First Hunt 2

Sponge Bob was a mid-tier demon, so he was pretty damn powerful. Crunch crunch! Crawling Heads rolling around on the ground, biting at his legs. Pffft! Pffft! Death Mannequins thrusting with their long arms, but they didn't even scratch him. I could see an energy bar like thing above his head, letting me check his health.

When Sponge Bob slammed the ground—boom—the ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠Crawling Heads immediately retreated.

Harvesting low-tier demons wasn't much help. The souls from Soul Harvest got stored on my wrist as dots, so there must be a limit to the number.

I backed off and watched the monsters duke it out.

"Hey, Sponge Bob. Kill that titty-pussy monster first!"

If I left them any longer, I'd shit my pants. Sponge Bob slammed both hands into the ground and launched himself. In mid-air, he clasped his hands together for a hammer punch.

Boom!!

He flattened the titty-pussy monster. One hit from Sponge Bob's finisher, and it was done.

Hold up. I had to double-check the status window text and rub my eyes. There was a familiar word in the monster's name display.

"What the fuck. That titty-pussy monster was a Succubus?"

The succubus I imagined shouldn't look like that. Gimme a sexy beauty succubus.

"...Hmph. A succubus is a high-tier demon, huh..."

Sponge Bob was a T-12 mid-tier demon too. It was ridiculous how easily a high-tier demon got taken out.

The succubus's soul flew into my left hand and got absorbed. A dot formed on my wrist for the high-tier demon succubus soul. I immediately resummoned the succubus.

The titty-pussy monster reappeared and started jiggling toward me.

"All you can do is induce shitting and horniness? Why the hell are you high-tier?"

"Kyuu~ Pyurrr~ ♥"

"Don't answer cutely with your pussy!"

Bam. Bam. Bam!!

Before I knew it, the bear doll monsters had multiplied to seven. Giant monsters clashing in a kaiju battle. Sponge Bob's health had dropped by half—if this kept up, the summon would break. He needed backup.

"Hey. Your name's Diarrhea from now on."

The succubus jiggled her wet body in response, all slimy and shit. The name sounded gross as hell, but she didn't seem to mind.

"Make those bear doll monsters shit themselves or get horny—whatever."

Diarrhea started spewing a faint pink mist from her body as soon as she got the order. The mist slowly spread toward the bear dolls.

At first, nothing happened.

Thud. Thud. Thud.

The bear dolls were still surrounding Sponge Bob. Five massive bears attacking from different angles, his health steadily draining.

Then it hit.

"Grrr... Hngg...?"

The front bear doll started shuddering. It twisted in place like something was wrong, then reared up on its hind legs and clawed at its belly.

"What the...?"

The other bear dolls started acting weird one by one. One rubbed its ass on the ground, another crawled on all fours, thrusting its hips at the air over and over.

"Whoa, it's working."

Sponge Bob seized the opening and swung at the nearest bear doll. His punch spun its head around, but unlike expected, it didn't drop. Instead, a weird sound came from the bear's back after taking the hit.

Riiip—

The zipper in the center of its back slowly unzipped.

"What the fuck is that..."

White flesh emerged from inside the bear doll shell. Once ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠the zipper was fully open, a woman's body slowly pushed out from the bear doll.

But no head. It was a headless woman's nude body, directly connected to the bear doll's head.

"Ugh... what the hell is that."

Disgust hit me, along with a weird thrill. The headless woman kneaded her breasts with both hands, shaking her hips. As the zipper on the bear's back gaped wider, more of her upper body emerged.

"Kuuung..."

Lewd moans leaked from the bear doll's head. The headless woman was now halfway out up to her waist.

"Grrr. Krheung."

She stretched her arms into the air, gesturing like she wanted a hug. The other bear dolls' back zippers started opening one by one. All of them had headless women inside, writhing in heat with slutty moves.

"What kind of bullshit is this..."

So that's what the bear doll monsters were? Headless women stuffed into bear suits? I was shocked they even had women inside, but...

The monsters that inhaled the succubus's pink mist were fully in heat now. My assessment of the succubus got an instant upgrade. She'd be a beast in mass warfare. In those split-second life-or-death moments, her mist was game-changing.

While Sponge Bob hesitated, the unzipped bear dolls lumbered toward him. Not attacking anymore—just trying to embrace him.

The fight fizzled out. Sponge Bob was smashing the protruding women's bodies with his fists. They'd exposed their weak spots mid-battle, so it was inevitable.

"Bear Widow? Widow means 'widow,' so... bear widows?"

Only two bear doll monsters left facing off against Sponge Bob. The yellowish one that first attacked me and the raggy-looking one. They were bigger ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠than the others.

"Those guys' zippers are empty inside? Weird fucks."

In the end, Sponge Bob's serious punches took them all down.

"Oh ho? Those were mid-tier demons?"

Bear Warrior, fitting name. They had zippers, but nothing inside. Freaky monsters.

I took note that their insides were empty.

With the two bear doll monsters under my command as summons, the monster brawl in the fog ended anticlimactically.

"Hey, Sponge Bob. You're more useful than I thought."

I said, impressed. Sponge Bob bowed his head in greeting. His massive traps looked like a head. Even though he had no head, some YouTuber famous for traps came to mind.

"Sponge Bob, you stick around. Diarrhea, go back for now."

The titty-pussy succubus—no, Diarrhea—made a gurgling sound and vanished.

I could see Diarrhea would be a huge tactical asset in fights.

"Soul Summon: Bear Warrior."

"Soul Summon: Bear Warrior."

I called the two bear dolls. One yellow bear, one brown bear. Lined them up next to Sponge Bob, who had traps for a head. Couldn't feel more secure.

"Your name's Kuma. And you're Poo."

I named them on the spot. Checked inside their zippers again—totally empty.

Empty? And it zips shut? Like a Lock & Lock ziplock bag? Who'd steal from a 2-meter monster's gut? Plus, when I return Kuma and Poo to soul form, zero volume. This was basically a fantasy sub-space pouch.

"You guys are my walking storage. Perfect for holding shit."

"Kuwaaah!"

Kuma thumped his chest happily. Even if they couldn't take Sponge Bob, they had real bear power. And Kuma and Poo seemed great at teaming up. Looked like they'd been buddies originally.

I hurried toward the Gangnam department store.

"Looks like T-16 means the region, huh? You're from T-12, right Sponge Bob?"

Sponge Bob understood and bowed, confirming. Kuma and Poo nodded vigorously too.

"Ah... got it. T-12 and T-16 are different regions."

They all nodded, backing my guess.

"You guys... were you fighting each other before?"

Kuma, Poo, and Sponge Bob all affirmed at once. Frustrating not being able to talk.

"Soul Summon: Oh Soo-jung."

"Maaaster~~♥"

I shoved her away as she lunged for a hug.

"Explain what T-12 region is and how it differs from T-16."

"Hehe. I dunno that stuff~♥ But I know all about grown-up secrets." She poked at her crotch shadow and licked her lips.

"Soul Return: Oh Soo-jung."

"Aing! Opp."

Oh Soo-jung was useless. Can't fight, knows jack shit...

Five dots on my left wrist now. Sponge Bob. Kuma. Poo. Diarrhea. Oh Soo-jung. They formed a circle like a bracelet around my wrist.

"How many can I command max?"

Probably can't add more once the wrist circle fills up.

With Sponge Bob, Kuma, and Poo leading, I used navigation to walk.

"Here. Gangnam Department Store."

I picked up the pace toward it. Fog was thicker around the store, but Sponge Bob cleared the path.

At the entrance, an eerie silence hit.

"Gate's on basement level 3, right?"

I cautiously entered. Found the escalator and went down. Past 1F, B1F. Skipped B2F to B3F, where a glowing blue gate flickered in the corner.

"That the gate?"

Up close, it was a massive semicircle rippling with energy. Gave the illusion of being sucked in.

Pushed Kuma at it, but he just passed through—no teleport. Guess souls without shadows can't move through.

I set up my mini USB camera on a nearby pillar. Motion sensor would monitor gate activity all night. Now, if anyone came or went, my phone would ping.

"Where this gate leads... I can figure it out by tailing whoever uses it."

No need to rush. This world was made for me. Diving in like a noob was for losers. If survivors used it, I'd just track one and squeeze info.

I steadily installed the prepared cameras. Battery-powered, manual said a week runtime. Motion detection linked to an app for auto-alerts on my phone.

"Perfect."

Five around the gate, tested via app. Now I had a surveillance system for gate traffic.

"Heh. All set. Time to grab a beer and head home."

After cameras, back to the convenience store. Hamster was quietly at the register.

"Huh?"

Choi Seo-ah's leather shell, scattered on the floor before, now stood in full human shape. Not leather anymore—she grinned a Joker Smile at me.

Probably some other demon took the empty shell.

"Humans are just clothes, huh. Fuck."

Staring at what used to be leather Choi Seo-ah didn't feel fun. A soul freed from Beelzebub's possession in my body. Her soul floated off into the fog, leaving the body. Another demon claimed Choi Seo-ah's shell.

I grabbed her hand. Warm. Heart beating, blood flowing—a human.

She flashed another Joker Smile as I held it.

"Hey... wanna scream too?"

Choi Seo-ah didn't scream at my words. No anger, no calling other demons.

"You... know I'm not human, right? Were you watching?"

Still just the Joker Smile at me.

"Interesting reaction."

She was trembling—definitely scared of me. Probably 'cause Beelzebub's in me?

"You're scared, and it's turning me on. You little shit."

The [0, 0, 0] effect was insane. Hot body helped too, looks aside. I grabbed her chin and shook lightly. Her lips parted slightly.

"Ah... syncing up, huh?"

Right now, she was like a newborn baby. I wondered how long it'd take a demon-possessed body to sync and follow patterns after fresh possession. Made sense it'd take time to control a new ride.

"A body just possessed by a demon... I can observe the sync process."

I realized this was a prime chance for neuroscience experiments. A brain science goldmine.