Addiction withdrawal.

Something that happens in humans quite often. No matter what kind of addiction it is, it might be an addiction to drugs, alcohol, some types of food, mobile devices, music, movies. People could be addicted to anything and when they are taken off of that and the supply for any of their addiction was cut off, you would see a whole new side of that particular person.

We can see the behavior they never even exhibited. The bravest man will show fear. The strongest man will show weakness, the most loving person would show ruthlessness and the most restrained man will show recklessness.

And currently, Sam figured out that even a strong cultivator is not exactly an exception for this case.

On the third day in the newest settlement, the King has already killed four maids and a local woman who was selected for his orgy which didn't take place.

Aina tried her best to control his urge but he cannot, because the food is still being laced with Aphrodisiac. There is no way to tone down his erection. But there is no way to stop the food. Because that is the only thing that is keeping him in check for a few hours a day and Aina doesn't know it has the aphrodisiacs in them.

If anyone in the sane mind has been in that situation, they would have looked for an anomaly. But only if they met this guy for the first time.

But no one cared about any anomaly, because of the King's crazy quirks, nobody thought that something might have happened to him.

Not until the fourth day, where his arms showed something else.

The muscle that was cut off of his hand because of the sword attack of his wife, didn't heal completely. The healing pills and potions he was taking were not working and the muscle seemed to be overgrown overnight and it is still growing.

At first, he thought that the muscle growth was normal but by that day, there is a lot more growth than it should have been, he could almost see the difference between the sizes of the two arms with his naked eye.

And this muscle overgrowth started hurting him.

He doesn't know why the overgrowth is not stopping, so he stopped taking the pills and potions. But the pain didn't go away.

If only he knew that as long as he didn't eat the food that he gorges down for five to seven times a day, this might have stopped, then he would have been okay.

But he didn't and nobody dared to do anything. Including asking for his well-being, checking up on him or taking care of him.

For the first time, on the fifth day, he remembered the queen he killed and even left the dead body in the middle of the forest as if it was a rotten carcass.

She used to care for him, she used to check upon him. Too bad, he was an asshole.

And when he remembered why he killed her like that, his thoughts led him to Aina, and then his thoughts led him to the warm soothing feeling he gets after having sex with her. And he ran into the room and started roughly doing her without a second thought.

"STOP. NOOO, STOP."

Aina started screaming in pain as she reached several orgasms but the pain overwhelmed the minute pleasure he got.

"Where is it?"

The king muttered which made her stop her screaming as she tried to listen to what he was saying. He didn't care whether she is screaming or not as he just tried his best to get that feeling.

"Where is it? Why could I not feel it?

There is something wrong. There is something hidden.

I couldn't feel it. I want that feeling.

I want the sensation."

He started muttering all kinds of things and he increased his thrusting and almost made her bleed.

"MYYYY KKIIIIIINNG"

She yelled at the top of her lungs and he came out of a daze. He saw the faint trace of blood coming out of her vagina, he immediately left her and went outside.

He ran into the forest to calm himself down and for that reason, he trained for the first time in a few months.

Aina immediately ran to Arona and said.

"He became crazy. I am a lot weaker than the Queen, I couldn't take this like she did. Help me please."

Arona gave her a few more potions and told her to get a rest before she went to send the message to Sam.

Sam who saw the symptoms smiled and sent a reply.

"Wait until you guys enter the forest and for the next settlement or any return.

Before that journey, use the last drug I gave you and I sent a scroll, use your blood and draw a line starting from the center of the scroll and towards the east while you are facing the east and inject your spiritual energy into the scroll.

Use the scroll only after you saw the first symptom listed down on the rest of the note. Good luck and don't go anywhere near him.

If he comes looking for sex use the scroll right away. He would be a beast for quite some time.

So, do be careful if you want to live."

She then proceeded to read the rest of the symptoms and instructions and sent the scroll away with the shadow mouse. She only carried the transference scroll and the last set of drugs to make sure everything goes right.

After two more days, they started their journey and this time the King brought a bunch of women with him from the settlement and he is having sex with them on that elephant-type beast continuously in search of that lost feeling.

Aina still has to recover for a few days, her bones were dislocated because of the rough sex he had.

And the first meal they stopped for after the start of the journey, Arona gave the last drug Sam wanted her to administer and soon after the meal when he was taking a rest something happened.

He clutched his left arm which has muscle overgrowth in pain. This is painful beyond anything he ever experienced.

He could see the overgrown twitching continuously. It is fighting off the original muscle fibers that are already present on the arm as if it was conscious. To be precise the rest of the body is rejecting that piece of muscle tissue.

Even his clutching is more painful than normal. This is the result of another set of experiemental drugs. The ones that are created for torture. It is nowhere near finishing and it causes the pain receptors to become a hundred times more sensitive than normal.

At this moment, a single pinch would feel like a stab wound for him and one can only guess what would happen if he was really stabbed and in a situation like this, he is feeling the pain of muscle tissue being forcefully separated from the rest.

When Arona saw the change, she immediately took out the scroll and got ready to leave but at this moment, Aina came over and took a look at the King's situation and asked.

"What is happening to him?"

"He seems to be in pain. Residual effects to the stab in his arm. It must have injured a sensitive part of the arm.

Go and tell him, he would be okay. Give him a massage."

Aina nodded and left, Arona smirked and waited for the scene to play out. When Aina placed her hands on the muscle tissue and pressed it with her spiritual energy…

"AHHHHHHH…" The king screamed at the top of his lungs and swung his fist at her. She is not as strong as the original queen, to begin with, so she couldn't take the hit and die on the spot.

Arona laughed out loud and activated the scroll and when the King looked in her direction, all he saw is her disappearing in a streak and he got suspicious, before he could run, he felt the pain increased and knelt on the floor.

Arona reappeared in a forest patch and she waited there and soon Sam appeared in that spot on Sky and the first thing he did is give her some robes to cover herself. Since he came out of the city and traveling through the forest, he already wore clothes, this naked roaming around is not his thing.

She was glad to see full clothes, in this tribe anyone who wore clothes is taking an odd one and picked on, even dead and nobody would care.

She covered herself in the robes and felt secure after a long time.

"My beasts would be here with you. There is no strong predator in the surroundings and if there is any problem I would be getting notified immediately. I will come as fast as I can. I have to go back and take care of the King."

With that, he let Yanwu, ape, and Dia out before going back to the spot where the King is still screaming. The twins are also ready to deal with that guy now. They wouldn't be able to find him a weaker state.