The hideous brain tissue and folds were still steaming, but their temperature wasn't particularly high. They hadn't been affected by the explosion, clear proof of the machine's excellent protection.
But its actual cause of death...
Was the multitude of disorders he had inflicted on the Heart-Eater Demon's brain.
Thick pus bubbled out of the steaming brain, streaked with blood. It had clearly ceased functioning altogether.
[Would you like to add the target to the Bestiary now?]
"Yes!"
[Ding! You have added the "Mechanical War God" entry. You have received 5 free attribute points.] [Ding! You have added the "Heart-Eater Demon" entry. You have received 2 free attribute points.] [Heart-Eater Demon entry] [Current specimen integrity]: 13% [Abnormal conditions]: Cerebral thrombosis, cerebral infarction, Alzheimer's disease, parasites, schizophrenia, etc. [Description]: An ancient race inhabiting the Dark World, also known as Brain Demons. They possess extremely powerful mental power but have no bodies of their own. Certain special Heart-Eater Demons can parasitize hosts, gradually devouring or assimilating their brains. An assimilated brain becomes a new vessel for the Heart-Eater Demon's consciousness, allowing it to transfer its consciousness rapidly between multiple brains.
Reading the information in the entry, Lynn rubbed his chin.
Brain Demons?
So that was it.
Although it differed slightly from his guess, he had been mostly right.
The reason Lynn had been able to inflict so many disorders on him at once was also very simple: he hadn't been inhabiting a body of flesh and blood, but a machine.
That meant his diagnostic ability could completely ignore the machine and act directly on the demon's brain.
And when it came to the constitution check...
How could a single brain possibly compete with his constitution of over a hundred points?
Lynn smiled faintly, carefully packaged the brain, and said,