"Sea Goddess, use your consciousness to control it and imbue it with sentience."
Andrew gave the instruction. Although the Sea Goddess did not understand, she did as he said. After all, what Andrew was doing was crucial—it would determine whether Miami survived.
Soon, the Sea Goddess transferred her consciousness into the Imitation Body, while her own soul fell into a deep sleep. Had so much of her soul power not been extracted, she could have controlled both at once.
"Sea Goddess, follow my instructions from here on."
Without explaining further, Andrew used his ability to slip the imitation Sea Goddess's soul into the Defensive Shield without a sound or trace. Then the soul lay in wait off to one side, waiting for an opportunity.
What opportunity? One Andrew created himself. He triggered an eruption in a nearby underwater volcano, and the resulting shock waves reached them, making the Defensive Shield shudder violently.
The Official Leader, who was injecting black energy into the Sea Goddess's Right Hand, instinctively stopped and turned to look outside. The Sea Goddess seized the opportunity to rush into the right hand.
The process aroused no suspicion in the Official Leader—or, rather, Chthon. For one thing, Andrew had placed an ability on the Sea Goddess's soul. For another, this was her own right hand, so their merging produced no fluctuations at all.
"A nearby underwater volcano erupted? Understood. Team One, go out and investigate. Everyone else, prepare to relocate."
The Official Leader frowned at his subordinate's report, then began issuing orders. Clearly, he intended to play it safe, just in case.
His subordinates immediately carried out his orders. Soon, the first team went out on patrol. Naturally, they found nothing. Even if Chthon had investigated personally, he would never have found any trace of Andrew, let alone