After hearing Shaqila's description, Hao Ren was the first to blurt out, "A brain?!"
Shaqila shuddered at the shout, and her tail immediately tangled with Nangong May's, squeezing the latter until she let out a strange yelp. Shaqila quickly loosened her tail and stared at Hao Ren in surprise. "What's wrong with the brain? What do you know?"
Hao Ren fired off a string of questions without pause. "How big exactly was that brain? What did its tentacles look like? What happened when it fought you? How did you..."
The barrage left Shaqila so dizzy that she waved her hands frantically, urging Hao Ren to slow down. "Stop, stop... I can't process all this. Have you seen that kind of sea monster before? Do you know where it came from?"
Hao Ren nodded gravely. "Not only have I seen one, I've personally killed one... Well, I should say I killed a clone. But in theory, that thing shouldn't have appeared on Earth."
Seeing the extremely serious expressions on everyone's faces, Shaqila realized that this was a major matter. She hurriedly gave them a detailed description of the sea monster, while recounting how it had been captured. "That monster suddenly fell from the water dome and crashed into the center of the city. No one had ever seen anything like it. Anyone near the sea monster would lose their senses, and it could also use its tentacles to launch magical attacks, so it caused a great deal of destruction. Later, Her Majesty the Queen personally led the guard to capture it and lock it in prison—but after that, Her Majesty's behavior began to change."
"Your queen led people to capture that sea monster?" Vivian asked with a solemn expression. "How did she catch it?"
Shaqila shook her head. "I don't know.