Chapter 549: Possession? Stop It

Chapter 549: Chapter 549: Possession? Stop It

Controlled by Seraphina Sullivan.

Rosa’s body trembled slightly, as if shaken by something from within.

Then she spoke, and her words made Seraphina Sullivan’s blood run cold.

"My brother is taking over your friend’s body."

Seraphina Sullivan’s pupils contracted. "What?"

"Possession."

Rosa’s voice remained calm, but beneath the vacant expression of control on her ancient face, something seemed to be struggling.

"The Demon God’s Pillar was left behind by my brother before he died. A fragment of his Divine Soul is sealed within it.

When someone uses it to kill an Ancestral Witch and devour its original Power, my brother’s Divine Soul awakens during the fusion of the Divine Status. It then gradually erodes that person’s consciousness, eventually replacing them."

Seraphina Sullivan stared intently at Rosa as countless fragments of memory flashed through her mind like lightning.

The decisiveness with which Rosa had handed the Demon God’s Pillar to Sean Chandler.

The look of relief in her eyes when she said, "It has chosen you."

The Crystal Stone on Sean Chandler’s forehead that had grown purer after he devoured the Blood Ancestor.

’So this was all part of a meticulous plot.’

"So..."

Seraphina Sullivan’s voice was low, as if she were suppressing some imminent emotional outburst.

"Sean Chandler becoming a God was just one step in your brother’s return?"

"That’s right."

Rosa said, "He is the most perfect vessel.

The Beloved of the God of Magical Beasts, with a strong constitution and a resilient will, capable of withstanding the fusion of a Divine Status.

And he’s kind enough that he would never refuse to help someone.

My brother needed someone like that."

Seraphina Sullivan took a deep breath, something churning in her chest.

She had no time for anger, no time to question how this old woman could speak so matter-of-factly after using them.

She lifted her head and looked in the direction Rosa had been gazing.

To the northeast, deep within the clouds, a deliberately concealed Power was slowly circulating, like a star shrouded in mist.

"Is Sean Chandler up there?" she asked.

Rosa raised her head, her vacant eyes pointing in that direction.

Seraphina Sullivan narrowed her eyes, staring at the swirling clouds.

According to Rosa, Sean Chandler was currently fighting Rod’s Divine Soul for control of his body.

If he failed, Sean Chandler would disappear completely, and Rod would be reborn in his body.

’The man who had once become a God.

The schemer who, before his death, used the Demonization of his own body to lure Players.

And who, in the end, used his own sister to lie in wait for a target.

It was all a setup.

If he succeeded, he would return to this world in Sean Chandler’s body, possessing even greater Power.’

"What a brilliant scheme," Seraphina Sullivan snarled, forcing the words through her gritted teeth.

"So, using his body’s Demonization to affect this world and lure Players was also part of his plan?"

"Yes," Rosa said. "My brother planned everything before he died.

He knew the system would choose this world again, knew that new Players would arrive.

He used Demonization to create a crisis, the Ancestral Witches to screen for a vessel, and the Demon God’s Pillar to guide the entire process.

Every single step was part of his plan."

Seraphina Sullivan fell silent.

’Rod wasn’t a good person when he was alive, and he still isn’t one in death. He plotted against everyone. His companions, his sister, his world, and even the innocent Players. He didn’t care who died or what became of the world—all that mattered was whether he could return.’

Seraphina Sullivan clenched her fists, her knuckles turning white.

She couldn’t let Rod succeed.

She couldn’t let that man take over Sean Chandler’s body.

It wasn’t just because Sean Chandler was her teammate and her friend. It was also because, what would a madman who would plot against the entire world just to be resurrected do once he regained his original Power?

She raised her head and looked at the mass of clouds.

’There isn’t much time.’

Seraphina Sullivan’s mind raced.

She had originally thought she only needed to find Sean Chandler and bring him into her Scavenger’s Farm to take him home.

’Now, it seems I was too naive. That madman Rod has been plotting all of this since before his death. Using Demonization to lure Players, using the Ancestral Witches to screen for a vessel, using the Demon God’s Pillar to guide the fusion. Every step was as precise as a wind-up clock, and Sean Chandler was the most crucial gear in that machine.’

’I have to do something,’ Seraphina Sullivan resolved, gritting her teeth.

She couldn’t let Rod succeed, not least because if he was successful, she would be facing a terrifyingly powerful new enemy.

Seraphina Sullivan barely dared to imagine it.

Seraphina Sullivan took another deep breath, forcing herself to calm down.

’The most important thing now is to help Sean Chandler regain control of his body. No matter how powerful Rod’s Divine Soul is, it’s just a remnant left behind by a dead man. Sean Chandler is the one who is truly alive, the one who fused with the Demon God’s Pillar and devoured the Blood Ancestor. He should be the one in control.’

’The question is, how do I get up there?’

Seraphina Sullivan looked up at the mass of clouds.

It was in the northeastern sky, so high it seemed to be hanging from the heavens.

She didn’t have the Flight Ability or any flying items, and running to the nearest mountain to jump from there was unrealistic.

There wasn’t enough time, and the distance was too great.

Then, she suddenly remembered something.

Seraphina Sullivan pulled a soft, fluffy, white object from her Space.

It was a cloud she had collected in the Divine Kingdom of Sweet Dreams instance, as light and soft as cotton candy, yet solid to the touch.

A specialty product of the Divine Kingdom of Sweet Dreams, it could float in the sky and carry a person into the air.

She had collected some just for fun at the time, never expecting it would come in handy today.

Seraphina Sullivan placed the cloud at her feet.

The white cloud seemed to come alive, supporting her feet steadily as it began to slowly ascend.

The ground grew more distant, the settlement shrinking to a small square and the crowd to a blur of dots. Rosa’s hunched figure became almost invisible.

The wind howled in her ears, growing colder and more intense, but Seraphina Sullivan didn’t look down. She just stared intently at the approaching mass of clouds.

On the ground, Rosa suddenly snapped back to her senses.

The control of the Sweet Fragrance had been broken by Seraphina Sullivan’s increasing distance.

She blinked blankly, then saw the figure rapidly ascending into the sky.

Seraphina Sullivan was standing on a white cloud, shooting straight toward the cloud mass like an arrow released from its bow.

"Oh no!" Rosa’s face instantly turned deathly pale.

She lunged forward two steps with her cane, tilted her head back, and shouted, "Stop her! Quickly, stop her!"

No one moved.

The survivors in the settlement just stood there dumbfounded, watching the figure in the sky shrink smaller and smaller.

Someone opened their mouth as if to speak, but found they didn’t know what to say.

’Stop her? How? Who can fly?

Who could stop the girl who could conjure food out of thin air?

Who could fend off those Imp-like monsters?’

Rosa shouted a few more times, her voice growing weaker until it faded into a hoarse murmur.

She dropped her hands in defeat, and the cane slipped from her grasp, falling to the ground with a THUD.

She watched the nearly vanished figure in the sky, her cloudy eyes filled with fear and despair.

’I can’t let Seraphina Sullivan stop my brother’s return.

I just want my family back.’