After hearing Hao Ren, the "brain monster" swayed slightly as it floated into the air. It looked extremely weak, though of course it was also possible that it had never managed to adapt to this abnormal body. The tentacles beneath the "brain monster" brushed against the Siren Queen's body several times, and Hao Ren felt that the real Her Majesty the Queen must have been reminiscing about her own body.
"Is there any way to reverse the process?" Vivian asked as well.
Hao Ren placed a hand on the tentacles beneath the Giant Brain and, sure enough, read its thoughts again. He now had a sixty-to-seventy-percent grasp of the rules behind his strange "thought-sharing" ability. It was not sometimes effective and sometimes not—it worked only on specific targets. So far, the only truly stable connections had been established with Giant Brains like this one.
A moment later, he withdrew his hand. "It can be reversed. The brain monster's will is extremely weak right now, and after so many years of research, the Siren Queen has more or less found a way to reclaim her body. Everyone not involved, move back. This process cannot be disturbed."
The others hurriedly retreated. Shaqila and Soma set up a Water Barrier on the spot to prevent outside interference. Hao Ren placed the protective crystal in the open space between the Siren Queen and the brain monster, then retreated beyond the barrier with everyone else.
The Giant Brain spread out its tentacles, forming a fan-shaped enclosure around the Siren Queen's body. Faint blue sparks began leaping between the tentacles. The two wills began to exchange places, returning to where each of them belonged. Seeing this, Shaqila grew slightly worried. "Are you really sure..."
"I've confirmed it a hundred times. The soul inside that giant head