The ultimate Valkyrie has fallen for me

Octopus, also known as octopus, gets its name from its eight long tentacles.

However, this strange beast that resembles an octopus is quite different, mainly because it is very large!

Including its tentacles, it is thirty to forty meters long, much larger than those so-called deep-sea giants such as the giant squid and the colossal squid.

Of course, in this world of advanced martial arts, there may be even larger individuals among the mutated monsters in the ocean that have been influenced by the cosmic energy tides.

But no matter how you look at it, this thing is big enough.

So much so that its eight tentacles could tightly wrap around and envelop the giant armored bear.

In addition, its head is covered with dozens of eyes, a bizarre physiological structure that indicates its identity as a strange beast.

"Lord Yagami! It's Lord Yagami!"

"Lord Yagami has come to our rescue!"

"We're saved!"

The villagers, who had just looked desperate, suddenly burst into excited cheers as if they had been given a chance to escape their predicament.

Lu Yuan lay in Sui Ling's arms, a slight smile appearing on his lips. He had won the bet.

While two truckloads of meat a month might not be enough to drive this giant octopus to its death, for it, those two truckloads of meat might be more than just a snack. After all, who eats that much snacks? It's life-saving food.

The so-called secret realm is actually a fragment of another planet. Regardless of whether this statement is correct, the secret realm is indeed in a state of disrepair.

Therefore, Lu Yuan speculated that the secret realm in the cave was likely destroyed because the giant octopus had lost its food source, and thus had to cooperate with these wilderness inhabitants to obtain food.

If that's the case, Lord Yagami wouldn't stand idly by and watch these villagers be killed so that he wouldn't starve to death in the future.

In hindsight, he won his gamble.

Of course, even if the bet is lost and the giant octopus doesn't come out in the end, Lu Yuan will still take the blow from the giant armored bear himself, and won't let these villagers die.

"Will this octopus work...?"

Putting aside other thoughts for the moment, Lu Yuan's expression turned serious again as he watched the giant octopus and the giant armored bear battle.

The good news is that, compared to the initial assessment based on a single tentacle, now that we see the full picture, this giant octopus is even stronger, not just equivalent to a nine-star creature, but also reaching the quasi-king level.

The bad news is that even if it's a strange beast, it's still an octopus. Besides its flexible body and lack of offensive capabilities, most importantly, it's a creature of murky waters.

On land now, fighting a bear would obviously put you at a significant disadvantage.

Therefore, the giant octopus was simply using its tentacles to tightly wrap around the giant armored bear, trying to suffocate it or strangle it.

But as a quasi-king-level demon beast, and with a modified body, it's not that easy to die.

Roar~!

With a series of angry roars, the giant armored bear frantically tore and bit the large eight-tailed fish.

In just a moment, it bit off several of the giant octopus's tentacles.

Even so, the giant octopus remained tightly wrapped around the massive armored bear.

Roar~!

The enraged giant armored bear roared, its eyes flashing red, and then with a loud bang, smashed half of the giant ribbonfish's head.

"Iori-sama!"

The villagers, who had just been jubilant, all turned pale upon seeing this scene, and despair washed over them.

Their trusted Yagami was killed so easily.

Whether you want to believe it or not, the question now is, what will they do now that Lord Yagami is dead?

"So weak..."

Lu Yuan frowned, somewhat surprised.

Outwardly strong but inwardly weak—that's far too superficial.

Sizzle~ Sizzle~!

Just as everyone was filled with fear and at a loss, a series of shattering sounds were heard.

The arms that had just been bitten off sprouted new ones in an instant, and even the shattered head quickly regenerated.

Then, the giant octopus, full of energy, continued to entangle the giant armored bear.

"This is……"

"Lord Yagami is not dead!"

"Lord Yagami has recovered!"

"Great! We're still saved!"

The stunned villagers snapped out of their daze and cheered with delight.

Lu Yuan couldn't help but smile. He was indeed a little surprised, but thinking about it, it made sense. As a strange beast, it naturally possessed various abilities that were beyond the comprehension of Earth.

This giant octopus has an extremely strong ability to recover and heal itself, so it's nothing special.

In that case, the battle is still going to go.

Lu Yuan gripped his battle sword tightly, ready to strike.

Although it can heal itself, it is unlikely that the Giant Beltfish can defeat the Giant Armored Bear.

The best solution is to have Lu Yuan take action and kill the giant armored bear while the big eight ribbonfish is entangled in it!

"Hmm, this is..."

Just as Lu Yuan was about to make a move, another unexpected change occurred on the field.

Once again entangled, the giant armored bear's mechanical eyes glowed red again, poised to smash the giant eight-tailed fish's head once more. As a volatile monster, its modus operandi was simple: if you can recover, then I'll just crush you again.

But at that moment, the eyes on the giant octopus's head suddenly began to move, like whirlpools or small circles when a net breaks. As these eyes rotated, the red light in the giant armored bear's mechanical eyes gradually dimmed.

Boom!

A moment later, the giant armored bear staggered, like a drunkard, and collapsed headfirst after a few swaying steps.

At this moment, the giant octopus was still wrapped around its body, and its eyes were still spinning.

"Psychological attack!"

Lu Yuan's eyes widened slightly. That's right, this was a mental attack.

With a mental strength of 1500, Lu Yuan was certain that the Big Eight Ribbonfish had used a mental attack on the Giant Armored Bear.

Unlike Lu Yuan's telekinetic power, which can manipulate objects remotely and directly stimulate the enemy's consciousness, the Big Eight Ribbonfish's ability is more like a hypnotic power.

Regardless of the outcome, it is all an application of mental power.

"As expected of a strange beast."

Realizing this, Lu Yuan couldn't help but smile again. It was the first time he had encountered an individual with mental abilities like himself.

However, now doesn't seem like the time to think about these things.

He could sense that the Great Eight-Stripe Fish was expending a great deal of mental energy controlling the Giant Armored Bear, and he feared it wouldn't be able to maintain control for long.

Take advantage of his illness to kill him.

Lu Yuan stood up from Sui Ling's arms, gripped his battle sword tightly, and jumped over.

"Make room for me."

In mid-air, he raised his battle sword with both hands and communicated with the giant ribbonfish through mental energy.

Whoosh!

The giant ribbonfish truly received Lu Yuan's mental communication; one of its tentacles loosened, revealing the chest of the giant armored bear.

Although the entire body is covered in armor, in order not to affect limb movement, the armor is not a single piece, but a series of parts, which inevitably results in gaps.

"The creation of heaven and earth!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Lu Yuan roared and slashed his sword fiercely at the gap in the breastplate.

Pfft!

The sharp blade, formed from a large amount of true energy, combined with the indestructible Earth-rank sword technique and the high temperature of the heat wave from the equally Earth-rank combat skill, created a nearly half-meter-deep wound on the Ironclad Bear's chest.

Fresh blood spurted out, reaching several meters high.

Roar~!

But just as Lu Yuan was about to strike it again, a roar erupted, and in excruciating pain, the giant armored bear suddenly broke free from the hypnosis of the giant ribbonfish.