This Obedience Talisman was something he had obtained from the witch's tail ring. He had used it before against the painting monster, and it had worked surprisingly well.
[Obedience Talisman: Extremely effective against curse-type entities.]
Based on the description on the talisman, Ethan had already guessed that this thing was a treasure specifically for dealing with curses.
So, before he went down into the pit, he had already planned how to deal with the puppet doll.
What he hadn't expected was that he would accidentally make a deal with the puppet doll. As long as he touched it and didn't die, he'd gain a powerful subordinate.
This wave was a real profit.
[System Notification: Obedience Talisman successfully used. Please input command.]
[Command: Make the puppet doll abandon its own body, automatically possess the cursed doll's body, then close the small coffin and seal itself.]
["Huh?"]
The moment the puppet doll sensed the talisman stuck to its forehead, its eyes widened, ["Th-this is my second mom's Obedience Talisman. How did it end up in your hands?"]
"Heh! Because I killed your second mom too."
As Ethan spoke, he directly opened the small coffin, and the cursed doll inside immediately jumped out.
Then it happily ran toward the puppet doll. For it, anything with a strong curse was the best energy supplement.
["Don't come over! You brainless thing!"], The puppet doll flew into a rage when it saw the cursed doll running toward it, ["You're my second mom's doll! Your mom's dead. Don't you know you should avenge her?"]
["Heeheehee!"]
The cursed doll only giggled foolishly, ["Big sister, you look so fun. So cute with only a head left. Can you play with me?"]
["I'm so bored. Big sister, come play with me?"]
["Play your mom's play!"], the puppet doll roared, ["You idiot, stay away from me! As long as you help me kill that guy, I'll play with you, okay?"]
Unfortunately, even though the puppet doll cursed at Ethan nonstop and wanted nothing to do with the cursed doll, its body wouldn't obey it at all. Its head floated up like a ball that had been tossed into the air.
The power of the curse lifted its head into midair and sent it drifting straight toward the cursed doll.
The puppet doll was on the verge of breaking down.
["Ahhh! Let me go!!"]
["Why is this happening? Why is it turning out like this? Let me go!"]
["I don't want to abandon my body. I don't want to merge with this stupid rag doll! I want the body my master left me, AHHH…"]
But, the curse power was influenced by the Obedience Talisman.
The puppet doll's resistance was completely useless. Ethan watched the eerie scene unfold as the puppet doll's head floated straight into the cursed doll's hands.
Then the cursed doll started gnawing on the puppet doll's head.
["Hehehe! Big sister, you're so tasty!"]
["It's been so long since I ate such a delicious big sister. Ah, so tasty, so happy!"]
Every time the cursed doll took a bite, the puppet doll let out a piercing scream, ["Ah! Let go of me, it hurts, let go!"]
["Hehe, big sister smells so good!"]
But the cursed doll had no brain. It only acted on instinct.
As the purple curse energy on the puppet doll was bitten away piece by piece, the light in its eyes finally faded completely. Then it was tossed onto the ground by the cursed doll.
The cursed doll then wandered foolishly back to the small coffin, jumped inside, and even pulled the lid shut, sealing itself in.
Only after everything was over did Ethan once again hear banging from inside the coffin, along with, the cursed doll's furious shouting.
["Ethan, you destroyed my body. You won't die a good death!"]
"You're working for me for one year," Ethan replied.
["Go to hell!",] The cursed doll paused, then continued yelling, ["When I get out, I'll definitely kill you!"]
"You're working for me for one year."
["The day I leave this coffin will be the day you die!"]
"You're working for me for one year."
"…"
The cursed doll went silent.
Ethan figured it had shut down mentally.
———
Meanwhile—
The two Archmages had already charged their Holy Light magic to maximum.
They were just waiting for the cursed object to erupt so they could throw down the Holy Light and purify the curse.
But unexpectedly, before any eruption happened, they discovered that the cursed aura…
'Disappeared?'
"What's going on?"
The Genie Sylas looked at his old friend in confusion.
Nostradamus was equally puzzled, but since the curse had vanished, there was no need to maintain the Holy Light.
He stopped chanting, and the Holy Light scattered into tiny white sparks, disappearing into the vast white world.
"Seems like the curse disappeared?", Nostradamus answered.
Sylas, hot-tempered as ever, immediately roared, "Of course I know it disappeared! I'm asking why it disappeared, you idiot!"
"How would I know!", Nostradamus snapped back, "If you want to know, go ask that brat! Looks like he's the one who did something!"
"That's true. That kid's not good at much, but he's excellent at stirring things up."
"Hey! Speak of the devil!"
While they were talking, Ethan was climbing out of the pit, bracing himself against the wall.
"Kid!", Sylas hurriedly asked, "Where's the cursed object?"
"I put it away," Ethan dusted the snow off himself and answered casually.
"How is that possible?", Sylas said in disbelief, "That was a cursed object. Judging from its resentment value, even black dragon hide couldn't subdue it. How could you collect it so easily?"
"I don't believe it either."
Nostradamus shook his head.
Ethan took out the small coffin from his ring, "I told you earlier, I was the one who put the cursed object in there. Now I just took it back. What's impossible about that?"
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Both of them instantly felt slapped in the face.
Turns out the kid had been telling the truth from the start. They just refused to believe him because of their own pride.
Serves them right.
"Ahem! Ahem!"
Sylas coughed repeatedly, trying to change the subject.
But Ethan grinned mischievously and leaned closer to the two of them, "Want to take a look at my cursed doll?"
"No! No! You keep it and enjoy it yourself."
Sylas waved his hands, a trace of fear on his face.
Nostradamus also shook his head. But at that moment, his expression suddenly changed, "Kid, the Ice Crane just sent a message. It says something seems to have happened to your territory."
"What?"
Ethan's pupils shrank.
He had never expected that this time, it wasn't his residents, but his territory itself that was in trouble.
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