Before coming here, Angel had thought that "mind monsters" were manifestations of some evil thought lurking within a person's heart.
Hence the name "monsters."
But after coming here and putting on the Eye of Vigilance, he discovered that mind monsters were not evil aberrations at all, but rather portrayals reflecting the mind.
It was simply that these "portrayals" were presented in monstrous forms.
To some extent, "mind monsters" could be regarded as "mind-reading," capable of reflecting others' attitudes toward you.
Moreover, this "mind-reading" was not the kind of psychological profiling derived from analyzing expressions and speed-reading faces, but an ability akin to the Hound Butler's "mind-reading."
Unconsciously and without warning, it was forcibly activated.
As long as someone's gaze turned toward you, a mind monster would inevitably appear. And the manifestation of that mind monster was something even its owner could neither alter nor perceive; the impression given by a mind monster was direct and clear, incapable of lying.
Therefore, it resembled the Hound Butler's "mind-reading."
But it only resembled it.
In terms of effectiveness, it was still far removed from the Hound Butler's "mind-reading."
The Hound Butler could directly read minds. No matter what you thought, it was difficult to escape its eyes; the Eye of Vigilance could only vaguely relay some of its owner's thoughts through the mind monster's attitude toward you.
Take that Yingji Race youth, for example. He had clearly heard of Angel at Heartfire Home, and inwardly he had been extremely surprised. Yet his face had remained utterly calm; only his mind monster had truthfully revealed the turmoil in his heart.
Then there was that wild-looking Pointed Ones woman. One could not possibly guess her thoughts merely from her outward appearance. Even after seeing her minotaur mind monster, one might not immediately understand what she