I'm a monster in Demon King's Castle

Weakness is synonymous with sin. Li Yue immediately put what he had learned into practice, directly throwing Yingying's summary at Budhiboge, his mind never leaving the "Summon" button.

"Really… am I weak?" Budhiboge spoke through Bodekoli, his mouth opening and closing, yet it leaked air, making it difficult to hear and understand.

"Yes, you are very weak." Li Yue judged Budhiboge's state through the analysis speed of the Demon Illustrated Handbook, knowing that he was currently inferior even to the demon wolf Fendis.

However… against himself as a Brain Spirit, he could still be completely crushed, so he absolutely couldn't show weakness, couldn't let Budhiboge discover that he was a Brain Spirit. He had to play "Skorlek" to the end.

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"Then you can die…" Bodekoli's voice was still not very coherent, interspersed with the whines of a rabid dog, "Attacking a demon… must come with the awareness of death… Woof…"

Li Yue thought that was indeed the case, the demon wolf Finley in the Blood River had died like that.

"What just happened? Did you absorb all the Brain Spirits?" Li Yue stalled for time while analyzing Budhiboge, while also assessing his future safety.

"Missing… one…" Budhiboge hadn't accumulated enough strength to leave this place, or perhaps he had enough, but was using it to defend against the skeleton in front of him.

"Oh, that Brain Spirit is mine now. I ordered it to collect bones…" Li Yue conveniently explained his whereabouts, "Or perhaps it has already died somewhere."

【Analyzing… 26%…】

"The answer will come next Green Hour…" Budhiboge recovered extremely quickly, Bodekoli's mouth no longer leaked air, "If it dies, it will be reborn in the library next Green Hour…"

"Then what about you? If you die, will you revive here? The Seventh… Library?" Li Yue still wasn't sure about Budhiboge's origins, nor did he know why he suddenly appeared at the entrance of the Seventh Library.

"Maybe, do you want to try?" Budhiboge finally floated up again, the corpses, Bodekoli, and the rabid dogs that surrounded him all looked at Li Yue at the same time.

"Maybe… I really will try." Li Yue raised his hand, taking the opportunity to summon the bone sword from the entrance of the Thirteenth Library, but that was really all he could do.

But at the same instant, Bodekoli and the three rabid dogs crawled out of Budhiboge's brain, separating Li Yue from the Lord of Brain Spirits, their intention to defend was obvious, but somewhat powerless, pus flowing from the rabid dogs' mouths.

The scene was tense, Li Yue chuckled, twirling the sword nimbly before returning it to his waist: "From my understanding of Oogie Boogie… this King of the Arena wouldn't let you off so easily. Even if you survive tonight, there are still countless gladiators and countless battles waiting for you in the arena, until you die."

He was waging a mental battle while stalling for time, all of it a test.

【Analyzing… 41%…】

"About that…" Budhiboge's brain twitched, "I have already found the answer in 'it's' head…"

Between words, Bodekoli suddenly stretched out his finger, pointing to his still somewhat sunken brain and said: "Before the next full moon… Budhiboge will win… but it will be a difficult win… and the Killing Cup final of the next full moon… the fifth match… will be the death of the Lord of Brain Spirits…"

The slave owner who had been half-absorbed, speaking in the tone of Oogie Boogie's gladiator, foretold the death of the current owner of this body—Li Yue felt the absurdity of the scene before him, and didn't know how to evaluate it for a moment.

So… Budhiboge could even pry information from Bodekoli's head.

"So… perhaps… the arena… could become very suitable for me…" Budhiboge switched back to his own tone, "Before the next full moon."

Budhiboge's words contained too many things that Li Yue didn't understand, yet he couldn't directly ask—with Skorlek's personality, he wouldn't be too curious about the Brain Spirit's abilities or plans. Being hostile towards Budhiboge was his most natural reaction. Saying too much might arouse Budhiboge's suspicion.

So Li Yue remained silent.

【Analyzing… 63%…】

"You can get lost." After a moment of silence, Li Yue realized that no matter what he did next, it wouldn't be Skorlek's style—either attack immediately, or tell Budhiboge to leave. It was impossible to chat with the Lord of Brain Spirits until the Demon Illustrated Handbook finished recording him.

And obviously, Li Yue didn't intend to attack Budhiboge without preparation, nor did he intend to arouse his suspicion, so he would rather miss this opportunity to analyze him and end this "conversation" as soon as possible.

Just right, he could also test Budhiboge's true state—was he trying to escape or fight?

As a result, Budhiboge was silent.

"Unfortunately… I don't want to leave yet…" Budhiboge actually chose to stay.

This couldn't help but make Li Yue suspect that he hadn't recovered his ability to move, and was currently stalling just like him.

So the atmosphere suddenly became subtle, and the scene was somewhat comical—one was pretending to be strong, feigning brutality, seemingly wanting to hunt the Lord of Brain Spirits; the other was clearly seriously injured and not yet healed, but was putting on a brave face, feigning conversation.

Across the corpses, bone swords, and skulls, were actually two Brain Spirits looking at each other.

【Analyzing… 77%…】

"The Closed-door Training… has already begun… you are still wandering in the middle levels… what are you… doing…" Budhiboge changed the subject, making Li Yue even more convinced that the Lord of Brain Spirits couldn't walk.

"None of your business." Li Yue pointed to the sofa at the entrance of the Thirteenth Library, "Let me pass."

But Budhiboge was already trying his best to stay afloat, and couldn't make way even if he wanted to.

"There is still some time… if you insist on staying outside… perhaps we can help each other…" Budhiboge suddenly talked about helping each other. Li Yue didn't know if he really needed Skorlek's help or was taking the opportunity to stall, but combined with the subtle atmosphere, the latter seemed more likely.

However, this reminded Li Yue of a question he hadn't figured out before: "Oogie Boogie said you owed him one, what do you owe him?"

This was also Li Yue's last test—the analysis was about to be completed, and the Lord of Brain Spirits was about to be added to the Demon Illustrated Handbook!

When Oogie Boogie came to the library to catch people, Budhiboge immediately yielded after mentioning "the one he owed"—Li Yue couldn't understand what irredeemable deals there could be between demons. Coincidentally, both Brain Spirits wanted to stall, so now was the time to ask.

"Ah… that was more than a hundred years ago… you might have just been a skeleton…" Budhiboge sighed, actually cooperating very well and telling the story, "At that time, I didn't have a name yet… I was just a weak Brain Spirit… wandering here… and encountered the heroes of the Lamont family…"

【Analyzing… 84%…】

The story was unremarkable, nothing more than the weak Budhiboge of the past falling into danger, and happening to run into Oogie Boogie. Oogie Boogie helped Budhiboge out of trouble, and also took the opportunity to sign a demon contract—of course, it was Budhiboge repaying three debts. Now it was the third time, as long as Budhiboge survived the arena, he would no longer owe the Gambling Demon anything.

The originally short story was told at length by Budhiboge, and then Li Yue fully affirmed his guess—why was Budhiboge stalling so much?

This guy must not have recovered yet!

If he really recovered his state, would he then develop new malice towards himself?

After all, Li Yue had relied entirely on his inner courage, the confidence of the "Summon" button, and his skillful acting as Skorlek to get to this point…

Once the situation changed again, it would very likely tilt in a direction unfavorable to Li Yue…

It seemed that he could only stimulate Budhiboge—Li Yue thought, listening to the Lord of Brain Spirits's slow and detailed account.

And at this moment, the Demon Illustrated Handbook popped up a prompt.

【Analysis Completed… Demon Illustrated Handbook Entry 1101—Budhiboge】

【Current Status… Status: Near Death/Fear】

Li Yue temporarily skipped the introduction of the Illustrated Handbook, directly looked at Budhiboge's current status, and finally got the answer—Fear? Near death?

Afraid of this Skeleton Prince in front of him?

Only one step away from death?

Then what are you waiting for?

Li Yue had a flash of inspiration, mustered all his strength, released his mind, and pointed his sword to the sky.

Then… he recited a string of the most bizarre spells he could think of.

"Tian ling ling, di ling ling! Jijiru, lvling!" Chinese, Budhiboge didn't understand a word.

Li Yue held the sword horizontally, pointed it forward, struck a sword pose, and the skull head grinned eerily!