A Puppeteer

Arthur's mask reformed as several cloaked figures rushed from the deepest parts of the ruins to surround Arthur and Li, landing around them in a circle. Li sheathed his weapon before reaching out toward the void, ready to take Stars Reaver out.

If the spiritual weapon came out, then the whole ruins would collapse. It was a strength that not even Li could wield fully, so Arthur grabbed his arm to prevent him. The masked man stared at him with confusion.

"These are not real people," said Arthur as he stared at the figures. "They are lifeless corpses being controlled by someone else," Arthur's runic sense gave him an idea about them. "However, why would they be here?"

Puppeteering was not a common ability to witness, and finding it here in the ruins after the earlier disturbance did sit well with Arthur. As he stared at the corpses, he noticed that they were wearing robes with the Runes Association Insignia.