CHAPTER 194: THE SPECTATOR

Seeing Ryan in the grip of the monstrous plant, Adam and his other companions immediately rushed forward towards him to save him. Adam’s speed was much faster than the others.

That’s why he got ahead of everyone. And as soon as he went towards Ryan, the green branches that were tied around Ryan, the vines of that carnivorous plant, immediately let go of him. And that plant, that huge hungry flower, disappeared behind the trees that were around it.

Seeing this, Adam was very surprised. He stopped himself and stood in front of Ryan. Ryan was lying on the ground. His breathing was very fast and shallow. And he said, his voice trembling with fear,

"What was that thing?" But Adam was also very surprised and thought in his mind, Are there also man-eating plants in this forest? This is not just an ordinary mission.

Adam was still thinking this. Then he heard another scream. This time, Robin had been caught by the same kind of plant. He had been running towards Ryan to help him.

This time, Void rushed towards Robin with his sword drawn. But this time, unlike the last time, that plant did not let go of Robin. It started to swallow him whole.

The mouth of its flower was a full one and a half meters large. And it had already swallowed Robin’s legs. But as soon as Void reached next to that flower, he took out his sword and cut that flower from below, from where it was connecting to its root. As soon as he cut that flower, Robin came out of its mouth.

But a strange green-colored liquid came out of its mouth. Void stretched his hand forward and grabbed Robin’s shoulder and pulled him back to safety. Adam was also standing at a distance and watching all of this unfold.

Then he heard Kado’s voice. Kado was turned towards Adam and was pointing his finger behind him.

"Adam, look behind you!" After hearing this, Adam looked in the direction Kado’s finger was pointing, that is, right behind him, and found that two more of the same man-eating plants had come. The forest was not just alive. It was hungry. And it seemed that the five of them were the main course on its menu.

Seeing this, Adam, who was already quite frustrated and did not want to waste any more time, took out his sword. He disappeared from his place in an instant and appeared directly in front of those plants.

As soon as Adam appeared in front of those plants, he swung his sword forward, from which a round slash with a white flash of light came out. It went forward and cut the four plants that had just come out from behind many trees in the middle. And a green-colored liquid started to come out of them as well.

Then Robin came behind Adam and said, "Eric, we won’t be able to complete a single mission like this." Hearing this, Adam put his sword back.

He looked to the other side, where Void and Kado were fighting with other plants. Seeing this, Adam also understood that it would be very difficult to complete all the missions like this. They needed a new plan. A plan that would allow them to fight the forest itself, not just its individual monsters.

Then Adam took a deep breath. He shouted, "Listen to me carefully, everyone!" Hearing this, Void, Kado, Robin, and Ryan’s attention turned to Adam. Adam moved forward and came to the middle of that place, where there were forests all around and the branches of the trees and plants were constantly changing their places.

Then Adam spoke again, "If we continue to move like this, we won’t be able to do much in this whole mission and our defeat is certain." Hearing this, everyone understood what Adam was saying. But no one said anything.

Then Adam looked at the tree, then at Kado, and spoke again, "I have taken you people in my team because I know your capabilities. And I know that you people are very skilled in your respective fields." Hearing this, everyone’s eyes widened and they were very surprised to hear Adam’s words.

Then Kado moved forward and looking at Adam, said, "What do you want to say, Eric?" The team was confused. They didn’t understand Adam’s plan. But they were listening.

They were waiting for their leader to tell them what to do next.

Then Adam spoke again. "Our situation is not as good as I thought. I had initially planned to give you a few missions and I would take the responsibility of completing most of the missions myself. This way we would complete more missions. But seeing this situation, I have understood that if I also go out alone, it will take me a long time to complete the missions. And I don’t think I will be able to complete all the missions."

After saying this, Adam thought, Although if I want, I can complete this mission. But the more powers I use, the sooner I will have to leave Eric’s body. That’s why I am using my powers very thoughtfully. Because I have to get Alina out of the Golden Group at any cost. I have promised her and I have to fulfill this promise at any cost.

Adam was thinking this. Then at this time, inside Eric’s body, in his own domain, Eric’s eyes opened. Eric looked around him and was very surprised when he found that there was darkness all around. And at a short distance, a small sun-like sphere was shining in the sky.

Immediately, the System Window came in front of Eric and said, "Eric, you are present in a sub-domain. Because for the first time in a long time, you are not in control of your body, that’s why I have kept you in this domain. So that your soul is not affected too much and your mental state also remains fine when you go back to your body." The System was protecting him.

Hearing the System Window’s words, Eric was very surprised. He then asked a question, "You mean I haven’t been back in my body for a long time?" After hearing this, the System Window remained silent for a while.

But then it said, "Yes, you are right." Then Eric again spoke in a surprised and scared voice, "How long has it been?" Then the System Window said,

"It’s about to be two and a half hours now. And as far as I can guess, you cannot take control of your body for the next one hour." Hearing this, Eric said in a very surprised and angry voice,

"What do you mean I can’t take control of my body? If I remember correctly, I never said that you could keep my body under your control for so long." He was trapped. He was a prisoner in his own mind. And he didn’t know how to get out. He was at the mercy of the System. And the System was not telling him everything.

He was scared. He was angry. And he was completely alone in the darkness. The only thing he could do was wait. And hope that the System would eventually give him back control of his own life. But he was starting to doubt that it ever would. He was starting to think that he might be trapped in this dark sub-domain forever.

But then the System Window said, "I had no intention of occupying your body for so long. But you are in a situation right now where if I let you go, your death is certain." Hearing this, Eric was very surprised.

But then the System Window spoke again, "You don’t need to worry. You can stay here. That’s why I have already made all the arrangements." After saying this, just as a very large screen used to appear in the sky in front of Adam, where Adam could see the things happening around Eric, the System Window also manifested the same screen.

And it said to Eric, "This screen will show you every event happening outside. This is so that your mental state is not affected too much by being alone here." Hearing this, Eric was very surprised. But before he could say anything else, the System Window spoke again, "And there is your sofa to sit on. You can sit on it and watch everything."

Eric saw that on the screen, Adam was going to the mission building. And after going there, he was collecting the missions. Seeing this, Eric was very surprised and said, "What are you doing, System?" Eric thought that the System had taken over his body at this time. But he did not know that Adam had taken over his body.

He was a spectator in his own life. He was watching a stranger control his body. And he could do nothing about it. He was helpless. And he was completely alone in the darkness of his own mind. The only thing he had for company was the glowing screen that showed him a world he could no longer touch. A world where someone else was living his life for him. And he could only watch.