Human Skin Paste

Bang!

Bang! Bang!

One shot after another, without pause.

Tang Qi was badly injured, with searing pain coming from every part of his body. Yet the hand gripping the gun remained steady. He poured all his remaining strength into it, firing shot after shot in a steady rhythm.

The first bullet blew apart the half of the Siren's head that had been restored.

The second blew apart the other half.

The third and fourth shattered its torso.

The fifth destroyed its limbs.

The sixth obliterated that fat fish tail.

When the final bullet turned into Golden Flame and blasted the fish tail into chunks of flesh that rained everywhere, Tang Qi finally saw a strange humanoid figure formed from murky gray mist fly out from the corpse fragments covering the ground.

The shadow looked almost exactly like the Dugong Sea Demon on the outside. The only difference was its face, a grotesque mixture of human and Siren features that continuously tore apart and fused together. It screamed as it fled toward the house.

Until a palm glittering with golden light suddenly shot out and grabbed its tail.

Boom!

The tragedy that had once befallen the Bronx Dog-Faced Man was now suffered by the Dugong Sea Demon as well.

When it was struck by the Furnace Bullet, it could still scream.

But once golden flames ignited in Tang Qi's palm, it could only make a token attempt to struggle before turning into ash.

At that moment, despite being prepared for it, Tang Qi was still startled by the commotion inside his mind.

He felt a sudden rumble as his head began to tremble violently.

When he had devoured the Dog-Faced Human's soul, what he gained had been a small stream.

But now, what Tang Qi felt was a tide composed entirely of golden motes, surging from his palm into his mind and entering that gray mist space.

There, Tang Qi watched as the small region where golden light rose and fell expanded with a thunderous roar, growing to twice its original size.

What followed was wave after wave of warm yet scorching energy, coursing through every limb and bone in his body.

Tang Qi felt as though he were inside a furnace. With every breath, it was as though he exhaled flames.

The wounds all over his body, inflicted by the Dugong Sea Demon, rapidly healed as the scorching energy flowed through them. Even the old injury on his arm began healing faster again. Before the itchy numbness of new flesh could spread, it was drowned beneath wave after wave of burning sensation.

Streams of fiery steam poured from Tang Qi's body one after another.

They evaporated every last bit of disgusting slime and pus in the room. The smell, however, was truly awful, nearly choking Stana unconscious.

But Tang Qi had no time to care about that.

Pain and pleasure mixed together, and he nearly groaned aloud.

Forcibly suppressing those sensations, he looked at himself.

The Special Interface appeared. Just as Tang Qi had guessed, the skill section had changed.

And not just one skill.

Under Tang Qi's gaze, the progress of the Meditation Method changed from 0.01%. The golden light twisted, then abruptly leaped to 0.2%.

The twentyfold increase nearly made Tang Qi jump with joy.

Even more surprising was that the words "Beginner" had finally appeared after Furnace Eyes, while its progress had directly jumped to 0.1%.

The progress of the third skill, Chaga Combat Technique, had likewise risen quickly before finally stopping at 0.15%.

Once everything settled, not only had Tang Qi's injuries fully healed, but all three skills he possessed had received enormous boosts.

The increase in progress was not merely for show. Tang Qi could feel that he had become stronger.

If he fought the Dugong Sea Demon again now, he definitely would not be in such a sorry state.

This time, Tang Qi had taken a great advantage in being able to shoot the Dugong Sea Demon dead.

Though both existed within the Supernatural Realm, the gap in strength between them was immense.

Tang Qi possessed Chaga Combat Technique and the Meditation Method, as well as a Supernatural Firearm. Yet fundamentally, he was still human. His physical abilities might surpass those of his peers, but they could not compare to professional fighters.

The Dugong Sea Demon, meanwhile, possessed inhuman strength and speed, as well as the skill Siren's Wail.

Later, when it entered the final stage of fusion, it even seemed to be transforming into some ancient Supernatural Creature. If it had succeeded, the result would have been unimaginable.

Tang Qi had been able to kill it because of his planning. He had not revealed Blood Python No. 1 in advance, instead using himself as bait. He fought it with Combat Techniques, paid the price of severe injury, and drew its attention so Stana could fire that crucial shot.

Although Blood Python No. 1 had not fired the shot, the Furnace Bullet was still a supernatural weapon of destruction. It had blown apart half of the Siren's head.

Though that had also accelerated its evolution, it still created a precious opening.

Furnace Eyes!

The intimidation effect!

It lasted only one second. Under other circumstances, it could accomplish nothing.

But in battle, one second was enough to decide life and death.

The Siren gave Tang Qi the chance to draw Blood Python No. 1, and it even exposed its head completely. It had practically handed its life over to Tang Qi.

Every Furnace Bullet fired from Blood Python No. 1 was several times more powerful than before.

So even though it had already evolved more than halfway, it was useless.

"Cough... cough, cough!"

"Let me help you!"

Tang Qi had just finished sensing the changes within his body when the scorching steam finally dispersed. A tall figure rushed over and, without a word, nearly hugged him as she helped him up. Clearly, Chief Inspector Stana believed Tang Qi was badly injured.

Being held by Stana was rather pleasant, with her soft warmth and faint fragrance.

But Tang Qi still pulled free at that moment, indicating that he was fine. Then he headed straight toward the spot where the dead Siren had become a pile of flesh.

Spoils!

Tang Qi was in such a hurry because he had spotted quite a few spoils.

Among the disgusting chunks of flesh scattered across the floor were three items, each emitting a faint, eerie glow visible only to Tang Qi.

"Curios, and three of them."

Tang Qi could practically feel his heartbeat suddenly quicken.

Ignoring the disgusting flesh and blood, he walked over and picked up the three items one by one.

The first was a shell-shaped box.

When he opened it, it was filled with an unknown pale yellow ointment. A rich fragrance immediately spread through the air.

"What is that?"

Stana's curious voice came from beside him.

Her beautiful eyes were fixed on the box of ointment in Tang Qi's hand. Her nose twitched slightly, and a desire rose from deep within her heart.

She had a feeling that this ointment was something good.

Tang Qi was highly sensitive to emotions, so he clearly sensed Stana's thoughts at that moment.

Glancing at the Special Interface that had appeared above the ointment, a curve formed at the corner of Tang Qi's mouth.

He proactively handed the ointment to Stana and said casually, "This is a supernatural item. It keeps a woman's skin in its best condition for thirty years."

"Really?"

The moment she heard Tang Qi's words, Stana's eyes immediately lit up.

Women probably could not resist that kind of promise.

Stana almost instinctively sped up and took the ointment. Just as she began considering whether she should abuse her authority to keep such a good thing for herself—

Tang Qi's next words drifted over.

"Its name is... Human Skin Paste."

"Ah!"

The moment Tang Qi finished speaking, Stana took a second to understand the meaning of those words, then immediately threw the ointment in her hand away.

Fortunately, Tang Qi reacted quickly. Otherwise, the one enjoying that "supernatural beauty treatment" would have been Tang Qi's floor.