I'm a monster in Demon King's Castle

“Brother, where are you going?” Mini and Minnie hid in the corner at the bottom of the stairs, covering Lee Read’s head, their arms stretched out and curled around several times, afraid that Lee Read would run away.

“You saved my life.” Lee Read couldn't resist being summoned by Budhibug, but the physical restraints of the two little ones were still very effective, and he couldn't move at the moment.

“See! I told you, Brother doesn't want to leave!” Minnie couldn't free her hand, so she bumped Mini on the head.

“Easy, easy…” Feeling Mini and Minnie increasing their strength, Lee Read hurriedly told them to restrain themselves.

“Brother, what happened? Why did all the Brain Spirits leave?” Minnie lowered her voice, her soft body squeezing against Lee Read, ensuring nothing would go wrong.

“That's Budhibug summoning us… Budhibug was seriously injured and wants to use the Brain Spirits to restore his life…” Lee Read said his guess.

“Why was he injured? Ah, I know! The Colosseum!” Mini and Minnie exclaimed, looking at each other, recalling the scene that had happened in the Hidden Library Hall before, the Border Collie who had yelled at Budhibug, and the swarm of flies surrounding him.

“What clever little brains.” Lee Read, who had been saved by Mini and Minnie, didn't hesitate to praise them—the Demon Illustrated Handbook's “Summon” function had extreme instability. Lee Read really didn't want to use this trump card without understanding the situation, and Mento's blessing of concealment failed due to a conflict with Budhibug's will, which also made Lee Read secretly scold himself for not being cautious enough.

In Demon King City, having a few life-saving methods doesn't mean you can sit back and relax—perhaps Budhibug's realm is not as good as Mento's, but he is inherently restrained by lower Brain Spirits, so for Lee Read, he is quite dangerous.

Budhibug is very dangerous!

So Lee Read had a bold idea—should he take advantage of Budhibug's weakness and deliver the final blow?

Immediately, Lee Read forcibly suppressed this thought.

Because Lee Read wasn't sure how long the “thought” that Budhibug had implanted in his mind would last. Approaching Budhibug now might allow it to directly absorb and devour him.

Only after Budhibug absorbed those 59 Brain Spirits would he see if that thought would continue to exist—if it was still there, what Mini and Minnie were doing now was just giving Lee Read more time to think, and what he had to face would eventually have to be faced; if that thought no longer existed, perhaps there would be more choices.

Then, Lee Read slowly expanded his mind and probed upstairs, and found that the number of Brain Spirits' auras was indeed rapidly weakening as he had guessed, and Budhibug's sense of presence was slowly becoming stronger.

“The Brain Spirits are all dead.” Lee Read transmitted to Mini and Minnie, somewhat regretting not bringing the Bone Sword down—even if he wanted to finish him off, he was missing a sword.

“Ah? All dead?” Mini and Minnie couldn't help but cover their mouths, “So many years… Never have so many Brain Spirits died together…”

“But there's also good news… Maybe Mini, Minnie, and the Slave Scholars can have a day off today…” Lee Read judged the situation and joked with Mini and Minnie.

With the Brain Spirits all dead, they wouldn't be able to revive until tomorrow morning. Obviously, Mini, Minnie, and the Slave Scholars had no way to carry out the translation work, and Lee Read couldn't stay in the Hidden Library Hall in his original form.

However, that was something to consider only after surviving Budhibug… Budhibug's next actions were closely related to Lee Read.

Would Budhibug discover that a Brain Spirit was missing?

To what level would Budhibug's injuries recover?

Finally, would Budhibug stay at the entrance of the Seventh Hidden Library Room, or would he return to the upper level of the Hidden Library?

These questions had no answers yet, but Lee Read suddenly realized that the “thought” in his mind had disappeared.

Extending his senses, Lee Read found the middle level of the Hidden Library quiet, unable to determine whether Budhibug had left; some Mini and Minnie were watching in the lower corridor, while the Slave Scholars had all returned to the Sixth Hidden Library Room to rest.

In other words, the Hidden Library was temporarily calm, and the three questions Lee Read had been worried about could now be investigated.

“Okay, let go.” Lee Read transmitted to Mini and Minnie.

“Is it okay now?” Mini and Minnie couldn't believe it.

“Yeah, it's okay.” Lee Read's mind revealed determination—he had to understand Budhibug's current situation, otherwise the Brain Spirit Master would be like a Sword of Damocles, always hanging over Lee Read's head, and if he wasn't careful, he might die inexplicably.

The two pairs of arms intertwined for a while, taking a long time to untangle; Lee Read also put on the Self-Healing Bone again, transformed into Skollreik's form, and slowly moved towards the stairs.

“Skollreik” was the only identity that Lee Read had mastered that could communicate with Budhibug, and it happened to be useful at this moment.

At the same time, Lee Read always focused his mind on the “Summon” button, preparing to summon a demon immediately in case of an accident, creating a possibility for him to escape.

“Don't move here, I'll be right back.” Lee Read pulled away Minnie's little hand that was holding him and slowly walked up the steps.

The air in the middle level of the Hidden Library was constantly emitting a strong odor, and the walls and ground were covered with brain fluid, as if reminding Lee Read that 59 of his kind had silently perished here, becoming nutrients in Budhibug's body.

There was still a mass of “sludge” at the entrance of the Seventh Hidden Library Room. At this moment, it had floated back into the air, and its shape was no longer as不堪 as it was when they first met. It was slightly clearer, and the Border Collie and the three demonic dogs occasionally twitched their bodies, seemingly regaining a bit of life.

Budhibug was recovering, but he hadn't fully awakened.

So Lee Read was in a dilemma for a while—should he kill Budhibug?

Lee Read had the intention, naturally because of Budhibug's danger and the Brain Spirit Master's innate restraint on himself, but the thought of taking action was quickly extinguished by Lee Read himself—Budhibug was undoubtedly very fragile at the moment, but he was still the Brain Spirit Master, and perhaps he still had some methods he didn't know…

Only by collecting him in the Demon Illustrated Handbook could he truly determine his state.

Similarly, Lee Read also thought… If Budhibug inexplicably died here, not to mention other demons, at least Oogie Boogie would definitely not let it go, and it was possible to turn the Hidden Library into a Brain Spirit breeding ground from then on. Survival would be even more difficult at that time, far不如 using Budhibug's existence to avoid some possible troubles…

The most important thing was that Lee Read didn't know how to kill Budhibug—it was like unfolding a sleeping tiger in front of a bare-handed human.

Even if you give the human a small dagger, the human doesn't know if stabbing it will kill it with one blow; even if the human can summon another bear, it is not certain whether the bear will turn its sharp claws and attack the human first.

So forget it, at least don't anger him before understanding him.

【Analyzing… 18%…】

Lee Read wrapped Budhibug with his mind and suddenly found that the analysis speed had greatly increased.

Does the target's state affect the analysis speed?

Just as Lee Read was surprised, a voice suddenly sounded, as unbearable as a razor scraping against the wall.

“You're thinking… about… killing… me…?” Budhibug's brain groove twitched, and the Border Collie, with half of his body stuck in his brain, supported himself with his wrist, raised his head and said.