Chapter 1079 Brain Monster
“Brain Monster” floated into the air after hearing Hao Ren's words, its body swaying slightly. It looked weak, though it was also possible that it had never adapted to the abnormal body. The tentacles below the “Brain Monster” touched the “Mermaid Queen” a few times, and Hao Ren thought that the real Queen was certainly missing her own body.

"Is there a way to reverse this process?" Vivian also asked.

Hao Ren put his hand on the tentacles below the giant brain, and sure enough, he once again read the brain's thoughts. He was now sixty to seventy percent certain he knew the pattern of his strange "mind-sharing" ability. It was not a hit-or-miss thing, but only worked on specific targets, and so far, the only stable connections were established with this giant brain.

After a moment, he released his hand. "It can be reversed. The Brain Monster's will is very weak, and the Mermaid Queen has roughly figured out how to take back her body through years of research. Now, extraneous personnel stand back. This process must not be disturbed."

The others quickly retreated, while Shaqira and Soma set up a water barrier in place to prevent outside interference. Hao Ren placed the protective crystal on the open space between the Mermaid Queen and the Brain Monster, and then retreated with the others outside the barrier.

The giant brain spread its tentacles, forming a fan-shaped encirclement around the Mermaid Queen's body, and faint blue sparks jumped between the tentacles. The two wills began to exchange, returning to their respective places. Shaqira was a little worried after seeing this scene. "Are you sure..."

"I've confirmed it a hundred times. Your Queen's soul is inside that big head," Hao Ren shrugged. "I know you're nervous, but can you stop wrapping my cat with your tail?"

“Gungnir” issued a difficult protest from Shaqira's tail. "Meow… meow, I don't want the small dried fish anymore, can you let me go, meow?"

Hassu frowned. "How long will this process take?"

"I don't know. I didn't ask, but it shouldn't take too long. After all, the Brain Monster's consciousness is no longer resisting," Hao Ren said, turning his head to the side. Nangong Wuyue was swaying her head and looking over here. The girl had finally completely awakened—Nangong Sanba next to her was still unconscious. "You're awake? How do you feel? Back to yourself?"

The confusion in Nangong Wuyue's eyes quickly faded away. She still had vague memories of her mental state during the period of chaos, and she immediately showed a horrified expression when she recalled it at this moment. "Wait! Is it all over? The Queen was subdued? What about the Brain Monster?"

Hao Ren smiled. "It's all done. It's all done. Now they're exchanging thoughts again."

Nangong Wuyue couldn't even bother to look at the tentacles x Queen.avi over there, and just rushed over to grab Hao Ren's arm. "Wait, I remembered… did I hurt our own people just now? Did I fight with you?"

Hao Ren and Lily both showed strange expressions. The two were really embarrassed to tell this good-for-nothing mermaid that she was the safest one while she was being controlled. She relied on her combat power of less than five to protect everyone, and finally Lily explained euphemistically when Nangong Wuyue's face became more and more nervous, "At that time, you inhumanely poked me and the landlord many times with the tip of your tail, but you didn't even break our clothes… Later, I dragged you here."

Hao Ren patted the mermaid girl's shoulder comfortingly. "This is a good thing. Look at how much trouble your capable compatriots have caused us this time. If they were as useless as you, I would have saved a lot of worry. But then again—I remember that when you were fighting desperately in the Dragon Spine Mountains, you knew how to slap people's faces with your tail. How come you only knew how to poke people with the tip of your tail after going berserk?"

Nangong Wuyue: "...Can we not discuss this?"

"Ahem, how's your brother doing?" Hao Ren finally realized that his mouth was not suitable for comforting people, so he quickly changed the subject.

"He probably has to wait a while before he wakes up," Wuyue glanced at her elder brother. "After he realized he was being controlled, he immediately cast more than a dozen sleep spells on himself, and then smashed his head against the pillar of the palace."

Hassu sighed. "Although he's a half-baked in all aspects, at least he has some decisiveness."

Hao Ren touched the area below his nose, thinking that it was really a bit dangerous just now. A large group of people were injured, but fortunately, it was finally resolved safely. Physical damage can be recovered quickly, and mental exhaustion can only rely on a few days of recuperation.

At this time, a clear wave of magic suddenly came from not far away. Hao Ren looked up and saw the giant brain falling to the ground in a daze, while the Mermaid Queen straightened up with difficulty. Shaqira rushed up when she saw this. "Your Majesty the Queen?! You're back?!"

The Mermaid Queen shook her head and nodded while still a little confused. Soma immediately turned her head and greeted Hao Ren. "Her Majesty the Queen has recovered! Please unlock the chains on her body."

"Wait," Hao Ren swam over and looked at the Mermaid Queen's face. This was an elegant and gently smiling woman, but one could not tell from her appearance which soul was in her body. "I have to test it to confirm that the Brain Monster has completely left this body."

The Mermaid Queen nodded silently, and Hao Ren took out the data terminal. "Compare the soul samples to see if it's the frequency from the giant brain before."

The data terminal circled the Mermaid Queen twice, and then made a buzzing sound. "Comparison completed. It has indeed been exchanged."

Only then did Hao Ren release the restraints on the other party and extend his hand to the graceful woman. "Welcome back, Your Majesty the Queen."

"Thank you for your help," the Mermaid Queen nodded slightly. Although there was an uncontrollable excitement in the depths of her eyes, she still tried her best to appear calm at this time, but after seeing the unconscious giant brain next to her, she couldn't help but become emotional. "These were truly dark days… I never thought I could escape from that terrible container. It feels so good to be back in my own body."

Hao Ren handed the Mermaid Queen to Shaqira and Soma, so that they could catch up, while he went to recover the living brain monster specimen. He took out a cylindrical container specially used to hold medium-sized biological specimens from his personal space, compiled an explanatory label, and then asked the autonomous robot to throw the giant brain into it, and also stuffed the protective crystal and the brain monster together: this could ensure that this guy would be in deep shock until he was sent to the crystal nucleus research station. After finishing all this, he let out a long breath, and a sense of accomplishment surged in his heart. The data terminal sighed on his shoulder: "How come the protagonists of other people's stories bring back a bunch of natural treasures and magical weapons after clearing the map, but you bring back pork belly when you go back?"

Hao Ren choked back halfway through his breath. "Ahem… can you stop being so disgusting?!"

"Oh, that's right, there's one more thing," after a while, Hao Ren suddenly patted his head. "Let's bring back the mermaid general too. After the Brain Monster's mental waves are isolated, the controlled mermaids should also recover."

The data terminal went to pick up people, and the others on the scene also began to check the damage to their injuries and equipment. Elizabeth turned off the barrier and spun around in the water to bathe herself, while Dou Dou curiously went to the nearby ruins to explore, and Gungnir followed to prevent the little mermaid from being smashed by the ruins. A series of water sounds came from around the devastated palace, and many mermaids cautiously gathered from all directions. Most of them were members of the Queen's Guard. These mermaids, who had just broken free from control, looked up and stared blankly at the completely destroyed palace, while the eyes of other mermaids focused on the giant vortex above the great protective wall.

"Let's talk about catching up later," Hao Ren swam over and interrupted the Mermaid Queen and Shaqira's conversation. "Let's talk about that big vortex first—what is it for?"

The Mermaid Queen looked up at the big vortex. "That is a portal, leading to..."

Lily added, "The Dream Plane?"

"What is the Dream Plane?"

"It's your old home, another universe," Hao Ren waved his hand. "I'll explain this later. I roughly know the Brain Monster's plan. The key now is how to turn off this big vortex. Do you have a switch?"

The Mermaid Queen looked at the vortex seriously, and slowly shook her head after a long time. "I'm afraid there's no way to turn it off anymore. It has absorbed too much energy, and now it has become a self-growing thing. Even if the energy supply is interrupted, it will slowly expand on its own, until it opens up a certain channel."

Hao Ren: "...Fuck!"