Forbidden Nightmare

Chapter 106 Sophia

When Li Nanke was about to execute the black cat, the hotel door that had been tightly closed suddenly opened a small observation window, and a pair of eyes looked out from behind the window.

"Please stop, Mr. Black Rabbit."

Li Nanke raised his war hammer high and was about to kill the black cat with it when he heard the mechanical electronic sound of a puppet from behind the observation window.

The hotel door opened a crack, and a puppet in a tuxedo suit appeared.

He is the receptionist and butler of the Kratt Hotel - the puppet Albert.

As one of the few puppets who still retains his sanity and has not lost control, Albert has been assisting Sophia, the real manager of the hotel.

There was no expression on Albert's stiff face:

"Mr. Black Rabbit, Red Fox and Black Cat have accepted the hotel's commission to bring this doll codenamed 'P' back to the hotel." He continued in a steady electronic voice, "Now that you have brought the commission target, according to the rules, you can get the reward from Ms. Sophia."

"Similarly, you, the Black Rabbit Gang, must abide by the hotel's rules, which is that you cannot kill people near the Kratt Hotel."

As one of the few safe bases, the most important rule of the hotel is that killing between humans is prohibited near the hotel.

When the black cat saw his savior coming, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, knowing that his life was finally saved.

He and Red Fox are employed by the hotel on a long-term basis. Not only do they accept some outbound commissions, but he is also one of the hotel's security personnel. The hotel will certainly not sit idly by and watch him die.

Seeing this, Li Nanke smiled at Albert and said, "Mr. Butler, of course I will abide by the hotel's rules."

When Albert saw him put down the hammer, a stiff smile appeared on the puppet's face.

But Li Nanke turned to Cunning Rabbit and said, "You can't kill people near the hotel. We trackers have to follow the rules. Cut the tendons of Black Cat's hands and feet and take him away before killing him."

There was no way Li Nanke would let Black Cat go easily. The two sides had already formed a grudge. Even if he didn't kill Black Cat, Black Cat would find a chance to deal with him. Although Black Cat's strength was not strong, there was no reason to guard against thieves for a thousand days.

Albert watched helplessly as the cunning rabbit swung its sword a few times, leaving terrible wounds on the black cat's limbs, and then carried the black cat, who was unable to resist, away and disappeared.

In the garden square in front of the hotel, the only sound left was the black cat's miserable cry gradually fading away.

Li Nanke continued to smile and said, "Mr. Butler, can I enter the hotel now?"

The already stiff smile on Albert's face became even stiffer, and his pair of mechanical eyeballs moved for a long time, seemingly unable to react.

After a moment's silence, he stepped aside and Li Nanke strode into the hotel.

The hotel lobby is brightly lit and magnificent. A huge and complex metal installation is set up in the center of the lobby. Azure blue light spots are lingering around the metal installation, which is extremely beautiful and gorgeous.

This device is the alchemist's masterpiece that can drive away violent puppets - the astrolabe.

A beautiful blue-haired woman stood quietly beside the astronomical table. She was wearing a white long dress and a blue coat with a butterfly badge decorated on the collar of the coat.

Li Nanke led Pinocchio forward to meet Sophia, the real manager of the hotel.

He noticed that there was something wrong with Pinocchio's expression. When Albert mentioned the topic of the commission just now, the boy lowered his head and remained silent, obviously realizing something.

[Nightmare, you have completed key node one.]

[Node Reward: Energy Crystal (to be claimed)] [Key Node 2: Kill the puppet 'Flame of the King' who is in charge of the puppet factory.]

Doll factory, responsible for the doll 'Flame of the King'.

Li Nanke frowned. According to Hei Tu's memory, there were countless puppets in the puppet factory, and they could all be assembled into an army.

The so-called 'Flame of the King' is a special furnace puppet with terrifying power.

Sophia sighed softly, "Mr. Black Rabbit, Black Cat was desperate to get rid of you, so I guess Red Fox also died at your hands, right?"

"That's right, but I completed the commission they failed to complete. This makes no difference to you, ma'am."

Li Nanke stared into the blue-haired woman's eyes and continued:

"If you, Ms. Sophia, feel that the deaths of Red Fox and Black Cat have weakened the hotel's security, our Black Rabbit Gang can also take on the security commission."

Sophia shook her head and said:
"Mr. Black Rabbit, you shouldn't have killed them. The trackers are the few in the city that can fight against the puppets. You don't know what we will face next." She smiled helplessly and continued, "The reward I provide to Red Fox and Black Cat is to stay in the hotel and jointly resist the upcoming major crisis."

Then, Sophia solemnly announced a shocking news:
"I asked the butler to stop you from killing Black Cat, not out of partiality and protection, but because I got an important piece of information."

"Under the leadership of the factory's supervisor puppet, 'Flame of the King', the tens of thousands of puppets in the puppet factory have begun to gather. In a week, they will destroy the few remaining human safety bases in Kratt City."

"The Grand Hotel and all the Trackers' bases, including your Black Rabbit Gang's base, are all targets of attack by the puppet army."

"As the largest security base in Krat City, the Grand Hotel has artillery, machine guns and other defensive means that can resist a few ordinary puppets. However, when facing some powerful special puppets, only you trackers can barely compete."

"Now that we are missing two trackers, Red Fox and Black Cat, the hotel's defense will be even weaker."

Li Nanke was startled, frowned and asked, "Then why did you commission this child to be brought back to the hotel?"

Sophia wanted to reach out and touch Pinocchio's head, but the boy, who kept his head down and remained silent, turned his head away.

The blue-haired woman smiled helplessly and continued:

"Puppet P is a special puppet created by the genius alchemist Geppetto. He can absorb all ego elements. He may be able to replace the supervisor puppet who leads the puppet army and resolve the puppets' attack in the factory."

"I thought that finding him might be able to resolve this crisis, but he is too weak at this stage and there is no way he can replace the 'Flame of the King'."

Sophia stopped looking at Pinocchio and said to Li Nanke:

"Mr. Black Rabbit, we only have two ways to deal with this now. One is to gather all the trackers to the hotel and do our best to resist the attack of the puppet army in a week."

"Second, within a week, train Puppet P to be a candidate who can replace the 'King's Flame' and resolve the crisis."

"If we fail to do this, no one left in Kratt City will be spared from this massive attack."

There are tens of thousands of puppets in the puppet factory, not to mention some special puppets. The terrifying number of ordinary puppets alone is not something the hotel can resist. Even if all the trackers in the city are gathered, it is impossible to survive this life-and-death crisis.

In comparison, the second method seems more feasible, but Pinocchio is just a puppet who has just awakened. It is also extremely difficult to become a puppet more powerful than the "Flame of the King" in a short period of time.

(End of this chapter)