Chapter 377: Chapter 377: Blue Puppet (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
However, it’s not over yet. As Li Yao somersaulted and landed, he had already split the golden alloy sword in his hands and was swiftly slashing it towards the monster.

Sword Qi Slash!

Swish, swish, swish…

Four intersecting streams of Sword Qi were shot out.

Splatting sounds…

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Every swing inflicted damage, added to the damage from the four streams of Sword Qi, made the spectators tremble in fear.

Li Yao’s puppet, on the other hand, only displayed -6847 damage. Although this number is unreachable for current players, it is unacceptable for the monster.

The female goblin, even though she was not injured, was left bewildered. At this moment, she looked at Li Yao with a gaze full of fear. Even the savage gleam in the eyes of the Monster Momenla, who was like a gorilla, had vanished, and it cried out a mournful sound. The monster was terrified. Just one collision made a quarter of its health disappear. If the fight continued, it would be killed by Li Yao without a doubt.

The players assigned to protect Li Yao were also stunned. This is the player they were supposed to protect, yet it seems like they are the ones who need protection.

They felt slight confusion. Miller had told them that the person they needed to protect has no real fighting ability. To make them feel at ease, they were even given a Mechanical Puppet for the person they were supposed to protect.

However, the reality was far from it. The person they were supposed to protect was overly powerful. A Mechanical Hunter operating a Battle Puppet this fiercely was terrifying. What’s more, he also had a Long-range Puppet that never misses. They were astounded.

“Who the hell are you? There’s no way someone under the second level can possibly control the puppet to this extent!” The female goblin screamed amidst her struggles, while her monster threw two more bombs.

Bang, bang…

The result was the same. The bombs were detonated mid-air by the Death God 4000 before they could get close to Li Yao, not a single hair on him was hurt.

“You think your tricks can defeat me,” Li Yao spoke as he once again charged forward controlling the puppet.

Roar…

The monster roared madly, and suddenly, more than a dozen explosive barrels fell around it as it abruptly leaped out.

The explosive barrels blocked the passage perfectly. Li Yao’s puppet halted. If he were hit by the explosive setup, it might reach his real body.

The Puppet might not face any severe issues, but Li Yao’s small stature wouldn’t be able to endure an attack from a mid-level boss.

“Gnome, I’ll remember you. I will take my revenge.”

The voice of the female elf receded quickly with the beast’s roar.

“I guess I won’t see that in my lifetime.” Li Yao sneered dismissively. He rarely uses this identity, and even if he constantly used this NPC identity, the goblins would barely come for revenge considering their cautious nature. In their point of view, safety outweighs their ego and vengeance.

Showed by the Death God 4000, each of the explosive barrels exploded. When Li Yao turned his head, the team assigned to protect him had already killed off the remaining three or four players. Now, only Li Yao’s team was left on the battlefield.

Li Yao didn’t hurry to open the door. Instead, he walked toward the Mechanical Puppet left by the male elf.

A blue key was picked up by Li Yao.

Combined Puppet

Quality: Blue Fine

Level: 16 Growth-type Junior Boss (up to Lv 45)

Health: 25

Armor: 500

Skills: Power Acceleration, Rocket Bomb, Lightning Poison Dragon Drill, Metal Fists, Landmine, Flamethrower

Equipment Requirement: Elementary Engineering

Equipment Level: 10

Note: This is a goblin product, incredible performance, might be slightly unstable.

Self-destruct sequence activated, remaining time 2 days 23 hours 52 minutes.

A puppet in Li Yao’s hand would be level sixteen, as he is level sixteen. But this puppet was fundamentally different from the one Li Yao currently had.

The difference couldn’t be explained through attributes alone, it was vast. Just considering the skills, the golden puppet is like a true elite professional warrior, while this puppet seems like a mixture of different things. The difference is significant to the experts.

Of course, for the current players, these attributes are already incredibly powerful. Li Yao also wanted to own one, but it was hopeless.

Each Mechanical Puppet installs a self-destruct sequence to protect the core, and if the owner dies, it enters a countdown state.

If the same high-level species retrieve it, the detonation can be prevented, but if it falls into the enemy’s hands or doesn’t have enough time to retrieve it, it will self-destruct when the time comes. All remaining components of no significance will then be reduced to scrap metal.

“Little Cold Hands, come here,” Li Yao called out and asked, “What’s your level of engineering?”

The players who cleaned up the battlefield had already noticed the Mechanical Puppet, but no one touched it. They knew that this kind of war trophy couldn’t be given to them by Li Yao, nor could they take it.

“Master, I just reached the intermediate level recently. I don’t have money to enhance my proficiency,” Little Cold Hands said, feeling shy.

“Already very impressive.” Li Yao tossed the key to Little Cold Hands, explaining to the surprised Little Cold Hands, “You use this temporarily. It can enhance the battle power.”

“But, but, I don’t know how to…” Little Cold Hands lowered her head even more.

“That’s okay. Since you’re learning engineering, sooner or later, you’ll have your own puppet. Consider this practice. It doesn’t matter if you can’t master it. This fellow has a high amount of health, and its attack power is potent. If you can use the basic operation, it will be of great help to me.”

“Then I’ll give it a try.” Little Cold Hands ran towards the puppet, her eyes full of excitement.

Li Yao explained some basic operating knowledge to her. The control of this type of puppet is not difficult at a basic level. However, it was hard to truly bring out its power. It required a considerable amount of practice and real combat.

Of course, Li Yao didn’t have high expectations. As long as Little Cold Hands could deliver the attack strength of a junior-level boss, it would suffice.

“Master, does this mean as long as we study engineering, everyone can get such a puppet?” Ephemeral Bloom asked.

“I said it was possible, Battle Puppets aren’t cheap,” Li Yao answered.

“Then the other professions would be useless?” War Horizon murmured.

“Other professions could always make money, while engineering always costs money,” Li Yao wisely spoke, “Also, you guys, the fresh army recruits, don’t understand anything. Every profession has its unique characteristics, and it’s just that you haven’t come across them yet. Many professional features are not inferior to the puppets.”

“Thank you for the guidance, Master.” War Horizon gained some enlightenment. The Ancient God World is a balanced world, thus, it would not overly favor engineering. Or else, everyone would study engineering.

“Good student,” Li Yao patted his shoulder and said, “Ok, you practice it slowly. I am going to reap my rewards from here. Let’s see if there are any chips.”

Li Yao then slowly walked towards the door…

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