Who hid My Corpse!-Chapter 364: Thirty-eight I teach you to hit_2

Although Hardock wasn't worried that they would be harmed by Wave Calling, once the swelling tide undermined the cabin and allowed outsiders to notice, it would be a big problem.

So, Hardock decided to eliminate this troublesome spell first.

But just then, the tide that had nearly broken the house suddenly disappeared with a "poof," and the room was enveloped in dense white fog, turning into an environment where one couldn't see their own hand.

Hardock was stunned.

This was also a low note spell that transformed controllable Magic Water into fog, a spell that could cooperate with Wave Calling.

However, the point that stunned Hardock wasn't the spell itself, but that Hewinia had actually canceled Wave Calling actively.

That is to say, she didn't want the noise here to be transmitted outside either.

Hardock narrowed his eyes slightly.

Even though he was already wounded, he still wanted to eliminate them right here.

Truly a crazy person.

The sudden white fog provided a temporary respite to the previously intense battle.

It also allowed Hardock to think about the current situation more calmly.

Considering the abilities demonstrated by Hewinia just now, it was indeed not something a girl who had become a Player for only a year could achieve.

Although he didn't know exactly what she had attained, it was undoubtedly troublesome now, and one small mistake could overturn them in the ditch, especially since they had already lost one person.

Therefore, it was essential to clarify the target now.

Regardless of what means Hewinia had just used to interrupt their spells, they only needed the Seven Notes·Scale.

After realizing this, Hardock slowly bent down and placed his hands on the ground.

He guessed that Hewinia wanted to use this dense fog to buy time for recovery or to launch a direct ambush.

After all, with everyone blinded and not daring to use a higher-rank Chorus Magic to draw outsiders' attention, Hewinia, without teammates here, could launch attacks without any constraints, whereas they needed to be careful not to harm their own people.

Quite a good plan.

However, Hardock was not about to let Hewinia have her way.

In this dense fog, he also had his advantage, which was the Array already set up beneath his feet.

The function of this Array was not just to simply isolate external observation.

Once one stepped into this Array, they entered the rules he had set.

And the first rule he was about to establish was—Silence.

Hardock summoned Magic Power, and then the Array emerged from the fog and formed seven glowing notes beside his hand.

The seven notes were twinkling brightly.

Then his fingertips brushed over the Seventh Note, causing it to gradually dim.

The Array gently vibrated, indicating that it had activated following Hardock's command.

This meant that within this Array, the Seventh Note was no longer allowed to be used.

All Chorus Magic that required the Seventh Note was also prohibited.

Hardock knew that as the Score, Hewinia possessed the strongest note, which was originally Hewinia's Golden Rank Seventh Note, so any Chorus Magic related to the Seventh Note would be particularly powerful in her hands.

But now, Hardock had prohibited the Seventh Note, definitely reducing Hewinia's combat effectiveness by a large margin.

But this wasn't enough!

He intended to prohibit not just one note.

Hardock waved his fingers consecutively, and one note after another dimmed.

The First Note, forbidden!

The Second Note, forbidden!

The Third Note, forbidden!

...

One after another, Hardock prohibited six notes.

He left only the last note, which was his own Fourth Note.

Generally, at least two notes were needed to release Chorus Magic.

A single note essentially couldn't form any spell.

However, there was one exception.

That was when an Array was prepared in advance; in a sense, it could be considered an already completed spell, so only one specific note was needed to activate it.

In this Array, it was the Fourth Note.

Now!

Hardock summoned the Fourth Note from his own scale, channeling it entirely into the Array Eye, triggering the final capability of the Array.

Then, the entire house shook, like a twisted Magic Cube.

Simultaneously, countless Magic power threads shot out from every direction toward every corner of the room, and the pervasive white fog couldn't block them at all.

And these magic power threads were the extension of Hardock's senses.

Under these spreading threads, he precisely located the four people in the room.

Two were standing, and two were down.

Without a doubt, the two standing were Hewinia and her Servant.

Ding!

In the Seven Notes, the central, neither high nor low Fourth Note now resounded through the entire room.

Hardock activated the last spell engraved in the Array.

"Puppet Strings!"

The scattered Magic Water threads suddenly tightened, immediately binding the two people standing, transforming them into puppets controlled by strings!

Next, Hardock heard one of them frantically snapping their fingers.

But it had no effect.

Hardock laughed.

It seemed his guess was correct; a completed spell couldn't be canceled.

Driven to desperation, aren't you, Hewinia?

After confirming their identities, Hardock started manipulating another puppet.

"Sean, is it you?" Hardock double-checked in advance.

"Yes, my lord!" the Player indeed responded, "You succeeded!"

Clearly, he too was aware of Hardock's tactic.

Hardock smiled slightly, and then he immediately started controlling Sean, rushing towards Hewinia, his eyes flickering fiercely.

He had decided, not to care about Hewinia's strange power, not to covet more, lest more mishaps occur.

What he needed to do now was to directly kill Hewinia under the condition of Silence, then take away the Golden Score without fail.

Thus, sharp barbs grew on Sean's magic strings; he became a puppet armed for combat, like a fanged mad dog, pouncing on the other controlled puppet.

Then, Hardock heard the sound of flesh being pierced.

Like a hungry wolf tearing at its prey, or like an ignorant child using scissors to cut their mother's purchased doll into pieces.

Except, this doll bled.

Thinking of the price his family had paid, thinking of his daughter who was no longer in this world, Hardock's manipulations grew even more ruthless.

He had to ensure that Hewinia could no longer possibly resist.

But "Hewinia" couldn't resist; controlled by the strings, she could only let the frenzied other puppet destroy her body ruthlessly.

In that white mist, her body wilted quickly, just like a dandelion.

And she couldn't even make a sound.

...wait.

Hardock's pupils suddenly narrowed.

Yes.

Why was it so quiet?

Shouldn't there be noise when someone is being killed?

Hardock felt something was wrong, and at that moment, the white mist finally began to dissipate, the room no longer pitch black.

Then, Hardock heard Sean's trembling voice filled with fear: "No, no, no, my lord… this isn't the woman!"

Hardock was stunned.

Not Hewinia?

Then who was it?

Hardock couldn't care less, instinctively leaving the Array Eye, walking a few steps forward.

Indeed, what Sean had shredded to pieces was not Hewinia.

But the Player who fell first.

At this moment, he was glaring intensely at Hardock and Sean.

Obviously, he had been alive until just moments ago.

But why?!

Where had Hewinia gone?!

...Could it be

He abruptly turned around, and sure enough, saw the injured Hewinia already standing in his original position, her finger already on the previous Array Eye.

Hardock's mouth hung open.

Then he heard the grating sound of strings beside his ear.

"Lord, move quickly!" Sean cried out in panic.

But it was too late.

The spike-ridden puppet embraced Hardock from behind.

...

Tick-tock, tick-tock.

Hardock looked down, watching as blood flowed from his riddled body, staining a vast area of the ground beneath him.

He then slowly raised his head, looking at the silver Fourth Note on Hewinia.

Hardock asked, "Why do you have the Fourth Note?"

Hewinia replied, "It's Daphne's."

Hardock opened his mouth, wanting to say something.

But in the end, he didn't manage to say anything, and just like that, breathed his last.