"Clap~clap clap clap"
Crisp applause rang out in Tang Qi's house, as a slender silhouette emerged slowly amidst the scattering dust.
This was a delicate boy whose features were so fine they bordered on feminine.
And he was wearing heavy makeup.
Dressed in some international student uniform, with a pair of beautiful yet crazed eyes, he was now staring intently at Tang Qi and his companion, who had just come out from under the desk.
More precisely, Tang Qi was almost completely ignored as if merely an accessory; the real focus of his gaze was Chief Stanna beside him.
His eyes rested on Chief Stanna as if she were a work of art, captivated with a strong desire to possess her.
"You're so beautiful, my dear, you're truly beautiful. The reason I've revealed myself and not left is all because of you. I really want to peel off all your skin and drape it over my body, then I would become you, a perfect woman."
Having said that, his gaze finally landed on Tang Qi.
A seductive smile curled up at the corner of his mouth, and his voice, which gave Tang Qi goosebumps all over, burrowed into his ears.
"So, it was you who discovered the clue to the shell? I have a question for you. How did you know that the shell came from the Aegean Sea without ever touching it?"
"Or is it that you're not ordi—"
"Hissss~"
"Boom"
The boy's sentence never reached its conclusion. Mid-sentence, he bared a sinister smile, then a terrifying soundwave erupted.
Despite being prepared, Tang Qi, who was close by, was immediately disoriented by the invisible soundwave, feeling warmth in his ears and nose—without touching, he knew he was bleeding.
However, this was not the real danger. What made Tang Qi react violently like a cat that had its tail stepped on was the sudden descent of a massive, thick black fish tail from above. Tang Qi could feel that it was powerful enough to crush him instantly.
No need for confirmation, and no time to check that peculiar interface—this was definitely an Extraordinary Monster.
And at this moment, this monster, clearly more powerful, still launched a sneak attack on Tang Qi.
But this scene did not surprise Tang Qi.
"Since it's confirmed to be an enemy, then naturally one must strike with all their might."
"This filthy thing does so, and so do I."
While struggling to push Chief Stanna away and secretly placing a few bullets in her hands, this thought flashed through Tang Qi's mind.
Then, with a swift and agile posture, he dodged the incoming fish tail and, with a whoosh like a cheetah sprinting at full speed, activated all his muscles, nearly causing a storm in the room with the speed he unleashed.
Due to the sudden burst, Tang Qi even felt a sharp pain in his muscles.
But at the moment, he had no time to care.
His eyes, unable to hide his killing intent, were fixed on the "guest" whose appearance had dramatically changed.
The familiar and special interface emerged in his view.
[Extraordinary Creature: Manatee Sea Demon.]
[State: Fusing.]
[Information Fragment One: A perverted human encounters an ugly Sea Demon. The former provides the latter with a human body, the latter bestows upon the former Extraordinary Power, and their fusion creates a special being.]
[Information Fragment Two: When different Species fuse, the physical aspect isn't troublesome; the real issue lies with the mental aspect. They might succeed, but there's a higher chance of self-destruction.]
Upon seeing this interface, Tang Qi also saw what the boy had become.
He, or it, had lost most of its human characteristics.
There, standing in Tang Qi's living room, was a bloated, ugly half-human, half-Fish Monster, just like Chief Stanna had described, with a thick fish tail for a lower body, naked upper body covered in scales, and a head appearing as if soaked and decayed.
Three human skins were stretched over its form, and the layers supposedly beautiful were now oozing sickening pus and sticky blood, gradually spreading across the blended faces.
Faced with such an ugly monster, it would indeed be difficult for ordinary people to maintain composure.
Especially since its emergence in the room, the intense fishy odor had already become impossible to ignore, reaching a level that interfered with the senses.
It's just a pity that Tang Qi was not an ordinary person.
Completely disregarding the shock of the monster's appearance, he charged into the storm, reaching it in no time to unleash his prepared Skill.
Chaga Fighting Technique!
Sssst!
Sssst sssst!
Fighting Skill typically involves only fists and feet.
But this set of moves from the Saha Continent, now transformed into a Skill by Tang Qi, also included dagger attacks.
So at this moment, the Manatee Sea Demon faced a series of dagger streaks so fast they were nearly phantoms.
The sharp dagger easily cut through the three layers of human skin draped over it, but upon reaching the inner black scales, Tang Qi immediately felt a slippery, tenacious sensation, with most of his force dissipated and the rest only producing a string of sparks upon impact with the black scales.
Unable to break through the scale defenses, his attack didn't provoke anger in the Sea Demon. However, the fact that it had its human skin sliced into tatters drove the Manatee Sea Demon into a frenzy.
"Hissss~"
Another terrifying soundwave erupted at close range, blood gushing simultaneously from Tang Qi's ears, eyes, and nose.
Boom!
Amidst the surging sound of wind, that dreadful fish tail lashed out once more.
Tang Qi deftly dodged, swinging to the Sea Demon's back. A cold dagger light instantly circled to the front, and with a "pffft," it buried into the monster's eye.
Every other place was protected by scales, but the eyes remained vulnerable.
The moment of impact, blood and pus burst out together, splattering onto Tang Qi's hand and began corroding his flesh immediately. Bearing the intense Pain, he yanked out the dagger and prepared to strike again, only to find the steel-made dagger in his hand was now corroded beyond use, riddled with holes.
A strong premonition of danger hit him at that moment; Tang Qi didn't think twice, discarding the dagger and dashing away from the spot with a sprint.
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"Sss~"
"Wuu wuu wuu"
Another Sea Demon Howl, different from the previous ones, this time Tang Qi's house got hit badly. Everything fragile shattered wherever the sonic wave passed, and even sturdier items were forcefully pushed aside, leaving a vast vacuum in its wake.
Despite pushing himself to the brink and bursting out at his highest speed, Tang Qi still couldn't evade it.
"Pfft~"
He began spitting blood mid-air, his forward momentum ceased, and he crashed to the ground like a dead dog.
With a whoosh, before Tang Qi could even assess his injuries, he was snatched up by the throat by a thick and disgusting hand and hoisted violently into the air.
In the chaotic room, the floor was completely covered with slime and pus, and putrid blood splattered everywhere, with the strong stench of fish making it seem like the noisiest seafood market.
Tang Qi coughed up blood laboriously and looked down to see a wounded, ferocious Sea Demon.
Their eyes met, and a vicious and smug expression split open on the Sea Demon's ugly face.
"Tender little mouse."
"I'll eat you up!"
With a loud shout, the Sea Demon's already fierce head suddenly reared back, and its gaping maw, now larger than Tang Qi's own head and lined with serrated teeth like those of a shark, lunged at him.
It clearly intended to bite off Tang Qi's head.
As it prepared to devour him, it fixed him with a pair of dead fish eyes, as if savoring the fear and despair Tang Qi would exhibit at his moment of death.
Unfortunately, what it saw were eyes full of mockery.
"Huh?"
"Not right!"
A foreboding sense just started to dawn on the Sea Demon's mind.
Suddenly, a "click" sounded from a corner of the room.
It turned its head and caught sight of Stanna's perfect yet disheveled face, the unmistakable intent to kill, and the dark barrel of a gun.
"Ha ha ha, this can't even hurt..."
"Bang!"
Before the Sea Demon could finish, its only remaining eye filled with a blinding golden light.
It was fast, but not faster than a bullet.
Chief Stanna's gun skills were good, truly befitting of her position as chief.
So, the next moment, an excruciating howl echoed through the room once more.
But this time it was different, it was more agonized, yet the sonic wave was weakened.
The Manatee Sea Demon lost half of its head; its soggy and decaying cranium, actually possessing decent defensive capabilities, was no match for the surging golden bullet. The three human faces made of skin and the gray mist pouring out were all exceedingly fragile.
Evil-breaking!
Burning!
Two attributes exploded simultaneously, and after a burst of golden light, the Manatee Sea Demon was seriously wounded.
This time, it truly fell into a berserk state.
"Extraordinary Power, and it's the vilest kind of Extraordinary Power."
"I will eat you alive!"
Amid the howling, something unbelievable happened.
From the grey mist surging out of the Sea Demon's blasted half-head, the broken flesh miraculously began to mend at a speed visible to the naked eye, nourished by the mist.
At the same time, two thick and disgusting arms burst from its ribs with "bang bang" sounds, and amidst splattering flesh and blood.
The Sea Demon, whose aura had started to fade, surged violently.
If Tang Qi were to check that special interface at this moment, he would see the status "Merging" changed to "Merging Progress 99.9%."
Who could have thought that a difficult fusion between a human and a demon could enter the final stage due to the stimulation of a Melter Furnace Bullet?
At this moment, the Manatee Sea Demon's appearance was no longer so hideously grotesque, with black scales, a giant fish tail, a sleek head, four sturdy arms, and sinister yellow eyes all over its body.
It no longer resembled a mutated monster, but rather some kind of ancient and evil creature.
It clearly sensed this transformation and began to laugh maniacally.
The human aspects in its voice rapidly vanished, and the monster side took control.
But even so, it did not forget Tang Qi and Stanna; it whipped its fish tail, violently pulling Tang Qi in front of it, intending to stuff him into its mouth, as if it planned to eat Tang Qi first before hunting down Chief Stanna, who clearly posed a greater threat.
The bullet capable of turning into golden light made it exceedingly wary.
Just then, a real change occurred.
A pair of slender but strong hands forcefully stopped its movement, and as it instinctively swung its other three arms to tear Tang Qi to pieces, it was met with an icy voice.
"Look into my eyes!"
Perhaps it was the rage, or perhaps its mind was inherently unstable.
Hearing this voice, the Sea Demon actually turned its head involuntarily, locking eyes with Tang Qi.
Molten Furnace Eye!
When the Sea Demon saw that golden sun, it was stupefied.
The superhuman strength became useless, unable to prevent Tang Qi from slowly raising the barrel of Blood Python No.1, which unlike the gun in Stanna's hands, did possess Extraordinary Power.
As Tang Qi's finger slowly pulled the trigger of Blood Python No.1, a faint blood light shone with a hum, sounding like the misty hum of a dragon.
What followed was a surge of golden light far surpassing anything seen before.
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