My Great Villain Start Annihilating the Astral Express Crew

[7 years old, Xianzhou Zhuming, a plague from Suyang is quietly spreading.]

[In the streets and alleys, people no longer gossip about trivial matters, but about those who have "changed."

"Old Li's daughter was lively and energetic yesterday, but today her eyes are blank, like a wooden stake!"

"That's right! Zhang the butcher from the south of the city, who was strong enough to overturn an ox, suddenly went crazy a few days ago, biting anyone he saw, muttering gibberish!"

[Panic is spreading rapidly within Zhuming, and more and more families are closing their doors.]

[You, possessing A'yun's body, "see" all of this clearly through the web of golden threads.]

[Countless invisible golden threads silently cling to the city; they are your eyes, your ears.]

["Is the soul-snatching tide coming?" you sense.]

[The instinctive evolution of Suyang is divided into absorption, soul-snatching, and devouring. When this instinct is released without restraint, it is a devastating disaster for the host.]

[8 years old, the information captured by your golden threads goes far beyond the rumors in the streets.]

[You can now clearly hear the conversations of Zhuming's high-ranking officials in the city.]

["... Suyang-possessed individuals are behaving erratically, posing a serious threat to the order of the Xianzhou."

"We must take strong measures! If this continues, Zhuming will be in danger!"

"The Ministry of Industry is urgently developing weapons against Suyang, which must be put into use as soon as possible."

"The purge operation is imminent!"]

[After listening, you understand that the Xianzhou's top officials have regarded Suyang as a malignant tumor that must be eradicated. A purge is only a matter of time.]

[9 years old, the network of golden threads continues to expand, not only monitoring the Xianzhou people but also locking onto other Suyang individuals.]

[You discover that those Suyang who have completely taken over their host's body are indeed terrifyingly powerful.]

[They are no longer weak flames but raging infernos, devouring everything of the host and turning them into their own puppets.]

[That kind of powerful energy can be clearly felt even through the golden threads.]

["Devouring?" A strong desire suddenly surges in your heart.]

[That is the most primitive instinct of Suyang, a hunger for its own kind.]

[Devouring its own kind is the fastest way to strengthen itself. Especially those powerful individuals; once devoured successfully, the resulting increase in power will be explosive.]

[But reason tells you that now is not the time.]

[Those completely soul-snatched Suyang are like a roaring furnace; if you, a small flame, rashly approach, you will be instantly swallowed.]

[You need to wait for an opportunity.]

Chapter 27: Soul-Snatching

[10 years old, the Xianzhou's full-scale purge against Suyang begins.]

[At first, it was just sporadic arrests, targeting those unlucky ones who couldn't hide their abnormalities.]

[But soon, the situation became increasingly tense, and searches became ubiquitous, with almost everyone feeling threatened, seeing everyone else as if they were possessed by Suyang.]

[In the streets and alleys, there were more patrolling Xianzhou Guards, with sharp eyes and strict inspections.]

[Once, a team of guards was searching door-to-door, and they were about to reach the broken house where A'yun was hiding.]

[However, the golden threads had already transmitted their route, their conversations, and even the impatient voice of their leader.]

[You took a step ahead, controlling A'yun's body to slip into the dark alley next door, filled with debris.]

[The guards' rough kicking and cursing came through the thin wall, then gradually faded away.]

["Phew..." You feel the violent heartbeat and fear in A'yun's body.]

[For you, this is more like a game of hide-and-seek where you know the location of all the traps in advance, without any difficulty, even a bit boring.]

[Moreover, this crisis-ridden environment has become your hunting ground.]

[The purge operation created a large number of injured, weakened, and even forced to detach from their hosts, Suyang remnants.]

[They are clearly marked in your golden thread network, with clear coordinates.]

[The urge to hunt begins to surge; you realize it's your turn to strike.]

[You drive A'yun's body, skillfully avoiding fixed and mobile patrols, traversing the darkness.]

[The golden threads are the best guide and the most hidden eyes.]

[Soon, you find a dissipating green light... It is a Suyang who was just injured by a Xianzhou weapon and fled its host in a panic.]

[You control A'yun to reach out, his fingertips touching that unstable energy body.]

[A cold, chaotic, but very pure energy pours into A'yun's body along his fingertips, and is eventually greedily absorbed by you.]

[Like a dry sponge soaking up water, you feel your flame grow larger, your power more solid, and your self-awareness clearer.]

[This sense of growth through plunder is much more efficient and satisfying than slowly absorbing A'yun's meager emotional sustenance.]

[You begin to actively search for the next "supplement."]

[Devour, and devour again.]

[And the price of your gradual growth is, of course, the increasing decline of A'yun's spirit and body.]

[He always felt cold, as if a chill was seeping out from the marrow of his bones, and no amount of sleep could dispel that inexplicable fatigue.]

[Mental disorientation became the norm. Sometimes he would stand blankly, his eyes empty, unresponsive to external calls, unaware of the drool trickling down.]

[This is because your connection to this body has been forcibly deepened after devouring its own kind.]

[You can clearly feel that the spark deep within A'yun's soul is rapidly extinguishing.]

[Your control over this body is increasing at an alarming rate.]

Domination Progress: 60%, Villain Value +50

[Age 11: The Xianzhou's confrontation with the Suyang enters a new phase.]

[The Ministry of Industry has developed more targeted weapons and sealing devices. Guards carrying strange, flickering devices can be seen on the streets, significantly increasing the lethality against the Suyang.]

[The Xianzhou's counterattack made the Suyang realize that fighting alone, simply possessing people for individual gain, was useless. Under the Xianzhou people's united efforts to wipe them out, they also needed to gather their strength.]

[Through the golden threads, you sense a powerful Suyang consciousness integrating other individuals.]

[That consciousness is like a lighthouse in the night, attracting scattered Suyang to converge upon it.]

[You know that this is the so-called Tinder Emperor.]

[Sounds intimidating, but it's just an extra-large Suyang.]

[The Tinder Emperor's goal is spreading among the Suyang: to fight back against the Xianzhou, seize living space, and even enslave these mortals.]

[Under his integration, scattered Suyang began to converge, no longer isolated flames, but merging into larger, more dangerous energy aggregates.]

[The power of these fused entities far exceeds that of individual Suyang, posing an unprecedented threat to the Xianzhou.]

[Xianzhou Zhuming faced not small-scale possession and usurpation disturbances, but organized Suyang cluster warfare with powerful destructive capabilities.]

[At the same time, A'yun's body deteriorated further, his desire for immortality becoming morbidly distorted by his fear of death, becoming his only obsession to survive.]

[He could no longer comprehend the terrifying changes occurring in his body.]

[Under the fear that penetrated his bones, he began to pray more frequently to you within his body, his voice humble and trembling.]

["Immortal Spirit... save me... I'm so cold... I don't want to die..."]

["Please... grant me the immortality you promised!"]

[You coldly watch all of this, even finding it somewhat amusing.]

[This is precisely the situation you are pleased to see. This foolish mortal is actively offering everything he has.]

[You occasionally respond to him, using a profound, almost divine tone, conveying some false comfort and empty promises, telling him that the trial is about to end and eternal life is at hand.]

["Fear not, child. Endure this final trial, and you shall receive everything you desire."]

[The stronger A'yun's hope and the greater his emotional fluctuations, the more abundant and delicious the "food" produced.]

[Each false response makes him more dependent and obedient, regarding you as his only savior.]

[This body is irreversibly and completely becoming your puppet.]

Domination Progress: 80%, Villain Value +50

[Age 12: The Xianzhou's technology makes another breakthrough, and its determination to deal with the Suyang war is unprecedentedly firm.]

[More advanced standard weapons were distributed, and an elite force specifically targeting Suyang clusters was formed and began to be deployed on the battlefield.]

[The golden threads capture the scene of this force gathering. They are equipped with special armor that can resist Suyang attacks, wield spears that can harm Suyang, and exude a steady, stern aura. The leader is a young man with eyes as sharp as a hawk, said to be a capable aide of a certain Xianzhou general.]

[Their target is precisely those Suyang clusters integrated by the Tinder Emperor, creating chaos in various parts of the city.]

[It seems the Xianzhou high command is getting serious, preparing to solve the problem once and for all.]

[Age 13: The war completely erupts, cruel and fierce, dragging the entire Xianzhou Zhuming into an abyss of blood and fire.]

[The once prosperous giant ship city is now filled with the smoke of war and crumbling walls.]

[Your web of golden threads faithfully transmits every detail of the battlefield, as if you were there.]

[Twisted phantasms spread wildly through the streets, sometimes terrifying alien monsters that devour people, sometimes euphoric and wonderful illusions that lead people to depravity and ruin. This is the Suyang's main means of eroding reality and attacking the Xianzhou people's spirits.]

[Xianzhou soldiers fiercely battle the giant Suyang that have fused multiple Suyang, the light of explosions tearing through the night sky, never ceasing.]

[Buildings collapse in swathes, and Suyang and Xianzhou people fall continuously.]

[A'yun is completely exhausted... His life force has been drained by you for a long time, coupled with the fear brought by the war, and he has completely collapsed.]

[He can only cower in a dark, damp corner, his consciousness blurred, clinging to his last breath solely by the energy you provide.]

[He clearly knows that he is no longer a "person."]

[Complete despair devours his last shred of reason, leading him to regard the "Immortal Spirit" within him, who has never truly helped him, as his only salvation.]

[Because other than believing in the "immortality" you promised, he has no other choice.]

[The last resistance of this body completely dissipates, and his soul completely submits to your will.]

[This feeling of completely manipulating and then controlling another body, playing with its hope and despair... is incomparably pleasant.]

[This vessel, from the inside out, from flesh to soul, is completely and utterly yours.]

[Complete takeover, Villain Points +100]

Chapter 28: Counterattack

[At 14 years old, you walk through the war-torn Xianzhou Zhuming under the identity of A'yun.]

[The war between the Suyang and the Xianzhou has reached a fever pitch.]

[Under the banner of that "Tinder Emperor," a powerful Suyang, scattered Suyang begin to gather on a massive scale.]

[You see countless powerful Suyang individuals; those flames that once fought independently are now continuously surging toward a single point above Zhuming.]

[They merge and devour each other, forming a terrifying aggregate with an ever-increasing energy level.]

[That aggregate gradually becomes terrifyingly powerful, and what is visible to the naked eyes of the Xianzhou mortals is a "Calamity Crimson Star" suspended in the sky, radiating an ominous red glow.]

[The appearance of the Crimson Star casts the entire Xianzhou Zhuming under the shadow of doomsday.]

[The Xianzhou Alliance naturally will not sit idly by.]

[Your golden threads capture that, amidst extreme panic and despair, the Xianzhou high command has initiated a desperate plan.

A young and valiant general who rose to prominence during the war has volunteered, assembling a suicide squad composed of the elite of the Xianzhou army.

Their mission is to carry a powerful siege weapon and raid the "Crimson Star" before it is fully formed, hoping to destroy it from within.

This is a do-or-die plan.]

[You watch all of this with cold eyes.]

[The structure of the Crimson Star, the assembly point of the suicide squad, the raid route, the characteristics of the weapon... all intelligence is continuously flowing into your consciousness through the golden threads.]