Chapter 201: A Foreign Consciousness

A frown appeared on Charles's face as he decapitated Eric.

'Why didn't I receive any Exp? His consciousness is already destroyed by the system, right? Did he already linked his consciousness to the Inner World and created a second consciousness? No, his Inner Class is still at Rank-3, so that possibility is very slim. Moreover, I already cut his head off.' He raised his eyebrows and soon sensed a dangerous premonition.

At that moment, tens of futuristic images appeared in front of his eyes!

Then, his whole body turned into a crimson flame and disappeared from there.

A moment later, he reappeared ten meters away from the headless body and turned his gaze towards Vivian.

On the other hand, Vivian also finished her last recite with a gloomy face and was about to activate the eerie black card but froze.

She suddenly noticed that the curse card in her hand was missing!

"Are you perhaps looking for this?" An old man's voice echoed in the lone street.

After the appearance of Charles and other Mystics, most of the citizens had run away while others hid in their houses.

Some citizens even left their houses and went to the nearby streets, leaving the road empty.

Vivian's gaze shifted towards Charles and soon landed on the black card in his right hand.

Meanwhile, he stood there lazily and was watching her with an emotionless expression on his face.

The calmness within his eyes terrified her.

'H-How did he steal it? I didn't realize when he stole the card.' A shock appeared on her face.

'It seems I need to rely on my own strength to kill him.' She soon calmed her mind and showed an agitated look on her face.

Then, she went near Eric's head, took it with her hand, and placed it on the headless body's chest area.

She then had loosened her guard and looked at the old man's wide eyes in shock.

Her eyes showed grief, anger, and helplessness.

One second, two seconds, three seconds…

No attack came after her!

At that moment, she suddenly raised her hand, looked at Charles, and showed a surprised expression on her face.

"Why aren't you attacking me?"

"Your acting is terrible, lass." Charles spat out those words and soon turned his gaze towards the direction where tens of assassins laid on the ground.

All of their bodies had already turned grey, and they were moaning painfully.

"Thanks for crippling them." He said calmly and waved his hand.

The next second, their bodies turned into eerie black color and soon started burning in black flames!

When he killed the eight assassins, he also threw twenty feathers and stealthily attached them to their bodies!

Shrill cries echoed in the Down Street road for the next few seconds and soon went silent.

In the meantime, Charles glanced at the notifications and soon widened his eyes.

'A total of 208,206 Exp points….' He took a deep breath, zeroed his gaze towards Eric's headless corpse, and asked in a cold tone.

"His original consciousness is already erased... Who took over his soul now?"

Just as he finished his words, a deep sigh came from the headless body.

But that sigh caused Charles's body to stiffen up a little.

'I smell a measly amount of strange yet familiar power in his body... Be careful, lad.'

The next instant, the headless body, shook for a moment, moved its hand, and soon gripped the head.

Then, the hand directly took the head, moved it towards the bloody neck, and reattached it with the body!

The next instant, a mysterious greenish-blue light enveloped his body and soon turned into an uninjured Eric.

He calmly sat up and stood up from the dirt road.

'What the hell is he?' Charles asked in a surprised tone and soon checked his status.

But unlike before, most of his status showed question marks!

'Did someone possess his body? Is it the Divine?' He couldn't help but show a wary look at the mysterious Eric.

'Impossible. Even it is a Divine's memory fragment; Eric's body isn't strong enough to withstand the power of the Divine energy.' The Holem's Crown paused for a moment and then added in a deep tone.

'But it is possible for a Demi-God's memory fragment or a Legendary Rank Mystic's consciousness or someone who is specialized in controlling souls to possess one's soul.'

At that moment, a word appeared in Charles's mind.

'Necromancer!'

Noticing the anxiousness, the Holem's Crown let out a chuckle and spoke.

'Don't worry; the enemy won't be able to control Eric's soul for a long period. The person in front of you is nothing but another consciousness in Eric's body. It can only invade your Inner World to battle, but your secret artifact seemed to be powerful enough to eliminate any foreign consciousness. Other than Eric's Class spells and Class skills, it won't be able to cast other strange spells.'

'That's good. So, this battle ends as a draw, huh.' He breathed out a sigh of relief.

On the other hand, Eric opened his deep-blue eyes and stared at him in interest.

"How did you erase Eric's consciousness?" A pleasant female voice came out of his mouth.

It contains curiousness, interest, and calmness.

'A female?'

Charles frowned a bit and shook his head.

'The more I talk, the more she will learn about me.'

But nobody initiated an attack.

They were clearly cautious of each other!

At that moment, he also noticed that Eric's body began to age at a fast speed and came to an understanding.

'This 'Female' seemed to be a stalling me here...'

After a few seconds, Charles released his wisdom power and soon perceived Jessie's presence and other kids' presence.

'Hmm, the luck enchantment seemed to be working on Jessie… She is already moving towards the Nobles' District… Rhea and others are facing against Rank-2 Mystics in the mansion along with Elliott mage family guards.' He used his wisdom power to the surroundings and soon turned serious.

'There is another group of Rank-3 Mystics going towards Mansion from Commoners' District… They will reach there in 10 minutes.'

Although he could sense their presence, he didn't have a way to hear or see their actions.

At that moment, Eric smiled lightly and spoke in the same female voice.

"Although these puppets failed to kill you, that doesn't mean others will fail too. As long as I hold you here, they will face no problem."

Saying so, he took out a broad sword from his space ring and get ready to block him.

At that moment, Vivian also took a step forward and stood beside 'Eric.'

Charles felt a deep headache as he saw them.

'So, Vivian knew the identity of this Female Consciousness from the very beginning, huh... Eric hasn't cast his single [Whisper of the Sea] Class spell, but I don't need to afraid of his Rank-3 spells. But the main problem is this silver-haired Vivian and the consciousness inside Eric's body… Unlike others, Vivian has [Extraordinary] body strength and already constructed three Rank-4 Spell models….'

'Shadow Snakes, Illusion Curse, and Chain of Chaos… The reason she hadn't cast them must be because of the damage that would cause to the surroundings…She is afraid of Tower Mages' retaliation… Then, the female powerhouse's consciousness is also a big problem. If I try to move to Nobles' District, both will definitely retaliate with full force and would suppress me.' A grim look appeared on his face.

'I can't use the same trick… Moreover, I can only cast the [Vision] spell after five minutes.' He let out a deep sigh and soon turned his gaze towards the eerie black card.

'Spirit Hex curse… One time usage and I already know the chanting method… But they definitely won't allow me to recite a word. Even if I use it, the possibility of it working on the foreign consciousness is very slim. I can only try and put this curse on Vivian.' He thought inwardly and then turned his gaze towards the game interface.