Levto had never encountered a Marionettist, and his busy military duties didn't allow him enough time to understand the characteristics of other pathways. Moreover, a Marionettist could be considered a mid-to-high-tier Sequence, not one of those common low-Sequence Beyonder.
It was perfectly normal for the giant's secretary to lack understanding of him.
However, although Levto didn't know his Spiritual Body Threads were being controlled, he instinctively resisted. Lex wasn't a true Marionettist, and it wasn't him who was manipulating the Spiritual Body Threads, but the string puppet.
If Levto had actively resisted and tried to break free, he should have had a chance to succeed. Unfortunately, Midnight Dream eliminated this possibility. The giant, forcibly controlled, couldn't avert his gaze. The moment he saw the ring emit a faint glow, he was forced into a deep sleep.
At this point, Lex finally breathed a sigh of relief.
During the several times he had controlled animal Marionettes before, Lex had discovered that the control of Spiritual Body Threads, and even the deepening of control, ultimately turning the target into a Marionette, was all completed independently by the string puppet.
He only needed to provide spirituality to this item and keep a certain part of his body active to avoid being watched by the Puppet.
At this time, he could do other things and manipulate other magical items.
When he decided to use the string puppet against Levto, Lex had already thought of combining it with Midnight Dream. The former forcibly controlled the target, and the latter directly put the target to sleep, making the opponent unable to resist.
Taking advantage of this time, the string puppet could deepen its control without any reservations. About three minutes later, Levto, who had been lying on the ground due to sleep, got up and bowed slightly to Lex: "Good morning, sir."
It was a success!
Levto had been transformed into a Marionette.
"Although he was forcibly put to sleep, the moment Levto was transformed into a Marionette, he died. A dead person naturally wouldn't continue to sleep," Lex quickly judged the giant's state.
This was Lex's first time having a Beyonder Marionette, and it was a Sequence 6 Dawn Paladin, a superb warrior with high attack and high defense!
But if he could, Lex hoped his Marionette would be more inclined towards the mysterious type, similar to a Seer or a Witch.
After all, he himself was a combat type.
It was only considering that he was on a Feysac ship, and having Levto, Shevic's secretary, as a cover would be beneficial to his actions, that Lex chose to transform the giant into a Marionette.
"A Marionette can be kept for three months, starting to weaken after two months. I'll consider replacing him then. Moreover, at that time, I can also obtain a Dawn Paladin's characteristic, which Nafi can use for advancement. All in all, it's not a loss."
Lex then used 'Spirituality' on Levto, obtaining the intelligence that clarence gate was controlled by Naval Colonel Sapir on the ship, and he also knew that the Naval Colonel was a Sequence 5 Guardian.
When he received this information, Lex felt a headache. In Black Sail's intelligence, Guardians were even more powerful. They were not confused by illusions, could help companions within a certain range bear damage, they were rarely injured, and when attacking, their defense would decrease accordingly, but it was still far stronger than refined full body armor.
They could enter a Guardian state. Black Sail's description of this state was not detailed enough, only stating that once in the Guardian state, few below the high Sequences could break their defense, and all types of damage were the same.
In other words, to deal with a Guardian, one must be caught off guard.
Looking at the tall Levto, Lex was glad he had transformed him into a Marionette. Perhaps the giant's secretary was the key to taking down the Guardian.
Next, he had Christie 'steal' Levto's Soul to use as 'fuel', and at the same time, he had Christie observe the giant's memories to see if she could unearth the Dawn Paladin's potion formula.
During this process, Lex created flames to dry himself, took a few candles from the room, and then, still in the identity of a Feysac, followed Levto out of the room.
A moment later, they arrived at the Captain's Cabin.
Levto raised his hand and knocked on the wooden door, and then heard a low voice from inside: "Who?"
"It's me, Levto, Naval Colonel Sapir, I have something to report to you," the giant quickly responded.
"Come in."
After getting the Naval Colonel's permission, Levto pushed open the wooden door and led Lex into the Captain's Cabin.
There was only one tall and burly man in the Captain's Cabin. He was even a head taller than Levto, and just sitting there, he exuded an invisible pressure.
"What is it?" Naval Colonel Sapir looked up. His thick dark brown hair and beard made him look like a brown bear.
Levto walked towards him: "I just received a report from the pier that we were attacked, and the attacker might be Loen's Admiral Amyrius."
While the giant was reporting to Naval Colonel Sapir, Lex took out a diamond he had hidden in his pocket. As soon as he spread his palm, the diamond seemed to be pulled by an invisible force, floating up on its own, then drawing a white light and shooting towards Sapir's chest in an unavoidable manner.
Sapir only had time to get up, and the diamond had already stuck to the pocket on his chest, as if it was glued there and refused to fall off.
clarence gate was in his pocket!
If it were a different time and place, Lex would never have wanted to use such a crude method to confirm the target's location.
But now he had no time. The Feysacs could Teleport to Pritz Harbor at any moment, and he needed to confirm as soon as possible.
But in doing so, he naturally exposed himself.
"Who are you?" Sapir roared.
Levto also turned sharply, his body radiating dawn, forming Dawn Armor and a 'Sword of Dawn': "What are you doing?"
"Were you hypnotized? Or are you a Faceless?"
When Sapir heard 'Faceless', his heart skipped a beat. At that moment, his vision darkened, and then he could see nothing, hear nothing, and feel nothing.
He fell into the trap Lex had set; he fell into the Black Room.
At the same time, Levto suddenly turned around and swept his greatsword, condensed from dawn, across the Naval Colonel's neck.
Lex, by the door, raised his hand towards Sapir and made a grasping motion. He used Christie's ability to steal Sapir's thoughts at that moment, plunging him into a state of confusion.
In this way, Sapir fell into an undefended state. Lex and Levto's cooperation could completely instantly kill him!
Just at this moment, suddenly, the top of the Captain's Cabin erupted in crimson, and a giant Flame Lance crashed between Levto and Sapir's sword, intercepting the Sword of Dawn.
At the same time, a Flame Lance with a scorching white tip shot out, piercing through the air and into Lex's chest!