I'm a monster in Demon King's Castle

What just happened?

Even Li Yue himself wasn't sure.

The moment the electric shock hit, Li Yue naturally used his octopus tentacles to absorb all the electricity directed toward his head, the back of the tentacles pressed against his pituitary gland, causing a tickling sensation; but also at that instant, the grotesque patchwork seemed to awaken, briefly escaping Li Yue's control.

It wasn't until the tingling sensation at the end of his pituitary gland disappeared that Li Yue regained control of his body, realizing that the power of the grotesque patchwork seemed to have grown stronger, the cells in his flesh constantly cheering.

Was it charged?

When charging, would there be an irresistible paralysis and stiffness?

What's this… an Evil Horned Beast with electric shock stiffness?

As absurd as a Miny Miny without hands.

"You're out of electricity?" The old Evil Horned Beast curled his horse lips, looking rather disdainful, "No wonder you can't get into the Demon Expeditionary Force."

Li Yue had a flash of inspiration, directly portraying himself as a flawed Electric Horse.

If I'm fully charged, maybe I can even become a chieftain?

At the same time, four identical shadows appeared from behind—long necks, giant mouths, covered in scars—firmly surrounding the eight Evil Horned Beasts, including Li Yue.

"Split up and escape!" The old Evil Horned Beast emitted a small electric light, taking the lead in breaking through.

The prediction success rate of Jackalwere Hunters' actions is as low as 80%, Zhao Yong can predict some of our movements.

An Evil Horned Beast facing four Jackalwere Hunters was a sight the old Evil Horned Beast had never seen before.

"Although I am young, my body has some problems… perhaps some kind of mutation."

Zhao Yong had also considered that he might just happen to encounter Jackalweres hunting Evil Horned Beasts there, uncertain which way to respond—should they all charge to their deaths? Or break through regardless?

The hunt was not over yet. Facing their prey, the Jackalwere Hunters didn't make any extra movements, simply adjusting their formation, searching for weaknesses in the eight Evil Horned Beasts; and aside from Li Yue, the other two Evil Horned Beasts had already entered a state of alert with lightning flashing around them. Which one to attack, the Hunters had, of course, already decided in their hearts.

But almost at the same time, lightning crackled above Li Yue's head as he charged straight towards the leading Jackalwere Hunter!

Apart from being covered in electricity and liking to ram when greeting others, Evil Horned Beasts, on the whole, are a relatively stable species of demons, which is why Li Yue dared to mix into the Forbidden Forest alone under the Watcher of the Woods' gaze, without knowing whether Fentus had departed with the Expeditionary Force.

"Chi hahahaha…" The three Evil Horned Beasts in front of him raised their heads and neighed, amused. Li Yue also joined their small group as he wished, heading towards the Lightning Pool where the Evil Horned Beasts of the Forbidden Forest dwell.

Jackalwere Hunter—the Demon Illustrated Handbook had already provided the answer, and their current state was "Hungry."

Fortunately, with the recent purge in Oogielboogie, Heroes had temporarily disappeared from the Demon King's City, and Li Yue's group didn't encounter any Corner Cutters blocking their way. The Watcher of the Woods merely glanced at Li Yue and disappeared into the forest, failing to see through Zhao Yong's disguise.

"Just because I don't have electricity now doesn't mean I won't have it in the future!" Li Yue also curled his horse lips like the old Evil Horned Beast, although he wasn't actually able to discharge electricity like a real Evil Horned Beast yet. "Mutation is an opportunity for demons. If I become the leading horse, I might be stronger than all of you…"

Although the old Evil Horned Beast didn't know if Li Yue could pass the test, he felt that this young horse was not bad in terms of speed, size, and attitude, and had the potential to become a guard.

The old Evil Horned Beast was amused again, seeming to appreciate Li Yue's physique, and gave him a word of advice: "No matter which race you come from, if you dare to argue with the chieftain, be careful of being electrocuted into charcoal."

The clan has a chieftain, a stud, and guards. Evil Horned Beasts joining the clan need to prove their ability through duels or Lightning Pool baptism. If they fail… they either die or are expelled.

Li Yue savored the old Evil Horned Beast's words, roughly understanding the operating mechanism of their clan.

The Jackalwere Hunter, biting the neck of the Evil Horned Beast, had even its fur standing on end from the electricity, but it didn't loosen its grip, sucking the Evil Horned Beast's blood, staring fiercely at Li Yue.

On the way into the depths of the Forbidden Forest, Li Yue even ate some Ghost Grass from the Forbidden Forest with the eight Evil Horned Beasts. The grotesque patchwork said the taste was not good, and its squirming flesh wiped the chewed Ghost Grass on the soles of its feet.

"Chi." Zhao Yong indicated that such a trivial test was nothing to him, even having a bit of a desire for the "Lightning Pool Baptism"—could he fully charge this time?

Of course, it would be even better if he were more resistant to electricity.

"As for whether you can become an outer guard… that's not something I can decide." The old Evil Horned Beast could only help this far. "You need to prove your ability, perhaps through a duel, or perhaps through a Lightning Pool baptism. It depends on the will of the forest, not the will of the chieftain."

"The leader of the Jackalwere family died in the arena… the Forbidden Forest has one more group of hungry wolf cubs." The old Evil Horned Beast's heart pounded, lowering his head slightly, the horns on his head aimed at the Jackalwere Hunter in front of him, and electric light crackled around him again.

However, just as Zhao Yong saw the faint electric light ahead, about to reach the core territory near the Lightning Pool, a figure suddenly flashed past in front, its giant mouth opening and closing, fiercely biting the neck of the old Evil Horned Beast's companion!

"Which clan are you from? Were you driven out?" There was, of course, more than one group of Evil Horned Beasts in the Forbidden Forest. The old fellow asked about Li Yue's origins.

"What a waste of that body." The old Evil Horned Beast seemed a bit talkative, also the leader of the three, looking down on Li Yue with the other two.

"Chi… Haven't I been electrocuted into charcoal by you?" Li Yue retorted.

"That lone fellow… isn't a special horse…" The old Evil Horned Beast muttered, then his expression suddenly changed.

"The Expeditionary Force has taken away many young and strong members of our clan. It's precisely the time when we need to strengthen the clan again. Perform well, and maybe you can become an outer guard or something." The old Evil Horned Beast shook his electric tail, "As for becoming a stud, don't even think about it. Your family is mutated, and our clan needs to maintain the purity of its bloodline."

Li Yue thought to himself, thank you very much. He was already eagerly looking forward to seeing the Lightning Pool.

"Chi…" The old Evil Horned Beast kicked Li Yue, who had just recovered from the paralysis, so he didn't react at all.

"Don't bully me for being poor now!" Li Yue argued.

When the old Evil Horned Beast and his companion, covered in blood, barely escaped the encirclement of the Jackalwere Hunters, they looked back and found that almost all the Jackalweres had surrounded Li Yue, tearing at his flesh.

Li Yue "chi"-ed, performing as a proud and angry horse: "Demons don't ask about origins."

"The Ghost Grass here is the sweetest, and it has been occupied by our clan for generations. However, recently, Heroes have often come to cut our horns, which is too dangerous, so we need more guards." The old Evil Horned Beast introduced the territory near the Lightning Pool, and Zhao Yong knew that he was closer to his destination.

The old Evil Horned Beast's electric shock just now didn't even fully charge one octopus tentacle, while Li Yue had more than a dozen layers, hundreds of tentacles, wrapping his body, and they could be replaced…

In other words, as long as it didn't exceed a hundred times the power of the old Evil Horned Beast's electric shock at once, Li Yue could calmly deal with it.