[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-super-detective-in-the-fictional-world":3,"chapter-super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-chapter-1900":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Super Detective in the Fictional World",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1483968,1930,"Chapter 1900 - New Baby, Return to Owner","super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-chapter-1900",1900,"\u003Cp>Luke curled his lip and gave a light mental knock on the shield which Shriek had put up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Shriek was a little smarter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hesitating for a moment, it released the mental shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke’s mentally brushed over the giant octopus’s consciousness, and he gently and steadily transmitted his thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant octopus blinked. “Hiss~ hiss~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the guy’s voice was still unpleasant, it was indeed trying its best to listen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pleased, Luke nodded and gently floated to the top of its head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two closest tentacles immediately stretched upward to create a ‘chair’ on the smooth yellow head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke sat down and thought,?Let’s go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant octopus, on the other hand, shook in fear and couldn’t help but look up with its two big eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke was both angry and amused. He could only say,?Okay! As long as you listen in the future, I promise I won’t drill into your head, alright?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant octopus hissed cautiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke:?It’s true. Also, I won’t cut off your tentacles and roast them, as long as you don’t mess around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant octopus couldn’t help but tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the Ancient One knocked its soul out of its body, the symbiote’s mental shield had been broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten seconds in Real Dream felt longer than a day for an ordinary person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it had actually only taken Luke half an hour in Real Dream to end this short ‘negotiation,’ and the giant octopus completely lost its will to resist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was its defenses or gargantuan body that it was so proud of, or its near-invincible ability to recover, they had all been useless in front of Luke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, these advantages became the best tools for torturing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No octopus could tolerate its tentacles being cut off to be turned into takoyaki with cumin and chili flakes on top.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It smelled so good as it sizzled on the pan. Coupled with the smooth and crisp texture, and the umami taste, even the octopus itself had wanted a bite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant octopus had simple intelligence, and didn’t understand that Luke was sharing these five senses through Real Dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What it was experiencing was the best grilled squid which Luke had ever eaten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was right! A certain unscrupulous guy had been transmitting the taste of grilled squid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to resist and in pain, the octopus still had to accept the wonderful taste which Luke was sharing with it – It was half-heaven, half-hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The acute contrast caused this pure giant octopus’s psychological defenses to instantly collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, if it wasn’t for the increased resistance to pain which the symbiote Shriek gave it, the octopus wouldn’t have lasted five minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this buff was meaningless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke could easily make one minute feel like one year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how strong these two guys were, they wouldn’t last a week, a month, or even a year. The only choice was to surrender as soon as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke didn’t punish them too badly in order to avoid unnecessary side effects, and spent most of his time appeasing them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the saying went, thrash them first, give them sweet dates later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke’s thrashing had been a little more ruthless, so the date had to be bigger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The symbiote was highly immune to mental control, so Luke had to use his behavior and words to consolidate his absolute authority over the giant octopus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also had to thank Bobby Max, the beast tamer, for providing him with this valuable beast taming ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taming a giant octopus that had never interacted with humans and that had just gained intelligence was much easier than dealing with mistreated circus animals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t to say that the giant octopus surrendered more easily; many circus animals reacted immediately when they heard the whip, but they were suppressing the dissatisfaction and hatred in their hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke didn’t need a potential rebel; seeing that the giant octopus was uneducated, he used all the tricks in his bag on this newbie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a symbiote, Shriek had a more complicated mindset.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was just a symbiote, and was naturally affected by the consciousness of the host.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant octopus was genuinely obedient toward Luke, and didn’t harbor much resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, during those ten seconds in Real Dream, Shriek had been taught a lesson alongside the giant octopus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why the octopus baby was acting so obedient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Luke’s order, the giant octopus sank into the ocean and began to move through the waters of the North Pole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After it reached the Bering Strait, it would head south toward the Pacific Ocean and then arrive at San Francisco.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting on the octopus baby that had just fallen into his hands, Luke fell into deep thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had a lot of conjectures about the Ancient One’s final words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, she definitely wouldn’t take part in the upcoming event in San Francisco.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she had acted twice tonight, and had helped him capture this octopus baby, even calling it a ‘small gift.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps this was to give him another powerful fighter for what would happen in San Francisco.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given the octopus baby’s size and the high-speed regenerative ability provided by the symbiote, it was a considerable threat to any opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for monsters that flew and didn’t come down to earth, or those which ran especially fast, it would be very hard for the octopus baby to be defeated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Luke encountered another opponent as large as this in the future, the octopus baby would be another lethal weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ancient One had said that they wouldn’t meet again, and had done him a huge favor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He really didn’t know the person whom she was interested in. It wouldn’t be easy to return the favor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hm, that guy had to suffer tremendously while being ‘tempered’! Otherwise, he would be letting the Ancient One down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Secondly, Luke had gotten an unusual sense of foreboding when the Ancient One said that they wouldn’t meet again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke’s sense for danger had yet to fully take shape, and it was just a very hazy sensation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, when he heard her words, he had felt an indescribable sense of horror, similar to the feeling he had gotten before the Ancient One suppressed the ‘trace’ on the island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ancient One’s words could mean the advent of a huge crisis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was no rush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was useless for Luke to worry. The most important thing was to increase his strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thinking for a long time, he came back to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The water was a hazy white 100 meters above his head. As the octopus baby swam forward, it grabbed a big fish along the way and stuffed it into its mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on the giant octopus’s nature, it wouldn’t move around all the time, but would hide in the deep ocean and sleep before coming out to find food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since Luke had given the order, it didn’t dare slack off. It had to replenish its energy as long as it continued moving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke didn’t stop it. He just mentally tapped Shriek twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shriek immediately released the mental shield. Luke’s Mental Strength brushed over the octopus baby, and he asked, “Where’s my blade?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant octopus slowed down, a blank expression on its face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing could be misunderstood via Mental Communication. Of course it knew what blade Luke was asking about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only at Shriek’s reminder that the octopus baby suddenly remembered where it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bulge appeared on the octopus baby’s skin down below and then swiftly moved toward Luke’s position on the top of its head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the bulge got closer, it opened to reveal a gleaming silver katana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shriek wrapped it up in its yellow tentacles before placing it in front of Luke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke took it and said nostalgically, “It’s finally back.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1305,"2026-06-06T03:36:40.302Z",1,"novelbin.me","6ba535576100dae8de1c014ede990acb205efd60d53dab91b22374a143d198ab","super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-chapter-1751","super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-chapter-1899",2233,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsuper-detective-in-the-fictional-world-cover.jpg"]