“You’re going to ride that thing yourself?” Freya asked, two weeks to the day after Cody met Exal. “You once said that you would die if the body you’re possessing dies, right? Well, you might think you can switch bodies before that happens. But what if you don’t have the chance?”Cody made some of the organic roots ensnare his body. “I feel like this is the most effective way to control the Big Jordy. I can connect directly to his nerves.”Freya frowned. “Big Jordy? Have you already given him a name?”Cody just smiled, then the roots took him to the inside of his giant body. He wasn’t in a room like a cockpit, but he was fused together with the big Jordy.So, if the big Jordy dies, then he will also lose his life.“Soon, I will move to attack your tree,” Exal said. “Are you ready?”It took a while for Cody to truly fused with that enormous figure. “I guess I’ll never be ready, but I have no choice, right?”“I see.” After two weeks of staying where he is, Exal finally walks, and Cody t
Exal tried to get up and struggled. Cody found that the giant’s upper armor parts had come loose. So Cody pulled it.Of course, Exal didn’t give up. He tried to fight, but his condition was too weak because of the explosion. After struggling for some time, Cody removed the chest armor from that giant.Cody found a large beating heart in Exal’s chest. Then, without hesitation, Cody squeezed the heart, making Exal scream in pain.Cody then pulled the heart with all his might, making it come off its place. He then squeezed the still-beating organ hard, destroying it in an instant.“Holy sh*t. I didn’t expect that I could lose like this.” After saying that, Exal didn’t move anymore and made no more sounds.Cody also let his giant body fall. After that, he got out of it and lay on the asphalt. He tried to stand up, but his legs were too weak.Maybe because he had just connected all his nerves to Big Jordy, Cody felt unbearable pain all over his body. He wanted to die because of that, but h
From a distance, Cody watched Gwen singing while playing the piano they got from a musical instrument store. As time went by, Cody felt that the woman was getting further away from him. They rarely got together and talked like before.Cody felt that it wasn’t because they both intentionally separated themselves. It happened because they had realized each other’s feelings.Yes, Cody felt sad that it happened, but he felt that this was better than them having a one-way relationship. Cody was sure that Gwen was still his best friend and would continue to be with him, no matter what.Suddenly, Freya put her arms around Cody’s neck from behind. “What are you doing, babe?”Cody took a deep breath. “You’re still going to call me that even though I said I don’t like it, huh?”“Well, you can always force me to do that with your torture skills.” Freya kissed Cody’s cheek.“Of course I won’t do that...” Cody’s words stopped when he saw that everyone there was gone, except for himself and Freya.
Cody drove without direction because he didn’t know what he was doing anymore. Unlike the illusion that Clara had done to him in the past, Cody did not know at all how to get out of this fake world.But he knew he had to get out soon. Maybe if he stayed there too long, he would forget who he was and what was really happening.Cody turned his truck into a gas station. He didn’t just want to fill up on gas, but also buy food and drinks. Even though he was in an illusion, Cody still felt hungry, thirsty and wanted to go to the bathroom.After doing his business in the toilet, Cody filled up on gas and entered the convenience store there. While he was doing those things, he found nothing strange.Everything looked and felt so real, down to the smallest detail.Cody took a burrito and mineral water and brought it to the cashier, an old man with a thin body who wore thick glasses.“Do you want to take this burrito home or are you going to eat it right away? If you want to eat it right away,
“Birthday, huh?” Without realizing it, Cody smiled faintly. He had forgotten about it. Ever since he got the system, many things have been filling his mind.“Go home, Cody.” Helena approached Cody. “Your wife must be concerned about your well-being. Besides, your friends have taken their time to come to your house to throw a party. Without you, it would be meaningless.”Cody was about to get into the truck and continue the journey, but Helena grabbed her arm. “Please, Cody. They’re all there. They won’t go home until you get back.”Cody felt as if his heart had an explosion. “Does that include Kevin and Randy too?”Helena frowned. “Of course, they’ve been your best friends since high school, just like me. Why do you ask that, Cody? You’ve been acting really weird today.”“I’m going home,” Cody answered coldly, then got into the truck.“What do you think, Gwen?” Helena asked her little sister. “Do you still want to come?”Gwen shrugged. “It’s okay if you still want to go there, and I’l
The women tried to save Kevin, while Cody tried to finish Randy off with Akira trying to block him.This time, they didn’t tell Cody to come to his senses, but focused on stopping that man who was getting crazier.“Argh!!!” Shawn ran to hit Cody, but he dodged.Shawn collided with Akira until both of them fell, and Randy’s attention turned to them. Cody took the opportunity to stab Randy, then pushed him against the wall.Cody wasn’t done yet. He stabbed Randy’s body several times to make sure he killed him. Randy was helpless. He also fell with his body covered in blood.With a gasp, Cody observed his three victims in turn, while the others looked at him. Cody felt something was wrong with him for doing that. What if this turned out to be reality?No. He had to get out of this illusion, no matter what. There were still many things he had to do.“Cody...” That was all that could come out of Freya’s mouth. Her face was already so wet with tears. “Please…”Police sirens echoed from a di
A male special zombie stood near the enormous tree. A female special zombie with an enlarged stomach stood in front of him.Not long after, the special zombie’s stomach burst, releasing an embryo and blood. She then fell down.“You’re Cody, right?” Stella asked. “What the f*ck are you doing?”The special zombie looked at Stella, then her face changed to look like Cody’s.“Does Freya want to have a child?” Jane frowned. “You’re trying to emulate a real pregnancy, right?”“Basically so.” Cody controlled another female special zombie to approach him. “You saw our child in the illusion, right?”Jane rubbed her chin. “This is interesting. I didn’t expect she would be like that. She has a maternal instinct, huh?”The female special zombie’s stomach exploded again and Cody sighed hard.“You’re starting to love her, huh?” Stella asked. “You’re willing to do something stupid like that for her.”Cody looked at Stella again. “Well, I just feel sorry for her.”Cody didn’t want to admit it because
“Sorry to say this,” Stella muttered. “But that thing looked horrendous.”Stella referred to a small airplane-like object made from special zombies and organic roots. Since he made it in a short period, Cody didn’t think about aesthetics.“Well, you look more handsome now.” Jane threw a sarcasm.Cody put on a pair of glasses on his face. He was imitating one of Jane’s children who used to be trained as humans. If he used Cody’s identity, it would be confusing. They would wonder how could Cody be in two places at the same time?“Thanks for the compliment.” Cody replied. “Don’t worry, I’ll take care of Josh’s image.”After saying that, Cody boarded the airplane and piloted it to fly. He had only been testing it for a while and now he was having a hard time controlling that thing.But unfortunately, he didn’t have the luxury of time. Those people could die at any moment. That would be a shame. Moreover, Cody suspected that one of them could turn zombies into humans.With that, maybe he c