On the other hand, Alex felt no regrets. He had managed to gather many rewards from this place, after all.

This was especially for the four shattered Chaos Beads, which was practically a dream come through.

“What was it that cut you up this badly? Was it a Puppet Immortal?” Alex asked.

“They… they were ghosts... ghosts! There are ghosts here!”

Hermione Yggdrasil seemed distracted and incoherent.

Alex bristled, wondering if he should just leave her here to fend for herself.

Just then, among the ruins, a slender-looking woman walked out.

“Puppet Immortal!”

Alex had killed hundreds of such puppets on the way here and was naturally no stranger to them.

Every puppet looked exactly the same.

Alex drew his Dragon Bone Sword and waited for the Puppet Immortal to approach them.

Strangely, this female puppet did not immediately rush up to fight and kill them, unlike the others that Alex had decimated before her.

‘Alright, I’ll make a move first. I can save some energy by doing so an