Marco’s scream tore through the room before anyone could say a word.It wasn’t a single cry, but a long, broken sound that snapped halfway through, turning into a hoarse roar that barely resembled a human voice.“Stop—STOP—!”His breath caught in his throat, his body stiffened, then convulsed violently. The pain felt endless, arriving all at once, not as a single point, but as waves that emptied his mind completely.He screamed because there was nothing else he could do. Words broke apart in his throat. His breathing became utterly chaotic. His body went rigid, then trembled uncontrollably.Marco begged for it to end, even though he knew it wouldn’t stop anything. But how could his mouth remain silent when it felt as if he were on the brink of death?Every second felt unbearably long. Time seemed to slow down, yet the pain did not lessen in the slightest.Greg and Rapth instinctively turned to look at Jack.Jack did not move.Greg and Rapth swallowed hard, a wave of horror sending chi