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The Beast Race Forbidden Zone, within the Beast God Great Forest.

Clownfish sat on a branch of a towering tree, fiddling with several high-precision drones that clearly did not belong to modern technology. She swung her legs, clad in one black and one white thigh-high stocking, as she pondered a problem.

Second Brother Mad Demon was acting differently from usual.

Mad Demon's cruelty and bloodlust were influenced by his Game Talent.

Normally, unless he encountered a major threat right at the start, Mad Demon wouldn't attack immediately.

He usually left dealing with small fry or NPCs to others.

Only after coming into contact with Death Game Players from an opposing faction would Mad Demon usually start attacking.

But in this game, Mad Demon had gone straight after the Beast Race and slaughtered them.

If it was to get the maximum Points from a Hidden Quest, then Mad Demon's slaughter this time hadn't wiped out the entire Beast Race.

He had merely slaughtered them until rivers of blood ran through their territory, until they were afraid, until they submitted, and then he stopped.

This was clearly unreasonable.

Compared to completing a Hidden Quest, it seemed more like... venting his anger?

Beneath Clownfish's clown mask, her eyebrows lifted slightly. Something felt wrong. "Second Brother, how could he be feeling such strong emotions?"

"Could it be..."

"By rights... that shouldn't be possible..."

In the Asylum Second Team, Mad Demon usually took Clownfish's advice on most tactical matters.

But this time, he wasn't taking anyone's advice. Instead, he stood beneath the Beast Race Totem with his eyes closed, lost in thought.

Mad Demon was already brutal and numb. In this state, even Clownfish didn't dare approach him.

Normally, given the Asylum's habits, if they could leave the area they were in, they wouldn't stay