also clenched her fists, and the almost transparent threads on her fingers drifted slowly.

Both fell into stillness, like two statues.

But that was not the case. Although Lu Yunze maintained his posture, the ground beneath his feet could not withstand the pressure and cracked.

As the Force Accumulation Anchor accumulated, Lu Yunze’s breathing became heavy, and he slowly stepped forward.

It seemed like a light step, but the ground cracked with a crunch.

The Puppeteer frowned slightly but resisted the urge to retreat.

‘He was about to reach his limit.’

After taking a deep breath, Lu Yunze directly transformed into a cannonball and shot forward!

The wind swept up in an instant blew directly toward the Puppeteer, giving her goosebumps all over.

The momentum was strong, but it could not completely intimidate her.

The Puppeteer raised her arms high, and all the puppets gathered, stacking into one high wall after another, protecting their Master at the very back.

Lu Yunze crashed into the high wall and actually stalled for a moment.

He steadied himself, continued to exert force, and quickly broke through this troublesome wall.

With a loud crash, one high wall shattered, and the broken puppets fell like raindrops.

Then came the second, the third…

Lu Yunze broke through layer after layer of obstacles without slowing down, until he reached the Puppeteer.

What he saw was the cunning smile on this woman’s face.

One of the Puppeteer’s arms had already turned into a sharp blade, just waiting for Lu Yunze to rush over to his death.

“Die!”

The Puppeteer thrust the blade at Lu Yunze, but the feedback felt off.

Crack!

The blade was stuck in front of Lu Yunze and did not pierce through!

The Puppeteer was stunned, realizing that at some point, the shattered Black Scales had turned into something resembling armor, and her blade could not penetrate it!

Lu Yunze paused briefly because of the blade, then continued forward and shattered the blade.

He grabbed the Puppeteer’s shoulder and thrust the Heavy Sword hard into the core on her chest.

The Puppeteer’s expression immediately turned ferocious, and she desperately slapped his body, but no matter how she struggled, she could not pull out the Heavy Sword.

As the Heavy Sword went deeper, the light in the Puppeteer’s eyes rapidly faded, and her throat emitted a silent groan.

“Just die!”

Lu Yunze lifted her with force and then swung the Heavy Sword.

The Puppeteer flew out in an arc through the air, and with a splash, fell into the sea. The ripples soon calmed.

Lu Yunze gasped for breath and fell to the ground, unable to even hold the Heavy Sword.

‘So tired… I feel like I’m dying.’

He lowered his head and pulled open his clothes. The Black Scales had turned into pitch-black armor.

He knocked on it with his hand and heard a crisp thumping sound.

No, it was still scales, clinging tightly to his skin, but it seemed like they had upgraded, becoming even harder.

“So you can evolve too?”

Lu Yunze did not know whether to laugh or cry.

Lu Yunze originally wanted to just lie there, but from the corner of his eye he saw Mr. Yan Chen walking toward him.

In his arms was the sleeping Jiang Sui, draped in Mr. Yan Chen’s coat.

“Looks like it’s over.”

“Yeah, it’s over.”

When Lu Yunze stood up, Mr. Yan Chen personally handed the girl into his arms.

Feeling the warm softness in his arms, Lu Yunze looked up at Mr. Yan Chen, who had turned to leave.

“Where are you going? Aren’t you going to wait until she wakes up?”

“Having you is enough. I’ll pass.”

Mr. Yan Chen pulled down the brim of his hat and chuckled.

“Just take good care of her for me. After all, your relationship is already so special.”

“No, what are you talking about?”

Lu Yunze was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, but still properly thanked this traveler gentleman.

Who exactly was he? Never mind, it would be revealed someday. Lu Yunze was not in a hurry.

What he needed to pay more attention to was the girl in his arms.

Looking at Jiang Sui’s sleeping face, Lu Yunze chuckled softly and brushed aside some of her messy hair.

It was precisely this action that made Jiang Sui, who was in a dream, seem to sense something, frown, and then open her eyes.

“Lu Yunze… Young Master?”

“If you’re tired, sleep a little longer.”

“Why am I in your arms?”

“You can get down if you want.”

Jiang Sui actually broke free from his arms and stood on the ground again. She tightened the clothes on her shoulders.

“Such a smelly coat. Whose is it?”

“Uh, I picked it up.”

“……”

Jiang Sui’s gaze became strange for a moment.

“Where’s the enemy?”

“I defeated them.” Lu Yunze patted his chest, smiling confidently, “I’m pretty capable, right?”

Jiang Sui laughed, not knowing if it was a laugh of relief or because she was amused by his silly look.

“Yeah, yeah, Young Master is the most capable.”

“Want me to carry you home?”

“Forget it, I can walk by myself… Ouch.”

Jiang Sui had just turned and taken two steps when she remembered she wasn’t wearing shoes.

The gravel on the ground hurt the soles of her feet.

She let out a breath and looked back at Lu Yunze, who immediately pretended he had seen nothing.

“Since Young Master is being so attentive, I’ll accept it.”

“That’s good, that’s good.”

Lu Yunze eagerly approached, bent down, and carried her on his back.

It was all over.

Jiang Sui let out a heavy sigh of relief inwardly. If she had woken up to find things still unresolved, she wouldn’t know what to do.

Now she could quietly lean against this warm back, not having to think about anything, and fully enjoy this warmth.

“That enemy was taken care of by Young Master alone?”

“Of course. It was my first time dealing with a Bishop… Never mind, you wouldn’t understand even if I told you.”

‘No, I understand.’

‘Lu Yunze actually defeated a Bishop by himself? It seems I missed quite a few good things while I was unconscious.’

Just as Jiang Sui felt regret, she saw ripples appear on the sea in the distance.

Hm? Jiang Sui was puzzled.

The next second, a hand suddenly reached out!