The Ghost Devouring Boy
Chapter 1002

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The middle-aged male brain-realm creature Gu Chen had imitated was named Tengben Xu.

In fact, every creature in the entire brain realm looked Japanese. The reason was simple: Ksitigarbha had deep ties to Japan.

Tengben Xu's home was on the top floor of the fortieth level of the tallest building in the residential complex. When Zhang Chen and the other two arrived at the door, the modern lock required retinal identification. For Gu Chen, whose imitation accuracy exceeded 99%, this was naturally no problem.

Click! The heavy wooden door opened, and the interior decoration was no different from that of the real world.

Only, a middle-aged woman sat motionless in the living room. The television before her was on, playing some dull program. She held a can in her hand, filled with chunks of brainstem resembling sliced brains.

This woman was clearly Tengben Xu's wife. Without obtaining Tengben Xu's memories, they would likely be exposed after speaking with her no more than twice.

"Zhang Chen, get ready to act..." Gu Chen muttered as he walked expressionlessly up to her.

"What happened at the company today? Why did you get off work so early?" The middle-aged woman spoke as an ordinary wife greeting her husband would.

"Mm. What are we eating tonight?" Gu Chen asked.

"You didn't buy groceries? Strange, this is the first time you've come home without buying groceries. And who are the two people standing at the door?" The middle-aged woman's questions had already become somewhat suspicious.

"They're colleagues from work. How about we go out to eat together today?"

The instant Gu Chen asked that question, Zhang Chen vanished from where he stood. Two fingers severed the Mental Power Threads extending from the middle-aged woman's head, and he then swallowed them in one gulp.

Zhang Chen's swift

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