And thus, due to this greed, Harvey tasted the despair and fear that was etched into his marrow.
Plants emitting strong, stimulating odors masked the scent of the intruders, causing Harvey to fail to detect that several unidentified enemies had infiltrated the wolf den. When it finally noticed something was amiss, destruction descended.
The snow-white giant bird, radiating endless brilliance brighter than the sun, easily crushed all its futile resistance, devouring Harvey’s embodiment in the primary material world that he had nurtured for so long.
Harvey had never seen anything so terrifying. No... he had, indeed, seen it before. It was the highest-ranking elemental life form he encountered once while drifting in the 【Illusionary Realm】.
Although it was just an unintelligent elemental entity, its body was as massive as a mountain rising from flat ground. The restless aura it emitted almost shattered Harvey, who was a conscious being, apart.
Although he immediately fled in terror, that fear remained deeply ingrained in Harvey’s heart.
Harvey had never imagined encountering such a terrifying creature in this weak, element-poor primary material world.
It couldn’t compare which was stronger between the light giant bird and the highest-ranking elemental being from before because both were entities that made Harvey tremble and look up in awe, transcending the ideology of life consciousness. Their existence itself represented the terror of “concepts.”
Fortunately, perhaps the light giant bird was similarly uninterested in Harvey, this weak spiritual life form. This enabled Harvey to barely escape before the 【Devouring Serpent】 was about to be devoured, saving his life.
If it hadn’t lived long enough and had decent reserves, it would probably not have had the chance to struggle for survival, even in its weakened state, Harvey suffered severe injuries due to the bird’s attacks and the separation of his body.
Upper Dimensional beings have a subtle and acute sensitivity to the spiritual realm.
Although Harvey was severely wounded, he still vaguely sensed a special connection between the light giant bird and a certain material life form now residing in the wolf den.
Despite his fear, with the mission failed and an important body lost, returning to the Summoner would surely lead to a miserable fate.
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However, bound by the compulsory contract, Harvey couldn’t escape. After much deliberation, Harvey decided to quietly follow behind the group of intruders, hoping to uncover some of their secrets to mitigate his punishment.
While Upper Dimensional life forms cannot be detected or observed by material beings, it’s not absolute. With the precedent of the Summoner and the intruders’ power, Harvey didn’t dare to approach recklessly. He could only hang back, following their trail indirectly by tracing the footprints they left behind.
And so, following this trail, Harvey found himself in a lush forest. The environment within the forest was complex, and because of the distance, he quickly followed the women, cautiously searching through this unknown forest.
Relying on the characteristics of Upper Dimensional beings, although it lost its physical body and thus its material combat abilities, ordinary creatures couldn’t see it. Gradually, Harvey found a place where magic was particularly concentrated.
Here, there was an extraordinary aura emitting from the surroundings. Harvey didn’t know how to describe it, but if he had to, it felt somewhat like the sensation of “moon” that he had encountered in this primary material world.
Before completing its possession, Upper Dimensional beings didn’t possess material abilities such as vision, hearing, or language. They could only rely on sensing magic elements and spiritual fluctuations to assess their environment, which was quite inconvenient in the primary material world.
Harvey hoped to find a new body as soon as possible, but in its current heavily injured state, it couldn’t possess intelligent life forms, and it couldn’t casually choose a demon beast to possess either.
The choice of host for possession couldn’t be changed at will, and if the body was too weak, its value in the eyes of the Summoner would be greatly reduced.
However, in this forest, near that peculiar place filled with magic, Harvey unexpectedly discovered an exceptionally suitable body.
The other party possessed a strong magic power and excellent physical qualities, but surprisingly, there was no soul residing within it.
Harvey found it incredible, but such an excellent opportunity couldn’t be missed. Seeing no other creatures around, it made a determined decision and rushed in, intending to occupy this unclaimed powerful body.
Only upon true contact did it realize that this was actually a puppet created in a special way!
Harvey was both surprised and delighted. After all, a puppet without a soul was just like an unintelligent elemental entity, the most suitable vessel for Upper Dimensional beings to possess. Some Upper Dimensional beings around the Summoner used this type of body.
Moreover, the craftsmanship of this puppet was extremely excellent, completely different from the usual shoddy goods. It even reached the level of 5th rank, which was commonly referred to as “Grand Demon General” in this area.
A body without a soul naturally couldn’t resist the possession of an Upper Dimensional being.
However, Harvey was somewhat surprised to find that this puppet seemed to have been autonomously active originally, and there were some parts within it that it couldn’t understand, let alone use.
Harvey was puzzled, but fortunately, it was still just a puppet after all. Even though it couldn’t truly possess it, after some effort, Harvey successfully temporarily controlled this powerful body.
Then, Harvey changed his mind and decided to escape immediately.
Although probably because there was no soul, it couldn’t access any memories of the puppet, the strength of this body had completely surpassed that of the original 【Devouring Serpent】. As long as Harvey spent more time with the Summoner’s help, he would definitely be able to truly master this even more perfect new body.
At least... bringing this thing back, even if the mission failed, shouldn’t incur too severe punishment.
Harvey desperately fled, using all its strength.
Unlike before, the physical body of a material being was too conspicuous. The terrifying woman connected to the giant bird of light could notice any anomalies at any time. Even in its current body, Harvey didn’t believe it could withstand the giant bird for even a second.
The plan was progressing smoothly, and it seemed that no one had noticed its escape. Harvey couldn’t help but feel relieved. As long as it escaped the forest and entered the deep mountains, even if the giant bird chased after it, it might not be able to find it!
However, just as Harvey was about to run out of the forest, a sense of horrifying fear struck its heart!
It immediately controlled the new body to look back, only to see two figures with long and magnificent wings rapidly enlarging in the sky!
【Ahhhh!!!】
The consciousness named “Harvey” let out a silent wail of despair.
It’s her! They’re coming!!!
The giant bird must be nearby too!
Escape! It must escape!! If this body is destroyed again, the existence named “Harvey” will be completely annihilated!
In fear, Harvey desperately tried to control the puppet’s legs to accelerate its escape. But at this moment, a cold and rigid voice, as mechanical as it was, suddenly emanated from the puppet’s mouth.
“Ding ding... Repair completed, system restarting. The emergency system maintenance took a total of 42 minutes and 36 seconds. The core emergency protocol has been initiated, firewall maintenance completed. Currently scanning and eliminating unknown viruses invading the core. Estimated time for completion: 3-5 minutes. Please wait.”
【?】
What was that just now...?
Harvey could be certain, that definitely wasn’t the sound it emitted. But why would a soulless puppet... What on earth is going on with this body?
There’s no time to worry about that now. All Harvey could think of was to escape, to use every means possible to get away from the enemies that were already chasing it.
But...
【! ! ! ! 】
The body that had been under its control suddenly broke free from manipulation, not only failing to accelerate but gradually coming to a stop instead?
In an instant, Harvey felt like he had fallen into an abyss.
Move! Move quickly! You useless puppet!!