"Why choose him... it’s not without reason." Cyclops Giant stretched out two claws from the darkness, propping its round chin, seemingly contemplating how to phrase its words.
However, it didn’t notice that Angel’s expression turned even more peculiar upon seeing its claws.
Previously, it was just Gastly, but now it could be completely called Gastlon!
Maybe later, I should give it a new name?
Angel seriously considered the feasibility of renaming.
After a while, Cyclops Giant snapped back to reality and hesitated for a moment, then said, "I chose him because he has the scent of destruction, which you also carry. The quality on you seems higher, but he, while not as strong as you, is entirely surrounded by the aura of destruction."
The aura of destruction?
Angel didn’t immediately understand what it meant.
It took quite some time of communication with Gastlon before realizing that its so-called power of destruction actually referred to... Power of Space.
For mirror-dwelling creatures, although they have witnessed much birth and death within the Mirror Domain, they still greatly dislike the aura produced when a mirror shatters, because each time a mirror breaks, they must find new living areas.
The survival areas within the Mirror Domain are already scarce, and occupied by powerful mirror creatures, so finding a suitable living area is not that easy.
This is why mirror-dwelling creatures dislike the power of destruction.
However, Gastlon is not as sensitive to the power of destruction because its primary habitat is still the real world. But Mother You Nu once told stories of what happened within the Mirror Domain; initially, You Nu detested the aura of destruction as a mirror creature, and even now, although she has come to reality with the help of the Goddess’s blessing and possesses the Power of Space, she still dislikes the aura of destruction.
Influenced by her, Gastlon slightly dislikes the aura of destruction.
The reason Gastlon captured Kaier is that among the group, the aura of destruction, the Power of Space, permeates throughout his entire being.
Gastlon, who has always disliked the aura of destruction, directly chose to grab Kaier.
Originally, it only meant to capture one person. Kaier’s aura was like a star in the night sky, making it difficult to ignore, so it simply chose Kaier.
As for why to capture someone?
Gastlon’s explanation is: "I’m not capturing him, I’m just inviting him to be my guest."
Angel could only scoff at this explanation.
Invite him to be a guest in your belly?
What is there to entertain guests in your belly? Nothing but darkness, and even spiritual power can’t leave the body. Is inviting Kaier really to be a guest, or to let him experience solitary confinement in a black room?
To be blunt, "inviting" is just a dignified term for "kidnapping".
Gastlon is still worried that when they pass by You Nu, they will harm its mother, so it preemptively kidnaps a hostage as leverage, under the guise of "inviting as a guest." This way, with a hostage at hand, Angel and the others should be more cautious and careful when dealing with You Nu.
According to Gastlon’s explanation, even the slightest injury to You Nu would result in Kaier shifting from being an invited guest to a torn-apart hostage.
The Wise Sovereignty previously said that You Nu’s three children regard their mother highly. At that time, Angel didn’t think much of it, but now it seems true.
While reflecting on this, across from him, Cyclops Giant hesitated for quite a while before asking: "So, why are you calling me Gastlon now? Didn’t you say Gastly?"
"Because Gastly doesn’t have hands, those with hands are called Gastlon." Angel said this while looking at Cyclops Giant’s small claws, and continued: "Besides, didn’t you say you didn’t care about the name?"
Cyclops Giant: ... I don’t care about names, but you can’t switch from one to another in a second, can you?
"With hands, it’s called Gastlon, so with legs, a neck, and wings, do these have other names?"
Angel nodded, then shook his head: "Gastly won’t grow a neck or wings, but if it grows legs and ears and a tail, it can be called Genggui."
Angel described earnestly, and to make his words more convincing, he simulated a series of Gastly’s evolutionary forms using Illusion Technique.
With the support of Illusion Technique, and Cyclops Giant’s failure to realize Angel is lying, plus the illusionary Gastly and Gastlon indeed resembling it a lot, except for the single eye, almost identical otherwise.
Taken this way, Angel suddenly changing names wasn’t without reason.
As long as it wasn’t shooting aimlessly, Cyclops Giant could accept this reason.
However, regarding the series of changes with Gastly, Cyclops Giant still felt Genggui was more formidable... Thinking of this, it grew ears from the dark orb, stretched out its legs, and as for the tail, since it never faced back against anyone, it didn’t matter.
Just like that, Cyclops Giant evolved into... Genggui in front of Angel.
Although it’s a Genggui with only one eye.
"I don’t like changing names so frequently. You should either call me Cyclops Giant or... Genggui, yes, Genggui!" Cyclops Giant solemnly declared.
Angel looked at the "Genggui" in front of him and suddenly felt this guy seemed a bit silly, accepting someone else’s setup so quickly?
Actually, the reason is simple, Cyclops Giant is You Nu’s three sons, the most stable and reasonable of them. Even with some personal calculations, the intentions aren’t bad.
Due to its reasonableness, once it confirmed Angel’s naming wasn’t random nor playful, it came genuinely from the heart.
Thus, it’s willing to listen, adapt, and understand.
To put it plainly, the root of it all is because Angel is inside its belly, confirming whether Angel lied or not, and since he didn’t, it’s willing to engage in communication and attempt.
Angel, after a moment of silence, nodded: "Okay, Genggui."
Genggui: "Now that the matter of names is settled, shall we discuss the issue?"
Angel: "Sure, Genggui."
Genggui: "Although I allowed you to call me Genggui, you don’t have to follow every sentence with that name."
Angel: "Understood, Genggui."
Genggui remained silent for quite a while, as if adjusting its mood, and eventually opened its mouth: "Even though your entry here is an accident, since you can represent your team to make decisions, I can spare the trouble of negotiating with the others."