After swapping heads, Hicaros rolled her neck a few times. It cracked, and she seemed much more comfortable. She even closed her eyes and let out a breath. "Ah! So this is what freedom feels like? Wonderful. What was that man's name again? Right, Nicrot. I really ought to thank you. If not for you, I'd never have gotten out. Being shut in that bag was maddening!" She pressed an index finger to the corner of her mouth. "As thanks, I'll kill you. I wonder if you'll like that?" An evil gleam flashed in her eyes, as if a demon had possessed her.
Just then, a voice rang out in the room. "Hey! Haven't you got something wrong?"
"Who's there?" Hicaros's expression changed. She looked around but saw no one, leaving her all the more puzzled. She went on guard.
The next instant, a Floating Cannon appeared behind her, Psychic Energy gathering at its muzzle.
A surge of Psychic Energy came from behind. Hicaros whipped around, putting her head directly in front of the Floating Cannon's muzzle. Bang! Her head burst.
The blast was not particularly loud. Hicaros's head snapped back, and her body went limp. A bloody hole ran straight through her forehead. The Floating Cannon slowly vanished, leaving only her corpse in the room. But moments later, the corpse's fingers twitched. She climbed back to her feet and took the head she had put away earlier from the Spatial Item at her waist.
"Damn it! That bastard's too cunning!" Hicaros cursed as she swapped her original head back on. This time, she truly had no other choice.
She had thought she could put on the head controlled by her Split Soul and Seal away her original one. Once she returned to Divine Eagle Empire headquarters, she would find