Ancient Tears BloodLine

Puppet Hall

One hour later,

I used the shock force power to defeat the fourth puppet. The puppet destabilized and lost the power to fight against me. Its body fell to the ground.

When the fourth puppet was defeated, I turned to face the 5th puppet. But I changed my inheritance power again.

Instead of the shock force power, I circulated the blood energy power. It had been a long time since I had used blood energy power in training.

During the fighting, I noticed one thing: each puppet was stronger than the last. Their arm speed was faster, and their reactions were also getting faster.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t have taken me an hour.

Creak!

The 5th Red Mark Puppet appeared next. Right away, the Red Mark Puppet charged at me.

I used my perception again to cover the area. None of the details went missing. I saw that the speed of the puppet was slightly faster than the previous one.

I immediately calculated the attack timing.

Boom!

The puppet’s right fist came rocketing toward me. My eyes were on the punch. I moved sideways at the last moment to avoid the attack.

But I saw the puppet was improvising. The punch came at me again.

Seeing that, I moved sideways to widen the gap.

Boom!

The punch went past me. Right then, my hand moved.

Smash!

It landed squarely on the head of the puppet.

Boom!

The Red Puppet was stunned. The blood energy power transferred to its head. The puppet stood like a statue for a couple of seconds.

Boom!

I knew this was a good opportunity. I didn’t hold back. I continued to release a barrage of blood energy fist attacks on the puppet.

Boom! Boom!

The Red Puppet’s body continued to take the hits. Dent after dent appeared on the puppet’s body.

It didn’t take long for the puppet to become destabilized. It fell to the ground.

A gleam appeared in my eyes. I hadn’t expected the blood energy to be so effective against the Red Puppet.

Boom!

When the 6th Red Puppet appeared, I decided to follow the same strategy.

....

Outside,

Apart from Reece and Marcus’s team, one more team appeared. It was the female duo who had gone to bother Zack Lockwood at his flat.

Upon seeing the duo, the faces of Marcus and Reece changed, because the background of the duo was not ordinary.

"What are you guys doing here?" Reece asked.

Hearing that, everyone turned toward the duo.

"Well, I came here to practice in the Puppet Hall," the blonde-haired warrior said.

"Julia, it’s not time for joking. Why are you here?" Marcus asked.

Hearing that, Julia raised her eyebrows.

She smiled and said, "Well, I heard you guys were here to target Zack Lockwood. That’s why I came here to save him."

Hearing that, everyone’s mouth twitched. No one had expected such an answer from her. Though her words were true, no one was going to admit it.

"If you want to stand here, just stand then." After saying that, Marcus minded his own business.

If not for their background, he would have attacked right then. But the Puppet Hall was not open yet, which pissed him off even more.

"That kid has stayed in there for more than an hour now. He must be fighting against the fourth or fifth puppet," Marcus commented.

"If he clears easy mode, it will set a record for sure," Reece said.

Both of their teams heard it. Everyone had wanted to challenge Zack Lockwood, but they had underestimated him.

If he really could go against a Red Mark Warrior, weren’t they just asking for a beating?

At the same time, Julia and her friend were listening to the conversation. They figured out what was going on.

Julia and her friend looked at each other. They had planned to recruit Zack Lockwood into their team, but it was getting more difficult as time passed.

They realized they wouldn’t be able to intimidate Zack Lockwood with their Red Mark strength. If Zack Lockwood could take down the Red Puppets, then he really could stand against them.

Not only that, but he would also get the opportunity to fight on the battlefield earlier. Both of them were quiet now. They realized it wouldn’t be easy to recruit Zack Lockwood into their team.

At least, they wouldn’t be able to force Zack Lockwood from now on.

As time passed, more and more people appeared at the Puppet Hall, including the old Dark Shadow University warrior, Silas.

Upon arrival, he saw Marcus and his team. As he looked around, he found many familiar faces. He saw Reece and his team.

When his gaze paused on the blonde-haired woman, his pupils shrank. He recognized her. So many people were here.

Someone in the crowd recognized Silas as well.

"Silas is here!"

When those words were heard, everyone looked toward the old man.

Marcus saw old man Silas as well.

He said, "Silas, you didn’t tell me that young man was this strong."

Hearing that, Silas didn’t know what to say. It had been more than an hour since Zack Lockwood entered the Puppet Hall. He might clear easy mode for the first time in recent memory.

If he did that, he would be the first Purple Mark Warrior to ever set that record.

"I don’t know," Silas said.

He was shocked as well. He didn’t expect the clueless young man from that day to be this strong. It meant that the young man could take down the Red Mark Warriors without problems.

The people who had gathered began to post the news online. They began to spread the word. More people were already arriving at the location.

There were Red Mark Warriors from Star University as well, rushing to the place. They didn’t expect a Purple Mark Warrior from their university to make this much noise on Day 1.

Reece and the others saw the crowd. They had stayed behind earlier to watch the fun, but now they were staying to witness a record.

The crowd had grown so large that even if they wanted to leave, it would take time. They decided to stay and watch until the end.