Fang Bo carefully reached out and stroked the puppet on the ground, following the guidance of his knowledge, constructing threads with his mental power at various joints.
The sorcerer, reading the letter, couldn’t help but glance over curiously.
In the distance, Jorogumo, who had just finished devouring the Spider Mother’s corpse, wore a satisfied expression. As soon as she turned her head, she saw the puppet shaking violently.
“Still not dead?!” She opened her bloodstained spider head, ready to entangle the target with webs.
But a mental command from the summoner made her stop her actions immediately.
In Jorogumo’s eyes, her “Onmyoji” seemed to be trying to gain control over this strange puppet.
Ali glanced at the summoner’s creature, sighing inwardly, almost seeing his younger, naive self.
If it weren’t for her, he might still be studying hard at Jujutsu High, never seeing the world’s truth.
Busy trying to animate the puppet, Fang Bo knew nothing of his companions’ thoughts. He was filled with joy, like a child with a new toy.
“It worked!”
Under everyone’s gaze, the headless puppet’s body began to tremble violently, then stood up in an awkward posture.
It looked like something out of a horror movie.
At that moment, Fang Bo’s left hand was moving slowly, each of his five fingers connected to a thread.
Following his commands, the headless puppet started moving around.
First, it stretched its arms and legs, then began swinging its blade arms, attacking nonstop.
The puppet quickly chopped the unfortunate pine tree into pieces, and then its target became a large boulder several meters high.
Even though it was a bit slow, the puppet eventually destroyed the rock, and its fearsome attack power satisfied Fang Bo.
“What a puppet control technique! I never expected such a combat method.”
Fang Bo was delighted with his newly acquired ability, though he had two minor concerns.
First, he could not repair the puppet.
Second, this equipment might have to replace his secondary weapon.
Yes, in the eyes of the space, the headless puppet was considered a weapon, no different from swords or firearms.
So, using it would occupy a weapon slot.
The Dragoon was Fang Bo’s primary offensive tool, which he couldn’t give up, so the maneuver gear had to be retired.
As the tasks became more complex, the dangers increased. Whether in One Piece or the current Spider Mountain, Fang Bo didn’t dare to move boldly among the trees.
Doing so would be an open challenge to enemies, provoking any with even a bit of temper to attack.
He had already suffered in the One Piece world, so he was extremely cautious in Demon Slayer’s world.
Without the gliding ability, the maneuver gear’s value would drop by 80%. He did not need swords, and the storage function seemed particularly useless.
Gently touching the cool gas storage tank, Fang Bo put the equipment into his space imprint and equipped the puppet as his secondary weapon.
He also carefully examined its attributes.
Name: Headless Puppet
Grade: Fine
Category: Weapon
Attack Power: 8-12
Durability: 106/280
Attribute Enhancement: Mental +2
Usage Requirements: Sensory 12, Puppet Control Technique Lv2
Equipment Effects: Sturdy Arm Blades
Origin: Demon Slayer
Equipment Evaluation: It will be the best mobile shield, provided its weakness has not been discovered.
Sturdy (Passive Skill): Increases durability by 80 points.
Arm Blades (Passive Skill): Arms replaced with blades, adding 4 points of slashing damage.
With the headless puppet equipped, Fang Bo’s mental power increased again.
Mental Power: 27 (+8)
This puppet had excellent qualities, but its mere 100 points of remaining durability was a concern.
Fang Bo needed help to repair it. His only thought was to go to the Swordsmith Village.
The village was home to skilled artisans; someone could repair the puppet.
If not, he’d have to seek help from the masters in the reincarnation space. Repairs would be no problem, but using it in this story world might not be possible.
“If it breaks, I’ll have to find another puppet.”
Suddenly, Fang Bo had a bright idea: “There’s an automaton in Swordsmith Village.”
The Yoriichi Type Zero, a training automaton passed down in the Swordsmith Village, was modeled after the legendary warrior Yoriichi Tsugikuni, the pinnacle of strength in the Demon Slayer world.
Even though it was heavily damaged, it still had far superior combat power compared to the headless puppet. It could even spar with a Hashira, which was impressive.
In comparison, the headless puppet would be instantly defeated.
Letting the puppet follow him, Fang Bo walked over to his companion, signaling they could proceed.
Looking at the tall puppet and the bloodthirsty Jorogumo, Ali gulped, feeling an inexplicable fear of this man.
“Being paired with him means he hasn’t experienced many story worlds.”
“I was born as a story character, and my strength far exceeds early-stage reincarnators, yet this guy makes my hair stand on end.”
Feeling a bit tense, the sorcerer quickly shook off the heaviness.
He had already acknowledged the man’s character, so the stronger Fang Bo was, the better for him.
“If more people were like him, the atmosphere in the reincarnation space might improve.”
Lost in thought, the two had already ventured deep into Natagumo Mountain. After encountering a few lucky demon spiders, Fang Bo used his plundering ability to replenish his and the shikigami’s health.
While it didn’t play a significant role in combat, its overall impact couldn’t be ignored. Without the two healing sessions, Fang Bo couldn’t explore so leisurely.
[Legendary Trait (Heart of Steel) accumulated 14 health points worldwide.]
“Just 6 more points to go, only a few more monsters.”
Watching his teammate search for enemies, Fang Bo recalled what the Onmyoji had told him.
She said reincarnators’ innate abilities could also evolve, though the process varied. Some were easy, while others required unique means.
His legendary trait could evolve, but he didn’t know how.
Currently, gaining 20 health points per story world was already powerful.
Ignoring defense factors was like adding 2 points to his physique in each story world.
If it could evolve, its effects would surely increase, making his growth even more formidable.
For some reason, Fang Bo recalled his real-world encounter, where the person who attacked him knew his “previous life’s” true origin.
Maybe he was once one of them?
Instinctively, he felt finding those people was the best way to evolve his innate ability.
A spider with a boy’s head was fleeing frantically in the dark forest.
He was the brother of the Natagumo family, capable of turning those infected into spiders.
Following his “younger brother’s” orders, he had been trying to create a spider army to eliminate the demon slayers in the mountain.
However, he had just encountered his lifelong enemy.
A seemingly normal human had appeared before him, who turned out to be anything but ordinary.
What he thought was a free meal turned into a nightmare as the hunter and prey roles switched in five minutes.
“How can this be ineffective?!” Brother Spider couldn’t understand.
His poison was strong, capable of creating many demon spiders, yet it failed on this human.
It wasn’t resisted nor countered with an antidote; it simply had no effect.
If it didn’t work on fellow demons, that was one thing, but the opponent was a genuine human…
Or so Brother Spider thought, unsure if the terrifying being was human at all.
For a monster to fear another beast, the latter had to be unimaginably powerful.
Boom!
In Brother Spider’s desperate gaze, a tall, thin figure descended like a cannonball, crashing into the ground before him.
“Found you~”
The voice was familiar, belonging to the one who had instilled such fear.
But Brother Spider quickly realized this being looked entirely different from before.
Despite the terror, the previous person looked and felt like an ordinary human. But now, the being before him had cracked skin like dead wood, no facial features, only a gaping maw like an abyss.
It looked nothing like a human, far more terrifying than the Twelve Kizuki.
“W-what are you…”
Before Brother Spider could confirm, the creature’s mouth widened impossibly, biting into him.
Without any chance to resist, Brother Spider’s front limbs were severed, the wounds smooth as if erased by an eraser.
“Oh no, why are you hurt~” The monster’s terrifying appearance contrasted with its oddly cheerful demeanor.
What might be considered a positive trait made it even more terrifying to Brother Spider.
The instant his front limbs were devoured, he saw a fresh scar on the creature, a gift from their previous fight.
What did this mean?
This incomprehensible being was the powerful human who nearly killed him earlier.
“No, this can’t be human!!!”
Brother Spider’s screams echoed through the dark forest.
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