Chapter 63: Chapter 44: Turn Me into a Magical Pet
As expected, the mecha corroded by bubbling pressure squeezed next to Chun. Chun awkwardly greeted, not daring to show his anger: "Captain, you’re impressive, you found me in no time!"
The mecha broke through the slime, rushing at Chun, its voice hoarse and sinister, starkly different from the magical pet’s voice earlier: "Your performance has exceeded my expectations! You needn’t doubt, you are the gem I’ve seen on this trip, and I will definitely impart the most outstanding Hunter skills to you!"
Holy Shit, there’s no avoiding it!
Aileen exclaimed: "Quick, drink a bottle of alcohol! Evil Spirits have trouble controlling drunks and have a hard time probing their memories."
Check memories? Investigate the player character’s database?
Chun, in shock, immediately opened the bottle cap and guzzled~~~
— System prompt: Warning! You’ve excessively consumed alcohol twice within one day, unpredictable coma status may follow!
Holy Shit!
The next moment, Chun was grabbed forcefully by his own power, a mighty darkness instantly engulfed him, followed again by a black screen!
In the darkness, suddenly a piece of azure water light appeared, Aileen’s cry came through: "Quickly, over here!"
— System prompt: You have entered soul mode, you are in Aileen’s Evil Spirit Contract Space!
Chun passed through the water light, the scene shifted to a gloomy mansion with high walls shrouded in black mist. The mansion was surrounded by water light, with four Sea Souls swimming within. It felt like a small decoration in a round fish tank, or like watching fish in a cylindrical aquarium...
Aileen said: "This water light is the blessing power of the Whale! It was found encircling me when blessing you this morning, and turned into this."
So, did it really purify it a bit?
Chun was still a bit dazed, feeling the scene was oddly familiar, but then red light exploded — System prompt: Warning! Your body is invaded and controlled by a powerful evil spirit, respond with full force.
Outside the water light, the "sky" was pitch black.
Aileen whispered: "The opponent is too strong, let’s not make a sound."
A sinister voice echoed from outside: "Where are you? Drinking doesn’t mean I can’t find you?"
Then, a burst of ecstasy: "You actually have the most suitable physique, better than I expected earlier. Accept my power!"
As they spoke, the water light outside the mansion was squeezed by the darkness, shrinking a circle abruptly, shaking leaves and clattering glass throughout the mansion space forced by pressure.
Aileen panicked, emitting a black aura to resist with all her might!
— System prompt: You are injected with energy by the powerful evil spirit, acquiring the Magical Pet skills "Invisibility", "Illusion", "Treasure Perception". Your residual poison physique is reacting with the energy, further converting into Energy Value.
— System prompt: Warning! A powerful evil spirit is establishing a Soul Link with you, respond with full effort...
Holy Shit, he really gives a profession?
But the next moment, a fierce explosion of water light outside relieved the mansion’s compressed space pressure, which inflated back again.
— System prompt: Soul Link temporarily interrupted!
Aileen breathed a sigh of relief: "Luckily, the Soul Link was interrupted. It must have encountered the Slime Monster, can’t find us, if they both lose, we have a chance."
Chun still nervous: "Seems like it’s not giving a profession after all!"
Aileen solemnly said: "Instead, it turns you into a Magical Pet! Seems I can do it too!"
Holy Shit, humanoid Magical Pet?
Meanwhile, Chun’s clone also received the prompt — System prompt: You’ve learned "Invisibility", "Illusion", "Treasure Perception" skills through Soul Link. Your clone successfully activated Special Skill 2: Illusion. Higher Illusion Skill Value enhances the invisibility effect of illusions.
...
Hey! Chun quickly switched to the clone’s side to check, and the Illusion Skill Value really activated — start invisibility!
Chun’s figure instantly blurred and disappeared.
Holy Shit, this is awesome! Isn’t this the iconic skill from traditional games of a thief?
Cancel invisibility, start illusion!
— System prompt: You activate the Illusion skill, the current default illusion is to copy your own appearance, and can adjust the illusion size, consuming maximum Illusion Skill Value for best effect. Copying other illusions requires time...
Well, copying sounds tedious, let’s go with default and make oneself bigger!
The next moment, Chun’s figure grew significantly, instantly turning into a Great Angel!
Interesting, can use this to scare people for fun!
Chun somewhat understood, based on current clues, Hell’s mines, Illusion Mushrooms, the Potential Poison Dancing Girl consumed, thieves hunting treasures everywhere, and my mushroom-poisoned physique... this is a Hell origin illusion industry chain!
Chun canceled the skill and went back to automatic idle mode, waiting for both sides to battle it out. But after a while, explosions and roars continued from outside. Considering the Slime Monster’s magic resistance, the grind might last. But I absorbed the Tuna Sea Soul and didn’t suffocate, this Great Witch Demon might have some divine power?
Chun, bored, took interest in the surroundings: "This seems like the Count’s Mansion?"
Aileen solemnly said: "When you and I bonded through the Soul Contract, my vengeful obsession constructed this contract space within your soul awareness. Only by fulfilling my revenge wish will this space disappear. For now, it’s our refuge."
Is that so! No wonder mansion images flashed on the screen during the contract signing, it structured an internal space!
Chun felt conflicted: "We’ve had a pleasant time these past few days, I’m reluctant for you to go."
Aileen chuckled: "Then you must work harder for me, they say evil spirits can disguise as angels when purified."
"Absolutely, must do!"
Chun became even more intrigued by the mansion: "Can I explore inside?"
Aileen snorted: "Sure. Actually, you could visit here while dreaming."
Dreaming? This commercial-use machine evidently lacks this feature; perhaps a high-end brain-machine interface is required?
Chun asked: "If I can’t dream, should I drink instead?"
"Probably. But drunken baffoons are disliked everywhere, don’t come."
Well...
As they talked, they entered the mansion, where furniture and objects were distorted and unnatural.
Chun touched an extremely luxurious vase by the door, which shattered and scattered all over the ground.
Chun was startled: "Sorry about that—"
Aileen laughed: "Is the sound pleasing? Come, smash furniture with me!"
Speaking, she vented, picking up vases, cups, clocks, chandeliers to randomly smash.
Chun watched, bewildered: "Can it recover?"
"Yes, indeed~~"
Alright, this must be the dull private life of an evil spirit, let’s accompany her to play.
Thus, they smashed their way to the top floor, arriving at her minimalist room.
Aileen pointed at the mirror on the dressing table: "Want to know what my bat clone is doing? Watch here."
Chun glanced, finding pitch-blackness.
Aileen said: "It’s resting stationary in a cave, of course it’s dark. Besides, although I’m an evil spirit, there are many kinds of evil spirits, I suspect I’m a Mirror Spirit! Everyday, I focus on the magical mirror for makeup practice, all my Spirit attention is focused on the self within the mirror, thus unconsciously making that self my clone, able to possess bats. Of course, mainly because bats absorbed my bloodline, making possession easier."
Mirror Spirit? I thought you were a Banshee...
Chun realized: "I assumed evil spirits splitting themselves was natural!"
Aileen said: "Indeed, it’s natural, but for a new evil spirit it’s not easy. I think my future cultivation includes preparing more mirrors, the more magical the mirror, the better."
Is this considered a contract task? It’s definitely the sign of increased likability after discovering I have money.
Chun caught on: "Certainly, I’ll find a way to help you prepare! By the way, where did the Count’s magical mirror come from?"
Aileen sighed: "I’m uninformed in this aspect."
At this moment, fluctuations appeared in the darkness of the mirror.
Aileen was startled: "The bat received a sonic wave signal!"