I'm a monster in Demon King's Castle

“Just now, his brain seemed to enter a state of overdrive. To prevent him from waking up, I had to command even more magic to deceive him…”

Eggshell explained the reason for not being able to continue, which was, of course, that the magic in the library was almost exhausted.

The magic consumption of the Scepter of Deception is related to the content of the lie. Obviously, the lie that the Tin Man's brain used to smash the alloy during its overclocked state was too outrageous, consuming a lot of magic.

“Unless you want to try again without the Scepter of Deception?” Eggshell wasn't completely uncooperative.

“Forget it, I'll try again tomorrow.” Lee Read thought that he only had 1 Demon Point left, and the parts inside the 6-9 template were packed full, so it's good to keep 1 point for emergencies.

Opening blind boxes isn't urgent. One a day is good for the body and mind, but multiple times a day might be harmful.

Anyway, he hasn't gotten the Gluttonous Fly or Oogie Boogie's bag yet, so even if he lights a match now, it's useless.

But Eggshell's habit of deception still needs to be corrected…

“We're not a major pillar yet, you need to be aware of the limitations of magic.” Lee Read instructed Eggshell, “Save some strength, we can play more. If we use it all up at once, we'll have to wait another day…”

“Got it, got it…” Lee Read wasn't sure if Eggshell was listening.

After all, Eggshell has been trapped inside the Brain Spirit's body for some time, and he misses the feeling of smashing everything too much—Lee Read can understand.

“Tom, tell Copper Spoon to work hard. I'll call you again next time I summon an Otherworld Demon.” Lee Read's shadow reached outside the bone wall and patted Tom's back.

“Next time you watch, you don't need to be so close. Just watch through the Eye of Aberration. The library can't be without you.” Lee Read and Tom agreed on the procedure for the next blind box opening.

“As you wish, my master.” Tom gladly accepted, “Are you going out?”

“Yes, aren't we still looking for flies and bags?” Lee Read scratched his head.

Forest Whisper isn't making any noise, so he can only rely on himself.

After seven days of crafting, the parts in the template are now complete, enough for Copper Spoon, Harry, and Mini-Minnie to hand-craft creations; and Copper Spoon needs time to study the Tin Man's alloy body, Lee Read has finally managed to get a moment of leisure, it's time to move out and take a look.

Find the Gluttonous Fly, kill some High-Level Demons, accumulate materials and Demon Points, come back to open blind boxes, upgrade the library…

If it weren't for the armies of Seven Rivers and the Thass Empire, and the Oogie Boogie who is lurking and gathering strength, Lee Read would even have the illusion that he is very safe at this moment.

Tom returned to the Great Library to digest everything he had just observed; Lee Read, Shadow, and Eggshell each sat on a Shadow Throne to discuss the next move.

“We definitely have to kill High-Level Demons.” Lee Read first planned an overall idea, “We can disguise ourselves as heroes, kill High-Level Demons to earn points, and look for Oogie Boogie and the flies at the same time.”

“Materials and Otherworld Demons are good things. If we want to earn enough without triggering an internal war in Demon King City, the demon hunter Van Helsing is a good choice.” Lee Read stretched his shadow into the shape of Van Helsing.

“Didn't the Forest Keeper say heroes are very busy?”

The Forest Whisper of the past few days mentioned that the heroes of the continent, in addition to being conscripted into the Imperial Army, are busy clearing out the demons who have been resurrected in various places after the fall of faith.

And some, like mages and scholars, have all gone to the Snow Country to contain the Red and White Plague.

So although there are fewer heroes in Demon King City recently.

“Heroes are indeed very busy, busy killing demons…”

Few, but not none. Lee Read felt that if he wanted to fight in Demon King City and avoid the library attracting unnecessary attention as much as possible, the demon hunter Van Helsing was a good choice.

“Then I have an idea.” Shadow wrote on the ground, “You throw out a few more heroes first.”

Lee Read obediently threw out a few identical faceless men—all of which were stored in the template, just for Eggshell to play with, but he didn't expect them to have other uses.

“You switch between them more often, and control them together. This will help us switch back our bodies in the future.” Shadow was teaching Lee Read how to strengthen his control over the shadows.

“Only when you can freely switch and piece together bodies can you try to switch back souls.” Shadow's particles swayed between Van Helsing and the faceless man, “When can you freely control hundreds of people, and put its head, blood, or actions on them at any time, we will be almost ready to switch back souls at any time.”

When Lee Read was in the Brain Spirit's body, he could control up to 18 human skins, but after becoming a shadow, even after many days of familiarity, he can only control up to three people at the same time.

The reason for this is that it is difficult to separate thoughts as easily as the Brain Spirit, and secondly, there is no thought power, and it is not a sensory object, making it extremely inconvenient to operate.

“No problem.” Lee Read agreed to Shadow's request, took back the faceless man, and released Hannibal.

“Then it's very natural for a demon hunter and a doctor to team up and explore Demon King City.”

“Demon hunter, doctor…” Shadow suddenly shook its particles randomly, “Set different personalities, habits, and emotions for them, which will help deconstruct and change.”

【Why didn't I think of that… As expected, he's the smartest…】

Shadow's praise came suddenly—Lee Read's occasional behavior gave it more inspiration.

“Anything else? Another one?” Eggshell rubbed Lee Read with his brain, as if to say that two skins weren't enough for three Demon Sons to wear.

“Merchant! Merchant!” Eggshell certainly remembered that Lee Read also had a merchant, Grandet.

“Not good, the Mini-Minnies want to use his skin to go shopping.” Lee Read rejected this idea.

“Demon hunter, doctor… another knight?” Lee Read thought for a moment and made a decision, “Let's go with a knight, just smash around, be stupid, and easy to control.”

Saying that, Lee Read subconsciously created a female knight's face based on Jessie in his memory.

After all, Jessie is the knight Lee Read is most familiar with, making it the easiest to create.

“That woman from the Kingston family??” As soon as Shadow asked, Lee Read immediately changed the female knight into a male knight, a little thin, and the face was elongated a lot.

The male knight was carrying an iron javelin, with octopus tentacles and a king's electric horn hidden inside.

“Easy to change…” Lee Read explained redundantly, but Shadow didn't pay attention at all.

“I'm a doctor, Hannibal, nice to meet you.” Eggshell didn't notice this little episode and plunged into Hannibal's square face, “My friend, do you need surgery?”

The binding thread is Eggshell's sensory object, making it convenient to use, and Eggshell can also impose self-healing, making him qualified to be a doctor.

“Then I'm Van Helsing?” Lee Read merged into Van Helsing's shadow—as the demon hunter in the team, he still had to personally hold the knife for the task of collecting Demon Points.

“Then I am…?” Shadow filled the knight's body with particles, flattening it a bit.

“You are Don Quixote!” Lee Read conveniently pieced together a bone horse from parts and stuffed it into Shadow's hand.

“Hmph.” Shadow got on the horse, looking down on the two Demon Sons, a little satisfied.

So the demon hunter Van Helsing, the doctor Hannibal, and the knight Don Quixote officially completed the team.

“Go! Kill!” The doctor Hannibal took out the filthy surgical knife in the posture of holding two swords, as if he was the knight in this team.

“Forbidden Forest, Pleasure Interlude, Casino, Vault… where to go?” Shadow opened Don Quixote's mouth and talked about several possible destinations.

Don Quixote's voice was metallic and very sharp.

“Let's go to the Forbidden Forest first, ask if there are any flies, listen to what the forest is whispering again, and whether there are any High-Level Demons waiting for us to bury them.”

Lee Read put the bone guide cannon and shells into the shadow space, unfolded the Demon Route, and aimed at the nearest forest on the map.

Three human skins suddenly stretched out and descended on the Forbidden Forest again.

The Forest Keeper was already waiting for them next to that stone.