A Cute Appearance

Lynne, eyes wide, felt the cold sweat drench his back. However, no matter what, since it came for a consultation, that means he is not in immediate danger of his life.

With his eye twitching, Lynne put on a mask, looking at the giant crimson mouth and the rows of sharp teeth covered in blood and flesh.

"Don't worry, it can definitely be cured; a toothache is just a small problem! May I ask which tooth is aching?" Lynne inquired, his eyes wide.

"Molar——"

The voice of the baby's head came.

Lynne looked into that gigantic mouth, but because it was too far inside and dimly lit, he couldn't see clearly at all.

Lynne gritted his teeth and made a bold decision.

"Please open your mouth wide, I will diagnose you right now."

"Ah——"

The baby head's mouth opened a bit wider.

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Lynne: "!!!"

Of course none! Because I would definitely be gone, what else could it be other than none?!

Lynne took a deep breath to calm his mind. At this point, it really was like trying to save a dead horse as if it were alive.

Just be normal, be normal! Just treat it like an ordinary child! You can do it!

Lynne carefully climbed onto the mouth of the baby's head, jumped onto its tongue, braved the foul smell, and advanced toward the direction of the molar. The further inside he went, the more pungent the smell became.

"There's no light, I can't see!" Lynne shouted.

A horrifying scene occurred. A tentacle slowly stretched above the baby's head, and Lynne immediately saw the tentacle wrapping around one of the baby head's eyeballs, entering the gigantic mouth. Instantly, the pallid gaze illuminated the entire oral cavity.

Lynne was drenched in sweat.

"Now it's clear!"

He didn't dare to delay, turned his head, and his gaze went in the direction of its molar.

Vaguely, he could see various "food" residues stained all over the surrounding teeth, including severed hands, shattered skulls, viscera, and rotten flesh. It was undoubtedly a strikingly horrifying and terrifying scene.

Obviously, this monster has a very diverse diet.

[Sanity -1]

[Sanity -1]

Lynne, suppressing his profound shock, started to search carefully. And just the next moment, Lynne's gaze instantly fell on a spear embedded in the molar.

[Holy Spear (Damaged)]

[Quality: Legendary]

[Introduction: A spear that fell from an unknown world into the Dark World, containing holy blessings, has a strong restraining effect on evil spirits, the bizarre, and demons.]

A thought crossed Lynne's mind. It seemed that the reason causing this monster's toothache had been found. But he never expected this is actually a weapon from a non-dark world, with the same function as the demon hunter's handgun. And it also has a holy attribute, could it be causing severe pain to this monster due to this spear?

Lynne's expression was one of uncertainty. He cautiously approached to inspect it and then immediately saw that, at the front of the spear, there was actually a sticky severed hand attached to it.

Obviously, the user of this spear was eaten by this monster, the other parts of the body have been digested, but the weapon in the hand was stuck hard between this monster's teeth.

"Guest! I found the reason for the toothache!" Lynne shouted.

That delicate and horrifying voice came.

"Pull it out—If can't—eat—"

Lynne steadied his mind. Then his gaze instantly fell on the large number of severed limbs around that molar.

[Eye Demon Medic's Tentacle Fragment x1]

[Evil Spirit Witch Doctor's Arm x1]

[Purgatory Mad Doctor's Eyeball x1]

Lynne's heart raced incessantly. Clearly, he wasn't the first doctor this monster had sought out. Judging by the circumstances, this patient definitely had a considerable temper. When it said it would devour him, it surely would!

But Lynne soon discovered a commonality amongst those doctors; they were all creatures of the Dark World. And this spear apparently had a profound restraining effect on such creatures. Which explained their inability to pull it out. But he was different. He was human. He would not be restrained by holy power. Perhaps this could be his greatest advantage.

Lynne composed himself, approaching the foul-smelling molar, and flexing his hands before gripping it tightly.

Hum—

The spear emitted a wisp of exceedingly dim light before rapidly fading away.

No backlash!

Just as he had speculated, Lynne steadied his spirit.

"I'm starting to pull it out!" Lynne shouted.

Then Lynne immediately mustered all his strength, his hands tightly clutching the spear, one foot braced against the molar, pulling forcefully outward. He exerted all his strength, for his very life depended on whether he could pull this spike out! If he could pull it out, all would be well! If he couldn't, he would end up in a mixed stew with his surrounding colleagues!

Crack—Crack—

"It's loosening—!"

The eyeball illuminating for Lynne also revealed a look of elation. Success seemed within reach.

Lynne pulled even harder on the spear (〃＞皿＜), but his strength was still inadequate; besides the faint loosening, attempting to pull it further became increasingly challenging.

"Lend a hand! Lend a hand!"

Lynne, clenching his teeth, shouted at the tentacles excitedly surrounding the mouth. A brief pause. The tentacles rushed in immediately, wrapping around Lynne's waist, one after another, and began to pull forcefully outward. But aside from nearly causing Lynne a cerebral hemorrhage, the progress of the spear was exceptionally slow.

Lynne became anxious.

"Stop for a moment! Everyone, listen to my command, I will shout 1, 2, 3, and then everyone pulls together, understand?"

"Under—stood—!"

Lynne took a deep breath. He gripped the spear tighter, his expression becoming grave.

"1!"

"2!"

"3!"

"Pull!"

Lynne roared. In an instant, Lynne and those tentacles (〃＞皿＜) pulled together forcefully.

"1, 2, 3! Pull!"

"1, 2, 3, Pull!"

Pfff—

With tremendous inertia, the spear, under the combined force of Lynne and numerous tentacles, was suddenly flung out of the mouth, falling heavily to the ground.

"We did it!" Lynne stared blankly at the spear. Does this mean… he would finally not die?

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"But—it still—hurts—"

The colossal head with the gaping mouth lowered an eyeball, its gaze enveloping Lynne as if under a spotlight.

Lynne peered inside, his eyes falling on the large hole left in the tooth from where the spear had been pulled. And at that moment, blood was spurting from the hole like a gushing fountain.

"Wait a moment!"

Without another word, Lynne flashed a slight smile, dashed back to the shop, rummaged through, and pulled out a large amount of anesthesia and hemostatic agents.

Now that the foreign object was removed, what followed was much simpler. If one could overlook this monster's horrifying appearance, it actually wasn't much different from his other clients.

Lynne rushed back.

"Bleeding is a normal reaction, but to fully recover, further treatment is needed! Keep your mouth open; don't move."

Having found the cause and extracted the pain-inducing culprit, the subsequent steps were much simpler. After all, this was his area of expertise.

Lynne, with a serious expression, quickly climbed back into its mouth, arriving above the bleeding molar. This time he was much more adept.

The hole, albeit only fist-sized, had evidently reached deep into the tooth roots. He hadn't observed closely before, but now it was clear that the tooth's interior had been invaded by holy power, even emanating a faint glow.

Clearly, it was the dispersed holy power that was incessantly inflicting pain on this monster. But the bleeding was too severe. Administering hemostatic and pain-relieving medicine into the tooth roots was exceedingly strenuous.

Lynne pondered. His gaze instantly fell on the eyeball that had followed him to assess the situation and the crimson tentacle beside it. Smooth and adorable in appearance.

Smack—

Lynne immediately pinched that tentacle.

"Guest, do you still need this tentacle? I need to use it to alleviate your pain!" Lynne shouted.

"Eh—"

Pfft—

Lynne chopped off that adorable tentacle with a single stroke.

Monster baby head: "(ΩДΩ)!!"