Chapter 116: Puppet Onslaught!

The Ancient Gravitas Mummy looked behind it just in time to see the third Array Puppet throw a threatening punch. Since William was controlling the Array Puppets, they used his fighting techniques to battle with the Mummy.

This was both a good thing and a bad thing, since William only had a Fist Talent and a Throwing Knives Talent.

I need to learn more weapon skills. My puppets would be in much better shape if they knew a spear technique or two. He evaluated the Array Puppets from the side while they fought, making sure to keep an eye out for any tricks the Mummy might use to target him.

William felt his combat sense had improved greatly since entering the Gravitas Ruins. Part of it was likely due to the upgrade to his Mind and Vision Talent, but he could also thank the trials for forcing him to strategize when fighting a massive group of goblins, or countering various Elemental Minotaurs.

He controlled the Array Puppets with even more fervor, making the best use of his Mind Talent to reflect on each strike the Ancient Gravitas Mummy made.

William had to admit that the Mummy was quite impressive. Each strike of its greatsword seemed simple in nature, but closer inspection revealed that the Mummy was performing its own evaluation and competing with ease against three Array Puppets simultaneously.

It wasn't just because the Mummy was in the Nascent Soul Realm, rather its insane mastery of the greatsword. It swung the greatsword from its right side, knocking the palm strike of an Array Puppet toward its ally while the greatsword continued forward.

The Arrays on both Puppets activated, exhausting even more of William's Mana.

The Ancient Gravitas Mummy looked in William's direction after dodging an attack from the third Array Puppet. It smirked, noticing the pain in his expression as he sent even more Mana to the Array Puppets.

"Kid, you're quite strong, but my combat experience is more than ten of your lifespans." The Mummy's rough voice made William's ears hurt.

William was back on the defensive even though it was three-on-one. He watched as the Ancient Gravitas Mummy jumped backwards past the third Array Puppet, forcing all three to attack from the front.

Even if he couldn't control seven Puppets, he could alternate control between the Puppets in a flash if the Mummy decided to rush in his direction. This method was much faster than controlling the puppets to chase down the Mummy should it get past them.

The Mummy's eyes flashed in surprise once again, not expecting William to control seven Puppets at a time. It hadn't yet realized that William was still only controlling five, becoming serious as it expected a difficult battle.

William drank a Mana Regeneration potion to recover some Mana but found that it would only restore a bit under half of his total Mana Reserve. He drank a second potion to fully recover, causing the Ancient Gravitas Mummy to worry somewhat. Even though the Mummy was essentially an undead being, it still had a Mana reserve.

"Let's see who tires out first!" the Mummy released a loud shout.

Its aura skyrocketed as the ambient Mana approached its position, preparing a large spell. William detected the Fire, Earth, and Wind Elements and had a bad premonition. He looked to the sky, where a giant Meteor Spell was forming.

Shit! William ran as the Meteor threatened to crush him, forgetting to control the two Array Puppets to follow behind.

He looked back after moving to a safe distance but was angered to find out that the Mummy wasn't targeting him but the Array Puppets with the Meteor. The spell crashed down, obliterating all seven Array Puppets. Even worse, William lost track of the Ancient Gravitas Mummy while he was running away.

He looked around frantically for any signs of the enemy. His eyes shifted left and right, but there were really no signs. Did the Mummy run away?

"Behind youuu!" the sinister voice of the Ancient Gravitas Mummy sounded, its voice like chalk on a chalkboard that made the hair on the back of William's neck stand up. He turned around to face the Magical Beast only to find its greatsword crashing down on his Forcefield.

Cracks formed on William's Forcefield as the greatsword continued pressing down, the Mummy's sinister smile creating fear in William's heart.

"Take this!" a female voice sounded from afar.

An ethereal blade over twenty meters long and glowing a pale blue sliced off the Ancient Gravitas Mummy's arm from behind, the blade's edge less than a centimeter away from William's Forcefield.