Chapter 595 (1/2)
After hearing what Hao Ren said, the “brain monster” fluttered a bit and floated up in the air. It looked very weak. Of course, it could be that it could not adapt to this abnormal body at all. The tentacle underneath the ‘brain monster’ touched the ‘Queen of the Sirens’ a few times. Hao Ren felt that the real Queen’s must have missed her own body.
“Is there a way to reverse this process?” Vivian also asked.
Hao Ren put his hand on the tentacle underneath the gigantic brain, and he successfully read the thoughts of the brain again. He had now more or less grasped how his bizarre ‘shared mind’ ability worked; its working was not random but only effective with specific targets. The truly stable connection so far had been with this gigantic brain.
After a few moments, he let off his hand. “It’s reversible. The brain monster’s will is very weak now, and the Queen of the Sirens has roughly found a way to regain her body through years of study. Now everyone please take a step back, the process must not be interrupted.”
Everyone backed off while Shaqira and Sorma were setting up a water barrier to prevent interference from outside. Hao Ren placed the protective crystal on the open space between the Queen of the Sirens and the brain monster, and then they moved outside the barrier.
The gigantic brain reached out its tentacles and formed a fan-shaped encirclement around the Siren Queen, and a series of faint blue sparks were jumping in between those tentacles. The two minds began to trade places, back to where they were supposed to be. Shaqira was slightly worried when seeing that. “Are you sure…”
“I’m as sure as eggs that the soul inside the brain is of your queen.” Hao Ren shrugged. “I know you’re anxious, but can you please not use your tail to roll my up cat?”
Rollie could barely voice her protest. “Meow… meow, I’ll not eat dried fish again. Can you let me go?”
Meanwhile, Hasse frowned and asked, “How long does this process take?”
“I’ve no idea. I didn’t ask just yet, but it shouldn’t be long. After all, the consciousness of the brain monster no longer resists,” said Hao Ren, turning to look at his side. Nangong Wuyue was shaking her head as the girl finally awakened completely while Nangong Sanba was still unconscious. “You’re awake? How do you feel? You’ve come back?”
The confusion in Nangong Wuyue’s eyes quickly faded. However, she could still vaguely remember the state of mind during the chaos, and felt horrific. “Wait a minute! It’s all over? The queen’s been subdued? What about the brain monster?”
Hao Ren said with a smile. “It’s all over. Now they are restoring their minds.”
Nangong Wuyue had not look at what was going on between the tentacles and the queen. She grabbed Hao Ren’s arm and asked, “Wait, now I remember… I didn’t hurt anyone, did I? I didn’t fight with you people, right?”
There was a bizarre expression on Hao Ren and Lily’s face. The two were too embarrassed to tell inept siren that she was the safest one during the period of control. With her half-depleted strength, she had protected everyone. When Nangong Wuyue became more and more tense, Lily explained to her in a euphemistic way. “At that time, you were using the tip of your tail attacking us mercilessly but luckily you hadn’t even managed to cut through our clothes. Then I dragged you here.”
Hao Ren patted on the shoulders of the siren maiden to comfort her. “This is a good thing. You see how much trouble your compatriots who could fight have caused. If they were as inept as you were, you would have spared us a lot of trouble. But then, I remember that during the battle of Dragonspine Ridge, you were slapping the enemies your tail. Why were you jabbing with your tail when you fell into a state of violence?
Nangong Wuyue said, “…can you not discuss this?”
“Ahem, so how is your brother doing?” Hao Ren finally knew he was a miserable comforter; he quickly changed the subject.
“He will probably wake up in a while,” said Wuyue, glancing at her brother. “After he found himself being control, he immediately cast himself a dozen drowsiness spells and then hit his head against the pillars of the palace.”
Hasse sighed. “Although half-baked, he was at least decisive.”