I'm a monster in Demon King's Castle

“Return my Brain Spirit! Return my Brain Spirit!” The audience booed.

“Hahaha—it seems Brain Spirit has indeed found its rhythm—well-prepared—” O’Kee Bokee’s burlap face showed a hint of embarrassment, “But I, the King of the Arena, guarantee with Mog’s name, he is Brain Spirit, Brain Spirit in armor—”

“Well… at least he passed the soul test.” O’Kee Bokee muttered the last half of the sentence quietly.

“Return my Brain Spirit! Return my Brain Spirit! Refund! Refund!” The audience continued to jeer.

“Shut up—” Although O’Kee Bokee was used to big scenes, he was a little annoyed by the booing—in the past, there were gladiators who underwent "changes" before entering the arena, but most were limited to the "monster-level" stage. It was rare for a "demon-level" Brain Spirit Lord like Boodibooger to experience this, so O’Kee Bokee was also very puzzled.

But even so, the Slaughter Cup must proceed as usual. As long as Boodibooger passed the soul inspection magic, O’Kee Bokee had no way to stop the fight: “I, the King of the Arena, say he is Brain Spirit, and he is Brain Spirit! Anyone who disagrees can come down and find me!”

O’Kee Bokee’s voice was as loud as when they first met. Lee Read quietly watched the audience regain their composure under the control of the Fly Demons, wishing they would make more noise so he could smoothly complete the analysis of the "Octopus Demon Form" before the battle began.

[Analyzing… 19%… ]

Throughout, Boodibooger didn't say a word, just floated quietly, while Lee Read had already telepathically told him not to use the lava right hand in the bone cabinet interlayer—not yet.

“Okay, no more nonsense?” O’Kee Bokee exuded a murderous aura, surveying the arena. Seeing that there was really no more booing, he turned back to the center between the two contestants.

“Hey, Old Bood, what’s wrong with you? What did you absorb?” O’Kee Bokee teased Boodibooger, also with some probing intent.

But he didn't know that if Lee Read hadn't been firmly controlling Boodibooger’s body, this Brain Spirit Lord would have killed himself on the barren soil in the center of the arena—are you kidding? Who wants to be eaten by the "Octopus Demon Form"?

“Not answering me? Then I’ll ask you after you finish this fight…” O’Kee Bokee glanced at the bone cabinet, feeling that the timing of this "change" was too coincidental.

However, Corey next to him turned his sharp teeth in his mouth twice when he heard this question: “Ask after he finishes this fight? That’s assuming his life is still his.”

“Oh, oh, oh, of course~” O’Kee Bokee patted Corey’s shoulder again, “I almost forgot, you are the most ‘absorbent’ demon, aren’t you?”

“Hahaha~ This is the opponent I carefully selected for you. You must have a good fight~” O’Kee Bokee didn’t know which contestant he was talking to, but he laughed a few times when he said it, scattering a group of flies. Two of them circled around Corey’s right shoulder, right where the Gambling Demon had just patted, “I am the Gambling Demon O’Kee Bokee, and I never play fair games~”

Lee Read listened to O’Kee Bokee humming softly, thoughtfully, wondering if there was something mysterious about the right shoulder of the “Octopus Demon Form”—did the Gambling Demon place some kind of curse? Or is he reminding himself to attack there?

But no matter what O’Kee Bokee’s intention was, Lee Read knew there would be no answer until the second round. The Gambling Demon would not allow Boodibooger to win in the first round.

After saying this, O’Kee Bokee flattened himself and bounced back to the upper seats, into the black mist.

“Match—start—” O’Kee Bokee announced, and the audience boiled again.

And Boodibooger received Lee Read’s complete instructions for the first time, driving the bone cabinet to retreat—Lee Read’s instructions were very simple, just defend and not attack, and survive the first round.

[Analyzing… 26%… ]

Or live until the moment the "analysis is complete."

After Lee Read finished transmitting this thought, he inexplicably felt that the situation was similar to his debut, except that this time he was manipulating the situation from outside the arena—if Boodibooger died in this battle, O’Kee Bokee would definitely come to his door. No matter what the result, more high-level demons would covet the authority of the Library, and Lee Read would no longer have a chance to breathe.

He must win.

As soon as Boodibooger retreated, the “Octopus Demon Form” immediately invaded, with half of its body submerged under the barren soil. The distance between the two demons quickly narrowed.

Completely outmatched in speed, it was Boodibooger in the arena, not Lee Read. The movement of the bone cabinet was very difficult for Boodibooger.

And in a flash, the tentacles of the "Octopus Demon Form" extended from the ground and "gripped" the bone cabinet!

“Crack!” There were signs of cracking at the key points of the bone cabinet. Fortunately, there were binding threads wrapped around it, so it didn't collapse at the first touch.

Lee Read also had a new understanding of the power of the "Octopus Demon Form"—with just this, even Boodibooger in his prime would not be able to withstand it, right? Could it tear off the demon armor with a single pull?

“Puff…” The tentacles were pierced by the Magic Wolf Teeth when they pulled the bone cabinet, and mucus and juice sprinkled into the barren soil, leaving a mess.

“Bleeding” is effective… Lee Read silently noted in his heart.

[Analyzing… 47%… ]

Corey, who had entered the bleeding state, further accelerated the analysis speed.

“Ram him, let him absorb.” Lee Read knew that he couldn't compare to the "Octopus Demon Form" in speed, so he might as well aggravate his bleeding state, and ordered Boodibooger.

Boodibooger could not resist and rammed into Corey with all his strength…

And this may be Lee Read’s first mistake—Boodibooger, who rammed into Corey, was quickly caught by the tentacles, and the binding of the tentacles changed to another way, secreting a large amount of mucus, increasing the stickiness and reducing the wriggling, unexpectedly “gripping” the bone cabinet without damage!

At the same time, the wounds on the tentacles that had already entered the “bleeding” state were forcibly closed by Corey, simply wrapping the bone cabinet with mucus and starting to tear it apart!

[Analyzing… 51%… ]

The analysis speed slowed down, and the bone cabinet creaked, seemingly overwhelmed.

“Bone spikes!” Lee Read wished he could use the Wither Thorn now… and stab Corey’s right shoulder, but unfortunately O’Kee Bokee’s agreement was still in effect. He couldn't eliminate the opponent in the first round, so he could only use second-rate bone spikes as a substitute.

And Lee Read was not sure if the “Wither Thorn” could hit.

The bone seams of the bone cabinet opened, and dozens of bone spikes pierced out from the seams, penetrating layers of mucus, barely squeezing towards Corey’s main body; Corey was quite cautious, fearing that the bone spikes also had a “bleeding” effect, and immediately made the mucus thick and orderly, forcibly letting the bone spikes surge towards the center of the suction cup…

The moment the bone spikes arrived at the suction cup, they disappeared as if they had pierced into another world, completely “absorbed”.

Immediately afterwards, Corey released one tentacle, and a burst of white light surged from his body towards that place!

Lee Read sensed that in a short moment, bone matter was transferred from the suction cup, turning into a thicker bone spike, and counter-stabbing towards the bone cabinet where Boodibooger was!

“Chih!” The bone spike broke into the outer layer of the bone cabinet, directly piercing through the inside, grazing Boodibooger’s scalp!

Several binding threads were also cut off, and the bone cabinet began to collapse.

[Analyzing… 63%… ]

“Hmph… just a few broken bones picked up from somewhere, and you want to cower inside and not come out?” Corey’s voice was still so sticky,

“Hahaha! Pond turtle! Pond turtle!” Harpy Bird’s cry was so harsh, as excited as all the low-level demons around Lee Read, “Tear it apart! Tear it apart!”

“Oh… the first layer has been breached like this…” Although Lee Read felt a little regretful, he was not desperate—this time, at least he had tested some of Corey’s methods, and decided not to attack blindly anymore.

It seems that any substance absorbed into his suction cup will be transformed into his energy? What kind of demon relic is this…

“Disassemble it, and then retreat quickly, move further away…” Lee Read telepathically told Boodibooger.

“Boss… how many layers did you wrap?” Boodibooger released the first layer of the bone cabinet, but was still worried.

“Um, let me see…” Lee Read comforted Boodibooger while checking the “Heavy Armored Strong Man” template, “A total of seven layers… don’t worry.”

The first layer of the bone cabinet cracked and shattered, and Boodibooger took the opportunity to escape,

“Oh yo~ Want to escape?” But after the bone cabinet scattered and collapsed, it was all absorbed into the suction cup by the “Octopus Demon Form” Corey, and the four tentacles flashed with white light again.

At the same time, four other tentacles stretched out from under the barren soil, blooming with earthy yellow light…

Can even the barren soil be converted into cannonballs?

Lee Read had a headache.

[Analyzing… 67%… ]