Wooden Puppets

From the moment Ling Yan first saw those four guides, he had a strong intuition: these "people" lacked any vital signs. They all had the unmistakable pallor of death. However, Ling Yan couldn't immediately decipher why they had taken on such human-like appearances.

The "women" in the pond hesitated when they saw their companion so easily broken by this man. Ling Yan gave them no chance to breathe, rising from the water and approaching the "woman" who had been snapped in half. He picked up one of her arms. At this touch, the "woman's" body was as stiff as hardwood.