The mascot of the wishing shop is a cat.

Chapter 272 Monster

"So ugly."

"An Qing?!!!!∑(?Д?ノ)ノ"

"Security guard?! Σ (?Д?；) "

The three of them exclaimed in surprise at the same time, but said completely different things.

Clearly, the face of the monster they saw was something completely different.

Lin Xiyue and He Hailuo exchanged a glance, both seeing confusion in each other's eyes.

"Amo, what's going on??"

Although Lin Xiyue didn't know what was going on, she was certain that someone else knew why.

So she turned to look at Meros and asked directly.

"It's an illusion that will make you see the people you're thinking of right now."

Meros stared blankly at the scene before him, then steadily took the seemingly ordinary pen from Lin Xiyue's hand with his right hand.

Without hesitation, he swung his right arm, exerting tremendous force, and thrust the pen tip straight at the monster lying on the ground, howling in agony.

In an instant, a chilling cracking sound suddenly rang out, as if bones were being broken.

"Aww—hiss hiss hiss—"

At the same time, the monster let out a deafening roar.

The sound was like the wailing of an owl or the howling of a demon, filled with pain and despair.

However, Meros did not stop what he was doing. Instead, he increased the pressure and pushed the pen deeper into the monster's brow.

With each thrust, the ear-piercing cracking sound grew louder, and the monster's screams became increasingly shrill, sending chills down one's spine.

Now, the monster could no longer maintain the illusion, so Lin Xiyue and He Hailuo could see the monster's true appearance.

It was exactly the same as Meros's initial assessment—truly ugly.

The monster's head has a unique shape, leaning towards a square shape, but not a regular cube; it's more like an irregular shape that has been randomly kneaded.

A closer look reveals that its facial features are even more chilling.

Normally, we think that the eyes should only be the two eyes that are exposed through the two holes made in the mask, but this monster completely subverts conventional knowledge.

Besides its clearly visible eyes, there were also eyes distributed on the slightly angular parts of its head.

Whether it's the forehead, cheeks, or sides of the chin, wherever there's a slight protrusion, you can see a round eye staring intently at the outside world.

The sheer number and dense arrangement of eyes creates an illusion at first glance—as if it were not the head of a creature, but a strange die marked with eyes.

Moreover, in addition to these peculiar eye structures, the monster was also covered with a layer of purple skin.

However, this purple is not a pure, single hue; it also has a slightly unsettling bluish tint.

This color combination makes its overall appearance look dirty, messy, and strangely ugly, as if it were an evil being crawling out of some dark abyss.

"Ugh—it really looks so ugly! ∑(′△｀)?!"

Upon seeing the monster, Lin Xiyue blurted out instinctively.

"Yes, indeed. And it looks a bit scary."

He Hailuo stood a little further away, but she could still clearly see the monster's appearance. After hearing Lin Xiyue's words, she couldn't help but nod and express her agreement.

"Roar—hiss hiss hiss!—"

Whether it understood the people's complaints about its ugly appearance or not, this monster, which had been gradually weakening and whose cries had become low, suddenly started howling loudly again.

Not only that, it roared at the top of its lungs while staring intently at Lin Xiyue and He Hailuo with its countless eyes covering its head.

The resentment in their eyes was so intense, it seemed as if they wanted to devour them whole, leaving no room for doubt.

Of course, the monster did not cast the same hostile glance at Meros standing to the side.

This is naturally because it knows perfectly well that it will always pick the softest persimmon to squeeze. ┓( ′-` )┏

After all, given its own strength, it was no match for Meros at all, and no matter how angry it was, there was nothing it could do.

"You still dare to look?"

Meros keenly sensed the monster's malicious gaze and immediately increased the pressure in his hand, causing the pen tip to pierce even deeper into the monster's brain.

"Ugh—Awooooo—"

The monster, suffering from such a heavy blow, was in great pain. It struggled and twisted its body with all its might, but no matter how hard it tried, it could not break free from its restraints.

Finally, the monster was exhausted and could only let out pitiful howls before finally giving up the fight.

It slowly closed the numerous eyes on its head, and its entire body completely relaxed, appearing resigned to its fate and awaiting death.

"Is...is it dead?"

Lin Xiyue felt uneasy. She took two more steps forward cautiously toward the hideous monster, then slowly squatted down, turned her head, and looked at Moros beside her with a slightly confused and puzzled look, and asked softly.

"No, this is not its vital point, so doing so will only cause it intense pain. The place that can truly kill it is here."

Meros remained expressionless and calmly shook his head in reply.

Having said that, he stretched out his other hand and quickly and accurately pointed to a special eye located on the monster's chin, which the monster had been deliberately hiding.

This eye is noticeably smaller than the others, and surprisingly, its pupil is a deep black, creating a stark contrast with the blue pupils of the surrounding eyes.

It was as if this black pupil was the most heavily guarded part of the monster's body, and also the secret it was least willing to reveal to outsiders.

"If we can gently and precisely pierce this eye located in the chin, it will die completely in a short while."

As Melos explained in detail, he gently lifted the monster's chin so that Lin Xiyue could observe the crucial eye more clearly.

Wow! (wДw)

Lin Xiyue was very surprised when she saw the eyeball and exclaimed in amazement.

Are we going to kill it?

Lin Xiyue asked Molos.

"No, we need it to help us find the security guard who got lost before, and it can also lead us to what we're looking for."

Meros shook his head and said to Lin Xiyue.

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