Hao Ren instinctively felt that the Giant Brain before him gave off a strange sense of incongruity, but he wasn't sure whether it was just an illusion. All he could do was stay alert and focus, preparing to resist the Mental Shock that might come at any moment.
The Giant Brain's appearance was more or less the same as the one he had seen in the Dragon Ridge Mountains last time. It was likewise a bizarre mass of Flesh and Blood Tissue, with a large number of tentacles extending from beneath its floating body. It seemed impossible to tell from its appearance alone what difference there was between the brain monster's true body and its avatars. It warily observed the enemies who had suddenly broken into the secret chamber, drawing its tentacles together in front of itself in a defensive posture. A strange sensation that made one's skin crawl spread through the surrounding water, as though some kind of powerful magnetic field were scanning the entire space.
Hao Ren gave the order: "Charge! Try to take it alive!"
If possible, he still wanted to capture this thing alive—although killing it directly seemed to be the simplest way to resolve the Nathatone incident, obtaining a brain monster specimen was undoubtedly more tempting. After all, he couldn't place all his hopes on the knights of Horleta being reliable. What if Ofra's side failed to capture the brain monster?
A white blur flashed past. Lily, the team's berserker, was still the first to charge. The husky girl swung her ice-and-fire twin blades at the brain monster, which immediately raised several tentacles to meet her attack. A layer of radiance rippled across the seemingly fleshy tentacles, actually blocking the strikes of both claws. But Lily's brute strength still sent the brain monster flying more