#504 - There is a trick in my heart

Ikthurians, or Ghostfreak, possess many abilities similar to those of ghosts in human horror stories, including possession. Of course, control after possession is also possible, but Yang Le's purpose in this trip is not to control Reynolds' body.

Yang Le's purpose is to communicate directly with Robert's soul and decide how to deal with Robert based on the situation of the communication.

When Ghostfreak possesses someone, he doesn't only have the option of controlling the body. He can also erase the soul of the possessed person, which Zs'Skayr has done before.

However, using this ability is not without limitations. Although Ghostfreak can possess almost any life form, including the Celestials, if the possessed person has a strong will or a powerful soul, they can drive Ghostfreak out of the body, like Aunt May.

Once driven out, the subsequent abilities cannot be used, so it's important to choose the right target for this ability.

And Robert is clearly a good choice. Even the Sentry of Earth-616 is not a person with a strong will. After gaining his powers, he has been constantly running away because Robert himself doesn't think he deserves the Sentry's power.

This gave rise to the Void, a dark side, and Robert is often overwhelmed by the Void. Anyone with the mind to do so can exploit the Sentry's inner weakness to solve the Sentry without bloodshed.

So, even though the Sentry has a heaven-defying setting, Yang Le never placed his hope of saving the world on him when reading comics. He just prayed that he wouldn't go crazy too often.

The Sentry didn't even give Yang Le as much security as Doctor Doom. At least Doctor Doom actually does things. Regardless of his ultimate goal, did he do them or not?

So Yang Le decided that if Robert was just a weak, ordinary person who had been蛊惑, he would use the Omnitrix to eliminate his powers before he fully understood them.

After all, theoretically, the Sentry's power is 'I think' power. If the Sentry understands his power and doesn't think his power can be eliminated, then the Omnitrix's gene repair ability can't do anything about it.

But as long as he hasn't fully mastered his abilities, Yang Le can still nip it in the bud. Or Yang Le can make the worst plan and directly erase Robert's soul.

Of course, Yang Le himself doesn't really want to use this ability unless absolutely necessary. There's no other reason, he just doesn't like it.

Slowly drifting to Robert's side, Yang Le was about to speak when Robert, who was sitting on the ground, spoke first.

"Another one." Robert buried his face between his knees, making it impossible to see his expression.

'Another one? It seems that someone is indeed inducing Robert.' Yang Le's single eye wandered through the gaps in the second skin, which meant he was thinking.

"You need to wake up, Robert," Yang Le said in a sinister voice. "The outside world is in chaos because of you. If this continues, you will destroy the entire world."

Yang Le's words were not alarmist. The Sentry does have the ability to destroy this world or the entire universe. Moreover, the metahumans of Universe 9527 are stronger than the average, so even Yang Le doesn't know what extent the Sentry of this universe can achieve.

Robert didn't say a word, not knowing whether he didn't believe Yang Le's words or didn't want to care.

Yang Le breathed out a cold breath and decided to try one last time. If it really didn't work, he would implement Plan B (gene repair), and if that didn't work, he could only use Plan C (soul erasure).

Yang Le thought about his wording, and just as he was considering how to speak, Robert suddenly spoke.

"Don't you think it's a little unconvincing for you to say such righteous words with your appearance?"

Yang Le's eyeball turned around on his body. Indeed, as Robert said, it would probably only be appropriate for him to say that the world is about to be destroyed in the form of Ghostfreak.

"Now is not the time to talk about appearance, Robert Reynolds," Yang Le said, losing some patience. "Now New York has been destroyed. I don't care what that voice told you before, but what he said is all wrong."

"Listen, you are not some gamma energy monster. What you injected was just a super serum that can turn you into a super soldier like Captain America, just much stronger. No one wants to harm you."

"Of course," Yang Le stretched out his ghost hand. "If you are really worried that you will get into trouble because of this power, I can also help you solve it, provided you can wake up."

Yang Le, like his calculus teacher back then, broke down all the knowledge points and explained them in detail. The rest depends on Robert's own understanding. Whether he safely lands or hangs himself depends on his own choice.

"You're right, I'm not that green, just-shouting monster." Robert's voice increased a few degrees. Although it sounded a little more energetic, it was a little too sharp, but Yang Le, whose voice was even sharper and more sinister, didn't notice this.

"Then put your hand out," Yang Le waved his palm. "I'll help you regain your consciousness."

Robert is now in a state of sealing his consciousness in the deepest part of his heart. Yang Le can use Ghostfreak's power to pull him up, which is equivalent to forcibly awakening Robert's own consciousness. It is another application of soul abilities.

Robert didn't say a word, not even raising his head, but he still stretched his right hand towards Yang Le's outstretched right claw, looking like he was planning to accept Yang Le's suggestion.

"Crack."

A crisp sound rang out, Robert tightly grasped Yang Le's right claw, the force was so strong that Yang Le frowned, he subconsciously wanted to use intangibility to break free, but was stunned to find that Robert's right hand also became intangible along with his right claw.

"Actually, I have a better suggestion~"

Robert's voice became more distorted, but Yang Le didn't intend to listen to him finish. The claws of his left hand broke free from the second skin, and the scythe-like claws grabbed towards Robert.

"Tear!"

"Don't worry~" Using his left hand to block Yang Le's claws, Robert raised his head at this time. His appearance looked like an ordinary white man, but his eyes were filled with a strange purple light.

"We have plenty of time, Yang Le~"

Hearing Robert call out his name, Yang Le's single eye shrank sharply. If Ikthurians didn't have tear glands or sweat glands, Yang Le even felt that he would be frightened into a cold sweat.

"Who the hell are you?!"

This was the first time Yang Le had panicked so much since he obtained the Omnitrix. Facing Yang Le, who was obviously panicked, Robert showed a deliberate smile. The corners of his mouth grew larger and larger, gradually extending towards the back of his head.

"Tear!"

The damaged skin slowly fell off, and a skull not covered by a trace of flesh drilled out of the skin. It began to creak and turn the first time it broke through the skin. After completely inverting, a single eye shining with purple light looked down at Yang Le.

"Aren't you using my abilities? Why are you still asking who I am?"