"Sorry, you mentioned that you once killed a Resentful Soul; could you tell me which Spell you used?"
Tang Qi walked up to the blond youth, who was in a state of self-doubt, maintaining a polite distance, and asked with a curious expression.
Under other circumstances or at any other time, this blond youth named Ryan would have promptly tucked the album in his hands away, not allowing anyone to pry into it.
In his view, it was his future security.
Ever since an accident led him to encounter the Mysterious World and discover that the ancient album left by his grandfather contained drawings of various kinds of Monsters, complete with numerous Demon Hunting Spells, he had embarked on the path of a Bounty Hunter.
He even pulled together several others with similar "interests" to form a team.
Moreover, the one time he used a Spell from the album to vanquish a Resentful Soul and received a substantial reward, success had also brought some cohesion to the team.
But now, another test had come.
Perhaps it was due to Tang Qi's deceiving appearance and the distance he kept that made him likable, plus the fact that all eyes were on them at the moment, and with his thoughts in disarray, Ryan began flipping through the album subconsciously upon hearing Tang Qi's words.
The entire album, in fact, was roughly made, bound together with a material similar to linen ropes, each page rarely repeating in texture, and the depicted Monsters or Ghosts not particularly uncommon.
At least, they could be found anywhere within the "Monster Records."
Quickly, Ryan turned to that page.
Unlike the others, the paper of this page was exceedingly thin and nearly transparent.
Depicted there was an image of the Death God, with a ghostly figure shrouded in a wide black cloak, two red lights flickering, and a fearsome scythe that seemed ready to fall at any moment.
Beneath the illustration was a line of extremely complex and Abnormal Spells.
"Hum"
At that moment, indeed, a faint glow appeared in Tang Qi's eyes.
[Curio: Death God's Rant.]
[State: fragment.]
[Information Fragment One: In the ancient times, a fortunate yet unfortunate young man accidentally entered a state of suspended animation, during which he overheard the Death God's rants repeatedly over three years, and upon awakening, he recorded them, thus creating a monumental Transcendent tome, "Death God's Rant."]
[Information Fragment Two: The actions of the young man angered the Death God, and after writing down the last rant, he was taken by the Death God, while the rants became indistinct due to the Death God's curse, with only a few pages remaining.]
[Information Fragment Three: Using the fragments, one can practice the "Spirit Medium" Profession, but there is a risk of angering the Death God again.]
Initially shocked by the sheer amount of Information Fragments that flowed before his eyes, Tang Qi understood upon reading the content.
Generally speaking, the higher the Transcendent Level of a Curio, the more Information Fragments it contains.
Of course, this isn't absolute but rather a minor pattern.
"Turns out it's a Curio that can lead one into the domain of Professionals, and judging by the description, its Transcendent Level must be quite high."
"This does explain why he was able to kill the Resentful Soul; living beings that hear the Death God's rants tend to meet with Misfortune, and a Resentful Soul that is not particularly powerful can only expect Death as an outcome."
"So it seems, this youth indeed has the potential to become a Spirit Medium, otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to learn the Death God's Rant."
Tang Qi casually glanced over the Spell on that fragment, just to understand it without any intent to practice it. He had already offended the Witch of Misfortune from an Exotic Realm and didn't want to provoke a Death God from some unknown Plane. Moreover, compared to Spells, Tang Qi believed that his Melting Furnace Power would be far more terrifying to a Resentful Soul.
These thoughts concluded as soon as Ryan flipped to that page.
Mind returning to the matter at hand, the tense, chaotic, and horror-filled atmosphere inside the hall spread out again, attempting to engulf Tang Qi as well.
Tang Qi signaled Ryan to put away the album, then walked to the center of the auditorium, in front of the brazier.
Because of the burning of many herbs and things like ointments, and the addition of that disgusting pus, there was now a puddle of black and yellow liquid in the brazier that looked nasty, but it emitted a sweet fragrance so enticing that it made people involuntarily swallow their saliva.
And it was extremely strong.
Tang Qi, under the astonished gazes of everyone, slowly squatted down, his hands lifting the brazier. During this process, his voice rang out.
"Moon Wheel Flower, egg-holding orchids, Thornless Grass with Euphorbia Poison Ivy Juice, and a human fat solution, burned together, can indeed exude a sweet aroma that is lethal to spider-type abnormalities, but this method has overlooked one possibility."
"Such traps can only work on wild demons, but what if the demon hiding within Messer University is... a transformed human?"
"Hiss~"
No sooner had Tang Qi finished speaking than a commotion immediately broke out in the auditorium, and before the crowd could react to the news, Tang Qi suddenly took a few steps forward and flung the basin of liquid towards a relatively secluded corner of the auditorium.
There stood two people.
A slender, professionally dressed beautiful lady and a muscular man with a physique like a bodybuilder.
The two, one was Professor Rick Cassel's assistant, and the other a guard at the school.
As soon as they saw Tang Qi throw the basin of liquid at them, they subconsciously showed terror on their faces, but the female teaching assistant seemed to quickly react, grabbing the guard who was about to dodge and then yelled out sharply, "It's okay, we are not..."
"Sizzle"
Before the beautiful assistant could finish her words, her entire body seemed to be splashed with strong acid, with a ghastly sound coming forth, followed by the melting of her skin, like an iron pressed into cheese, yellow and sticky liquid bubbling out.
The guard next to her suffered the same fate.
However, everyone had no time to feel sympathy, as they were immediately petrified by the terrifying scene that appeared next.
While the teaching assistant and the guard screamed, their lower bodies began to swell, and long, thick black hair grew out, with the swollen belly of a spider emerging. Their upper bodies also began to twist, the beautiful face transforming into a Blood Bowl with a flat nose, and three Ruby eyes that were now stained with filth appeared utterly evil.
"Hiss~"
"Hiss hiss"
The two transformed spider demons, now with a total of six eyeballs, all fixed on Tang Qi.
It was this little thing that had exposed them.
Their first thought was to tear this youth into two and devour him.
But as they wailed and looked over, Tang Qi mysteriously smiled at them, then sidestepped with a move to reveal Stanna, who had long since raised her handgun behind him.
Bang!
Bang!
Accompanied by the sound of gunfire, two azure lights pierced into the heads of the two demons, their tough skulls rendered fragile by the power of the Sea Demon Bullet, and before everyone's eyes, their skulls were blown open, their brain pulp exploding outward.
Their bodies, far superior to humans, also thudded to the ground.
Dead!
Although everyone couldn't believe it and felt everything before them was like a dream because it happened too fast, too fast for anyone to react.
They just saw a youth come up, explain something, and then suddenly throw the disgusting yet super fragrant liquid towards the female teaching assistant and the head of the guards, followed by the appearance of two spider demons, and then instantly their heads were blown off by the domineering police chief.
But dead was dead, corpses don't lie.
Everyone had no choice but to accept this fact, and then after a moment of being stunned, they burst into cheers together.