Eden, Mechanical Processing Sector, Research Laboratory.
On the table, the soul of the Witch Demon Elder has already merged into the corpse of the old man Ford, causing the corpse to undergo dramatic changes.
The corpse seems to intensely reject the Witch Demon Elder’s soul merging, causing a high-frequency vibration throughout.
The vibration reaches its peak, with a "bang," it falls directly off the table. On the ground, it rolls around, colliding wildly with the surrounding iron frames, cabinets, processing tables, chairs, and other objects, emitting a piercing noise.
"Bang bang, clatter, clatter..."
The sound lasted for quite a while, gradually weakening, as if the corpse had run out of strength.
Finally, the corpse lay motionless on the ground, showing no signs of movement.
After ten seconds, the corpse’s chest suddenly swelled high, and a "whew" sound was heard from the nasal cavity. It forcefully and greedily inhaled large drafts of air through the trachea into the lungs, taking a long breath.
Then, blue energy seeped out from under the corpse’s skin, covering the entire body, quickly repairing the damage caused by death.
The corpse continued breathing, with each interval becoming shorter, gradually approaching the state of a normal person.
After a dozen breaths, the corpse’s eyes suddenly opened, supported by the ground, resembling a rusty robot, standing up somewhat stiffly.
The Witch Demon Elder has been successfully resurrected!
The first thing the resurrected Witch Demon Elder did was to examine his new body.
He inspected his hands, his legs, his gaunt and bony torso. Touching his wrinkled cheeks, counting the few yellow rotten teeth left, he blew a breath and smelled the strong oral odor, showing a somewhat disdainful expression.
"This body is far worse than my previous one. Although I don’t remember exactly what my previous body looked like, I’m sure it was better than this," the Witch Demon Elder said, frowning.
Then he touched his back, discovering several ribs inexplicably fractured, and a large bump formed on the back of his head. This causes his expression to turn even more disdainful.
"How did this happen? During my resurrection, I remember not injuring these areas. Did this corpse have these injuries before death? Or was it caused by the guy who wanted to trade with me?"
The Witch Demon Elder kept muttering to himself, frowning tightly: "Damn, if it’s true, it will cost me a lot of soul energy to repair. But to forcibly match with the corpse for this resurrection, I used up a lot of soul energy, currently reaching near exhaustion.
So, the remaining small amount of soul energy must be conserved and can’t be wasted recklessly. So, in the short term, it can’t be used to repair injuries. I can only think of other methods, like using spells to heal.
Speaking of which, this body isn’t a wizard’s extraordinary body, just an ordinary old man. Achieving my previous strength and casting spells might take an immense amount of time and resources, using spells doesn’t seem practical.
Moreover, I can’t easily abandon this body and search for another one, as that would also require a significant amount of soul energy. In this way, it seems like I’m being confined, quite unfair."
"However, since it’s already , complaining doesn’t help." The Witch Demon Elder sighed, thought for a while, expressed a slightly relaxed expression, and said seriously, "Rather than complain, it’s better to leave here quickly. After all, if the guy who wanted to trade with me comes back later to block me, it will be troublesome."
After speaking, the Witch Demon Elder focused his gaze and quickly took action. Controlling the new body somewhat awkwardly, he stepped towards the laboratory door.
He struggled to reach the door, extended his hands, grasped the doorknob, and opened it with difficulty.
The Witch Demon Elder stepped out, greatly excited.
"Ha, I’m free, yes, I’m free! I can finally rid myself of that guy’s bondage, to the sunshine, grass, insects, and birds I come!"
Speaking aloud, the Witch Demon Elder chose a direction and walked boldly.
But a few minutes later, he returned the same way.
On returning, the Witch Demon Elder turned his head to look at the towering buildings around and furrowed his brow, showing an expression of confusion.
"Is it just nightfall? So, it’s a bit dark, no sun?" the Witch Demon Elder muttered.
"But why aren’t there trees?" the Witch Demon Elder questioned.
"Can’t see any insects or birds either!" the Witch Demon Elder’s gaze grew serious.
Suddenly, the Witch Demon Elder realized that although he had left the previous building, he wasn’t entirely free yet. In truth, outside the building seemed like a larger cage.
Fortunately, the Witch Demon Elder was a bit knowledgeable. After looking around several times, he guessed the truth and spoke out loud, "Could this be an independent small space?"
Upon guessing the truth, the Witch Demon Elder’s facial muscles twisted slightly: "Damn it, back in my era, magic tools that could create small spaces were extremely scarce. No, not scarce, completely unseen.
The guy who wanted to trade with me, what exactly is his identity, casually possessing such a tool, and it’s so big..."
"Big doesn’t matter, the key is, I can’t get out! Do I really have to stay here, waiting for that guy to return? Then how do I explain to him?" The Witch Demon Elder frowned deeply, pacing back and forth, thinking of solutions, finally forcing himself to come up with one.
"How about..." The Witch Demon Elder’s eyes flickered, revealing a cunning look, "how about... I find a way to destroy a large part of the buildings in this small space, making that guy mistakenly believe it’s an unknown accident.
In this way, seeing afterward, that guy would certainly try to repair the buildings instead of suspecting it was my doing. Unable to find me, he would think the corpse was torn apart by the destructive force and the Life Box was damaged. I would seize the opportunity to hide in a corner, figure out how he enters and exits here, and try to escape. Yes, that’ll work!"
The Witch Demon Elder’s eyes brightened, and he quickly decided to act. Turning his head, he locked his gaze on the largest building nearby.
It was the core of Richard’s Eden building — the main laboratory!
The Witch Demon Elder pursed his lips, raised his hands slowly, aiming at the wall of the main laboratory.
The next moment, his eyes turned sharp, with a faint aura of destruction emanating from his body, and the entire Eden seemed to start trembling, as if the end of the world had suddenly arrived.
The Witch Demon Elder shouted with great momentum, using all his strength to quickly release a powerful energy from within his body.