Chapter 1900: New Baby, Return to Owner
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Henyee Translations
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Luke curled his lip and gave a light mental knock on the shield which Shriek had put up.
In the end, Shriek was a little smarter.
After hesitating for a moment, it released the mental shield.
Lukeâs mentally brushed over the giant octopusâs consciousness, and he gently and steadily transmitted his thoughts.
The giant octopus blinked. âHiss~ hiss~â
Although the guyâs voice was still unpleasant, it was indeed trying its best to listen.
Pleased, Luke nodded and gently floated to the top of its head.
The two closest tentacles immediately stretched upward to create a âchairâ on the smooth yellow head.
Luke sat down and thought,?
Letâs go.
The giant octopus, on the other hand, shook in fear and couldnât help but look up with its two big eyes.
Luke was both angry and amused. He could only say,?
Okay! As long as you listen in the future, I promise I wonât drill into your head, alright?
The giant octopus hissed cautiously.
Luke:?
Itâs true. Also, I wonât cut off your tentacles and roast them, as long as you donât mess around.
The giant octopus couldnât help but tremble.
When the Ancient One knocked its soul out of its body, the symbioteâs mental shield had been broken.
Ten seconds in Real Dream felt longer than a day for an ordinary person.
However, it had actually only taken Luke half an hour in Real Dream to end this short ânegotiation,â and the giant octopus completely lost its will to resist.
Whether it was its defenses or gargantuan body that it was so proud of, or its near-invincible ability to recover, they had all been useless in front of Luke.
In fact, these advantages became the best tools for torturing it.
No octopus could tolerate its tentacles being cut off to be turned into takoyaki with cumin and chili flakes on top.
It smelled so good as it sizzled on the pan. Coupled with the smooth and crisp texture, and the umami taste, even the octopus itself had wanted a bite.
The giant octopus had simple intelligence, and didnât understand that Luke was sharing these five senses through Real Dream.
What it was experiencing was the best grilled squid which Luke had ever eaten.
That was right! A certain unscrupulous guy had been transmitting the taste of grilled squid.
Unable to resist and in pain, the octopus still had to accept the wonderful taste which Luke was sharing with it â It was half-heaven, half-hell.
The acute contrast caused this pure giant octopusâs psychological defenses to instantly collapse.
In fact, if it wasnât for the increased resistance to pain which the symbiote Shriek gave it, the octopus wouldnât have lasted five minutes.
However, this buff was meaningless.
Luke could easily make one minute feel like one year.
No matter how strong these two guys were, they wouldnât last a week, a month, or even a year. The only choice was to surrender as soon as possible.
Luke didnât punish them too badly in order to avoid unnecessary side effects, and spent most of his time appeasing them.
As the saying went, thrash them first, give them sweet dates later.
Lukeâs thrashing had been a little more ruthless, so the date had to be bigger.
The symbiote was highly immune to mental control, so Luke had to use his behavior and words to consolidate his absolute authority over the giant octopus.
He also had to thank Bobby Max, the beast tamer, for providing him with this valuable beast taming ability.
Taming a giant octopus that had never interacted with humans and that had just gained intelligence was much easier than dealing with mistreated circus animals.
This wasnât to say that the giant octopus surrendered more easily; many circus animals reacted immediately when they heard the whip, but they were suppressing the dissatisfaction and hatred in their hearts.
Luke didnât need a potential rebel; seeing that the giant octopus was uneducated, he used all the tricks in his bag on this newbie.
As a symbiote, Shriek had a more complicated mindset.
But it was just a symbiote, and was naturally affected by the consciousness of the host.
The giant octopus was genuinely obedient toward Luke, and didnât harbor much resistance.
Furthermore, during those ten seconds in Real Dream, Shriek had been taught a lesson alongside the giant octopus.
That was why the octopus baby was acting so obedient.
At Lukeâs order, the giant octopus sank into the ocean and began to move through the waters of the North Pole.
After it reached the Bering Strait, it would head south toward the Pacific Ocean and then arrive at San Francisco.
Sitting on the octopus baby that had just fallen into his hands, Luke fell into deep thought.
He had a lot of conjectures about the Ancient Oneâs final words.
For example, she definitely wouldnât take part in the upcoming event in San Francisco.
But she had acted twice tonight, and had helped him capture this octopus baby, even calling it a âsmall gift.â
Perhaps this was to give him another powerful fighter for what would happen in San Francisco.
Given the octopus babyâs size and the high-speed regenerative ability provided by the symbiote, it was a considerable threat to any opponent.
Except for monsters that flew and didnât come down to earth, or those which ran especially fast, it would be very hard for the octopus baby to be defeated.
If Luke encountered another opponent as large as this in the future, the octopus baby would be another lethal weapon.
The Ancient One had said that they wouldnât meet again, and had done him a huge favor.
He really didnât know the person whom she was interested in. It wouldnât be easy to return the favor.
Hm, that guy had to suffer tremendously while being âtemperedâ! Otherwise, he would be letting the Ancient One down.
Secondly, Luke had gotten an unusual sense of foreboding when the Ancient One said that they wouldnât meet again.
Lukeâs sense for danger had yet to fully take shape, and it was just a very hazy sensation.
However, when he heard her words, he had felt an indescribable sense of horror, similar to the feeling he had gotten before the Ancient One suppressed the âtraceâ on the island.
The Ancient Oneâs words could mean the advent of a huge crisis.
But there was no rush.
It was useless for Luke to worry. The most important thing was to increase his strength.
After thinking for a long time, he came back to himself.
The water was a hazy white 100 meters above his head. As the octopus baby swam forward, it grabbed a big fish along the way and stuffed it into its mouth.
Based on the giant octopusâs nature, it wouldnât move around all the time, but would hide in the deep ocean and sleep before coming out to find food.
But since Luke had given the order, it didnât dare slack off. It had to replenish its energy as long as it continued moving.
Luke didnât stop it. He just mentally tapped Shriek twice.
Shriek immediately released the mental shield. Lukeâs Mental Strength brushed over the octopus baby, and he asked, âWhereâs my blade?â
The giant octopus slowed down, a blank expression on its face.
Nothing could be misunderstood via Mental Communication. Of course it knew what blade Luke was asking about.
It was only at Shriekâs reminder that the octopus baby suddenly remembered where it was.
A bulge appeared on the octopus babyâs skin down below and then swiftly moved toward Lukeâs position on the top of its head.
When the bulge got closer, it opened to reveal a gleaming silver katana.
Shriek wrapped it up in its yellow tentacles before placing it in front of Luke.
Luke took it and said nostalgically, âItâs finally back.â