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Bang!
Bang! Bang!
One shot followed by another, incessantly.
Tang Qi was severely injured, pain shooting through his body, but his grip on the gun was steady, channeling the remaining strength into it with rhythmic shots.
The first bullet shattered the restored half of the Sea Demon's head.
The second, the other half exploded too.
The third, fourth, and fifth bullets destroyed its limbs and torso.
The sixth bullet targeted the plump fish tail.
As the last bullet transformed into golden light flames, blasting the fish tail into a shower of flesh, Tang Qi finally saw a strange human figure, made of gray mist, flying out from the scattered remains on the ground.
This shadow resembled the Manatee Sea Demon almost exactly; the only difference being a face, intermingling human and Sea Demon features, constantly tearing and merging while screaming and fleeing toward the house.
It was there when a hand gleaming with golden light suddenly reached out, grasping its tail.
"Boom."
The tragedy that once befell the Blank Dog-faced Man was now being experienced by the Manatee Sea Demon.
It could scream when hit by the Molten Furnace Bullet.
But as Tang Qi's palm ignited with golden flames, it could only struggle, then turned to ash.
At this moment, even though he was prepared, Tang Qi was still startled by the activity in his mind.
He felt his head shake violently.
Originally, when consuming the Dog-faced Man's soul, he gained a small stream.
But at this moment, Tang Qi felt a tide composed entirely of golden light points gather from his palm to his head, entering that gray mist space.
There, Tang Qi watched a certain area infused with golden light abruptly expand by twice its size.
Following this, waves of warm yet scorching air surged forth, coursing through his limbs and bones.
Tang Qi felt as if he were inside a furnace, each breath seemed to spout flames.
The parts of his body severely injured by the Manatee Sea Demon rapidly healed as the scorching air passed through them, and even old wounds on his arms healed faster, barely starting to itch before being overwhelmed by the burning sensation.
Wave after wave of fiery steam emanated from Tang Qi's body.
It evaporated all the disgusting pus and slime within the room entirely, the smell almost knocked Chief Stanna unconscious.
Yet, at this moment, Tang Qi could hardly care about these things.
With pain and relief intertwined, he almost moaned aloud.
Suppressing these sensations, he looked at himself.
The special interface popped up, the skill section, as Tang Qi predicted, had changed.
And not just one.
Under Tang Qi's gaze, the Meditation Method's progress leaped from 0.01%, with golden light twisting, suddenly to 0.2%.
A twenty-fold increase almost made Tang Qi jump for joy.
Even more exciting was the progress of Molten Furnace Eye, finally displaying "Beginner", jumping directly to 0.1%.
The third skill, Chaga Fighting Technique's progress, also rapidly rose, finally settling at 0.15%.
When everything was settled, not only was Tang Qi's injury completely recovered, but all three of his skills also experienced significant enhancement.
The increase in progress wasn't just for show; Tang Qi could feel himself becoming much stronger.
If he were to confront the Manatee Sea Demon now, he definitely would not be in such dire straits.
This time, Tang Qi was able to kill the Manatee Sea Demon, having gotten quite the advantage.
As both exist in the Transcendent Domain, yet their forces differ greatly.
Tang Qi possesses Chaga Fighting Technique and Meditation Method, along with an extraordinary gun, but fundamentally remains human, his physical capabilities at most surpassing his peers, yet unable to compete with professional Fighting Masters.
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And the Manatee Sea Demon possessed inhuman strength and speed, along with the Skill of Sea Demon Howl.
Even later, when entering the final fusion stage, it seemed to be transforming into some kind of ancient Extraordinary Creature. Once successful, it would become unimaginably powerful.
Tang Qi managed to kill it by strategically planning. He didn't expose Blood Python One beforehand; he used himself as bait, engaged in close combat using Fighting Skill, suffered severe injuries to draw its attention, allowing Stanna to fire the critical shot.
Although he didn't fire Blood Python One, the Molten Furnace Bullet was still an Extraordinary Weapon that exploded half of its head.
This also triggered its evolution, but it still provided a precious gap.
Molten Furnace Eye!
Shock effect!
Only one second was available; at any other time, nothing could be done.
But in combat, one second is enough to determine life or death.
The Sea Demon gave Tang Qi the opportunity to use Blood Python One and completely exposed its own head, almost handing its life over to Tang Qi.
The Molten Furnace Bullets fired from Blood Python One, each one's power massively increased compared to before.
So by then, even though it had mostly evolved, it was ineffective.
"Cough~cough cough"
"I'm here to help you!"
Right after Tang Qi felt the changes inside him, the burning steam also dissipated at this moment. A tall figure ran over, almost immediately half-supporting him up without a word, clearly, in Chief Stanna's view, Tang Qi was seriously injured.
Although being held by Stanna, the warmth and faint fragrance were enjoyable.
However, at this moment, Tang Qi still managed to break free, indicating he was alright, and then walked directly to where the Sea Demon had become a pile of shreds of flesh.
Spoils!
Tang Qi was so eager because he saw numerous spoils.
Among the disgusting chunks of flesh on the ground, there were three items emitting a faint ghost light visible only to Tang Qi.
"Curios, and three of them."
Tang Qi could almost feel his heart beating, suddenly and intensely.
Ignoring the disgusting flesh, he went straight over and picked up the three items.
The first was a shell-shaped box.
Upon opening, it was filled with an unknown pale yellow ointment, and a rich fragrance instantly wafted out.
"What is this?"
Beside him, Stanna's curious voice came.
Her beautiful eyes looked at the ointment in Tang Qi's hand, her nose twitching slightly, an innate desire emerging.
She felt that the ointment was something beneficial.
Tang Qi was very sensitive to emotions, so he clearly sensed Stanna's thoughts at this time.
Glancing at the special interface that popped up above the ointment, Tang Qi's mouth curved slightly.
He handed the ointment to Stanna, then casually said, "This is an Extraordinary Item; its purpose is to keep a woman's skin in perfect condition for thirty years."
"Really?"
As soon as Stanna heard what Tang Qi said, her eyes immediately sparkled.
Probably no woman could resist those words.
Stanna almost subconsciously hastened to take the ointment, her mind starting to consider whether she should keep this treasure for herself.
Then another sentence from Tang Qi softly followed.
"Its name is... Human Skin Ointment."
"Ah~"
Once Tang Qi's words fell, it took Stanna a second to realize the implication of those three words, and she almost immediately threw the ointment away.
Luckily, Tang Qi was quick to catch it; otherwise, the one to enjoy this "Extraordinary beauty treatment" would have been Tang Qi's floor.