I slay demons and monsters in a bizarre city.

Is Chapter 24 a case of mental illness?

"Stay away from him, Li Changgeng, beware of mental pollution!"

"You are one of the Ten Heavenly Stems and Ten Pillars of Gods, you are an ancient god, can't you wake up and awaken your potential!"

"Why are you getting so close to that evil black goat, bro?! He, I spit on him! That black goat is a lunatic! And you're a lunatic too!"

Li Changgeng squatted on the ground and blinked hard. That kid, Saw Demon, had been chased away. Before leaving, he even told him that the black goat was mentally ill.
Li Changgeng sensed that the black goat had a gloomy and sentimental look in its eyes, seemed a little nervous, and acted cautiously, even when gnawing on human heads. Moreover, it was very polite, calling him "Master" on their first meeting.

The Saw Demon's voice echoed in the air. He had already disappeared to the accompaniment of a stirring piano piece. Before leaving, the Saw Demon did not forget to remind Li Changgeng once again.

This was quite unexpected. I never imagined that meeting Li Changgeng would turn out like this. The two didn't exchange many words.

Before the Saw Demon could even speak, they got to the matter of Li Changgeng's sister, Li Ying, who was a crucial figure in the entire "Eternal Night Descends Through the Mist" incident.

The situation was dire. The Saw Demon was defeated and utterly thrashed by the Nine-Tailed Green Fox. If it weren't for the dozen or so sword talismans he had crafted in his last life-saving pouch, he would have been dead for sure.

By traveling back twenty years in time, the Saw Demon came with a mission from the Mythology Administration Bureau to awaken Li Changgeng. Last time, he encountered the Octopus Girl in carriage number five of the Ghost Train, which wasn't a big problem, at least he could handle her. But this time it's different, the Black Goat in carriage number two is too awesome!

As one of the Ten Heavenly Stems and Ten Pillars of Gods, the Saw Demon is skilled in talismans and has an unwavering pursuit of perfection in swordsmanship, even to the point of sacrificing his life. Time travel has weakened his strength to some extent, but even in his prime, the Saw Demon might not be a match for the Black Goat, perhaps due to the butterfly effect.

Saw Demon, relying on the Mythology Administration's "special time-space teleportation," traveled to twenty years ago through a time portal, sowing the seeds of disaster from the very beginning and causing time-space mixing, leading to many unpredictable changes. Meeting Octopus Girl was an accident, but meeting Black Goat was something he shouldn't have done. Perhaps, when Saw Demon returns to reality twenty years later, he will find that the Mythology Administration has changed.

If he goes through the time portal again, the Saw Demon doesn't plan to come. Each time is more dangerous than the last. If it weren't for his many ways to protect himself, he would definitely be killed by the Black Goat!
Whether Li Changgeng lives or dies is no longer his concern; getting back alive is the most important thing.

"He's gone? That kid with the saw blade?" The black goat's large, bright eyes darted around, and he pondered the many Sudoku puzzle squares on the paper in front of him.

"Yes, I've only met him once, I don't know him." Li Changgeng was a little nervous. Who knew if the black goat would go crazy? Besides, the three-headed, nine-tailed green fox demon seemed to be heading this way. He really didn't know if he would die. Indeed, the green countdown was on, and only a few minutes of the hour had passed. How was he going to get through this?

The eerie black goat eats people's heads, doesn't even spit out the hair, and sucks out the brain marrow and cerebrospinal fluid completely.

The bloodthirsty and terrifying blue fox demon beast, especially its three fox heads, looks truly creepy, with an inexplicable sense of dread. Its nine fox tails are indeed quite beautiful, truly gorgeous.

The black goat, like a child with an innocent heart and boundless curiosity, has two slimy octopus fingers holding its jet-black head, deep in thought...

Li Changgeng was practically head-to-head with the black goat. It has to be said that the black goat's intelligence is truly high. The four-square Sudoku table simply cannot satisfy his thirst for exploration. At this rate, he will soon be able to play nine-square Sudoku. After he finishes playing, will the black goat be very hungry? Currently, he is the only living person. It is possible that the black goat will eat him alive or gnaw on his head while he is still alive.

He needed to find something else to distract the Black Goat. Li Changgeng tensed up. He was no match for the Black Goat, and even with the number 9 blue hearse card, he didn't dare use it. If he angered the Black Goat, it would be a huge loss.

The nine-tailed blue fox staggered towards Li Changgeng, seemingly unwilling to let him go.

There's no particular solution to this situation. The green countdown has more than fifty minutes left. What should we do? What's in carriage number 1? And what about the locomotive of the ghost train? There must be a driver, right? The entire train's plot has changed, which is very strange. Li Changgeng's foresight seems to be of little use. So what caused the plot to change?

"Someone is trying to disturb your Sudoku game." Li Changgeng could clearly see the nine-tailed blue fox, while the black goat had its back to her, and she didn't know if it had noticed.

Black Goat is progressing very quickly. He can now apply what he has learned to other situations and has his own set of logical reasoning. He has completed the six-square Sudoku game and is constantly challenging himself with more difficult squares.

It's just like a well-behaved and adorable big child, or more accurately, a black goat child who eats people's heads.

Li Changgeng's words seemed to have no effect on the black goat, who was deep in thought.

"I'm a little dizzy! My brain isn't working properly!" The black goat tapped its hard, rock-like silhouette head and looked at Li Changgeng with a wicked glint in its eyes. "I eat little brain, but I use it quickly. The key is that many people's brains are just too hard to digest!"

Li Changgeng's brain nerves were almost severed. He remembered what the octopus girl had said: "Human heads are indeed the hardest to eat." She probably meant that some people's heads were really too hard to eat, and these monsters seemed to like to hold human heads and start gnawing on them!
No, he meant to eat his brain? Li Changgeng was terrified. He couldn't keep up with Sudoku, so he thought he could eat his brain to replenish his brainpower?

“I said, besides you and me, there’s a nine-tailed fox in this carriage, and she’s coming over.” Li Changgeng quickly changed the subject, drawing the black goat’s attention to the fox demon.

"Sir, please don't bother me. How about we pause for a bit and go find a head to eat?" The black goat frowned, seemingly having encountered a problem. He couldn't continue playing the Sudoku game because there were repeated numbers appearing.

Li Changgeng quickly shut his mouth. He wasn't thinking straight enough; if he angered this black goat, his head might really be eaten.

"You, come here!" The three foxes of the Nine-Tailed Green Fox had different expressions on their heads, and the three words they uttered were also pronounced in different tones.

"Stop looking around, I'm talking to you!" The nine-tailed green fox raised its paw and pointed at Li Changgeng.

The black goat, which had been squatting on the ground, slowly stood up and turned its head. "My god, a ghost! How can it have three heads?"

"Ah! A black goat!" The nine-tailed blue fox cried out even more pitifully than the black goat.

Taking advantage of the shouts, Li Changgeng ran towards the connecting door between carriages 1 and 2, which might be his only chance to escape the monster's jaws.

(End of this chapter)