I'm a monster in Demon King's Castle

Li Yue knew that even skeletons needed to sleep.

Just a moment ago, Li Yue was waiting for Scolrek to fall asleep—undoubtedly, this Skeleton Prince was powerful, far more powerful than the magic wolf warrior Fendis.

This was evident from the malice he exuded.

However, Li Yue chose to strike him on the very night he arrived, to steal his identity—not because Li Yue had made thorough preparations, but because Li Yue felt… it was impossible to prepare perfectly.

This was the Demon King's City. With a fifty percent chance of success, one should already take the risk.

Especially with such tempting rewards—transforming into MiniMine to join the Closed Combat Training was practically suicide. If he wanted to infiltrate, he might as well broaden his horizons and directly disguise himself as a Skeleton Prince.

If there wasn't a lack of opportunity to use the Demon Illustrated Handbook to record any of the "Closed Combat Training" teachers, and he didn't understand the knowledge to be taught, Li Yue even felt that relying solely on the identity of the Skeleton Prince wouldn't be enough.

However, Li Yue also made a slight assessment and concluded that the probability of not being discovered… was about seventy percent.

Twenty percent came from Li Yue's previous experience disguising himself as a skeleton soldier, twenty percent came from the details he remembered from his two encounters with Scolrek, and the remaining thirty percent… came from the Demon Illustrated Handbook.

For the Demon Illustrated Handbook, the weaknesses of skeleton soldiers were as obvious as fireflies in the night, which provided Li Yue with the greatest reliance for implementing his plan.

Under normal circumstances, it would be a fool's dream for a low-level demon to assassinate a Skeleton Prince, but Li Yue had the Illustrated Handbook, and he dared to use it.

At this moment, Li Yue was standing in front of Scolrek, gazing at the "Soul Anchorage" that was constantly moving on his sternum, driving his will, and slowly raising the bone sword laid flat on the sofa…

【Current Target… State: Deep Sleep / Light Sleep】

Li Yue stared at Scolrek's state, trying his best not to disturb his sleep—whenever the "Deep Sleep" state changed to "Light Sleep," Li Yue would stop moving and remain completely still until his state returned to "Deep Sleep."

The Red Hour's library was quiet, and the sound of bats flapping their wings occasionally came faintly, but it didn't cause any disturbance, like the background noise that had surrounded the vicinity of the Demon King's City for thousands of years.

Striving to stabilize the magic fluctuations on the bone sword, Li Yue relaxed his mood as much as possible, not thinking about the impact that could be caused if the plan was exposed—the better outcome would be to trigger the "Summon" button and then run away, and the worse outcome would be to wake Scolrek and then be stabbed to death on the spot.

And the even worse outcome… would be to alarm a higher-ranking existence, such as Budi Bog, or the Demon King, and then experience a fate worse than death.

But would these… be worse than the slow death of hiding in the library?

Li Yue's movement speed was slow and steady, like a slow-motion pantomime, frozen next to the second-floor bunk—a floating skeleton, reaching out, grabbing a bone sword that gleamed with black light.

Almost there… Li Yue estimated that in another quarter of an hour, he could hold the bone sword vertically.

Li Yue had no doubt that even the sharpest pebbles could not break Scolrek's crystal-clear bones; nor did he doubt that the black-glowing, Skeleton King's holy sword… could easily pierce the "Soul Anchorage" that slowly swam on the bones.

Li Yue had already confirmed this when he had the bone sword against the back of his head.

The bone sword began to slowly open at an angle, gradually changing from parallel to the bed to vertical; Li Yue also began to concentrate on summarizing the swimming pattern of the "Soul Anchorage," like a fisherman watching the surface of the water.

The Soul Anchorage could only be on the bones. In order to maximize the damage to Scolrek's sternum, Li Yue aimed at the center of the sternum—the manubrium sterni—which was facing Li Yue at this moment, as if it was greeting Li Yue.

However, Li Yue was not impatient, because a trace of magic fluctuation could awaken the sleeping Skeleton Prince—at this moment, Li Yue facing Scolrek was like facing a sleeping princess, unable to bear to disturb a single strand of her hair.

When the bone sword was perpendicular to Scolrek's manubrium sterni, the air next to the Thirteenth Library seemed to be a bit colder, and the candlelight made the shadows constantly sway between the bone seams, looking restless…

【Current Target… State: Deep Sleep / Uneasy】

Could it be that Scolrek sensed the killing intent?

Li Yue forcibly remained still, trying his best to reduce his killing intent. He thought of beef stew with potatoes, and the game he hadn't completed in his previous life…

Huh? Did he move?

Li Yue seemed to feel a slight change in the folds of the bed, and the light refracted by the crystal-clear bones… seemed to be at a slightly different angle…

Li Yue tensed up, resisting the urge to scatter on the spot and play dead.

He didn't move, it was Li Yue's illusion—Scolrek was still asleep.

When Li Yue stared long enough, he finally "foresaw" the movement trajectory of the Soul Anchorage from the Demon Illustrated Handbook—just like when he faced the magic wolf Fendis, before piercing its eyes.

Now is the time!

Li Yue used all his will to drive the bone sword fiercely, vertically piercing Scolrek's manubrium sterni!

Crack—

A cracking sound rang out from the crystal-clear bone seams, followed by a pair of empty eye sockets popping up from the bed, looking deeply into Li Yue's soul!

【Malice +2999】

"Who… you… want to kill me…?" Scolrek's throat made a "gurgling" sound, "You are… a Brain Spirit? A humble Brain Spirit… wants to kill the noble me…?"

Buzz—

Another buzzing sound, as if the cracked bone could no longer bear the vigorous magic inside, gradually spreading to the whole body, and all the crystal-clear light gathered at the crack.

"With just you? Kill me who has mastered the 'Self-Healing' ability!?" Every bone of Scolrek was trembling rapidly.

At the same time, the crack on the manubrium sterni showed signs of recovery, the stalemate between the explosive destructive force and the forcibly kneading recovery force, the crack constantly healed and then repeatedly burst open!

Immediately afterwards, it seemed that the sound of space cracking sounded, countless undead were struggling in another world, trying to break through a diaphragm and pounce on Li Yue!

Those thoughts of death were so clear, as if they could tear Li Yue apart in the next second!

Li Yue didn't care so much, there was only one enemy in front of him, Scolrek, continuing to press down on the bone sword, while infiltrating his will into the crack of the manubrium sterni,勉力 外撑!

Li Yue's will injected into the bone seam… was like a small pebble stuffed in a huge gear machine, creaking endlessly, but stubbornly not breaking or shattering; at the same time, Li Yue also felt a sense of withering death, and his mind was filled with the sound of the grinding of bones and the wheel of time, which could break at any time…

Pa!

Finally, the manubrium sterni was the first to be overwhelmed, instantly covered with cracks!

The bones on the bed also scattered instantly, collapsing before causing damage to Li Yue, turning into a strand of pitch black that exploded in the bone seams… and then completely shattered!

Boom!

Li Yue, along with the bone sword, was blown away, slammed heavily on the wall, and scattered directly, with a splitting headache.

Scolrek was gone.

Ding! Something seemed to pop up in the Demon Illustrated Handbook, but Li Yue's mind was dizzy and he couldn't see clearly…

Killed him—Li Yue felt the joy of success, and his tense nerves relaxed for a moment.

Li Yue looked at the magic badge that fell to the side, subconsciously took it into his palm, and felt the magic fluctuating on it.

But immediately afterwards, without waiting for Li Yue to enjoy more joy of victory, a familiar pressure suddenly descended and enveloped Li Yue's body!

That pressure touched Li Yue's memory—a memory shared by the body and Li Yue, a shared and terrifying feeling…

Budi Bog!

The will of Budi Bog, the Lord of Brain Spirits!

Budi Bog was about to gaze upon himself!

Li Yue braced himself against the splitting headache, instantly consumed more than 100 points of malice, transformed into Scolrek's appearance, leaned against the wall, and held the bone sword.