Chapter 294 The Effect of the Absolute Tuning Fork

"Mr. Crimson, welcome to Starlight Trading Company. Unfortunately, you came too suddenly, and we haven't had time to prepare a grand welcome ceremony to welcome our distinguished guests." Magnus said regretfully.

Crimson ignored Mags and focused his attention on the girl behind him.

It seems that the information obtained from the dwarves was wrong. A "puppet man" has actually been created, but it seems to have major defects and it is obviously not yet capable of mass production.

As the most advanced 'combat puppet' among the 'puppet men', Shen Hong's understanding of their kind far exceeds that of the people from Starlight Trading Company, and he could see the shortcomings of Nineteen at a glance.

"What's your name?"

"Codename: Nineteen."

"Nineteen?" Shen Hong frowned and asked, "Why are there only you? Where are the other eighteen people?"

"No comment." Nineteen answered firmly.

When Nineteen was created, she was asked not to reveal any internal information about the Starlight Trading Company to anyone other than the people inside the company, so even when facing Crimson's questioning, she could not disobey orders.

"Really?" Crimson didn't look annoyed, she could understand Nineteen's difficulties, so she turned her gaze to Magnus.

"Humans, please cherish your life and get out of the way." Shenhong didn't want to hurt anyone unless it was necessary. In her mind, life is a precious thing and should not be harmed at will.

Magus shook his head and said, "You are the first person to break into Starlight Trading Company in Mizellaner since its establishment. The secret place of Starlight Trading Company is not a place for outsiders to enter and exit at will."

"Choosing this battlefield is your biggest mistake."

That's right, Magnus had seen the power of Crimson before. He was a little hesitant at first, worried about mishaps. But since he was in his own territory, it was different. The magic circle set up here was not comparable to those outside. After all, this was the last line of defense.

Normally, these magic circles are kept closed, because each time they are opened, a huge amount of magic power is consumed, which would be a sky-high price when converted into gold coins. Even the Starlight Company cannot afford such constant expenses, and usually few people can get here.

These closed magic circles are waiting for this day.

"Gravity barrier, activate!"

A yellowish-brown halo spread from the soles of his feet, quickly covering the entire passage. The gravity of the surrounding space suddenly increased tenfold. If Magnus did not have props to offset gravity, he would have been crushed into a meat patty in an instant.

Shenhong's body shook slightly and she adapted to the gravity. She raised her hands and clenched them. Since her body was transformed by Luo Qiu, bearing such gravity was not a big problem for her.

If Luo Qiu had not been transformed, it would probably have had a significant impact. After all, this is a barrier of the great magic level.

"It doesn't work!" Magnus' heart sank. The situation didn't allow him to think too much. He took out a handful of magic scrolls from his arms and crushed them all.

In an instant, the entire passage was shining brightly and became colorful. Various kinds of magic were intertwined together, making it look like a dream, but underneath it lay an extremely terrifying murderous intent.

Magic Confinement Barrier, Mind Disturbance Barrier, Element Deprivation Barrier, Steel Prison.
Even Shenhong did not expect that there were so many magic circles in this small passage. Although most of them were negligible to her, under this sudden impact, her brain couldn't help but feel a little dizzy, and her eyes were slightly blurred.

"Use the 'Zelu Tuning Fork' now!" Mags shouted to the Nineteenth.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

To be honest, the perfect "puppet" really far exceeded Magnus's expectations. She could still stand safely under the suppression of so many magic barriers and did not seem to be seriously injured.

She can be described as a miracle. "How did you achieve such a high resistance to magic?" Although Magnus was not a professional, he knew that it was almost impossible to achieve such a high level of resistance to magic.

But if we get a 'sample' of this miracle, we might be able to study out its secrets.

Nineteen took out the 'Absolute Tuning Fork'. She looked at Crimson who was trapped in the 'Steel Prison', not knowing what she was thinking, and struck the tuning fork in her hand.

“Ding~~~~~~~~~~~~~~”

The wonderful music sounded, like a cool breeze in the scorching summer, or like the warm sun in the icy winter, making people involuntarily intoxicated by it.

Fortunately, the effect of the 'Absolute Tuning Fork' can be controlled by the user and can distinguish between friend and foe, otherwise Magnus would not dare to give it to Nineteen.

To Nineteen and Mags, the melody of the tuning fork was just a beautiful sound, but to Crimson it was no less than a flood and a beast. She felt that something had invaded her brain and was modifying and eroding her consciousness.

Originally, the effect of the 'Absolute Tuning Fork' on Crimson should not have been so great, but it happened to be stuck at the moment when Crimson's mind was the most agitated. After learning about the 'puppet man' from the dwarf, Crimson has never really calmed down. She has been thinking about these things all the time. In addition, she is now under pressure from a large number of magic circles, and she has divided part of her energy to resist, which is why she was so easily taken advantage of.

But even so, it is not so easy to control Crimson in this way.

She covered her ears with her hands, a look of struggle flashing across her face as she continued to fight against the invading force.

"How tenacious!" Mags exclaimed.

According to the intelligence obtained in the past, no one has been able to last more than ten seconds under this 'Absolute Tuning Fork', but now almost a minute has passed and Crimson is still resisting and has not been completely controlled.

At the same time, the light of the magic circles dimmed slightly. It was obvious that the magic stones stored underground were no longer enough. The magic power provided began to decrease, and the effect of the magic circles was also weakening.

"Hurry up, hurry up! Just a little bit more!"

Now it can be said that it is a moment of racing against time. As long as Crimson holds on for a while longer, once the magic circle loses its supply of magic power, everything will collapse on its own. A 'Zero Law Tuning Fork' alone cannot affect her.

"Why is your voice getting lower? You loser! Hurry up and raise your voice!"

There is a limit to the use of the 'Perfect Tuning Fork' for nineteen years, and now it is almost at this limit. The originally high-pitched melody has become a little lower and seems to be a little powerless.

Magnus immediately became anxious. If Nineteen failed at this critical moment, he would be in real trouble.

Nineteen's originally pale face became even paler at this moment, but she could not disobey Mags' order. She could only put the last bit of magic power into the 'Absolute Tuning Fork' to restore the melody of the tuning fork.

Shen Hong was half-kneeling on the ground, the struggle on his face gradually disappeared, and he looked a little more peaceful.

Magnus was pleasantly surprised and delighted by this; it seemed that he had won the bet this time.

The perfect 'puppet man' will be in his pocket.

Just as Magnus was waiting to reap the fruits of victory, a terrifying magic light gun came from the top of the passage with a "whoosh" and pierced the "Steel Prison".

boom!
The 'Steel Prison' shattered, and Crimson inside was freed.

(End of this chapter)