Tang Qi could not comprehend Howard Loring's pathological thinking, but at this moment, he felt a disgustingly palpable danger.

He naturally did not wish to follow the arrangements of this already mad "human container," and if there were no concerns to consider, with his past style, the current Howard Loring would already be a dead dog.

However, at this moment, he suddenly smiled.

Tang Qi directly gave Rose a reassuring look, then immediately reached out to lightly encircle her waist with one hand, while taking Rose's hand with the other, exerting a slight force, and in an instant, both of their figures left their original spot, entering the cleared space, starting to dance to the murmuring chants of the girl.

Rose Madeline is a scholar, but her family background also meant she was at least specialized in dance.

The awkward one was Tang Qi, though he possessed many strange "Skills," none of them included dance. Unfortunately for him, the "Mysterious Hair Tie" that gifted him an abundance of skills, even making him directly into a linguist, did not include dance.

But his strong physique allowed him to quickly catch up to Rose's steps.

And in the moment of contact, Tang Qi used the "Body Control Spell" to eliminate the "Confinement" on Rose's body, her physique being that of a normal human female, and the power Howard cast was not strong.

The moment she regained the ability to speak, Rose was extremely anxious to speak up.

But Tang Qi quickly blinked at her, transmitting a message, and Rose first showed a surprised look, then with a slight tilt of her head, nodded slightly, beginning to cooperate with Tang Qi, and even most considerately, started to teach him some dance steps.

With Tang Qi's learning ability, it naturally didn't take long for him to acquire the new "Skill" of "Dance," though for now he knew only one routine.

This "harmonious" scene made Howard Loring, still holding an axe nearby, twist all over.

His handsome face was now flushed, mingling with pain, excitement, and some indescribable desires, he was staring fixedly at the two in a teaching state, grinding his teeth, his mouth stretched to the extreme, saliva and blood flowing together, dripping.

His emotions seemed to also be reflected in his body.

Some subtle "Mutations" started occurring.

His skin, dense flesh buds like minced meat spilling from a "mincer," started erupting wildly, and every now and then, flesh buds like "suction cups" spun open, revealing layers upon layers of teeth beneath, a large bulge rising on his back.

In silence, the pustule broke open, and dozens of pink tentacles drooped down.

Howard started moving, step by step he approached the two, seemingly engrossed in "Dance," in utter silence, like a filthy, writhing shadow, and as the song reached its climax, Howard appeared behind Tang Qi.

His gaze met with Rose Madeline's.

He said soundlessly:

"Don't be sad, don't feel sorrow, this is just a small experiment, to confirm if I can still feel pain, feel happiness."

"The result of the experiment is good, so this is a beginning, starting from the most minor 'play,' you will definitely love this game."

"We are destined to be entwined with each other, my angel, my Rose Madeline, you will soon become just like me, husband and wife should be alike, after all."

As his voice echoed in Rose's mind, he also swung the axe in his hand from behind, chopping towards Tang Qi's neck.

In Howard Loring's mind, he had already anticipated the upcoming scene: Tang Qi's fragile neck being cut open by the axe's blade, and as his head fell, bright red blood would spurt like a fountain, sprinkling onto his wife dressed in a gorgeous gown... a sick, yet incredibly beautiful sight, like a painting.

This second, Howard was almost about to let out an unbearable scream.

From childhood, his threshold for sensation was abnormally high.

His emotions, too, were unlike those of normal people.

To feel happiness and pain, he had done a series of unthinkable things.

Essentially, he was like a "perfectly disguised" monster, mingling amongst humans.

After returning from the "Mysterious," he became an actual monster.

He suddenly realized, his threshold had gotten even higher.

The act of trying to destroy his wife only brought him a tiny, inconsequential pleasure.

But now, he suddenly experienced twice as much, even more complex feelings.

Perhaps, as the Pollution deepened, his threshold would become even higher, and after using all kinds of means, he would soon grow tired of his wife.

But at least for this moment, he couldn't suppress his palpitations:

"Happiness, pain, humiliation... ah, how wonderful."

"Blast"

The ghastly scream from Howard stopped abruptly, and what also halted was the axe in his hand.

Tang Qi's hand, originally lightly wrapped around Rose Madeline's waist, suddenly clenched onto the exceptionally sharp axe blade, regardless of Howard's flesh buds-covered, suction-like arms bursting with an inhuman strength, he could not even slightly budge that pale hand.

Faced with this "Transformation," Howard Loring did not show a hint of terror.

On the contrary, he seemed even more excited.

"A new scene begins, the third party who steals the wife of another suddenly becomes a valiant hero who daringly enters the Demon Cave, now confronting the deranged husband, the evil ghost that crawled out from the depths of hell..."

"This script is even worse!"

"Boom"

Amid the criticisms, a fist interrupted Howard.

Tang Qi's punch landed on his face, unleashing real monstrous strength, and Rose, who was very close, clearly heard the sound of his skull shattering. Under her gaze, her "husband" was directly smashed away.

His already mutating body was embedded into the wall.

If he were a normal human, he would already be a pile of flesh.

But Howard seemed to have sustained no damage at all, even though his skull had been crushed to bits by Tang Qi. He lifted up his deformed head, wearing a smile with thick saliva dripping steadily down.

His body's mutations accelerated, those sprouting flesh began to grow and entangle, forming strips of pink "muscle" which writhed, devouring all unnecessary tissue, and creating "suckers" with stacked sharp teeth that snapped open and closed.

His head gradually elongated, a tongue covered in barbs reached out, licking the fallen flesh, revealing a cluster of entwined muscles underneath, as well as a pair of eyes completely overtaken by sickness.

Behind his body, a group of tentacles covered in teeth and suckers surged out like intestines with a "rushing" sound, forcibly prying him out from within the wall.

In the blink of an eye, a monster three meters tall, exuding pollution, made its appearance inside the large house.

It stepped forward, crushing the flooring, moving towards the two of them.

A nauseating voice came through: "Isn't it a surprise? This is my reward for returning from hell, an utterly mesmerizing power."

Howard seemed to be fully immersed in a sick "game", as he moved towards them, the tentacles on his back growing frantically, almost to the point of bursting the entire house. He was anticipating seeing the expression of fear on Tang Qi and his wife's faces.

What he saw, however, was undisguised mockery.

Tang Qi suddenly reached out, embraced Rose, slowly lifted one foot, and addressed the dumbfounded Howard with a smile, "Let me give you a surprise too, Mr. Howard Roland."

As his words fell, Tang Qi's foot came down.

Boom!

The entire "Lovcek 426" house seemed to endure the trample of a prehistoric monster, as the first crack from the floor rapidly spread throughout, and soon the building declared its disintegration, completely collapsing from inside out.

A cloud of dust erupted into the air, and an intense and unexpected sensation of weightlessness suddenly descended on the three of them.

"Where is this...?"

Despite having received a hint from Tang Qi, Rose still showed surprise upon suddenly seeing the new environment.

Then, she recognized the place immediately:

Atop an immense, sacred mountain engulfed in darkness and nihility, lightnings and thunders like "long spears" rained down from the mysterious heights above, while a seemingly endless abyss gaped below, an abyss swallowing everything.

All three were falling.

"Holy Eagle Nest!"

Rose exclaimed with surprise, as silhouettes started to emerge from the darkness around.

One of them appeared directly in front of the three.

With curiosity, Tang Qi cast his gaze over.

This was an elderly black man wearing a white suit, who seemed very old, his face covered with liver spots, and he always wore a smile that seemed to infect anyone. He first nodded to Rose Madeline, then turned to Tang Qi, and to the still transforming Howard Roland.

This was why Tang Qi had been willing to indulge in Howard Roland's sick demands; he had been buying time.

The moment he received Rose's plea for help and guessed that his friend's husband, who returned from the "Mysterious", had become extremely dangerous, he had directly contacted the Holy Eagle Nest Society.

Although he could also have reached out to official bodies, the World Tree or the Ancient Mystical Vault, he was not a "Member" of these organizations, and initiating contact might have caused unforeseen complications.

In contrast, the Holy Eagle Nest Society was more appropriate.

Although Tang Qi was a new member, his status among the high ranks was no secret, so when he relayed the intelligence, the Holy Eagle Nest Society moved without hesitation. A "Devouring Beast" in the heart of Eagle's Nest City was a fatal threat to the Federation.

He had held Howard Roland back inside the house and distracted him.

Meanwhile, the Eagle's Nest Association had silently extracted the area surrounding "Lovcek 426" and pulled it up to the peak of Holy Eagle Nest Mountain.

Howard Roland was just a sickly "human container" who gained some power through pollution; in the Extraordinary World, he was far from top combat strength. The real threat was the Devouring Beast fused within him, whose ultimate form was the Dark Dominator.

"Lord Chairman!"

Tang Qi quickly absorbed the Information Fragments bursting forth in his mind, recognizing the identity of this elderly black man before him—one of the five "Chairmen" of the Holy Eagle Nest Society.

Seeing no surprise on Tang Qi's face at the arrival of a Chairman, he nodded towards the old man, and then let the force emerging from the darkness wrap around them, disappearing into the void.

At the same time, the black elder turned to look at Howard Roland.

"You need to be contained!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Accompanying the old man's smiling words, white-hot, fierce lightnings and thunders poured down like a torrential downpour, targeting the completely unrecognizable form of Howard Roland.

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