The surface of his skin developed a wooden texture, and his expression changed drastically:
"Not good."
He immediately realized he might have triggered a very high-priority killing rule.
If he allowed him to finish speaking, something very bad would definitely happen.
In fact, from the moment the question was asked, he had passively triggered the killing rule of [Cursed Object: Puppet Pinocchio]:
"This is an unusual existence between living and dead matter.
The puppet's material body is the foundation of its existence, and inside it resides a Curse Spirit with basic self-awareness.
Its instinct is to kill!
It can see through the most unwilling to mention privacy in one's heart.
The questioned must answer its question, failing to do so or lying will surely bring misfortune.
When [Pinocchio] fully utters the phrase: 'One, two, three, wooden man,' the questioned will truly become a puppet.
