"Eighteen head of cattle, fifty-seven pigs, fourteen dogs, and chickens... too many chickens, I forgot the exact number."
Wen Wen's smile was so wide it threatened to split his face. For a considerable time now, The Disaster Containment Facility could significantly reduce its expenses.
"Those antiques need to be sold quickly. Also, I should find a wealthy retainer to support the facility's finances. This burden shouldn't fall on my shoulders as a poor soul."
As he continued collecting, Wen Wen noticed something peculiar: only larger animals had their knees smashed.
The threshold seemed to be around the size of a hen. Any animal larger than a hen was taken down, while those smaller than a hen, like chicks, were still lively and hopping.
Furthermore, no carcasses of small animals like rats were found here.
"Is it due to size... No, bats are about the same size as chicks, yet they were shot down from the sky. There's no reason for chicks to survive..."
"Wait, flying in the sky..."
"Height!"
Wen Wen clapped his hands, finally understanding what was happening.
The previous assistant had mentioned that this puppet could speak and particularly disliked being looked down upon.
Did this imply that only those who looked down on the puppet would have their knees smashed? If one's gaze was level with the puppet, or below it, they would not be attacked by it?
"In this case, the best way to deal with the puppet is to attack it while lying down, ensuring my line of sight remains below it."
While contemplating, Wen Wen suddenly felt something was amiss. There was a faint sound of footsteps behind him, but no presence.
He quickly turned his head and immediately thought, "Oh no," his heart skipping a beat.
He saw a puppet wearing a bow tie and carrying a rusty sledgehammer, standing blankly behind him!
He had become careless, too absorbed in summarizing the situation, and hadn't noticed the puppet approaching from behind.
This puppet had no trace of life, nor any unusual energy fluctuations. It appeared to be an ordinary puppet.
But the moment their gazes met, the puppet opened its mouth and spoke.
"Stupid human, how dare you look down on me? I will jump up and smash your knees!"
With that, the puppet leaped into the air, swinging the sledgehammer towards Wen Wen's knees.
The force and speed of its jump were comparable to Lin Lu's!
Wen Wen's eyes narrowed. He directly kicked the puppet in the chest, sending it flying like a soccer ball.
When strength and speed were relatively close, size greatly influenced combat ability.
Wen Wen's legs were longer than the puppet's, so he could attack first. As long as Wen Wen wasn't careless, the puppet would never be able to reach him.
The puppet hit a tree, bounced back, and then leaped again, rapidly closing in on Wen Wen.
Wen Wen's previous kick had not harmed it in the slightest, and this time his force was even greater.
"This is getting troublesome!"
Wen Wen dodged the puppet, then grabbed its bow tie and pinned it to the ground, placing a foot on it.
He then drew Burning Tiger and aimed at the puppet's head, firing a shot.
After the loud bang, Wen Wen's own foot was slightly injured by the recoil of the bullet, yet the puppet remained completely unharmed. Not a single strand of its wig had fallen off!
Wen Wen's expression changed. Although his strength had improved considerably, Burning Tiger's attack power still ranked among his top offensive methods. He hadn't expected that even Burning Tiger couldn't harm this puppet.
Was this thing made of diamonds?
After firing, Wen Wen realized he could no longer hold the puppet down. To break free from Wen Wen's restraint, its strength had increased significantly.
If gunshots didn't work, he'd try acid!
With a snap of his fingers, green acid covered the puppet. However, the acid caused white smoke to erupt on its surface, flowing to the ground like water.
What had been dissolved was merely impurities on the puppet's body. Even the acid couldn't corrode this puppet, which looked like it was carved from ordinary wood.
"This is not scientific at all. Pine wood can't be this sturdy."
Wen Wen frantically dealt with the acid-covered puppet. If it weren't for its persistent focus on attacking Wen Wen's knees, Wen Wen would have had an even harder time dealing with it.
Next, Wen Wen tried mental attacks, freezing, and even poison, but none of them could harm the puppet.
After testing all his methods, Wen Wen confirmed that it wasn't that he was using the wrong approach, but rather that the puppet was fundamentally indestructible.
Being indestructible was an inherent characteristic of this puppet. It couldn't be subdued through brute force alone.
It might be possible to violently destroy this puppet, but Wen Wen didn't have that capability yet.
He sighed and said, "This thing is simply tireless. It's exerted so much energy without any loss. I can't outlast it. Therefore, to escape this situation, there's only one way."
Wen Wen grabbed the puppet's collar, threw it away, and immediately lay down on the ground.
"Now I'm lower than you. You won't chase me anymore, right?"
But something unexpected happened. The puppet still rushed to his legs and swung its hammer down.
Wen Wen endured with great difficulty to avoid dodging. Judging by its stance, he wouldn't be able to get rid of it unless he let it hit him once.
As a vampire, Wen Wen's bones were much tougher than a human's, yet they were still shattered by the puppet's hammer blow.
"I tested the force just now. This hammer couldn't break my bones. It seems that the puppet's inherent property is that any knee it hits will be shattered," Wen Wen said speechlessly.
However, Wen Wen didn't feel much pain even with his knees shattered.
The torment he had experienced before was far more painful. This was nothing in comparison; he even felt a slight sense of comfort.
Some people are simply addicted to pain, and such people are numerous, differing only in degree.
For example, spiciness is actually a form of pain...
So, don't be surprised when you see masochists; they are just more extreme than those who enjoy spicy food.
After both knees were shattered, the puppet's ferocious expression turned blank. It returned to its harmless appearance and, with mechanical steps, walked away from Wen Wen's location.
Wen Wen didn't rush to get up. Although his knees were shattered, it wasn't a big problem for him. He could recover completely in less than a minute.
To subdue this thing, one must fully understand its characteristics, otherwise, it would be very troublesome.
"First, the condition that triggers the puppet's attack should be a gaze from top to bottom. As long as it's looked down upon, it will definitely smash the gazer's knees. This behavior will not stop until it is achieved."
"Secondly, the puppet's strength and speed change based on the intensity of resistance, but this change has an upper limit. Therefore, it should still be considered a disaster-class containment object."
"Finally, the puppet possesses the inherent properties of being indestructible and that its hammer will always shatter the knees it strikes."