"What do you plan to do?"
"1. Be a coward and wait for the Xianzhou people to pick some unlucky souls; leave it to fate."
"2. Attempt to possess a low-level guard who enters the prison, trigger a small-scale prison riot, create chaos, and see if you can escape by fishing in troubled waters."
"3. Actively release powerful energy different from other Heliobus, approach a young military officer with noticeably wavering will, a low position, and easy to control, and transmit the thought to him: 'Choose me, you can survive and achieve great deeds.'"
Orion didn't even think.
Choose one? Are you kidding? Leave it to fate? That's not his style.
Choosing two is too risky. What if it backfires?
Choosing three is better.
Golden Threads had already thoroughly investigated the military officers who came in this time. A young squad leader named "A Yong" perfectly fit the requirements for possession. This guy's strength was average, but he had a sickly younger sister in the rear who urgently needed military merits to exchange for precious elixirs. This kind of sis-con would do anything for his sister, so his will definitely wasn't firm, making him easiest to control… Perfect!
Orion immediately chose 3.
[You controlled your Heliobus Fire, releasing a surge of energy far exceeding that of the other withered Heliobus around.]
[A Yong was originally wandering around in the prison, forced by his superiors to choose those cursed Heliobus for possession, and he was scared to death.]
[Suddenly, he felt an unusual aura. He turned his head and saw a cluster of greenish-blue flames, particularly conspicuous in the dark prison cell.]
[Then, that voice sounded in his mind.]
"'Choose me… survive… achieve great deeds…'"
"'Is that true? Can you really help me?' A Yong stared intently at the flames, as if he had seen a savior.
'Of course.'
Afterward, you said no more."
['It's… it's this one!' After much thought, A Yong finally stammered, pointing at you and shouting to the guard next to him.]
[The deal was struck! The guard opened the cell door, and you 'whoosh'ed right into A Yong's body.]
Successful deception! Villain Value +50.
"It's been so long since I've been this free! Although it's temporarily living in someone else's body, you were still incredibly pleased."
You could feel how weak A Yong's body was, and how scared he was deep down.
[Soon, A Yong's unit was urgently dispatched to the front line—the outer battlefield of the Xianzhou Yaoqing. This was one of the most intense areas of resistance against the Abundance's offensive.]
Participating in a space war of this scale for the first time was a hellish experience for A Yong. Lasers tore through the starry sky, warship wreckage fell like burning meteors, and the roar of artillery was deafening. A Yong piloted a small assault craft, his hands trembling so much he could barely grip the controls.
Just then, an energy cannon, shot from who knows where, was about to hit A Yong's cockpit! A Yong was scared out of his wits and had no time to react. However, you immediately took over control of the body! A Yong's trembling hands suddenly executed a dazzling series of maneuvers. The spaceship performed a sudden extreme drift, flying past the cannonball by a hair! The heat scorched the spaceship's shield, making it sizzle.
A Yong gasped for air, his clothes drenched in cold sweat. He looked at his still trembling hands that had just performed a miraculous maneuver, then thought of the Heliobus inside his body, and his fear instantly turned into admiration.
'Th-thank you, Brother Heliobus!'"
[In the subsequent battles, you continued to demonstrate your value.]
[Several times when encountering a Sneak Attack from the enemy, you directed A Yong to dodge, and even directly controlled A Yong's body to counterattack, eliminating many enemies.]
[With your guidance, A Yong, a half-baked pilot, repeatedly achieved extraordinary merits, gradually gaining some fame on the brutal battlefield, and earning several promotions.]
[But A Yong's reliance on you also grew heavier… His own spirit became riddled with holes under the continuous high pressure of war, exhaustion, and your erosion.]
[Finally, after a fierce battle that lasted several days and nights, A Yong's unit was almost completely wiped out.]
A Yong himself was severely wounded, and his spirit completely collapsed. You were waiting for this opportunity! Your powerful Heliobus consciousness, like a flood, overwhelmed A Yong's last resistance, completely 'devouring' him.
Successful possession! Villain Value +100.
"When 'A Yong' opened his eyes again, there was no longer any fear in them, only coldness."
"This body, from the inside out, was yours!"
[At this time, the war between Xianzhou and the Abundance was still in a stalemate.]
But you had no interest in fighting for Xianzhou. You controlled A Yong's body, and using his newly promoted squad leader identity, under the pretext of scouting behind enemy lines, you acquired a small assault craft capable of spatial jumps. Then, under the cover of darkness, this assault craft did not fly towards the battlefield, but instead plunged into the depths of the dark universe, far from Xianzhou.
But your abnormal actions did not escape the observation of a watchful individual. A Xianzhou colonel responsible for overseeing battlefield discipline happened to notice this small vessel deviating from its course. The colonel immediately saw that this kid was acting strangely and wanted to run!
"'Captain Hao Yong of the Seventh Patrol Squadron! Report your position and mission immediately! You have seriously deviated from the patrol route!' The colonel's angry voice came through the communicator."
You completely ignored him, instead accelerating the vessel to maximum speed.
"'Traitor! You won't get away!' The colonel yelled in anger, personally piloting a warship to chase after you."
A cosmic chase began!
The colonel's warship had strong firepower and high speed. But he didn't know that he was no longer chasing that coward A Yong, but a powerful and cunning Heliobus! You calmly piloted the spaceship, weaving through the dense artillery fire. Each evasion was perilous, yet you always managed to perfectly avoid fatal attacks. You even exploited the colonel's eagerness to pursue, cleverly leading him towards a nearby asteroid field.
"'You coward! Traitor! Xianzhou trash!' The colonel cursed furiously over the comms."
You completely ignored him, weaving left and right through the asteroid field, leading the colonel's warship deeper in. Finally, at a turn, the colonel's warship slowed down because he couldn't see the way clearly. You seized this opportunity, sharply turned the ship around, and unleashed all the firepower from the vessel at once!
"Boom boom boom!"
The colonel's warship, already hit by several large craters from asteroids, was then bombarded by artillery fire, directly exploding into a cosmic fireworks display. Afterward, you didn't even give him a chance to launch an escape pod, firing a few more shots to ensure he was thoroughly dead.
Villain Value +200.
[Soon after, pursuers arrived.]
However, you had already detected their direction early and set up traps in this asteroid belt, ensuring they would come and never return. Having dealt with the pursuers, you piloted the battered assault craft directly out of Xianzhou's sphere of influence. Ahead lay the boundless dark universe.
Thus, you, using a Xianzhou person's body, finally escaped the Xianzhou's cage and gained true freedom…