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Chapter 469 - 145: Detect the Weakness, Sink the Ship (Happy Holidays)

Chapter 469: Chapter 145: Detect the Weakness, Sink the Ship (Happy Holidays)

Twenty meters underground, there was an abandoned subway route with derelict train engines and a few carriages.

Norton hid here, controlling those corpse puppets within this underground network.

Thanks to the materials and safety house prepared by his contractor, he became the most hidden character in this task.

He utilized those corpse puppets scattered everywhere to gather intelligence, always keeping himself in the safest position.

From a certain perspective, his ideas were not conflicting with people like Li Changhe. He also focused his attention on the so-called divine creatures.

But compared to forming an alliance with other [players], he had a more special requirement. That is, the [Players] themselves are corpses.

This was more important to him. Even if he couldn’t defeat the so-called divine creature, he still had sufficient benefits.

He entered this task for those [Players]. This situation of a multi-party melee was even more like a fish in water for him.

However, his corpse puppets couldn’t keep up with Flamingo’s speed, nor dare to approach the observation tower under the scrutiny of so many transcendent beings. Naturally, he didn’t know what had happened above.

Even if he knew, he didn’t have time to care about it right now.

At this moment, a clear sword sound was heard in the gloomy tunnel.

It made him unable to focus on anything else.

"The Wildcat is dead. Who else could approach here quietly?" Norton suddenly stood up, looked towards the depths of the tunnel, his fingers twitching as if playing a piano.

But all he could hear were the sounds of corpse puppets falling to the ground.

These were the corpse puppets he placed in various parts of the tunnel, initially to prevent Wildcat’s assassination. But at this moment, they were annihilated silently by someone.

"The cavalryman disappeared, the wildcat is dead. The archer and the berserker are at the observation tower. Is it you, Qiu Wentian?" Norton slowly retreated: "Did you follow the corpse of the wildcat to find me?"

At the same time, he saw a petite figure walking out of the depths of the tunnel, who grumbled, "Tsk, I have been exposed. If it wasn’t for those two above triggering my Ship-Slashing Blade, you couldn’t have discovered me at this distance."

The person who appeared was actually Qiu Wentian.

She let go of the tightly wrapped black cloak, appearing as if from the darkness.

She had previously used the effect of the black cloak to hide her breath, following closely behind that corpse puppet carrying the corpse of the wildcat, and without making a sound, killed more than thirty corpse puppets hiding in the tunnel.

Unfortunately, a sense of danger came from the sky, unlocking the restraint on her ship-slashing blade. It issued a sword cry, like the roar of a dragon.

In other places, this would have been a good thing. She had wanted to use her title skill several times, but the Ship-Slashing Blade was locked tightly in its sheath, not trembling at all. Therefore, in certain circumstances, she was unable to unleash her full power.

But this timing was really bad, it directly exposed her presence.

"It’s indeed the Seven Kings War. It made the Ship-Slashing Blade trigger twice in succession... Well, it doesn’t matter." Qiu Wentian drew the weapon that was taller than her, dragging it on the ground. The sparks looked like the approaching Death God in the dark: "I told you, Norton. I’ll kill you."

"If it’s for these corpses, you don’t have to be angry. These corpses are the materials left by the contractor who summoned me." Norton chuckled, slowly retreating.

"Contractor? The one you put in the carriage?" Qiu Wentian squinted, then saw a headless torso lying in the brightly lit carriage.

"Exactly, when he summoned me, he wanted to use me as a material. Coincidentally, so did I." Norton smiled faintly, his golden curly hair, high-bridged nose, and upright figure made him look incredibly elegant and radiant.

His manners gave the impression of elegance and cheerfulness. It was hard to imagine that he was the one who kept corpses as company.

The moment he was summoned, he sensed the other party’s intentions. As a [Player], he naturally spared no mercy to those story characters who harbored hostility towards him.

He directly severed the opponent’s limbs and silenced his tongue. If it weren’t for the fact that the existence of the Contractor was linked to his own life and death, he might have turned him into a Corpse Puppet on the spot.

"A person with a human face and the heart of a dog, your actions are truly vicious." Qiu Wentian mocked, "It seems that the Contractor selected for us in this mission has some connection in some way."

"Judging from the current analysis, indeed it is so." Norton continued: "Bodies are tough to maintain and take up much space. We can’t stock many in the [Backpack]. I wouldn’t go out of my way to prepare so many Consumables. I was thinking about where to create some Corpse Puppets after we get in, but he provided me with plenty of materials, which was a pleasant surprise. If he weren’t the one who could decide my life and death, I would really like to chat with him."

"Alright, enough of the small talk." Qiu Wentian lifted her Ship-Slashing Blade, "Prepare to die. Or if you have any trump cards, bring them out. The upcoming battle will conclude quickly."

Since the assassination could no longer be carried out, it was time to return to the basics.

Break through his Corpse Puppets, and kill him!

"What a pity." Norton shook his head as if regretfully, and looked at Qiu Wentian in the distance, with his gaze lingering on her exposed skin, "You’re such a cute girl, it would be great if you could be made into a whole Corpse Puppet. But I’m afraid that you would decapitate me with one sword swing, so I won’t hold back. I sincerely hope that you can still remain somewhat intact after the battle."

"Holy shit, not only is he necrophiliac, but also a pedophile!" Qiu Wentian frowned. She felt his gaze lingering on her body, and felt a little sick.

Then, looking at the figures appearing behind Norton, her expression became serious.

These were four Corpse Puppets made from player corpses, each with varying degrees of damage.

But when they appeared, some kind of congealing pressure also appeared.

Norton smiled and then retreated into the railcar, "I truly hope that you can take care of your own body."

He was prepared to retreat. Corpse Puppets could not exert 100% of the original body’s power. Although they can easily break the limitations of the brain and explode with greater strength after becoming Corpse Puppets...

But in the case of not being able to use Title Skills, they always pose a certain degree of danger.

The fighting strength of Qiu Wentian was terrifying, whether the four Corpse Puppets could defeat her was still in question.

Norton, ever cautious, decided to retreat first. He wouldn’t risk anything.

So, he ignored the sounds of fighting behind him and went to the abandoned locomotive, quickly starting the train.

This was the escape route left by that Contractor. His research was also not allowed by the magic users. In order to avoid the search by the association, he had set up many escape routes and safe houses.

"So..." As Norton started the train, watching it gradually accelerate, he thought, "Where should I hide next? The Archer fell into the hands of the Berserker Rank, he’s likely dead. Maybe I should try to get his body..."

As he was thinking, he suddenly saw Qiu Wentian inexplicably appear before the train.

"Impossible!"

Norton’s face changed drastically. The four Corpse Puppets had been defeated already? Impossible, even if they can’t exert their full strength, they are high-level Corpse Puppets. How could they not even last for ten seconds?

Qiu Wentian, however, wasn’t able to listen to his roar, but faced the train with her sword.

She thought to herself, "The blood water given by the Archer is really useful. I’ll ask him for some more later."

Then, looking at the speeding train and the blond man in the loco who looked scared.

Qiu Wentian gave a faint smile.

[Detect]

Then, Ship-Slasher!