Chapter 371 The Shadow of Reality (18)
Looking at the various shabby dolls with broken limbs and broken arms under the light of the will-o'-the-wisp, Heita Inuyama couldn't help but feel a little numb. He was a little afraid that these dolls would Suddenly they moved and attacked him, but fortunately, these dolls would not move at all, just like dead things without souls.
"The next thing is...this, the soul-inducing bell." Inuyama Heita took out a simple copper bell from his pocket. This was a prop given to him by Qian Xiaoyi before he came in. Its function is Guide those lost souls to follow the one who rings the bell.
"Dingle bell~"
He rang the simple copper bell, but did not notice any changes in the surroundings. Inuyama Heita looked at the bell himself and murmured: " Strange...Does it need to be activated first? But Brother Yi said that just ring the bell..."
When he raised his head and prepared to try again, he was startled by the scene around him. Although the broken dolls of various shapes around him still maintained their original postures, their heads all turned around. , staring at Inuyama Heita.
"Huh... it's really a chilling scene..." Heita Inuyama sighed. Since this thing is useful, we can't delay it any longer, and we must quickly complete what Oto said!
He said to the will-o'-the-wisp in front of him: "Please lead the way! Take me to Brother Yi!"
The will-o'-the-wisp swayed faintly for a moment, as if it nodded, and then headed towards Floating in a certain direction in the darkness.
Heita Inuyama walked behind the will-o'-the-wisp, ringing the bell every once in a while. Sometimes when he looked back curiously, he would see the dolls motionless, but their posture and distance would change. , just like playing a one-two-three wooden man. The strange scene made Heita Inuyama feel a little nervous, but he could only go on with courage.
And on the other side, on the theater stage.
"...Guess, is there that place here? A...back door that was left behind during construction?"
At Qian Xiaoyi's words, the King of Civet Cats frowned , said: "Back door? What are you talking about? I am the absolute master here, and I am extremely familiar with this place. There is absolutely no way there is any back door! Are you trying to make some tricks while I'm not paying attention?" What a pointless struggle!”
“It seems that you really don’t know.” Qian Xiaoyi said with a smile: “Think about the dolls you manipulated and then discarded after use. , where did they go in the end?”
The King of Civet Cats was stunned by the question. He recalled it carefully, but found that he did not know the answer to this question. Those dolls that he had damaged by playing with them, Usually they were thrown into the trash can in the room by him, and they would disappear after a while. He always thought that they were disposed of and swallowed up by this place.
"Nonsense!" The King of Civet Cats was a little uneasy. He roared angrily: "Are you trying to be mysterious and delay time? Do you really think you can deceive me? Just die like this. I don't want to listen to your nonsense anymore. "Speak!"
He lowered more puppets holding sharp blades from the height of the stage and launched an attack on Qian Xiaoyi. Seeing that Qian Xiaoyi's defense barrier was already crumbling and was about to be breached.
At this time, a small but clear voice reached their ears.
"There seems to be some sound?" Suzuna pricked up her ears and hesitated: "It seems like...the sound of bells?"
Qian Xiaoyi's mouth corners curled up and he said: " Coming, counterattack.”
"What are you doing again?" The King of Civet Cats was stunned and asked involuntarily.
“Aren’t you saying that those who stand out with sharp knives are actually your slaves, and only those who remain silent are the ones who really want to resist you?” Qian Xiaoyi said: “ Now, those silent ones are coming." "What..."
“Oto-chan, ahhhhhhh!!!” Heita Inuyama suddenly screamed and fell from the light above the stage, still holding the soul-inducing bell in his hand, and kept ringing the bell. He fell directly onto the stage, using a puppet as a cushion and crushed it to pieces.
The next second, countless broken dolls fell from the light like a heavy rain, and the broken limbs rolled everywhere. They suppressed the glamorous dolls controlled by the King of Civet Cats. Doll, making it unable to carry out effective attacks.
Looking at the broken puppets that appeared out of thin air on the stage, the King of Tanuki was shocked: "There really is the place he said! He was not lying."
He wanted to prevent those puppets from landing. , but they didn’t know where they appeared from, so they couldn’t stop this result.
These broken dolls were drained of their value by him, or were damaged by him after resisting to the end. Because they are too worn out, even he can no longer control them with those silk threads. .
"But, so what?" The King of Civet Cats roared: "They don't dare! These things have lost their souls long ago. They are just a pile of garbage with no use value. No one will Care about them! They are dead!"
"Is that true?" Qian Xiaoyi stared at the King of Civet Cats and said, "Maybe they are not dead, but just to stop letting you. Manipulation, that’s why they became like this, and now, I want to make them come alive, let them stand up, and take revenge on you... Suzuna!”
"Is it finally my turn?" Suzuna took out the Kagura bell hanging from her waist and said, "I've been ready for a long time."
When accepting the commission before, Qian Xiaoyi I told her that during the commission, she didn't have to fight any evil spirits. She only needed to perform a blessing ceremony at a specific time to appease some unique beings.
With such an easy commission content and so much commission fee, plus the fact that Qian Xiaoyi had benefited from the previous times when he asked her to help, she agreed directly this time.
Although the previous encounter made her terrified, Qian Xiaoyi did not let her participate in the battle, and now, it was finally her performance time.
嚓~
Suzuna stepped out of the barrier and waved the Kagura bell in her hand, making it make a solemn and ethereal sound. At the same time, Suzuna seemed to have changed. She no longer had that worldly temperament, just like Like a goddess, she began to dance solemnly.
"Damn it! Damn it! What are you going to do!" The King of Civet Cats wriggled the threads in his hands angrily, trying to control his puppets to sabotage their actions, but the broken puppets died. He tightly grabbed the puppets controlled by the King of Civet Cats and prevented them from moving.
"Do you still remember how many dolls you have abandoned?" Qian Xiaoyi looked at the King of Civet Cats and said: "Indeed, some dolls are oppressed by you because they cannot give up their own interests and status. Exploitation still works as a puppet, protecting you as a ghost and helping you attack others.
But, you forget... except for these people, there are people who were ruthlessly abandoned by you after they lost their value. More, in order to become How many people are willing to endure torture and continue on their journey to become stars and idols? But how can this road be so easy? Only a few people can truly become famous. This is a true success story. The bones are withered. Those losers will be drained and thrown into the abyss. Now, these people with nothing stand on the stage from the abyss and come to take revenge on you."
嚓~
Along with Suzuna's dance, the Kagura bell in her hand rang again.
The fingers of the broken dolls seemed to move because of the sound.
(End of this chapter)