Who hid My Corpse! - Chapter 3

Chapter 3: Three goals are for the small head to control the big head

It was clear that Bai Wei had no interest in actually seeing what kind of stench a giant maggot would produce upon awakening.

That was too morbid of a curiosity.

But Bai Wei could only say this, after all, with only one finger, there was little he could do now. Without Ulu’s body, he could only stand up and ironically flip someone off or become a toy in a social media space.

Only by possessing Ulu’s body could he accomplish some things and also use the body to search for other Corpse Blocks.

Only by finding all the Corpse Blocks could he accomplish a true resurrection and return to the human world in Visas’s body.

But Bai Wei did not plan to tell Ulu any of this, even feigning disinterest in resurrection, preferring to adopt an attitude of just wanting to toy with the human world.

The reason was simple; he did not want to give Ulu the impression that “Visas needs me for his resurrection,” which might lead to dangerous delusions–such as trying to manipulate him.

Those who desire have vulnerabilities, and Bai Wei knew this well. Ulu clearly did not understand; his desires were written on his face, etched in his heart, as obvious as a bare, upturned buttock.

After a night’s contemplation, Ulu had recovered from last night’s excitement of having gained supreme power. Especially when he looked down at his left hand, noticing his middle finger–unlike his other fingers–limply hanging as if beyond his control, he realized the nature of the entity within him. Fear and unease then slowly began to spread.

Unfortunately, this world did not have fantasy novels. The concept of two souls in one body was far too advanced for a native of this Western fantasy land.

“Do you… need me to do anything?” Ulu tentatively asked in his mind, uneasy.

“I’ve said, I don’t want to do anything,” Bai Wei replied calmly, “I’m tired, I need to rest, don’t bother me.”

With that, Bai Wei went still, and that middle finger became even floppier, as if truly asleep.

Ulu did not know if Bai Wei really needed sleep, but he dared not verify it, only silently wishing him “good night” in his mind before going to work.

Naturally, Bai Wei was not asleep; he was quietly “observing” Ulu–from the perspective of a finger.

Indeed, the only part Bai Wei could control was still this finger, his soul and consciousness also confined to this finger, not fully integrated into Ulu’s body as Ulu believed.

Just as Ulu could not control this finger, Bai Wei could not control Ulu’s body, not even able to shift his perspective to Ulu’s head… Being locked in such a limited perspective was truly irritating; others view the world with their heads, he had to with a “small head.”

Yet this situation was not unchangeable. As long as their souls aligned more closely, becoming more like a single soul.

And how could this be achieved?

The solution was also simple, allowing Ulu to use Bai Wei’s power.

By using Bai Wei’s power through this body, the two souls within could better harmonize. But the issue was that Bai Wei’s soul was that of Visas, far superior to that of Ulu, an ordinary man. Thus, this harmonization was less about mutual integration and more about unilateral assimilation–Bai Wei assimilating Ulu.

The more Ulu used Bai Wei’s power, the more his soul would be consumed by Bai Wei, and eventually, Ulu’s soul would be completely devoured, and the body would belong to Bai Wei.

But if Ulu realized this and completely refrained from using Bai Wei’s power, then Bai Wei would be powerless, given that Bai Wei was still just a “small head” (finger), and Ulu was the “big head.” For a small head to control the big head on its own was indeed too difficult unless… the big head couldn’t resist using the small head.

So, was this possible?

The answer was affirmative.

Bai Wei, pretending to sleep, was now using the perspective of the small head to “observe” Ulu from below while recalling information about him in his mind.

Ulu was a minor priest in the Rhein Divine Sect, one of the four Orthodox sects, briefly involved in a plot segment in the game because he once held Visas’s finger, so Bai Wei had a bit of understanding about him.

He knew that this guy would die because of the crime of possessing treasure. If Bai Wei did nothing, he would pass according to the plot to someone else’s hands.

And that person would not be so easy to control. Bai Wei might be sealed away, really left with no recourse.

Therefore, although Ulu was dumb, bad, and cowardly, he was currently the best “card” Bai Wei had. He could not let those higher ranking, more troublesome individuals come for him, turning him into their trophy. Instead, he needed to rely on Ulu to approach them, reclaim the dispersed Corpse Blocks, and regain power.

But still, Bai Wei could not act directly. He couldn’t jump out and shout to Ulu, “Come use my power!” If he did, even Ulu, as foolish as he was, would realize something was wrong.