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Another world has arrived, and the evil villain wants to starve the food anchor to death?


Lin Qifan activated the dimensional crossing system, pinched sushi with his left hand to trigger the Food Wars God’s Tongue, and threw a pizza with his right hand to summon the Pirate King Luffy for thirty seconds!


When the Green Tea Daughter overturned the tomato pot, he took out the snail noodle bomb: My friends in the live broadcast room, do you want to get the SSR character in exchange for this wave of dark cuisine three times in a row?


The head maid split the star-gazing pie with a flash of her sword, and the noble emblem was hidden under the dining table; the Straw Hat Captain held up the golden fried rice as a bounty, and new combat power would be unlocked every time the foodie’s points increased by one million.


From the Cooking Master Boy to the Demon Slayer Breathing Technique cuisine, Lin Qifan’s hot pot base is stewing a destiny-changing recipe that will overturn the alien world – this time, the live broadcast reward is aimed at the taste buds of the whole world!

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Chapter 54: The Judge’s Secret Revealed
“The game… is over…” The judge’s voice was like an ancient bell, with a hint of creepy echo, reverberating in the food fantasy.
The sound was long and lingering, as if it came from deep underground. Every note was like a heavy hammer, striking hard on everyone’s heart.
To the auditory sense, the voice is low and hoarse, as if it has been repeatedly honed over the years, with a sense of decay and vicissitudes.
The illusion itself began to distort, and the originally enticing fragrance turned into a disgusting stench, as if something was rotting.
Visually, the originally colorful and beautifully displayed delicacies began to become blurred, with their outlines distorted and deformed, as if they were being kneaded by an invisible giant hand.
The dishes that once exuded an attractive luster were now covered with black spots, as if they had been eroded by plague.
To the touch, the air around them became sticky, as if a layer of sticky film was wrapped around everyone, making it difficult to breathe.
Lin Qifan couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows as he looked at the strange scene in front of him.
His eyes scanned the illusion, revealing a hint of vigilance.
He is not some little white rabbit that can be slaughtered at will.
In this strange world, he has experienced countless challenges and dangers, and has already developed a strong will and keen insight.
The presiding judge’s mysterious attitude actually aroused his curiosity.
It was as if a fire was burning in his heart, driving him to uncover the secret behind the presiding judge.
“Closing work early?” He murmured in a low voice with a hint of amusement in his tone, “It seems that the show is just beginning.” His voice was very soft, but it was particularly clear in this silent illusion.
He keenly felt that the identity of the presiding judge was by no means simple.
This sudden change and this attitude of controlling everything all point to one possibility – the Chief Judge is inextricably linked to the “Dimension Traveler System”.
He recalled every detail of his arrival in this strange world, including the tasks issued by the system. Each task was like a carefully designed trap, guiding him forward.
Li Yaxuan felt the calmness and confidence emanating from Lin Qifan, which was like a reassurance pill, calming her originally flustered heart.
She placed her hand lightly on Lin Qifan’s arm, and applied a little force with her fingers, as if trying to gain strength in this way.
There was a hint of determination in her eyes, which was her trust in Lin Qifan.
She gently squeezed Lin Qifan’s hand, her eyes firm: “No matter what happens, I will be by your side.” Her voice was gentle, but full of strength.
That’s right. This is a man who can turn dark cuisine into Michelin three-star dishes. What else can stump him?
Li Yaxuan silently gave Lin Qifan a thumbs up in her heart.
She thought of Lin Qifan busy in the kitchen, his focused expression, as if the whole world was left with only him and the ingredients in his hands.
Erza, the fairy queen, was also looking around vigilantly at this moment, holding her sword tightly in her hand.
Her body was slightly arched, like a cheetah ready to attack at any time.
She was once controlled by the presiding judge, and the feeling of fear and helplessness is still fresh in her memory.
Now, her vigilance towards the presiding judge has reached its peak, ready to deal with any emergency at any time.
“There is definitely something wrong with this guy.” Erza whispered, her eyes as sharp as a hawk, closely watching the judge’s every move.
Her voice was low and cold, carrying an unquestionable intimidation.
Her ears moved slightly, capturing every sound around her, afraid of missing any subtle changes.
Lin Qifan began to observe his surroundings quietly, trying to find some clues.
His gaze stayed on the presiding judge for a moment, then slowly moved to the surrounding environment.
The presiding judge’s behavior, words, and even the aura he exuded became the focus of Lin Qifan’s attention.
He noticed that after the Chief Judge stopped chanting, the scepter in his hand emitted a faint light, which was extremely similar to the interface light he saw when he started the system before.
The light was light blue and flickered, like a mysterious signal.
Moreover, the spell chanted by the presiding judge before was somewhat similar to the tone of the system prompt sound, but it was deeper and more weird.
Lin Qifan closed his eyes and carefully recalled the spell chanted by the presiding judge, trying to find some clues from it.
His brows were slightly furrowed, and a thoughtful look appeared on his face.
“System… Presiding Judge…” Lin Qifan chewed these two words over and over in his mind, and a bold guess gradually formed in his mind.
Could it be that… the presiding judge is the system itself?
This idea was like a flash of lightning, instantly illuminating Lin Qifan’s thoughts.
His heartbeat accelerated involuntarily, a mixture of excitement and nervousness. If this was true, then many things would make sense.
For example, why does the Chief Judge have such powerful strength, why can he control Erza, and why does he hold this “cooking competition”.
“Cooking competition…” Lin Qifan’s eyes fell on the delicacies that had begun to rot, and a strange feeling suddenly arose in his heart.
His eyes became profound, as if he saw something deeper through these delicacies.
Is this competition really just to select the best chef?
He recalled the tasks issued by the system and the rewards he received after completing each task, and always felt that something was wrong.
These tasks seem to be guiding him to continuously improve his strength, but who will these strengths ultimately serve?
The answer seems to be obvious.
Lin Qifan took a deep breath, suppressed the shock in his heart, and continued to look for more evidence.
His eyes became more determined and his steps became more steady.
He carefully observed every movement and every look of the presiding judge, trying to find more flaws.
Li Yaxuan stood silently beside Lin Qifan and provided him with support.
Her eyes never left Lin Qifan. She could feel the calmness and wisdom emanating from Lin Qifan, which made her feel at ease.
Her heart is full of trust and dependence
As the investigation deepened, Lin Qifan discovered that the presiding judge seemed to be guiding the direction of the competition intentionally or unintentionally.
The ingredients he chooses, the rules he sets, and even his comments on each dish all seem to have a purpose.
“What on earth does this guy want to do?” Lin Qifan muttered to himself.
His heart was full of doubts and confusion; he didn’t understand what the presiding judge’s real intention was.
He discovered that the real purpose of the judge holding this “cooking competition” did not seem to be to select the best chef, but to collect some kind of energy.
And this energy seems to have some connection with the “Dimension Traveler System”.
“Could it be…he wants to use the power of the system?” Lin Qifan frowned tightly.
A feeling of uneasiness surged in his heart, and he was worried that he and the people around him would fall into a huge conspiracy.
He thought of the tasks that the system had issued before. Those seemingly simple tasks seemed to have some conspiracy hidden behind them.
He began to doubt whether he really understood the system and whether he really controlled his own destiny.
In this strange world, he always thought that he was moving forward according to the guidance of the system, but he never thought that there might be such a secret hidden behind the system.
At this moment, the presiding judge suddenly turned his head and his eyes fell on Lin Qifan.
There seemed to be a barely perceptible gleam of light in those empty eyes.
The light flashed by like a meteor, but it made Lin Qifan’s heart tremble.
“Young man…” The presiding judge’s voice was low and hoarse, as if it came from the depths of hell, “You… are very special…” The presiding judge’s empty eyes were like two pools of stagnant water, staring at Lin Qifan and making him feel creepy.
“Special? What’s so special about it? Did he see through me?” Lin Qifan remained calm on the surface, but he was complaining madly in his heart. He forced a slightly awkward smile on his face: “No, no, you’re too kind. I’m just an ordinary cook.” Inner monologue: If it weren’t for the system, I’d still be eating instant noodles at home!
His smile was a little stiff, but there was a hint of vigilance in his eyes.
Suddenly, the presiding judge disappeared!
Visually, the presiding judge’s figure was like a wisp of smoke, slowly dissipating in front of everyone’s eyes.
Only a faint smell of sulfur was left at the place, as if the devil had just been there, and there was also a strange burnt smell in the air, like burnt marshmallows.
To the touch, the air around me suddenly became cold, as if a cold current was sweeping through.
Lin Qifan almost thought he was hallucinating. He rubbed his eyes and found that there was indeed no one there!
“Where are the people? Are they teleporting?” He subconsciously touched the phone in his pocket. Fortunately, it was still there.
It would be even better if this alien world could connect to wireless network, but unfortunately there is no Taobao, otherwise I would have to use a selfie stick to post on WeChat Moments.
He tried to use this humor to relieve his inner tension and anxiety.
At this moment, a dark red light rose from the place where it disappeared, twisted and deformed in the air, and finally condensed into a strange symbol, like a snarling spider, or like the totem of some evil sect.
The light was as bright as blood, emitting a heart-pounding aura.
Erza frowned. This symbol made her feel very uncomfortable, as if countless ants were crawling on her body.
Her body trembled slightly and she gripped the sword tighter in her hand.
Li Yaxuan also held Lin Qifan’s hand tightly, her palms slightly sweating.
There was a hint of fear in her eyes. She was afraid that this mysterious symbol would bring something bad.
“Interesting…” Lin Qifan narrowed his eyes. This symbol looked like a secret communication code of some mysterious organization.
The presiding judge’s actions are simply like he is possessed by the “Riddler”!
He took out his cell phone, secretly took a photo, and planned to go back and study it carefully.
He was very careful in his actions, fearing that he would cause any unnecessary trouble. What on earth was this old man up to?
“Gone.” The ethereal voice of the presiding judge sounded again, but no one knew where it came from, as if it exploded directly in their minds, “The good show has just begun…” The voice disappeared, and the dark red symbol dissipated with it, leaving only the lingering smell of burning in the air and the three people’s hearts full of doubts.
“What… does he want to do?” Li Yaxuan broke the silence and looked at Lin Qifan uneasily.
Her voice trembled a little, revealing her inner fear and anxiety.
Lin Qifan did not answer, but silently put the phone back into his pocket.
He looked at the sky, silent and silent.
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Lin Qifan took a deep breath, the lingering burnt smell in the air still made him feel a little uncomfortable.
This old fellow, the presiding judge, is really good at disappearing. It’s like a horror movie.
He turned to look at Li Yaxuan beside him. The strange symbol just now obviously made her a little uneasy.
“Don’t worry,” Lin Qifan forced a smile, trying to make his voice sound more relaxed. “If an enemy comes, we will fight him. If a flood comes, we will block it with earth. If he wants to play, we will play with him to the end.”
Li Yaxuan nodded, but the worry in her eyes had not completely disappeared.
She gently pulled the corner of Lin Qifan’s clothes and whispered, “I always feel…he seems to know us very well.”
Lin Qifan’s heart skipped a beat.
learn?
How much does the presiding judge know about them?
Is it to understand their strengths or to understand their weaknesses?
This feeling of being secretly watched is really terrible.
“We have to think of a way to find out this guy’s background.” Lin Qifan muttered to himself.
“How about we take a break first?” Li Yaxuan suggested, “It’s not a good idea to keep tense all the time.”
Lin Qifan looked around. Indeed, the tense atmosphere just now made everyone a little tired.
He nodded and found a relatively clean stone to sit on.
Li Yaxuan also sat down next to him, and there seemed to be an invisible electric current flowing between the two of them.
“Um…” Li Yaxuan hesitated for a moment and asked softly, “Do you… feel that what happened recently is a bit like a dream?”
Lin Qifan was stunned for a moment, then laughed.
This girl has a really unique way of thinking.
“Dreaming? That’s right. Who could have thought that one day I would travel to another world and become a ‘Dimension Summoner’?”
“Yes,” Li Yaxuan sighed, “It feels so unreal. I used to be just an ordinary noble lady, and my daily tasks were to learn etiquette and practice piano. Now… I have to go on adventures with you, fighting and killing.”
“How about it, do you regret it?” Lin Qifan asked with a smile.
Li Yaxuan shook her head. “I don’t regret it. Although it was dangerous, it was also very interesting.”
Lin Qifan’s heartbeat quickened slightly.
He turned to look at Li Yaxuan and found that she was also looking at him.
When their eyes met, the air seemed to freeze.
Li Yaxuan’s cheeks flushed slightly, and there was a hint of shyness and anticipation in her eyes.
“You…” Lin Qifan’s voice was a little hoarse.
“I…” Li Yaxuan bit her lip, “I just feel… I’m very happy to experience this with you.”
“puff……”
An abrupt sound of a musical instrument broke the ambiguous atmosphere.
Lin Qifan and Li Yaxuan turned their heads suddenly and found Brooke holding a skull-shaped guitar, playing it passionately for them.
“Wow, you two are so affectionate! As a musician, how could I miss such a wonderful moment? Let me sing a song for you to liven up the atmosphere!” Brooke let out his signature laugh while playing.
The corner of Lin Qifan’s mouth twitched.
This skeleton is really an atmosphere destroyer.
However, it must be said that Brook’s music did ease the tense atmosphere and made Lin Qifan and Li Yaxuan relax a lot.
“Mr. Brooke, your music is so great!” Li Yaxuan praised with a smile.
“No, no,” Brooke said modestly, “As long as I can bring joy to everyone, I will be satisfied! Yo ho ho!”
Lin Qifan looked at Brooke and couldn’t help but sigh.
This guy, even though he’s a skeleton, always brings happiness to people.
Maybe this is the power of music.
However, just as everyone was immersed in this relaxed and joyful atmosphere, a sense of uneasiness rose in Lin Qifan’s heart.
He always felt as if there was a pair of eyes secretly watching them.
“Judge…” Lin Qifan narrowed his eyes, “What on earth do you want to do?”
He stood up, walked to a big tree, and carefully observed the surrounding environment.
The woods were quiet, with only the rustling sound of the breeze blowing through the leaves.
However, Lin Qifan could feel that danger was approaching step by step.
“It seems that we have to speed up.” Lin Qifan said, “We can’t let the chief judge lead us by the nose anymore.”
He turned to look at Li Yaxuan and Brooke, “We must find the judge’s secret as soon as possible, otherwise, we will never be able to escape his control.”
Li Yaxuan nodded, and Brooke stopped playing and said seriously: “Mr. Lin Qifan, I am willing to serve you! For music, for peace, for… uh, for my bones not to be weathered! Yo ho ho!”
Lin Qifan smiled and said, “Okay, let’s work together to uncover the true identity of the presiding judge!”
He took a deep breath and activated the “Dimension Traveler” system.
This time, he will summon a more powerful character, one who can help him fight against the Chief Judge.
“System, start summoning!” Lin Qifan said silently in his heart.
The familiar feeling of dizziness came again, and Lin Qifan felt as if his body was torn into countless pieces.
He clenched his teeth and tried to stay awake.
Who will he summon this time?
A superhero with great powers?
Or a magician with mysterious powers?
Lin Qifan’s heart was full of anticipation.
He knew that this summoning would determine their fate.
Suddenly, he felt a strong wave of energy bursting out of his body.
This energy is powerful enough to destroy everything.
“Not good!” Lin Qifan’s heart was filled with alarm.
He realized that something seemed to be wrong with this summoning.
At this moment, Li Yaxuan suddenly exclaimed: “Be careful!”
Lin Qifan looked up suddenly and saw a black figure rushing towards them at an extremely fast speed…
What the hell is this!
Lin Qifan caught a glimpse of a black shadow from the corner of his eye. It was as fast as a monkey and appeared in front of him in a flash.
Before he could shout “Everyone look at me”, the black shadow had already swung out a claw, bringing with it a sharp gust of wind, and headed straight for Li Yaxuan.
Lin Qifan’s heart tightened, and he subconsciously pulled Li Yaxuan behind him, barely avoiding the attack.
“Oh my god, how can a sneak attack be considered heroic!” Brook’s skull head almost fell off in fear and rolled to the side, “Yo ho ho, I’m very fragile!” The black shadow was dressed in black, wrapped tightly, with only a pair of scarlet eyes showing, looking very much like Sadako in The Ring, which made people feel creepy.
It moves swiftly and attacks fiercely, with each move going straight to the vital points without showing any mercy.
“Could this thing be in cahoots with that old judge?” Lin Qifan pondered as he dodged the shadow’s attack.
The appearance of this black shadow was too abrupt, and its moves were ruthless. It was obvious at first glance that it was not a good person.
The air was filled with a pungent smell of blood mixed with the fragrance of leaves, forming a strange mixed scent.
Lin Qifan felt his heartbeat getting faster and faster, his adrenaline surging, as if the blood in his body was boiling.
“Yaxuan, be careful!” Lin Qifan shouted, protecting Li Yaxuan behind him, the dagger in his hand flashing with cold light, and met the attack of the black shadow.
“What is the origin of this black shadow?” Li Yaxuan’s voice trembled slightly, but with a hint of determination.
Brook picked up his head, put it back in place and said, “Yo ho ho, I feel… something big is going to happen!” The black shadow let out a shrill scream, and the figure suddenly became blurred, as if it was about to blend into the surrounding darkness.
not good!
Lin Qifan’s heart sank. This black shadow was trying to escape!
“Want to run? No way!” Lin Qifan snorted coldly, “Dimensional superposition…”
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Chapter 56 Summoning Overlay to Break the Crisis (Old Version)
“Dimension superposition, Red-haired Shanks!” Lin Qifan clenched his teeth, and the shout was almost squeezed out from between his teeth.
The sound exploded in the air like a thunder, shaking the surrounding leaves rustling.
His face was full of determination, and the veins on his forehead were bulging with force.
A strong energy wave burst out from him, as if to tear apart the surrounding space.
This energy was like a surging tide, spreading in all directions with a powerful impact.
Lin Qifan only felt that his body was being pulled by an invisible force, and every inch of his skin was stinging.
He felt like his foodie points were dropping like running water, and he felt so heartbroken as if a piece of his flesh had been cut off.
The speed at which the points decreased was like the rapid rotation of a second hand, and every beat was like a small hammer hitting his heart.
But now is not the time to feel bad about points, saving your life is what’s most important!
A dazzling light flashed by, as dazzling as a sun explosion, making people unable to help but close their eyes.
After the light dissipated, a tall figure appeared in front of everyone.
Her flowing red hair danced gently in the breeze like a burning flame.
The three striking scars above his left eye are like medals carved by time, exuding an aura of vicissitudes and determination.
And that iconic smile, like the warm spring sun, makes people feel warm yet with a hint of majesty, who else could it be but Red-Haired Shanks?
As soon as Shanks appeared, he could feel the tension in the air.
The tense atmosphere was like a thick fog, making it hard to breathe.
He squinted one eye, looked around, moved his ears slightly, and listened carefully to the movements around him.
Then he fixed his gaze on the dark shadow that kept flickering and trying to blend into the darkness.
“Oh, it seems I’m here at the right time.” He grinned, and his laughter was hearty and heroic, echoing in the air like a huge bell.
He pulled out the rapier from his back, and the sword flashed with cold light, as if it had life.
“Griffin!”
The red-haired guy’s aura is not to be underestimated. Just standing there gives people a strong sense of oppression.
The air around him seemed to be solidified by his aura and became sticky.
Lin Qifan felt that it was becoming difficult to breathe, and every breath of air seemed to have to pass through numerous obstacles before entering his lungs.
The dark shadow seemed to feel the threat as well and let out a sharp roar. The sound was like the cry of a night owl, piercing the silence of the night sky.
The attack became more fierce, and the sound of the wind it created was like the howling of ghosts and wolves.
“Eruza, go!” Lin Qifan gave the order.
Erza could no longer hold back and she put on the Heavenly Wheel Armor.
The Sky Wheel Armor was shining with dazzling light, as bright as stars.
She held two swords, and the runes on the swords glowed with mysterious light.
It rushed towards the black shadow like a red lightning, and the sound of the wind whistled past my ears.
“Change to magic: Heavenly Wheel Armor!” Erza’s voice was clear and loud, full of passion for battle.
Swords flashed and sparks flew.
The sparks were like blooming fireworks, flashing brilliantly in the darkness.
The joint attack of Red-Haired Shanks and Erza is simply a visual feast.
Shanks’ swordsmanship is powerful and each sword strike carries a domineering aura.
When he swung his sword, the wind whistled, as if it could cut the air in half.
Erza’s swordsmanship is more flexible and varied, like a dancing butterfly, shuttling around the black shadows.
Her figure was as light as a ghost, dazzling.
Although the black shadow was incredibly fast and its attacks were fierce, it gradually revealed its flaws under the joint efforts of Red Hair and Erza.
“Yaxuan, have you found the weakness of that black shadow?” Lin Qifan asked Li Yaxuan while dodging the occasional attack from the black shadow.
There was a hint of anxiety in his eyes, but more of a desire for victory.
Li Yaxuan kept her eyes on the battle situation, her brows furrowed, her brain working rapidly.
Her eyes did not blink, as if she wanted to engrave every detail of the battle in her mind.
She discovered that although the black shadow attacked fiercely, it seemed to deliberately avoid a certain direction.
“Qifan, look, it seems to have been avoiding attacks from the left!” Li Yaxuan pointed at the black shadow and said, with a hint of surprise in her voice.
Lin Qifan looked in the direction of Li Yaxuan’s finger, and indeed found that there seemed to be something protecting the left side of the black shadow.
On the left side of the black shadow, there was a faint light flickering, as if there was an invisible shield.
“Good eyesight, Yaxuan!” Lin Qifan’s eyes flashed with a gleam of light, “Red Hair, Erza, focus on attacking its left side!”
After receiving Lin Qifan’s instructions, Red Hair and Erza immediately changed their attack strategy.
Their attacks became more fierce, and sword shadows streaked across the night sky like meteors.
Sure enough, the black shadow’s movements became slower and loopholes appeared in its defense.
“Domineering Haki!” The red-haired man roared, the sound was like a lion’s roar, shaking the surrounding ground slightly.
An invisible shock wave spread out with him as the center, and dust flew wherever the shock wave went.
The black shadow let out a shrill scream as if it was hit by a sledgehammer, and its body began to tremble violently.
The scream was creepy, like a wail from hell.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the two swords in Erza’s hands turned into afterimages and stabbed fiercely at the left side of the black shadow.
The sword blade scratched across the black shadow’s body, making a harsh friction sound.
“Starfall!” Countless sword lights fell like a meteor shower, completely submerging the black shadow.
The sword flashed with dazzling light, like the brightest star in the night sky.
The black shadow let out an unwilling roar, then gradually dissipated, turning into a ball of black smoke and disappearing into the air.
The smoke spread, carrying a pungent smell.
“Huh…” Lin Qifan breathed a sigh of relief, the problem was finally solved.
He felt his legs going weak and his forehead was covered in sweat.
He walked closer to the place where the shadow disappeared and carefully observed the traces left on the ground.
There were deep scratches on the ground, as if it had been cut by a sharp blade.
“Strange, what on earth is this black shadow? Why did it suddenly appear and attack us?” Lin Qifan muttered to himself, his face full of confusion.
Suddenly, he found a piece of black debris on the ground, emitting a faint light.
The light was dark green, like the eyes of a ghost.
He picked up the fragment and examined it carefully, and found a strange symbol engraved on it, exactly the same as the symbol he had seen on the Inquisitor before.
Lin Qifan’s heart sank. Could it be that this black shadow really had some connection with the presiding judge?
He raised his head and looked into the distance. The sky in the distance was covered by a layer of light dark clouds, as if hiding countless secrets.
“It seems that we are getting closer and closer to the truth…” Lin Qifan clenched the fragments in his hands and muttered to himself.
There was a hint of determination in his eyes, as if he was ready to face the challenge.
At this moment, Li Yaxuan suddenly exclaimed: “Qifan, look!” She pointed to the sky in the distance and her face turned pale.
Her voice was filled with fear and her body was shaking slightly.
Lin Qifan looked in the direction of Li Yaxuan’s finger and saw a huge vortex appearing in the sky.
The vortex was spinning at an extremely fast speed, making a whistling sound.
The center of the vortex emanated heart-pounding energy fluctuations, which were like surging waves, impacting Lin Qifan’s mind one after another.
The air around them grew colder, as if covered by a layer of frost.
“What is that…” Before Lin Qifan finished his words, a familiar voice came from the vortex.
The voice was low and eerie, as if it came from another world.
“Haha, it seems you have discovered something you shouldn’t have discovered…”
The vortex grew bigger and bigger, as if it was going to suck the entire sky in.
The clouds in the sky were pulled by the vortex, forming twisted lines.
Then, a familiar figure slowly walked out of the vortex, looking down at it from a high position.
There was a strong aura surrounding the figure, making people dare not look directly at it.
That’s right, it’s the mysterious presiding judge!
“Oh, isn’t this an old acquaintance?” Lin Qifan narrowed his eyes, with a hint of sarcasm in his tone.
He tried to keep his voice calm, but inside he was nervous.
This guy always pops up at critical moments, it’s really annoying.
The presiding judge had a strange smile on his face. He glanced at Lin Qifan and others with contempt, as if he was looking at a group of ants.
That
“Your strength is indeed a little beyond my expectations. However, this is the end of it.”
After saying that, he raised his hand, and a powerful energy instantly enveloped the remaining black mist.
The energy was like an invisible rope, tightly binding the black fog.
The black fog let out sharp wails but was powerless to resist.
The wailing sound was creepy, as if countless wronged souls were crying.
Immediately afterwards, the black fog began to condense again and gradually returned to its original form.
“Fuck, can we play like this?!” Lin Qifan couldn’t help but swear.
His eyes widened, his face full of disbelief.
This judge is like someone who has turned on a health-locking cheat. It’s too obvious that he’s cheating!
After the presiding judge rescued the black shadow, he waved his hand lightly and the black shadow disappeared without a trace.
The moment the black shadow disappeared, it seemed to be swallowed up by a mysterious force.
He turned his gaze to Lin Qifan again and said in a cold tone: “Remember, there are some things that you cannot touch. Otherwise, what awaits you will be an unbearable price.”
After saying this, the presiding judge let out a creepy laugh, and his figure gradually faded and finally disappeared into the vortex.
The laughter echoed in the air for a long time.
The huge vortex slowly closed and the sky returned to calm, as if nothing had happened.
But there was still a faint energy fluctuation in the air, as if telling what had just happened.
Erza also changed back into her ordinary clothes. She frowned and said in a deep voice: “This Chief Judge is definitely not a simple character.” There was a hint of vigilance in her eyes.
Li Yaxuan walked to Lin Qifan, looked at him worriedly, and asked softly, “Qifan, what should we do next?” Her voice was full of worry and uneasiness.
Lin Qifan looked up at the sky. The stars in the sky were twinkling, as if telling him an unknown fate.
But he will never back down!
“Next…” Lin Qifan paused, revealing a meaningful smile, “It seems that we need to visit the presiding judge…”
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Chapter 57: The Chief Judge’s Warning Leads to Deep Thought (Old Version)
The sky, like a polished sapphire, is clear and vast. The azure color hurts one’s eyes, as if one had just looked up at the sky from a world of ice and snow.
In the distance, there were a few white clouds, soft and floating slowly, like the white tofu cubes in a Northeastern stew.
The huge vortex has disappeared, leaving only faint magical fluctuations that spread in the air like ripples.
The magical fluctuations were faint, just like the smell of burning wood in the distance in winter. Although it was faint, it made people feel uneasy.
The presiding judge’s threatening words were like a curse, lingering in everyone’s mind and unable to be shaken off.
Those words echoed in my mind like firecrackers exploding next to my ears, “crackling”.
Lin Qifan touched his chin and his brows were twisted into a shape of a “川” (river).
The hand that he was stroking his chin was as rough as the bark of a tree that had frozen hard in a northeastern winter.
“Oh my god, this guy came and went without a trace, and took away a mysterious black shadow. What the hell is he doing?” Lin Qifan muttered, and his voice was like the sound of bubbles coming out of a big jar of Northeastern soy sauce, with a hint of irritability.
presiding judge?
This name sounds very childish. I wonder if some role-playing enthusiast has gone to the wrong place.
This name sounds like it was given by a gangster who wields a big knife. It doesn’t sound realistic at all.
However, the pressure that guy exudes and his ability to distort space are no joke.
Lin Qifan felt that the pressure was like a snowstorm in the northeast, blowing towards his body and making it hard to breathe.
He rubbed his temples and felt a terrible headache.
The headache was like there was a small drum inside his head that kept beating “dong dong dong” and made him grimace in pain.
The system is originally a loophole, and now there appears a chief judge who is even more like a loophole. Life in this different world is becoming more and more exciting!
“Oh my god, this is interesting…” He muttered to himself. The presiding judge’s warning sounded more like a challenge to him.
It’s like encountering a hidden villain in a game. Although it’s difficult to deal with, it makes you want to conquer him even more.
Lin Qifan came from the Northeast. He was stubborn by nature and would face difficulties head-on.
I have to think carefully about what shocking secret is hidden behind this.
Lin Qifan frowned, narrowed his eyes tightly, and thought carefully, as if he was looking for a rabbit hole in the snow in Northeast China.
Erza put away her dress-changing magic, and her fiery red hair fluttered gently in the breeze.
Her long hair was as red as the ripe sorghum ears in the sorghum fields of Northeast China, rustling in the wind.
Her sharp eyes were fixed on the direction where the presiding judge disappeared, as if she wanted to see through the void.
Her eyes were like the hunting rifle in the hands of a Northeastern hunter, fierce and accurate.
An unknown fire burned in her heart.
This presiding judge actually dared to be so arrogant in front of her!
Back then, Erza faced the provocation of a group of villains in an important battle. She was not afraid at all and defeated the villains with her own strength.
But now, the presiding judge was showing off in front of her again, and she could no longer suppress her anger.
She clenched the sword in her hand, her knuckles turning slightly white from the force.
The sword in her hand was like a big axe in the hands of a Northeastern man, heavy and full of power.
“Next time we meet, I will never let you run away again!” she whispered, her tone full of determination and murderous intent.
The tone was like ice chips in the northeast in winter, cold and hard.
Erza’s intuition told her that this Chief Judge was definitely a huge threat, and she had to find out his background as soon as possible to prevent any harm.
She is not the kind of person who sits and waits for death, taking the initiative is her creed!
Erza stood there, her feet firmly planted on the ground, as steadfast as a big tree in the black soil of the Northeast.
“Yohohoho!” A sudden burst of skeleton laughter broke the solemn atmosphere.
That laughter was like the howl of a wolf in the wilderness of Northeast China at night, both terrifying and harsh.
Brooke played his worn-out violin. The melodious sound flowed like a spring, diluting the tension in the air.
The sound of the piano is like the ding-dong-dong sound of a stream in the mountains of Northeast China, which makes people feel comfortable.
“What a thrilling day! Wow!” He shook his skull head, looking optimistic.
Although Brook also felt the power of the Judge, he was not dominated by fear.
Life and death are just a thing of the past for him.
Instead of worrying about the future, it is better to enjoy the present.
“Music is the best medicine to heal the soul!” While playing the cheerful tune, he looked at everyone with his empty eyes, as if he was comforting everyone in his own way.
Brooke played the piano, and his movements were like the old man in the Northeastern Yangge, shaking his head and swaying his body, which was quite interesting.
After the music stopped, there was a brief silence, as everyone was trying to relax their nerves that had just been relaxed by the music.
Some people breathed a sigh of relief, while others stretched.
Shanks saw the opportunity and strode to Lin Qifan’s side. He waved his hand and said with a hearty smile, “Boy, don’t think too much! There will always be a way out when you reach the mountain! If enemies come, we will fight them; if floods come, we will block them with earth! What are you afraid of!” As he spoke, he took out a wine jug from his arms and gulped down a few gulps.
The wine flowed down his throat, and the “gurgling” sound was like the sound of drawing water from a well in Northeast China.
“Come, let’s have a drink together! If the sky falls, I’ll hold it up!” Although Shanks looks careless, he is not stupid.
The appearance of the presiding judge made him realize that the complexity of the matter was far beyond their imagination.
However, he did not show any concern.
As one of the Four Emperors, he has experienced countless storms and waves, so this little scene couldn’t scare him.
“Let’s take it one step at a time! There will always be a way!” He patted Lin Qifan on the shoulder and gave him an encouraging look.
The hand that Shanks patted Lin Qifan’s shoulder was like a large palm-leaf fan from the Northeast, big and powerful.
Lin Qifan took a deep breath and suppressed his chaotic thoughts.
“Oh my God, it seems that we have to speed up the investigation of the presiding judge’s secrets…” As he said this, his eyes became determined.
Just as he was about to take action…
“Wait!” Li Yaxuan’s voice was not loud, but it was like a stone thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples.
Everyone’s eyes were instantly focused on her.
Lin Qifan stopped abruptly when he was about to take a step. He looked at Li Yaxuan in confusion, only to see that her originally fair face was now flushed unusually, and her beautiful eyes were filled with shock and uneasiness.
That blush was like the red face of a child frozen in the winter in Northeast China.
“What’s the matter?” Lin Qifan asked, with an ominous premonition in his heart.
Li Yaxuan did not answer immediately, but bit her lower lip tightly, as if she was hesitating whether to say it out loud.
Her lips were bitten so white that they looked like snow in the northeast in winter.
She took a deep breath, as if she had made up her mind, and said slowly: “I… I just received a reminder…”
“Hint? What hint?” Erza asked with a frown. She hated this kind of hesitant guy the most. If you have something to say, just say it directly and don’t keep her in suspense!
Li Yaxuan raised her head and looked at Lin Qifan with complicated eyes, and said word by word: “Be careful… your system… does not belong to you.”
In an instant, the air seemed to freeze.
Lin Qifan’s face turned pale in an instant, and he felt a chill running from the soles of his feet to his forehead, as if a basin of ice water was poured from head to toe.
The chill was like the cold wind in northeast China in winter, which penetrated into the bones in an instant.
He couldn’t help but recall that when he first got the system, it suddenly appeared in front of him without any sign or explanation.
He had always believed that this was a magic weapon given to him by God to survive in the other world, but now he was told that the system did not belong to him, which made him feel like a fool who was kept in the dark.
The system doesn’t belong to him?
What the hell is this?
Could it be that he was the one being taken advantage of? !
Shanks’ expression also turned serious. The wine jug in his hand stopped in mid-air. His sharp eyes stared at Lin Qifan, as if he wanted to see something from his face.
Shanks’ eyes were sharp and alert, like an old hunter from Northeast China staring at his prey.
Brooke stopped playing, and a strange light flashed in his empty eye sockets.
“Wow… this is really explosive news!”
Erza drew her sword and looked around vigilantly, as if some unknown danger was lurking in the dark.
The sword in her hand gleamed coldly in the moonlight, like icicles in the northeast in winter.
Lin Qifan was silent for a long time before he slowly spoke in a terrifyingly low voice: “Who gave you this tip?”
Li Yaxuan shook her head and said palely: “I don’t know, the prompt appeared directly in my mind, without any source…”
Lin Qifan’s brows were twisted into a knot. He felt as if he had fallen into a huge conspiracy, and the mastermind behind this conspiracy was hiding in the dark, controlling everything.
“Oh my god, this is quite interesting…” he muttered to himself, “It seems that I am bound to wade into this muddy water!”
Li Yaxuan tightly grasped Lin Qifan’s sleeve and said worriedly, “Qifan, what should we do?”
Lin Qifan took a deep breath and said with a firm look in his eyes: “Since someone wants to play, then we will play with him to the end!”
He turned his head and looked at Li Yaxuan, with a dangerous arc on his lips: “Yaxuan, let’s go somewhere…”
Chapter 58 Mysterious Hints to Find the Truth (Old Version)
Lin Qifan brought Li Yaxuan and Erza to a mysterious place. Along the way, they were careful to guard against unknown dangers. The closer they got to the destination, the weirder the atmosphere became. Finally, they arrived. As soon as they stepped in, they smelled the pungent smell of sulfur. Lin Qifan teased, Li Yaxuan was worried, and Erza drew her sword to be vigilant.
Lin Qifan narrowed his eyes. There was a faint smell of sulfur in the air, which made him frown. Could it be that some unlucky guy had blown up the alchemy furnace in this place?
Li Yaxuan covered her nose and her delicate eyebrows were twisted into a knot. Qifan, be careful, I always feel something is wrong here.
Erza said nothing, the sword in her hand glowing coldly. She looked around vigilantly like a cheetah, and no movement could escape her eyes.
After all, as the Fairy Queen, protecting her employer’s safety is her top priority.
Brooke held his violin, his skull head shaking from side to side, with an inexplicable light flashing in his empty eye sockets. Yo ho, the notes here… carry the taste of death!
Lin Qifan’s mouth twitched, Brooke, can you say something auspicious?
We are on an adventure to hunt for treasure, not attending a funeral.
The group walked forward cautiously, and the surrounding scenery became more and more bizarre.
The originally lush trees had now turned dry and black, as if they had been burned by flames, and there was a suffocating feeling of oppression in the air.
There were some broken stones scattered on the ground, with some ancient runes engraved on them. Lin Qifan squatted down and observed these runes carefully, trying to find some clues from them.
These runes… seem to be some kind of ancient magic circle. Li Yaxuan also came over. As a daughter of a noble family, she knew something about these things.
Magic circle? Lin Qifan raised his eyebrows. Could it be that this was once a secret base of a magician?
Very likely. Li Yaxuan nodded. Moreover, the level of this magic circle is not low. It is probably set up by a powerful magician.
Tsk tsk, it seems we have found a treasure this time. Lin Qifan chuckled, maybe we can find some good stuff.
He stood up, brushed the dust off his hands and said, “Let’s go deeper and see what’s inside.”
The further you go in, the stronger the smell of sulfur in the air becomes, the more stones there are on the ground, and the more obvious the traces of the magic circle become.
Suddenly, Brooke stopped and said, “Yo ho ho, I heard some strange noises!”
What’s that sound? Lin Qifan asked.
It seemed like… some kind of whisper. Brooke frowned and spoke incoherently, unable to make out what was being said.
Lin Qifan’s face changed and he whispered? Could it be that there are other people here?
Erza immediately raised the sword in her hand and said, “I’ll go and take a look!”
Be careful! Lin Qifan warned.
Erza nodded, and disappeared into the darkness in a flash.
After a while, Erza came back with a serious look on her face. I found some footprints, very messy, as if many people had walked here.
A lot of people? Lin Qifan’s eyes shone. It seems that our guess is correct. This place is not a good place.
Qifan, what should we do now? Li Yaxuan asked with some concern.
Lin Qifan took a deep breath and said with a firm look in his eyes: Now that we are here, we cannot return empty-handed, let’s keep moving forward!
They continued to move forward, and soon they came to an open space with a huge stone platform. The stone platform was engraved with dense runes and emitted a strange light.
In the center of the stone platform, there is a black crystal ball. The surface of the crystal ball is as smooth as a mirror, and some blurry images can be vaguely seen.
What is this? Li Yaxuan asked curiously.
Lin Qifan walked forward and observed the crystal ball carefully. He always felt that the crystal ball was somewhat familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere.
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration came to his mind, and I remembered!
This crystal ball… is exactly the same as the crystal ball in the presiding judge’s office!
What?! Li Yaxuan exclaimed, could it be that this place is related to the presiding judge?
Very likely. Lin Qifan nodded. It seems that we are getting closer and closer to the truth.
He stretched out his hand and wanted to touch the crystal ball. Just as his fingers were about to touch the crystal ball, the crystal ball suddenly emitted a dazzling light.
Lin Qifan quickly withdrew his hand and looked at the crystal ball warily.
The light faded, and a line of words appeared on the crystal ball:
Want to know the truth? Then come to me!
The writing disappeared and the crystal ball returned to calm again.
What does this mean? Li Yaxuan asked in confusion.
Lin Qifan frowned. It seemed that the presiding judge had left these clues deliberately because he wanted us to find him.
What should we do then? Li Yaxuan asked.
Lin Qifan pondered for a moment. Since he wants to play, then we will play with him to the end!
He turned his head and looked at Li Yaxuan, with a confident smile on his lips. Yaxuan, do you still remember the painting hanging in the presiding judge’s office?
Li Yaxuan nodded and remembered that the painting was very strange, with a starry sky on it.
That’s right, Lin Qifan snapped his fingers. The starry sky… is the key! He paused and added, “I’ve long found it strange. An old man who has lived in the courtroom for many years has a starry sky map hanging in his office? Isn’t this telling me that there is something wrong with him!”
Brooke suddenly interrupted, “Yo ho ho, could it be that the Chief Judge is actually an alien?”
Erza hit Brook’s skull mercilessly, “Shut up, stupid skull! Don’t interrupt Qifan’s train of thought!”
Lin Qifan waved his hand, signaling Erza to calm down. “Although Brook’s words are a bit outrageous, the direction is correct. We can start with the star map and see if we can find any clues.”
“But it’s just a painting. What clues can it give?” Li Yaxuan asked doubtfully.
Lin Qifan smiled mysteriously, “This requires our wisdom. Yaxuan, do you still remember how the stars in the painting are arranged?”
Li Yaxuan tried hard to recall, “It seems… that they are arranged in the shape of a certain constellation.”
“That’s right!” Lin Qifan said excitedly, “As long as we find the corresponding constellation, maybe we can find the secret of the chief judge!” He paused, a glimmer of excitement flashed in his eyes, “Let’s go and find the star map to see which constellation best matches the arrangement in the painting!”
Just when they thought they had made a breakthrough, the air around them seemed to solidify, and a powerful sense of oppression came from all directions, like an invisible giant hand, firmly imprisoning them.
Lin Qifan felt as if a huge rock was pressing on his chest. Breathing became difficult, sweat dripped down his forehead, and the world in front of him began to become blurry and distorted.
What’s going on? Li Yaxuan’s voice trembled. She tried hard to move, but found that she couldn’t move, like an insect sealed in amber.
Erza clenched her teeth, the sword in her hand humming. She tried to break free from the restraints with brute force, but found that the force was so strong that it made her despair. Damn, what kind of magic is this?
Brook was holding his violin, and a trace of fear appeared on the skull’s face. Yo ho, this feeling… was like being stared at by the god of death!
Lin Qifan felt his consciousness begin to blur, and everything in front of him became unreal, as if he was in a strange dream.
He wanted to shout, but no sound came out. He could only watch himself being swallowed by this mysterious power.
At this moment, he felt a cold touch coming from his wrist. He looked down and found that it was Li Yaxuan’s hand tightly holding his wrist.
Qifan… Li Yaxuan’s voice was so weak that it was almost inaudible. Don’t give up…
Lin Qifan’s heart trembled violently. Li Yaxuan’s hand seemed to pass on a strength to him, which rekindled his hope at the last moment when he was about to lose consciousness.
He clenched his teeth and tried to stay awake, with only one thought in his mind: I can’t fall down!
Suddenly, he felt the touch on his wrist disappear, and Li Yaxuan’s figure became blurred. A low voice came to his ears, like a call from ancient times, or like the whisper of a devil…
“Haha, interesting… It seems that this sacrifice is more interesting than I thought…”
Chapter 59: Working Together to Break Through the Mist (Old Version)
In this strange and unknown world, there is a fusion of the multiverse, where elements from different anime worlds intertwine and collide.
It is not uncommon to see characters from different anime appearing here.
“Haha, interesting… It seems that this sacrifice is more interesting than I thought…” The voice was as cold as the wind in December, scraping past everyone’s ears like an ice knife, making people shiver with pain in their bones.
Lin Qifan only felt that the air around him seemed to have solidified into a thick layer of ice, tightly wrapping him.
Lin Qifan felt like he had fallen into a pot of sticky paste. The paste gave off a pungent, rotten smell. The sticky touch spread through every inch of his skin, making him feel uncomfortable all over. He was unable to move and his consciousness began to fade.
His vision gradually became blurred, as if shrouded by a thick fog, and he could only vaguely see the distorted figures of his companions around him.
But Li Yaxuan’s faint words “Don’t give up” were like a spark that suddenly exploded in his almost extinguished fighting spirit!
Although the voice was faint, it echoed in Lin Qifan’s mind like a huge bell.
“Give up? Not possible!” Lin Qifan roared in his heart. His adrenaline surged and his brain worked at high speed as he began to analyze the weaknesses of this mysterious power.
He could feel that this mysterious power was like the concrete embodiment of some underlying rules of this world, and seemed to be inextricably linked to the operation of this world.
It is like an invisible net that binds everyone. The net seems to have a faint light, looming in the darkness.
But this net does not seem to be invulnerable. Its attack method is single and more like a reflection of some rules rather than pure violent suppression.
“Rules… rules…” Lin Qifan had a flash of inspiration in his mind. Since there are rules, there must be loopholes!
Instead of passively taking a beating, it is better to take the initiative!
“Dimension superposition!” He gritted his teeth and activated the skill again.
At this moment, he felt that all the strength in his body was gathering in his hands, and his hands seemed to be burning.
Following a burst of dazzling light, the light was so bright that everyone could not open their eyes, and the light was accompanied by crackling sounds of electric current.
The figure of Red-Haired Shanks appeared in front of everyone. He grinned and showed his signature smile: “It seems that I came at the right time!” That smile seemed to have a kind of magic, which instantly relaxed everyone’s originally nervous mood.
The appearance of Red Hair undoubtedly gave everyone a shot in the arm.
Erza was like a chicken with its blood pumped up. She held the weapon tightly in both hands. The weapon flashed with a sharp cold light. She waved the weapon and slashed wildly at the invisible force!
“Break it for me!” she roared, and every blow was carried out with the momentum of burning the boats.
When the weapon collided with the invisible force, the air was filled with sparks of metal collision. The sparks flew in all directions like meteors, making crackling sounds, as if they were going to split the invisible cage open!
Brooke was not to be outdone. He held his violin, his fingers sliding quickly across the strings, playing out a passionate melody.
The melody was like surging waves, hitting everyone’s eardrums one after another, not only boosting everyone’s morale, but also strangely disrupting the operation of the mysterious power.
The invisible net seemed to have slight fluctuations under the impact of the music, and the patterns of the net could be vaguely seen to be twisting and deforming.
“Yo ho ho, the King of Souls is here, you villains, why don’t you retreat immediately!” An inexplicable domineering look appeared on Brook’s skull face.
At this moment, Li Yaxuan’s voice rang out: “Qifan, look!” She pointed in a direction where the invisible net seemed to be thinner than other places, and a faint ray of light could be seen coming through.
“That might be its weak spot!”
Lin Qifan was delighted. She was indeed my Yaxuan! She was always so reliable!
He immediately understood what Li Yaxuan meant.
The weakness of this mysterious power may lie in its uneven energy distribution!
“Everyone, concentrate your attack there!” Lin Qifan gave an order, and everyone immediately concentrated their attack on the location pointed out by Li Yaxuan.
Red-haired Shanks also drew out his Griffin. The sword was shining with golden light, and the domineering sword energy rushed straight into the sky, like a golden dragon, slashing towards that point fiercely!
“Boom!” With a loud noise, the invisible net was finally torn into a crack!
A pungent smell, like burnt rubber, emanated from the crack.
“Now, rush out!” Lin Qifan made a prompt decision and led everyone out of the encirclement.
After breaking through, the originally tense and depressing dark environment suddenly became bright and open.
The air around also became much fresher, filled with a faint scent of grass.
However, just when they thought they had escaped, a deep voice sounded again: “Haha, although it’s a bit unexpected, but… the game has just begun…”
Then, a figure slowly appeared in front of them.
The man was wearing a black robe, which fluttered in the wind, making a rustling sound.
He was wearing a mask, so his features couldn’t be seen clearly, but his eyes emitted a heart-pounding cold light that seemed to be able to penetrate the human soul.
“You… who are you?” Lin Qifan asked vigilantly.
The man did not answer, but stretched out his hand and pointed to the distance: “If you want to know the answer, come to Polaris House to find me…”
After saying that, the man disappeared, leaving behind only a meaningful smile. That smile seemed to still echo in the air, making people shudder.
Lin Qifan looked at the direction where the man disappeared, his brows furrowed. Polaris House…what is that place?
Suddenly, he felt his wrist tighten. It was Li Yaxuan who grabbed his hand.
“Qifan, we…” Li Yaxuan hesitated to speak.
Lin Qifan held Li Yaxuan’s hand and gave her a reassuring smile: “Don’t be afraid, I’m here.”
He turned his head and looked into the distance with a firm look in his eyes: “Polar Star House, let’s go!”
free!
The sweet taste of victory filled the air, in stark contrast to the suffocating pressure that had held them captive moments ago.
Breathing heavily, their hearts thumping between their ribs like trapped birds, they stumbled forward, fragments of the invisible web clinging to them like spider webs, sticky and cool to the touch.
The ground beneath my feet felt surprisingly solid, which was reassuring after the disorienting feeling of being suspended in nothingness.
The ground had a rough texture, and with every step you could hear the rustling sound of the soles of your shoes rubbing against the ground.
The acrid, electric smell of ozone still lingered, testament to the power they had just faced.
They followed the faint energy signal, which was like a vague clue in the ethereal world they were now traveling through.
The clue led them through corridors of flickering light and shadow, a surreal scene that seemed to change with every blink of an eye.
The flickering lights and shadows in the corridor are colorful, including red, blue, green, etc., intertwined together like a dream.
The flickering lights and shadows were accompanied by a slight buzzing sound, as if a mysterious language was telling something.
Finally, they arrived.
The scene before me was unremarkable, a simple wooden door set into a wall that shone with an inner light.
The wall emitted a soft light, a light blue color, giving people a tranquil and mysterious feeling.
Everyone looked at the wooden door and the gleaming wall, feeling curious and nervous.
Lin Qifan took a deep breath and slowly reached out to touch the door. The wood that his fingertips touched was cool and smooth, with a faint woody scent.
But when he grasped the doorknob, the door disappeared.
With a puff, it was gone.
It’s like it never existed.
The air shimmered again as a cold, distant voice echoed around them: “You thought you understood. You thought you’d seen it all. But this,” the voice paused, creating an eerie dramatic effect, “is only the beginning. The Polestar Dormitory Cooking Showdown is coming. Are you ready?” The voice faded away, leaving them in stunned silence.
Polestar… a cooking showdown? What new trouble is this?
The smell of ozone was replaced by the aroma of simmering spices, an unreal smell that tantalized their noses and made them long for…something.
The aroma was very rich, a mixture of various spices such as star anise, cinnamon, and peppercorns, which made people swallow their saliva.
Lin Qifan felt a piece of parchment appear out of thin air in his hand, it was crisp and heavy.
He looked down and saw that it was an invitation letter, or a challenge letter, with a star in a unique style printed on it.
The stars sparkled with golden light, as if telling of the extraordinary nature of this confrontation.
He clenched it tightly, and the edge of the paper dug into his palm, causing a sharp pain.
A predatory grin slowly spread across his face.
“The game begins.” He muttered to himself, his voice barely audible.
He turned around, staring into…nothingness.
“Let’s go.”
Everyone followed Lin Qifan and continued to move towards an unknown direction.
Their hearts were filled with doubts and expectations, and they didn’t know what the upcoming cooking showdown would be like.
Along the way, they encountered many strange things.
They passed through a room filled with a faint smoke, in which they could vaguely see some blurry figures swaying.
Erza walked forward curiously, wanting to find out what was going on.
Suddenly, those figures pounced towards her. They turned out to be monsters made of smoke.
They bared their teeth and claws and made sharp noises that were creepy.
Erza immediately brandished her weapon and started a fierce battle with these monsters.
Her weapon flashed coldly in the smoke, and every attack could scatter the monsters, but they would soon gather again.
Seeing this, Lin Qifan and others also joined the battle.
Red-haired Shanks swung his sword, and the sword energy was rampant, repelling the monsters one after another.
Brook played the violin, using passionate music to disrupt the monster’s actions.
After a fierce battle, they finally wiped out all the monsters.
Continuing walking, they came to a lake.
The lake water is crystal clear, but it exudes a strange atmosphere.
From time to time, bubbles emerge from the lake, making gurgling sounds.
Lin Qifan approached the lake cautiously, wanting to see what was at the bottom of the lake.
Suddenly, a huge fish jumped out from the bottom of the lake and pounced towards him with its mouth wide open.
The fish’s mouth was full of sharp teeth, which was chilling.
Lin Qifan quickly retreated and summoned Red-Haired Shanks at the same time.
Red-haired Shanks slashed at the fish with a sword, cutting the fish into two pieces, but its body turned into a black mist and disappeared into the air.
After this series of events, everyone’s nerves were stretched to the extreme.
Finally, they arrived at the gate of Polaris House.
The gate was very tall and was engraved with strange runes.
The runes glowed, telling the history and secrets of this place.
Lin Qifan took a deep breath and slowly walked into the Pole Star House with everyone.
The interior of the Pole Star House is very spacious and is filled with a variety of kitchen utensils.
In the center of the hall, there is a huge table filled with various ingredients.
At this time, a voice sounded: “Welcome to the cooking showdown of Polaris House. The rules are simple. You need to use these ingredients to make the most delicious dish within the specified time. The winner will have the opportunity to uncover the secrets of this world.”
After hearing this, everyone rubbed their hands and prepared to start this cooking showdown.
Lin Qifan looked at the ingredients and began to think about his own dishes.
He decided to make a dish that combined characteristics from different anime worlds, incorporating everyone’s strength and memories into it.
Li Yaxuan helped prepare the ingredients.
Erza also excitedly picked up the knife, ready to show off her skills.
Brooke played the violin and cheered everyone on.
In a tense and exciting atmosphere, the cooking showdown officially began…
Chapter 60: The First Challenge of the Pole Star House (Old Version)
Lin Qifan held the parchment challenge letter in his hand, with a playful smile on his face.
The smell of stewing spices in the air now smelled to him more like the prelude to a good show that was about to begin.
“Polar Star House?” He whispered these three words softly, as if he was tasting a delicious dessert.
“Interesting.”
Li Yaxuan followed him closely, with a hint of worry on her delicate face.
“Master Qifan, Jixingshe has a great reputation in the food industry. If we challenge them rashly, will we…”
“What are you afraid of?” Lin Qifan shrugged indifferently and interrupted her.
“You can only get rich by taking risks. You can’t get a tiger cub without taking risks. Besides, I’m determined to get the title of ‘God’s Tongue’.”
He strode towards the Pole Star House.
The gate of Jixingshe is extraordinary, with intricate patterns carved on the vermilion door, showing its status in the food industry everywhere.
Lin Qifan pushed the door open without any hesitation, and it made a creaking sound, as if an uninvited guest had entered a forbidden area.
A rich aroma of cooking wafts over, making your mouth water.
But Lin Qifan smelled a faint smell of gunpowder.
Kotaro Amon stood in the middle of the hall, his arms folded across his chest, looking superior.
His chef uniform was spotless, as if it had just come from the dry cleaners.
When he saw Lin Qifan appear, he snorted with disdain.
“Are you the ignorant challenger?” Amon Kotaro’s voice was low and oppressive, like a mountain pressing down on Lin Qifan.
“A nobody dares to challenge the authority of the Polar Star House?”
Lin Qifan was not moved at all, and still had that nonchalant smile on his face.
“Authority? Who still believes in that these days? The waves behind push the waves ahead, and the waves ahead die on the beach. Chef Yamen, times have changed.”
He handed over the letter of challenge in his hand, his movement as casual as if he was throwing away a piece of waste paper.
“Look, this is my declaration of war. I, Lin Qifan, want to challenge Jixingshe.”
Kotaro Amon snatched the letter of challenge and tore it into pieces without even looking at it.
Pieces of paper flew everywhere, as if mocking Lin Qifan’s overestimation of his own abilities.
“Arrogant fellow,” said Amon Kotaro, “I will let you know what true despair is. The Polar Star House is not a place for people like you to get involved in.”
“Really?” Lin Qifan’s smile became even brighter.
“Then let’s wait and see. I hope you can still laugh by then.”
Just then, a sharp voice came from the side.
“Hey, are you the guy who wins people’s hearts with sweet words?”
Lin Qifan turned his head and saw a petite girl standing there with short purple hair and eyes as sharp as a knife.
She was wearing a well-tailored chef’s uniform, but it couldn’t hide her rebellious aura at all.
Sasha, the genius girl of Polaris House, is also famous for her sharp tongue.
“I’m not interested in your grandstanding tactics,” Sasha said coldly.
“I just want to use cooking to prove who is the real strong one.”
Lin Qifan looked at her with interest.
“Oh? It seems that Ms. Sasha is very interested in me.”
“Don’t be so conceited,” Sasha’s cheeks flushed slightly.
“I just can’t stand people like you who rely on crooked means to get ahead. I’ll let you know that real cooking requires sweat and hard work!”
“Let’s wait and see.” Lin Qifan just smiled faintly, left these four words, and turned to leave Jixingshe.
His back looked elegant and confident, as if he was sure of victory.
When he returned to the preparation room, Li Yaxuan immediately came up to him and asked with concern, “Master Qifan, how is the situation?”
“Everything is under control.” Lin Qifan smiled mysteriously.
“Next, it’s time for our performance.”
Anna also came over, pushed her glasses on the bridge of her nose, and said, “Master Qifan, I have collected detailed information about Kotaro Amon and Sasha. I have mastered their cooking styles and habits.”
“Very good.” Lin Qifan nodded with satisfaction.
“Next, we need to formulate a perfect battle plan.”
He walked to the table, picked up a pen, and started writing and drawing on the paper.
“Yaxuan, Anna, you must listen carefully to what I am going to say next.”
“We want to use modern chemical seasoning technology to transform traditional cuisine. We want to let those old guys know what true innovation is!”
“Anna, you are responsible for intelligence gathering and logistical support. During the competition, any disturbance must not be overlooked.”
“As for Luffy…” Lin Qifan’s mouth curled up into a wicked smile.
“Let him be responsible for creating chaos. We want to make everyone in the Polar Star House live in unrest!”
Luffy jumped up excitedly when he heard his mission.
“Great! I’m going to turn Polaris House upside down!”
“Don’t be happy too soon,” Lin Qifan patted his shoulder.
“Remember, our goal is to win, not to cause trouble. You have to know when to stop and don’t overdo it.”
“Don’t worry, Qifan!” Luffy grinned, revealing his signature bright smile.
“I will definitely let the people of Jixingshe have a good taste of my power!”
Lin Qifan looked at Luffy’s energetic appearance and felt full of confidence.
“Okay,” he took a deep breath, his eyes sharpening.
“Next, it’s time to witness a miracle.”
He paused, and said with a hint of amusement: “It’s time to teach these old antiques from another world a lesson.”
Li Yaxuan and Anna looked at each other and saw firm determination in each other’s eyes.
“We will definitely do our best to help Young Master Qifan win!” Li Yaxuan said firmly.
“For Master Qifan, we will not hesitate to die!” Anna said without showing any weakness.
A strong fighting atmosphere permeated the preparation room.
At this time, on the field of Polar Star House, Amon Kotaro and Sasha were standing there.
“This time, I will make that arrogant guy admit defeat sincerely!” said Kotaro Amon coldly.
“Humph, I’ll let him know what true despair is!” Sasha said without showing any weakness.
Little did they know that an unprecedented culinary showdown was about to begin.
Yamon Kotaro glanced at the entrance to the stadium and snorted with disdain: “Why hasn’t that clown come yet? Is he scared?”
Sasha didn’t say anything, but just stared at the direction of the entrance with a sharp gaze, as if she could see through everything.
She clenched her fists, her nails digging deep into her flesh.
“I will definitely win.” She said to herself silently in her heart.
At this time, there was a commotion at the entrance of the stadium.
“Get out of the way, everyone! I want to be the first to taste the delicious food!” A familiar voice broke the silence in the stadium.
Kotaro Amon and Sasha frowned at the same time and looked towards the entrance.
A young boy wearing a straw hat, a vest and shorts was squeezing through the crowd and running towards them.
“Meat! Meat! I want to eat meat!” Luffy shouted excitedly, completely ignoring the people around him.
Amon Kotaro’s face turned pale in an instant.
There was also a hint of doubt in Sasha’s eyes.
This is just the beginning… The atmosphere in the arena was tense and filled with the smell of gunpowder, as if the air had frozen.
Kotaro Amon stood there like a sculpture, exuding an aura of “don’t come near me”.
Sasha was rubbing her hands together, eager to give it a try. Her short purple hair fluttered on her little head like a restless flame.
Both of them looked confident of victory, and were just waiting for Lin Qifan to come to them and be taught a lesson.
On the other hand, Lin Qifan’s team is not a pushover either.
Lin Qifan gave the orders with confidence, while Li Yaxuan was beside him, handling the various ingredients gracefully and skillfully, like a precision instrument.
The air is filled with all kinds of strange aromas, which are the collision of spices from another world and modern cooking techniques. It is so wonderful that people can’t help but want to find out.
Just when both sides were ready for a big fight, a small accident suddenly happened on the field – or rather, it was a “man-made” accident.
With a loud bang, the entire stadium shook three times.
A thick smoke came out from nowhere and instantly filled the entire stadium, choking people to the point of tears and causing coughing sounds one after another.
“What’s going on?” Yamon Kotaro roared angrily. The thick smoke made it almost impossible for him to open his eyes.
“Ahem…Who is causing trouble?” Sasha was also caught off guard by this sudden change.
When the smoke cleared, a huge hole was seen in the center of the stadium, and next to the hole, there were some unidentified tools scattered around.
“This…what is going on?” Kotaro Amon looked at the scene in disbelief, feeling that his worldview was about to collapse.
“Could it be…” Sasha suddenly thought of something and her expression changed suddenly, “A feint to the east and attack in the west?”
Just then, a voice came out from the thick smoke: “Yohohoho! Meat! Meat! I want to eat meat!”
Kotaro Amon and Sasha looked in the direction of the sound, and saw a figure wearing a straw hat slowly walking out of the thick smoke…
Chapter 61: Kitchen Chaos Turns into Opportunity (Old Version)
The competition was in full swing, and the air was filled with the aroma of food and a faint smell of gunpowder – after all, this was not just a competition of cooking skills, but also a contest between men!
“Rubber rubber–beat around!”
An energetic roar cut through the sky, and Luffy was seen running around in the kitchen area of ​​Polaris House like an energetic monkey, touching this pot and bumping into that bowl, just like a curious baby who had entered a new world.
Of course, his “curiosity” was not a good thing. Before long, the jingling sound never stopped.
Kotaro Amon was already нервничать (Russian: нервничать, meaning nervous) due to the high intensity of cooking, and after being messed up by Luffy, he was about to explode on the spot!
“You little brat, get out of here! Don’t get in the way here!” Yamon Kotaro roared, his temple throbbing and the knife in his hand almost cut his fingers.
Luffy didn’t take his words seriously at all and continued to do as he pleased, touching things here and there.
Suddenly, his foot slipped, and with a cry of “ouch”, his body uncontrollably crashed into the drinks rack beside him.
“Hua La La—”
Beverage bottles of various colors fell down like dominoes. Red, green, yellow…all kinds of liquids mixed together, emitting an indescribable strange smell.
“Oops!” Before Luffy could react, he saw wisps of white smoke coming out of the drink mixture, and then –
“boom–!!!”
A deafening explosion resounded throughout the entire stadium, shaking the earth as if the end of the world had come.
The shock wave was mixed with various unknown liquids, splashing everywhere like a storm.
“Fuck, what’s going on?!”
“Is there an earthquake?!”
“Whose gas tank exploded?!”
The audience exploded instantly, with exclamations, screams, and curses mixed together, and the situation was out of control for a while.
The area at the center of the explosion was even more horrific.
A large pit with a diameter of three meters appeared on the ground. The surrounding area was in a mess. Various kitchen utensils and ingredients were scattered everywhere, and the air was filled with a pungent burnt smell.
At this moment of chaos, a golden light suddenly burst out from Lin Qifan’s body.
The light flashed away so quickly that it almost seemed like an illusion.
“bite–“
A clear system prompt sounded in Lin Qifan’s mind:
“Congratulations host, the hidden item [Taste Amplifier] has been activated! Taste acuity increased by 1000%! Duration: 30 minutes!”
Lin Qifan only felt that his tongue was hit by an electric current and became extremely sensitive in an instant.
He can clearly distinguish the smell of every ingredient in the air, and even the molecular structure of the ingredients seems to be vivid in his mind.
“Fuck, this feeling… is so good!” Lin Qifan clenched his fists excitedly, feeling like he was on a cheat code and full of power.
However, before he could enjoy this sudden “benefit”, bigger troubles came quietly.
“Crack—”
A few subtle breaking sounds were heard in the corner of Lin Qifan’s kitchen.
“Oh no! It’s the Silver Wolf!”
Li Yaxuan had sharp eyes and spotted the sneaky figure at a glance.
I saw Silver Wolf waving a wrench with a sinister smile on his face, destroying key equipment in the kitchen again and again.
“That bastard! He wants to destroy our stove!” Li Yaxuan exclaimed, her face turning pale in an instant.
The stove is the key to cooking. If the stove is destroyed, they will be completely finished.
“What should I do? What should I do now?” Li Yaxuan was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, running around in circles.
Lin Qifan also realized the seriousness of the problem.
He took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.
“Yaxuan, don’t panic! It’s not time to despair yet!” Lin Qifan comforted Li Yaxuan while thinking quickly.
“But…” Li Yaxuan wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Lin Qifan.
“Trust me! I will definitely find a way!” Lin Qifan
At this critical moment, Lin Qifan made a surprising decision –
“System! I want to summon!”
A dazzling light flashed again, and a middle-aged man wearing a chef’s uniform, a tall hat and a kind face appeared in front of Lin Qifan.
“Hello, I’m the master chef, Uncle Wang, how can I help you?”
The appearance of Uncle Wang was like a shot of adrenaline, instantly injecting new vitality into Lin Qifan and the others.
“Uncle Wang! That’s great! Please help us see if these equipment can be repaired!” Lin Qifan said excitedly.
Uncle Wang smiled and said confidently, “Don’t worry, leave it to me! This kind of small problem is no problem at all!”
As he spoke, Uncle Wang rolled up his sleeves and began to check the damaged equipment.
His movements were skillful and his techniques were sophisticated, as if he was an experienced doctor diagnosing a patient’s condition.
It didn’t take long for Uncle Wang to find the problem.
He took out various tools from the toolbox and started banging them around.
“Alright!” Uncle Wang clapped his hands and said with a smile, “It’s fixed! It can be used normally now!”
“Great! Uncle Wang, you are really my savior!” Lin Qifan said excitedly.
“Don’t be too happy yet.” Uncle Wang pointed at the ingredients on the side and said seriously, “Time is running out now, we must start cooking as soon as possible. I will guide you, using our most traditional Chinese cooking techniques, and show them some color!”
Lin Qifan nodded heavily.
“Okay! Let’s conquer this strange world with delicious food!”
The two of them immediately started to get busy, one was responsible for guidance and the other was responsible for operation, and they cooperated seamlessly.
In their hands, all kinds of ingredients seem to be given life, exuding tempting aroma.
At the same time, in the kitchen of Polaris House, Kotaro Amon and Sasha also noticed the movement from Lin Qifan’s side.
“That guy…what is he doing again?” Amon Kotaro frowned.
“I don’t know.” Sasha shook her head and said solemnly, “But we must be careful. That Lin Qifan is definitely not an easy opponent.”
“Humph! No matter how powerful he is, he can never beat me!” Yamon Kotaro snorted coldly.
However, he felt a little uneasy in his heart.
“Chef Yamen, what should we do next?” Sasha asked.
Yamon Kotaro was silent for a moment, then slowly said, “Let’s see what the situation is first. However, we can’t let our guard down and must be fully prepared.”
As he said this, Amon Kotaro turned his head and looked in the direction of Lin Qifan.
“Lin Qifan, I want to see what other tricks you can come up with…”
When Kotaro Yamon saw a helper suddenly appear from Lin Qifan’s side, his heart skipped a beat and he said to himself, “Shit, this guy has another trick up his sleeve?!” He pretended to be calm on his face, but his hands involuntarily sped up, and with the flash of swords and sabers, the food flew in his hands like he was doing an acrobatics.
Sasha was also on edge, her face tense, and the seasoning bottle in her hand was shaking like a time bomb, making a rattling sound.
Both of them held their breath, and went all out as if they had been injected with chicken blood.
At this tense moment, a “gurgling” sound suddenly came from the stadium, like something was boiling, or like a giant beast was roaring.
The sound came from all directions, it was very strange and creepy.
Kotaro Amon and Sasha subconsciously stopped what they were doing, pricked up their ears, and looked around.
“What the hell is going on?” Yamon Kotaro muttered, feeling a chill on his back.
Sasha frowned and twitched her nose. There was a strange smell in the air, which was neither fragrant nor smelly, but it made people feel uncomfortable.
“It seems…something is coming…” she murmured to herself.
Just as Kotaro Amon was about to say something, the “gurgling” sound suddenly stopped, and was replaced by a teeth-grinding “creaking” sound, like the sound of metal friction, or… the sound of broken bones.
“This…what is this?!” Kotaro Amon swallowed and felt his heart skip a beat.
Sasha’s face turned pale. She stared at Lin Qifan and said word by word, “Chef Yamen… I… I have a bad feeling…”
Chapter 62: Cheating Exposure Counterattack (Old Version)
The creepy “creaking” sound in the air was like nails scratching on a blackboard, or like someone was grinding bones with sandpaper, which made people’s scalp tingle.
Yamon Kotaro’s face turned pale in an instant, with beads of sweat oozing out of his forehead. He suppressed his uneasiness and shouted calmly, “Playing tricks! Lin Qifan, what are you doing again?”
Sasha’s little face was pale, and her big eyes were filled with fear.
She stared at Lin Qifan’s direction, her voice trembling: “Chef Yamen… I… I always feel that something bad is going to happen.”
Lin Qifan’s lips curled up into a meaningful smile. He slowly put down the spatula in his hand, took off the chef’s hat on his head, revealing a head of shiny black short hair.
He looked up at Amon Kotaro, his eyes full of teasing and disdain: “Chef Amon, why are you so nervous? Did you… do something wrong?”
“Bullshit!” Yamen Kotaro shouted in a timid manner, “I, Yamen Kotaro, am upright and honest, what can I do wrong? But you, Lin Qifan, don’t think you can disturb my mind with these little tricks. I tell you, I will definitely win this game today!”
Lin Qifan shrugged and said disapprovingly: “Really? Why do I feel… that you can’t win?”
As he spoke, he took out a pair of peculiarly shaped glasses from his pocket.
The glasses were silver in color, with the lenses flashing a faint blue light. They were his secret weapon – the “taste amplifier”.
This thing is not some black technology, but a magic prop produced by the system that can amplify his sense of taste tenfold!
Putting on the taste amplifier, Lin Qifan looked at Kotaro Amon’s food again. A pungent smell rushed straight to his head, almost making him vomit.
“This…what the hell is this?” Lin Qifan frowned, trying to identify the strange smell.
He carefully observed Kotaro Amon’s cooking and found that there seemed to be something wrong with the ingredients.
“Yaxuan, Anna.” Lin Qifan said in a voice that only they could hear, “Do you think there is something wrong with the ingredients used by Polaris House?”
Li Yaxuan had been closely following the competition. When she heard Lin Qifan’s question, she nodded immediately, “Master Qifan, I also find it a little strange. The ingredients used by Pole Star House look much fresher than what we prepared, and the quality is also better.”
Anna also added: “Yes, Master. I just went to the kitchen to check and found that the food storage area of ​​Polaris House is heavily guarded. It seems that there is some unspeakable secret.”
“It seems that my guess is correct.” Lin Qifan said to himself.
He had long suspected that Jixingshe would play some tricks, but he didn’t expect that they would dare to secretly replace the ingredients!
“Yaxuan, Anna, go and help me collect evidence. We must find evidence that they have replaced the ingredients!” Lin Qifan ordered.
“Yes, young master!” Li Yaxuan and Anna answered in unison and immediately went their separate ways.
Anna is indeed a master of intelligence gathering. She used her connections and means to quickly find the key clues.
It turned out that Jixingshe secretly sent people to sneak into the food warehouse the night before the competition and replaced the ordinary ingredients they had originally prepared with high-quality ingredients obtained from other channels.
The person responsible for carrying out this task was a guy named Ginlang under Kotaro Amon.
Li Yaxuan was responsible for observing the movements of Polaris House on the field. She discovered that Silver Wolf had been secretly monitoring Lin Qifan and others, as if he was worried that they would discover something.
“Master Qifan, I have solid evidence.” Li Yaxuan handed a detailed report to Lin Qifan, “This is the evidence collected by Miss Anna about Silver Wolf stealing ingredients.”
Lin Qifan took the report, read it carefully, and sneered: “Very good, with these evidences, we can teach them a severe lesson.”
At this moment, Lin Qifan suddenly stood up, walked to the center of the arena, cleared his throat, and said loudly: “Everyone, I have something to say!”
Everyone’s eyes were focused on Lin Qifan, wanting to know what he was up to.
“I think you may not know yet, but actually, this game was unfair from the beginning!” Lin Qifan’s voice was full of penetrating power, reaching everyone’s ears clearly, “Because, someone is cheating!”
“Cheating?!”
“Who cheated?” “Lin Qifan, stop slandering me!”
There was an uproar at the scene, and everyone was talking and guessing who the “cheater” Lin Qifan was talking about was.
Yamen Kotaro’s expression became even uglier. He suppressed his uneasiness and shouted angrily, “Lin Qifan, what evidence do you have? Don’t talk nonsense if you don’t have evidence!”
Lin Qifan sneered and said, “Evidence? Of course I have evidence. I wonder if you have noticed that the ingredients used by Polaris House today seem to be much better than what we prepared?”
“this……”
“It seems to be true…”
“The ingredients at Polestar House look very fresh…”
Everyone began to recall the details of the previous competition and found that the ingredients of Polar Star House were indeed a bit unusual.
“I can tell you that the reason why Jixingshe can produce such good ingredients is because they secretly replaced the ingredients!” Lin Qifan said loudly.
“What? Stealing the ingredients?!”
“How is this possible?!”
“Polaris House actually dares to cheat?!”
There was an uproar at the scene again, and everyone looked at Kotaro Amon and Sasha in shock, waiting for their explanation.
Kotaro Amon and Sasha’s faces turned pale as paper in an instant, their bodies began to tremble slightly, and their eyes were filled with panic and fear.
They never expected that Lin Qifan would expose their conspiracy in public.
“You…you’re talking nonsense!” Yamon Kotaro stammered, “I…we didn’t replace the ingredients, you’re slandering us!”
Lin Qifan smiled contemptuously and said, “Slander? Everyone will know whether I slander or not. Yaxuan, show me the evidence!”
Li Yaxuan immediately handed the report in her hand to the referee. The referee read it carefully and his face suddenly turned livid.
“This…this…” The referee looked at Kotaro Amon and Sasha in shock, speechless for a moment.
“Everyone, this is the evidence that Polaris House replaced the ingredients.” Lin Qifan pointed at the report and said loudly, “This report records in detail the process of Silver Wolf replacing the ingredients, as well as the channels through which Polaris House purchased high-quality ingredients. With this evidence, everyone should believe what I said, right?”
The scene was silent, everyone was silent, just looking at Kotaro Amon and Sasha with shocked eyes.
Kotaro Amon and Sasha completely collapsed. They collapsed on the ground with empty eyes, like the walking corpses.
“No… Impossible…” Yamon Kotaro muttered to himself, “How… How could we be discovered…”
Sasha’s face flushed red. She glared at Lin Qifan angrily and screamed, “Lin Qifan, you are despicable! How dare you use such a despicable method!”
“All’s fair in war.” Lin Qifan shrugged and said indifferently, “Besides, it wasn’t me who started it.”
“You…” Sasha was so angry that she was shaking all over, but she had nothing to say.
At this time, Uncle Wang, who had been standing silently by the side, came over. He looked at Lin Qifan and nodded with satisfaction: “Little brother, well done! People like this should be punished!”
Lin Qifan smiled modestly and said, “Uncle Wang, you are too kind. I just did what I should do.”
“Next, it’s time to settle the accounts.” Lin Qifan turned his head and looked at Kotaro Amon and Sasha, his eyes full of coldness.
“What do you think we should do next…” Lin Qifan looked at them meaningfully with a chilling smile on his face.
“Catch him! Don’t let him run away!” Li Yaxuan gave an order, and the maids who had been lying in ambush rushed forward like a hungry tiger and caught the Silver Wolf who was about to sneak away.
The Silver Wolf struggled desperately, like a mouse with its tail caught, squeaking and screaming, but there was no way he could escape the encirclement of these well-trained maids.
His once shiny hair was now a mess like a bird’s nest, and his face was covered in dust. He no longer looked as arrogant as he usually did, and looked like a lost dog.
Everyone in Polaris House, including Kotaro Amon and Sasha, were brought to the trial.
Kotaro Amon’s face was full of resentment and anger, while Sasha’s face was full of disbelief, as if she couldn’t believe that she would lose to Lin Qifan, a “country bumpkin”.
Seeing how miserable they were, Lin Qifan felt secretly happy. This counterattack was so beautiful!
On Lin Qifan’s side, the atmosphere was joyous.
Luffy was so excited that he jumped up and down, shouting “Meat! Meat! I want to eat meat!”, celebrating this hard-earned victory.
Li Yaxuan also showed a gratified smile on her face and felt proud of Lin Qifan’s wit and courage.
Even Uncle Wang, who was usually calm, couldn’t help but show an admiring look and spoke highly of Lin Qifan’s cooking skills and strategy.
However, just as everyone was immersed in the joy of victory, a shadowy figure appeared silently at the edge of the field.
He was tall and exuded a suffocating sense of oppression, like a demon from the abyss, quietly watching everyone on the field.
“Oh, it’s so lively…” A low and hoarse voice, with a hint of teasing and disdain, broke the noise of the stadium.
Chapter 63: The mysterious figure provokes again (old version)
The deep voice instantly froze everyone’s smiles on the field, and they all turned to look at the shadow. The figure moved and began to take steps, with a strong aura in every step. The atmosphere around him became more and more oppressive. He gradually approached, the shadow was gradually torn apart, and everyone’s hearts were tightly grasped.
In the shadows, a blurry figure slowly walked out, like a beast out of a cage.
Wherever the figure went, the air seemed to freeze, bringing with it a suffocating feeling of oppression.
From a visual perspective, the shadow was gradually torn apart by his figure, and the originally dim light around him seemed to be avoiding him.
Auditorily, one could hear his steady and slow footsteps, and every step seemed to be stepping on everyone’s heart.
In terms of touch, one can seem to feel the chill in the air, which makes one shiver uncontrollably.
He was tall, his face hidden under the hood, revealing only a playful smile.
That smile looked particularly strange in the dim light, making people feel creepy.
This smile was like an ice-cold knife, piercing straight into everyone’s heart, making people shudder.
“Oh, it’s really lively…” He said in a low and hoarse voice, his tone full of disdain, “I thought it was some shocking cooking showdown, but it turned out to be a group of kids playing house.” His voice seemed to come from the depths of hell, carrying endless ridicule and contempt, echoing in the arena.
This sudden ridicule instantly froze the atmosphere in the stadium.
The originally bustling stadium became unusually quiet at this moment, and the only sound was people’s rapid breathing.
Luffy was the first to get angry, “Who are you calling a jerk? You coward!” He waved his fist, and the fist made a sound of wind as it waved in the air.
His face turned red, his eyes were as big as bells, and he looked like he was about to rush up to fight.
Lin Qifan stopped Luffy and stared at the mysterious man with sharp eyes, “Who are you?” Lin Qifan’s eyes were like a sharp blade, piercing straight through the mysterious man’s hood, as if he wanted to see through him.
The mysterious man chuckled, and the laughter seemed particularly abrupt in the silent arena.
He slowly took off his hood, revealing an angular face with a cold light in his eyes.
The light was like an ice spike in the cold night, making people shudder.
“It doesn’t matter who I am. What matters is that I am the helper invited by Kotaro Amon.” He said arrogantly, as if he was sure of victory.
As he spoke, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, with a hint of disdain.
When Kotaro Amon and Sasha saw the mysterious man appear, it was like they had grabbed a life-saving straw, and their originally depressed expressions instantly became arrogant.
Kotaro Amon stood straight with a hint of pride in his eyes; Sasha put her hands on her hips with a scornful smile on her face.
“Hmph, Lin Qifan, do you think you won? This has just begun!” Yamon Kotaro said gritting his teeth, his teeth chattering and the muscles on his face twisted with anger.
Sasha also returned to her usual sharp-tongued nature, “Country bumpkin, just wait to be crushed by us!” Her voice was sharp and piercing, as if to completely crush the dignity of Lin Qifan and others.
Faced with their provocation, Lin Qifan was extremely calm, and even had a barely perceptible smile on his lips.
That smile is like the warm sunshine in winter, giving people a warm and firm feeling.
“Oh? It seems you have another trick up your sleeve. However, it’s still uncertain who will win.” There was a determination in his eyes, as if everything was under his control.
When he spoke, his voice was steady, powerful, and full of confidence.
He turned his head and looked at Uncle Wang, “Uncle Wang, how is our ‘liquid nitrogen ice cream with molecular cuisine sushi’ going?”
Uncle Wang stroked his beard and said confidently: “Everything is ready, just waiting for the war to begin!” There was a gleam of wisdom in his eyes, as if he had foreseen the arrival of victory.
Uncle Wang’s voice was full of confidence, making people believe that his preparations would be foolproof.
“Okay!” Lin Qifan
Luffy jumped up excitedly, “Great! I can make some big trouble again!” He waved his fists, as if he couldn’t wait to rush into the arena and continue his “trouble-making business”.
Luffy’s face was filled with an excited smile, which was like the bright sunshine, full of vitality.
Li Yaxuan and Anna were busy preparing ingredients and collecting intelligence on their opponents.
Li Yaxuan’s hands handled the ingredients quickly and skillfully, her eyes focused and serious; Anna was carefully recording her opponent’s information, her brows slightly furrowed, appearing very focused.
They worked in perfect harmony, like two precisely-operated machines, providing strong support for Lin Qifan’s plan.
Their movements were coordinated without any mistakes, which made people marvel at their level of tacit understanding.
“Yaxuan, Anna, our opponent this time is very strong, we must be careful.” Lin Qifan warned.
His voice was full of concern and worry, as if reminding everyone not to take it lightly.
“Don’t worry, Qifan, we will do our best!” Li Yaxuan smiled gently, her smile was like a flower in spring, warm and beautiful.
Anna also nodded and said that she would do her best.
Anna’s
There was a tense atmosphere in the air, like the calm before the storm.
The tense atmosphere was like an invisible net, covering the entire stadium, making people feel depressed and uneasy.
The mysterious man looked at the busy figures of Lin Qifan and others, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.
That sneer was like an icy dagger, chilling people to the bone.
“Hmph, a bunch of ignorant guys, you think you can beat me? That’s just a pipe dream!” His voice was full of contempt and disdain, as if Lin Qifan and others were just a group of insignificant ants in his eyes.
As soon as the mysterious man finished speaking, a slight electric sound suddenly came from the stadium. The sound was like an invisible hand, gently plucking people’s heartstrings.
It seems that something is quietly changing.
Then, the lights above the stadium suddenly started flashing wildly like drunken light balls in a disco!
The flashing lights are dazzling, as if you are in a dream world.
“Oh shit, what’s going on? There’s a power outage?” Luffy scratched the back of his head, looking confused.
His eyes were full of confusion and puzzlement, as if asking what was going on.
His eyes, which seemed to have built-in radar functions, were rolling around, searching for new “toys”.
There was a hint of excitement in Luffy’s eyes, as if he was looking forward to a new adventure.
Li Yaxuan frowned slightly, her pretty face full of worry.
Her brows were tightly furrowed, as if she was worried about something.
She pulled at the corner of Lin Qifan’s clothes and asked softly, “Qifan, are they doing something again?” Li Yaxuan’s voice was full of worry and confusion, as if she was seeking an answer from Lin Qifan.
Lin Qifan narrowed his eyes and stared at the crazy flashing lights.
The flickering light cast mottled shadows on his handsome face, making him look even more unfathomable.
There was a hint of calmness and thinking in Lin Qifan’s eyes, as if he was analyzing the reasons for all this.
“Haha, it seems that the other party has quite a lot of little tricks…” A meaningful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and that smile seemed to hide countless wisdom and strategies.
Suddenly, all the lights went out with a snap.
The entire stadium was plunged into darkness in an instant, and it was pitch dark.
The darkness was like a huge black hole, swallowing up all the light.
“Ah! What’s going on?” Sasha exclaimed, with a hint of barely perceptible panic in her voice.
Her voice echoed in the darkness, sounding particularly terrified.
Kotaro Amon frowned tightly. He could feel that something seemed wrong in the darkness.
His brows were furrowed like a pimple, as if he was trying hard to think about the reason for all this.
In the darkness, the only sounds that could be heard were people’s heavy breathing and the occasional whispered discussions.
The breathing and talking sounds were particularly clear in the darkness, making people feel even more nervous and uneasy.
There was a tense and depressing atmosphere in the air, making people feel inexplicably uneasy.
The atmosphere was like a heavy stone, pressing on everyone’s heart.
At this moment, an eerie voice suddenly sounded in the darkness: “Hehehe… The show has just begun…” The voice seemed to come from the depths of hell, making people shudder.
The corners of Lin Qifan’s mouth raised into a larger arc.
He patted Li Yaxuan’s hand gently and whispered, “It seems that they are going to use their big move… Uncle Wang, are you ready?” Lin Qifan’s voice was full of confidence and calmness, as if everything was under his control.
Uncle Wang stroked his beard, his eyes sparkling with excitement: “I can’t wait…” Uncle Wang’s voice was full of ambition, as if he was waiting for a fierce battle.
In the darkness, a figure slowly walked out, holding in his hand something that emitted a faint light… The light seemed particularly mysterious in the darkness, making people curious about what it was.
Luffy’s eyes widened, and he couldn’t help but swear: “What kind of plane are they planning to make?”
Next, let’s turn our attention back to the “liquid nitrogen ice cream with molecular cuisine sushi” carefully prepared by Lin Qifan and his team.
During the production process of liquid nitrogen ice cream, the liquid nitrogen with a slight chill meets the ice cream ingredients, instantly producing a large amount of white mist.
From a visual perspective, it looks like a fairyland shrouded in clouds and mist, making people feel as if they are in a dream.
The mist slowly drifted in the air, bringing a hint of coolness, gently brushing people’s cheeks, giving people a refreshing tactile feeling.
Chapter 64: Counter-Routine and Surprise Move (Old Version)
In the pitch-black darkness, the silence was eerie. The eerie voice was like a ghost, carrying a hint of chill, floating in the air and reaching everyone’s ears, sending a chill down one’s spine.
Then, a blurry figure walked out slowly in the darkness. Each step was steady, yet seemed to carry a mysterious aura.
In his hand, he held a glowing… lighter? !
Yes, it’s just an ordinary lighter.
The crisp “click” sound of the ignition was particularly loud in the silent darkness, as if it was the first horn to break the silence.
A faint flame suddenly popped out, and the warm and faint light illuminated his face – it was actually the Silver Wolf, shouldn’t this guy be wagging his tail beside Amon Kotaro?
what the hell?
At this moment, visually, the swaying flames were like lively elves, jumping in the darkness and gradually illuminating the entire stadium.
Hearingally, the “sizzling” sound of the burning flames is intertwined with the light breathing sounds of the people around.
To the touch, there is a hint of warmth in the air from the burning flames.
The members of Polar Star House were seen gathered around a huge operating table filled with strange ingredients and instruments.
Kotaro Amon stood in the center, wearing a black lab coat, looking like an evil scientist, directing everyone to perform some mysterious ritual.
“Hehehe…” Yamon Kotaro laughed sinisterly, and the laughter echoed in the arena, making people feel particularly harsh. “Lin Qifan, do you think turning off the lights can stop us? Naive! Our Polar Star House’s food can shine even in the dark!”
Is this guy having a second-year syndrome?
Lin Qifan complained in his heart but remained calm on the surface. He even yawned, making a lazy “yawn” sound and looking like “That’s it?”
To put it bluntly, Jixingshe’s new strategy is to come up with some fancy molecular cuisine in an attempt to overwhelm them with momentum.
Visually, the various test tubes emitting white smoke, colorful liquids, and oddly shaped ingredients are dazzling.
Auditory, the “gurgling” sound of the liquid flowing in the test tube and the slight “buzzing” sound of the instrument are both clearly audible.
In terms of touch, the surroundings are filled with a slight chill caused by liquid nitrogen and other substances.
Sasha was explaining proudly, talking about “low-temperature slow cooking”, “spheroidization technology”, and “nitrogen quick freezing”. Her explanation was so fast that it made people confused.
Lin Qifan laughed secretly in his heart: How dare you show off your skills in front of an expert?
He had long anticipated that Jixingshe would make a surprise move, so he made preparations in advance.
In fact, by chance before, Lin Qifan encountered a mysterious thing in an old abandoned restaurant.
At that time, a strange light flashed, and some vague information about the “Dimension Traveler System” suddenly appeared in his mind, but he did not fully understand it.
It was not until before this competition that this information gradually became clear and he realized that he had this magical system.
He quietly activated the “Dimension Traveler System” and began searching for suitable cooking inspiration in the memories of the summoned character.
At the same time, Luffy, the idiot, also began to act according to the plan.
He was like a hyperactive child, running around the field, his footsteps making the clacking sound.
Sometimes he imitated an orangutan beating its chest and stamping its feet, making a “bang bang” sound; sometimes he imitated a monkey scratching its ears and cheeks, making a “chirping” sound with his mouth. He deliberately swayed in front of Kotaro Amon and others to attract their attention.
“Damn monkey! Get out of my way!” Kotaro Amon was so upset by Luffy that he was fuming. He almost crushed the test tube in his hand. The test tube made a “crunching” sound in his hand.
“Lululu~” Luffy made a face at him, then ran to the judges’ seat and started to show off in front of the food judges, making them laugh. The cheerful laughter echoed in the arena.
Luffy’s antics made the atmosphere in the arena relaxed yet chaotic.
Lin Qifan looked at all this, took a deep breath, and felt the noisy sounds and slightly chaotic atmosphere around him.
He told himself to quickly get into the cooking state, thinking to himself: “I can’t be distracted by this chaotic scene, I have to focus on cooking.” So, he quickly adjusted his state, his eyes became focused and determined, and he began to seriously create dishes.
Li Yaxuan silently assisted Lin Qifan on the side. Her hands gently touched the ingredients with soft and skillful movements. She carefully adjusted the proportions and production order of the ingredients to ensure that every step was perfect.
Her presence allows Lin Qifan to focus more on cooking without being distracted by other trivial matters.
“Uncle Wang, what do you think?” Lin Qifan told Uncle Wang his thoughts.
In fact, Uncle Wang comes from a mysterious culinary space.
In that space, he is the famous Chinese Chef Boy.
An unexpected disorder of time and space allowed him to travel to this world.
With his superb cooking skills, he has become famous in this world, and everyone knows that he has some mysterious connection with the Cooking Master Boy.
Uncle Wang stroked his beard.
He guided Lin Qifan to adjust some key steps to make the “liquid nitrogen ice cream with molecular cuisine sushi” more perfect.
“Hehe, Uncle Wang is still the best!” Lin Qifan scratched his head, full of admiration for Uncle Wang.
With the assistance of the system and the guidance of Uncle Wang, Lin Qifan’s dishes gradually took shape.
He cleverly combined liquid nitrogen ice cream and molecular cuisine sushi to create a brand new dish.
Visually, the liquid nitrogen ice cream appears delicate white and as soft as clouds; the molecular cuisine sushi has a unique appearance and harmonious color matching.
In terms of taste, the smoothness of the ice cream and the rich texture of the sushi blend together, leaving you with an endless aftertaste.
In terms of smell, the light aroma of milk and the fresh fragrance of ingredients are mixed together, making people salivate.
Just when Lin Qifan and others were about to finish cooking, Silver Wolf suddenly leaned close to Amon Kotaro’s ear and whispered something.
Yamen Kotaro’s face suddenly turned gloomy. He raised his head abruptly and stared at Lin Qifan, his eyes full of hatred…
Above the operating table of Polaris House, Kotaro Amon smiled mysteriously and suddenly took out a small golden bottle from his pocket. The bottle emitted a faint golden light, as if shrouded in a mysterious halo.
As soon as this thing appeared, the air around it seemed to become tense.
The remaining light reflected on the bottle, like an evil eye surveying everyone, stirring every nerve on the field.
“Everyone, please enjoy our ultimate attack.” Kotaro Amon’s voice was a little sinister, sending chills down people’s spines.
He held the bottle high, as if he had the upper hand and was ready to turn the tide.
The onlookers around couldn’t help but gasp. What the hell was that thing?
The scene froze for a moment. Even Luffy, who was very active, was stunned. He stared at the bottle with blinking eyes, and his saliva almost flowed out – the villain’s mysterious ingredient was indeed very eye-catching.
Lin Qifan narrowed his eyes slightly, his heart tensed, knowing that he couldn’t take it lightly at this moment.
Li Yaxuan handed him the wiping cloth at the right time. He gently wiped away the non-existent sweat on his forehead, remained calm, and glanced at his work that was about to be completed on the workbench.
“Interesting, nothing more than that.” The corners of his mouth rose slightly. Although his voice was light, it was like a falling rock, stirring up waves in everyone’s hearts.
His movements were quick and clean, as if the threat from the other side was just a trick with a little spice.
At this time, Uncle Wang also gave him an affirmative glance, as if to say: Go ahead, young man, our cuisine is the real king.
Kotaro Amon frowned and watched Lin Qifan’s every move with annoyance.
At this critical moment, Lin Qifan slightly bent his knuckles, and his fingertips popped. The sound was crisp, but it seemed to break all the tension in an instant.
He responded to all changes with the same attitude, as if victory or defeat was already in his hands.
Lin Qifan whispered in a deep voice, without a trace of cowardice: “Come on, this is just the beginning.”
Chapter 65: The Climax of the Showdown Determines the Victory (Old Version)
In a luxurious and modern cooking showdown venue, the lights are bright and soft. Two exquisite cooking tables are placed in the center of the stage, and the kitchen utensils on the tables shine with metallic luster.
The surrounding auditoriums were already full of people, who were whispering and talking, waiting with great anticipation for the cooking showdown to begin.
“Come on, this is just the beginning.” Lin Qifan stood in front of the cooking table with a determined look in his eyes. As soon as he finished speaking, the last step in his hands was completed.
His hands danced skillfully on the cooking table, and every movement was confident and calm.
The plate of “liquid nitrogen ice cream with molecular cuisine sushi” gradually took shape under his skillful hands.
The moment Lin Qifan got the system formula, he felt both excited and nervous.
He was excited because he finally had the chance to show off his cooking skills in this important cooking showdown; yet he was nervous because he had never tried this recipe before and didn’t know if he would be recognized by the judges.
He carefully studied every step given by the system and followed the instructions carefully.
When making liquid nitrogen ice cream, the liquid nitrogen tumbles in the container, making a “sizzling” sound. The sound is crisp and loud, like the prelude to a beautiful piece of music.
White mist spread out from his fingertips, like fairy air, and flickered faintly under the light, making the plate of “liquid nitrogen ice cream with molecular cuisine sushi” even more mysterious and attractive.
The rice grains of sushi are crystal clear, emitting a faint luster under the light, and are as round as pearls; the ice beads condensed from liquid nitrogen dotted on them shine like crystals, and the cold air emanates from them in strands, making people feel exceptionally cool at first glance.
On the opposite side, Kotaro Amon was also concentrating on completing his mysterious dish.
Kotaro Amon is a well-known chef in the culinary world, and he has always been very proud of his cooking skills.
He chose these mysterious ingredients because he heard that they could produce a unique flavor that would shock the culinary world.
He firmly believed in his choice and thought that as long as he used these precious ingredients, he would definitely win the duel.
During the production process, his movements were a little hasty, and the sound of the knife cutting the ingredients on the chopping board was rapid and powerful, and the “dong dong dong” sound echoed throughout the venue.
A strange fragrance spread out, with a hint of unsettling weirdness, slowly drifting in the air and into everyone’s nose.
After both sides finished cooking, the judges took their seats with steady steps.
The judges are all veterans in the culinary world. Their eyes are sharp and professional, as if they can see through the secrets of every dish.
The atmosphere suddenly became solemn, and the audience around also quieted down, quietly waiting for the moment to taste the food.
The air was filled with the aroma of food, the fresh sweetness of Lin Qifan’s cooking intertwined with the exotic fragrance of Amon Kotaro’s cooking, and there was an even stronger smell – the smell of gunpowder, as if an invisible war was about to break out.
This is not just an ordinary cooking competition, it is a battle of dignity, a holy war for foodies!
On Lin Qifan’s side, the three of them formed a tight little group.
Lin Qifan appears to be as calm as an old dog on the outside, but he is actually very panicked on the inside.
He secretly glanced at his own cooking, praying that he would be recognized by the judges.
After all, he himself hasn’t tried the recipe of “liquid nitrogen ice cream with molecular cuisine sushi” given by the system, so how could he know whether it tastes good or not!
Li Yaxuan stood beside him gracefully. She was wearing a light blue dress, her long hair draped over her shoulders, and a gentle, encouraging smile on her face.
Her eyes revealed her trust and support for Lin Qifan, but she secretly clenched her fists, her palms sweating.
Her nails turned slightly white due to the force, and her inner nervousness was no less than Lin Qifan’s.
Luffy is a heartless idiot. He is wearing a T-shirt with cartoon patterns on it. He is staring at the food in front of the judges, and his saliva is almost dripping onto the ground.
His mouth was slightly open, and from time to time he made a gurgling swallowing sound in his throat.
If Li Yaxuan hadn’t stopped him with a killing look, he would have rushed forward to grab the things.
On the other hand, Kotaro Amon and Sasha pretended to be calm, with stiff smiles on their faces, looking like two wax figures.
Especially Yamen, the muscles at the corners of his eyes kept twitching, and I don’t know if he was nervous or holding it in.
He clenched his fists tightly, his knuckles turning white from the force, and in his heart he kept praying that his cooking would be successful.
Whether his precious secret ingredient works or not, now is the time to witness a miracle!
The judges first tasted Lin Qifan’s “Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream with Molecular Cuisine Sushi”.
When the judges picked up the sushi with chopsticks, the crystal clear sushi swayed slightly between the chopsticks, and the ice beads condensed from liquid nitrogen sparkled under the light.
The moment it enters the mouth, the cool touch instantly sweeps over the taste buds. The coolness is like a clear spring in the mountains, spreading from the tip of the tongue to the throat, making people shiver uncontrollably.
Then, all kinds of wonderful flavors bloom in your mouth, sweet, sour, refreshing… like layers of a symphony.
The sweet taste is like ripe fruit in summer, fresh and natural; the sour taste is like lime juice, stimulating the taste buds; the crisp taste is like the first breath of air in the morning, refreshing.
The whole venue was filled with this fresh aroma, and the audience around couldn’t help but take a deep breath, as if they could also feel the wonderful taste.
“Oh! My God!” One of the judges widened his eyes and exclaimed in disbelief, “This is simply… a work of art!” There was a gleam of surprise in his eyes, and the expression on his face was as if he had discovered a treasure.
Another judge closed his eyes, savoring the aftertaste, an intoxicated expression on his face: “Incredible! The texture, the taste, it’s simply… indescribable!” He shook his head gently, as if he was still immersed in the wonderful taste and couldn’t extricate himself.
Looking at the conquered expressions on the judges’ faces, Lin Qifan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He secretly wiped the sweat from his forehead. Fortunately, the system dad is reliable!
He secretly glanced at Yamen and found that the other’s face had begun to turn green. He felt secretly happy: You little brat, you are too young to fight with me!
Next, it’s the turn of the mysterious cuisine of Polar Star House.
The judges picked up the spoons and put them into their mouths with great anticipation.
However, the next second, their expressions changed subtly.
“Hmm?” One of the judges frowned, his brows tightly knitted together to form the Chinese character “川”, seeming a little confused.
“What…what’s this smell?” another judge couldn’t help but ask, with a hint of…disgust in his tone?
His mouth opened slightly, trying to spit out the food in his mouth.
“It’s a bit… weird…” the third judge echoed.
There was a painful expression on his face and his body was trembling slightly.
Amon and Sasha’s faces turned pale instantly, as if their blood had been drained out.
Amen
Sasha collapsed directly on the ground. The dish she had carefully prepared, the dish she had placed all her hopes on, actually… failed?
Her eyes were empty and desperate, and tears were welling up in her eyes, threatening to burst out at any moment.
The judges put down their spoons, shook their heads and sighed, with disappointment written all over their faces.
The audience around also began to whisper and talk.
“Although the ingredients are very precious, but…” a judge commented tactfully, “but the taste… is really not good enough.” “Yes, it’s a bit… hard to describe…” another judge added.
“I… I really can’t eat anymore…” The third judge pushed the plate aside.
The dish gave off a pungent smell that permeated the air, making people feel nauseous.
Seeing this scene, Lin Qifan almost laughed out loud.
He suppressed his smile and asked with pretended concern, “Brother Yamen, Miss Sasha, are you all right?” Yamen glared at him fiercely.
Sasha covered her face and sobbed softly. Her cry was weak and miserable, which made people feel pity.
Just then, Uncle Wang came over. He was wearing a neat suit and walked with steady steps.
He patted Lin Qifan on the shoulder and said earnestly: “Young man, don’t be arrogant when you win, and don’t be discouraged when you lose. You won this game.” Lin Qifan smiled modestly and said: “No, no, it was all luck, luck.”
“Hmph!” Yamen snorted coldly, turned around and left the arena.
His back looked desolate and lonely, and his steps were a little unsteady.
Sasha also left with him, leaving a mess on the ground.
The failed dish was thrown aside, and the surrounding ingredients were scattered on the ground, as if telling of their failure.
The silver wolf hid in the corner, trembling with fear, not daring to breathe.
His body curled up into a ball.
Anna took it all in calmly, then turned and walked towards Li Yaxuan, whispering something in her ear.
After hearing this, Li Yaxuan smiled slightly, “The good show has just begun…” she said softly, with a hint of…playfulness in her tone.
The old man on the jury cleared his throat. His voice was like sandpaper, hoarse but majestic: “Ahem, after our unanimous evaluation… ahem… the winner of this cooking showdown is…” He paused deliberately to whet everyone’s appetite, what an old fox!
“Lin Qifan’s team!”
boom!
The scene instantly exploded with cheers, whistles, and screams, one after another, as lively as a vegetable market.
The audience stood up, applauded and cheered, with excited smiles on their faces.
Li Yaxuan smiled gracefully, as if everything was under control, this scheming little girl!
Luffy was even more exaggerated. He jumped directly onto the table and jumped up and down like a monkey. He had a banana in his hand, and no one knew where he got it from.
He jumped and shouted, “We won! We won!” Lin Qifan looked calm on the surface, but in his heart he was thinking like crazy: 666, the system daddy is awesome!
I made a lot of money on this wave of points!
At this moment, a low, sinister laugh suddenly broke into the noise like a poisonous snake spitting out its tongue.
“Hehehe…” That laughter made people’s hair stand on end and their backs feel cold.
The originally lively venue suddenly became quiet. The air seemed to freeze in an instant. The cheers stopped abruptly. Everyone looked at each other, confusion and uneasiness written all over their faces.
“What the hell? Who is laughing?” Luffy scratched his head, looking confused.
His eyes were wide open and he looked around, trying to find the source of the laughter.
Lin Qifan narrowed his eyes and looked around, but didn’t see any suspicious people.
That laughter seemed to come from underground, it was extremely strange.
Li Yaxuan’s expression also changed. Her face turned pale and her lips trembled slightly. She held Lin Qifan’s hand tightly and whispered, “Be careful, something’s wrong!”
“Hehehe…the game…has just begun…” The laughter rang out again, clearer than before, and more…creepy.
Chapter 66: Weird Laughter Hidden Conspiracy (Old Version)
The laughter was as sharp as fingernails dipped in chili oil scratching across a blackboard. The “squeaky” sound went straight into everyone’s eardrums, making their teeth itch uncontrollably and their hearts feel like an invisible hand is scratching them, making them mutter to themselves.
Stimulated by the shrill laughter, people’s hearing seemed to be infinitely amplified, and every sound became extremely clear, making people more and more upset.
The cheers and congratulations from before seemed to be suddenly snuffed out by an invisible hand.
The originally bustling stadium was now filled with a suffocating and eerie silence.
This silence, like thick ink, tightly wraps the entire space, making it more suffocating than deathly silence.
The temperature around seemed to drop at this moment, and a slight chill spread from the soles of the feet to the whole body. The tactile discomfort added to the weird atmosphere.
Lin Qifan and the others seemed to have their pause button pressed, with each of them showing a variety of wonderful expressions.
Their figures seemed particularly abrupt in this suddenly quiet stadium, as if they had been forgotten by time in this strange space.
Luffy, who was originally immersed in the joy of victory, suddenly had the smile on his face freeze.
Visually, his mouth was opened so wide that a coconut could be stuffed in it, and his astonished expression was like a frozen picture.
He looked around blankly, twisting his body restlessly, and gesticulating with his hands and feet, like a lost and impatient monkey.
He scratched his ears and cheeks, and muttered at the top of his voice: “What the hell? Who the hell is playing tricks?” The voice was filled with deep anger and confusion, and echoed in the quiet air.
Lin Qifan’s face also darkened, and the pair of eyes that usually always showed a smile were now as sharp as knives, as if they could penetrate everything around them and see through people.
His eyes revealed a hint of vigilance and thought, and his brain was working rapidly, analyzing this sudden situation.
He looked around, his eyes scanning every corner sharply, trying to find the source of the laughter.
However, apart from the stunned audience and Kotaro Amon who looked like he had succeeded in his plan, nothing was discovered.
The expressions of the audience around him varied, some were terrified, some were confused. In Lin Qifan’s eyes, these expressions were like part of the puzzle, waiting for him to solve.
That laughter sounded like it came from hell, illusory yet chilling.
From the auditory perspective, it is sometimes far away, sometimes near, sometimes like a whisper in your ear, and sometimes like it comes from a faraway place, as if countless sound sources are emitting this creepy sound at the same time.
There was a hint of evil in that voice, which made people’s skin unconsciously covered with goose bumps.
“Be careful, something’s happening!” Li Yaxuan’s voice was low, but it carried a hint of unquestionable firmness.
Her voice seemed particularly clear in this quiet environment, as if an invisible force was conveying a danger signal.
She held Lin Qifan’s hand tightly, and a layer of fine beads of sweat appeared on the palm of her hand.
From the touch, I could feel that her hands were cold and wet, which was a manifestation of tension and fear.
“Hehehe…the game…has just begun…” The laughter rang out again, clearer than before, more arrogant, and more…desirable!
This laughter was like a sharp dagger, piercing straight into everyone’s hearts, arousing their inner anger and anxiety.
This laughter, like a fuse, instantly ignited Luffy’s temper.
He jumped onto the table with a “swoosh” and his feet landed heavily on the table with a loud “bang”.
His body was like a monkey with its hair standing up, and he looked full of aggression.
He pointed around and yelled at the top of his voice: “Who the hell is that? Come out here! How can you be a hero if you hide yourself? Come out and fight me if you have the guts!” The sound made the air around them tremble, as if it was going to completely break the weird atmosphere.
Lin Qifan pressed Luffy’s shoulder with his hand, his hand steady and powerful.
His eyes revealed calmness and rationality, and he said softly: “Don’t be impulsive, Luffy. This laughter… is very wrong.” Deep in his heart, he was quickly analyzing various possible situations.
He was wondering what kind of conspiracy was hidden behind this laughter?
Is it a provocation from the opponent, or is something more dangerous about to happen?
Kotaro Amon and Sasha, who lost the game, did not show any frustration. Instead, they had a strange smile on their faces.
Visually, that smile was twisted and evil, as if hiding countless secrets.
There was clearly something fishy hidden in that smile.
“There must be something wrong when things are out of the ordinary,” Lin Qifan thought, “It seems that Jixingshe is planning something bad.” He decided to sit back and wait and see.
His brain was working rapidly, thinking of strategies to deal with the situation.
He was wondering, if Jixingshe really had a conspiracy, where would they start?
Did they tamper with the ingredients, or were there other means?
At the same time, Anna, Li Yaxuan’s personal maid, a young lady whose intelligence gathering ability is comparable to that of a CIA agent, has quietly launched an investigation.
She was like a nimble swallow, moving lightly among the crowd.
Visually, her figure is agile and flexible, like a meteor across the night sky.
Her footsteps were light and silent, as if she blended into the surrounding environment.
She collected clues quietly, observing everyone’s expressions and movements with sharp eyes.
Her ears are also always attentive to the sounds around her, not missing any potentially useful information.
It wasn’t long before Anna made a discovery.
She noticed that Kotaro Amon and a sneaky guy – later found out that the guy was called Ginlang – sneaked to the backstage storage room after the game.
Her eyes were fixed on their backs, her heart full of doubts.
She wondered what on earth they were going to do in the storage room?
Is he planning some conspiracy or has some other purpose?
Although she didn’t know what they were doing, Anna keenly realized that there must be something wrong.
She immediately told Lin Qifan the news.
“Storage room?” Lin Qifan touched his chin and fell into deep thought.
There was a hint of doubt and contemplation in his eyes, and he thought, “Did they tamper with the ingredients?”
“We can’t rule out this possibility,” Anna analyzed calmly. “After all, they lost so easily, they will definitely not give up.” Her voice was steady and firm, as if she was full of confidence in her judgment.
At this time, the newly summoned Uncle Wang also came over. This Chinese little chef not only has superb cooking skills, but also is meticulous and experienced.
He stroked his beard and said slowly: “In my opinion, we’d better be careful. When an enemy comes, we’ll fight him with our soldiers; when a flood comes, we’ll block it with earth. It’s always right to take precautions first.” His voice was steady and wise like an elder, which made people feel at ease.
Lin Qifan nodded in agreement.
“Uncle Wang is right, we can’t take it lightly. Yaxuan, let’s discuss some countermeasures…” His eyes revealed firmness and determination, as if he was ready to deal with everything.
Just when Lin Qifan and others were preparing to investigate further… just when Lin Qifan and others gathered in a circle, huddled together and whispered, preparing to use their big moves, there was a sudden “click” sound on the field, as if someone pressed the main switch, and the whole world instantly became dark as the bottom of a pot.
From a visual perspective, the darkness is like a huge curtain that covers everyone and makes it impossible to see one’s hand in front of one’s face.
There was only a buzzing sound in my ears, like a group of flies having a meeting, making me feel upset.
The sound was particularly harsh in the darkness, as if it could break one’s eardrums.
There is a faint smell of dust in the air, and one can feel the depression and uneasiness brought by the sudden darkness through one’s sense of smell.
The temperature seemed to drop at this moment, and a hint of chill came from all directions, making people’s bodies tremble involuntarily.
Luffy thought he was blind, he waved his hands in the air and punched the objects around him.
“What the fuck is going on?” he roared, his voice echoing in the darkness.
His body was shaking violently with anger and fear, and he almost turned the table into firewood.
Li Yaxuan subconsciously clutched Lin Qifan’s sleeve, her fingertips were cold, as if they had just been taken out of the refrigerator.
Her body snuggled tightly against Lin Qifan, as if only in this way could she feel a little safe.
Her breathing was rapid and heavy, and she could feel her heart beating wildly.
Before everyone could react, the lights suddenly came on again with a “click”, making people’s eyes sore.
From a visual point of view, the sudden light is like strong sunlight, which makes people’s eyes unable to adapt for a while.
Lin Qifan squinted his eyes and saw that the pile of freshly prepared exquisite dishes on the table – the fragrant golden fried rice and the steaming spicy crayfish – were all gone!
The table that was originally filled with delicious food was now empty, leaving only some residual oil stains and a faint aroma.
There was still a hint of chili oil aroma in the air, which made one’s stomach growl, but unfortunately there was nothing left, and even the plate was licked cleaner than his face.
The aroma seemed like a mockery, reminding everyone of the delicious food they had just lost.
“Fuck, who stole my food!” Luffy was as angry as a gorilla with its hair standing on end. His face turned red and his eyes were filled with flames of anger.
He jumped onto the table and roared, stomping his feet on the table so hard that the floor shook.
His voice was filled with anger and unwillingness, as if he was going to turn the whole world upside down.
Uncle Wang frowned, sniffed, and muttered, “This method is damn neat.” There was a hint of surprise and suspicion in his eyes, and he was wondering who had such superb stealing skills.
Anna had sharp eyes and caught a glimpse of a suspicious black shadow flashing by in the corner, as fast as if it had been accelerated.
The dark shadow looked particularly mysterious under the flickering lights, as if it was hiding countless secrets.
Lin Qifan’s mouth twitched and he sneered: “Ha, these bastards from Jixingshe really know how to play.” His eyes revealed a hint of disdain and anger. He waved his hand, turned around and rushed to the backstage.
His heart was filled with rage, and he was determined to uncover the conspiracy of Polaris House.
Chapter 67: Investigating the truth behind the theft of food (old version)
Lin Qifan looked at the empty desk, and the anger that had been suppressed in his heart now burned even more vigorously like a blazing flame.
His eyes were wide open with anger, his gaze seemed to be spitting fire, and he stared at the empty table, as if he wanted to see through it.
His hands unconsciously clenched into fists, and the joints turned white from the force.
“Damn it, Jixingshe, you are playing dirty tricks, right?” Lin Qifan cursed with gritted teeth, his voice full of anger and unwillingness.
“Do you really think I’m a vegetarian?” His voice rose a few notches, with an unquestionable momentum.
He touched his chin, and his slightly trembling fingers revealed his inner excitement at the moment.
There was a sneer at the corner of his mouth, and that smile was like the frost in winter, with a hint of chillness, just like a cunning fox.
“Heh, playing hide-and-seek with me? You’re still a little naive!” His voice was full of confidence and disdain, as if he had seen through Jixingshe’s conspiracy.
He turned his head and instructed Anna, his eyes revealing a firm command: “Anna, you continue to keep an eye on the people in Polaris House, and report immediately if there is any movement. Especially that Amon Kotaro, keep a close eye on him!” Anna nodded gently, her figure light and graceful, like a nimble swallow, her figure flashed, and she quickly disappeared into the crowd.
Her footsteps were light and swift, creating a slight sound of wind, as if she belonged to this invisible wind.
“Come on, Yaxuan, Luffy, let’s go and see what tricks these bastards are playing!” Lin Qifan waved his hand, and the powerful movement seemed to carry an invisible force.
He took the lead and walked towards the stadium, his steps firm and quick, raising some dust.
Li Yaxuan and Luffy followed closely behind, their eyes revealing a hint of nervousness and anticipation.
The stadium was bustling with people coming and going.
The noise came like waves, one after another, washing over everyone’s eardrums.
The noisy sound was like countless bees buzzing in my ears, including people talking, laughing, footsteps, and the sound of various competition equipment colliding.
Lin Qifan’s ears felt a little painful from the noise, but his eyes were not affected at all.
His eyes were sharp, scanning the surroundings like a hawk, not missing any suspicious corner.
His eyes were like a searchlight, moving through the crowd, and every slight movement did not escape his eyes.
Luffy, this kid, has a better nose than a dog.
His nostrils kept flapping like a sophisticated detector.
He sniffed around and suddenly, as if he had been given an injection of chicken blood, his eyes widened and he pointed excitedly at a set of footprints in the corner of the playing field and shouted: “Lin Qifan, look! There are footprints here! Such strange footprints, as if… as if they were made by a duck!” His voice trembled with excitement, as if he had discovered some shocking secret.
Lin Qifan and Li Yaxuan hurried over to take a look, and sure enough, the footprints were small and round, and really looked a bit like the traces left by a duck walking.
The footprints were clearly visible on the ground, and there were some faint traces of soil around them, as if they had been left just recently.
Duck? Li Yaxuan frowned slightly, her brows knitted tightly together.
Why are there ducks in this arena?
Besides, even if it was a duck, it couldn’t have stolen so many ingredients, right?
The footprints exuded a strange aura, which made her feel uneasy.
Her heartbeat quickened involuntarily, and her hands unconsciously clenched the corners of her clothes.
“Let’s follow the footprints!” Lin Qifan felt a strong curiosity in his heart. The timing of the footprints appearing was too coincidental. Maybe they were related to the theft of food.
This venue recently held a creative food showcase, one of the events being a cooking show using ducks. It is possible that the ducks participating in the show accidentally ran here and left footprints. But why did these footprints appear at the same time as the food theft? There must be another hidden story behind this.
The three followed the footprints all the way through the bustling crowd.
There were all kinds of smells in the crowd, the salty smell of sweat, the fragrance of perfume, and the aroma of food. They were struggling to move through the crowd. From time to time, someone bumped into them, but they didn’t care about that.
Walking around the piles of debris, there was a stale smell, as if it had been forgotten for a long time.
Finally, I came to a closed door.
“Huh? The footprints stop here?” Luffy scratched the back of his head, looking confused.
His hair was a little messy from running just now, and sweat was running down his forehead.
The room looked ordinary, and the gray wooden door seemed to be covered with a layer of gray veil by the years.
The rusty iron lock, with rust on it like pieces of red scales, exudes an old smell.
Around the door was a narrow corridor with some of the paint peeling off the walls, revealing the gray bricks inside.
The corridor was filled with a damp smell, making people feel a little chilly.
Lin Qifan narrowed his eyes, carefully observing the door, and thought to himself: This room looks inconspicuous, but it exudes a sense of mystery. Maybe there are some secrets hidden in it.
“Never mind, let’s go in and take a look!” Lin Qifan made a decisive decision. He pushed hard and the door opened with a creaky sound.
The sound was sharp and piercing, as if the room was groaning in pain.
The room was dimly lit, and the light that came through the windows was like faint threads that could only illuminate a small part of the room.
There was a strange smell in the air, like some spice mixed with the scent of earth.
The smell was a bit pungent, making people frown.
Just then, Uncle Wang walked over slowly. His steps were steady and slow, like an experienced old man.
He stroked his beard, which was gray and sparse, and looked a little blurry in the dim light.
He took a deep breath, sniffing the air vigorously, and said, “This smell… is like some special spice. Moreover, I smell a hint of food ingredients. It’s very faint, but definitely unmistakable.”
“Uncle Wang, what you mean is…” Lin Qifan’s heart moved and he vaguely guessed something.
“These stolen ingredients are likely to be used to make some special dishes,” Uncle Wang said solemnly, “I’m afraid Jixingshe’s conspiracy this time is not simple.” His eyes revealed a hint of worry and vigilance.
After hearing this, Lin Qifan’s eyes became more determined. His eyes were as hard as steel. He clenched his fists, which trembled slightly due to the force. He swore to himself: I must find out the truth and never let Jixingshe’s conspiracy succeed!
At this time, Anna hurried back, her steps were hurried and hurried, with a trace of anxiety on her face: “Lin Qifan, I heard a piece of news that Silver Wolf appeared near the stadium during the time when the ingredients were stolen!” Silver Wolf had previously had a close connection with Polaris House. He had participated in some private gatherings held by Polaris House many times, and he had a strong interest in various rare ingredients. He had purchased ingredients on the black market many times, which made his suspicion even more obvious.
“Silver Wolf?” Lin Qifan frowned. This guy is Amon Kotaro’s right-hand man. He is cruel and cunning. His appearance is definitely not a coincidence.
“It seems that this guy is the key person to steal the food.” Lin Qifan’s eyes flashed with a cold light, and his eyes were as sharp as a blade. “We have to find him as soon as possible!”
The air in the room seemed to freeze and the atmosphere was extremely tense.
Everyone can clearly hear their own heartbeat, and the sound is particularly loud in the silent room.
Lin Qifan, Li Yaxuan and Luffy exchanged glances, which conveyed a kind of firmness and determination. They all knew in their hearts that a fierce battle was inevitable.
“Let’s go, let’s leave here first…” Lin Qifan said.
Just as Lin Qifan waved his hand and prepared to evacuate the room filled with conspiracy, there was a muffled “bang” sound, as if the god of death was beating the drum of death. The originally open door was slammed shut from the outside, making a teeth-grinding friction sound.
The sound echoed in the room, like an ominous omen.
“Fuck, what’s going on?!” Luffy’s eyes widened, and the ability of the Rubber Fruit was instantly activated. His hands stretched out like springs, trying to grab the door handle.
He stretched out his hands quickly, the speed was dazzling, but it was always just a little bit short.
However, before his hand touched the door, a visible lavender smoke rushed in from the cracks in the door and the wall like a flood, bringing with it a sweet and greasy fragrance that was so pungent and strong that it made people’s scalps numb.
Li Yaxuan only felt that the fragrance went straight into her nose, choking her and making her cough.
“Oh no! It’s poisonous!” Li Yaxuan’s pretty face changed. Her face turned pale as paper in an instant and she quickly covered her mouth and nose.
She covered her mouth and nose with her hands, trying to block out the pungent smoke.
Lin Qifan also noticed something was wrong. This gas was definitely not a good thing!
He felt a strong pungent smell rushing into his nose, his throat felt itchy, and he couldn’t help coughing.
He quickly held his breath and retreated quickly, cursing all the ancestors of those grandsons of Jixingshe in his heart.
At this moment, besides anger, he was more worried about the safety of his companions.
He was worried that the poison gas would cause serious harm to everyone, and he was even more worried that he would not be able to complete the task of finding out the truth.
His eyes revealed a hint of anxiety and helplessness, but at the same time he had a firm belief that he must protect everyone.
These people, they can’t afford to play so they poison others, how fucking despicable!
However, the smoke’s ability to penetrate is beyond imagination; it can penetrate any pore and is impossible to defend against.
Not long after, Lin Qifan felt dizzy, his limbs became weak, and his whole body seemed to have been drained of all strength. He couldn’t even stand steadily.
His body swayed as if a gust of wind would blow him down.
He held onto the wall, trying to stay awake, but found that the scene in front of him began to become blurry and double, as if he had drunk fake alcohol.
The walls became distorted in his eyes, and everything around him became unreal.
“This… this smoke is weird!” Luffy also began to stagger, and his rubber body became limp, like an eggplant that had been wilted in the sun.
His body lost its elasticity and fell limply to the ground.
He was breathing heavily and his eyes were blurry, obviously affected by the smoke.
His breathing became rapid and heavy, and every breath seemed like a struggle.
Li Yaxuan’s condition was even worse. She was already weak, and after inhaling the smoke, her face turned pale and her body was shaking.
Her body kept shaking, as if she would collapse at any moment.
Seeing this, Anna hurriedly supported her, but she was unable to save herself and could only hold on with difficulty.
Anna’s face also became very ugly, and her eyes revealed a hint of fear and helplessness.
“Lin Qifan…what…what should we do?” Li Yaxuan’s voice was weak and with a hint of despair.
Her voice was so weak that it was almost inaudible and seemed like it would disappear at any moment.
Lin Qifan clenched his teeth and tried to stay calm.
His teeth were clattering, and the sound was particularly clear in the silent room.
He knew that he must not panic now!
He endured the physical discomfort and tried desperately to recall all the knowledge and skills in the “Dimension Traveler System” in an attempt to find a glimmer of hope.
All kinds of information in the system flashed through his mind quickly like a movie, and he did not dare to miss any details.
He remembered that there seemed to be some item in the system that could detoxify, or a skill that could temporarily resist poison gas…
“Don’t panic! I… I’ll think of a way!” Lin Qifan’s voice trembled a little, but his eyes were firm, like a bright light in the darkness, bringing a glimmer of hope to everyone.
His eyes revealed an indomitable spirit, as if telling everyone that he would never give up.
Now, time is life, he must find a way out of this predicament as soon as possible!
However, just as he was about to remember the key information, he felt a strong sense of dizziness, his eyes went dark, and his consciousness began to blur…
In a trance, he heard Luffy’s unclear voice: “Lin Qifan…you…you can’t fall down…”
Chapter 68: Breakout from the Trap and Fight Again (Old Version)
In the trance of coma, Luffy’s slightly anxious cry seemed to float in Lin Qifan’s ears. The voice seemed to be faint through a thick layer of felt, but with an urgency that was hard to ignore.
His hearing seemed to be wrapped in layers of chaotic consciousness and could only detect this faint sound.
He tried hard to wake up, but he felt as if his head was tightly grasped by an invisible hand. The dizziness was like a surging tide, entangling him tightly. Every time he tried to break free, it was like struggling in a sticky quagmire, and all the strength in his body was drained away bit by bit by the dizziness.
He didn’t know how long it had been before a voice suddenly rang out in his consciousness. The voice was sharp and clear, like a strong light that suddenly lit up in the darkness, stimulating him to wake up from the chaos.
As a result, Lin Qifan’s mind exploded with crazy complaints about the system.
“System, system, damn it! You failed at the critical moment, believe it or not, I will give you a bad review!” Lin Qifan complained wildly on the edge of consciousness, feeling as if his head was filled with lead and was extremely heavy.
At this moment, his sense of touch seemed to become dull and heavy, and every thought he had was like dragging a heavy yoke.
Suddenly, a ray of clarity flashed through the chaotic consciousness, like grabbing a life-saving straw in the thick fog.
That ray of clarity flickered in his chaotic mind like a bright star, giving him a glimmer of hope in the confusion.
“Wait! I remember… there seemed to be an air purifier in the system mall…” His vision was still shrouded in chaos, and he could only try hard to search for memories about the system mall in his blurred consciousness.
He struggled to open his eyes, but the world in front of him was still blurry, as if covered by a frosted filter.
His eyes seemed to be covered by a layer of mist and he could only see the vague outlines of the surroundings. Everything seemed so unreal.
But with his strong willpower, he called up the system interface.
My goodness, the interface also started to lag, almost blinding his titanium dog eyes.
The flickering interface emitted a dazzling light that hurt his eyes, and the visual discomfort made him even more irritated.
“Purifier… purifier… where is it… I got it!” With trembling fingers, he clicked on a corner of the mall, and a strangely shaped thing that looked like an electric mosquito swatter came into view.
When his fingers touched the screen, the slight touch brought a hint of coolness, as if reminding him of the reality of the moment.
“It’s you! Exchange!”
A white light flashed, and an electric mosquito swatter… no, an air purifier appeared out of thin air in his hand.
The white light flashed before his eyes, so bright that he temporarily lost his vision. When his vision returned, he found a heavy object in his hand.
He held the air purifier, and the cold metal touch from the palm of his hand made his sense of touch instantly clear.
Lin Qifan pressed the switch with great effort. Amid the crackling sound of electricity, a stream of fresh air slowly spread out, like a sweet spring in the desert, instantly moistening his dry lungs.
The crackling sound of the electric current was particularly harsh in the silent space, impacting his hearing.
The fresh air with a light scent of grass and trees filled his nose, stimulating his sense of smell and making him take a few greedy deep breaths.
“Huh… I’m alive…” Lin Qifan breathed a sigh of relief and felt the world come into focus again.
At this time, his vision gradually became clearer, and everything around him slowly became real.
He quickly handed the purifier to the shaky Li Yaxuan, “Yaxuan, hurry up, take a few breaths of the fairy air!”
Li Yaxuan took the purifier, took two puffs gracefully, and her pale face gradually returned to a rosy color.
The fresh air touched her lips, bringing a cool touch. When she took a deep breath, the freshness went into her lungs through her nasal cavity, making her breathing smoother.
“Thank you, Qifan.” She said softly, her eyes full of gratitude and… a hint of imperceptible cunning.
Anna at the side also came over, took a few deep breaths, and immediately felt refreshed and regained her former cleverness.
The fresh air flowed through her mouth, and she could clearly feel the fresh smell. The olfactory pleasure lifted her spirits.
“Master Lin, this stuff is really useful! It’s like a home travel medicine, it can kill people and silence them…ah, it’s a life-saving medicine!”
Luffy was the most honest one. He grabbed the purifier, took a few deep puffs, and then shouted, “Wow! This thing tastes better than meat!” Well, it seems that he thought the purifier was a delicacy…
The crisis was temporarily resolved, and Lin Qifan finally had time to look around.
This is a closed room with strange runes carved on the walls, exuding a weird aura.
Those runes flickered with a faint green light in the dim light, giving people a gloomy feeling visually.
As he got closer, he seemed to be able to hear the faint low humming sound of the runes, assaulting his hearing.
“Why does this place… look a bit like the tomb in Grave Robbers’ Chronicles?” he couldn’t help but complain.
At this time, Uncle Wang, who had been silent all the time, suddenly spoke.
“Mr. Lin, these runes on the wall… I seem to have seen them somewhere…” He narrowed his eyes, observing the runes carefully, his brows furrowed.
His eyes swept over the runes, and his visual concentration made him try to find familiar clues from those strange symbols.
“Uncle Wang, have you figured out anything?” Lin Qifan asked hurriedly.
Uncle Wang pondered for a moment and said slowly: “If I remember correctly, these runes… should be an ancient sealing technique used to trap powerful… ingredients!”
Ingredients?!
Lin Qifan was confused.
Trapped ingredients?
What is this operation?
Are you afraid that the ingredients will run away?
“Uncle Wang, are you saying… there are some amazing ingredients hidden in this room?” Li Yaxuan asked curiously.
Uncle Wang nodded, “It’s very likely. Moreover, I feel that… this seal… is about to be released…”
As soon as he finished speaking, the runes on the wall suddenly flickered, emitting a dazzling light.
The light was so bright that people couldn’t open their eyes. The strong visual impact made everyone close their eyes subconsciously.
Immediately afterwards, there was an earthquake and a crack appeared in the ground in the center of the room, and a strange fragrance wafted out from it.
The earth-shaking sound made people’s ears hurt, and the strong auditory stimulation made people feel flustered.
The unique fragrance hits your nose, sweet and fragrant, instantly attracting your sense of smell.
“Oh shit! What’s going on!” Lin Qifan exclaimed.
Uncle Wang’s face changed and he shouted, “Oh no! The seal has been lifted! Everyone be careful!”
At this moment, a figure rushed out from the crack in the ground, as fast as lightning.
Lin Qifan only saw a flash of golden light, and then a huge…crab appeared in front of everyone.
The golden light flashed before his eyes, so fast that his vision could hardly keep up.
This crab is huge, as big as a small car, shining with golden light and emitting an enticing fragrance.
The golden light was particularly dazzling in the dim room, and the visual shock stunned everyone.
The tempting fragrance became more intense, and the olfactory stimulation made everyone swallow their saliva.
“Oh my god! Golden king crab?!” Lin Qifan was stunned.
Uncle Wang looked solemn, “No, this is not an ordinary king crab… This is… the legendary… king of ingredients!”
Just as everyone was shocked, the door of the room suddenly opened, and Kotaro Amon and Sasha appeared at the door with smug smiles on their faces.
“It seems that you have already witnessed the power of the ‘King of Ingredients’.” Amon Kotaro said, “How about it? Do you want to compete again?”
Lin Qifan came back to his senses and sneered, “Let’s compete, who’s afraid of who!”
“Uncle Wang, this time it’s up to you!” Lin Qifan looked at the improved “liquid nitrogen ice cream with molecular cuisine sushi” in front of him.
Uncle Wang smiled confidently, “Don’t worry, Master Lin, I promise that the food I cook this time will definitely surprise them!”
The game started and both sides showed their skills.
On Lin Qifan’s side, Uncle Wang was operating various kitchen utensils skillfully. The knives made a rhythmic collision sound on the chopping board. The sound was crisp and pleasant, like a beautiful piece of music, impacting everyone’s hearing.
Lin Qifan was helping to pass the ingredients. The ingredients were fresh and plump. He touched them and could feel their delicate texture. The tactile sensation made him look forward to the dish he was about to make.
On Kotaro Amon’s side, their movements were also very quick. The flames jumped on the stove, making a whistling sound, and the bright flames formed a sharp contrast visually.
They had confident smiles on their faces and a hint of disdain in their eyes. When they saw the dishes prepared by Lin Qifan and others, Amon Kotaro frowned slightly.
The judges gathered around, staring closely at the dishes of both teams.
When the dishes were finished, the judges tasted them in turn.
The first judge picked up a piece of sushi and put it in his mouth. His eyes widened instantly and an intoxicated expression appeared on his face. While chewing, he made a soft sound of praise. Although the sound was subtle, it was full of surprise.
When the second judge tasted the liquid nitrogen ice cream, he shuddered at the cold feeling on his tongue. But then, the sweetness of the ice cream spread in his mouth. He smiled with satisfaction and kept muttering, “It’s so delicious. The taste is simply amazing.” After tasting it, the third judge gave a thumbs up and said excitedly, “This… This is simply a delicacy! This dish has surpassed the category of ‘dish’ and is simply a work of art!”
In the end, Lin Qifan and others won the competition without any suspense.
“Congratulations, you have won the title of ‘God’s Tongue’!” the host announced.
However, just as everyone was cheering, a mysterious voice suddenly sounded…
“Haha, ‘God’s Tongue’… what a coveted title…”
The sound suddenly stopped, leaving only endless suspense…
The bubbles of champagne danced in the crystal glasses, shining with the light of victory.
The crystal clear crystal cup reflects colorful light under the light, and the visual beauty makes people happy.
The foam kept churning in the cup, making a slight popping sound, impacting everyone’s hearing.
Lin Qifan chewed the top-quality Kobe beef, feeling the pleasure of the fat melting on his tongue. As he chewed the tender beef, the delicate texture and rich meaty aroma spread in his mouth. The enjoyment of the taste made him feel very happy.
Getting the title of “God’s Tongue” feels so great!
Li Yaxuan took a sip of the red wine elegantly. The color of the red wine was as bright as a ruby, and the visual beauty was pleasing to the eye.
As the red wine took a sip, the mellow taste and light fruity aroma flowed in her mouth. With a smile on her lips, she secretly glanced at Lin Qifan beside her, and her heart was beating wildly.
Luffy, on the other hand, was eating the meat mountain with his mouth full, and he kept yelling incoherently, “It’s so delicious! I want to eat ten mountains!”
At the noisy celebration banquet, everyone’s face was filled with joy.
However, the careful Lin Qifan discovered that occasionally a gust of cold wind would blow from a corner. The cold wind brought a hint of chill and touched his skin, making him shiver.
Moreover, he noticed that Anna next to him suddenly sneezed and a look of uneasiness appeared on her face.
Suddenly, the lights flickered, the music stopped abruptly, and an eerie silence filled the air.
The flickering lights flickered in the darkness, and the visual changes made people feel nervous.
The sudden stop of the music made the originally noisy atmosphere instantly quiet, and the auditory gap made people feel particularly depressed.
A figure wearing a black cloak and with an unclear face slowly walked out of the shadows, like a demon crawling out from the depths of hell.
The black cloak looked particularly eerie under the dim light, and the visual impact was chilling.
“Haha, ‘God’s Tongue’… what a coveted title…” The voice seemed to come from the underworld, carrying a bone-chilling chill that impacted everyone’s hearing.
Lin Qifan’s heart was filled with alarm bells, and an ominous premonition came to his mind.
This guy… has no good intentions!
Chapter 69: Sigma’s First Crisis (Old Version)
“Haha, ‘Tongue of God’… What a coveted title…” The voice was like sharp nails scraping across a rough blackboard, so harsh that it went straight into everyone’s ears, making people’s hair stand on end. Even the hair on their arms stood up unconsciously.
The dark shadow walked out slowly, and the face under the hood vaguely revealed a sinister smile.
That smile looked particularly strange in the dim light, giving people an extremely uncomfortable feeling visually, as if it could penetrate the human body and see through the secrets deep in the soul.
Lin Qifan’s heart skipped a beat. This smile was even colder than the biting wind in Siberia. The chill spread from the bottom of his heart and made him shiver.
This person is Sigma!
“Who are you? What do you want to do?” Lin Qifan narrowed his eyes, with a hint of danger in his tone. His eyes were like sharp blades, staring at Sigma closely.
The originally lively atmosphere of the celebration banquet froze in an instant, and the scene of laughter and clinking of glasses came to an abrupt end.
The air was filled with tension, as if one could touch the invisible pressure, making it difficult to breathe.
Li Yaxuan approached Lin Qifan calmly and placed her hand lightly on his arm. The gentle touch conveyed silent support, which made Lin Qifan feel a little more at ease.
“Who am I? Haha…” Sigma sneered contemptuously, and the sound was like the cry of a night owl, which made people feel disgusted.
“I’m here to give you… a bigger ‘surprise’!” He deliberately emphasized the word “surprise”, his tone full of malice.
As soon as he finished speaking, a group of strange black text suddenly appeared above the city.
From a visual perspective, the words were twisted and deformed, like black poisonous snakes swimming in the sky, spreading rapidly and covering the originally bright night sky like dark clouds.
Immediately afterwards, bursts of exclamations came one after another, and the sharp sound echoed in the night sky like an alarm.
The guests at the celebration banquet covered their mouths with painful expressions on their faces, as if they were suffering great torture.
“What’s going on? Why is my steak tasteless?!” Luffy widened his eyes and looked at the mountain of meat in his hand in disbelief.
He sniffed the aroma of the steak hard, but there was only a faint smell of air in his nostrils. The originally tender and juicy steak now felt like chewing wax in his mouth, with no taste at all.
“My red wine… has no flavor!” Li Yaxuan’s elegant demeanor could not hide her shock at the moment.
She gently shook the wine glass in her hand, watching the ruby-like liquid swaying in the glass, but when she brought it to her lips, she could not feel the mellowness and sweetness of the red wine.
Lin Qifan’s face darkened and he immediately realized what had happened.
“Damn it! It’s a text virus! This thing can manipulate words and deprive people of their sense of taste!”
Sigma looked at the panicked expressions of the crowd and a smug smile appeared on his face.
That smile looked particularly hideous in the darkness, like the smile of a devil.
“How is it? Are you satisfied with this ‘surprise’? This is just the beginning, the best is yet to come!” After saying that, his figure flashed and disappeared into the darkness, leaving only a sinister laugh echoing in the air.
“Damn it! He ran away!” Lin Qifan slammed the table hard. The huge noise was particularly loud in the silent air. Damn it, he actually dared to cause trouble at his celebration party!
“What should we do now? Qifan…” Li Yaxuan looked at him worriedly. All the residents in the city had lost their sense of taste, which was no small matter.
“Don’t worry, Yaxuan, I will handle it!” Lin Qifan took a deep breath and quickly calmed down. The fresh air made his mind clearer.
He looked around and his eyes fell on Luffy and the newly summoned Soma Yukihira.
“Luffy, Soma, we need to discuss a countermeasure.”
Everyone gathered together and the atmosphere was solemn.
Everyone’s face was filled with worry, and the air seemed to be frozen by this solemn atmosphere.
“Old Zhou, do you have any ideas?” Lin Qifan looked at Old Zhou standing beside him. This experienced chef might be able to provide some ideas.
Old Zhou stroked his beard, thought for a moment and said: “Maybe… we can try the ancient seasoning secret recipe. Some special spices and seasoning methods may stimulate the taste buds and temporarily restore the sense of taste.” Old Zhou’s voice was low and steady, as if it carried a reassuring power.
“Okay! Let’s do as Lao Zhou said! Let’s start the research now!” Lin Qifan made a prompt decision.
“Hmph, what’s the use of using those old-fashioned methods?” Soma Yukihira crossed his arms across his chest, a look of disdain on his face. The confidence and disdain revealed in his eyes made people feel that he was completely confident.
“What did you say, you little brat?!” Old Zhou puffed out his beard and glared, his angry expression seemed as if he wanted to swallow Soma Yukihira.
“I’m telling the truth! The current situation requires bolder and more exciting methods!” Soma Yukihira looked at Lao Zhou provocatively.
“Oh? What do you think?” Lin Qifan looked at him with interest.
A confident smile appeared on Soma Yukihira’s lips.
“Since it’s a text virus, let’s fight it with ‘cooking’! I suggest making ‘Mustard Bomb Pizza’! Maybe it can make that guy’s text virus explode!”
“Mustard bomb pizza?” Everyone looked at each other with surprised expressions on their faces.
“That’s right! Using a super high concentration of mustard as the sauce, and pairing it with a variety of stimulating ingredients, will definitely explode your taste buds! Maybe you can fight poison with poison and crack the text virus!” There was excitement flashing in Soma Yukihira’s eyes, as if he had seen the dawn of victory.
Lin Qifan’s eyes lit up. This idea… is crazy! It’s exciting! I like it!
“Okay! Let’s do it! Soma, this pizza is up to you!”
“No problem! Leave it to me!” Soma Yukihira was full of fighting spirit.
Everyone immediately took action and began to prepare ingredients.
The kitchen was suddenly bustling with activity. Knives flashed, and the sharp blades reflected a dazzling light under the light, as if heralding the upcoming battle.
The pots, pans, and spoons were playing like a symphony, and the noisy sounds intertwined to form a unique kitchen music.
At this time, a guy in chef’s uniform with shifty eyes was rushing towards the kitchen with a group of people.
If you look closely, you can see that cold sweat appears on Ernesto’s forehead from time to time, his hands tremble unconsciously, and his eyes reveal a hint of fear and hesitation.
Occasionally he would look back, as if something terrible was chasing him.
Lin Qifan saw all of this. He felt something was wrong, but he had no time to care about it at the moment.
“Wait…” Lin Qifan suddenly thought of something, “Chuangzhen, are you sure this thing… won’t send people away?”
Yukihira Soma grinned, “Don’t worry, I know my limits… probably…”
“Bang!” The kitchen door was slammed open and a commotion was heard. “Stop it! No one is allowed to touch these ingredients!”
Lin Qifan frowned. Oh my god, the boss sent people to cause trouble so soon?
Ernesto rushed in with a group of people, led by the villain chef Ernesto.
“Hey, isn’t this Ernesto? What’s the matter? Is Sigma scared and sends you to get killed?” Lin Qifan raised the corner of his mouth. He didn’t take them seriously at all. He could beat ten of these minions!
Ernesto was so angry that he jumped up and down. “Stop talking nonsense! Master Sigma said that you must not make any dishes! Brothers, smash them!”
At the command, those people immediately rushed towards the pile of food and smashed it around.
Various ingredients were smashed into pieces, vegetable juice splashed everywhere, and the air was filled with a strong smell of food.
How could Luffy tolerate someone sabotaging him in front of him? He stretched out his rubber arms instantly, and started firing “Rubber Machine Gun!”, which instantly knocked those people to the ground.
“Ouch! My butt!”
“My eyes! Who’s going to pluck my eyes?”
The scene was in chaos, even busier than a vegetable market.
The chaotic scene was dazzling, with various sounds intertwined to form a noisy symphony.
Li Yaxuan was not idle either. She picked up a rolling pin and elegantly joined the battle. She rolled the dough accurately and beat those people until they cried for their parents.
The sound of the waving rolling pin and the screams of those people formed a scene of fierce battle.
Soma Yukihira crossed his arms and looked disgusted, “Hey, hey, you guys are too weak! Watch me!” As he said that, he picked up a kitchen knife and started showing off his knife skills. His posture was even more professional than that of a Michelin three-star chef.
The knife flashed in his hand like a silver lightning.
Lin Qifan looked at this group of funny guys and shook his head helplessly. Forget it, don’t count on them. Just do it yourself and have enough food and clothing!
He rushed to Ernesto and grabbed him by the collar. “Tell me, where is Sigma?”
Ernesto was terrified, “I…I don’t know! I was just following orders!”
Lin Qifan sneered, turned his wrist, and a silver needle appeared between his fingers.
“Don’t know? It doesn’t matter, I’ll help you recall it!”
Just as Lin Qifan was about to stab Ernesto with the silver needle, Ernesto suddenly covered his stomach, a painful expression on his face, and beads of sweat kept rolling down his forehead.
His body began to twitch and faint moans came out of his mouth.
Immediately afterwards, “Puff!” a mouthful of black blood gushed out. The color of the black blood looked particularly strange under the light, and it emitted a pungent smell.
Ernesto twitched a few times and then fell completely silent.
At this moment, the air around Lin Qifan seemed to solidify in an instant, and the originally noisy sound also stopped abruptly.
Some strange text fluctuations appeared in the smoke. The words were twisted and deformed, flashing with strange light, as if telling of the impending danger.
Lin Qifan felt a powerful aura approaching, and an ominous premonition arose in his heart.
“Bang!” With a loud bang, a big hole was blown in the kitchen wall, thick smoke billowed, and debris flew everywhere.
The huge impact force caused Lin Qifan’s body to tremble slightly, and a sharp sound of wind came to his ears.
“It seems that we meet again.” A cold voice sounded in the smoke, and Sigma walked out slowly with a strange smile on his face.
The smile looked even more eerie and terrifying under the cover of smoke.
Lin Qifan looked at him, and an ominous premonition surged in his heart. He felt that Sigma seemed… to have become stronger.
“Qifan, be careful!” Li Yaxuan looked at him worriedly.
“Haha, it looks like there will be something interesting tonight…” Sigma raised his hand, and the words in the air began to surge wildly. The words seemed to have life, flying and twisting in the air, making a buzzing sound…
In order to increase the imagination of the cooking competition and strengthen the climax design, the following can be continued:
Sigma looked at Lin Qifan and the others and sneered, “Do you think that any kind of food can fight against my text virus? That’s just wishful thinking. However, I can give you a chance. Let’s have a cooking competition. If you can cook more delicious food than me, I will remove this text virus.”
Lin Qifan frowned. Although he was a little hesitant, for the sake of the taste buds of the entire city, he gritted his teeth and said, “Okay! We accept your challenge.”
Sigma snapped his fingers, and instantly, the layout of the kitchen changed.
The originally messy kitchen became orderly, and all kinds of rare ingredients appeared out of thin air on the workbench.
Sigma stood in front of the operating table on one side with a confident smile on his face.
Soma Yukihira rubbed his hands excitedly: “Haha, this is the time for me to show off my skills.” He walked to his workbench and began to carefully select ingredients.
Luffy kept swallowing his saliva, his eyes fixed on the ingredients.
The competition started and the kitchen instantly became lively again.
Soma Yukihira’s knife flew over the ingredients at a speed that was dazzling. All you could hear was the “swish”, and all kinds of vegetables and meat were cut into even small pieces.
It was as if there was magic in his hands, as he sprinkled the seasonings accurately on the ingredients, filling the air with an enticing aroma.
Lin Qifan watched from the side and secretly cheered for Soma Yukihira in his heart.
He noticed the situation on Sigma’s side. Sigma’s technique was also very skilled. Some strange ingredients appeared on his workbench. Those ingredients emitted a faint light, which made people feel scared.
As time went by, Soma Yukihira’s “Mustard Bomb Pizza” gradually took shape.
The pizza crust was golden and crispy, topped with all kinds of ingredients, and the highly concentrated mustard sauce gave off a pungent smell that made people sneeze.
And Sigma also finished his cooking. It was a dish with a peculiar shape. The food on the plate was shining with strange light, as if it contained some kind of mysterious power.
The judges were several food experts at the celebration banquet.
They first tried Soma Yukihira’s “Wasabi Bomb Pizza”.
When one judge took the first bite of pizza, his eyes widened instantly, and the intense stimulation made him cry.
But then, an expression of surprise appeared on his face and he uttered an inarticulate sound of admiration.
It’s time to taste Sigma’s cooking.
The judges tasted it cautiously, and in an instant, their expressions became very strange, as if they were controlled by something.
One of the judges began to tremble and mumbled something incomprehensible.
Lin Qifan’s heart tightened, he knew there must be something wrong with Sigma’s cooking.
He looked at Soma Yukihira, who nodded firmly.
Just when the judges were hesitant, Soma Yukihira said loudly: “Dear judges, real deliciousness is not only a stimulation of the taste, but also a power that can bring warmth and hope to people. Although my ‘Mustard Bomb Pizza’ has a strong taste, it can awaken everyone’s dormant taste buds and let everyone feel the charm of food again.”
After listening to Soma Yukihira’s words, the judges fell into deep thought.
After a while, they finally made a decision.
“After our judgment, the winner of this cooking competition is Soma Yukihira!” the judges announced.
Sigma’s expression turned very ugly, and he roared angrily: “Impossible! You must be cheating!”
Lin Qifan stepped forward and looked at Sigma coldly: “You should accept the defeat and remove the text virus now.”
Sigma gritted his teeth, waved his hands in the air, and the black words gradually disappeared.
The residents of the city gradually regained their sense of taste and cheers rang out one after another.
Although he won the game, Lin Qifan knew that Sigma would not give up.
He secretly vowed to become stronger to face future challenges.
This wonderful cooking competition will become an unforgettable memory in everyone’s hearts in the future.
Chapter 70: New Discovery in Cooking Showdown (Old Version)
Lin Qifan stood in the kitchen filled with the pungent smell of gunpowder. Everything in front of his eyes was blurry and his vision was filled with choking smoke, as if he was in a fierce battlefield.
The pungent smell of gunpowder went straight into his nose, making him cough, and the alarm bells in his heart rang loudly.
Sigma, this guy, always brings his own explosion special effects every time he appears. The deafening explosion seems to overturn the entire kitchen, as if he is afraid that others will not know he is coming.
“Yaxuan, are you okay?” Lin Qifan stretched out his arms, hugged Li Yaxuan tightly, his palms touching her slightly trembling body, and asked with concern.
Li Yaxuan shook her head gently, her delicate face looming in the diffuse smoke, and her worry was evident in her words, “I’m fine, Qifan, be careful.”
“Don’t worry, I’m going to be the king of gourmet food in another world. How could I fall here!” Lin Qifan raised the corner of his mouth and revealed a confident smile on his face. The smile looked particularly firm in the smoke.
“Hey, Luffy, Soma, stop standing there, keep going! Do you want Sigma to look down on you?” Lin Qifan shouted at the two of them, his voice sounding particularly loud in the noisy kitchen.
Luffy’s eyes lit up instantly when he heard that. He swung his rubber arm, making a “whoosh” sound. “Of course! I’m going to be the Pirate King, how could I lose to a cook!”
Soma rolled up his sleeves with an unconvinced look on his face. The tense feeling of his muscles seemed to speak of his determination. “Humph, I am a man who wants to surpass my father, and I will not lose to a rubber man like you!”
The two of them started a fierce war again, and the kitchen instantly became their battlefield.
The flames were crackling and the sounds of pots and pans colliding were intertwined, as if playing a fierce battle music.
“I’m going to use the secret sauce passed down from my grandfather to make ramen that you can’t stop eating!” Soma yelled and began his performance.
I saw him cutting with his knife, and all kinds of ingredients seemed to come alive in his hands, dancing happily.
The “swish” sound of the sharp knife cutting the ingredients is like a wonderful culinary symphony.
Lin Qifan watched Soma’s skillful movements and suddenly noticed a special spice he used. This spice exuded a strange aroma, which was somewhat similar to a plant growing near Li Yaxuan’s family’s old house, but the taste was somewhat different.
He couldn’t help but feel a little doubtful and frowned slightly.
“Hehehe, my ramen is full of the taste of adventure!” Luffy was not to be outdone. He grabbed a handful of seafood from the pile of ingredients next to him. The seafood struggled in his hands, making “puff puff” sounds, and then he threw them into the pot all at once.
There was a sizzling sound coming from the pot, and steam was rising.
Lin Qifan looked at the two busy figures and prayed silently in his heart, hoping that they could create some different sparks.
As time passed, the kitchen was filled with the unique aroma of a mixture of various ingredients. That aroma was like an invisible hand, gently teasing everyone’s olfactory nerves.
Li Yaxuan was silently wiping the sweat from her forehead. The sweat slid down her cheeks and dripped onto the ground, making a slight “tick-tick” sound.
Suddenly, a rich aroma came to my nose. The aroma was mellow and tempting, making people unable to resist salivating.
“Done!” Soma and Luffy shouted in unison.
There were two bowls of steaming ramen placed in front of everyone.
The soup of Soma’s ramen is rich and has an attractive brown color. It is topped with a variety of exquisite side dishes, including emerald green vegetables, tender meat slices, and golden eggs, exuding an attractive luster.
Luffy’s ramen, on the other hand, seemed a bit “wild”, with all kinds of seafood piled up like mountains and the soup taking on a strange blue-green color.
“What is this?” Lin Qifan couldn’t help but ask as he looked at Luffy’s ramen.
“This is my special ‘One Piece Ramen’, which contains various seafood and spices. I guarantee that you will be full of strength after eating it!” Luffy said proudly.
The corner of Lin Qifan’s mouth twitched, and he thought to himself, is this definitely not a dark dish?
“Let me try it first.” He picked up the chopsticks, carefully picked up a noodle and put it into his mouth.
When the chopsticks come into contact with the noodles, a slight “friction” sound is made.
“Hmm!” Lin Qifan’s eyes widened instantly, and an indescribable taste exploded on his taste buds.
The taste is just like riding a roller coaster. First it is sweet and fresh, and the sweet taste comes like waves. Then it is spicy, and the spicy feeling burns in the mouth like a flame. Then it is bitter, and the bitter taste seems like an undercurrent in the deep sea. Finally, there is a faint fragrance, which is like the breeze in the morning, which makes people linger in the aftertaste.
“How is it? Is it delicious?” Luffy asked expectantly.
“This…” Lin Qifan was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to comment.
“Let me try it.” Li Yaxuan also picked up the chopsticks and took a light bite.
“Hmm!” She couldn’t help but exclaimed, with an incredible expression on her face, “This tastes so strange, but… so delicious!”
“Yeah! I told you my ramen is special!” Luffy laughed proudly.
Soma looked at the expressions of the two people and felt a little unconvinced. “Humph, my ramen is the real delicious one!”
He also picked up the chopsticks and tasted his own ramen.
“Huh!?” Soma’s expression froze instantly, and his eyes widened as if he had discovered some new world.
“This… this taste actually blends perfectly with Luffy’s ramen!” Soma muttered to himself.
“What do you mean?” Lin Qifan asked puzzledly.
“My ramen focuses on the combination of ingredients and the balance of flavors, while Luffy’s ramen is full of wildness and adventure. The combination of the two actually produces a wonderful chemical reaction, making the taste richer and more layered!” Soma explained.
“That means your ramen can be combined into one?” Lin Qifan asked in surprise.
“That’s right!” Soma and Luffy nodded at the same time.
“Great!” Lin Qifan clapped his hands excitedly, “Let’s call it ‘Runaway Ramen’! I believe this bowl of ramen can definitely fight against Sigma’s conspiracy!”
However, just as everyone was immersed in joy, Lin Qifan felt a little uneasy.
He thought back to the special spice Soma had used, and his doubts grew stronger.
“Yaxuan, has there been anything unusual in your family’s old house recently?” Lin Qifan suddenly asked.
Li Yaxuan was slightly stunned, then shook her head, “No, what’s wrong?”
“I suspect that Sigma’s conspiracy is related to your family’s old house. The spice that Soma used just now is very similar to the plants growing near the old house, but the taste is a bit strange. I think these ingredients may have been affected.” Lin Qifan said in a deep voice.
“This…” Li Yaxuan’s face turned pale.
“Let’s go and take a look.” Lin Qifan took Li Yaxuan’s hand. The warmth from his palm made Li Yaxuan feel a little relieved, and she walked towards the door.
The two came to the old house of Li Yaxuan’s family, which had been abandoned for many years, overgrown with weeds and in a dilapidated state.
The weeds under my feet made a rustling sound, as if telling the vicissitudes of life here.
There was a faint stench in the air, which was like an invisible hand, tightly strangling everyone’s throat and making people feel very uncomfortable.
Lin Qifan carefully observed the surrounding environment and found that the ground veins here seemed to be a little abnormal.
He squatted down and touched the ground. The cold touch made him shiver.
“This place… seems to be polluted.” Lin Qifan said with a frown.
“Pollution?” Li Yaxuan asked puzzledly.
“That’s right. I suspect Sigma has used some means to pollute the earth veins here, thereby affecting the surrounding food ingredients.” Lin Qifan explained.
“Then…what should we do?” Li Yaxuan asked worriedly.
“We must find the source of pollution as soon as possible and stop Sigma’s conspiracy.” Lin Qifan said firmly.
However, just as the two were about to investigate further, a familiar figure appeared in front of them.
“Ernesto?” Lin Qifan frowned and looked at the person who came.
“Hmph, don’t even think about ruining Lord Sigmar’s plan!” Ernesto said grimly.
“You again?” Luffy roared, and his rubber arm instantly stretched out, making a whirring sound, and swung towards Ernesto.
“Rubber Bazooka!”
Ernesto had no time to dodge and was directly knocked away by Luffy’s punch. His body drew an arc in the air and fell to the ground with a “thump”.
“Damn it!” He struggled to stand up, took out a dagger from his arms, the dagger flashed cold light in the sunlight, and rushed towards Lin Qifan.
“Soma, I leave it to you!” Lin Qifan shouted.
“No problem!” Soma smiled confidently and grabbed a handful of chili powder from the pile of ingredients next to him. The chili powder rustled in his hand and he sprinkled it towards Ernesto.
“Ah!” Ernesto screamed, covered his eyes and fell to the ground. The painful cry echoed in the silent old house.
“Hmph, you think you can go against us? You’re too naive!” Soma said disdainfully.
Although he defeated Ernesto, Lin Qifan felt even more depressed.
He knew that Sigma would never give up.
“It seems that we have to speed up.” Lin Qifan looked at Li Yaxuan and said seriously.
Just then, Lao Zhou came over with an antique bottle in his hand.
The bottle exudes a mysterious atmosphere, as if telling its history.
“Master, Miss, this is the ancient seasoning secret recipe passed down from my ancestors. It may be helpful to you.” Lao Zhou said.
Lin Qifan took the bottle, opened the cap, and a strange fragrance wafted into his nose. The fragrance was like an invisible ribbon, wrapping around everyone’s nose.
“This is…” Lin Qifan’s eyes lit up instantly.
He began to wonder whether this secret recipe could be used to combat Sigma’s contamination of the old house’s land veins, or if this secret recipe had other connections to Sigma’s conspiracy.
At the same time, in the dark corner, a pair of eyes were staring at them closely.
Sigma showed a strange smile on his face and muttered to himself: “Haha, wait and see, this is just the beginning…”
Sigma’s face, which always had a smile on it, looked particularly eerie in the darkness.
Chapter 71: Crisis Approaching Climax (Old Version)
“Huh… this thing is harder to deal with than I thought!” Lin Qifan wiped the beads of sweat the size of beans from his forehead. The sweat beads sparkled with crystal light under the dim light, slid down his cheeks, and dripped onto the ground with a slight sound.
The wonderful fragrance emanating from the secret recipe in the quaint little bottle was like a fresh breeze, gently brushing across his nostrils and lifting his spirits.
But the text virus that permeated the air was like a thick, black liquid with a foul smell, which hit his senses in waves like a tide. The pungent smell made his scalp numb, as if countless fine needles were pricking his scalp.
Damn Sigma, he made the world look like a scene from a horror movie!
On the streets, the originally bustling crowds are now as pale as paper, with eyes as empty as bottomless black holes, wandering around like zombies.
Their footsteps were slow and the rustling sound of their soles rubbing against the ground was particularly harsh in the quiet street.
They kept muttering the twisted thoughts instilled by Sigma, their voices dry and hoarse, as if a tape recorder was stuck. The monotonous, repetitive words made people feel creepy, and every word was like a heavy hammer, hitting people’s hearts again and again.
“Ugh…” Li Yaxuan covered her mouth, her face turning a little blue. Her hands were pressed tightly against her mouth, and her knuckles turned white from the force.
The stench of the text virus, like the smell of rotten garbage, rushed straight into her throat and made her stomach churn.
“This text virus is so disgusting, it’s even more addictive than canned herrings!” She frowned, her voice full of disgust.
“Would you like… another bowl?” Luffy held up an empty bowl that was bigger than a washbasin and looked at Lin Qifan expectantly.
His eyes were wide open, sparkling with excitement, and his saliva was almost flowing into the bowl.
He was not affected by the virus at all. Instead, he found the strange atmosphere quite interesting. The foul smell around him seemed to have turned into some kind of unique “spice” in his nose.
This guy is so thick-skinned that people envy, jealous and hate him!
“Luffy, let’s do our business first!” Lin Qifan held his forehead helplessly, and his palm slapped heavily on his forehead, making a crisp sound.
This foodie still has to rely on eating to keep himself steady at critical moments!
“Soma, how is the ramen preparation going?”
Yukihira Soshin wielded the kitchen knife, the blade flashing like a silver lightning, drawing dazzling arcs under the dim light.
The sound of the kitchen knife hitting the chopping board was crisp and rhythmic, like a passionate war song.
He was like an artist performing some mysterious ritual, every movement precise and smooth.
“It’s almost done! This ‘Rage Ramen’ is my masterpiece!” He roared confidently, his voice full of power. The sound echoed in the air, as if carrying an invisible magic.
“Rage Ramen” is a special dish that Soma improved based on Lao Zhou’s ancient secret recipe.
It is said that it can temporarily resist the erosion of text viruses and awaken people’s distorted taste buds.
The reason why this ramen has such magical effects is that Soma used a special herb that grows in extremely cold places during the production process. This herb contains powerful purifying power.
When cooking, Soma uses a unique heat control technique to allow the essence of the vanilla to be perfectly integrated into the bone broth.
The thick white bone soup rolled in the pot like boiling magma, constantly bubbling and making gurgling sounds.
The bright red chili oil blooms on the soup like a burning flame, emitting an enticing aroma.
The emerald green onions dotted in between look like emerald greens, adding a touch of vitality to this bowl of ramen.
The fragrance is everywhere, like flowers blooming in spring, stimulating people’s numb sense of smell and making people unable to help but take a deep breath.
“It smells so good…” A passerby who originally had empty eyes stopped and his nose twitched, as if he smelled something incredible.
His nostrils flapped quickly, as if he wanted to absorb all the fragrance into his body.
“Give me… give me a bowl…” Another passerby stretched out a trembling hand, which was shaking like a leaf in the wind.
“Yaxuan, Luffy, distribute the ramen!” Lin Qifan gave an order and the three of them acted quickly.
The steaming ramen exudes a warm scent that rises in the air, forming a thin layer of mist, as if bringing a ray of light to this dark world.
They distributed ramen to the surrounding residents. The warmth of the ramen bowls was transmitted to people’s hearts through their palms, making them feel the long-lost warmth.
As the residents swallowed bowl after bowl of ramen, their originally pale faces gradually regained a hint of color, like a ray of morning glow gently sprinkling on their faces.
The empty eyes began to focus, as if the sleeping soul was awakened again.
“I…I think I remember my name…”
“I want to…I want to go home…”
“Sigma… is a bad guy…”
People began to regain consciousness and curse Sigmar’s name.
The curses rose and fell like waves, expressing their anger and hatred towards Sigma.
“It’s done!” Lin Qifan was delighted, but he also knew that this was only a temporary solution and he must find a way to completely solve the text virus as soon as possible.
Meanwhile, Ernesto, the annoying fly, reappears.
He waved the spatula in his hand like a madman, and the spatula drew irregular arcs in the air, making a whistling sound.
He beat up anyone he saw and smashed anything he saw, trying to stop people from eating ramen.
The objects around him were smashed to pieces by him, and the fragments flew in the air, making crackling sounds.
“Ahhh! Don’t eat it! Spit it all out!” Ernesto screamed hysterically, like a child whose toys were taken away.
His voice was so sharp and piercing that it seemed to pierce one’s eardrums.
“Luffy, Soma, stop him!” Lin Qifan shouted in a low voice, his voice deep and powerful, full of majesty.
“Rubber rubber…machine gun!” Luffy shouted excitedly, his arms raining down on Ernesto.
The sound of the arms whipping was like dense drum beats, making Ernesto scream.
“Look at me, super flame cooking!” Soma was not to be outdone. He used the spatula in his hand as a weapon and sprayed flames out.
The flame was like a ferocious fire dragon, with its scorching temperature and dazzling light, forcing Ernesto to retreat again and again.
Just then, Emily came hurriedly, her footsteps quick and hurried, leaving a trail of messy footprints on the ground.
There was a hint of joy on her face, and that joyful expression bloomed on her face like a blooming flower.
“Lin Qifan, I found the weakness of the Sigma virus! He is particularly sensitive to the taste of ‘mustard’!”
“Mustard?” Lin Qifan’s eyes lit up and a bold idea emerged in his mind.
The thought shone like a bright star in his mind.
“Soma, make me a ‘wasabi bomb pizza’! I want it special, with as much wasabi as possible!”
“Understood!” Soma acted quickly, his hands busily moving around the kitchen. All kinds of ingredients seemed to come alive in his hands, constantly combining and changing.
Lin Qifan looked at the quaint little bottle in his hand, a barely perceptible smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.
That smile revealed a hint of confidence and determination, as if he had already seen the dawn of victory.
“Sigma, your good days are over…”
As night falls, a tense atmosphere fills the air.
The tense atmosphere was like an invisible net, covering the entire city.
A man disguised as a courier walked carefully on the street at night, carrying a huge pizza box.
His steps were light and cautious, and every step was like walking on a tightrope.
The surrounding environment was eerie and silent, the moonlight sprinkled on the ground, casting mottled shadows.
He felt a little nervous, and the scene of meeting Sigma kept appearing in his mind.
The mysterious hiding place of Sigma seemed like a dangerous abyss, waiting for his approach.
Finally, he came to Sigma’s hiding place.
It was a gloomy abandoned factory, surrounded by a mysterious atmosphere.
The factory gate was closed and covered with green vines, as if it was the traces left by time.
The moonlight shines on the roof of the factory, reflecting a cold light.
“What is this?” Sigma looked at the pizza box in front of him, his voice low and hoarse, as if it came from another world.
“This is… a gift for you.” said the man disguised as a courier, his voice trembling a little, revealing a hint of nervousness.
Sigma slowly opened the pizza box…
“A-choo!” A loud sneeze broke the silence of the night.
The sneeze echoed in the silent factory, as if a bomb exploded in the air.
As soon as Sigma opened the pizza box, a strong smell of mustard rushed into his nostrils. The feeling was even more sour than swallowing a whole can of mustard!
His eyes widened instantly and tears flowed down uncontrollably.
“A-choo! A-choo! A-choo!” Sigma sneezed three times in a row, his face covered with tears and snot, making him look like a clown.
He looked disheveled, with messy hair sticking to his face and snot running down the corners of his mouth.
The text viruses floating around him also began to become unstable and flicker, like neon lights that were about to short-circuit.
Those text viruses twisted and deformed in the air, making a sizzling sound.
Done!
Lin Qifan was secretly delighted, this mustard bomb was indeed effective!
But before he could be happy for too long, something strange happened.
Sigma wiped the snot and tears from his face, and suddenly laughed out loud. The laughter was so sharp and piercing that it made people’s hair stand on end.
The laughter seemed like a curse from hell, echoing in the air.
“You think you can defeat me like this? How naive!” He roared, and the text viruses around him suddenly seemed to be stimulated by something and began to surge wildly.
The text virus was like a surging tide, colliding and merging with each other, and finally converging into a huge black vortex.
The vortex exuded a suffocating feeling of oppression, as if it was going to swallow up everything around it.
“Oh no! He’s going to use his ultimate move!” Lao Zhou’s face changed drastically and he exclaimed in surprise.
His voice was filled with fear and worry.
This old guy is really a cockroach, his vitality is so tenacious that it drives people crazy!
Lin Qifan cursed inwardly. It seemed that this battle was far from over… The text virus in the air became stronger, like a ball of sticky black liquid, making it hard to breathe.
The stench was like the smell of a rotting corpse, making people want to vomit.
“Ugh…” Some residents who had just regained their sense of taste began to dry heave again, their eyes becoming empty again.
Their bodies trembled, as if controlled by an invisible force.
Damn it!
What tricks is this dog playing again? Li Yaxuan covered her nose with a look of disgust.
Her brows were tightly furrowed, as if trying to keep the stench out.
Even the thick-skinned Luffy frowned, obviously affected by the stench.
His nose twitched and a look of disgust appeared on his face.
Lin Qifan took a deep breath and tried to stay calm. Now was not the time to panic.
His eyes were firm and calm, as if he was thinking about a strategy to deal with the situation.
He looked at the vial in his hand and said, “Soma, Lao Zhou, it looks like we have to use our last trump card!”
Chapter 72 Pizza Initial Effect Crisis Comes Again (Old Version)
Soma and Lao Zhou nodded immediately after hearing this. The three of them quickly opened the vial, took out the ingredients for the mustard bomb pizza, and finished making it as quickly as possible. Then they threw the pizza at the text virus, and in an instant, “Boom! Boom! Boom!” a loud noise was heard…
“Boom! Boom! Boom!” The deafening explosions seemed to tear the air apart, and each sound hit everyone’s eardrums heavily.
The mustard bomb pizzas were like miniature bombs that exploded in the thick text virus, emitting dazzling golden light that stung people’s eyes, as if illuminating this dark virus world.
The air was filled with the pungent smell of mustard, which was spicy and pungent and went straight into the nose. It mixed with the disgusting stench of the text virus, forming an indescribable weird smell that made people frown and feel nauseous when they smelled it.
Sigma’s face turned visibly pale, as if he had suffered a powerful blow. His facial features were twisted together and the muscles on his face twitched as if being pulled by an invisible force.
He held his stomach and retched continuously, his body shaking violently, as if he was three months pregnant. Every retching was accompanied by body cramps.
“Cough cough cough… cough cough…” He coughed violently, and the cough sounded painful. A trace of black liquid overflowed from the corner of his mouth, which looked particularly gloomy under the light and made him look particularly embarrassed.
“Good! Well done!” Luffy waved his fist excitedly. The waving movement created a gust of wind. He looked like a monkey that had been injected with chicken blood. His face was filled with excitement and his eyes were shining.
“Humph, this is just the beginning!” Soma crossed his arms over his chest and said proudly, “You little brat, you’re too young to fight with me!”
He raised his chin slightly, his eyes revealing confidence and disdain.
Seeing Sigma being defeated, the surrounding residents cheered. The cheers were deafening and as lively as the New Year. People’s faces were filled with joy and hope, as if they saw the dawn of victory.
They finally saw a glimmer of hope, the hope of getting rid of this damn text virus!
The effect of “Rage Ramen” continues to ferment, and more and more residents have regained their sense of taste, and their eyes have gradually regained clarity.
They organized themselves spontaneously, picked up the tools around them, and began to clean up the streets destroyed by Ernesto. Like a group of industrious little bees, the tools in their hands sparkled in the sun and made “ding-dong” sounds.
“Let’s all come together and clean up all the garbage!” An old lady waved a broom and shouted with great momentum. The loud voice seemed to have an invisible power, inspiring everyone.
“That’s right, we can’t let these bad guys do whatever they want!” An uncle picked up a piece of rubble and echoed indignantly, the veins on his arms bulging, showing his anger and strength.
When Ernesto saw this scene, he was so angry that his face turned green. He felt as uncomfortable as if he had eaten ten pounds of bitter melon. His face flushed red and his eyes were burning with anger.
He waved the kitchen knife in his hand, frantically destroying everything around him. The knife swept through the air, making a whirring sound, like a mad wild dog. Every wave of the knife was accompanied by endless anger.
“You ants, all of you, die!” He roared hysterically, and the roar seemed to tear the whole world apart.
“Rubber rubber… Bazooka!” Luffy flew up and punched Ernesto, sending him flying. The punch was so powerful, as easy as hitting a baseball. Ernesto drew an arc in the air and fell heavily to the ground.
“With just this little ability, you dare to come out and embarrass yourself?” Luffy curled his lips in disdain.
Soma took the opportunity to sprinkle the special chili powder in his hand at Ernesto. The chili powder flew in the air, as casually as salt, with a pungent smell.
“A-choo! A-choo!…” Ernesto was choked by the chili powder and kept sneezing. His eyes were red from the spiciness and tears kept flowing down. He looked as miserable as if he had a cold.
“Hmph, let me show you how powerful I am!” Soma raised his chin proudly, a victorious smile on his face.
However, Sigma was not completely defeated.
With a gloomy face, he stretched out his right hand and drew a strange symbol in the air. In an instant, the air around him seemed to be sucked out, becoming extremely oppressive and making people feel difficulty breathing.
Immediately afterwards, an even more powerful text virus swept towards everyone like a black tide. The black tide was surging and carried a powerful force.
“Not good! This force is stronger than before!” Lao Zhou’s face changed drastically and he exclaimed, his voice full of fear.
At the same time, Emily hurried over, her footsteps quick and loud, with an anxious look on her face and beads of sweat on her forehead.
“Lin Qifan, I found some additional clues about Sigma’s weaknesses!” She said breathlessly, and handed the information in her hand to Lin Qifan. Her hands trembled slightly, showing her nervousness.
Lin Qifan took the information and quickly glanced through it. His brows knitted slightly.
“I see…” he murmured in a low voice.
“What’s wrong? Did you find anything?” Li Yaxuan asked with concern.
Lin Qifan raised his head, looked at everyone, and said in a deep voice: “Sigma’s weakness…” He paused, his eyes became sharp, “It’s just…”
“boom!”
Suddenly, a loud noise interrupted Lin Qifan’s words.
The black text virus came like a tide, drowning everyone… The black virus was like cold tentacles, clinging tightly to everyone’s skin, making people feel creepy.
My goodness, this black stuff is just like cement, it covered everyone’s face!
The stench mixed with the ominous smell made it hard to breathe. It was more intense than the previous wave. It felt like the entire space was filled with this thing, making people feel suffocated.
“Fuck! Is this old guy on drugs?!” Luffy screamed and waved his rubber arms wildly, trying to break up the thick “black mud”, but the effect was minimal. It was like punching your chest with a small fist, it felt soft and your hands were covered with a sticky and disgusting thing. The sticky feeling made you want to vomit.
“Tsk, this is trouble…” Soma Yukihira also frowned. He had a proud look on his face just now, but now his expression was as if he had eaten a fly. The chili powder in his hand was almost not enough. The concentration of the virus was too high. The effect of his “seasoning attack” was greatly reduced. His eyes revealed a hint of anxiety.
Li Yaxuan leaned closely against Lin Qifan, her face was pale but her eyes were extremely determined, in her hand she was holding a spatula that she had taken out from somewhere… uh, a spatula?
The spatula looked a little funny in her hand, but she held it tightly, ready to give her enemy a “physical salvation” at any time.
At this critical moment, Lin Qifan’s mind was working rapidly as if the accelerator was turned on.
The fragments of clues Emily gave him were wildly combined and collided in his mind, as if he was playing Tetris, and his eyes were shining with wisdom.
He glanced at the pizza crumbs on the ground, which were shining with a faint golden light. The faint golden light was particularly eye-catching in the darkness.
He took another breath of the air filled with the aroma of ramen and the punch of wasabi. The aroma and the punch stimulated his olfactory nerves.
Look at the overwhelming black text virus in front of you, which is almost condensed into substance…
“Wasabi bombs are irritants that detonate… Runaway ramen is to restore taste and awaken instincts…” He muttered in a low voice, tapping his arm unconsciously with his fingers, “The stronger the virus, the more…stable its structure is? No, the more ‘rigid’ it is?”
The black tide was almost up to their necks. The sticky touch made their scalps tingle, and it felt like cold bugs crawling on their skin.
Sigma stood in the distance with a cold, confident smile on his face, as if he was looking at a group of lambs to be slaughtered, and there was a hint of complacency in his eyes.
At this moment, Lin Qifan suddenly raised his head, a cunning light flashed in his eyes, and a faint arc appeared at the corner of his mouth.
He grabbed Li Yaxuan who was standing next to him, and shouted to Luffy and Soma who were still struggling with the “black mud”: “Hey! Stop it!”
“Come with me – let’s change the way we eat!”
Chapter 73: New Opportunity to Defeat the Enemy with Countermeasures (Old Version)
After Lin Qifan finished speaking, Luffy and Soma immediately stopped fighting against the “black mud” and quickly moved over.
Sigma looked at their actions with disdain, becoming more and more arrogant. The black text virus attacked more fiercely, instantly surrounding everyone, Sigma declared proudly, and Lin Qifan’s brain was thinking quickly about countermeasures.
Sigma stood in the distance with a grim smile on his face, as if he was looking at a group of lambs to be slaughtered.
The black text virus surged like a tide, almost drowning Lin Qifan and his companions.
He smiled triumphantly and said, “Lin Qifan, you can’t escape this time. My new virus will completely destroy your will!”
However, facing such a desperate situation, Lin Qifan’s eyes were not confused at all.
His mind seemed to have been on accelerator, running at full speed.
The fragments of clues Emily provided were wildly combined and collided in his mind, like playing Tetris.
He glanced at the pizza crumbs on the ground that were shining with a faint golden light, took a breath of the air with the aroma of ramen and the punch of wasabi, and then looked at the black text virus that was overwhelming and almost condensed into substance in front of him.
The black tide was almost up to their necks, and the sticky touch made their scalps tingle.
Sigma stood in the distance with a grim, confident smile on his face, as if he was looking at a group of lambs to be slaughtered.
He grabbed Li Yaxuan who was standing next to him, and shouted to Luffy and Soma who were still struggling with the “black mud”: “Hey! Stop being so stubborn! Come with me – let’s try a different way of eating!”
Lin Qifan quickly stepped back a few steps, met Sigma’s gaze, and said fearlessly: “Sigma, do you think you can trap us like this?”
Sigma sneered: “Lin Qifan, stop struggling in vain. My text virus will slowly erode your will and make you completely lose the ability to resist.”
Lin Qifan shrugged nonchalantly: “Your virus is indeed very powerful, but I found a flaw.”
Sigma’s expression changed slightly: “Flaw? What are you talking about?”
Lin Qifan smiled slightly and raised the mustard bottle in his hand: “Look at this – mustard. Its irritation will make the structure of the virus unstable, thus dealing a fatal blow to the virus.”
Sigma obviously didn’t expect Lin Qifan to say that, and his face darkened: “What on earth are you playing at?”
“It’s very simple,” Lin Qifan said, “The stronger the virus is, the more rigid it is. We just need to find a suitable stimulus point to make it explode.”
He turned to Lao Zhou and Li Yaxuan and said, “Lao Zhou, prepare the Rampage Ramen. Li Yaxuan, help me make the Wasabi Bomb Pizza.”
Lao Zhou nodded, quickly took out the ancient seasoning secret recipe, and began to upgrade the Rampage Ramen.
Li Yaxuan skillfully began to make mustard bomb pizza.
She spreads fresh mustard on the pizza, sprinkles it with some special seasoning, and finally bakes it in the oven.
“The Crazy Ramen is ready!” Lao Zhou said loudly, holding a bowl of steaming ramen in his hand.
“The mustard bomb pizza is ready too!” Li Yaxuan said coldly, taking the pizza out of the oven and placing it on the ground.
Lin Qifan picked up the mustard bomb pizza and raised his eyebrows: “Sigma, next, I will let you see the real ‘cooking showdown’.”
He threw the mustard bomb pizza towards the center of the black text virus. The pizza exploded in the air and the rich smell of mustard instantly filled the air.
The structure of the virus began to become unstable, the black tide gradually became thinner, and finally collapsed in a violent explosion.
“What?” Sigma exclaimed, looking at the scene in disbelief.
At the same time as the virus collapsed, Luffy and Soma also started a new way of fighting.
During their battle with Ernesto, the two had an unexpected collision, and the ingredients of their dishes were mixed together, and they unexpectedly developed a new dish – “Flame Bomb Sushi”.
“What…what the hell is this?” Ernesto screamed as the fire bomb sushi exploded in front of him. The powerful impact knocked him to the ground.
Luffy laughed excitedly: “I didn’t expect that mixing boiled noodles and sushi would have such a powerful effect!”
Soma said jokingly: “It seems that you, the captain of the Pirate King, are not only brave in battle, but also have a good talent for cooking!”
The two smiled at each other, nodded in understanding, and joined forces again to deal with Ernesto.
At this time, Emily was standing not far away, her face becoming extremely serious.
She seemed to have sensed something, and a sense of uneasiness rose in her heart.
Sigma stood in the ruins, the grim smile on his face no longer able to maintain.
A strong sense of uneasiness surged in his heart, as if something important was happening quietly.
But before he had time to think about it, Lin Qifan and his group had already rushed towards him, with a determined light flashing in his eyes.
“Sigma, your good days are over!” Lin Qifan shouted loudly, and the bowl of ramen in his hand drew a beautiful arc in the air and went straight to Sigma.
Emily’s slender brows were tightly knitted together, her instinct told her that Sigma was definitely not holding back his fart well.
On the surface, the text virus is rampant, but in reality, I always feel that he is hiding something secretly.
You know a woman’s intuition, especially that of a thoughtful aristocratic woman.
She calmly activated the seemingly ordinary gem bracelet on her wrist – in fact, it was a high-tech mini communicator that connected to her family’s intelligence network.
“Check it out for me! Sigma’s recent movements, no matter how big or small, especially about… the old family house.” Emily’s voice was low, with a barely perceptible tremor.
The old family house and the land polluted by the earth veins are the eternal pain in her heart.
The intelligence network was incredibly efficient, and all kinds of information poured into Emily’s communicator like snowflakes.
Sigma’s itinerary, communication records, and even the brand of instant noodles he likes to eat recently are all clearly known.
Suddenly, an inconspicuous piece of information jumped out, causing Emily’s pupils to shrink: Sigma had secretly contacted black market merchants many times to purchase large amounts of contaminated ingredients!
“Sure enough…” Emily took a breath of cold air, and a chill ran from the soles of her feet to the top of her head.
She suddenly remembered Lin Qifan’s previous analysis that Sigma’s text virus seemed to have some strange similarities with the energy fluctuations of the earth vein pollution.
Could it be that… there is some deeper connection between these?
Thinking of this, Emily could no longer sit still.
She immediately contacted Lin Qifan, and said in a hurried tone: “Lin Qifan, I discovered Sigma’s secret! He has been secretly purchasing contaminated ingredients! This must be related to the ground pollution and his text virus!”
When Lin Qifan received Emily’s call, his expression instantly became serious.
“Contaminated food? It seems that this old guy has bad intentions!” He originally thought that Sigma’s text virus came from a strange place, and now Emily’s discovery has undoubtedly confirmed his guess.
“It seems that we need to speed up the cracking of the virus!” Lin Qifan’s eyes flashed with a gleam of light, and he turned to Lao Zhou and said, “Lao Zhou, add some more ingredients to the recipe of the Rampage Ramen. The more and the stronger the better! We have to make a quick decision!”
Upon hearing this, Old Zhou rolled up his sleeves and rubbed his hands excitedly: “Okay! Just wait and see, young master. This time I promise that not even a trace of this virus will be left!” As he said that, he dived into the kitchen, and all kinds of rare ingredients flew in his hands like magic.
However, just as Lin Qifan was about to conduct an in-depth investigation into the earth vein pollution, Sigma made new moves.
An even more bizarre energy wave came from the direction where Sigma was, which was even colder and more powerful than the previous text virus.
“Oh no! What is this old guy doing again!” Lin Qifan’s heart sank, and an ominous premonition came to his mind.
He looked up in the direction of Sigma and saw the sky was covered with dark clouds, lightning and thunder, as if the end of the world was about to come.
“It seems that a fierce battle is inevitable…” Lin Qifan took a deep breath, clenched the mustard bomb pizza in his hand, and his eyes were burning with raging flames of war.
He turned to look at Li Yaxuan, Luffy and Soma, and said in a deep voice: “Prepare for battle!”
At this moment, a figure appeared silently behind Lin Qifan, and a low voice sounded in his ears: “Lin Qifan, be careful, Sigma’s target this time may not only be you…”
Chapter 74: Sigma Conspiracy Unleashed (Old Version)
Lin Qifan was immersed in the atmosphere around him when he suddenly turned around in surprise. His eyes widened instantly and his gaze focused on Lao Zhou.
I saw Lao Zhou walking hurriedly, with a trace of anxiety and solemnity on his face. There were fine beads of sweat on his forehead, which were gleaming under the light.
Old Zhou walked quickly to the front of the crowd, panting, and informed them in a low and hurried voice: “There may be a bigger crisis behind Sigma’s conspiracy! This crisis is like a giant beast hidden in the darkness, which may give us a fatal blow at any time.” When everyone heard this, they were all shocked. Before they had time to think about it, Old Zhou raised his hand to signal them to stay calm. He turned around quickly like a gust of wind, walked towards the kitchen, and prepared to deal with it.
Soon, a rich aroma wafted out of the kitchen. The aroma was like a lively elf, drifting into Lin Qifan’s nostrils.
Lin Qifan instantly felt the gluttony in his stomach completely awakened. His throat rolled up and down unconsciously, he swallowed his saliva, and his eyes stared straight towards the kitchen.
At the same time, he looked at Emily while being extremely greedy, and asked anxiously: “Miss Emily, do you have any more detailed information about the ground vein pollution you mentioned?”
In the kitchen, Lao Zhou moves as fast as the wind, his hands like a nimble dancer, shuttling between various rare ingredients.
The ingredients seemed to have life in his hands, flying up and down, making slight collision sounds.
Lin Qifan stood outside the kitchen, staring intently inside, looking dazzled.
The rich aroma drifted out from the crack of the kitchen door, like an invisible silk thread, which made the glutton in Lin Qifan’s stomach start to rebel.
He kept slurping his saliva and muttering softly, “This fragrance is almost making me dizzy.”
Emily’s face was solemn, with a hint of fear in her eyes. She said with a trembling voice, “Some strange things happened in my family’s old house… It used to be a fertile land, and the food grown there was all top quality. In spring, the land was full of vitality, and the tender green wheat seedlings swayed gently in the breeze, making rustling sounds; in autumn, the golden ears of wheat hung heavily, shining with golden light under the sunlight, and exuding bursts of the fragrance of grains. But later, for some reason, the land gradually became barren, and the things grown there lost their original taste, and even had a faint fishy smell…”
“Fishy smell?” Lin Qifan’s heart skipped a beat. His brows were tightly furrowed, and a hint of alertness appeared in his eyes.
This is exactly the same as the characteristics of the previously contaminated ingredients!
He suddenly remembered what Sigma had let slip before: “The power of words comes from the earth…” Could it be that… A bold guess emerged in his mind.
His brain began to work rapidly, carefully analyzing the possible connections between the text virus and the earth veins and food ingredients.
In the world where this story is set, text viruses may be like a special kind of energy that can penetrate into the land through the earth veins and contaminate food ingredients.
Sigma may have taken advantage of this characteristic, controlling the earth veins to contaminate food ingredients, and then spreading the text virus through the food ingredients.
“Take me to your old house!” Lin Qifan’s tone was firm and unquestionable.
There was a determination in his eyes, as if he was ready to face any danger.
Emily did not dare to delay and immediately took Lin Qifan and Li Yaxuan to the old family house.
Along the way, there was a depressing atmosphere in the air, as if something terrible was lurking in the dark.
The sky was covered with dark clouds, and the originally blue sky was dyed into a gray color. Occasionally, there were a few dull thunders, like the roar of a giant beast in the distance.
The trees on the roadside were swaying wildly in the strong wind, and the branches collided with each other, making crackling sounds, as if telling of the impending danger.
The footsteps of Lin Qifan and others echoed in the quiet street, sounding particularly clear.
After arriving at the old house, Lin Qifan immediately felt a strange energy fluctuation.
This wave was like a cold tide, surging from all directions. It was extremely similar to the text virus wave that Sigma had felt before, only colder and more hidden.
He couldn’t help but shudder, goose bumps appearing on his skin.
“It’s here!” Lin Qifan pointed to a dry well deep in the old house, his tone carrying a hint of excitement and a hint of uneasiness.
His eyes were fixed on the dry well, as if he could see the secrets hidden inside through the wellhead.
“I feel the source of pollution is right down here!” Lin Qifan approached the dry well cautiously. A foul smell hit his nose, and the smell was like the stench of a rotting corpse, which almost made him vomit.
He quickly covered his nose with his hands, frowned and said, “Oh my god, this smell is amazing! Sigma, this old guy has a really strong taste!”
He took out the text detector he had seized earlier, and the needle of the detector was spinning wildly, almost exploding.
Lin Qifan’s eyes flashed, and he thought to himself: “It is as expected!” Sigma’s conspiracy finally surfaced!
This old guy actually used the earth veins to contaminate food ingredients, and then spread text viruses through the food ingredients!
It’s absolutely insane!
At the same time, the situation on the battlefield also changed.
Under the continuous attack of “Mustard Bomb Pizza”, Sigma’s text virus was finally almost completely put into a state of self-destruction.
Sigma’s face turned extremely frightened, and the smile of confidence he had on his face disappeared, replaced by deep fear.
His forehead was covered with sweat, his eyes revealed a hint of panic, and he frantically mobilized the power of words to resist, but it was all in vain.
“Impossible! How could my text virus be ineffective!” Sigma roared hysterically, his voice full of unwillingness and despair.
His voice echoed across the battlefield, like the roar of a wild beast, making people shudder.
At this moment, Luffy and Soma Yukihira joined the battle with the newly developed “Fire Bomb Sushi”.
Luffy stood on the battlefield, his eyes determined and full of fighting spirit.
His hair fluttered in the breeze and a confident smile spread across his face.
He held the “Flame Bomb Sushi” tightly in both hands and shouted loudly: “Rubber Bazooka!” As he shouted, he fired the “Flame Bomb Sushi” in his hand like a cannonball.
The scorching flames instantly burned a large hole in Sigma’s text defense. The flames burned in the air, making crackling sounds and emitting waves of heat.
Soma Yukihira was not to be outdone. His eyes were focused and calm, and he held a specially made curry sushi tightly in his hand.
He shouted, “Watch me! Exploding curry sushi!” and threw the curry sushi out. The strong aroma of curry mixed with the exploding flames was like a gorgeous firework, making Ernesto unable to resist and retreating again and again.
A look of horror appeared on Ernesto’s face as he tried to dodge the sudden attack, but the power of the fire and curry was too great for him to escape.
Behind the battlefield, Li Yaxuan and Lao Zhou were also not idle.
They were busy making “Rage Ramen” and other side dishes in a simple kitchen.
Li Yaxuan’s hands moved skillfully between the noodles and seasonings. Her eyes were focused and serious, with a smile on her face, as if she was enjoying the process of making delicious food.
Old Zhou stroked his beard proudly, watching Li Yaxuan’s movements and giving guidance from time to time.
“Yaxuan, your ramen is simply a miracle drug! I feel like my sense of taste is back!” A resident who had just regained his sense of taste shouted excitedly.
His face was filled with a happy smile as he ate the ramen in big mouthfuls, with soup flowing down the corners of his mouth.
Li Yaxuan smiled slightly: “It’s my honor. I hope everyone can recover soon.” Old Zhou stroked his beard proudly and said: “Hehe, the young master’s secret recipe is really amazing. Add to that my ancient seasoning method, this ramen is simply unparalleled in the world!”
The situation on the battlefield gradually became clear. Sigma’s text virus had been completely suppressed and his defense was in jeopardy.
Just when everyone thought Sigma was about to be defeated, a strange smile suddenly appeared at the corner of his mouth…
“Haha, do you think you win like this? You are too naive…” Sigma smiled sinisterly, and that smile made people feel cold on their backs and get goose bumps all over.
His laughter echoed across the battlefield, like a ghost’s laughter, making people shudder.
He suddenly opened his arms, as if he wanted to embrace the whole world, or as if he wanted to destroy the world.
A text virus that was a hundred times stronger than the previous one, with a disgusting stench, gushed out of his body like a flood that broke through a dam, instantly covering the entire city.
The sky was dyed an unsettling dark green, as if covered by an evil veil.
There was a suffocating feeling of oppression in the air, making it difficult to breathe.
Luffy was the first to be hit. He was sent flying backwards by the powerful virus, and cracks appeared on his rubber-like body.
He covered his nose and shouted, “Oh my god! What the hell is this? It’s so eye-catching!” He felt it was becoming difficult to breathe.
Soma also felt unprecedented pressure, and the kitchen knife in his hand began to tremble.
His forehead was covered with sweat and his eyes revealed a hint of fear: “This virus… is more terrifying than dark cuisine!” Even Lin Qifan, who was always calm, couldn’t help but swear at this moment.
“Sigma, this bastard, is going to fight to the death!” Li Yaxuan tightly grasped Lin Qifan’s arm, her face was pale, but her eyes were firm, and she did not retreat at all.
“Qifan, what should we do?” She knew that the battle had reached a life-and-death moment.
Old Zhou’s hands were trembling as he held the ancestral seasoning bottle tightly in his arms.
“Master…this…what should I do…” He had never seen such a scary thing in his entire life.
Emily was so frightened that she collapsed to the ground, trembling.
At this critical moment, Lin Qifan suddenly felt something vibrating in his pocket.
He took it out and saw that it was the “universal translator” he had exchanged from the system before.
This thing had never been used before, but now it suddenly began to flash brightly, the light was like a bright star, as if guiding something.
Lin Qifan’s heart moved. Could it be that… this thing can crack Sigma’s text virus?
Before he had time to think about it, the translator suddenly made a crisp sound, and then a strange beam of light shot into the sky…
“Wait! This… what is this?!” Sigma’s eyes widened in horror, pointing at the strange sight in the sky, his voice trembling.
Chapter 75: Desperate Counterattack Love (Old Version)
The text virus released by Sigma was like a ball of thick, insoluble ink, splashing across the sky at a swift speed.
The ink was so shiny black that it seemed to be able to swallow up all the light, completely swallowing up the entire city in an instant.
From a visual perspective, the originally prosperous city was instantly shrouded in this ink-colored color, becoming eerie and terrifying.
Auditorially, all you could hear was the “puffing” sound of the ink splashing, like a giant beast swallowing its prey.
The building seemed to be attacked by the devil’s corrupting power, and distorted words appeared on its surface.
Those words seemed to have life, constantly wriggling and making “sizzling” sounds, as if telling of endless pain.
People on the streets were terrified and ran away in panic. Their cries and curses intertwined into a doomsday scene.
The cries were sharp and piercing, like a blade cutting through the eardrums; the curses were low and angry, like roars from hell.
The air was filled with a pungent smell of ink, which was sour and smelly, with a hint of metallic fishy smell, making it difficult to breathe.
With every breath, the pungent smell would rush straight into the nasal cavity, irritating the person to the point of tears.
To the touch, it feels like countless tiny needles are pricking the face, making people feel extremely uncomfortable.
Lin Qifan and others were also suppressed by this powerful force. They felt like they were stuck in a quagmire and had difficulty moving forward.
Every step they took felt as if a thousand-pound weight was pulling on their feet, and the resistance made their leg muscles ache.
“Oh my god, this old guy is serious!” Lin Qifan wiped his face. The raindrops contaminated by the text virus fell on his face, sticky and disgusting.
The raindrops stuck to his face like glue, making him feel as if his face was covered with disgusting bugs.
“This stuff is even more addictive than old-style pickled cabbage!”
“Qifan, be careful!” Li Yaxuan grabbed Lin Qifan, who was almost possessed by the text virus, and shouted anxiously.
Her voice was trembling with worry.
She could feel the encroachment of this power, as if countless cold tentacles were caressing her body, wanting to devour everything around her.
Despite the critical situation, Lin Qifan did not panic.
He narrowed his eyes and quickly analyzed the current situation.
He thought to himself that the unique recipe of “Mustard Bomb Pizza” contained a special spice that reacted with the text virus.
When this spice comes into contact with the virus, it will cause instability inside the virus, causing the virus to self-destruct.
Although at present he has only seen the phenomenon of the virus constantly exploding, through summarizing past combat experience and studying the characteristics of text viruses, he has determined that as long as he continues to supply “Mustard Bomb Pizza”, he can continue to cause damage to Sigma.
Although the text virus is powerful, the “Mustard Bomb Pizza” is still tenaciously playing its role, and Sigma’s virus is still constantly exploding, like a time bomb, crackling and exploding in the ink-like virus, splashing dark green “flowers”.
The explosions were deafening, and each explosion made the air tremble.
The dark green “flower” looks particularly strange in the darkness, emitting a strange light.
Sigma’s face became more and more ugly, and his originally confident expression turned a little flustered at this moment.
He didn’t expect that Lin Qifan’s “Mustard Bomb Pizza” was so tenacious that it could continue to cause damage to him even under the suppression of a powerful text virus.
“Damn it! What the hell is this thing!” Sigma roared in frustration. He felt like he was surrounded by a swarm of mosquitoes. Although the damage caused by each mosquito was negligible, there were too many of them, which made him extremely annoyed and even a little scared.
His roar was like the roar of a wild beast, echoing in the air.
On the other side, Luffy and Soma Yukihira were not idle either.
They brought “Flame Bomb Sushi” and like two burning meteors, they continuously attacked the virus’s defense line.
The meteor dragged a long flaming tail, drawing bright tracks in the darkness.
The flame made a whooshing sound as it burned, as if it was protesting against the virus.
Although their attacks seemed insignificant in front of the powerful virus, they still made Sigma and Ernesto dare not approach easily.
“Rubber rubber… Bazooka!” Luffy’s fist, wrapped in flames, smashed hard into the text virus, making a deafening explosion.
The explosion was like thunder, making people deaf instantly.
The flames spread among the viruses, making crackling sounds, as if countless firecrackers were being set off at the same time.
“Hey, rubber head, stop stealing my limelight!” Yukihira Soma taunted venomously while waving a kitchen knife, “Watch me, the secret of explosive cooking – Flame Bomb Sushi!”
The burning sushi shot towards the text virus like cannonballs, exploding in the ink-like virus and forming fiery red “lotuses”.
The fiery red “lotus” bloomed in the darkness, beautiful yet dangerous.
The air waves generated by the explosion hit the surrounding air, making people feel as if they were in a strong wind.
Although its power was limited, it still made Sigma and Ernesto exhausted.
“Damn it! Why are these guys so difficult to deal with!” Ernesto roared in frustration. He waved the big spoon in his hand and attacked Luffy and Soma Yukihira frantically, but he could not break through their defense.
His roar was full of anger and helplessness, and the big spoon made a whirring sound when he swung it.
In the back, Li Yaxuan looked at Lin Qifan’s determined figure, and a feeling of warmth and admiration surged in her heart.
She worked harder to prepare food with Lao Zhou to provide support to the front line.
Her slender fingers kneaded the dough deftly, sweat soaked her clothes, but she didn’t complain at all.
The dough kept deforming in her hands, making a “puffing” sound.
Old Zhou kept repeating the secret recipe of seasoning passed down from his ancestors. The seasoning bottle in his hand seemed to have life in his hands, emitting a strange fragrance.
The aroma mixed with the wheat aroma of the dough can’t help but increase one’s appetite.
“Young Master, this is our Zhou family’s unique secret recipe. It will definitely help!” Old Zhou said excitedly. His voice trembled a little, but his eyes were full of determination.
Li Yaxuan looked at the busy Lin Qifan and a strange feeling surged in her heart.
She suddenly discovered that this guy who usually looked careless and liked to play games was so reliable and brave at the critical moment.
She was fascinated by his focused eyes and agile movements during the battle.
An inexplicable love quietly sprouted in her heart.
Just when the cooking was in full swing in the rear, a violent energy fluctuation suddenly came from the front line.
The text virus in the sky suddenly began to roll violently, as if something was about to break out of its cocoon…
“Oh no! Sigma is about to use his ultimate move!” Lin Qifan’s face changed and he shouted loudly.
The dark green text virus rolled like boiling venom, and the air was filled with a disgusting stench.
The fishy smell was even stronger than the previous ink smell, and it almost suffocated people.
Just when Luffy and Soma Yukihira thought they could blast their way out by using the “Fire Bomb Sushi”, Sigma smiled sinisterly.
He snapped his fingers, and the sound of his laughter was like nails scratching on a blackboard, making your scalp tingle.
“How dare you show off your skills in front of an expert?” An unprecedented energy wave erupted from the center of the virus, like a nuclear bomb detonating in the air. The shock wave carried the text virus fragments and hit everyone hard.
The shock wave was like a strong wind, blowing everyone all over the place.
“Fuck, what’s going on?!” Luffy was blown away, and his rubber body drew a funny arc in the air like a kite with a broken string.
He screamed “Ahhh” in the air.
“This old guy is cheating!” Soma Yukihira was knocked to the ground by this powerful force, and the kitchen knife in his hand almost slipped out of his hand.
“This isn’t a text virus, it’s a text bomb!”
Even Lin Qifan was shocked by this sudden attack, his blood boiling, his eyes went dark, and he almost fainted.
“Cough cough…” He held on to the wall and barely managed to stand, feeling as if all his internal organs were displaced.
“This old guy has a big trick up his sleeve…” Li Yaxuan exclaimed, and quickly ran to Lin Qifan to support his shaky body.
“Qifan, are you okay?” she asked anxiously, her voice full of concern.
Sigma stood at the center of the virus, like a demon in control of everything, with a crazy smile on his face.
“Feel the despair, ants! This is my ultimate secret—textual punishment!” He stretched out his hands and controlled the text virus, forming a huge black vortex that seemed to swallow up the entire world.
The black vortex made a “humming” sound as it spun, like the wailing from hell.
“Now, the game is over!” He laughed wildly, his voice sharp and piercing, like the death knell of hell.
Qifan… Li Yaxuan’s voice trembled. She clutched Lin Qifan’s arm tightly, her fingertips turning white.
Lin Qifan took a deep breath, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and a hint of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes…
Chapter 76: Working together to break the virus (old version)
“Cough cough…” Lin Qifan wiped the bright red blood from the corner of his mouth and struggled to stand up straight.
He just felt as if a heavy truck was roaring and hitting him head-on. His internal organs were protesting like a turbulent sea. He felt a burning pain all over his body, and every inch of his skin seemed to be burned by fire.
This Sigma is serious!
Word bomb?
I saw the so-called words flashing with strange light in the air, like burning black flames, roaring towards me with overwhelming momentum.
This is not just text, it’s TNT explosives!
In my ears was the deafening roar of the word bomb exploding, as if the whole world was shaking in this loud noise.
“Yaxuan, I’m fine.” Lin Qifan gave Li Yaxuan a comforting look. He swept his gaze over the crowd and clearly saw that everyone’s face was filled with shock and a hint of fear.
Everyone’s breathing sounded particularly heavy in the tense atmosphere, as if an invisible boulder was pressing on everyone’s heart.
No, don’t panic!
As a time traveler and the core of this team, he must stay calm!
“Don’t panic!” Lin Qifan said loudly, with unquestionable firmness in his tone, and his voice echoed in the air like a huge bell.
“This old guy has a big move in mind, so we have to use it too! Come over here, let’s discuss a countermeasure!”
Everyone quickly gathered around. Luffy still had a hint of excitement on his face and a fiery light flashing in his eyes. He shouted loudly: “Wow, what a powerful move! I want to fight him again!” He unconsciously clenched his hands into fists, and his joints turned slightly white due to the force.
Soma Yukihira had a solemn look on his face, his brows were tightly furrowed, and deep lines appeared on his forehead.
He whispered, “This method of attack is unheard of! We must find a way to crack it!” As he spoke, his fingers tapped his chin lightly, as if he was thinking about a countermeasure.
Lin Qifan nodded and quickly analyzed the current situation: “Sigma’s text virus is now more powerful, and ordinary attacks are completely ineffective. We have to combine ‘Wasabi Bomb Pizza’, ‘Flame Bomb Sushi’ and Lao Zhou’s ‘Runaway Ramen’ to catch him off guard! This ‘Wasabi Bomb Pizza’ uses special mustard, whose spicy smell can stimulate the structure of the text virus; ‘Flame Bomb Sushi’ incorporates high-temperature flame elements into sushi, and high temperature can destroy the stability of the virus; Lao Zhou’s ‘Runaway Ramen’ can restore taste and enhance strength, we have to make use of their combined power.”
Old Zhou touched the rough beard on his chin and his eyes lit up: “Great! Xiaofan, you have a brilliant idea! I will improve the ‘Rage Ramen’ so that it can not only restore the sense of taste, but also enhance strength!” After that, Old Zhou ran back to the kitchen with quick and powerful steps. The sound of his busy figure colliding with kitchen utensils could be heard in the kitchen.
At the same time, Soma Yukihira and Luffy have begun to get ready, their muscles tense and full of desire to fight.
“Soma, are you ready? This time we’re going to let this old guy taste how powerful we are!” Luffy shouted excitedly, his voice full of fighting spirit.
“Humph, that’s just what I want!” Yukihira Soma raised his lips slightly, with a sharp fighting spirit flashing in his eyes, “Flame Bomb Sushi, I’m going to pay you back double this time!”
The two of them, armed with upgraded “Fire Bomb Sushi”, rushed towards Sigma and Ernesto like two cannonballs.
The sushi drew fiery red arcs in the air, like burning meteors, dazzling.
The explosions sounded one after another, like the grandest fireworks at a festival, except that these “fireworks” were deadly powerful, and the heat waves made people feel as if they were in a sea of ​​fire.
“Boom! Boom! Boom!” Every explosion caused a crack to appear in Sigma’s text virus defense line. The viruses fled everywhere like frightened birds, making sharp and piercing “sizzling” sounds, as if they were wailing in pain.
Sigma’s face became increasingly ugly. Fine beads of sweat oozed out of his forehead. The sweat slid down his cheeks, leaving streaks on his pale face.
On the other side, the “Mustard Bomb Pizza” was pushed by everyone, like a huge roller, slowly approaching Sigma.
Wherever the pizza went, the text viruses exploded, making a crackling sound like frying beans, accompanied by a pungent mustard smell that made people cover their noses.
Sigma’s body began to tremble violently. He felt his control gradually weakening. This damn pizza could actually destroy his text virus!
“Impossible! My punishment by words is invincible!” He roared hysterically, his voice full of fear and unwillingness, so sharp that it seemed to pierce one’s eardrums.
As the “Mustard Bomb Pizza” got closer and closer, the text virus’s self-destruction became more and more violent, Sigma’s face turned as pale as paper, and his conspiracy seemed to be unsustainable.
Just then, Lao Zhou came back with the improved “Rage Ramen”. The steaming ramen exuded an enticing aroma. The aroma was like an invisible hand, gently teasing people’s olfactory nerves and making everyone present feel refreshed.
“Come on, come on, try my ‘Rage Ramen’! I guarantee it will double your strength!” Lao Zhou greeted everyone enthusiastically.
People picked up their chopsticks and started eating.
The noodles are smooth and chewy, making a “crunching” sound when chewed in the mouth. The soup is rich and mellow, flowing down the throat, bringing a warm feeling.
A miracle happened. Those residents who had lost their sense of taste were able to taste the deliciousness of food again!
“I…I feel my strength coming back!”
“Me too! I feel so powerful!”
The residents who regained their sense of taste took up arms and joined the fight against the villains.
Their joining brought about a drastic change in the battle situation, and Sigma’s defense began to collapse.
“No! This is impossible!” Sigma watched his text virus being destroyed. His plan completely failed and his face was filled with despair.
Just when Sigma’s defense was about to collapse, a strange smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth, “Haha, do you think you win like this?” He stretched out his hand and pointed to the sky… This old guy Sigma is really good!
Just when the “Mustard Bomb Pizza” was about to crush him into a meat patty, the text virus was exploding like firecrackers at New Year’s Day, and he was about to die, he suddenly let out a long howl to the sky. The sound was like the cry of a night owl, which was creepy.
Then, a black smoke came out of his body. The smoke was like thick ink, emitting a disgusting stench, just like an octopus spraying ink, so disgusting!
As soon as the smoke came out, the text virus that was about to collapse became alive again as if it had been given a shot of chicken blood, and continued to cause trouble as if nothing had happened.
Oh my god, what the hell is this?
Does the virus have a second form?
Everyone was confused. There was something wrong with the plot!
“Oh my god, this old guy is cheating!” Luffy widened his eyes and almost dropped the flame bomb sushi in his hand. There was a hint of disbelief in his eyes.
Soma Yukihira also frowned, and his brows were twisted into the shape of the Chinese character “川”. This Sigma was more difficult to deal with than he had imagined.
Even Lao Zhou was dumbfounded. With the buff of his “Rage Ramen”, the residents rushed forward like crazy, but the virus was like they had eaten Xuanmai and couldn’t be stopped at all. What should he do?
There was a tense atmosphere in the air, as if there was an invisible net that tightly enveloped everyone, making it hard to breathe.
Lin Qifan looked at the situation that had once again reached a stalemate. His eyes became deep and firm, and he quickly reassessed the situation in his mind.
“Haha, Sigma, do you think you can stop me like this? The game has just begun…” He murmured in a low voice and took out a crumpled piece of paper from his pocket…
Chapter 77 A mysterious person comes to help (old version)
In a mysterious and strange space, this place seems to be the intersection of the anime world.
According to legend, a special channel will open every thousand years, bringing together people with special missions from different anime worlds to jointly deal with a crisis that concerns the survival of multiple worlds.
Lin Qifan, Li Yaxuan, Luffy, Soma Yukihira, Lao Zhou and others were chosen by this mysterious force, traveled through time and space to come here, and started the ultimate showdown with the evil Sigma.
Lin Qifan stood in the middle of an abandoned factory, surrounded by dilapidated machines and twisted metal pipes.
He glanced at everyone with a determined look and said loudly: “Everyone, don’t let up, we still need one final blow!” His voice echoed in the empty factory like a dull war drum, and a burning fighting spirit suddenly ignited in everyone’s hearts.
Li Yaxuan stood aside, tightly holding the “Baozou Ramen” in her hand.
The ramen soup was bubbling in the bowl, making gurgling sounds. The aroma of the traditional seasoning was like a naughty elf, spreading freely in the air and entering everyone’s nostrils, as if it could boost people’s spirits.
A resolute look appeared on her face, and her eyes sparkled with great faith. Her eyes were as bright as the brightest stars in the night sky, and she shouted, “Lin Qifan, let’s work hard together!”
Luffy and Soma Yukihira stood not far away, and the two exchanged glances tacitly.
Luffy’s straw hat swayed gently in the breeze. He touched his chin and chuckled, “Soma, we have to cooperate well this time and stop pulling each other down.” His laughter was hearty and heroic, as if no difficulty in the world could stump him.
Soma curled his lips, but nodded, muttering, “Humph, for the sake of victory, I’ll tolerate you this once.”
Lao Zhou also straightened his body at this moment, and the “Rage Ramen” in his hand seemed to emit a faint light.
The light was like the faint glow of a firefly, flickering in the dim factory.
He took a deep breath, and the air around him seemed to be inhaled into his lungs. He poured the essence of ramen into it and shouted, “Kids, follow Lao Zhou’s rhythm, let’s go together!” His voice was steady and powerful, like an experienced general commanding a battle.
The tension in the air seemed to have reached its peak, and even breathing became heavy.
The shabby machines around were shaking slightly and making creaking sounds in this tense atmosphere, as if they were also nervous about this battle.
Lin Qifan took out the crumpled note and unfolded it carefully. The note made a rustling sound in his hands.
There was a line of densely written words on it. He glanced at it and a glimmer of excitement flashed in his eyes, as if he saw the dawn of victory: “Now, guys, act according to the plan!”
Lin Qifan shouted loudly: “Li Yaxuan, prepare the ‘mustard bomb pizza’!” Li Yaxuan nodded and quickly mixed the ingredients in her hands together.
Various ingredients danced quickly in her hands, making crackling sounds.
The strong smell of mustard spread in the air like pungent smoke, making people sneeze uncontrollably.
She carefully placed the pizza on a specially made tray that trembled slightly in her hands and signaled for the others to prepare it.
“Soma, Luffy, prepare the ‘Fire Bomb Sushi’!” Lin Qifan continued to give orders.
Soma quickly showed off his cooking skills, the knife in his hand flying on the chopping board, making crisp cutting sounds.
He controls the heat of the sushi just right, and each piece of sushi is like a burning little sun, emitting intense heat.
The heat was like the scorching sun in summer, making the surrounding air scalding hot.
Luffy waved his fists excitedly, his fists whizzing through the air, bringing up a gust of wind.
He placed the sushi on another tray, and the two of them stood on both sides of Lin Qifan tacitly.
“Lao Zhou, is your ‘Rampage Ramen’ ready?” Lin Qifan turned to look at Lao Zhou. Lao Zhou nodded firmly, and the ramen in his hand seemed to make bursts of rumbling sounds, like thunder rolling underground.
The strong aura made the surrounding air become hot, and the surrounding metal pipes began to turn red, as if they were about to melt.
“Okay, the final attack!” Lin Qifan roared, his voice echoing in the factory like thunder.
Everyone worked together to gather the energy of the “Wasabi Bomb Pizza”, “Flame Bomb Sushi” and “Rage Ramen” in their hands.
In an instant, a huge shock wave was formed. The shock wave surged like a tsunami, carrying dazzling light, and instantly surrounded Sigma.
Sigma’s face suddenly changed, and his eyes widened in horror, as big as copper bells.
His body began to tremble violently, like a leaf in a strong wind.
Under the strong impact, those text viruses that were originally lively and active began to explode one after another, as brilliant as fireworks, but destructive.
Colorful lights bloomed around Sigma, making crackling explosions.
“No——” Sigma let out a shrill cry, the cry was sharp and piercing, like the cry of a night owl.
The black smoke gradually dissipated, cracks began to appear on his body, and the mysterious power gradually disappeared.
The residents who were originally controlled by the virus returned to normal one by one and stood up from the ground.
“Sigma, your good days are over!” Lin Qifan’s voice was like a sharp knife, piercing Sigma’s heart.
Seeing this, Luffy and Soma threw the “Fire Bomb Sushi” in their hands at Sigma without hesitation.
The sushi drew a graceful arc in the air, and fell like a meteor with blazing flames.
This blow was as powerful as thunder and hit him directly in the vitals.
Sigma was knocked flying and fell heavily to the ground, with cracks appearing on the ground due to his impact.
After struggling for a few times, he finally stopped moving.
Seeing this, Ernesto completely gave up resistance, knelt on the ground, held his head in his hands, and trembled constantly.
His body was shaking and making shivering sounds like a frightened mouse.
Emily walked forward, stared at Sigma angrily and said, “Sigma, you used the land veins of my family’s old house to contaminate food ingredients and spread text viruses. You are absolutely unscrupulous!” Her voice was full of anger and hatred, like a burning flame.
Lin Qifan stepped forward and shouted to the crowd around him: “Everyone, Sigma’s conspiracy has been exposed. He used the veins of Li Yaxuan’s old house to contaminate food ingredients and spread text viruses, putting the entire city in crisis. Now, his doomsday has come!”
When the residents heard this, they roared in anger. Their roars were like the roaring of wild beasts, making the surrounding machines buzz.
They came forward and surrounded Sigma, filled with rage.
Lin Qifan looked at Sigma, who was dying on the ground, with a slight smile on his face. He turned around and looked at the people around him, his eyes full of gratitude: “Thank you all for your efforts, we won!”
At this moment, Sigma suddenly struggled to stand up, like a squashed cockroach, and stood up again tremblingly!
He opened his mouth, revealing a smile that was uglier than crying. He looked like a poisoned Joker.
His teeth gleamed eerily coldly in the dim light.
“This…this has just begun!” His hoarse voice was like nails scratching on a blackboard, giving people goosebumps.
A strange black energy surged out from his broken body, twisting wildly like an octopus’s tentacles.
The black energy exuded a foul smell, like a rotting corpse, which was disgusting.
The air around seemed to be contaminated by this foul smell and became filthy.
“Fuck, this guy isn’t dead yet?” Luffy widened his eyes, clenched his fists, and his knuckles crackled.
His fists turned red with anger, like burning coals.
Soma covered his nose in disgust, “What the hell is that smell? It’s even more terrible than my dark cuisine!” The “Rage Ramen” in Lao Zhou’s hand began to shake violently, and the noodle soup boiled even more violently, making a gurgling sound, as if foreshadowing a greater crisis.
Li Yaxuan subconsciously moved closer to Lin Qifan, and a chill ran from the soles of her feet to the top of her head.
Her body was shaking uncontrollably and her teeth were chattering.
Lin Qifan narrowed his eyes, touched his chin, and a sense of uneasiness surged in his heart.
He began to reflect on his previous battle strategy in his mind, wondering if he had missed some key factor.
At the same time, he was also guessing the source of Sigma’s new power, and his heart was full of doubts.
This is not a good sign… He was about to speak when he felt the ground begin to tremble. An inexplicable sense of oppression made it hard to breathe.
The dilapidated machines around collapsed one after another as the earth shook, making a huge roar.
Sigma let out a long howl toward the sky; his laughter was piercing and sharp, full of despair and madness.
He raised his hands high, and the black energy gathered into a huge vortex, as if to swallow everything.
The vortex was spinning faster and faster, making a whistling sound.
“Feel…feel the taste of despair!” Sigma roared, his voice full of twisted pleasure.
Lin Qifan’s heart was filled with alarm and he shouted, “Not good! Everyone be careful—” Suddenly, a voice came from behind, “Humph, a mere trifle.”
Lin Qifan and others turned around and saw a mysterious figure slowly walking out of the darkness.
The figure was tall and upright, emitting a powerful and mysterious aura.
His eyes were sharp and deep, as if he could see through everything.
The mysterious man walked in front of the crowd and waved his hand gently. A golden light shot out from his hand and rushed directly towards Sigma’s black vortex.
The golden light collided with the black vortex, causing a violent explosion.
Light and energy intertwined in mid-air, forming a colorful halo.
Under the impact of the golden light, Sigma’s black vortex began to shrink gradually, and the strange black energy was also constantly dissipating.
Everyone looked at the scene before them.
Lin Qifan stepped forward and said to the mysterious man, “Thank you for your help, senior. I wonder who you are?” The mysterious man smiled and said, “I am the guardian of this mysterious space. I have been observing your battle in secret. I admire your courage and unity. Now is the time for me to take action.”
Sigma looked at his black vortex being broken, with anger and unwillingness in his eyes.
He roared, gathered the remaining black energy again, and launched an attack on the mysterious man.
The mysterious man was not in a hurry. He quickly formed seals with his hands and a huge shield appeared in front of him.
Sigma’s attack hit the shield, causing only a ripple, while the shield remained intact.
The mysterious man took the opportunity to step forward, and a sword shining with golden light appeared in his hand.
He rushed towards Sigma, brandishing his sword.
The sword flew through the air, emitting a dazzling light, like a meteor across the night sky.
Sigma tried to dodge, but the mysterious man was too fast and the sword pierced his chest directly.
Sigma let out a scream and flew backwards.
His body became weaker and the black energy almost disappeared.
Seeing this, Lin Qifan and others stepped forward and launched an attack again.
The energies of “Wasabi Bomb Pizza”, “Fire Bomb Sushi” and “Rage Ramen” gathered together again, forming an even more powerful shock wave that rushed towards Sigma.
Sigma finally couldn’t hold on under this powerful attack and his body exploded.
A cloud of black smoke dissipated in the air, and his evil power was completely destroyed.
Everyone cheered. They finally defeated Sigma and saved this mysterious space.
The mysterious man walked up to the crowd and said, “You have done a great job. Your courage and unity have kept this space safe from evil. Now, the passage to this space is about to be closed, and you will all return to your respective worlds. I hope that after you return to your own worlds, you will continue to maintain this courage and justice.”
Lin Qifan and others looked at the mysterious man with gratitude and said, “Thank you for your help and teachings, senior. We will definitely keep your words in mind.” After that, a ray of light flashed, and Lin Qifan, Li Yaxuan, Luffy, Soma Yukihira, Lao Zhou and others gradually disappeared in this mysterious space and returned to their respective anime worlds.
Chapter 78: Desperate Counterattack and Charge Again (Old Version)
Lin Qifan returned to his own world, thinking that the danger was over.
The warm sunshine sprinkled on his body, and he let out a long sigh of comfort. It seemed that he could hear the rustling of the breeze through the leaves. The soft touch was like his mother’s hand soothing him.
However, Sigma somehow became stronger again.
In an instant, the originally clear sky seemed to be covered by a huge black cloth, and the sunlight was swallowed up without a trace.
Sigma laughed wildly, and the laughter was like a piercing thunder, exploding in everyone’s ears.
He released a vortex of black energy, which was as black as a deep black hole. Visually, it gave people an endless sense of oppression, as if it was going to suck the whole world in.
The ground was shaking violently, and the earth beneath everyone’s feet was rumbling, as if a sleeping beast was awakened and was roaring angrily.
Every vibration made everyone’s body shake involuntarily, and the unstable feeling of touch made people feel terrified.
Seeing this, Lin Qifan roared to warn. His roar was like the roar of a lion, carrying endless majesty.
Everyone was repelled, filled with shock and fear as they faced the powerful Sigma.
Everyone’s face was filled with panic, their eyes were as big as bells, their mouths were slightly open, and they were breathing in fear.
“Not good! Everyone be careful–” Lin Qifan’s roar was almost swallowed up by Sigma’s crazy laughter.
Sigma’s laughter seemed like a curse from hell, echoing in the air and making people shudder.
The black energy vortex, like a giant beast ready to devour its prey, exudes a suffocating sense of oppression.
From time to time, a strange light flashed in the vortex, like the eyes of a giant beast, staring at everyone greedily.
The air was filled with a pungent burnt smell, like burning rubber, stimulating everyone’s sense of smell.
The ground shook violently, as if it would collapse at any time.
The ground beneath their feet cracked into pieces, like hideous wounds on the earth; dust flew everywhere, choking and making everyone cough.
The people who were knocked back staggered to steady themselves, shock and fear written all over their faces.
Sigma’s power is more than one level stronger than before!
Being pushed back by this force, Lin Qifan felt as if his internal organs had shifted out of place, and as if a huge rock was pressing on his chest, making it difficult for him to breathe.
He could clearly feel his heart beating violently, as if it was about to burst through his chest.
Every breath felt like walking on a knife edge, and there was a stinging pain in my lungs.
But he knew that now was not the time to retreat. He was the core of the team and had to stay calm!
“Don’t panic! Keep your composure!” he shouted, his voice filled with unquestionable determination.
The voice was like a huge bell, echoing in everyone’s hearts and giving people a sense of security.
“Keep still! This guy is cheating!” Soma complained as he got up from the ground in a mess, with some dust on his nose, looking like a cat with its fur standing on end.
His hair became messy because of the vibration just now, like grass ravaged by a strong wind.
He patted the dirt off his body in disgust, and the dirt raised a cloud of dust that spread like smoke under the sunlight.
He couldn’t help but pinch his nose and complain: “What the hell is this smell? It’s even more terrible than my dark cuisine! It’s almost at the level of a biological weapon!” The pungent smell made his eyes well up with tears, and his nose wrinkled into a ball, looking like a funny clown.
Luffy didn’t have so many thoughts. With his blood boiling, he just wanted to have a good fight!
There was a fiery light in his eyes, like a burning flame, and an excited smile on his face.
His body was shaking slightly with excitement, like a bull about to charge.
“What a powerful force! I’m getting more and more excited!” he shouted excitedly, clenching his fists and his knuckles crackling.
The crisp sound exploded in the air like firecrackers, showing his determination.
“Luffy, don’t be impulsive! Take a look at the situation first!” Lin Qifan grabbed Luffy who was eager to try. This silly boy just knew how to rush!
Luffy was held back by Lin Qifan, his body still rushing forward, and he almost fell to the ground.
He pouted in dissatisfaction, like a little child.
Just then, Lao Zhou came over tremblingly, holding a bowl of ramen with a strange fragrance in his hand.
The aroma of the ramen was like an invisible hand, gently teasing everyone’s olfactory nerves.
The aroma is a mixture of rich meat flavor, fresh vegetable fragrance and unique seasoning flavor, which makes people salivate.
Lao Zhou’s steps were a little unsteady, and every step seemed to use up all his strength. His body was trembling slightly and his face was full of fatigue.
“Xiao Fan, I risked my life to improve this bowl of ‘Rage Ramen’! Eating it can temporarily increase everyone’s strength!” Although Lao Zhou’s voice was weak, his tone was full of determination.
It turned out that Lao Zhou had accidentally obtained some mysterious ingredients during a mysterious expedition and had been keeping them as treasures.
At this critical moment, he suddenly had an inspiration and used these mysterious ingredients to improve this bowl of “Rage Ramen”.
“Old Zhou, you…” Lin Qifan felt warm in his heart. This old man is really reliable!
He looked at Lao Zhou’s wrinkled face and his heart was filled with gratitude.
“Stop talking nonsense! Eat quickly! I can’t hold on for much longer!” Old Zhou interrupted Lin Qifan’s sentimental speech in an unpleasant tone. It was already this late, and he was still being fussy!
There was a hint of anxiety in his eyes, as if he was urging everyone to act quickly.
Lin Qifan stopped being pretentious, took the ramen and started eating it with slurps.
The noodles of that ramen are chewy and the soup is rich and delicious. Every bite is like a gorgeous firework blooming on your taste buds.
Seeing this, the others also took the ramen handed over by Lao Zhou and swallowed it in big gulps.
The swallowing sound was like a hungry beast eating, full of eagerness.
A warm current instantly flowed through my body, and the feeling of fatigue was swept away, replaced by an unprecedented sense of power!
Everyone felt that their bodies were like fully charged batteries, full of energy.
Their muscles became tight and powerful, as if they could lift a mountain with ease.
“Fuck! This ramen is amazing!” Soma slurped the noodles while praising them incoherently, forgetting even to use a sarcastic tongue.
His mouth was stuffed full of ramen and his cheeks were puffed up like balloons, looking very funny.
“Another bowl!” Luffy finished two bowls directly and licked his lips with satisfaction.
There was still some soup left at the corners of his mouth, like a greedy kitten.
Feeling his strength restored, Lin Qifan shouted: “Brothers, hit me hard!” The voice was like a war drum, inspiring everyone’s fighting spirit.
“Charge!” Everyone shouted in unison and rushed towards Sigma with high morale.
Their footsteps sounded like thunder on the ground, raising a cloud of dust.
Luffy and Soma looked at each other, and in tacit understanding, they rushed towards Sigma with “Fire Bomb Sushi”.
The “Flame Bomb Sushi” was burning with flames and making crackling sounds, as lively as firecrackers.
“You damn guy, today is your end!” Soma shouted venomously while running. With that momentum, if you didn’t know him, you would think he was going to quarrel with someone instead of fighting to the death.
His voice became a little shrill with excitement, like an angry bird.
Luffy was much simpler and more brutal. He just shouted, “Rubber Rubber – Rocket Punch!” and rushed towards the enemy with sushi.
The fist rushed towards Sigma like a rocket, the speed was so fast that it was dazzling.
This scene is so weird no matter how you look at it. If you don’t know, you might think he is delivering food.
Driven by everyone, “Mustard Bomb Pizza” approached Sigma again.
The pizza exuded a strong mustard smell, like pungent smoke, which made people cry when they smelled it.
Despite Sigma’s new powers, Pizza is still powerful enough.
The moment the pizza exploded, a strong smell of mustard spread out, choking people to tears.
The smell of mustard was like sharp needles, stinging everyone’s eyes and noses, making them cough uncontrollably.
Sigma’s body trembled even more violently. The text virus raged wildly in his body, as if it wanted to tear him into pieces.
The virus was like little black snakes, swimming in his body, making a hissing sound.
Seeing this scene, a glimmer of hope ignited in Lin Qifan’s heart.
It seems that Sigma is not invincible!
“Come on! We are about to win!” Lin Qifan encouraged everyone loudly, and morale rose again.
A determined smile appeared on everyone’s face, as if victory was just around the corner.
However, just when everyone thought they could suppress Sigma again, they felt a hint of uneasiness in their hearts.
Looking at Sigma’s body that was shaking but still standing, everyone’s heartbeat quickened involuntarily.
Sigma suddenly let out a sinister laugh: “Haha, do you think this is the end?”
Sigma’s sinister laughter was like an icicle, piercing deeply into everyone’s heart.
The laughter sounded like a ghost crying in a cold night, making people feel creepy.
This guy actually has a backup plan!
He quickly formed seals with his hands and muttered something. A circle of strange black text barrier appeared out of thin air, blocking the “Flame Bomb Sushi” and “Wasabi Bomb Pizza”.
The black text barrier flashed with mysterious light, like a huge black hole, swallowing up everything around it.
“That’s it? That’s it? That’s it?” Sigma’s tone was sarcastic, his eyes full of contempt, as if he was looking at a group of clowns.
There was a hint of disdain in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly, revealing a sarcastic smile.
The flames of the explosion and the pungent smell of mustard were completely blocked by the black text barrier, as if the mute and pause buttons were pressed. The originally noisy battlefield suddenly became eerily quiet.
The silence was suffocating, as if the whole world was frozen.
Oh shit!
What the hell? Soma’s eyes widened, as if he had seen a ghost.
His eyes were as big as bells and his mouth was open as wide as if he could swallow an egg.
The sushi he made with so much effort didn’t even touch the enemy’s hair!
This is worse than making him eat dark food!
Luffy was also confused. The ability of the Rubber Fruit was actually ineffective?
This is worse than not being able to eat meat!
This black barrier, like a bottomless pit, greedily devoured all the energy around it, including the shock wave of the explosion and the pervasive smell of mustard.
There was a strange energy fluctuation in the air, which made people feel their scalps tingling, as if something terrible was about to happen.
The energy fluctuations were like invisible tentacles, gently caressing everyone’s skin, making them shudder.
“What is this? A magic shield?” Li Yaxuan covered her nose, caught off guard by this sudden change.
Her body was trembling slightly and there was a hint of fear in her eyes.
She subconsciously moved closer to Lin Qifan, seeking a sense of security.
Old Zhou looked solemn. He stroked his beard and said in a deep voice: “This text barrier seems to be made up of some ancient forbidden technique and contains extremely powerful power…” His voice was low and steady, as if he was telling an ancient legend.
“Ancient forbidden technique?” Lin Qifan repeated Lao Zhou’s words, and suddenly an ominous premonition arose in his heart.
What is the origin of this Sigma?
Why are there so many weird methods?
“Haha, now, it’s my turn!” Sigma’s cold voice sounded again, breaking the eerie silence.
The corner of his mouth curled up into a cruel smile, and he slowly raised his right hand, pointing at Lin Qifan and others… “Despair! Tremble! In my–“
Chapter 79 The key to breaking the defense is finally found (old version)
“Despair! Tremble! In my–” Sigmar’s wild laughter came to an abrupt end, as if his throat was strangled by an invisible hand.
The laughter was originally echoing in the air, sharp and piercing, like a sharp blade cutting through everyone’s eardrums. After it stopped suddenly, the surroundings instantly fell into an eerie silence.
He maintained the posture of raising his right hand, but the expression on his face changed from arrogance to astonishment.
Visually, his originally flushed and arrogant face turned pale, and his eyes were wide open like copper bells, full of disbelief.
His black barrier made of words was like an indestructible shield, absorbing all attacks.
The black barrier was so dark that it seemed to have spread out from an endless abyss, emitting a cold and oppressive aura. From the sense of touch, one could feel a bone-chilling chill when approaching it.
Lin Qifan stared at the strange black barrier, his brows furrowed so tightly that they could pinch a fly to death.
His eyes were fixed on the barrier, as if he wanted to see through it, and his eyes were slightly red due to staring for so long.
This thing was weirder than any defense he had ever seen. It was like a bottomless pit, greedily devouring all energy.
From an auditory perspective, every time energy hits the barrier, a dull “puff” sound is heard, as if the energy is struggling when being swallowed by the barrier.
The mustard-flavored shock wave hit it, but disappeared without a trace without even causing a ripple.
The mustard-flavored shock wave had a pungent smell, so spicy that it hurt people’s eyes, but when it hit the barrier, it was instantly swallowed up, leaving only a faint smell of mustard floating in the air.
Luffy’s rubber fist hit it, but it was like hitting cotton, soft and ineffective.
When the fist touched the barrier, there was a “puff” sound, just like the fist was stuck in a pile of soft cotton. From the sense of touch, Luffy could feel the soft and weak reaction force coming from his fist.
“What on earth is this broken thing made of?” Lin Qifan couldn’t help but complain, “Is it the legendary invincible super black hole in the universe?” His voice was filled with a hint of anxiety and helplessness, and it sounded particularly clear in the tense atmosphere.
He kept observing Sigma’s movements and the subtle changes in the black barrier, trying to find the flaws.
His eyes were like those of an eagle, not missing any details. He saw every time Sigma raised his hand or frowned.
He felt like he was playing a super perverted puzzle game, and the game would be over if he was not careful.
The air around seemed to solidify, and was filled with a strange energy fluctuation that made people’s scalps tingle.
From a tactile perspective, the energy fluctuations felt like countless tiny needles gently pricking the skin.
Luffy and Soma Yukihira continued to try to attack, but with minimal effect.
“Damn it! This is worse than not being able to eat meat!” Luffy gritted his teeth and pounded his rubber fists, but he was unable to shake the black barrier at all.
The “bang bang” sounds were particularly loud in the silent air, and each sound was filled with Luffy’s anger and unwillingness.
“Hmph, a mere trifle!” Sigma sneered, with a hint of fatigue on his face, but more of pride.
His laughter was dry and cold, like the sound of the wind in a cold night.
Maintaining this text barrier consumes a lot of mental energy. Even though he is powerful, he begins to feel a little tired.
Fine beads of sweat oozed out of his forehead and his face turned pale. From the sound, his breathing became rapid and heavy.
The attacks of the crowd were blocked by Sigma’s barrier again and again, and the air was filled with fatigue and frustration.
At this moment, a burst of hurried footsteps was heard, and Emily ran over in a hurry, with a hint of excitement on her face: “Lin Qifan, I think I know how to break his defense!”
Emily told Lin Qifan some details about Sigma’s writing ability that she had previously investigated.
It turns out that in ancient legends and some mysterious knowledge system, Sigma’s writing ability is not impeccable. It has a fatal weakness – fear of some special energy fluctuations.
This special energy fluctuation is inextricably linked to specific foods or seasonings, and can be stimulated by an ancient seasoning!
After listening to Emily’s explanation, Lin Qifan’s eyes lit up, as if he had grasped a life-saving straw: “Great! It’s really like searching for something without any effort, but now it’s finally found!”
He immediately called Lao Zhou over and told him what Emily had discovered.
After hearing this, Lao Zhou stroked his beard, thought for a moment, and said, “I know an ancient seasoning secret recipe that may come in handy.”
Lao Zhou immediately started to improve the “Baozou Ramen”.
He picked up the various seasonings skillfully, his movements steady and confident.
As he added the special seasoning provided by Emily into the ramen soup base, a strange aroma suddenly spread.
The fragrance is rich and unique, a mixture of various spices. From the sense of smell, it makes people feel refreshed.
After eating this improved version of ramen, the residents felt a powerful force surging in their bodies, and their originally depressed spirits became lifted.
“This ramen… is something!” exclaimed a resident.
There was surprise in his voice and a twinkle in his eyes.
“I feel full of strength!” Another resident clenched his fists, feeling the surging energy in his body.
From the sense of touch, he could feel his muscles becoming tense and strong.
At the same time, Luffy and Soma Yukihira also improved the “Flame Bomb Sushi” based on Lin Qifan’s speculation.
They incorporated a new ingredient into sushi, making it even more powerful.
The new ingredient exudes a faint glow, which visually adds a mysterious color to the sushi.
As the improvements to Lao Zhou’s ramen and Luffy and Soma Yukihira’s sushi were completed, a strong sense of confidence surged in everyone’s hearts.
The residents seemed to see the dawn of victory.
In this atmosphere, Luffy shouted excitedly: “Okay! We must blow him away this time!” Holding the improved version of sushi in his hand, he rushed towards Sigma again.
The sushi was emitting a scorching heat in his hands, and he could feel a warm current coming from the palms of his hands.
Yukihira Soma followed closely behind, his eyes full of fighting spirit: “Try my latest developed ultimate sushi!”
The two of them, carrying the blazing sushi, streaked across the night sky like two shooting stars and headed straight for Sigma…
“Let me show you what real power is!” Lin Qifan looked at the two aggressive men with a confident smile on his face.
However, just as everyone launched a new round of attacks, Sigma suddenly… stopped.
Sigma’s arrogant laughter came to an abrupt end, just like an old-fashioned TV set suddenly losing power, leaving only a few snowflakes on the screen.
The arrogance and pride in the laughter disappeared in an instant, replaced by a dead silence.
The arrogant black text barrier actually began to deform, wriggling like a pool of ink, and finally condensed into a huge black sphere, wrapping Sigma inside.
The black sphere exuded a powerful sense of oppression. Visually, it was shiny black, as if it could swallow up all the light around it.
“Want to break my defense? Naive! Get off my feet!” Sigma’s voice came from the sphere, muffled, as if through a thick quilt.
The voice echoed in the sphere with a hint of panic and fear.
Luffy’s “Fire Bomb Sushi” and Yukihira Soma’s “Ultimate Sushi” hit the black sphere, but it was like a drop in the ocean, and not even a sound was heard.
What the hell?
This defense can be upgraded? Yukihira Soma’s eyes widened in disbelief, feeling that his culinary dignity had been seriously challenged.
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Luffy was so angry that he jumped up and down, “Rubber machine gun!” A series of punches fell on the sphere like raindrops, but still couldn’t shake it at all.
When the fist collided with the sphere, there was a dull thud, but it had no effect.
Lin Qifan narrowed his eyes and stared at the continuously rotating black sphere.
His eyes were like a hunter staring at his prey, focused and sharp.
He noticed that as the sphere rotated, an extremely tiny gap would appear for a split second, so fast that it was almost impossible to capture with the naked eye.
“Now!” Lin Qifan’s heart moved. This was definitely the weakest link in Sigma’s defense and also their only chance!
Sigma seemed to have noticed Lin Qifan’s gaze. The speed of the sphere’s rotation suddenly increased, and the tiny gap became more elusive.
“Want to take advantage of the situation? No way!” There was a hint of panic in Sigma’s voice. He clearly felt the approaching danger and was doing his best to strengthen his defense.
There was a tense atmosphere in the air, like a taut string that could break at any time.
From the sense of touch, you can feel the pressure in the air increasing.
Lin Qifan took a deep breath and a confident smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
“Yaxuan, notify Lao Zhou and prepare to launch Ramen’s special energy attack. We want to give Sigma a fatal blow when his defense is weakest.”
Chapter 80: The conspiracy was crushed and the victory was finally achieved (old version)
“Yaxuan, notify Lao Zhou to prepare… the ultimate dark dish – old-style pickled cabbage beef noodles!” Lin Qifan had a sly smile on his face, as if he was sure of victory.
Li Yaxuan was stunned, then burst out laughing. It was already this late, and the young master still had the mind to make jokes!
However, since the young master said so, he must have his reasons.
She immediately contacted Lao Zhou and asked him to prepare the necessary ingredients for the ultimate dark dish.
At the same time, Luffy and Soma Yukihira are also ready to do a big fight.
“Rubber Bazooka!” Luffy’s fist was wrapped in domineering aura and blasted towards the black sphere like a cannonball.
Soma Yukihira was not to be outdone, “Specially made Mapo Tofu for the autumn trials!” He threw out a plate of steaming mapo tofu, and the tofu cubes shot towards the sphere like bullets.
However, Sigma’s defense remained impregnable, and Luffy and Soma’s attacks were like a drop in the ocean, with no effect at all.
“Damn, this defense is too abnormal!” Soma Yukihira couldn’t help but complain.
At this moment, Lao Zhou came late carrying a jar of pickled cabbage, “Master, the pickled cabbage you asked for is here!” The sour and refreshing smell spread instantly, making everyone present cover their noses.
“Perfect!” Lin Qifan took the sauerkraut and poured it into the beef noodles that had been prepared long ago. Suddenly, a strange smell spread out, making people want to vomit.
“Ugh… What kind of dark cuisine is this? Young Master, are you sure this thing is edible?” Li Yaxuan covered her nose with a look of disgust.
“Hehe, this is a secret weapon!” Lin Qifan smiled mysteriously and brought the bowl of “ultimate dark cuisine” to Sigma’s defense sphere.
“Sigma, try the delicacies from our other world!” Lin Qifan shouted and poured the noodles and soup onto the sphere.
In a flash, the moment the sauerkraut beef noodles touched the sphere, a miracle happened!
The indestructible black sphere actually began to melt, just like ice and snow encountering fire, and quickly disintegrated!
“What the hell? How is this possible!” Sigma’s eyes widened in disbelief. He could never have imagined that his carefully arranged defense could be broken by a bowl of sauerkraut beef noodles!
It turned out that Lin Qifan had long noticed that although Sigma’s writing ability was powerful, he had a fatal weakness – that was that he could not resist the delicacies from another world!
As a famous dark dish on earth, the power of Laotan Pickled Cabbage Beef Noodles is naturally extraordinary.
The defense was broken and Sigma panicked.
Lin Qifan and others seized the opportunity and launched the final general attack!
“Mustard Bomb Pizza!”
“Fire Bomb Sushi!”
“Improved version of runaway ramen!”
The power of the three delicacies came together and shot towards Sigma like a rainbow.
Sigma tried his best to resist, but it was too late.
The powerful attack directly penetrated his defense, his text virus exploded instantly, and his body began to disintegrate.
“No… this is impossible…” Sigma looked at his body in horror. His plot completely failed.
Luffy and Soma’s Fire Bomb Sushi dealt the final blow to Sigma, defeating him completely.
After seeing what happened to Sigma, Ernesto completely gave up resistance and was subdued by everyone.
Lin Qifan exposed Sigma’s conspiracy in public. After the residents learned the truth, their anger towards Sigma reached its peak and they all accused him of his evil deeds.
“Sigma, do you think you won? You are just a clown!” Lin Qifan looked coldly at Sigma who was lying on the ground.
“I… I won’t let you go…” Sigma used up his last bit of strength and cursed Lin Qifan and others viciously.
Lin Qifan sneered and ignored Sigma’s curse.
He turned around and said to everyone: “We won!”
Everyone cheered and celebrated the hard-earned victory.
Just then, Emily walked up to Lin Qifan and handed him an exquisite box.
“Mr. Lin, this is a small gift from our family, please accept it.”
Lin Qifan opened the box and found a sparkling gem inside.
He smiled slightly and put the gem away.
“Thank you for your kindness, Miss Emily.”
Just as everyone was immersed in the joy of victory, Lao Zhou suddenly walked up to Lin Qifan and whispered, “Master, I found something strange…” The cheers had not yet faded, the champagne bubbles were still flying in the air, and the sweet taste of victory had not yet been savored, but Emily’s delicate brows suddenly frowned.
A compass-like device in her hand was spinning wildly, and the needle was trembling, as if it was subjected to some strong interference.
“This…what’s going on?” Emily’s voice trembled slightly, breaking the noise of the celebration party.
The magic runes on the device flashed a strange red light, as if warning of something.
Lin Qifan’s heart sank, and an ominous premonition came to his mind.
He snatched the device and observed it carefully. The running pointers and flashing red light reminded him of an ancient legend – the Gate of Chaos.
Could it be… “Damn, I can’t be so unlucky!” Lin Qifan cursed in a low voice.
He raised his head suddenly, his eyes sharp as torches, and scanned the surroundings. There seemed to be an imperceptible sense of oppression in the air, as if something was lurking in the dark, spying on them.
“Everyone, be alert! It’s not over yet!” His voice was low, but with unquestionable majesty.
Luffy was gnawing on a piece of barbecue. When he heard Lin Qifan’s words, he asked incoherently with his mouth full of food, “What’s wrong? Is there anything delicious again?” Yukihira Soma was excited and eager to try, “A new challenge? Just what I want!” Only Li Yaxuan noticed the solemnity in Lin Qifan’s tone. She stood beside him silently, held his hand tightly, and gave him silent support.
Emily took a deep breath, pointed at a flashing red dot on the device, and said in a trembling voice: “According to this device, a powerful energy is approaching rapidly… and this energy… is very… evil…” Before she finished her words, the ground began to shake violently, and the sky in the distance was dyed blood red, as if something terrible was about to break out of the ground.
Lin Qifan clenched his fists, his eyes flashing with determination: “It seems that the real battle… has just begun…” He turned around abruptly, grabbed Li Yaxuan’s hand, and said firmly: “Yaxuan, let Lao Zhou prepare…” He paused, and a meaningful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, “…spicy crayfish!”
Chapter 81 A New Crisis in Dragon Valley (Old Version)
The earth was still shaking slightly, and every inch of land seemed to be gently shaken by an invisible giant hand, and the sand and stones underfoot rustled.
The air was filled with the smell of gunpowder after the battle. The pungent smell was like a sharp needle, piercing the nose, mixed with the burnt aroma of barbecue. These two completely different smells intertwined together, creating a strange harmony.
Lin Qifan reached out and wiped his face, which was covered with sweat and dust after the battle, and felt rough and sticky.
Sigma was finally dead, but before he could catch his breath, an even more disturbing aura, like an invisible net, quietly enveloped the entire Dragon Valley.
The breath was cold and oppressive, as if a layer of frost quietly covered the skin, making people shiver uncontrollably.
Emily’s face was pale, as white as the remaining snow in winter, without a trace of blood.
She pointed at the detection device in her hand, her fingers trembling like Parkinson’s disease. Her shaking fingers made tiny sounds on the metal device, like panicked drumbeats.
“What…what is that? Energy reaction…stronger than Sigma?!” Emily’s voice was sharp and trembling, echoing in the silent air.
Lin Qifan’s heart skipped a beat, and he had a bad feeling.
He snatched the device away, his palm rubbing against the plastic shell of the device, making a slight rustling sound.
He saw a bright red dot on the screen approaching at an alarming speed. The frequency of its beating was like the drumbeat of the god of death, and each beat hit his heart hard.
“Fuck, are you kidding me? One problem after another, are you in a hurry to reincarnate?” Lin Qifan couldn’t help but complain loudly, his voice echoing in the empty valley.
Before he could finish his complaints, the sky in the distance had been dyed an eerie blood red, which spread wantonly across the sky like spilled paint.
The wind was howling, the sound was sharp and piercing, like the roar of thousands of evil spirits, sand and stones were flying, and the sand and stones hit my face, causing a dull pain.
The surrounding trees were blown all over the place by the strong wind, and the sound of branches breaking was crisp and tragic, as if some terrifying beast was about to break out of the ground.
The birds in the valley were startled and flapped their wings in panic in the air, chirping in fear.
“Everyone, get ready for battle!” Lin Qifan roared, his voice echoing through the valley. The voice was loud and powerful, with unquestionable majesty.
“Another fight is about to start!” Luffy shouted excitedly, holding a half-eaten leg of meat in his hand, completely ignoring the tense atmosphere.
His voice was full of excitement and anticipation, as if a grand carnival was about to begin.
“Here it comes, new ingredients!” Soma Yukihira’s eyes lit up, as if he had seen some rare ingredients, and he was eager to try them.
There was a fiery light flashing in his eyes and the corners of his mouth rose slightly, revealing an excited smile.
Only Li Yaxuan silently held Lin Qifan’s hand. Her hands were cold and trembling, conveying her inner tension and anxiety.
Soon, a group of figures descended from the sky and landed in front of them with great momentum.
The figure was like a black lightning, breaking the silence of the sky.
The leader was a tall, muscular man with fiery red hair that shone brightly in the sun. His eyes were sharp, like two sharp blades, and his whole body exuded strong magical fluctuations.
The fluctuations of magic power were like surging tides, one wave after another, making people feel a strong sense of oppression.
Behind him followed a group of men and women in strange costumes, each of them exuding a powerful aura.
Their clothes are colorful and unique in style, fluttering in the wind, as if telling of their extraordinaryness.
“Fairy Tail?” Lin Qifan recognized their logo at a glance and thought to himself that something was wrong.
This organization is well-known in this fantasy world for its fighting maniacs, who will start fighting at the slightest disagreement.
Fairy Tail is a prestigious wizard guild known for its powerful strength and fearless fighting spirit.
It is said that they came to Dragon Valley to look for the legendary dragon blood fruit. It is said that the dragon blood fruit contains powerful power that can enable people to break through their own limits.
It seems that a fierce battle is inevitable.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense, both sides adopted fighting stances, and the air was filled with a strong smell of gunpowder.
The smell of gunpowder was pungent and strong, as if it would ignite at any time.
“Who are you? How dare you trespass into Dragon Valley!” The red-haired man, Maxus, the president of Fairy Tail, asked arrogantly.
His voice was low and majestic, carrying an unquestionable aura.
Lin Qifan was about to explain when he suddenly remembered that he still had a secret weapon that he hadn’t used.
A sly smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, but his heart was filled with mixed feelings. He was looking forward to resolving the crisis, surprised by the sudden appearance of the empress, and a little entangled in his feelings for the empress.
He silently chanted: “System, summon the empress!”
A golden light flashed, dazzling like the sun, illuminating the entire valley.
A tall and beautiful woman appeared in front of everyone.
She was wearing a gorgeous kimono with exquisite patterns that sparkled mysteriously in the sunlight.
Wearing a crown with dazzling gems on it, she exudes a noble aura.
His eyes were cold, and he exuded a noble and domineering aura.
That aura was like an invisible pressure that made people dare not look directly at it.
“I am Boa Hancock, the captain of the Nine Snakes Pirates!” The empress proudly announced her identity and swept her eyes over everyone present. Her eyes were like ice, making people shudder.
Finally, she landed on Lin Qifan, and instantly became as gentle as water, “Fanfan, you finally summoned me.”
Everyone was petrified instantly, the scene changed too quickly!
The situation was tense just now, how come it suddenly turned into an idol drama?
The appearance of the Empress instantly reversed the situation. Her powerful “domineering suppression” made everyone in Fairy Tail unable to move, and even Maxus felt a strong pressure.
The pressure was like a mountain pressing down on one’s head, making it hard to breathe.
The empress’s domineering power was like surging waves, impacting everyone’s will wave after wave.
“How dare you, rude guys, disturb my date with Fanfan!” The empress spoke in an icy tone, her voice like an ice blade, cutting through the silent air.
“It’s a misunderstanding, it’s all a misunderstanding!” Lin Qifan quickly tried to smooth things over and took the opportunity to explain to Maxus their purpose.
Although Maxus is impulsive, he is not an unreasonable person.
After understanding the whole story, he expressed his willingness to cooperate with Lin Qifan and others to find the dragon blood fruit together.
“In that case, let’s celebrate through ‘food diplomacy’!” Lin Qifan suggested.
Although Maxas was somewhat confused by the term “food diplomacy”, he readily agreed.
Everyone sat around the campfire, which was burning brightly, with the flames jumping and making crackling sounds.
Enjoying the delicious food carefully prepared by Lin Qifan.
Soma Yukihira showed his skills. He first took out a sharp knife, which flashed coldly in the firelight.
He skillfully cut the fresh ingredients into thin slices, and the slicing sounds were crisp and rhythmic.
Then he lit the stove, and the flames in the stove rose instantly, and hot air hit his face.
He put the ingredients into the pot, which immediately began to sizzle and smelled delicious aroma.
He sprinkled various seasonings skillfully, and those seasonings fell into the pot like colorful pearls.
After a while, delicious dishes were presented in front of everyone.
There is a fragrant barbecue with a golden and crispy skin and the fat shining on the surface. When cut, the meat inside is tender and juicy, making people salivate.
There is also exquisite sushi, the rice grains of the sushi are full, the side dishes are fresh and refreshing, and every bite is filled with rich ocean flavor.
The atmosphere was harmonious, as if the previous conflict had never happened.
Lin Qifan raised his glass and toasted Maxus: “Happy cooperation!”
Maxus also raised his glass and clinked it with Lin Qifan: “Happy cooperation!”
However, at this moment, Gray’s eyes flickered. He secretly glanced at a small device in his hand, and a cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth… He slowly said: “President, I think…”
Gray took a big gulp of liquor, and the hot liquid slid down his throat like a burning line of fire, but it could not extinguish the evil fire in his heart.
He glanced at Maxus, who was treating Lin Qifan as a brother, and sneered in his heart.
Gastronomy diplomacy? Oh, naive!
He secretly stroked a small device hidden in his sleeve, feeling the cold touch of metal with his fingertips. This thing was a treasure he bought from the black market at a high price – a jammer.
As long as we activate it, the magic power in this area will be disrupted. Then, hmm… there will be something interesting to watch.
Although Maxas is a powerful guy, he is stubborn. When the situation becomes chaotic, won’t we be at his mercy?
Gray’s eyes rolled around, thinking about how to press the start button without anyone noticing.
He pretended to raise his glass and gave Lin Qifan a hypocritical smile: “Brother Lin, I’ll toast you a glass and wish us a pleasant cooperation!” After that, he raised his head and drank it all in one gulp. While no one was paying attention, he quietly pressed the button with his finger.
“Drip——” A soft sound, almost inaudible, but like a stone thrown into a calm lake, about to create huge waves.
A sinister arc appeared on Gray’s lips, as if he had already seen the miserable looks of Lin Qifan and the others.
He glanced at Emily casually and found that she was concentrating on enjoying the food and was unaware of the impending crisis.
“President,” Gray lowered his voice and leaned close to Maxus’ ear, pretending to be anxious, “I feel…something is wrong…”
Chapter 82: Twists and turns in food diplomacy (old version)
Gray’s smile froze on his face like a flower that was suddenly hit by frost. He felt as if he was the clown on the stage who performed hard but received no applause. The carefully planned conspiracy was like a dud, which went out silently before it could make a loud noise.
This is unscientific!
He secretly touched the black beetle-shaped jammer in his sleeve, feeling cold to the touch, and confirmed that it was buzzing and activated.
But the magical fluctuations around were as if cast by an invisibility spell, there was nothing at all!
His brows were twisted into knots, and he was full of doubts. He spent a lot of money to buy this jammer from the black market. It was said that it could interfere with the magic power within a radius of 100 meters. How come it had no effect at all?
“Brother Lin, this dessert is really good!” A sturdy man from “Fairy Tail”, like a greedy bear, wiped the white cream like clouds from the corner of his mouth, smiled foolishly and gave Lin Qifan a thumbs up, and that thumb was like a thick stone pillar.
“Yeah, that’s what I told you, this is our team’s exclusive secret recipe!” Lin Qifan responded with a smile. He felt like a group of happy birds were singing in his heart and he was so happy.
Who can resist the temptation of delicious food these days?
The sweet smell, like an invisible silk thread, tightly hooks people’s hearts; the delicate taste, like a gentle cloud, gently slides across the tip of the tongue.
Even people from another world cannot escape the law of true fragrance!
Li Yaxuan stood beside Lin Qifan, elegantly holding a cup of black tea. The cup looked like an exquisite work of art in her hands.
There was a faint smile on her lips, and that smile was like a ray of sunshine in spring, warm and gentle.
She already knew how terrible her boss’s cooking skills were. It was just a Fairy Tail guild, so wouldn’t it be easy for her to conquer him?
“Luffy, eat slowly, no one is going to snatch the food from you!” Lin Qifan looked at Luffy who was eating hard, looking like a hungry pig rooting for food, and couldn’t help but remind him.
This guy, when he sees food, is like he is under a spell and can’t control himself at all. He is simply the typical example of a foodie.
“Hehehe, Qifan, the desserts here are so delicious! Better than any I’ve eaten before!” Luffy raised his head, his mouth full of cake, his bulging cheeks like two little hamsters, and spoke incoherently.
Gray looked at the happy scene before him and felt like an outsider, completely isolated.
He felt as if he was in a lively party, but was isolated from the outside by a transparent wall and could only watch others laugh.
He was unwilling to accept this and absolutely could not let Lin Qifan’s plan succeed!
“Ahem,” Gray cleared his throat and raised his voice deliberately. The sound was as harsh as a broken gong. “Don’t be fooled by these desserts! Who knows if they put some drugs in them? Maybe they will lose their magic after eating them!”
As soon as he finished speaking, there was some commotion among the crowd.
People were whispering and talking, and the sound was like the buzzing of bees.
After all, in this world, magic is everything, and no one dares to joke about their own magic.
“Gray, what nonsense are you talking about?” Maxus looked at Gray with a frown, his tone somewhat unhappy, his brows furrowed like a small hill.
Although he is impulsive, he is not a fool. Gray’s words are full of loopholes and are completely untenable.
“President, I’m doing this for everyone’s good!” Gray said with a wronged look on his face, like a child who has been wronged. “Who knows what these outsiders are up to? It’s better to be safe than sorry!”
“Enough!” Maxus shouted angrily, his voice as loud as thunder. “I believe Lin Qifan and the others would not do such a thing! If you keep talking nonsense, get out!”
Seeing that Maxas was really angry, Gray cursed in his heart and could only shut up for the time being.
But he did not give up. Instead, he watched from the dark, like a cunning fox, looking for an opportunity to sabotage the festival.
He walked to a table full of cakes and, pretending to be careless, knocked the table to the ground.
The cakes were like colorful bombs, scattered all over the ground, causing a burst of exclamations, which were like the cries of frightened birds.
“Oh, I’m so sorry!” Gray pretended to apologize, but he was smiling smugly in his heart, like a weasel who had stolen a chicken.
“You did this on purpose!” Luffy walked up to Gray angrily and clenched his fists, which were like two hard iron hammers.
“What do you want to do? You want to fight?” Gray stared at Luffy provocatively, his eyes like two sharp knives.
Seeing that the two were about to fight, Lin Qifan hurried forward to stop them.
“Luffy, calm down! Don’t fall into other people’s traps!” Lin Qifan said in a low voice.
“But, Qifan…” Luffy was still a little unwilling.
“Don’t worry, I will take care of it.” Lin Qifan patted Luffy’s shoulder and signaled him to step back.
He turned around and looked at Gray, still with a faint smile on his face: “Mr. Gray, it seems that you are very dissatisfied with our dessert festival.”
“Hmph, I’m just telling the truth!” Gray snorted coldly, not showing any weakness.
“In that case, why don’t we play a game?” Lin Qifan suddenly said.
“Game? What game?” Gray asked with some confusion.
“It’s simple. How about we compete to see whose dessert is better?” Lin Qifan said with a smile.
“Let’s compete, who’s afraid of who?” Gray agreed without hesitation.
He was still very confident in his skills and didn’t believe that he would lose to Lin Qifan.
Lin Qifan snapped his fingers, and Li Yaxuan immediately understood what he meant and brought over two desserts.
One was a strawberry cake carefully made by Lin Qifan. The cake was like a fine work of art. The strawberries were inlaid on it like rubies, and the cream was like white clouds, exuding an enticing aroma.
The other one was a chocolate cookie that Gray made casually. The cookie looked like a black stone and had no aesthetic appeal at all.
Everyone gathered around and watched this sudden dessert showdown with interest.
“Let me try it first.” Maxus picked up a piece of strawberry cake and put it in his mouth.
Suddenly, a rich strawberry aroma spread in the mouth like a spring breeze. The cake has a delicate and smooth texture, sweet but not greasy, leaving people with an endless aftertaste.
“Delicious! So delicious!” Maxus couldn’t help but exclaimed.
He picked up another chocolate chip cookie and took a bite.
Suddenly, a bitter taste came to my mind like a storm, and the biscuits tasted dry, hard and rough, making them difficult to swallow.
“This…this…” Maxus frowned, not knowing what to say.
The result is obvious, Lin Qifan’s strawberry cake beats Gray’s chocolate cookies.
“How about it, Mr. Gray, are you convinced?” Lin Qifan asked with a smile.
Gray’s face turned purple. He didn’t expect that he would lose so badly.
“Hmph, that’s nothing! I will definitely beat you next time!” Gray said harshly and left in shame.
After Gray left, everyone was stunned at first, and then burst into laughter.
Some people clapped their thighs and laughed so hard that they fell backwards; some people held their stomachs and laughed until tears came out.
The atmosphere at the scene also became much more relaxed, as if the tension and conflict just now were just a minor episode.
Everyone continued to enjoy the food, with conversations and laughter interweaving together to form a cheerful symphony.
At this moment, Uncle Wang suddenly stood up and said mysteriously: “Everyone, I have good news to tell you.”
“What good news?” everyone asked curiously.
“I just communicated with the guardian of the dragon blood fruit, and it said…” Uncle Wang paused and kept it in suspense.
You know, dragon blood fruit is an extremely precious treasure in the world. It contains powerful magic and healing abilities. It is said that after taking it, it can increase a person’s magic power to a higher level and can also cure various difficult and complicated diseases.
“As long as we can complete a task together, we can share the dragon blood fruit together!”
“What? Really?”
“Very good!”
Lin Qifan and others as well as members of the Fairy Tail guild were all interested in this proposal.
Everyone started discussing it one after another, some were rubbing their hands excitedly, and some were rubbing their hands, eager to try it out.
“What does it want us to do?” Maxus asked impatiently.
Uncle Wang smiled mysteriously and uttered a few words slowly: “Found… the lost recipe…”
“Lost recipe? What the hell, it sounds so childish!” Lin Qifan touched his chin with an amused look on his face.
This alien world is really full of wonders. Even the menu is like that of a lost civilization.
Li Yaxuan covered her mouth and chuckled. Isn’t this just what the boss wants?
Maybe you can even unlock some hidden menu in the dark culinary world!
When Luffy heard that there was food to eat, his eyes lit up and his saliva almost dripped, “Meat! Meat! I want to eat meat!” He waved his fists, excited like a monkey.
“Where is the recipe? It’s not somewhere dangerous, is it?” Maxus rubbed his hands, looking eager to try.
I just like this kind of exciting adventure. He is worthy of being the president of Fairy Tail, he is so reckless!
Emily held her chin up, thoughtfully: “The lost recipe…could it be related to ancient magic?” This little girl has a really big imagination. She is worthy of being a noble lady, she is so cultured!
A member nearby nodded and said, “That makes sense. Ancient magic might be able to protect the recipe from being destroyed.”
Old Zhou stroked his beard and said meaningfully: “I have been traveling around the world for so many years, and I have never heard of this kind of recipe…” Well, the old masters are different, their words are so profound and mysterious.
At this time, another member asked curiously: “Lao Zhou, do you think this mission is dangerous?” Lao Zhou frowned and said: “It’s hard to say. Lost things are often accompanied by unknown dangers.”
At this time, Gray, who was hiding in the dark, had a terribly gloomy face.
Damn, how come these guys fell into the trap so easily?
He gritted his teeth fiercely and decided to find a way to stop them!
“Ahem,” Gray pretended to cough to attract everyone’s attention, “I think this mission is too dangerous, let’s not go.” He said with a worried look on his face, as if he was really thinking about everyone.
Maxus glared at him, “Danger? Are we in Fairy Tail afraid of danger? Gray, if you’re scared, just go back by yourself!” “That’s right, coward!” Luffy also joined in the fun and made a face.
Gray was so angry that his face turned blue, but he didn’t dare to say anything. He could only secretly plan his next step.
Lin Qifan looked at Gray with a smile, this guy really refused to give up.
“Since everyone agrees, then it’s settled!” Lin Qifan clapped his hands and announced, “We’ll set off tomorrow morning!” Everyone nodded in agreement, except Gray, “Hey, it’s me… there’s a change of plan…”
Chapter 83: Collaborative Mission Dangerous (Old Version)
“Hello, it’s me…there’s a change of plan…” Gray’s voice was drowned out by the noisy sounds of preparation.
Lin Qifan ignored him completely. This guy was a bit dramatic, so he should just be treated as air.
The next morning, the sun shone on the gate of the Fairy Tail Guild, casting a layer of golden light.
Lin Qifan and his group, together with Maxus and Gray from Fairy Tail, set off in a mighty manner.
The target this time is the mysterious area that is said to guard the dragon blood fruit – the Misty Forest.
The Misty Forest, as the name suggests, is shrouded in thick fog all year round, with visibility less than five meters.
As soon as you step into the forest, a damp and cold breath hits you in the face, making you shiver.
The surrounding trees were towering into the clouds, blocking out the sun. Only a few faint rays of sunlight shone through the gaps between the leaves, casting mottled shadows on the ground. The air was filled with a strange fragrance, sweet with a hint of decay.
“This place is eerie and a bit creepy…” Luffy rubbed his arms and muttered softly.
“Shut up, Luffy!” Maxus glared at him, “Don’t forget our mission!”
Li Yaxuan followed Lin Qifan closely, observing the surroundings vigilantly.
She could sense that there were many dangers hidden in this forest, and the magical fluctuations in the air made her uneasy.
On the road ahead, crises indeed came one after another.
First, unknown vines sprang out from the ground, trying to entangle their legs; then huge spiders hung down from the trees, spewing sticky spider silk.
Fortunately, with the help of Luffy and Maxx, two good fighters, they were able to overcome all obstacles and move forward.
But Gray has been secretly making trouble.
From time to time, they “accidentally” step into a trap, or “kindly” guide people in the wrong direction, making everyone run around in a panic.
Although Maxus was a thick-skinned man, he gradually noticed Gray’s abnormality.
“Gray, what’s wrong with you today? You seem absent-minded.” Maxus finally couldn’t help asking.
Gray’s eyes flickered. “Nothing… nothing. I’m just a little worried about this mission…”
“Worry? When have we in Fairy Tail ever been afraid?” Although Maxus said this, he was even more doubtful in his heart.
As they walked, they came to an open area.
The ground here is covered with colorful mushrooms, which looks beautiful.
“Wow, what beautiful mushrooms!” Luffy exclaimed excitedly and was about to reach out to pick them.
“Don’t touch them!” Lin Qifan grabbed him, “These mushrooms are poisonous!”
“Huh? How do you know?” Luffy looked confused.
Lin Qifan smiled mysteriously, “The intuition of eating broadcast!”
Of course, this is just a joke. It is actually a prompt given by the system.
At this moment, the ground suddenly shook violently, and a huge dragon fell from the sky, making a deafening roar.
The dragon was covered with red scales, its wingspan was more than ten meters wide, its huge eyes flashed with ferocious light, it opened its bloody mouth, and a stream of scorching flames spurted out, instantly turning the surrounding trees into ashes.
“Oh no, it’s a runaway fire dragon!” Maxus’s face changed drastically, “Everyone be careful!”
The appearance of the fire dragon instantly caused chaos in the scene.
Luffy and Maxaxas rushed forward to fight the fire dragon, but the fire dragon was too powerful and they were no match for it.
“What should we do?” Li Yaxuan asked anxiously.
Lin Qifan’s eyes rolled and a plan came to his mind.
“I have a solution!” He took out a large piece of chocolate from the system space. This was a secret weapon he prepared specially for this mission.
“Luffy, Maxaxas, lead it over here!” Lin Qifan shouted, pointing to an open space not far away.
Although Luffy and Maxaxas didn’t understand what Lin Qifan was going to do, they still followed his instructions and led the fire dragon over.
Lin Qifan placed the chocolate on the open space and quickly stepped back.
When the fire dragon saw the chocolate, his eyes lit up and he immediately pounced over.
It swallowed the chocolate in one gulp, and then…
Then he became motionless.
“What’s going on?” Everyone looked confused.
Lin Qifan explained: “This chocolate has a special sleeping pill added to it, enough to make it sleep for several hours.”
“Awesome, Brother Fan!” Luffy gave a thumbs up.
The crisis was temporarily resolved and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Maxas walked up to Gray, his eyes sharp, “Gray, tell me honestly, are you hiding something from us?”
Gray’s face turned pale and he stammered, unable to speak.
At this moment, Emily suddenly appeared and brought a shocking news: “I found out that this mission was deliberately arranged by someone!”
“Who is it?” Lin Qifan asked.
“Yes… yes…” Emily hesitated to speak.
“Hurry up and tell me!”
“It’s Sigma!”
“Sigma?!” Everyone was shocked. They were not unfamiliar with this name.
“It seems that things are more complicated than we thought…” Lin Qifan’s face also became solemn.
“What is Sigma’s purpose?” Li Yaxuan asked. “I’m afraid it has something to do with the dragon blood fruit…” Old Zhou stroked his beard and pondered.
“Dragon blood fruit?”
“According to ancient records, dragon blood fruit has powerful magical powers and can be used…”
Before Lao Zhou could finish his words, suddenly, a loud noise was heard in the distance.
“What’s going on?”
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a powerful wave of magical power rising into the sky from the depths of the misty forest.
“Oh no, someone is trying to steal the dragon blood fruit!”
“Let’s go!”
Everyone immediately rushed towards the direction where the magic fluctuations came from.
At this moment, Gray, who was hiding in the dark, showed a sinister smile at the corner of his mouth.
“The plan has begun…” he whispered.
“Gray!” Maxus roared, finally understanding everything.
“Goodbye, everyone.” Gray said, turned around and disappeared into the mist.
“Damn it!” Maxus gritted his teeth in anger.
“Chase!” Lin Qifan made a prompt decision.
The group set out on the journey again, and this time, they not only had to complete the mission, but also had to uncover the villain’s conspiracy.
At this moment, a mysterious figure appeared in the depths of the misty forest. In his hand, he held a fruit that emitted dazzling light – the dragon blood fruit.
He raised his head and looked in the direction of Lin Qifan and others, with a strange smile on his face.
“The game has just begun…”
Just as everyone was preparing to delve into the explosive news Emily had brought, a heart-pounding wave of magical power came from deep within the Misty Forest, as if some naughty kid had lit a rocket on fire, and it was soaring into the sky.
“Oh shit, what’s going on? Who’s using a big move?” Luffy’s eyes widened, almost popping out.
Before Lin Qifan could react, the surrounding scenery suddenly distorted, like a drunk Van Gogh painting. Everyone’s feet were empty and they were directly sucked into a colorful and mysterious space.
“Oh my god, what the hell is this place? Did the transmission fail?” Lin Qifan looked around and saw a strange purple mist filling the space. Countless distorted lights and shadows flickered in the mist, making people feel their scalp tingling.
“Be careful! Something is coming!” Li Yaxuan suddenly drew out her sword, her pretty face full of vigilance.
Before he finished his words, black energy tentacles emerged from the mist, carrying a sickening stench, and rushed towards everyone.
“Rubber machine gun!” Luffy roared, and his fists smashed out like raindrops, smashing all the attacking tentacles.
However, these tentacles seem endless. When one is broken, more will emerge, just like leeks, which grow again after being cut.
Maxus also roared and released fire magic, trying to burn the tentacles, but as soon as the flames touched the purple mist, they disappeared without a trace in an instant.
“What kind of power is this? Magic is ineffective?” Maxus was shocked, feeling that all the magic he had practiced for decades had been wasted.
Lin Qifan frowned. He could feel that there was an extremely powerful evil force in this space, which was constantly eroding their bodies and wills.
“We can’t go on like this, we must find a way to leave here as soon as possible!” Lin Qifan shouted loudly, trying to stabilize the morale of the troops.
At this moment, the empress who had been silent all this time suddenly spoke up. Her voice was cold and full of majesty: “You bunch of useless trash, get out of here!”
She just raised her jade hand slightly, and an invisible domineering aura burst out instantly, dispersing the surrounding purple mist, but it was only a drop in the bucket, and soon, more mist surged up.
“You think you can trap me with just a fantasy?” The empress snorted coldly.
“This is not an ordinary illusion…” Lin Qifan looked at the empress, hesitating to speak.
Suddenly, the empress’s face changed, and she covered her chest, as if she was in great pain.
“Your Majesty, what’s wrong with you?” Li Yaxuan hurried forward to support her.
The empress gritted her teeth and said in a trembling voice: “This power… can actually affect my mind…”
“It seems that we are in big trouble this time…” Lin Qifan took a deep breath. He could feel that an even stronger crisis was approaching.
“Hehehe… Welcome to my territory. Here, your power will be infinitely weakened, and I will be the master here…”
An eerie and terrifying voice echoed in the space, making people shudder.
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound, and saw a vague figure slowly emerging from the purple mist.
“Your struggle is meaningless…” The figure let out a creepy laugh, stretched out his hand, and snapped his fingers lightly.
Chapter 84: Mysterious Space Breaks the Dilemma (Old Version)
The thick, inky purple mist spread wildly in the mysterious space like a dormant giant beast.
The fog rolled and surged, as if hiding countless unknown hideous faces, emitting a creepy atmosphere, making everyone trapped in it feel as if they were in an endless abyss. The air in the chest was squeezed out bit by bit, leaving only suffocating panic.
Lin Qifan and others were trapped in this strange space, their eyes full of anxiety and fear.
Lin Qifan touched his chin habitually, muttering, “I can definitely break this game.” His core desire was like a burning flame, blazing in his heart, which was to lead everyone out of the predicament of this mysterious space.
“You think a mere illusion can trap me?” The empress frowned and snorted coldly. The voice seemed to penetrate the layers of fog, carrying endless majesty.
She raised her jade hand slightly, and an invisible yet powerful domineering aura burst out like a surging tide. Wherever it went, the purple mist retreated like fallen leaves swept by a strong wind, revealing a small piece of relatively clear space.
However, this brief victory was short-lived.
Soon, more fog rushed in from all directions, so fast that it seemed like a group of hungry beasts smelling the scent of prey.
The fog continued to roll, becoming thicker and thicker, filling up the space that had just been shaken apart, as if the fog would never run out.
“This is not an ordinary illusion…” Lin Qifan stared at the empress, with a hint of worry in his eyes.
He touched his chin subconsciously and said firmly again: “I can definitely break this game.” But when the words came to his lips, he hesitated, as if there were too many worries in his heart that could not be expressed in words.
Suddenly, the empress’s face turned pale, like a piece of white paper.
She covered her chest with her hands, her body trembled slightly, and dense beads of cold sweat appeared on her forehead. She seemed to be in great pain.
“Your Majesty, what’s wrong with you?” Li Yaxuan was extremely anxious. She quickly stepped forward, stretched out her hands and carefully supported the empress. There was obvious anxiety and worry in her voice, and the voice echoed in this silent and eerie space, seeming particularly abrupt.
The empress clenched her teeth, squeezing out every word with difficulty: “This power… can actually affect my spirit…” Her voice trembled, as if she had used up all her strength to say this.
“It seems that we are in big trouble this time…” Lin Qifan took a deep breath, and the breath turned into a faint white shadow in the mist.
He touched his chin, his eyes revealing determination, and he said word by word: “I can definitely break this game.” At this moment, he could clearly feel that a stronger and more dangerous aura was quietly approaching, like a killer hidden in the darkness, ready to deliver a fatal blow at any time.
At this moment, an eerie and terrifying voice echoed in the space like a ghost. The voice seemed to come from the Netherworld. Every note was chilling and made people shudder.
“Hehehe… Welcome to my territory. Here, your power will be infinitely weakened, and I will be the master here…” The figure let out a creepy laugh, which was distorted in the mist, as if countless ghosts were screaming in his ears.
Then, a pale and skinny hand slowly stretched out and gently snapped its fingers.
In an instant, the purple mist in the space became thicker as if it had received an order.
The mist was almost solidified, transforming into thick purple barriers that tightly surrounded everyone, making them feel as if they were in an invisible cage, unable to escape.
Lin Qifan quickly calmed himself down, his eyes became sharp and focused, like a cheetah looking for prey in the dark.
While stroking his chin, he began to carefully observe his surroundings, trying to find a way out of the situation.
In the thick purple mist, he vaguely saw some strange symbols.
These symbols flickered with a faint light, seeming familiar, yet somewhat different, as if they came from a distant and mysterious era.
Lin Qifan frowned slightly, and a hint of doubt and curiosity surged in his heart.
“This power is very strange. We need to find its source before we can crack it.” Lin Qifan touched his chin and said in a deep voice.
His gaze was like a sharp sword, sweeping across everyone present and finally landing on the empress.
“Empress, your domineering suppression can temporarily stabilize the situation, but we need a more lasting countermeasure.” Lin Qifan’s voice was steady and firm, with an unquestionable power.
The empress nodded slightly, with a hint of determination in her eyes.
She took a deep breath, concentrated her mind again, and released an even more violent wave of domineering suppression.
The domineering aura was like a surging wave, impacting the surrounding purple mist. The surrounding attacks stopped temporarily, and a brief calm appeared in the space.
Maxus’s face showed admiration. He looked at the empress with a gleam in his eyes and said sincerely: “I didn’t expect you to be so strong. I really admire you.”
Lin Qifan took the opportunity to glance around. In addition to those strange symbols, he also found some faint lights flickering in the mist, like distant stars in the night sky, flickering.
His heart moved, as if he had grasped a glimmer of hope.
He immediately touched his chin, raised his voice and said to everyone: “Everyone pay attention, those faint lights may be the key to breaking the game! I can definitely break this game.” His voice echoed in the space, bringing a sense of confidence and courage to everyone.
Li Yaxuan walked to Lin Qifan with a worried look on her face. She stretched out her hand and gently wiped the sweat from Lin Qifan’s forehead.
Her eyes were full of worry and love, as if Lin Qifan was the center of her world.
“Qifan, are you okay?” Li Yaxuan’s voice was soft and gentle, like a spring breeze.
Lin Qifan felt Li Yaxuan’s concern and a warm feeling surged in his heart.
He smiled slightly, patted her hand gently, and comforted her: “It’s okay, I have a way. I can definitely break this game.” The atmosphere between the two became very ambiguous, as if in this dangerous environment, they were in another peaceful and beautiful world, temporarily forgetting the danger around them.
“Old Zhou, Uncle Wang, take a look at these symbols, do you have any clues?” Lin Qifan turned to the two experienced men, stroking his chin and seeking help.
Old Zhou quickly put on his reading glasses, and his eyes became focused and serious.
He looked at the symbols carefully, his brows furrowed and a thoughtful look on his face.
“Some of these symbols look like variations of ancient Chinese characters, but they also contain some unknown runes.” Lao Zhou paused and continued, “There may be some secrets hidden behind this.”
Uncle Wang nodded and took over the conversation: “I heard some rumors about this space when I was negotiating with Long before. It is said that this space was created by some ancient power to imprison those challengers.”
Lin Qifan pondered for a moment, and suddenly his eyes lit up.
He stroked his chin and said, “I can definitely break this trap. So this space must be a trap carefully set up by a villain. We need to find the villain’s weakness to break it.”
Just then, Emily slowly walked out from behind the crowd.
She was holding a tattered map in her hand. The map had turned yellow and had some damage on the edges, as if it had gone through the vicissitudes of time.
She handed the map to Lin Qifan, her eyes gleaming with anticipation.
“Qifan, this is the clue I found. There are some special locations marked on it, which may be able to help you.” Emily’s voice was clear and firm.
Lin Qifan took the map and looked at it carefully.
He found that there were indeed some locations marked on it, and one of them was not too far away from them.
“It seems that this is the key to breaking the deadlock.” Lin Qifan’s face showed a hint of surprise.
He handed the map to Li Yaxuan and said seriously, “You are responsible for keeping this map safe.”
“Listen everyone, we are now divided into two groups. The Empress, Maxas and I will go to find the location, and you stay to protect Emily and ensure her safety.” Lin Qifan assigned the tasks decisively, and said while touching his chin: “I can definitely break this game.” Everyone nodded in agreement.
The empress nodded, she clenched her fists, her eyes revealing firm determination.
She was ready to use her domineering suppression once again to open up a path forward for everyone.
Maxus drew his sword, and the blade flashed coldly in the mist.
He looked at everyone and said firmly: “Don’t worry, we will bring you back safely.”
Li Yaxuan held Lin Qifan’s hand tightly, her hands trembling slightly, her eyes full of reluctance and worry.
“Qifan, I will wait for you to come back.” Her voice was choked with sobs.
Lin Qifan smiled slightly and gently let go of Li Yaxuan’s hand.
He turned and walked towards the designated location, stroking his chin at the same time: “I can definitely beat this game.”
The group walked carefully through the purple mist, being extremely cautious with every step.
The mist seemed to have life, constantly entwining their bodies, trying to hinder their progress.
Their footsteps made a dull sound in the fog, and each sound seemed to strike at everyone’s heart, making people feel extremely depressed.
Just as they were about to reach their destination, suddenly, a strange wave came from the mysterious space.
The fluctuations were like an undercurrent that suddenly emerged from beneath the calm surface of a lake, making people feel uneasy.
The space seemed to be distorted at this moment, making a low roar, as if some huge change was taking place.
“Be careful!” Lin Qifan shouted, his voice echoing in the space, full of warning.
Everyone immediately became alert. They clenched their weapons, their eyes showing vigilance, ready to deal with unknown crises.
At this moment, a cold voice suddenly came from the space. The voice seemed to come from an ice cellar, making people feel cold from head to toe.
“Do you think you can escape from my grasp like this?”
Suddenly, the space seemed to turn into a deafening carnival.
The mysterious force exploded instantly like a volcanic eruption, and the powerful impact made the air tremble like a wail.
The purple mist swirled wildly around them and suddenly transformed into millions of bird-like shadows. Those shadows bared their fangs and claws, and swept towards everyone with sharp whistling sounds.
Several people stopped involuntarily, their bodies restrained by this invisible shock force.
Their bodies trembled slightly, and an inexplicable panic surged in their minds.
The panic was like a tide, constantly impacting their inner defenses.
Lin Qifan’s brows tightened, and his eyes swept across the ever-changing space like a sword.
His thoughts pierced through the darkness like lightning and thunder, searching for a glimmer of hope in this chaotic situation.
He took a deep breath, touched his chin and said, “I can definitely beat this game.” Suddenly, he smelled a sweet smell in the air. The smell seemed to carry a subtle temptation that made people involuntarily indulge in it.
His unruly nature actually gave rise to some bizarre ideas at this critical moment.
“Everyone, stay calm!” Lin Qifan’s shout was like a sharp sword piercing through the thick clouds, breaking the tense situation among the crowd without any explanation.
His voice was full of strength and confidence, which made everyone feel reassured.
The Empress and Maxus released a strong aura at the same time. Their bodies trembled slightly and sweat kept dripping from their foreheads, soaking their backs.
They seemed to be clinging to that glimmer of hope and using their own strength to fight against this mysterious force.
At this moment, a subtle shadow flashed in the mist.
The shadow was blurry, as if it came from another world.
It gave Lin Qifan a meaningful smile, which seemed to hide endless secrets.
Lin Qifan’s eyes suddenly lit up, and the inspiration in his mind gradually formed a web.
He felt the familiar fragrance guiding him, as if this was a glimmer of hope given to them by fate.
“Taste this, this may be the key to our breaking through the current situation.” Lin Qifan whispered while touching his chin. The voice mixed in the echo of the space and quickly disappeared in the silence left among the crowd.
Everyone looked at Lin Qifan.
At this time, the purple mist was still surging wildly, and the mysterious power was constantly gathering. A more intense battle seemed to be approaching…
Under the gaze of everyone, Lin Qifan slowly took out a small bottle from his arms.
The bottle was transparent throughout, and inside it was some liquid that emitted a strange glow, which formed a sharp contrast with the surrounding purple mist.
He gently pulled out the cork, and a rich and familiar aroma instantly filled the air. The aroma seemed to have a magical power that made everyone’s originally tense mood relax a little.
“This is…” The empress frowned slightly, with a hint of surprise in her eyes.
“This is the spiritual liquid I got during an adventure before. It has special effects.” Lin Qifan touched his chin and explained, “Perhaps it can help us resist the erosion of this mysterious power.”
As he spoke, Lin Qifan distributed the spiritual liquid to everyone.
Everyone took it, hesitated for a moment, and then drank the spiritual liquid.
As the spiritual liquid entered the mouth, a warm current instantly spread throughout the body. Everyone felt refreshed, and the strength that had been suppressed by the mysterious force seemed to have recovered a little.
Not long after everyone drank the spiritual liquid, the purple mist that turned into shadows of millions of flying birds attacked again.
They were like sharp blades in the wind, rushing towards everyone fiercely.
Lin Qifan shouted, “Let’s resist together!” He took the lead in waving the weapons in his hands and started a fierce fight with those shadows.
The empress released an even more powerful domineering aura, which was like a golden shield, protecting everyone in the middle.
Maxus held a sharp sword in his hand and shuttled through the shadows like a ferocious beast. Each sword strike carried great power and chopped the approaching shadows into pieces.
However, those shadows seemed endless, coming in wave after wave.
Although everyone fought hard, they gradually felt that they were unable to do so.
Sweat soaked their clothes and their breathing became rapid.
“This is not a solution!” Lin Qifan was extremely anxious.
While fighting, he continued to observe his surroundings, trying to find a new way to break the deadlock.
Suddenly, he discovered that those strange symbols seemed to flash more frequently during the battle, and the light became stronger.
“Could it be that these symbols are the real key?” Lin Qifan’s heart moved.
He stroked his chin and decided to take a chance.
He rushed in the direction of the symbols, dodging the attacks of countless shadows.
When he got closer to the symbols, he found that the mist around them was relatively thin.
He observed the symbols carefully, trying to find clues to decipher the code.
Just as he was thinking hard, a shadow took the opportunity to attack him from behind.
Lin Qifan felt a chill approaching, he quickly dodged to the side and swung the weapon in his hand towards the shadow.
“Be careful!” The empress saw this scene from a distance and couldn’t help but remind loudly.
Although Lin Qifan dodged the attack, he was still hit on the shoulder by the shadow’s tail, and felt a sharp pain.
But he ignored the pain and continued to study the symbols intently.
Suddenly, a light bulb went off in his head and he seemed to understand the meaning of the symbol.
“I know!” Lin Qifan shouted excitedly.
Chapter 85: Food Tricks (Old Version)
According to the information conveyed by the symbols, he began to cast a special spell.
As he moved, the symbols began to glow brightly, as if they were activated.
The light became stronger and stronger, dispersing the surrounding purple mist.
The shadows that turned into flying birds were also affected, and their movements became slow.
When everyone saw this scene, their morale was immediately boosted and they fought even harder.
Thanks to Lin Qifan’s efforts, the mysterious power seemed to be temporarily suppressed.
But Lin Qifan knew that this was only temporary and they had not really escaped from the predicament.
“We can’t relax and must keep moving towards our destination!” Lin Qifan touched his chin and said firmly.
Everyone nodded and followed Lin Qifan, carefully moving towards their destination.
At this time, the mysterious space is still full of dangers. They don’t know what they will encounter ahead, but they all have a glimmer of hope in their hearts, hoping to find the key to breaking the deadlock as soon as possible.
“I get it! Delicious food! The person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it. The energy fluctuations in this broken place are so weird, we can definitely use food to deal with it!” Lin Qifan slapped his thigh and almost jumped up in excitement.
Li Yaxuan quickly supported him: “Master, what have you thought of? Is there anything you need Yaxuan to do?”
“Yaxuan, you are my lucky goddess!” Lin Qifan grabbed Li Yaxuan’s hand, his eyes sparkling, “Please call Lao Zhou and Uncle Wang for me, and tell them that I have an important food plan that is related to whether we can get out alive!”
Old Zhou and Uncle Wang rushed over in a hurry, and seeing Lin Qifan’s excited look, a glimmer of hope ignited in their hearts.
“Master, do you have any good ideas?” Old Zhou asked impatiently, his beard standing on end.
“Yes, Mr. Lin, this place is very weird. If it weren’t for what you did just now, we would have been dead long ago.” Uncle Wang also looked expectant.
Lin Qifan chuckled and said mysteriously: “The power of this mysterious space seems strong, but it is actually a kind of energy. Since it is energy, it can be guided and controlled. And our Chinese cuisine is all about the harmony of yin and yang, and the mutual generation and mutual restraint of the five elements!”
“So, my plan is to combine your ancient seasoning secret recipe, Old Zhou, and your god-level cooking skills, Uncle Wang, to create a delicacy that can restrain this mysterious spatial power!” Lin Qifan’s tone was full of confidence.
Old Zhou and Uncle Wang looked at each other, both somewhat confused.
“Young Master, will this… work?” Old Zhou was still a little uncertain.
“Don’t worry, Lao Zhou, believe me! Our food has infinite possibilities!” Lin Qifan patted Lao Zhou on the shoulder, “Besides, this is not a battle for me alone, I have powerful partners!”
Lin Qifan said, looking at Luffy.
“Luffy, it’s up to you now! We need some special ingredients, and only you can help us get them!” Lin Qifan’s eyes were determined.
“Oh! Ingredients? Leave it to me! I’m willing to do anything for delicious food!” Luffy clenched his fists excitedly, and the ability of the Rubber Fruit was activated instantly, and his body became like a spring.
“However, Luffy, the ingredients this time are not easy to find. They are guarded by some strange creatures, so you have to be careful.” Lin Qifan reminded.
“Don’t worry! I’m going to be the Pirate King. Some small monsters are no problem at all!” Luffy said confidently.
“And you, Queen.” Lin Qifan turned to look at Hancock, with a hint of request in his eyes, “I know you are picky about food, but this time, I need your help to help us resist those guys who are secretly watching us.”
Hancock raised his head proudly and snorted coldly: “Humph, since you are so sincere, I will help you reluctantly. However, if the food you make is not delicious, I will definitely not let you go!”
“Don’t worry, Empress, the food this time will definitely satisfy you!” Lin Qifan said with a smile.
So, everyone started to divide the work and cooperate.
Luffy was responsible for finding ingredients, Hancock was responsible for vigilance, and Lao Zhou and Uncle Wang, under the guidance of Lin Qifan, began to prepare various seasonings and kitchen utensils.
“Old Zhou, take out your heirloom! It’s the mysterious seasoning that is said to enhance the taste of food tenfold!” Lin Qifan said mysteriously.
Old Zhou hesitated for a moment, but still took out a simple little jar from his arms: “Master, this is a treasure passed down from my ancestors. I will never take it out unless it is absolutely necessary.”
“Don’t worry, Lao Zhou, this is the last resort! For the sake of our lives, let’s not hide it!” Lin Qifan said with a smile.
Uncle Wang also began to show off his cooking skills. He just moved his knife and cut all kinds of ingredients into evenly thin slices in an instant. His knife skills were so exquisite that it was breathtaking.
“Uncle Wang, your knife skills are getting better and better! It seems that the title of China’s Little Chef belongs to you!” Lin Qifan exclaimed.
“Mr. Lin, you are too kind. I dare not embarrass myself with my little skills in front of you.” Uncle Wang said modestly.
Some news also came from Luffy.
He encountered some strange creatures guarding food ingredients. Those creatures looked weird, some looked like giant lizards, and some looked like monkeys with wings, but they were all easily dealt with by Luffy using the ability of the rubber fruit.
“Haha! These guys are no match for me at all!” Luffy’s voice echoed in the space.
After some effort, all the ingredients were finally collected.
Next, it’s the crucial moment of making delicious food.
Lin Qifan combined Lao Zhou’s ancient seasoning secret recipe with Uncle Wang’s cooking skills and began to prepare a special sauce.
This sauce combines five flavors: sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty. It smells fragrant and increases your appetite.
“This…this taste…is simply amazing!” Old Zhou couldn’t help but exclaimed, “Master, how did you come up with this recipe?”
“Hehe, this is a trade secret!” Lin Qifan smiled proudly.
After the sauce was prepared, Lin Qifan mixed the various ingredients together in a certain proportion and put them into the pot for cooking.
During the cooking process, he also continuously added some special energy stones, which could absorb the energy in the mysterious space and thus achieve the effect of restraining the power of the mysterious space.
“Everyone pay attention! The next moment is critical, you must cooperate with me with all your strength!” Lin Qifan said loudly.
Everyone nodded, held their breath, and watched Lin Qifan’s actions intently.
As time goes by, the food in the pot gradually exudes an enticing aroma, and the whole space is filled with an intoxicating smell.
“Done!” Lin Qifan wiped the sweat from his forehead and a relieved smile appeared on his face.
He poured the food from the pot into bowls and distributed them to everyone.
“Everyone try it and see how it tastes.” Lin Qifan said with a smile.
Everyone couldn’t wait to pick up their bowls and start tasting this special delicacy.
“Hmm! This smell… is simply amazing!” Li Yaxuan said in amazement, “I feel like my body is full of strength!”
“Me too! Me too! I feel like my body has become a lot lighter!” Lao Zhou said excitedly.
“Delicious! Delicious! This is the most delicious thing I have ever eaten!” Luffy said as he wolfed down the food.
Although Hancock was a little disgusted at first, after taking a bite, she showed a surprised expression: “Huh, it’s barely acceptable.”
As they ate the delicious food, everyone felt that their strength had been increased, and the power of the mysterious space was temporarily restrained.
Gray became even angrier when he saw this.
“Damn it! You guys actually dared to ruin my plan!” Gray roared, trying to rush over to ruin everyone’s plan.
“Gray! Stop!” Maxas acted in time and stopped Gray.
“President! Why are you stopping me? Are you going to betray us too?” Gray asked angrily.
“Gray, you have been bewitched by that guy! Wake up!” Maxus said with great sorrow.
“Bewitched? I’m not bewitched! I’m just doing what I should do!” Gray roared, and the magic power in his body continued to surge.
Just as the two were arguing, Lin Qifan suddenly came up with a good idea.
“Got it! We can use food to bribe those who are bewitched by the villains!” Lin Qifan said excitedly.
“Bribe? How to bribe?” Li Yaxuan asked puzzledly.
“Hehe, isn’t this easy? Let’s hold a dessert festival and let those who have been bewitched taste the delicious food. Maybe they will come to their senses!” Lin Qifan said with a smile.
So, everyone started preparing for the dessert festival.
They used the available ingredients to create a variety of desserts, such as chocolate cake, strawberry ice cream, mango pudding, and more.
These desserts are not only delicious but also beautifully designed, making people want to taste them.
After the dessert festival began, those who were bewitched were attracted over one after another.
They were a little hesitant at first, but after taking a bite of the dessert, they were immediately conquered by the charm of the food.
“It’s so delicious! This is simply the most delicious food in the world!”
“I’ve never eaten anything so delicious!”
“So, this is true happiness!”
Those who were bewitched put down their weapons and began to enjoy the happiness brought by the food.
Seeing this scene, Gray was furious.
“You useless guys! You were bribed by a little dessert!” Gray roared.
But no one paid any attention to him anymore.
Just when everyone thought that the villain’s entire conspiracy was about to be revealed, Lin Qifan suddenly felt a vibration under his feet.
“Oh no! Everyone be careful!” he shouted, but it was too late.
The entire mysterious space suddenly began to shake violently. Huge cracks appeared on the ground, and countless purple mists poured out from the cracks…
The vibration became more and more violent, as if the entire space was about to collapse!
Lin Qifan staggered and almost fell, fortunately Li Yaxuan was quick to support him.
“Master, be careful!” Li Yaxuan’s voice was trembling, but her tone was firm, “Yaxuan will always protect you!”
“Thanks, Yaxuan.” Lin Qifan looked at her gratefully and quickly glanced around.
The ground, which was originally relatively stable, now looked like a broken mirror, covered with cracks. The purple mist was like the poisonous miasma gushing out of hell, with a disgusting smell.
“What the hell is going on?!” Luffy panicked, scratching his head and yelling, “Is the hidden boss about to come out?!”
“Not good! It’s a spatial energy disorder!” Uncle Wang’s face turned pale and he exclaimed, “This level of energy fluctuation is beyond my comprehension!”
“It seems like the other party is going to flip the table!” Lin Qifan took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.
He knew that the real test had just begun!
Suddenly, a flash of purple lightning streaked across the sky, illuminating the entire space like day.
Then, a deep voice echoed in the space: “Haha…it seems that you ants are quite capable of making trouble!”
Before the voice fell, a figure slowly emerged from the purple mist.
He was a man wearing a black robe and had a sinister face. There was an evil smile on the corner of his mouth.
“Can’t you hold it in any longer, you old bastard!” Lin Qifan sneered. He knew that the real decisive battle was about to come!
“However, do you think you can scare me with this little trick? You are underestimating me, Lin!”
“Young Master, what should we do next?” Li Yaxuan held Lin Qifan’s hand tightly and asked softly.
Lin Qifan did not answer, but just looked up at the black-robed man in the sky with a mysterious smile on his lips.
He said slowly: “Next, there will be something interesting to watch…”
Chapter 86: Alliance unites to break the conspiracy (old version)
As soon as Lin Qifan finished speaking, an unprecedented sense of oppression came over him like a mountain pressing down on his head.
“Oh my god, this old bastard even comes with his own BGM when he appears!” Lin Qifan complained in his mind, but he didn’t dare to relax at all on his face.
He knew that the real tough battle was coming.
“Everyone, pay attention! Prepare for battle!” Lin Qifan gave an order and everyone immediately entered combat status.
The first to be hit was the newly summoned Pirate Queen – Boa Hancock.
She raised her head proudly, her beautiful eyes sparkling with a captivating light.
“How dare a mere ant like you act so presumptuously in front of me?” The empress’s voice sounded like an imperial decree from a queen, carrying with it unquestionable majesty.
Then, a powerful “domineering suppression” was released instantly, sweeping towards the members of the Fairy Tail Guild like an invisible wave.
“What?!” Maxus was the first to bear the brunt of this powerful pressure and his face suddenly changed.
“What…what kind of power is this?!”
You know, the members of Fairy Tail have always been fearless, but at this moment, under this domineering suppression, they felt a palpitation, as if their throats were strangled by an invisible big hand.
“Stop it!” The empress shouted coldly. Her voice was not loud, but it was clearly heard by everyone.
“In front of this king, any meaningless fighting is forbidden!”
Although the members of Fairy Tail were unwilling, they were unable to move under the domineering suppression of the Empress.
They looked at each other.
“This woman… is so strong!” Gray gritted his teeth, cold sweat oozing from his forehead.
He originally wanted to take advantage of the chaos to attack Lin Qifan, but now it seems that this plan has to be put on hold temporarily.
“Luffy! Go!” Lin Qifan seized the opportunity and immediately gave orders to Luffy.
“Oh! The fight can finally begin!” Luffy shouted excitedly, and his rubber arm instantly stretched out and swung violently towards the man in black robe.
“Rubber rubber… machine gun!”
Dense fists rained down on the black-robed man like raindrops, and each punch carried enough power to split mountains and rocks.
“Hmph, a mere trifle!” The man in black robe sneered, and with a slight shake of his body, he easily dodged Luffy’s attack.
He stretched out his hand and waved it gently, and a purple energy wave attacked Luffy.
“Not good!” Lin Qifan’s face changed, and he quickly shouted: “Luffy, be careful!”
However, it was too late.
Luffy had no time to dodge and was hit by the purple energy wave. He flew backwards and fell heavily to the ground.
“Luffy!” Lin Qifan rushed over and helped Luffy up. “Are you okay?”
“Ahem…it’s okay!” Luffy shook his head and grinned.
“This guy is quite amazing!”
“Of course he’s awesome, he’s the final BOSS!” Lin Qifan complained in his heart, but he also knew that now was not the time to complain.
“President Maxus! Now is not the time for infighting! If you want to survive, attack together!” Lin Qifan shouted at Maxus.
Although Maxus was dissatisfied with the Empress’s domineering suppression, he was not a fool.
He knew that the most important thing now was to resolve the current crisis.
“Wizards of Fairy Tail! For the glory of the guild! Charge!” Maxus roared and rushed towards the man in black robe first.
“Oh!!!” The members of Fairy Tail also responded, releasing their own magic and attacking the man in black robe.
Fire, ice, lightning…magic of various attributes interweave together to form a gorgeous torrent of attacks.
“Interesting!” The man in black robe was erratic, weaving in and out of the torrent of attacks like a ghost, dodging all of them with ease.
“It seems that I have to use some real skills!” Lin Qifan took a deep breath and took out a mysterious prop from the dimensional space – a chocolate bar.
“Hehe, you old bastard, try my chocolate trap!” Lin Qifan raised his lips into a wicked smile and threw the chocolate bar to the ground.
After the chocolate bar fell to the ground, it melted instantly and turned into a pool of sticky chocolate paste.
“roar!!!”
Just then, a deafening roar was heard.
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw the mysterious creature guarding the dragon blood fruit rushing towards the chocolate paste frantically.
“Damn, is this even possible?” Lin Qifan himself was stunned.
He originally just wanted to give it a try, but he didn’t expect that this mysterious creature was actually so obsessed with sweets.
The mysterious creature rushed to the chocolate paste, pounced on it without hesitation, and licked the chocolate on the ground greedily.
“Roar… Roar…” The mysterious creature licked the chocolate while making a satisfied growl, as if it had eaten the most delicious food in the world.
“Good opportunity!” Lin Qifan’s eyes lit up, and he quickly shouted to everyone: “Attack now!”
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately seized the opportunity and launched a fierce attack on the man in black robe.
Luffy rushed forward again, lashing the black-robed man with his rubber arm like a whip.
The empress also released a powerful domineering aura to interfere with the actions of the man in black robe.
Maxas even used all his strength, and the fire magic poured towards the man in black robe like a volcanic eruption.
Faced with the siege of the crowd, the man in black robe finally felt a little pressure.
His body began to become slow and dodging became no longer easy.
“Damn it! These guys are so troublesome!” said the man in black robe gritting his teeth.
“You old bastard, now you have come to this day!” Lin Qifan smiled triumphantly and took out another thing from the dimensional space – a huge cake.
“Next, it’s time for the dessert festival!” Lin Qifan held the cake high and shouted, “Everyone from Fairy Tail! If you want to eat the cake, fight hard!”
When they heard the word “cake”, the members of Fairy Tail immediately perked up.
They had no resistance to sweets to begin with, and when they heard there was free cake to eat, they burst out with unprecedented fighting spirit.
“For the cake! Go!”
“I must have that strawberry cake!”
“I’m going to eat all that cream!”
The members of Fairy Tail were like chickens with their blood pumped up, launching even more fierce attacks on the man in black robes.
“What… who are these people?” The man in black robe completely collapsed.
He originally thought that he could easily deal with these ants, but now it seems that the situation is not good.
Under the siege of the crowd, the man in black robe finally revealed a flaw.
Luffy seized the opportunity and punched the black-robed man hard in the face.
“Rubber rubber… an elephant gun!”
The man in black robe screamed, and his body flew out like a kite with a broken string, hitting the wall heavily.
“Cough cough…” The man in black robe struggled to stand up, with a trace of blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.
He looked at Lin Qifan and the others with resentment, and said with gritted teeth: “You…you guys, wait for me!”
After saying that, the man in black robe flashed and turned into a purple smoke and disappeared into the air.
“Is this… the end?” Everyone looked at each other in disbelief.
“It should be…over, right?” Lin Qifan was not too sure.
He always felt that things were not that simple.
At this moment, Li Yaxuan suddenly exclaimed: “Master! Look there!”
Everyone looked in the direction of Li Yaxuan’s finger, and saw that cracks began to appear in the mysterious space that was originally controlled by the man in black robe.
“Oh no! The space is going to collapse!” Uncle Wang exclaimed with a pale face.
“Get out of here!”
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately ran towards the exit.
Just when everyone was about to leave the mysterious space, the Dragon Blood Fruit Guardian suddenly stood in front of everyone.
“Roar…” The Dragon Blood Fruit Guardian let out a low roar and looked at Lin Qifan and others with complicated eyes.
“What do you want to do?” Lin Qifan asked vigilantly.
The dragon blood fruit guardian did not answer, but slowly walked to the dragon blood fruit tree, picked a dragon blood fruit, and handed it to Lin Qifan.
“This…is this for us?” Lin Qifan was a little surprised.
The Dragon Blood Fruit Guardian nodded, picked a few more dragon blood fruits and distributed them to Li Yaxuan, Luffy, Maxaxas and others.
“Roar…” The dragon blood fruit guardian roared again, as if saying, “Thank you for protecting the dragon blood fruit tree.”
“It seems that it recognizes us.” Lin Qifan said with a smile.
Everyone took the dragon blood fruit, their hearts filled with joy.
After a fierce battle, everyone finally succeeded in uncovering the villain’s conspiracy and breaking the mysterious space.
Just as everyone was immersed in the joy of victory, a cold voice suddenly rang in everyone’s ears: “The game… has just begun…”
While everyone was still immersed in the joy of “finishing work and being able to show off to fans in peace”, Emily’s eyes, which usually sparkled with gossip, were now filled with solemnity.
Her little hands slid quickly across the magic screen, like an internet-addicted girl surfing the internet intensively.
“Wait…wait a minute! What…what the hell is this thing?!” Emily’s voice changed pitch, like an old record with a jam, harsh and weird.
She raised her head suddenly. Her usually delicate makeup couldn’t hide her fear at the moment. “This signal… this signal is ridiculously strong! It’s stronger… ten thousand times stronger than that of the old bastard in black robe just now!”
“What?!” Maxus was just about to celebrate his victory and eat some cake, but when he heard this, he almost pulled his beard off.
He stared at Emily’s magic screen with wide eyes. Strings of complex data flashed on the screen, which looked very much like the garbled code when a game failed to load.
Lin Qifan’s heart tightened, and an ominous premonition arose.
He walked over to Emily and squinted his eyes at the data on the screen. He felt like a programmer who stayed up late to work overtime and saw a bug that he couldn’t debug no matter how hard he tried.
He knew that this was definitely not a good sign.
“It seems that our journey to the other world has not reached its end yet…” Lin Qifan muttered to himself, with a bitter smile on his face.
“Young Master, what should we do now?” Li Yaxuan looked at Lin Qifan worriedly, her gentle voice trembling slightly.
Lin Qifan took a deep breath and his eyes instantly became firm.
He patted Li Yaxuan on the shoulder and said softly, “When an enemy comes, we will fight him with our soldiers; when a flood comes, we will block it with earth. Since a bigger crisis is coming, let’s… continue playing music and continue dancing! However, this time the dance music may have to be changed to heavy metal rock.”
Luffy couldn’t hold back any longer and jumped up excitedly: “Oh! A stronger guy? Great! I can’t wait to fight him!”
The Empress glanced at Luffy and said arrogantly: “Humph, you are such a useless thing. However, I also want to see what kind of guy dares to be so presumptuous in front of me.”
At this moment, Emily suddenly screamed, “Oh no! The source of the signal… the source of the signal is approaching quickly! And… and there are more than one!”
“What?!” Lin Qifan’s face changed drastically.
Suddenly, a creepy laugh, like a death knell from hell, echoed in everyone’s ears…
Chapter 87: New Crisis Emerges (Old Version)
Emily’s scream was like a bucket of ice water, extinguishing the small flames of celebration of victory in everyone.
The atmosphere that was originally immersed in the joy brought by the dragon blood fruit froze in an instant, and a smell called “crisis” filled the air.
Lin Qifan’s brows were twisted into a knot. The signal that could make Emily lose her composure like this must be much stronger than any previous time.
This strange world is even more cruel than 996, it works all year round!
What she feared most was seeing the young master showing such a solemn expression, which meant that greater difficulties were waiting for them ahead.
Luffy couldn’t contain himself any longer and jumped up excitedly: “Oh! A stronger guy? Great! I can’t wait to fight him!” This guy is always a battle maniac. When he hears that there is a stronger opponent, he gets excited as if he had been injected with chicken blood.
The Empress glanced at Luffy and said arrogantly: “Hmph, what a useless thing. However, I also want to see what kind of guy dares to be so presumptuous in front of me.” Although she said with disgust, there was a hint of eagerness in her eyes.
After all, anyone who can make her feel threatened is definitely not an ordinary person.
Isn’t this pace too fast?
The enemy is already at the gates?!
He immediately stood up, walked to the map, and slid his finger quickly across the map.
“Yaxuan, notify everyone immediately and enter the first level combat readiness state! Luffy, Empress, be ready to fight at any time!”
“Yes, young master!” Li Yaxuan responded immediately and turned around to convey the order.
Luffy couldn’t wait any longer. He stretched his muscles and made crackling sounds. “Okay! I can’t wait any longer!”
“Hmph, a bunch of ignorant fellows.” The empress snorted coldly.
“Qifan, what do you need me to do?” Emily asked nervously. She stared at the signal source on the screen, trying to analyze more information.
“Emily, continue tracking the source of the signal and analyze their movements. We need to know what exactly they want to do.” Lin Qifan said in a deep voice.
“Understood!” Emily immediately got down to work, her fingers tapping rapidly on the keyboard.
“President, let me go too! I’m very strong!” Maxus shouted from the side. He had long been unable to suppress the fighting spirit in his heart.
Lin Qifan glanced at him and nodded: “Okay, Maxus, you lead some members of the Fairy Tail Guild to investigate the source of the signal. Remember, don’t underestimate the enemy, safety first!”
“Don’t worry, President! I promise to complete the task!” Maxus said excitedly, and rushed out with a team of people.
However, Lin Qifan always felt vaguely uneasy in his heart.
This crisis seemed to be even more difficult than he had imagined.
He always felt that a huge web of conspiracy was quietly unfolding, and they were stepping into it step by step.
Maxus led Gray and other members of Fairy Tail and rushed towards the source of the signal at full speed.
“Hey, Gray, can you please not look so stern? We are going to fight, not to attend a funeral!” Maxus couldn’t help but complain when he saw Gray’s gloomy face.
Gray glanced at him coldly and said nothing.
He always felt that something was wrong with this mission, and there was always a lingering feeling of irritation in his heart.
Suddenly, a group of mysterious people wearing black robes and strange masks appeared in front of them.
They stood there quietly, as if they had expected Maxas and others to come.
“Who is it?!” Maxus stopped vigilantly and asked loudly.
The man in black robe did not answer, but slowly raised his head, revealing his scarlet eyes under the mask.
A creepy atmosphere instantly enveloped the entire space.
“Go!” Maxus gave the order to attack without hesitation.
He knew that there was nothing to talk to these mysterious people, so he just had to start fighting!
“Roar of the Fire Dragon!” Maxus opened his mouth wide and spewed out a stream of scorching flames, sweeping towards the man in black robe.
However, the man in black robe raised his hand calmly, and a black barrier instantly appeared in front of them, blocking Maxus’s fire.
“Ice shape·Ice spear!” Gray also immediately launched an attack, and countless ice spears whizzed towards the man in black robe.
However, the man in black robe just waved his hand lightly, and a black whirlwind instantly swept away all the ice spears.
“These guys are a bit tricky!” Maxus frowned. He found that the strength of these black-robed men was far stronger than he had imagined.
The two sides then engaged in a fierce battle.
Although Maxus is impulsive, he has rich combat experience. He led the members of Fairy Tail in a fierce fight with the black-robed man.
However, the black-robed men were numerous and powerful, and Maxas and others gradually fell into a disadvantage.
At this moment, a figure flashed across the night sky like lightning and instantly joined the battlefield.
“Rubber rubber machine gun!”
Luffy appeared on the battlefield, waving his rubber arms like a machine gun, shooting wildly at the man in black robes.
“Heroic Haki!”
The empress also rushed to the battlefield. She released a powerful domineering aura and instantly suppressed the actions of the man in black robe.
With the support of Luffy and Boa Hancock, Maxx and others finally stabilized their position and began to gradually gain the upper hand.
“Where did these guys come from?” Luffy asked curiously while fighting.
“I don’t know, but they are very strong, so be careful!” Maxus reminded loudly.
Lin Qifan’s brows furrowed more and more as he heard the news from the crowd in the rear.
The strength of these black-robed men far exceeds that of any previous enemies.
Moreover, they exuded a cold and evil aura that made him feel very uncomfortable.
“It seems that this mysterious force may have a deeper connection with the previous villain, or even be a larger organization.” Lin Qifan muttered to himself.
He began to think about countermeasures, preparing to use the power of food and the team to fight the new crisis.
“Yaxuan, notify Lao Zhou and ask him to prepare some special ingredients. Also, ask Uncle Wang to speed up the negotiations with the Dragon Clan. We need their help.” Lin Qifan said in a deep voice.
“Yes, young master!” Li Yaxuan responded immediately.
Lin Qifan knew that this crisis was far more serious than any previous one.
He must be fully prepared to protect himself and those around him.
Just as everyone repelled this small force, a low whisper suddenly came from the air…
The black-robed men retreated like the tide, leaving behind only a lingering fishy smell in the air, which was like a disgusting combination of expired milk mixed with rotten eggs.
Maxus covered his nose and complained, “Damn, these guys are more addicted than stinky tofu!” Gray dusted his clothes in disgust, as if they were stained with something dirty.
Luffy, on the other hand, looked indifferent, and even sniffed, and asked foolishly: “Huh? What’s that smell, like barbecue?” The Empress glared at him, and Luffy immediately shrank his neck and hid behind Lin Qifan for shelter.
Before the joy of victory could bloom on everyone’s faces, an even more powerful aura, like an awakening beast, swept over with a suffocating feeling of oppression.
Emily’s face was pale and her voice was trembling: “A super strong energy reaction was detected! At least ten times stronger than before!” Even the usually calm Lin Qifan couldn’t help but curse: “Fuck! Are you serious?!” He felt like his heart was being tightly grasped by an invisible big hand and he could hardly breathe.
This breath is cold, evil, and carries a heart-pounding sense of destruction.
Suddenly, the earth began to tremble violently, and a huge hole was torn in the distant sky, as if something terrible was about to fall.
Luffy shouted excitedly: “Here I come! Finally here!” Maxus, however, looked solemn: “This feeling… is not good…” Before everyone could react, a low voice, like the whisper of a devil from hell, rang in everyone’s ears: “I found you…”
Chapter 88: Breaking Through the Tests (Old Version)
As the deep voice sounded, a black shadow flashed through the cracks in the sky and descended in an instant. When they looked clearly, it turned out to be the monster that was as big as a mountain. Its appearance made the world pale in comparison. After Luffy and others confronted and communicated with it, there was a trial mission to pass. The leading
After passing the test, they can obtain the key of power, so Lin Qifan and others headed towards the valley.
When Lin Qifan and others heard that the first mission was to defeat the powerful monsters in the valley to obtain the key of power, they resolutely headed towards the valley.
Purple mist still permeated the air along the way, but after they drank the spiritual liquid, the erosion of the mysterious power they suffered was alleviated, but the danger still followed them.
When they stepped into the valley, a strong and evil aura hit them in the face.
The monster was huge, like a small mountain, and its body was covered with scales as hard as iron, each scale flashing with cold light.
Its eyes were like burning flames, emitting a fierce and brutal light. Its mouth continuously spewed out blazing flames, burning the surrounding stones hot.
“Everyone be careful, this monster is not easy to deal with!” Lin Qifan warned loudly, touching his chin with determination in his eyes.
The empress took the lead in releasing her domineering aura and rushed towards the monster.
The domineering aura turned into a golden light, cutting through the air like a sharp blade.
The monster felt threatened, let out an angry roar, and swung its huge claws towards the empress.
The empress dodged the attack nimbly, but the strong wind created by the claws still caused her body to sway slightly.
Maxus, holding a sharp sword, attacked the monster from the side.
His sword moves were sharp, and each strike carried great force, trying to leave marks on the monster’s scales.
However, the monster’s scales were too hard, and when Maxus’ sword hit them, only some sparks flew, but no substantial damage was caused.
Lin Qifan was observing the monster’s weaknesses from the side.
He found that the monster’s eyes seemed to be a relatively weak spot.
So he cast a spell, condensed a ray of light, and shot it towards the monster’s eyes.
The monster screamed in pain and temporarily stopped attacking.
Just when everyone thought they had a chance, the monster suddenly opened its mouth and spewed out a huge torrent of fire.
The flames instantly surrounded everyone, and the scorching temperature made it almost impossible for them to breathe.
Lin Qifan and others dodged quickly, but a few of them were still burned by the flames and felt severe pain in their skin.
“We can’t go on like this, we have to think of a solution!” Lin Qifan was anxious.
He touched his chin and suddenly thought of the strange symbols he had seen in the mysterious space before.
Perhaps these symbols can help them find a way to defeat the monster.
Lin Qifan concentrated his mind and recalled the shapes and arrangements of the symbols.
He then performed the spell as he remembered it.
Suddenly, some strange light appeared in the surrounding air, and the light gradually gathered into a rune.
The rune flashed with mysterious power and flew towards the monster.
The monster felt threatened by the rune and tried to dodge, but the rune was extremely fast and hit its body directly.
The monster let out a painful roar and its body began to tremble.
Seeing this, everyone took the opportunity to launch an attack.
The empress’s domineering power, Maxus’s sword, and Lin Qifan’s magic all attacked the monster.
Under the joint attack of everyone, the monster finally couldn’t hold on and fell to the ground.
A ray of light shot out from the monster’s body and turned into a golden key, which was the key to power.
“We have successfully obtained the key to power!” Lin Qifan shouted excitedly.
However, before they could celebrate, the eerie voice came from the mysterious space again: “Humph, don’t think you’re great just because you got a key. The next test will be even more difficult!”
As soon as he finished speaking, the illusory figure appeared again: “The second task is a test of wisdom. Deep in this mysterious space, there is a maze. The maze is full of various mechanisms and traps. You need to find the exit within one hour to obtain the Key of Wisdom.”
The one-hour time limit made everyone nervous.
They did not dare to delay for even a second and immediately rushed towards the direction of the maze.
When they arrived in front of the maze, they saw that the walls of the maze were towering into the sky, and the walls were engraved with strange runes, exuding a mysterious atmosphere.
Everyone walked into the maze cautiously, and after just a few steps, they triggered a mechanism.
The ground suddenly cracked and sharp spikes emerged from the ground.
Everyone jumped and dodged quickly, but a few were accidentally scratched by the sharp spikes.
“Everyone be careful, there are traps everywhere here!” Lin Qifan reminded.
He carefully observed the surrounding environment, trying to find a way to crack the mechanism.
On the wall, he found some strange symbols that seemed to be related to the triggering of the mechanism.
Lin Qifan followed the instructions of the symbols and carefully avoided some mechanisms.
However, there are more complicated mechanisms waiting for them in the maze.
They encountered spinning blades, holes spewing flames, suddenly falling boulders, and more.
Every time they try to dodge a trap, they become terrified and could get hurt if they aren’t careful.
Time passed by minute by minute, and they wandered around in the maze, but could never seem to find the exit.
Everyone started to get anxious, and Lin Qifan also felt a huge pressure.
Just then, the empress discovered a passage hidden in the corner.
She motioned for everyone to follow her.
However, when they walked into the passage, they found that it was a dead end.
A strong airflow suddenly surged out from the end of the passage, blowing everyone back.
“Oh no, this is a trap!” Lin Qifan shouted.
Everyone struggled to resist the impact of the airflow, but the airflow became stronger and stronger, and they gradually could not hold on.
“Everyone hold on, we will definitely find the exit!” Lin Qifan encouraged everyone loudly.
He concentrated again, thinking about how to solve the maze.
Suddenly, he thought of the runes on the wall he saw before entering the maze. Perhaps these runes hid the map of the maze.
Lin Qifan relied on his memory to outline the pattern of the rune in his mind.
After some thought, he finally found the correct route through the maze.
“Follow me, I found the exit!” Lin Qifan shouted.
Everyone followed him and moved forward along the route he directed.
Along the way, they avoided many traps and finally found the exit of the maze at the last moment of an hour.
A ray of light shot out from the exit and turned into a silver key, which was the key of wisdom.
“We succeeded again!” everyone cheered.
But they knew that there was one final test waiting for them.
The illusory figure appeared again: “The last mission is a test of courage. In the deepest part of the mysterious space, there is a dark cave. In the cave lives an evil ghost, which will release the power of fear and put you into endless fear. Only by overcoming the fear in your heart and defeating the ghost can you obtain the key of courage.”
Without any hesitation, everyone walked towards the dark cave.
When they walked into the cave, a cold breath hit them in the face, as if they had entered an ice cellar.
The cave was pitch black, and you couldn’t see your hand in front of you.
Suddenly, an eerie laugh came from the cave, as if countless ghosts were whispering in the ears.
A fear surged in everyone’s hearts, but they held their weapons tightly and tried to calm themselves.
Lin Qifan felt the power of fear eroding his heart, but he kept telling himself to stay calm.
He touched his chin, trying to find any trace of the ghost.
Just then, a huge ghost appeared in front of them.
The ghost’s body is transparent, emitting a faint green light, and its eyes are empty and terrifying, as if they can see through people’s hearts.
The ghost let out a roar, releasing a powerful force of fear.
Everyone only felt all kinds of horrific scenes appearing before their eyes, their relatives and friends were shouting in pain, and they themselves were falling into an endless abyss.
“Don’t be defeated by fear, this is all an illusion!” Lin Qifan shouted loudly.
He concentrated, trying to dispel the fear in his heart.
The Empress and Maxas also tried hard to resist the power of fear. They gripped their weapons tightly and rushed towards the ghost.
However, the ghost’s power was too great and their attacks seemed to have no effect on it.
The ghost stretched out its huge arms and knocked the Empress and Maxus away.
When Lin Qifan saw this scene, his heart was filled with anger and courage.
He rushed towards the ghost, regardless of the encroaching fear.
The moment he approached the ghost, he felt the ghost’s inner weakness.
It turns out that although the ghost’s power of fear is strong, it itself is also afraid of true courage.
Lin Qifan shouted loudly, releasing the courage in his heart.
That courage turned into a ray of light and shot towards the ghost.
The ghost felt the power of this courage and began to tremble.
Everyone was also encouraged by Lin Qifan’s actions.
They all released their inner courage and attacked the ghost.
Under the courageous attack of everyone, the ghost finally couldn’t hold on and dissipated into the air.
A ray of light shot out from where the ghost disappeared and turned into a golden key, which was the key of courage.
“We have successfully collected three keys!” Lin Qifan shouted excitedly.
Everyone cheered, they finally completed all the tests.
However, when they returned to the sealing formation with the three keys, they found that the runes around the formation became more flickering, as if warning them not to get close.
At this moment, the eerie voice came again from the mysterious space: “Do you think you can unlock the formation by collecting three keys? It’s not that easy. These three keys are only the first step to unlock the formation. Next, you will have to face even stronger challenges. There is a mysterious power hidden in the formation. Only by defeating this power can you truly unlock the seal of the formation. Before you unlock the seal, the power of the mysterious space will double every hour. You don’t have much time!”
This new challenge made everyone feel heavy again.
They knew that the next battle would be more difficult, but they had no reason to retreat.
They must defeat the mysterious power within a limited time and unlock the seal of the formation in order to lead everyone out of the predicament of this mysterious space.
Lin Qifan touched his chin and said firmly: “I can definitely break this game. Everyone get ready, we will face new challenges!” Everyone nodded, revealing firm determination in their eyes.
They held the key tightly in their hands and walked towards the sealing formation. A more intense battle was about to begin…
Chapter 89: Eat and then have a big fight (old version)
Lin Qifan led everyone to the sealing formation. Looking at the mysterious barrier, everyone was nervous but more motivated.
An idea suddenly occurred to him, and he set up a small stove on the spot and started baking pancakes. As he baked, he said that only by eating and drinking well could one have the strength to fight. Then he walked towards the barrier holding the pancakes, as if this battle was just an everyday trivial matter.
Inside the barrier that looked like a giant jelly bowl, the air seemed to have frozen.
The oppressive feeling is like watching a horror movie and the toilet light starts flickering halfway through, which really sets the atmosphere.
Lin Qifan curled his lips, took a step forward, and walked straight to the edge of the barrier, holding a freshly baked “Water Curtain Cave Exploding Cheese Pancake” in his hand.
“Whoever is hungry, come here quickly. You can only fight after you have eaten.” His tone was not nervous at all, and his words were light and casual, as if he was saying “Don’t forget to eat eggs for breakfast.”
Luffy’s eyes widened, “What a delicious smell!” He swallowed the whole pancake in one gulp, chewing with a happy face, “Wow – this cheese is like a gummy candy from food heaven!”
“Do you know what nutritional balance is?” The empress rolled her eyes at him unhappily, but her eyes were attracted by the pancakes. In the end, she picked up a piece awkwardly and took a bite.
As soon as the corners of his mouth moved, they suddenly froze.
The warm cheese exploded on the tip of her tongue, and the mushroom sauce and the weird honey garlic pepper blended perfectly. She couldn’t help but hum, like a kitten licking dried fish, her eyes lit up: “…For the time being, I’ll recognize you a little.”
Lin Qifan grinned at her: “He’s a foodie who speaks in a hostile manner but acts honestly. I’ve identified him correctly.”
At the same time, after Maxus ate the “Flame Fried Noodles Burger”, all the pores on his body seemed to bloom, his fighting spirit soared, and the flames on his body burned even more fiercely.
“I feel like I could blow up ten volcanoes!”
“Don’t blow us up too.” Gray held a cup of “cold-brewed blueberry pudding” in his mouth, his tone was chilly, but his face gradually regained clarity.
“I have been able to completely suppress the bewitching power from before.”
Lin Qifan was silently observing the barrier. He squatted down, and felt the vibration frequency of the ground with his fingertips. His eyes flashed: “Strange, it seems that all energy flows are gathered in the center of this barrier. It is not hard in all directions, but the overall fluidity is deliberately strengthened… like a reconfigurable energy array.”
“You mean… there is a weakness?” Li Yaxuan leaned forward and asked in a low voice.
He nodded, and just as he was about to speak, he heard the empress snort coldly: “Found it.”
Everyone looked at her.
The empress was standing in the north, with a slender hand slowly placed on the surface of the barrier. She narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly, and raised a hint of coldness and arrogance at the corner of her lips: “The energy here is weak, like inferior glass.”
The next second, she released a powerful domineering aura, and her aura suddenly cut through the sky like a knife. With a bang, she kicked out fiercely!
The light vibrated, and the entire barrier was covered with visible ripples, as if water waves were instantly stimulated.
“Let me have a go too!” Luffy chewed the last piece of five-flavor barbecued meat while stretching his fists to the limit, “Rubber-Rubber-Elephant Gun Shoot!!”
Fists fell like a torrential rain, and finally a crack appeared on the barrier. There was a “pop” sound, as if a blow was made on glass.
“Keep fighting! Don’t stop!” Lin Qifan shouted loudly, and at the same time threw a string of “Soul Incense” to Maxus neatly.
“Oh my god, this is so spicy that I’m going to fly!” Maxus cried out in pain and joy, and his whole body hit the crack directly like a burning meteorite!
The cracks continued to expand, and energy flowed back, causing the air to roar and the eardrums to vibrate.
Suddenly, that eerie voice sounded again: “Hehehe… don’t overestimate your own abilities!”
The next second, a crack in the center of the barrier suddenly exploded, and a shadow rose into the sky. It was a figure wearing a black hood, emitting dark purple flames all over the body. A terrifying oppression accompanied by a fishy and sweet smell rushed towards him.
“Black Chef Kokla?!” Emily took a step back in shock, her face pale. “He is the man who was expelled from the Temple of the God of Food according to legend. He used desserts to control souls and was imprisoned for hundreds of years!”
Lin Qifan raised his eyebrows: “This name sounds like a dark dessert brand.”
“Lin Qifan.” The shadow’s voice was low. “Do you think that a few mortal snacks can shake our plan? We have already mastered the power of the dragon blood fruit and will reshape the order of the entire food world! All those who disobey – will sink into the illusion of food!”
“Wow, so chuunib.” Luffy scratched his head, “What kind of thing can make people addicted to food? No one can eat all the time except me!”
“Eating is a belief!” Li Yaxuan suddenly pulled out a dagger with a smile on her lips, “But we don’t live to eat, we live to eat beautifully!”
“Well said.” Lin Qifan nodded and stepped on the ground, “Summon the support – Heroic Spirit Chef God Uncle Wang!”
A flash of white light appeared, and Uncle Wang appeared with his hands folded and muttering, “Who called me? Oh, it turned out to be you, brat. OK, I’ll negotiate the dragon blood fruit trade.”
At the same time, Lao Zhou made a mysterious appearance and pulled out a bag of “Blood Sugar Exploding Sweet and Spicy Candy” from his arms.
“This seasoning can only be solved by dragon blood fruit,” he said.
The whole situation suddenly turned around.
The Empress burst out with a new round of domineering aura, and Luffy activated Gear Fourth and used his ultimate moves wildly.
The black-clad enemy summoned a swarm of gourmet golems, but they were quickly defeated by Emily and Gray.
The barrier was finally shattered by the joint attack of everyone, and the energy that broke through the air swept across the whole area.
Under the starlight in the open air, Lin Qifan finally walked out of the barrier.
He held the last “King Kong Caramel Candied Haws”, looked at the huge black shadow in the dim forest ahead, and took a light bite.
“It turns out that the person who has been stirring up trouble behind the scenes is you.”
His voice suddenly sank, and the whole place fell into dead silence.
The next second, an even more eerie and deep laugh came from a distance, as if a new player had joined the game… Chapter 89: The Final Battle Unveils a New Conspiracy (Continued)
The curtain of darkness breaks and dawn is coming.
In the world after the barrier was broken, everything seemed extremely quiet, as if it had temporarily lost its voice due to the violent flow of energy.
The night wind blew the ends of Lin Qifan’s hair, and it was as cool as a mint leaf just taken out of an ice-cold soda bucket, making people feel refreshed and inexplicably tense.
“Huh… is it over?” Maxus was sweating profusely, and the flames finally went out. He sat down on the ground, holding the bag of “Soul Chuan Chuan Xiang” and chewing on it happily.
Li Yaxuan gently wiped the sweat off her face, turned to look at Lin Qifan, her eyes full of tenderness: “You did it again.”
“It’s nothing, it’s mainly because Luffy and Boa Hancock are fighting so hard.” Lin Qifan curled his lips and smiled. He seemed lazy, but he was actually secretly focusing on the current state.
He said it was easy, but his hand quietly reached for the summoning cooldown column on the system interface.
The empress put away her domineering attitude and snorted coldly: “Next time, if it’s not the sweet and sour cheese rose cake… Humph, I’m too lazy to make it.”
“What a great way to fight.” Gray looked at the shattered remains of the dessert puppets and thought, “Their intention is not just to attack us.”
And just in the few seconds when everyone relaxed, Emily’s face suddenly changed.
She turned around abruptly, her eyes fixed on the southwest direction, which was a ruined forest where mountains and nightmares intertwined. Silently, swirling purple-black ripples appeared on the ground, as if the abyss had opened its mouth to reality.
“Wait a minute.” She whispered, her voice as if bitten by the wind, “This smell… is not the smell of the black chef Kokla.”
Everyone’s expression tensed instantly.
Lin Qifan was the first to rush forward, his pupils slightly shrunken, and he held his breath and concentrated.
His nose twitched slightly, and he could smell the almost imperceptible sweet fragrance in the air, which was wrapped in the rich flavor of berries that had not yet arrived in season, cold and sticky, like unripe jelly tainted with poison.
“Sugar… no, it should be another kind of fermented aroma.” He murmured.
Suddenly, a red alert popped up on the system interface, visible only to Lin Qifan:
[Special Tips] The warm-up phase of the “Dark Night Carnival” has started in advance. Please be prepared to welcome the [Night Banquet Riddler].
“Sure enough, it comes again.” Lin Qifan bit the last piece of the candied haws, but his eyes were harder than the candy.
Emily turned her head slowly, and her tone was like a blade scraping through Ling Luo: “It… has begun to infiltrate our world.”
Lin Qifan narrowed his eyes, slid his right foot backwards, casually pulled off the iron skewer wrapped in wind cloth on his shoulder, swung it, and inserted it into the ground.
The tone was as calm as the opening remarks of a food broadcast at two o’clock in the morning, but it revealed a chilling calmness:
“There’s no time to wash your hands, everyone – the dinner party will start early.”
Chapter 90 Invitation to the Dark Night Carnival (Old Version)
The night is like a huge piece of black silk, spreading silently from the horizon, wrapping the whole world gently and resolutely. The moonlight is like water, like a bright lamp hanging high, casting a silvery glow, covering the entire dense forest with a layer of gauze. The hazy light and shadow sway among the branches and leaves, giving the quiet dense forest a strange atmosphere, as if whispering unknown secrets.
Deep in the shade of the trees, Lin Qifan, Li Yaxuan, Luffy, and Robin, who had just been summoned by Lin Qifan through the summoning system, sat around a table made of a slightly rough tree stump. Their eyes were all drawn to the gorgeous invitation on the table, as if being pulled by an invisible magic.
The invitation in Emily’s hand seemed to be a mysterious object with life, trembling slightly, and every tremor seemed to be telling the mysterious secrets of the ancient continent, eagerly waiting to be heard and interpreted. The words printed in red with gold edges on the invitation flickered strangely under the moonlight, and the light seemed to emit a malicious force, so strong that it made people feel uneasy, as if an invisible hand was gently stirring the anxiety deep in their hearts.
“This thing exudes an ominous feeling.” Luffy frowned, his face full of confusion and vigilance. He habitually raised his hand and rubbed his head, as if this could get rid of the invisible irritation lingering in his heart. “It’s like an unknown sea, which always makes people feel uncomfortable. When sailing on the sea, at least you can see the wind and waves, but this thing is completely incomprehensible.” Luffy said, gesturing in the air with his hands, trying to find a more appropriate description.
Lin Qifan nodded slightly, without saying anything, but his nose wrinkled slightly. His heart was also filled with this inexplicable uneasiness, but as the backbone of the team, he had to remain calm. He suppressed the panic in his heart, and with a slight tremor of his hand, the summoning system panel appeared in front of him like flowing mercury. His fingertips slid quickly on the panel, his movements were skillful and steady, as if he was flipping through a familiar book. Soon, a name jumped out from the corridor of time – Nicole Robin.
With a gentle breeze, Robin, wearing a black dress, walked gracefully into everyone’s sight. Every step she took was like a silent dance, calm and confident. She walked to the table, picked up the invitation letter gracefully, and her eyes moved around, revealing a deep wisdom, as if she could see through this thin paper and reach its hidden core.
Robin closed her eyes, her long eyelashes casting a faint shadow on her cheeks. Her fingertips gently touched the edge of the invitation, and those seemingly ordinary words, as if pulled by some invisible mysterious force, slowly emerged one after another strange symbols. These symbols emitted a faint light, flickering in the darkness, like mysterious stars in the night sky.
“They are memory seals.” Robin spoke slowly, his voice was like the breeze in the night, soft but firm, every word was clearly heard by everyone, “This invitation letter does not hide words, but information from another world. These symbols record a piece of dusty history and a huge secret.” Robin’s words made the already tense atmosphere even more solemn, and expressions of surprise and thought appeared on everyone’s face.
Everyone looked solemn and exchanged knowing looks with each other, as if at this moment they all understood that what they were about to face would not be simple at all.
“In other words, this so-called ‘Dark Night Carnival’ is not just a cooking competition.” Emily looked at Lin Qifan with a hint of worry in her eyes, “but a feast for the soul. According to the ancient legends I know, at such a feast, the winner will gain the mysterious power to control the soul, while the loser’s soul will be devoured forever.”
“Soul-devouring food, haha… it really has a lot of potential.” Lin Qifan whispered to himself, with a calculating glint in his eyes. In his mind, various strategies and plans were arranged quickly and orderly like chess pieces on a chessboard. He knew that although this challenge was full of dangers, it also contained huge opportunities. As long as they handled it properly, they could not only uncover the truth behind it, but also gain unimaginable rewards.
They need to go to this “Dark Night Carnival” to uncover the truth hidden behind the fog, otherwise the whole world will face an immeasurable crisis. This crisis is not only about their own fate, but also about the life and death of countless people. Thinking of this, Lin Qifan’s eyes became more determined, and he secretly clenched his fists, as if swearing an oath to the unknown challenge.
The preparation work is quietly progressing in a tense and meticulous atmosphere.
The pills and cloak that Lin Qifan exchanged from the system lay quietly on the table, like a warrior waiting to be awakened. These pills are said to be able to improve the user’s physical strength and reaction speed at critical moments, while the cloak has magical defensive capabilities and can resist a certain degree of attack. Lin Qifan picked up the pills, looked at them carefully, and silently calculated the timing of using them.
Empress Hancock was concentrating on cultivating her own domineering aura. She stood aside, her figure upright, like a rose blooming in the darkness, gorgeous and dangerous. Her whole body exuded a powerful aura, which was the pressure of the domineering aura. Every breath she took seemed to carry the surging and majestic waves. She knew that in the upcoming challenge, strong strength was the most reliable guarantee.
Luffy was sweating profusely in the middle of the open space. He threw punches one after another, his movements were as agile and nimble as a wild animal, and each punch was accompanied by the sound of whirring wind. His eyes were full of excitement and anticipation. He had no fear of the upcoming adventure, but was full of fighting spirit. In his view, the unknown challenge was like a new sea, full of infinite possibilities and surprises.
“Are there any hidden dangers that need attention?” Li Yaxuan held her chin with her hand, her eyes slid across everyone, and finally fixed on Lin Qifan. Her eyes revealed a hint of worry, but more of trust. In this team, she has always played a careful and calm role, always able to raise key questions at critical moments.
“We have to be careful of the hand behind the scenes. That ‘Shadow Chef’ won’t make everything easy.” Lin Qifan’s voice was firm, but there was a hint of uneasiness between his brows. He knew very well that this mysterious “Shadow Chef” was hiding in the darkness, controlling everything, and every step they took could fall into the opponent’s trap. But even so, they had no way out and could only move forward courageously.
“But even so, we have to go.” Robin smiled slightly and spoke softly, “This is both a challenge and the only way. We can’t retreat because we have a mission. Only by uncovering the truth can we save the world.” Robin’s words were like a beacon in the darkness, bringing courage and strength to everyone.
Everyone prepared silently, each with their own thoughts in mind, until the moonlight was gradually obscured by thick clouds and the night became increasingly silent, as if the whole world was swallowed up by darkness.
“Everyone, get ready to go—” Lin Qifan shouted softly, breaking the suffocating silence. His voice was firm and powerful, echoing in the night sky like a huge bell, giving people an unquestionable majesty.
At this moment, an ominous shadow that they had never felt before slowly spread in the depths of the room, like a ferocious hunter staring at their backs, ready to strike, waiting for the dawn before dawn. The shadow seemed to have life, slowly moving, emitting a cold breath that made people shudder.
The air seemed to be stagnant, like a wet rag stuck to the face, making it hard to breathe. An inexplicable chill rose from the soles of the feet to the top of the head, and goose bumps appeared like money. This chill was not just physical coldness, but also a fear from the depths of the soul.
Luffy scratched his head and said in confusion, “Hey, do you feel… a little cold?” Before he finished speaking, the invitation in Robin’s hand spontaneously ignited without wind and turned into ashes in an instant. The burning flames made no sound, but they were particularly dazzling in the darkness.
“Holy crap, are you serious?!” Luffy exclaimed, his face full of surprise and excitement. This is his personality. The more dangerous the situation, the more it can stimulate his fighting spirit.
Lin Qifan narrowed his eyes and smiled dangerously: “Haha, it seems that this ‘Dark Night Carnival’ is more exciting than I imagined. Yaxuan, where is my precious cloak? I’m going to have a big time tonight!” There was a hint of unruliness and confidence in his smile, as if declaring to the unknown challenge that he was not afraid.
Li Yaxuan smiled sweetly, took out a flashy sequined cloak from her space ring and put it on him, teasing: “Go, my king, you are the most handsome guy on this street tonight!” There was a hint of joking in her words, but more of it was trust and support for Lin Qifan.
The empress snorted lightly, fiddling with her long hair, and said disdainfully: “Hmph, just a bunch of clowns.” However, a hint of excitement flashed in the depths of her eyes. Although she appeared arrogant and indifferent, deep down she was also eager for a fierce battle, eager to show her strength in the battle.
This is the calm before the storm, the darkness before the dawn. They are like a group of moths flying into the fire, knowing that there is an abyss and endless danger ahead, but they rush forward without hesitation. Because they know that some things must be done by someone; some truths must be revealed by someone.
Lin Qifan took a deep breath, pushed open the door, waved his hand heroically, and shouted: “Let’s go!” His voice echoed in the night sky, full of strength and determination. Only a meaningful whisper echoed in the air: “The game has just officially begun…”
Following Lin Qifan’s order, everyone filed out and stepped into the dark forest. The moonlight occasionally shone through the gaps in the clouds, shining on them and reflecting their determined figures. They walked along the winding path, and the sound of their footsteps was particularly clear in the silent night. The surrounding trees were like silent guards, quietly watching their departure.
As he moved forward, Lin Qifan kept observing the surroundings, alert to any possible dangers. He held the weapon he had exchanged from the system tightly in his hand, his eyes revealing vigilance and concentration. Li Yaxuan followed closely behind him, holding a small detector in her hand, ready to detect any abnormalities around her at any time.
Luffy was like a happy little deer, jumping in the team. His laughter broke the silence of the night. Although the road ahead was full of unknown dangers, his optimism and cheerfulness infected everyone. Empress Hancock walked gracefully, her eyes revealing an innate pride and confidence. She exuded a strong aura, as if any danger was not worth mentioning in front of her.
Robin followed quietly at the end of the team, her eyes revealing a kind of contemplation. She held an ancient book in her hand and flipped through it from time to time, trying to find more clues about the “Dark Night Carnival” from the book. She knew very well that this challenge was not only a contest of strength, but also a test of wisdom.
As they went deeper, the atmosphere around them became more and more strange. There was a faint fishy smell in the air, as if some dangerous creature was lurking nearby. Suddenly, a low roar came from a distance, breaking the tranquility of the night. Everyone immediately stopped and looked vigilantly in the direction where the sound came from.
“It seems that we have entered their territory.” Lin Qifan whispered, his eyes revealing a hint of nervousness, but more of excitement. He knew that the real challenge was about to begin.
“What are you afraid of? If you come at me alone, I’ll beat one. If you come at me two, I’ll beat a pair!” Luffy shouted excitedly, his fists clenched, ready for a fight at any time.
“Don’t underestimate the enemy.” Empress Hancock said coldly, “The danger here may be far beyond our imagination.” There was a hint of warning in her words, making everyone feel more solemn.
At this moment, a group of dark shadows rushed out from the woods and quickly approached them. In the faint moonlight, they could see that these dark shadows were agile and quick, and were obviously well-trained killers.
“Prepare for battle!” Lin Qifan shouted and rushed towards the enemy first. The weapon in his hand flashed with cold light, and every swing brought a sharp sound of wind. Li Yaxuan quickly activated the detector to find the enemy’s weakness. Luffy was like a brave beast, rushing through the enemy group. Wherever his fists hit, the enemies fell to the ground. Empress Hancock stood in place, her eyes flashing with domineering light. With her light shout, a powerful domineering aura was released instantly, and the surrounding enemies were knocked to the ground one after another.
Robin stood aside, using her ability of the Hana-Hana no Mi to provide support to her teammates. Her arms were like vines, weaving between the enemies and binding them tightly. The battle broke out instantly, fierce and brutal.
During the battle, Lin Qifan found that although these enemies were powerful, they seemed to be controlled by some kind of power and their movements were somewhat mechanical. He suddenly realized that this might be related to the “Shadow Cook”. He decided to capture an enemy and try to get more information from him.
After a fierce battle, they finally repelled the enemy. Lin Qifan successfully captured an enemy, pinned him to the ground, and asked sternly: “Tell me, who are you? Why are you attacking us?”
There was a trace of fear in the enemy’s eyes, but he clenched his teeth and refused to speak. Seeing this, Lin Qifan increased the strength of his hand and asked again: “If you don’t say it, you will stay here forever!”
The enemy hesitated for a moment, and finally said: “We are the subordinates of the ‘Shadow Cook’, and we have been ordered to stop you from going to the ‘Dark Night Carnival’. He said that you will ruin his plan.”
“What is his plan?” Lin Qifan asked.
The enemy shook his head and said, “I don’t know, we are just following orders.”
Lin Qifan frowned, knowing that he could not get any more information from this enemy. He let go of the enemy and said to everyone, “It seems that the ‘Shadow Cook’ has already known our actions, and he will not let us reach the ‘Dark Night Carnival’ easily. We must speed up and be careful about what comes next.”
Everyone nodded, knowing that the road ahead would be even more difficult. But they had no intention of retreating, and instead became more determined to move forward. Because they knew that only by uncovering the truth behind the “Dark Night Carnival” could they save the world and protect everything they cherished.
Under the moonlight, the group set out on their journey again. Their figures gradually moved away in the darkness, leaving behind only a silent battlefield and the gradually fading smell of blood.
Chapter 91: Unexpected twists and turns of sneaking into the carnival (old version)
Pushing open the rusty iron door, the noisy sound poured out like a flood that almost blew Lin Qifan’s wig away.
Wow, this “Dark Night Carnival” really lives up to its name, it’s so exciting!
Deafening music, colorful neon lights, and the mixed smell of barbecue and cheap perfume in the air make people feel as if they have mistakenly entered a country stage.
Lin Qifan and his group were dressed in disguise and mingled with them. He himself was wearing a sexy sequined cloak, like a moving disco ball. If it weren’t for the wrong occasion, he really wanted to do a moonwalk.
Li Yaxuan was wearing a low-key and luxurious black dress, which perfectly set off her elegant temperament. She was holding a glass of “Happy Fat House Water from 1982” – actually grape juice, pretending to be socializing.
There is no need to say anything about Luffy. Even if he puts on a suit, it can’t hide his silliness. He is drooling at the barbecue stall.
“Remember, we are here to gather intelligence, so keep a low profile!” Lin Qifan whispered, but his eyes couldn’t help but glance at a roadside stall selling octopus balls.
“Especially you, Luffy! Don’t get so immobilized when you see food!”
Luffy nodded repeatedly, but his eyes were fixed on the octopus balls, and his saliva was almost dripping to the ground.
“Don’t worry, Captain!” he said vaguely, “I only eat… a little!”
Lin Qifan held his forehead with his hand, knowing that this guy was unreliable.
In the center of the venue, on a huge stage, scantily clad dancers were twisting their bodies vigorously, and the cheers from the audience were endless.
Lin Qifan noticed that among the crowd, there were some guys with gloomy eyes. They did not join in the carnival, but were observing everything around them vigilantly.
“It seems like tonight won’t be very peaceful…” Lin Qifan said to himself.
Suddenly, a powerful dark aura came from the depths of the venue, as if an invisible giant hand had strangled everyone’s throat, and the air solidified instantly.
The noise of the crowd stopped abruptly, replaced by a suffocating silence.
“Here it comes!” Lin Qifan shouted in a low voice, grabbed Li Yaxuan’s hand and protected her behind him.
I saw a figure slowly walking out of the darkness. It was Sigma who was previously controlled by the green tea villain.
His eyes were empty, his face was pale, and he exuded a disgusting stench.
“Sigma! You…” Robin exclaimed.
Sigma ignored her and rushed straight towards Lin Qifan and others at an astonishing speed!
“Luffy! Go!” Lin Qifan shouted.
Luffy couldn’t hold back any longer, and activated the ability of the Rubber Fruit, smashing Sigma hard with a “rubber machine gun”.
However, Sigma took the blow as if nothing had happened and continued to approach the crowd.
“This guy… has become stronger!” Luffy’s face was solemn.
Sigma’s attacks became more and more fierce, and everyone was gradually unable to withstand it.
Luffy’s attacks were almost ineffective against him, and the attacks from others were like tickling.
“This won’t do!” Lin Qifan was anxious. He glanced at the system interface and saw that his foodie points were almost gone.
“Let’s fight!” Lin Qifan gritted his teeth and used up all his remaining foodie points in one breath, summoning five characters at the same time: Boa Hancock, Ace, Sanji, Zoro, and… Chopper!
Five dazzling lights flashed, and five figures appeared in front of everyone.
They exuded a powerful aura and formed a strange formation, trapping Sigma inside.
“Cooking matrix, start!” Lin Qifan shouted.
The five characters attacked at the same time, and various gorgeous moves were intertwined to form an impenetrable attack net, which firmly suppressed Sigma.
However, the good times did not last long.
Sigma seemed to have sensed the weakness of the “Cooking Matrix” and suddenly burst out with even more powerful strength, breaking the matrix abruptly!
“Damn it!” Lin Qifan cursed inwardly, feeling full of powerlessness.
At this moment, a voice came from a distance:
“Haha, what a wonderful performance…” At this breathtaking moment, the green tea villain finally showed up.
He stood at the edge of the stage, with his arms folded, looking down at the crowd like an emperor.
Lights flickered behind him, shrouding his figure in a mysterious and eerie glow.
“Tsk tsk, it seems our ‘Dimensional Chef’ has some talent.” There was a hint of amusement in his voice, as if he was enjoying the chaos in front of him like a cat playing with mouse.
There seemed to be a hint of cold metallic smell floating in the air, making people feel that the temperature around them had dropped a few degrees.
The villain’s eyes were as sharp as a knife, and everyone present felt an indescribable sense of oppression.
Especially Lin Qifan, he could feel the danger of being locked, as if an invisible clamp was slowly tightening, making it difficult for him to breathe and cold sweat broke out on his back.
“Do you think you can stop me like this?” The green tea villain chuckled, her voice was like lazy velvet, but it had the power to captivate the soul.
For a moment, the lively carnival seemed to be paused and time stood still.
Looking at Sigma who was slightly controlled by the Cooking Matrix, the villain showed an indifferent expression, as if this was just a drama he had carefully planned, and now was the moment when the climax was about to come.
Li Yaxuan held Lin Qifan’s hand tightly and felt the tacit trust between them.
They communicated their unyielding determination with their eyes. Although the current situation was quite difficult, both of them still had a desire for victory in their hearts.
At this moment, the green tea villain’s eyes swept across everyone. He smiled slightly and said mysteriously: “Your struggle is nothing but… in vain.”
The music started up again, but this time it seemed to become even more harsh and piercing because of the appearance of the villain. The sharp rhythm vibrated in the air along with his words, like an invisible shadow covering the entire carnival night sky.
Chapter 92: Food Strikes Back and Memory Awakens (Old Version)
“In vain? Haha, it’s still uncertain who will win!” Lin Qifan sneered. This green tea villain, who speaks in a sarcastic tone, really makes people want to do something stupid!
He embraced Li Yaxuan and whispered a few words in her ear. Li Yaxuan understood.
“Hmph, a last-ditch struggle.” The green tea villain glanced at Lin Qifan with contempt, as if she was sure of victory.
He controlled Sigma like a puppet and launched a fierce attack on everyone.
Sigma’s attack was extremely fierce, his fists were whistling, and brought a suffocating sense of oppression.
Everyone was exhausted from dealing with the situation, and gradually got more and more scars on their bodies.
Lin Qifan scanned the battlefield with sharp eyes, quickly thinking of a countermeasure in his mind.
He knew that a head-on confrontation would not work and he had to find another way.
He took a deep breath and shouted, “Yaxuan, Robin, are the ingredients ready?”
“Everything is ready!” Li Yaxuan and Robin’s voices sounded almost at the same time. They pushed a small food cart filled with a wide variety of ingredients, exuding tempting aromas.
Lin Qifan curled up his lips into a confident smile. It’s time to show his real skills!
He rolled up his sleeves and, like a top chef, began his wonderful performance.
The knives flashed, the ingredients flew in the air, and the pots and pans collided to create a pleasant rhythm.
First up is the “Devil Fruit Cuisine”, which is Lin Qifan’s masterpiece.
He sliced ​​an exotic fruit, mixed it with various rare ingredients, stir-fried it with a secret sauce, and finally served it on an exquisite plate.
“Luffy, catch it!” Lin Qifan threw the food to Luffy, who was quick-eyed and quick-handed and caught it steadily.
Without saying a word, he stuffed the food into his mouth and started chewing it.
“Delicious! Meat!” Luffy shouted excitedly. After eating, his body began to emit a strange light.
Luffy’s body gradually expanded, his muscle lines became more obvious, and he looked full of strength.
He clenched his fists, feeling the power surging in his body, and shouted excitedly: “I feel full of power!” He rushed towards Sigma at an astonishing speed, like a flash of lightning across the night sky.
“Rubber rubber… Bazooka!” Luffy’s fists fell on Sigma like raindrops, making a dull impact sound.
Sigma was beaten back repeatedly, a painful expression on his face.
At the same time, Lin Qifan began to make “Memory Ramen”.
He adds a special spice to the noodle soup that has the magical effect of awakening memory.
He put the cooked ramen into a large bowl and carefully brought it to Sigma.
“Sigma, try this.” Lin Qifan’s voice was gentle and firm, as if it carried some kind of magic.
Sigma was stunned for a moment. He mechanically took the ramen and started eating slowly.
As he swallowed the ramen, some vague images began to emerge in his mind.
“Who am I? Where am I?” Sigma muttered to himself, his consciousness gradually awakening.
The green tea villain noticed Sigma’s change and his face changed drastically. He tried to strengthen his control, but it was too late.
Sigma raised his head suddenly, grabbed the silk thread that controlled him and broke it with force.
He is free again!
“I… I’m back!” Sigma’s voice trembled. He looked at Lin Qifan.
“Welcome back, brother!” Lin Qifan patted Sigma’s shoulder and a relieved smile appeared on his face.
Sigma joined the battle and fought alongside Luffy, Boa Hancock and others.
With Sigma’s joining, the battle situation was instantly reversed.
The green tea villain began to feel overwhelmed, and his expression became increasingly ugly.
He stared at Lin Qifan with gritted teeth, “You…you actually…”
“What’s wrong with me?” Lin Qifan raised his eyebrows and asked innocently.
The green tea villain took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart.
He slowly raised his right hand, and a ball of black energy condensed in his palm.
“The game… has just begun…”
“That’s it? That’s it?” Lin Qifan curled his lips in disdain. Could this green tea villain stop talking so much nonsense before using his ultimate move? It was like an old lady’s foot binding, long and smelly.
He picked up a banana that someone had dropped nearby, peeled it, and stuffed it into his mouth. “I don’t know if this villain will drop some equipment for me in the end. I’m really broke lately.”
At this moment, the green tea villain’s face turned red, and he uttered like a constipated person: “I am the master of shadows, you ants, tremble!” A dark force as thick as ink, with a disgusting stench, came overwhelming, and was about to swallow everyone up like a tide.
The smell is terrible, just like smelly socks that haven’t been washed for three days.
Luffy pinched his nose and looked disgusted: “What the hell is that, it stinks!” Even the empress, who has always been extremely sensitive to fragrance, couldn’t help but frown, with disgust written all over her delicate face.
“Oh my god, did the villain blow up the toilet? It smells so bad!” Lin Qifan complained, covering his nose.
This dark power not only smells bad, but also has a sticky touch that gives people goose bumps.
Robin pushed her glasses and said solemnly: “This power… seems to carry some kind of curse.” Her voice trembled slightly. This power made her feel unprecedentedly uneasy.
Seeing that the dark power was about to engulf everyone, Sigma suddenly stood in front of everyone and roared: “Don’t even think about hurting my friends!” The golden light on his body suddenly burst out, forming a solid barrier to keep the dark power out.
“Sigma!” Lin Qifan’s heart tightened. Was this guy going to use some old trick of sacrificing himself?
Please, can you please have less of this kind of melodramatic plot?
Sigma gritted his teeth and held on, but the dark force was too strong and cracks began to appear in the barrier.
“I can’t hold on any longer…” Sigma’s voice trembled, and beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down his forehead.
Seeing this, the green tea villain laughed triumphantly: “Hahahaha, give up resistance! You will all become mine…”
Before he could finish his words, Lin Qifan suddenly interrupted him: “Wait a minute! I have something to say!” He took out a crumpled piece of paper from his pocket, and when he unfolded it, there was a line of crooked words written on it: “Universal Wishing Coupon”.
“I’m sorry, villain,” Lin Qifan shook the note in his hand and showed a nasty smile, “I just made a wish, I hope you…”
Chapter 93: Dark Magic’s Counterattack (Old Version)
Darkness, like a tide from the abyss that was suddenly released, roared across the entire battlefield.
The cold and damp air seemed to penetrate into the bone marrow, making it hard to breathe.
The originally clear sky suddenly turned into a dark black color, and even a ray of light was reluctant to penetrate.
Lin Qifan felt as if his chest was hit by a heavy hammer. Even when he just breathed, it was like he was taking a breath of dusty and rusty air.
His muscles were tense and sweat had already soaked through his clothes.
And what was before his eyes was the surging dark magic controlled by the Shadow Chef – it was like a pot of burnt hotpot ingredients, rotten, twisted, and lifeless, but it suddenly poured down, too fierce to be like magic, more like a black will cursing the heaven and earth.
“Don’t be a wimp!” Lin Qifan gritted his teeth and took out the “Dimensional Transmigrator” from his pocket without hesitation. He pressed the button with only one thought in his mind: “Summon Kagura!”
Following a dimensional sound of breaking through the air that sounded slightly like a TikTok filter, a dazzling blue-white beam of light descended on the center of the battlefield, and the ground exploded with a loud bang.
A small but sharp figure walked out proudly from the light – Kagura, her silver hair fluttering in the wind like a knife. She swung the umbrella in her hand suddenly, and the tip of the umbrella flashed a light that could cut through chaos.
Her eyes seemed to have suddenly been given a special effect, their coldness piercing the bones, but her steps were incredibly light, and she leaped up and rushed into the darkness that was devouring everyone step by step.
“Bang–!”
The first blow created a large hole in the dark area, and the thin figure holding the umbrella flipped and danced in the air like a flying blade.
This guy who always liked to eat secretly and speak illogically has now become the most powerful melee assassin. Every attack seems to be venting her dissatisfaction to the darkness: “Whoever stops me from eating spicy hot pot again, I will beat them into octopuses!”
Lin Qifan’s mouth twitched, “Is this considered… a battle cry?”
He wanted to complain, but a vague force came over him – as if a sight under the scorching sun suddenly swept over, shrouding the crowd in darkness, and a gentle but irresistible wave swept over.
“Empress.” Li Yaxuan said softly, her eyes trembling.
Yes, it’s her.
The Pirate Queen, dressed in a bright red dress, with a face as beautiful as a peach but as cold as ice, slowly walked out of the crowd. With her every move, an overwhelming aura of a king swept across the entire audience.
She raised her right hand high, gathering strength at her fingertips, and a “sweet storm” formed by the combination of fighting spirit and spirit rose quietly. The rippling pink light actually blocked the dark vortex falling from the sky.
Her tone was extremely cold, but mixed with a hint of arrogance and a sour face: “I don’t want to fight with fools like you, but this guy… makes ramen that’s okay.”
Ramen? Lin Qifan almost laughed out loud because of the darkness.
But the next second, everyone discovered that the “domineering barrier” released by the empress was even more stable than Sigma’s previous energy shield.
The moment the dark energy touched the barrier, it twisted and struggled as if it was burned, and dissipated.
“Hmph, an amateur’s magic can’t even break the domineering aura.” The empress had a blank expression on her face, but a barely perceptible conceited smile was clearly visible at the corner of her lips.
For the first time, the darkness seemed to stand still.
“Don’t just watch the fun, it’s your turn to make a move.”
Robin stood at the edge of the barrier without saying a word, his eyes fixed on the hesitant dark power.
Then she slowly squatted down, touching the ground with her palms, as if listening to some ancient secret.
“Strange…” she whispered, “This magic doesn’t seem to be completely offensive. It… is trying to find some kind of material that resonates with the same frequency.”
“Translate it,” Lin Qifan came over with a dark look on his face, “Speak human language.”
“Meaning, it hates a certain element. Like… ketchup meets mustard.”
“Wait, this sounds like déjà vu.” Lin Qifan’s head twitched, and he clapped his hands fiercely. He stared at the dark air wave that was sometimes strong and sometimes weak not far away, and whispered, “Is there any kind of food that it can’t stand?”
Robin raised his eyes, a rare hint of approval in his gaze.
“clever.”
The air suddenly became quiet for a second.
The dark force that had been roaring wildly suddenly became agitated and rushed around like a scent dog looking for prey.
“Hurry up!” Li Yaxuan dragged Lin Qifan back, “Kagura can’t hold on for too long!”
“Brother Lin!” Luffy’s voice came from the front of the battle line, mixed with the groan of being beaten away, “This shadow chef is really good at fighting! Come on, let’s kill him!”
But Lin Qifan did not rush forward immediately.
His eyes darkened slightly as he looked down at the note Robin handed to him – on it were several entries that only he could decipher, as well as the name of a dish.
The sea breeze swept across the battlefield again, lifting the apron on his chest that was splashed with soup from eating ramen.
Lin Qifan narrowed his eyes and said softly: “If that’s the case… then it’s quite interesting.”
He raised his head in deep thought, looking into the distance at the dark magic core that was still shrouded in chaos, and suddenly raised a hand.
“Li Yaxuan, help me turn on the stove.”
As soon as she finished speaking, the empress raised her eyebrows slightly, and the corners of her mouth curved into an extremely subtle arc that was both sarcastic and expectant.
Lin Qifan looked at the note in his hand. The handwriting had long faded, but it recorded secrets that many people could not touch.
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“Li Yaxuan, we are saved!” He suddenly became excited, and the nervousness and excitement in his tone startled Li Yaxuan next to him, “I thought of that dish, Element Killer!”
She reacted immediately, her eyes lit up, “But… do you have that kind of material?”
Lin Qifan’s lips curled up into a smile, “Don’t worry, I always plan ahead.”
He quickly rummaged through the package, and with lightning speed, he pulled out a strange blue crystal, the interior of which seemed to be flowing with the light of life.
The empress who was watching nearby frowned slightly, dropping her usual indifference and fixing her eyes on the mysterious crystal.
“It’s the Brilliant Mineral Crystal,” she murmured to herself, “To think there really is such a thing…”
Li Yaxuan said no more. She immediately followed the instructions and quickly brought the other ingredients needed.
Those ingredients that seemed extremely rare in the other world lay so quietly in her arms, as if the stars in the sky gathered here.
Lin Qifan quickly entered the working state. The way he wielded the kitchen knife was like a superb swordsman attacking decisively on the battlefield, and his movements were smooth and flowing.
He tapped the brilliant mineral crystal lightly, breaking it into powder, and added it to the warm soup. Light blue steam filled the sky over the entire battlefield.
“This smell…” Robin, who was standing not far away, couldn’t help but cover his nose with his hand, looking puzzled, “I’ve never seen such a unique culinary smell before.”
The rose-like fragrance and spiciness intertwined together stimulated the sense of smell of every participant on the battlefield.
The mysterious aura of the brilliant mineral crystals seemed to guide the other ingredients and stimulate their potential, and this potential was gradually unleashed in the pot of yellow soup, rushing straight into the darkness that was about to swallow up the light.
Lin Qifan was still trying his best. His forehead was covered with sweat, and every drop recorded a thrilling battle of wits and courage.
He glanced at the green tea villain in the distance with a little contempt, and couldn’t help thinking: “Mere darkness can’t escape the healing of delicious food after all.”
At this moment, a sudden and sinister laugh came from the darkness, and the figure of the green tea villain suddenly appeared.
His eyes were sinister, as if he was approaching like a ghost. When everyone relaxed a little, the chill spread quickly.
“Do you think I will let myself fail?” The green tea villain looked down at everyone sarcastically with a confident attitude, “The one who laughs last is always me!”
Before he finished speaking, the ground suddenly shook, and a secret magic circle quietly unfolded under his feet. An unstoppable ritual energy continued to accumulate, forming an invisible wind wall, carrying an unquestionable breath of destruction.
“Everyone be careful!” Li Yaxuan shouted nervously.
However, in this dramatic moment, Lin Qifan still did not stop what he was doing.
In the eyes of everyone, he was still concentrating on sprinkling the last piece of ingredient into the soup, while that pot of anticipated yet faintly feared dish was completely changing the situation on the battlefield with some mysterious power.
“The real show has just begun, Green Tea Boss.” Lin Qifan smiled faintly, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised. He threw the cup of hope-filled food like a stone, and wiped the sweat from his forehead with his hat, but there was an extremely rare confidence in his expression.
Not far away, Robin and Li Yaxuan smiled at each other tacitly, as if they were blending a new melody to the same beat, waiting for fate to come.
Chapter 94: Counterattack of Anti-Routine Cuisine (Old Version)
Before he finished speaking, the ground shook violently, rising and falling like the breathing of a giant beast.
A hidden magic circle spread out from under his feet, and the scarlet light crisscrossed like a spider web, weaving into a cage.
A suffocating feeling of oppression came over them, as if it was going to crush them.
“Everyone be careful!” Li Yaxuan’s voice was tense, with a barely perceptible tremor.
However, at this critical moment, Lin Qifan still remained puzzlingly calm.
He seemed to be oblivious to the situation, concentrating on sprinkling the last piece of spice that was shining with a strange luster into the pot.
A strange fragrance instantly spread, interweaving with the sickening dark breath, forming a strange balance.
In everyone’s eyes, that pot of food is no longer just a dish of food, but more like a bomb that contains infinite possibilities, a star of hope that can turn the tide.
“The real show has just begun, Green Tea Boss.” Lin Qifan raised a playful smile at the corner of his mouth, with a confident light flashing in his eyes.
He casually threw the cup of hope-filled food into the air, his movements as graceful as a magician performing a magic trick.
The food drew a graceful arc and landed precisely at the center of the surging dark power.
With a loud bang, dazzling light burst out instantly, illuminating the entire space like a supernova explosion.
The dark power quickly dissipated as if it had encountered its natural enemy, emitting bursts of miserable roars.
The green tea villain widened his eyes in disbelief. The trap he carefully set was so easily resolved by a pot of food?
How is this possible? !
“Wow? What kind of operation is this?” He couldn’t help but swear.
However, Lin Qifan did not give him much time to think.
“Luffy, go!”
Luffy, who had been unable to contain himself any longer, rushed out like an arrow.
His body, which was strengthened by the devil fruit cooking, was so fast that it was almost impossible to catch with the naked eye.
“Rubber rubber… Bazooka!”
A series of heavy punches fell on the green tea villain like raindrops. Each punch contained tremendous power, making him retreat repeatedly, with a trace of blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.
“Damn it!” The green tea villain roared and tried to fight back, but Luffy’s speed was too fast and he couldn’t catch Luffy at all.
At the same time, Kagura also joined the battle.
The sword in her hand drew silver arcs in the darkness, and every attack accurately hit the vital points of the green tea villain.
“Oh my, it seems you’re just like that.” Kagura teased while attacking.
Although the green tea villain kept dodging, he was still scratched by Kagura’s attack in several places. Blood flowed down the wounds, staining his clothes red.
“Damn it!” He gritted his teeth.
The Empress stood aside. She did not directly participate in the battle. Instead, she used her powerful domineering aura to control the space around the villain, forming an invisible barrier that prevented the villain from escaping easily.
Robin was observing the battle situation carefully from the side. She held an ancient book in her hand and kept flipping through it, trying to find a way to completely defeat the villain.
There was a gleam of wisdom in her deep eyes, as if she had seen through everything.
“It seems that things are becoming more and more interesting.” Robin said softly, with a mysterious smile on his lips.
Lin Qifan looked at everything in front of him, his heart filled with confidence.
He knew that victory in this battle was already theirs.
He turned to look at Li Yaxuan.
“Yaxuan, look, we did it.”
Li Yaxuan smiled slightly and nodded gently.
“Well, we did it together.”
Suddenly, Lin Qifan’s eyes fell on some ingredients scattered on the ground, and a new idea emerged in his mind.
“Yaxuan, look at those…” He said, pointing at the ingredients on the ground.
“I know what you want to do.” Li Yaxuan smiled knowingly, “Sigma, come and help!” Sigma and Li Yaxuan did not waste a minute and immediately took action.
They bent down and collected the scattered food on the ground one by one.
The fierce collision of battles, mixed with the rich smell of spices, filled the entire battlefield, as if instantly turning the alien world into a huge furnace.
“What do you think these can be done with?” Sigma took the opportunity to ask Li Yaxuan, curiosity glittering in his eyes.
“A feast of cuisine that will turn the tide.” Li Yaxuan smiled slightly, her hands flying quickly, picking up the mysterious ingredients that were glittering in the smoke and dust.
“As long as Mr. Lin takes action, everything is possible.”
Every piece of food that was picked up seemed to carry the mark of fate. They carried the breath of battle and the tenacity of determination not to retreat, and were solemnly handed over to Lin Qifan.
At the same time, Lin Qifan has entered the peak moment of his creation.
His eyes were slightly narrowed, his expression focused, as if the smoke and fighting around his ears no longer existed.
He tacitly mixed the exotic spices in his hands with the ingredients he had scavenged during the battle, controlling the fire as if he was controlling the rhythm of heaven and earth.
Robin quickly flipped through the ancient book in his hand, and the light sound of each page seemed to announce that some mysterious history was being revealed.
Her calm and wise eyes met Lin Qifan’s. “It’s time to uncover the secret of this dish.” Her voice flowed past his ears like running water.
Lin Qifan nodded in understanding, and his hands moved more smoothly and quickly.
The rich fragrance gradually spread, engaging in a fierce battle with the dark breath floating in the air, as if engaging in a silent and tense confrontation.
During the battle, Luffy and Kagura continued to charge forward.
The doubled power of the rubber forced the green tea villain to retreat step by step, and Kagura’s sword light followed him like a shadow, leaving the villain with no breath.
The empress’s domineering attitude has begun to lose patience, and she is waiting for the blessing of the completion of the culinary masterpiece.
“Haha! You actually want to use food ingredients to defeat me?” Although the green tea villain couldn’t resist, his cunning prevented him from giving up.
The corners of his mouth curled up coldly, and became blurred in front of everyone’s eyes in an instant.
Suddenly, shadows spread out in the darkness.
Dozens of strange figures appeared around everyone, cutting through layers of magic light nets.
They are cold and heartless, as if they are just a group of lifeless beings, but they are exactly them – the puppets of the Shadow Cook.
For a moment, the atmosphere around seemed to be compressed, making people feel suffocated.
The Shadow Chef was like a pressing gust of wind, encircling everyone one by one. The situation became dire again, as if they were caught in a huge black net, unable to move.
“This is a tough nut to crack.” Luffy stopped attacking and raised his eyebrows, without showing any sign of hesitation in his eyes.
He was still full of enthusiasm, as if any difficulty would not be a problem as long as he could eat.
Li Yaxuan held Lin Qifan’s hand tightly, her eyes full of trust.
She whispered, “As long as we continue to believe, we will be able to get out of this depression.”
Lin Qifan withdrew his focused gaze and looked around. His heart was still extremely calm, as if he was experiencing an unpredictable journey.
He knew that the game had just reached its climax.
“The game has just begun.” His voice was not loud, but as firm as a rock, rekindling the flame of hope around them.
As a new round of plans emerges, there seems to be a glimmer in the air, and the road ahead is already brewing…
A breeze blew by, blowing up the last piece of agarwood on the battlefield.
At that moment, all the difficulties and traps became a mellow symphony, pretending to be calm as we welcomed the arrival of the final curtain.
Chapter 95: The Ultimate Showdown of the Cooking Matrix (Old Version)
Lin Qifan knew that there was no time to hesitate at this moment, as the Shadow Cook puppets had already surrounded him and his group.
Just like the calm between storms, his thoughts suddenly burst out in the cold blade wind, and he decisively activated the “Dimension Traveler”.
Five dazzling rays of light cut through the void, and in the flash, five powerful characters from another world descended instantly. Their auras came towards him like blazing flames, forming an impeccable “cooking matrix”.
At the moment when the light disappeared, Lin Qifan could feel an indescribable power flowing among the entire team.
Although this power was invisible, it was as refreshing as the morning breeze, adding to the determination in his eyes.
“Get ready, giant cooking show!” Luffy’s voice was mixed with violent energy, and every word was like a heavy hammer falling from the sky.
He flexed his muscles, and his rubber-covered arms were like two giant dragons that suddenly erupted, crushing an armored puppet into pieces with one punch.
At this time, his devil fruit ability was greatly enhanced. The entire battlefield was shaken by this punch, causing the nearby dust to fly.
Not far away, the empress’s eyes were flashing with a scorching light.
The range of her domineering power expanded to the extreme, like an invisible barrier that forced the Shadow Chef back and prevented him from getting even a little bit closer.
The puppets collapsed one by one under her invisible suppression, as if they were shrouded in some mysterious solidified force field.
At the same time, Kagura and the newly summoned characters cooperated with each other. Their sixth sense-like tacit understanding made their attacks like a storm, crushing the puppets and involving them in the next round of fierce offensive.
Every flash of sword and shadow became a gust of art. There was no pause between them, as if the entire battle was a passionate piece of music being played steadily.
Robin stood at the other end of the battlefield, his eyes sharp.
With a flick of her finger, she triggered a data stream of countless words, quickly deciphering the puppet’s core weakness.
The precise guidance she provided enabled the attack to hit the vital points directly, as if the enemy’s lifeline was exposed in an instant.
In the rear, Sigma and Li Yaxuan worked together to deliver food to Lin Qifan’s location in response to changes on the battlefield.
In this fierce battle, Lin Qifan holds the lifeline of all the dishes.
In his hands, the materials were processed quickly, and the various colorful spices kept changing like a painter’s color palette.
Each dish is not only full of flavor, but also contains the secrets of the fierce battles between the legions.
“Add some more salt, quickly!” Sigma directed the materials at hand, his eyes revealing great concentration.
He seemed to keenly capture the taste of imagination, and cooperated with Li Yaxuan very smoothly.
On the front line, under the constant illumination of the battle flames, Lin Qifan continued to cast magic like a wizard.
He kept a close eye on the subtle changes in the battle situation and quickly adjusted the cooking recipes in his hands.
The appetizer instantly turned into a wonderful delicacy that enhanced everyone’s strength. The food in front of him was like an endless secret book, pushing each character’s ability structure to the extreme.
“That’s the taste,” Kagura swung his sleeves, and the attack poured out again like a rainstorm.
Instantly, she felt an extraordinary power, as if she was filled with invisible courage, and her eyes burned with more and more flames.
The entire battlefield was filled with a thrilling and exciting atmosphere. The puppets’ limbs collapsed into pieces one after another, and they curled up in fear and fell to the ground.
The evening breeze seemed to be mixed with the scent of spices, and the entire world was shrouded in brilliant energy.
Lin Qifan wiped the sweat off his face with his hand and gazed into the distance with burning eyes. At the end of the clouds, a new journey was brewing.
He smiled slightly and said lightly: “This show has just reached its climax.” Like a faint sound of opening a door, the war has not yet been burned out, and his voice, with impeccable power, lays an irresistible foreshadowing for the subsequent battle.
The remains of the puppets were scattered across the battlefield like fallen leaves swept by the autumn wind. The air was filled with the smell of burnt food and strange spices, mixing into a strange “battlefield perfume”.
Luffy’s rubber fist was still smoking, and he grinned, revealing his signature teeth: “Ah, what a satisfying barbecue feast!” Kagura swung the knife gracefully, and the remaining puppet fragments on the blade fell like snowflakes: “Your hands are sore from cutting vegetables, use a sharper knife next time.” Even the usually aloof Empress nodded slightly, expressing her approval of this “cooking show”.
The balance of victory seemed to have completely tilted towards Lin Qifan.
He wiped the sweat from his forehead and a confident smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
This smile, three parts indifference, three parts ridicule, and four parts indifference, is simply “Versailles”.
He looked around, and a kingly feeling of “everything is under control” arose spontaneously.
“It seems that in this game, we are…”
However, before he could utter the word “win”, a chilling chill ran up from the soles of his feet to his head.
The green tea villain, the guy who had been hiding in the dark, suddenly let out a disgusting laugh.
This laughter is like nails scratching on a blackboard, giving people goosebumps all over their body.
“Hehe, do you really think you won? You are so young and naive, and sometimes even childish!” The voice of the green tea villain was sharp and piercing, full of teasing and sarcasm.
He slowly walked out of the shadows with a chilling smile on his face, like a poisonous snake spitting out its tongue.
What is this green tea villain up to?
The green tea villain was seen clasping his hands together, muttering something, and a strange green energy surged around him.
This energy, like the netherworld fire from hell, exudes a suffocating sense of oppression.
“Not good!” Lin Qifan shouted and wanted to activate the “Dimension Traveler”, but found that it had lost its response!
At this moment, the green tea villain suddenly opened his eyes, with greed flashing in his eyes.
He stretched out his hand, and a green beam of energy shot straight to Lin Qifan’s waist – that was where the “dimensional time traveler” was located.
“Ah!” Lin Qifan only felt a powerful suction force locking him tightly, and the “dimensional time traveler” on his waist flew uncontrollably towards the green tea villain!
“Hahahaha! This is what I want!” The Green Tea Villain grabbed the “Dimension Crossing Device” and laughed wildly.
His laughter was full of triumph and crazy ambition.
“You…what did you do?!” Lin Qifan looked at everything happening in front of him in disbelief. He felt as if he had been slapped hard in the face and it was burning with pain.
The green tea villain played with the “dimensional traversal device” in his hand. After all, how could such a powerful force fall into the hands of a…’mortal’ like you?”
He paused, his eyes turned sinister and vicious: “Now, the game is over!”
Lin Qifan’s pupils suddenly contracted, and an unprecedented sense of crisis enveloped him.
He looked at his companions, and their faces were also filled with shock and anxiety.
“No…” Li Yaxuan’s voice trembled.
“Luffy…” Lin Qifan looked at Luffy, but found that he was staring blankly at his empty waist, as if he had not yet reacted to what had happened.
“Hehehe…” The green tea villain laughed creepily again. He raised the “dimensional time traveler” in his hand, and a powerful energy wave emanated from it.
“Goodbye, everyone…” The Green Tea Villain’s voice was cold and ruthless, “Enjoy your last moments…”
He suddenly pointed the “Dimension Crossing Device” at everyone…
“Wait a minute!” Lin Qifan suddenly spoke in a hoarse voice, “What…what do you want to do?!”
Chapter 96 Emergency Measures in Crisis (Old Version)
“Calm down, everyone gather around me!” Lin Qifan tried hard to keep his voice steady so as not to let his inner fear and panic infect his teammates.
At this time, the Shadow Chef puppets came like a tide, and everything around was about to be swallowed by the shadows.
There was a suffocating sense of urgency in the air. Fine beads of sweat slid down Lin Qifan’s forehead, falling drop by drop, sparkling.
He could almost feel the synchronized rhythm of his heartbeat and the puppet’s steps, each beat beating against his eardrums like a silent death warrant.
“Everyone listen to me,” he calmed himself down, his eyes sweeping across the faces of each of his companions, his firmness revealing a hint of tenderness, “We must stay sober and not lose our composure.” Although his voice was low, it was like a reassurance that was deeply implanted in everyone’s heart.
Robin pushed up her meticulous glasses, her tone calm but urgent, “Based on previous observations of villain magic, the actions of these puppets seem to be somehow related to the dimensional traverser. If we can find a way to cut off the connection, we may be able to regain a glimmer of hope.”
After hearing this, Luffy flashed his signature brave eyes and shouted, “Then I’ll do it!”
Without waiting for a response, he used the power granted by the devil fruit cuisine to rush into the enemy camp.
His figure suddenly fell like a meteorite, shaking the entire puppet formation and instantly causing waves.
“Oh? This guy really is not afraid of death.” Lin Qifan’s heart trembled, but he stopped speculating in his heart, because Luffy did buy them precious time.
The empress stood at the flank of the formation, her features were beautiful, but at this moment her eyes were as sharp as a cold blade.
She used her domineering power to control the surrounding space and easily weakened the puppet’s movements.
Even at this moment, she still inspires fear and admiration with her beauty and strength.
At the same time, Kagura did not stop.
She assisted Luffy flexibly, wielding the weapon in her hand to fight against the oncoming enemies.
Each of their blows was crisp and clear. Occasionally, they turned around and smiled at Lin Qifan, as if to say, “If they can’t beat a big sister like me, watch me take care of them!”
Seeing this, Lin Qifan breathed a sigh of relief, but still did not dare to let his guard down.
The battle situation changes rapidly, and he must keep his mind clear at all times, as if he is in a game that cannot be paused, looking for every possible way out.
Sigma came from not far away. Having been controlled by the villain before, he was particularly sensitive to the operating mechanism of these puppets.
“Perhaps we can use the puppets’ own power to resist them.” There was some certainty in his whisper.
Lin Qifan stared at the melee in front of him. He knew that time was running out and any mistake could mean the collapse of the team.
At this moment, a vague idea had already emerged in his mind. If he, Li Yaxuan and Sigma worked together, they might be able to find a breakthrough.
But all this is still just theory.
“Let’s go and find a way to stop them from attacking.” Lin Qifan whispered softly, and then made a gesture to the Empress and Robin.
In such turmoil, all he can rely on, besides his quick wits, is the solidarity of the brave people behind him.
Girls and boys, whether human or extra-dimensional, are all his comrades.
Each attack seemed to become long and short, and time seemed to lose its meaning in the stagnation of the air.
Lin Qifan could feel the force that ripped his heart apart. They had to win, and he had to lead his companions out of the darkness.
His thoughts were a little shaken for a moment. It was like walking on a high cliff. If he hesitated for a moment, he might be doomed. But every step he took was a miracle.
“Follow me, we can definitely do it.” Lin Qifan whispered. Although his voice was small, it attracted everyone’s attention.
They locked gazes, a look of trust that showed they were dependent on each other.
Then, they rushed towards the endless undercurrent, trying their best with a belief that could not be annihilated.
It doesn’t matter if you have nothing when it comes, just to exchange for a tomorrow that seems out of reach for an ordinary person.
Lin Qifan, Li Yaxuan and Sigma quickly left the main battlefield and moved around the edge of the chaos like fish.
Lin Qifan frowned, his brain working rapidly as he analyzed the current situation.
He felt like he was playing an extreme escape game and would fail if he was not careful.
“Yaxuan, how’s the situation over there?” Lin Qifan shouted to Li Yaxuan while dodging the flying unidentified objects – which could be Luffy’s fists or the remains of a puppet.
“Fortunately, I’m not under too much pressure here,” Li Yaxuan’s voice came from not far away, with a barely perceptible tremor, “but these puppets seem to be endless. We have to find a solution as soon as possible, otherwise we will be exhausted to death sooner or later.”
“Sigma, what do you think?” Lin Qifan turned to Sigma again.
Sigma pushed up his nonexistent glasses and said in a serious tone, “When I was controlled by the villain before, I felt that the energy fluctuations of these puppets seemed to come from a special ingredient. If we can find similar ingredients, we may be able to interfere with their actions.”
“Ingredients? Could it be the legendary dark cuisine?” Some strange food pictures emerged in Lin Qifan’s mind, and he couldn’t help but shudder.
“It’s not dark food,” Sigma held his forehead helplessly, “it’s a food with special energy fluctuations that can be used to prepare interference potions.”
“I see, it’s the magic ingredients!” Lin Qifan slapped his thigh and suddenly realized, “Then let’s go find them quickly, time is running out, if we’re late by a second, they might be made into kebabs by these puppets!”
The three of them immediately took action and searched for the ingredients they needed on the edge of the chaotic battlefield.
They rummaged through boxes and drawers like a group of hungry hamsters, wishing they could turn the whole world upside down.
“Found it!” Li Yaxuan suddenly shouted excitedly, holding a plant emitting lavender light in her hand, “This should be the special ingredient Sigma mentioned!”
“Great!” Lin Qifan excitedly made a scissors gesture, “Take it back quickly, and we will start mixing the interference potion!”
The three carefully avoided the battle area and came to a relatively safe place.
Lin Qifan took out the alchemical equipment he carried with him and began to prepare the potion.
Li Yaxuan helped on the side, while Sigma was in charge of guarding.
“This smell is a bit intoxicating…” Lin Qifan covered his nose while stirring the potion, feeling that he was about to pass out from the strange smell.
“Be patient, this little sacrifice is nothing compared to saving the world.” Li Yaxuan encouraged, even though she herself was almost unable to hold her breath.
At the same time, the Green Tea Villain stood on a high platform in the distance, observing the actions of Lin Qifan and others with a telescope.
There was a sinister smile on his face, as if everything was under his control.
“Humph, do you think you can stop me like this? Too naive!” The green tea villain muttered to himself.
“Let me give you a taste of despair!” The green tea villain held the black stone in his hand, and a powerful dark energy instantly surged out…
“Wait,” Lin Qifan suddenly stopped what he was doing, frowning, “I feel like something is wrong…”
“What’s wrong?” Li Yaxuan and Sigma looked at him nervously.
Lin Qifan did not answer, but looked up into the distance, his eyes filled with anxiety…
“What is that…” He pointed at a black vortex that appeared in the distant sky and said in a trembling voice.
Chapter 97: Plan to Infiltrate the Food Festival (Old Version)
The three of them stared at the black vortex in astonishment, only to see a strange energy gushing out of it and spreading rapidly. When the energy dissipated, they unexpectedly came to an unfamiliar space, surrounded by alchemical instruments. Before they could react, the instruments began to bubble and emit a pungent smell. Lin Qifan complained while stirring the potion.
The alchemical equipment was bubbling and emitting an indescribable smell, like the wonderful product of the violent collision of durian, stinky tofu and canned herring.
Lin Qifan pinched his nose with one hand and quickly stirred the potion with the other, feeling like his soul was about to leave his body in the next second.
“Ugh… This thing is probably more powerful than biological weapons.”
Li Yaxuan resisted the urge in her stomach to churn and handed over a handkerchief soaked in mint juice.
“Hold on, Qifan, victory or defeat depends on this!” Although she said so, she could hardly control herself, and her face was as colorful as the color of the potion.
Sigma stood aside with an expressionless face, alert. It was unclear whether he really didn’t smell it or was already accustomed to similar stimulation.
He silently clenched the sword in his hand, ready to deal with any emergency at any time. After all, who knows what other strange side effects this potion may have besides making people feel choked.
As Lin Qifan poured the last drop of medicine into the container, a green gas visible to the naked eye instantly spread.
This gas, how should I put it, smells… even more intoxicating!
Almost at the same time, the maid puppets that were attacking frantically seemed to have the pause button pressed, and their movements stopped stiffly in place.
Their eyes no longer flashed with a strange red light, but were replaced by a blank look.
“It’s done!” Lin Qifan waved his fist excitedly and almost threw away the bottle of medicine in his hand.
Before they had time to celebrate, Robin came over with a serious look on his face.
“I’m afraid things are not that simple.” She spread out a piece of debris in her hand, on which were some strange symbols engraved.
“According to the remaining information, the villains are holding a ‘Dark Night Food Festival’, and the purpose seems to be more than just celebration.”
“Food Festival?” Luffy’s eyes lit up instantly, and his mouth was watering. “It sounds interesting! I want to go! I want to go!”
Robin held her forehead helplessly, “Luffy, now is not the time to talk about this. According to my speculation, the so-called ‘Dark Night Food Festival’ is likely to hide some kind of conspiracy. Moreover, the ‘Dimension Crossing Device’ is also likely to be there.”
“Soul Devouring Food…” Robin’s voice was low and full of worry. “It is said that this food can devour a person’s soul and turn them into zombies. I suspect that the villain’s purpose is to use the ‘Dark Night Food Festival’ to collect souls.”
The situation is more difficult than expected.
Lin Qifan took a deep breath and made a quick decision.
“Without further delay, we will split into two groups. Luffy, Boa Hana, you and I will form the ‘Food Special Forces’ to infiltrate the Food Festival. Yaxuan, Robin, Sigma, Kagura, you will be responsible for external support and keep in touch at all times.”
When Luffy heard that he could sneak into the food festival, he was so excited that he almost jumped up, and he wished he could grow wings and fly over immediately.
“Meat! Meat! I want to eat meat!”
“I’ll go with you.” The empress raised her chin proudly, “Only I can taste those top-notch delicacies that ordinary people cannot understand.” Although she said this, there was an imperceptible expectation in her eyes when she looked at Lin Qifan.
“Leave it to me!” The empress smiled charmingly, took out a small and exquisite makeup box, and touched up her makeup in front of the mirror.
“With my charm, a few invitations shouldn’t be easy to get, right?”
Facts have proved that the empress’s charm is indeed unstoppable.
In less than an hour, she came back with three gold-embossed invitations and a smug look on her face.
“How about it, I am awesome, right?”
“As expected of the Empress, this is so awesome!” Luffy drooled as he took the invitation.
He couldn’t wait to have a big meal.
Lin Qifan took the invitation and looked at it carefully.
The cards are printed with exquisite patterns and texts and exude a faint fragrance.
“It seems that this ‘Dark Night Food Festival’ is even grander than we imagined.” Lin Qifan put away the invitation letter, “Then, let’s enjoy this feast.”
Night falls and the lights come on.
The venue of the food festival was brightly lit, bustling with people, and the air was filled with all kinds of tempting aromas.
Lin Qifan and his group changed into gorgeous dresses and blended into the crowd in a low-key manner.
Luffy’s eyes were almost not enough, he looked around, wishing he could taste all the delicious food.
“Luffy, don’t be so ostentatious.” Lin Qifan reminded in a low voice, “Our mission this time is not to eat.”
Although Luffy agreed verbally, his eyes were fixed on the roasted whole lamb on the barbecue stall not far away, and his saliva was almost flowing.
“Meat… Such delicious meat…”
“Of course we have to eat meat.” Lin Qifan patted Luffy’s shoulder, “But we have to wait until we complete the mission before eating. Now, let’s go find the ‘Dimension Crossing Device’ first.”
“Yeah! Meat!” Luffy nodded vigorously, and then couldn’t help but take a look at the roasted whole lamb.
“Okay, next…” Lin Qifan looked around and said in a low voice, “Let’s first…” He suddenly paused, his eyes fell on a high platform in the center of the venue, where a familiar figure was standing.
“It’s him…” Lin Qifan’s pupils shrank slightly, “Green tea villain!”
Hidden in the colorful night, Lin Qifan and his friends gathered in a dimly lit corner.
The air was filled with the aroma of different delicacies, but their mood was tense and solemn.
“Everyone, this is our action plan,” Lin Qifan whispered, his voice suppressed but firm, as if he had replayed it in his mind thousands of times.
“After we sneak into the venue, we will first split up to look for clues about the ‘dimensional traveler’. We must be careful and don’t let the green tea villains notice our intentions.”
The Empress heard this and raised her lips slightly. She responded, “Don’t worry, I have a plan. I will use my charm to attract the attention of those ignorant people.”
Luffy patted his chest and said proudly: “As long as I have meat, my mobility will be perfect! And I will protect everyone!”
Robin nodded quietly, clasping his hands in front of his chest, his eyes sharp: “Based on the symbols I interpreted earlier, the villain’s real plan is likely to have a deeper meaning. We can’t be careless.”
Just then, Kagura noticed a mysterious figure quietly appearing and handing over an exquisite letter.
The letter was inlaid with unknown gemstones, emitting a mysterious cold light.
Lin Qifan took the letter, his eyes changed slightly, he quickly tore open the envelope with his fingertips, and as the paper unfolded gently, a dangerous breath came towards him.
The content of the letter is mixed with obscure poetic words, as if telling a legend from another world. It mentions that there is a bigger conspiracy hidden behind the so-called “soul-devouring cuisine” plan.
“The darkness has not yet completely unveiled the curtain. The condensed magic will awaken the sleeping beast at the climax of the festival…”
Sigma gripped the hilt of his sword and said in a deep voice, “It seems that the danger we are stepping into is greater than we thought.”
“Yeah, tsk tsk tsk, we can’t expect these villains to beat themselves up,” Lin Qifan teased, trying to ease the tension in the team with self-deprecation, but the determination in his eyes never wavered.
Just as they were about to take action together, Li Yaxuan sighed softly and folded her hands, as if she could sense the undercurrent hidden deep inside: “No matter how complicated the food festival is, it is nothing more than a false prosperity. We must be careful and not miss any details.”
This is an adventure full of unknowns, and they have no way out but to move forward bravely.
Lin Qifan put the letter away and hid all his uneasiness. He took a deep breath and looked at his companions. A tacit belief echoed in the air.
“Guys, are you ready? Our goal is not just the ‘Dimension Crosser’, but a counterattack that can change the fate of this world. Come on, towards the food festival, towards the unknown challenge, we must grasp the light that belongs to us!”
No one said another word, only firm eyes conveyed silent determination.
They seemed to be walking on a knife’s edge, knowing the danger but having no room to retreat.
With the bright lights of the food festival in the distance, Lin Qifan’s team set out quietly, hidden in the night, to meet the long-awaited challenge.
The plum blossoms are blooming with a faint fragrance under the leaking moon. This feast with an uncertain outcome will eventually unveil its mysterious veil.
Chapter 98: The Ultimate Showdown at the Food Festival (Old Version)
The food festival is here as scheduled, with bustling crowds and bright lights.
The night light sprinkled on the gorgeous exhibition stand, interweaving with the blazing fireworks to form a lively and extraordinary picture of human fireworks.
Candied pineapple skewers, seven-color floating sushi, dancing takoyaki, and that pot of dragon bone spicy hot pot that is praised as being able to revive first love, scene after scene, it seems like it is not a real cooking exhibition, but a concert for thousands of people on the tip of the tongue.
But under this charming atmosphere of fireworks, Lin Qifan frowned slightly.
He stood at the edge of the crowd, looking down at the detector on his palm, which was glowing faintly. A light blue arrow was jumping unsteadily.
“The dimensional traveler… is nearby.”
The corner of his mouth curled up into a faint smile, and the excitement and nervousness that are unique to gamers who are about to face a boss battle were all online at the same time. He could almost hear his heartbeat resonating with the rhythm of the pipa and drums on the scene.
Li Yaxuan stood beside him. Although she looked well-behaved in a maid outfit, her eyes were as calm as a still pond.
She whispered, “There are too many people. We can pretend, but that Green Tea guy… should have been waiting for us a long time ago.”
Before he finished speaking, a sharp sound of breaking through the air came from the sky not far away.
The crowd exploded, and black mist collapsed from the sky like ink, seemingly tangible but without substance. Puppets wearing dark-patterned kitchen robes stepped out of the mist one by one.
“Shadow Cook”, each one is a killing weapon carefully prepared by the green tea villain.
“Here it comes…” Lin Qifan narrowed his eyes slightly, shook his wrist, quickly pulled out a piece of “High Energy Pepper” from the system backpack and handed it to Luffy.
“Eat it and blow them up.”
Before he could finish his words, Luffy had already swallowed the glowing red pepper in one gulp.
“Wow, this is so hot——!!!”
The next second, flames burst out all over his body, and his skin actually appeared with slightly jelly-like orange lines.
This is the Devil Fruit Cuisine “Spicy Explosion: Rubber Fire Dragon Version 2”, which grants him explosive power and resistance for a short period of time.
Luffy didn’t say a word and just shot forward, hitting each shadow puppet with one punch, making the ground bang as loudly as hitting a watermelon!
“Try my Penguin Hot Pot Fist!” He roared as he punched and punched, steam coming out of his mouth. The smell of hot pot base mixed into his roar, spicy and numb, and spicy with a hint of laughter.
The battle situation suddenly became intense.
At this moment, the empress slowly stepped into the battlefield, waved her jade hand, and her domineering aura filled the entire arena, shattering the shells of several puppets.
Her eyes were cold and she snorted, “Are the food of a mediocre woman worthy of stopping me? How can this be absurd——”
Kagura’s figure flashed like a knife, and she kicked the puppet that attacked her away, shouting, “I almost lost the sweet and sour spare ribs I just fried, you really should go to jail!”
She wielded a giant rice spoon, like a cook holding an iron pot, and hit whoever she saw, muttering, “You guys are so evil that you won’t let me eat a single bite of rice!”
Lin Qifan did not move. He knew that he was not the main fighter, but he had a more deadly weapon – memory cooking.
“Robin, are you ready?” He raised his knife and a piece of “Memory Foie Gras” was being sliced ​​finely. A circle of light golden memory lines appeared on the surface of the foie gras, flickering like a phantom of the past.
As an archaeologist, Robin is decoding the “core secret” that is locked in the villain’s soul. Her voice is as calm as ever:
“Add some emotional elements. That guy survived by relying on obsession. If you want him to admit it in person, you have to use something that can bring out his pain points.”
Upon hearing this, Lin Qifan slowly added a drop of “Emotional Chili Oil·Collapse Special” which he bought from the system mall. The moment the stuff was poured, the temperature in the kitchen seemed to rise by three degrees.
The moment the dish was cooked, a ray of golden light suddenly shot up into the sky and transformed into a huge memory ripple, slamming fiercely into the mind of the green tea villain who was looking down from the sky!
“What? H-how do you know–!”
The villain’s pupils suddenly contracted and his body trembled violently, as if struck by lightning.
Past memories exploded in the air like a movie: he was once a gifted culinary genius, but was framed in a competition, his reputation was ruined, and he was betrayed by his friends. Food became his tool for revenge, and he sealed his emotions with his own hands, feeling that taste was only a symbol of fear.
A tear slid down from the corner of his eye and evaporated immediately—
Everyone was stunned and the battle fell silent.
“I…I just want to win once.” Green Tea’s voice was slightly trembling, yet stubborn.
Lin Qifan smiled softly, his voice was not loud but steady like the sharp edges of a spatula:
“Winning doesn’t come from killing people, it comes from eating people—only after you’ve eaten the meal of tears will you understand that food is not a weapon…it’s resonance.”
As soon as those words came out, some of the puppets collapsed and disintegrated instantly, as if they had been subjected to some kind of culinary-level salvation.
Just when everything seemed to be settled, the green tea villain laughed strangely, pointed his finger, and a hidden cooking device slowly rose from the ground.
It was the enhanced “Ultimate Cooking Fusion Station”, which was quietly activated.
Lin Qifan’s eyes fixed, and he tilted his head to remind:
“Sigma, Li Yaxuan, we have to hurry, something… is really going to explode——”
At the same time, at the other end of the square——
Li Yaxuan stared at the inconspicuous iron door in the corner, her expression changed slightly:
“Shh… There seems to be something incredible behind this door.”
The footsteps stopped, leaving only the complex airflow between heartbeats and breaths.
She nodded quietly and spoke softly, just as she had when she found the hidden rations in the kitchen:
“…Let’s go and take a look.” Sigma and Li Yaxuan’s footsteps echoed softly in the dim corridor, as if they were cats sneaking into the enemy camp.
In this chaotic food festival, they were like silent shadows disappearing from the crowd’s sight.
“We must seize the opportunity this time,” Sigma whispered, more like talking to himself.
He was once a controlled pawn and now seeks to make up for past mistakes.
Li Yaxuan nodded in understanding. She knew that their mission was not just a simple investigation, but to uncover the complex mystery set by the green tea villain.
“We can definitely do it, right?” She smiled, her tone calm, as if she was saying how much chili should be added to tonight’s dinner.
In the long and narrow underground passage, the air was filled with a mixed smell of rust and soil, which made them quicken their pace.
The wall lamps along the way flickered on and off, reflecting blurry images of the wall. The complex patterns seemed to be some kind of ancient runes, leading them to the final confrontation.
Suddenly, a secret door appeared in front of them, with several chains hanging from it that were coiled like vines, and some parts were covered with moss that had been mottled by years.
Sigma pushed the door gently, and the inconspicuous iron door creaked slightly, emitting bursts of cold air.
The two of them peeped in and saw a dimly lit room with some unidentified devices scattered in the middle, and in the center was the “Dimension Crossing Device” that had gone through hardships.
“That’s it!” Sigma’s eyes suddenly sparkled. “We have to hurry and bring it back.” As he spoke, his hand nimbly pressed on a strange button, and the thing unexpectedly loosened up intact.
However, just as they were about to take down the “Dimension Crosser”, several red spots of light suddenly flashed on the wall, and the alarm sounded like a whistling wind exploding in their ears, and the entire room was instantly filled with alert.
“There’s a trap!” Li Yaxuan grabbed Sigma and quickly retreated. Their shadows intertwined on the wall, as if they were caught in a whirlpool of violent waves.
Although it was so dangerous, the thrill actually stimulated their fighting spirit.
Finally, thanks to Li Yaxuan’s ingenuity and skilled disassembly skills, plus Sigma’s personal protection, the two of them cooperated with each other in a tacit understanding, and in an instant they took back the dimensional time traveler and successfully rushed out of the passage.
Meanwhile, those companions who remained in the square seemed to have fought to the end.
“Almost,” Luffy wiped the sweat from his forehead. Although his cheeks were covered with fireworks soot, his smile was as bright as the sun.
“They can definitely take it with them.”
Just as everything was becoming clear, like a raging tide gradually subsiding, the green tea villain suddenly stood on a high platform, and his long laughter floated across the sky, “Let the darkness come, and see the remnants of my anger!”
In an instant, the lights of the entire food festival were extinguished, and the darkness mercilessly covered the entire space like a tide. Everyone seemed to have lost their direction in the trembling.
And that powerful magic circle loomed in the darkness, flashing an ominous purple light, like the eyes of a wild beast, foreshadowing an inevitable storm –
Everyone remained calm, exchanging anxious yet hopeful glances with each other.
Even if all the brightness is taken away, they know that the storm will eventually dissipate and the dust will eventually settle.
“What else should we do?” Li Yaxuan whispered in a firm and reassuring voice, and she glanced at Lin Qifan gently.
Lin Qifan clenched the dimensional time traveler in his hand, a smile appeared on his face, and then turned into a touch of determination, “Adventure is our nature, isn’t it?”
Only these words remain stirring in the darkness, symbolizing a chapter that has yet to end.
Just as the suspense slowly solidified in the air——
At this moment, a low roar came from the ground…
A faint light gradually spread.
Chapter 99: Food Festival Breakout and the First Appearance of Oriental Food Soul (Old Version)
The food festival was so lively and bustling!
People were crowded together, just like dumplings.
But who could have thought that the excitement would suddenly be broken.
The food festival suddenly fell into a strange darkness, so dark that it looked as if the sky was covered with a thick layer of gloomy silk. An indescribable ominous atmosphere spread out in the air.
The surrounding lights went out with a “click”, and then the hissing sound suddenly came like a pot of boiling water, as if we had accidentally walked into a late-night feast hidden in the shadows.
Lin Qifan’s heart skipped a beat, and a wave of palpitations surged into his heart.
He was so anxious, like an ant on a hot pan.
Just when Lin Qifan was so anxious that sweat was pouring down his forehead, the Platycodon he summoned appeared quietly.
Platycodon is like a bright lamp in the night, standing quietly on the edge of the shadow.
The bow and arrow in her hand was emitting a dazzling light, and that light was like a lone knight riding a horse galloping across the grassland, which instantly repelled the chaotic energy, and hope was ignited in people’s hearts.
The mysterious aura of Kikyo was like a gentle tide, soothing everyone, and everyone’s mood gradually calmed down.
Kikyo took the lead and Luffy followed behind. Luffy’s high-spirited laughter, just like the indomitable spirit in his heart, echoed in the air, “hahahaha”.
Relying on the power of the devil fruit, Luffy spun and leaped like a small whirlwind, and smashed the villain’s puppets with a “bang bang bang” force, and forcibly opened up a path for his wild run.
The empress then displayed her unyielding domineering spirit, and with extraordinary momentum she opened up a wide passage with “Wow!”
Kagura was not to be outdone. She took the blade and used sharp winds to protect the emperor all the way.
Suddenly, charming dark patterns flashed in the passage, with a faint alien fragrance. The fragrance made people forget that they were still in danger for a moment.
When everyone finally broke out and looked around, the endless darkness seemed to be slowly passing by like a long night.
But this crisis, like a tide, is waiting ahead endlessly.
They didn’t even have time to catch their breath before they received the terrible news of a food shortage in the alien world.
Lin Qifan tightly grasped the dimensional time traveler and began to concentrate on summoning the character again.
When the mission called, Gintoki appeared like a phantom.
In the identity of Sakamoto Tatsuma, he commented on the situation with a playful smile. His comments were full of endless wit, making everyone laugh.
While Gintoki was nagging, he raised the kitchen utensils, and hey, the kitchen suddenly became full of life as if by magic.
His superb cooking skills were like a dancer spinning on the stage, with the kitchen utensils waving around with a “whoosh” sound, making every onlooker stare with their eyes wide open and as if they were dazzled.
But who could have thought that the seal was accidentally activated, and the aura of the ancient battlefield rushed out like a ferocious beast, which was both weird and helpless.
Lin Qifan didn’t take this accident seriously and had already started to outline his next plan in his mind.
He secretly vowed that he must control his own destiny in this out-of-control situation.
At this time, the villains instigated the “Tianshan League”, and the Eastern pasta forces invaded with a “boom”.
Yun Yin, as the young master of the Eastern power, has a very high opinion of himself, just like a peacock soaring in the blue sky, carrying those dazzling delicacies, ready to go with a “high and mighty” attitude.
With his arrogant look, he just wanted to dominate with exquisite food, and used oriental aesthetics as a medium to show off his talents everywhere.
Lin Qifan narrowed his eyes, knowing in his heart that the darkness had not yet completely dissipated, and there were still sleeping beasts in the abyss that were slowly awakening.
Just as Kumogakure raised the delicacies to display, Gintoki suddenly leaned over and sighed softly: “Are you serious? How about I prepare a ‘Exciting Dorayaki’.” The sound was like a light breeze blowing by, “whoosh”, and everyone seemed to hear the sound of a gong echoing in their ears.
Not far away, Li Yaxuan’s seductive gaze pierced through the crowd and resonated with Lin Qifan.
For a moment, everything seemed to be dancing with the wind, and before the end that had not yet been reached, it seemed that an unforgettable picture had been created.
The nervousness just now slowly faded away, and her whispers seemed to echo between heaven and earth. The sound slowly turned into an invisible dawn in the darkness.
Lin Qifan silently clenched the dimensional crosser with one hand, raised his head slightly, and whispered: “The unfinished adventure is far from over.” His voice was like the dew on a spring day, “tick-tick-tick” entangled in the night sky that was about to dawn.
The lights flickered in the mist, as if new hope had been ignited out of thin air.
There are infinite possibilities floating in the air, and this unresolved situation seems to be about to usher in a new change.
A-Cha was like a cunning little fox, and he slipped into the bustling food festival with a swish.
She was wearing a slightly old grocery store coat, which looked ordinary at first glance, but who would have known that she had already hidden poison in her sleeves.
She raised her head slightly, her eyes flickering with unknown conspiracy.
However, her little trick could not escape Li Yaxuan’s sharp intuition.
Li Yaxuan wore a gorgeous long dress like a noble lady, and her every move revealed a sense of calmness and elegance.
Lin Qifan was obviously a little nervous, but Li Yaxuan smiled calmly, with heroic courage surging in her heart.
The secret breath flows, like an ancient family secret recipe whispering.
Li Yaxuan quietly approached A-Cha, her eyes moving over the ingredients in her hands. On the surface, she seemed to be selecting ingredients, but her mind was as clear as a mirror.
She turned around and signaled the waiter to prepare the “Jade Soup” using her family’s secret recipe.
After a while, a bowl of emerald green soup “slowly” appeared in her hands. The aroma “filled her nose” and made it difficult to resist the temptation.
At this time, the air vibrated slightly, like a fallen leaf in A-Cha’s heart, floating “floating” in an unexpected situation.
A Cha felt a chill in his heart and his eyes looked a little flustered.
Li Yaxuan smiled at her gently and whispered nonchalantly: “Your poison may not be as delicious as this bowl of jade soup.”
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then they started exclaiming in surprise.
Ah Cha felt a sudden pain in her heart, as if she had fallen into an ice cellar. She knew that her trick had been exposed.
With Li Yaxuan’s decisive exposure, A Cha knew that his conspiracy had failed, so he had to leave in disgrace.
Everyone praised Li Yaxuan’s intelligence and courage and applauded loudly.
The crisis had not yet been resolved, but Yunyin walked forward with a swagger and calmness.
The chefs of Tianshanmeng seemed to emerge from the shadows and “quietly” put the silent challenge in front of everyone.
There was a deep sinisterness in Yunyin’s smile, as if everything was under his control.
Lin Qifan clenched his teeth, but he was not panicked at all. He exchanged a knowing look with Gintoki.
They gathered not far away. This was no longer a superficial game. A fierce battle for sweets was quietly unfolding with a “bang”.
Gintoki was like a powerful wizard, holding the spatula “high” and frying the Dorayaki in his hand as light as floating clouds.
The sweet smoke was like a swirling dance, “whooshing” with the aroma of baked cakes and bean paste, and “running straight” towards the complex dishes prepared by the chefs of Tianshanmeng.
Just like the silent attack in chess, Dorayaki’s sweet tactics caught the opponent off guard and made them retreat gradually.
Faintly, Lin Qifan seemed to hear the sound of a gong, which merged with Gintoki’s tacit laughter into a cheerful symphony, echoing in the air with the sound of “ding-dong-dong”.
The other chef was confused by the sweet offensive, his face was like shrinking ice and snow, and he was “not sure whether to laugh or cry” in this sweet battle.
However, Kumogakure’s usual elegance did not diminish at all, and a more powerful cooking tactic surged like an undercurrent with unexpected threats.
He was silent for a moment, as if he had a trick up his sleeve, waiting to be revealed quietly.
His sinister smile was like the slowly approaching dawn behind them. Everyone’s heart skipped a beat and a sense of urgency rose up in their hearts, as if this unfinished adventure was far from over…
The lights flickered gently, as if foreshadowing challenges yet to come.
A familiar fragrance flows in the air, like an unfinished melody, echoing in my ears with a “buzzing” sound.
Lin Qifan frowned slightly
Everyone held their breath, a surge of courage and anticipation rising from their hearts, and this story had clearly just begun…
The audiences at the scene were watching intently, some shouted excitedly, “Wow, this is so exciting!” Some clenched their fists nervously, and kept muttering, “Come on, we must win!” Others started betting directly, “I bet Lin Qifan’s team can win!” “I don’t think Yunyin will lose so easily.” Everyone’s voices rose one after another, making the atmosphere at the scene even more enthusiastic.
Yunyin watched his chef gradually lose the upper hand, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a disdainful smile.
He slowly walked to the cooking table, picked up the ingredients with elegant hands, and began to carefully prepare his signature dish.
His movements were so skillful, like an artist creating a precious work of art.
The audience around him fell silent, their eyes fixed on his every move, as if afraid of missing any details.
Gintoki and Lin Qifan did not dare to take it lightly. They quickly adjusted their strategies and prepared to meet the new challenge from Kumogakure.
While Gintoki was quickly preparing new ingredients, he muttered, “Hmph, if you want to fight me, it’s too early!” Lin Qifan was carefully observing Yunyin’s actions and thinking about how to deal with him.
After a while, Kumogakure’s cooking was finished.
He carried a plate of beautifully shaped pasta and slowly walked in front of the crowd.
The shape of the pasta is like an exquisite handicraft, exuding an enticing aroma.
When the audience saw this scene, they couldn’t help but exclaimed, “Wow, this is so beautiful!” “This fragrance is simply unbearable!”
Yunyin looked at everyone proudly and said, “This is the ‘Oriental Ambergris Noodles’ that I carefully developed. You should enjoy it!” As he said that, he handed the noodles to the judges.
The judges took it, observed it carefully, and then took a light taste.
They first showed surprise on their faces, and then they all gave thumbs up, “This taste is absolutely amazing!” “This taste is simply wonderful!”
When Lin Qifan and Gintoki saw the judges’ reactions, their hearts skipped a beat.
But they were not discouraged. Gintoki shouted, “Don’t think you can beat us like this. Look at my ‘Super Invincible Exploding Dorayaki’!” As he said that, he sped up the production.
After a while, Gintoki’s Dorayaki was also ready.
He walked up to the judges holding the Dorayaki and said confidently: “Try my Dorayaki, I guarantee you will be left with an unforgettable aftertaste!” The judges took the Dorayaki and took a bite.
Suddenly, the sweet filling burst in your mouth, and the rich flavor spreads on your tongue.
The judges’ eyes lit up. “Wow, this tastes amazing!” “This Dorayaki is simply the best I’ve ever eaten!”
The audience cheered excitedly when they saw the judges praising Gintoki’s Dorayaki so much.
“Great! Gintoki is so awesome!” “Lin Qifan and his team will definitely win!”
However, just when everyone thought that Lin Qifan’s team was sure to win, an accident happened.
Yunyin suddenly took out a small bottle from his arms and dripped a few drops of liquid into his food.
Instantly, the aroma of the food became stronger and the taste seemed to have improved by several levels.
After tasting Kumogakure’s food again, the judges showed embarrassed expressions on their faces.
It turns out that what Kumogakure drips is a special spice that can instantly enhance the taste of the food.
This made the situation tense, and the audience looked at the judges nervously, wondering what kind of judgment they would make.
Lin Qifan looked at this scene and felt secretly anxious.
He suddenly thought of an idea, so he quickly ran to the food area, picked out some special ingredients, and then made a new Dorayaki with Gintoki.
They added these special ingredients to Dorayaki, hoping to enhance the taste of Dorayaki again.
After the new Dorayaki was ready, they handed it to the judges again.
After tasting the food, the judges showed surprise on their faces.
After some discussion, they finally announced the result: “After our evaluation, the winner of this round is Lin Qifan’s team!”
The audience at the scene were excited when they heard the result.
Everyone cheered and applauded Lin Qifan and his team.
Lin Qifan and Gintoki also breathed a sigh of relief. They smiled at each other and celebrated this hard-earned victory.
When Yunyin saw that he had lost, an angry expression appeared on his face.
He said unwillingly: “You are lucky this time. I won’t let you win next time!” After that, he left the scene with the people from Tianshan League.
Lin Qifan looked at Yun Yin’s departing back, he understood what was going on, but remained silent.
Chapter 100: Tianshan League’s provocation escalates and food strikes back (old version)
Lin Qifan and the others watched Yunyin and the others leave, thinking they could take a break. But before they could relax for long, Yunyin came back again. Unwilling to accept defeat, he flew into a rage, thinking that he lost by “luck”. In a rage, he once again summoned the chefs of Tianshan League to prepare for a comeback.
Yunyin’s face was as black as freshly dug coal. Looking at the chef of Tenzenmeng who was KOed by Dorayaki, he was so furious.
“It was a fluke! It must have been a fluke!” He was jumping up and down like a kid whose lollipop had been stolen. His voice was so sharp that it could cut through glass. “You are just a bunch of idiots who can only play tricks! If you have the guts, why don’t you fight with real swords and guns!”
He waved his hand, and several chefs jumped out from the crowd. Each of them was big and strong, looked ferocious, and looked like someone who was not someone to be trifled with.
Not only that, he also sent more people, and they came in such a large crowd that they surrounded Lin Qifan and the others, and it was almost as if the words “Come and fight if you don’t agree” were written on their faces.
This posture is clearly an attempt to escalate the provocation!
Lin Qifan narrowed his eyes and thought rapidly in his mind.
In the current situation, a head-on confrontation is definitely not an option. The other side has more people and more power, and they don’t look like good people.
We have to think of a way that can both intimidate them and convince them.
“Yaxuan,” he turned to look at Li Yaxuan, with a questioning look in his eyes, “How are the ingredients prepared?”
Li Yaxuan immediately understood and smiled gently: “Don’t worry, Master Qifan, everything is ready.” As she spoke, she began to arrange the various ingredients in an orderly manner, her movements elegant and capable.
When the two of them were working together to get the ingredients, Lin Qifan accidentally touched Li Yaxuan’s hand.
The touch is delicate and smooth, just like the finest silk.
Li Yaxuan’s cheeks instantly turned red, like a ripe apple, so beautiful and tempting.
Lin Qifan also felt a throbbing in his heart, as if an electric current was running through his body, making him feel tingling and numb.
There is a hint of charming scent in the air.
“Ahem,” In order to hide his embarrassment, Lin Qifan cleared his throat and quickly shifted his attention to the ingredients.
Over there, Luffy didn’t notice the pink bubbles here.
He was jumping around excitedly like an energetic monkey.
“Ohhh! Are we about to start? Great! Let those guys see the power of my gourmet food!”
As he spoke, he rolled up his sleeves and started moving the ingredients without thinking twice.
Thanks to the powerful physical strength granted by the devil fruit cooking, he was simply a human transporter, whooshing and swooshing all kinds of ingredients to the cooking table at a speed that was dazzling.
“Luffy, be careful, don’t break anything!” Gintoki reminded lazily while holding a toothpick in his mouth, but there was a hint of imperceptible concern in his tone.
At this time, Kikyo, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up: “These ingredients…some are not very fresh.”
Only then did Lin Qifan notice that there were indeed some rotting food piled in the corner, emitting an unpleasant smell.
“This…” Li Yaxuan frowned in embarrassment, “Maybe it’s because the weather is too hot and it’s not stored properly.”
“It’s okay, leave it to me.” Kikyo said lightly and slowly raised her hands.
I saw a faint purple light emanating from her body, and that light was like flowing water, slowly flowing towards the rotten ingredients.
Something magical happened!
The ingredients that had begun to rot and emit a foul odor actually regained their vitality at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The vegetables that were originally wilted became fresh and green, and the meat that was originally black and smelly also regained its bright red color and exuded an enticing aroma.
Everyone stared at the scene in amazement, unable to believe their eyes.
“This…what kind of power is this?” Li Yaxuan covered her mouth in surprise.
“The power of soul food.” Kikyo explained calmly, “I can purify the negative energy in the ingredients and restore their original taste.”
Lin Qifan was filled with surprise as he looked at the brand new ingredients.
With Kikyo’s food soul power, they don’t have to worry about food issues, which undoubtedly adds a great boost to their counterattack.
“Great! Kikyo, you’re awesome!” Luffy excitedly jumped in front of Kikyo and wanted to give her a hug, but was glared back by Kikyo.
“Okay, stop making trouble.” Lin Qifan clapped his hands to focus everyone’s attention. “Now, let’s start preparing the food! Let those guys from the Tianshan League see what real food is!”
His eyes were firm and his tone was confident.
However, just as they were about to start cooking, a strong sense of oppression suddenly enveloped the entire scene.
The air seemed to freeze, making it difficult to breathe.
Lin Qifan turned his head suddenly and looked in a certain direction.
The empress slowly took a step forward with a hint of displeasure on her face.
She opened her red lips slightly, and her voice carried a hint of queen-like majesty: “How dare you, a mere ant, make a fuss here…” The empress slowly took a step forward. How could she describe her posture? It was like a blooming queen of flowers, gorgeous and domineering.
The air around seemed to be stagnant, and an invisible pressure spread in all directions like a tide.
Those originally arrogant and domineering minions of the Tianshan League have all wilted like eggplants hit by frost.
They retreated tremblingly, fearing that if they were not careful, they would become the empress’s “heart arsonist” – the kind that would be burned to ashes.
“I am Boa Hancock, the captain of the Nine Snakes Pirates!” The Empress’ voice was cold and arrogant, with unquestionable majesty, like a thunderclap, exploding in everyone’s ears, “How dare you make a noise here and disturb my…appetite? Are you ready?”
As the last word fell, a powerful domineering aura burst out!
A shock wave visible to the naked eye swept out in all directions, centered on the Empress.
Those minions didn’t even make a sound, they just rolled their eyes and fell straight to the ground.
My goodness, this is not cooking, it’s simply a large-scale fainting scene!
Kagura stood aside, holding an umbrella in her hand, looking eager to try.
From time to time, she poked the fainted guys with the tip of her umbrella, muttering, “Hey, hey, hey, stop pretending to be dead, get up and fight again! It’s rare to have so many sandbags to practice with…”
“Kagura, watch your image.” Lin Qifan reminded without even looking up, skillfully stirring the ingredients in the pot with his hands, the aroma filled the air, “Don’t break them, they will still be useful if you keep them.”
“Oh…” Kagura folded her umbrella with a look of disappointment and kicked the pebbles on the ground out of boredom.
At this moment, Lin Qifan was concentrating on making his secret weapon – a new dish that combines modern cooking techniques and ingredients from another world.
His movements were smooth and each step was extremely precise, just like an experienced conductor conducting a grand symphony.
The ingredients in the pot sizzle under the high temperature, and the aroma becomes more and more intense, making the appetite of people start to growl.
Even the empress, who was always picky about food, couldn’t help but secretly swallow her saliva.
“Hmm… this tastes pretty good…” she whispered to herself, with a barely perceptible hint of anticipation in her eyes.
However, at this moment, Yunyin showed a sinister smile.
He pulled out an exquisite little bottle from his arms, which contained a dark red liquid that emitted a strange light.
“Humph, you want to fight me? You’re still a bit naive!” He whispered, his eyes full of malice, “Let me show you my new stuff!”
He quietly poured the liquid in the bottle into an inconspicuous corner, and the liquid quickly seeped into the ground and disappeared.
All of this was seen by Robin who was observing secretly.
She frowned silently, with a bad feeling rising in her heart.
“Yunyin…what on earth is he doing?” she whispered to herself, her eyes full of vigilance.
Time passed by minute by minute, and Lin Qifan and others’ cooking was gradually coming to an end.
The air is filled with tempting aroma, making people salivate.
“Okay, it’s just the last step!” Lin Qifan said excitedly, with a confident smile on his face.
However, at this moment…
“Wait!” Robin suddenly stopped him, “Don’t rush to finish it, I think I found something…”
Her eyes were fixed on a corner on the ground and her expression became solemn.
“What’s wrong, Robin?” Lin Qifan asked puzzledly.
Robin didn’t answer, but slowly squatted down and gently touched the ground with his fingers.
“This… this is…” Her face changed drastically, and she raised her head abruptly and looked at Lin Qifan, “Be careful! There is poison on the ground!”
Chapter 101: The Food Festival Begins and the Poisonous Scheme Reappears (Old Version)
“Done!” Lin Qifan wiped the sweat from his forehead and a bright smile bloomed on his face, which was even more dazzling than a blooming sunflower.
In front of him, the long table was filled with a wide variety of delicious food, from fragrant grilled meat to exquisite sushi, from colorful desserts to steaming ramen. It was truly a feast for the eyes and smells!
Food Festival officially opens!
The tempting aroma is like a wild horse that has broken free from its reins, spreading wildly in the air and tempting the taste buds of every passerby.
The members of the Tenzen League, who had been fooled by that Kumogakure guy, began to have green lights in their eyes and their stomachs growled.
“What…what is this smell? It smells so good!” A member of the Tianshan League who originally had a serious face couldn’t help swallowing his saliva, feeling that his soul was about to be hooked away by the fragrance.
“Lord Yunyin said that the food here is weird, but…but this fragrance…” Another member began to waver. He secretly glanced in the direction of Yunyin and found that Yunyin’s face was darker than the bottom of the pot.
“Hehe, this is my brother Fan’s unique secret recipe. How can it be compared with those pinnacle oriental cuisines?” While eating the Dorayaki he made himself, Gintoki did not forget to complain about Kumogakure, “That guy, he really thinks he is an onion! Tsk~” He had a disdainful expression on his face, just like a cat that had stolen a fish.
“Gintoki, please speak softly or someone may hear you!” Kagura reminded him, although she also felt that what Gintoki said made sense.
“What are you afraid of! The truth will not be covered up!” Gintoki laughed heartily and bit off half of the Dorayaki in one bite. His cheeks bulged like a cute little hamster.
His words made the originally tense atmosphere suddenly relaxed a lot, and many people were infected by his humor and smiled.
However, while everyone was enjoying this rare moment of relaxation, a sinister plan was secretly brewing.
A-Cha, the guy who disguised himself as an ordinary diner, was being consumed by a strong fire of jealousy and unwillingness in his heart.
When he saw how popular the food festival was, his heart felt like a mixture of all five flavors: sweet, sour, bitter, spicy, and salty. All kinds of feelings flooded into his mind, and in the end, only one word remained: pain!
“Damn Lin Qifan, I will make you pay the price!” Ah Cha thought with gritted teeth. He secretly took out an exquisite small bottle from his sleeve, which contained a colorless and odorless poison.
He smiled grimly and was about to pour the poison into the food…
“Sir, do you need any help?” A gentle voice sounded in his ears.
Ah Cha was startled and looked up, only to see Li Yaxuan standing in front of him with a faint smile on her face, but her eyes were as sharp as a knife, as if she could see through all his disguises.
A’Cha’s heart skipped a beat and he thought to himself, oh no, has I been discovered?
He pretended to be calm and forced a stiff smile: “No…nothing, I just…just want to try this dish…”
Li Yaxuan did not expose him, but just smiled and said: “This dish is very popular, please enjoy it.” After that, she did not leave, but stood aside, observing A Cha’s every move quietly.
A-Cha felt like he was being stared at by a cheetah and felt uncomfortable all over.
He didn’t dare to act rashly and could only watch Li Yaxuan leave.
After Li Yaxuan turned around, she immediately found Robin and told her what she had just discovered.
“Just as I expected, that guy from Kumogakure will definitely not give up.” After listening to this, Robin frowned, with a trace of worry in his eyes, “It seems that we have to be careful.”
She walked to the place where A-Cha had just been and carefully observed the surrounding environment, trying to find some clues.
Suddenly, her eyes fell on an inconspicuous corner of the ground, where there seemed to be some residual liquid, emitting a faint peculiar smell.
Robin squatted down, dipped his finger in a little liquid, put it under his nose and smelled it, and his expression instantly became solemn.
“It’s poison!” She whispered, her tone full of caution, “It seems that we have to think of a way…”
She raised her head and looked at Li Yaxuan, a hint of determination flashed in her eyes, “Yaxuan, we…” Robin and Li Yaxuan exchanged glances, and they understood each other tacitly.
They are not weak dodders. They naturally have their own ways to deal with these sewer rats.
“Take advantage of the situation?” Li Yaxuan raised her eyebrows, a sly smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, “I like it!”
They decided to give the man a taste of his own medicine.
Robin took out a special spice from the storage space, called “Phantom Grass”. This spice is colorless and odorless, but it can interfere with people’s perception and cause hallucinations.
They secretly scattered the phantom grass around the food that A-Cha had poisoned, creating the illusion that the poison had taken effect.
A-Cha sneaked back to his seat and looked at the plate of food he had poisoned, feeling secretly proud of himself.
He seemed to have seen Lin Qifan and others falling to the ground in pain, and a sinister smile appeared on his face.
He picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of meat, put it into his mouth, tasted it carefully, and pretended to be calm.
“Hmm? The taste seems a little different?” A Cha chewed it for a few times and felt that the taste of the meat was a little strange, but he couldn’t tell what was wrong.
He picked up another piece puzzledly, put it in his mouth and tasted it carefully. This time he finally found the clue.
“This…this is…” A Cha widened his eyes and a look of horror appeared on his face.
He felt his body begin to go numb, and the things in front of his eyes became blurry, as if he was in a fog.
“What’s going on? Is the poison taking effect?” A’Cha was extremely panicked. He felt his consciousness becoming increasingly blurred and his body becoming increasingly weaker.
He struggled to stand up, but found that he could not move at all.
“No… Impossible… My poison…” A Cha’s voice became weaker and weaker, and finally he collapsed in the chair and lost consciousness.
All of this was seen by Robin and Li Yaxuan. They smiled at each other, knowing that everything was under control.
In fact, the food that A-Cha ate was not poisonous, and everything he felt was the effect of the Phantom Grass.
Robin and Li Yaxuan had long anticipated that A-Cha would poison again, so they prepared this special spice in advance to confuse A-Cha and make him suffer the consequences.
At the same time, Yunyin was sitting in his seat, anxiously waiting for good news from A-Cha.
He saw that A-Cha didn’t move for a long time, and he couldn’t help feeling a little confused.
“What’s going on? Why hasn’t A-Cha come back yet? Did something unexpected happen?” Yun Yin muttered to himself. He stood up and walked to A-Cha’s seat, only to see A-Cha slumped in the chair, unconscious.
“Acha! What’s wrong with you?” Yunyin hurried forward to check, but found that Acha had lost consciousness, his face was pale, and his whole body was weak.
“Damn it! Who did it?” Yunyin roared angrily. He knew that A Cha must have been ambushed by someone.
He looked around and his eyes fell on Lin Qifan and others, his eyes full of anger.
“Lin Qifan! It must be you!” Yun Yin pointed at Lin Qifan and the others, gritting his teeth and said, “How dare you plot against my men? I will never let you go!”
Yunyin’s face turned pale. He felt that his dignity had been seriously challenged.
He originally thought that he could easily defeat Lin Qifan and others, but he didn’t expect to be fooled by them.
“Haha, Yunyin, you think too highly of yourself, don’t you?” Lin Qifan sneered and looked at Yunyin fearlessly, “Who do you think you are? Are you worthy enough to challenge me?”
“You…” Yunyin was so angry that his whole body was shaking. He could no longer suppress the anger in his heart, and a powerful aura burst out from him.
“Lin Qifan! I want you to pay the price!” Yun Yin roared, and rushed towards Lin Qifan and others fiercely, “The secret of the Tianshan League…”
Chapter 102 Soul Eater Awakens and Reverses the Battle (Old Version)
“The secret of the Tianshan League – a feast for the gluttons!” Yun Yin roared, his figure turned into a shadow, and with a violent offensive, he rushed straight towards Lin Qifan and others.
He was surrounded by rich spiritual energy, like a hungry beast that was ready to devour everything in sight.
The air was filled with the aroma of food, but strangely it carried a hint of blood, which made people shudder.
However, Yunyin’s strength was far beyond their imagination.
Each of his attacks contained powerful force, as if a mountain was pressing down on one’s head, making it hard to breathe.
Although everyone tried their best, they still gradually fell into a disadvantage.
“Damn it! How can this guy be so strong?” Someone clenched his teeth, veins bulged on his arms, and beads of sweat the size of beans oozed out of his forehead.
“What a tough guy!” Some people also felt the pressure and their breathing became rapid.
Seeing that everyone was about to collapse, Lin Qifan’s heart rose to his throat.
He looked at Kikyo anxiously and shouted, “Kikyo, I’m counting on you! Use your soul-eating power again to turn the tide of the battle!”
Kikyo felt everyone’s trust and expectations. She took a deep breath and slowly closed her eyes.
Deep within her heart, a powerful force is awakening, and a dazzling light emanates from her body, like a goddess descending to the mortal world.
“The power of soul-eating – purification!” Kikyo opened her red lips slightly, her voice crisp and firm.
An invisible force emanated from her, enveloping the entire food festival.
The so-called “supreme delicacy” brought by Yunyin, which originally exuded an enticing aroma, began to become distorted at this moment, emitting a strange smell.
The originally bright and juicy ingredients began to fade in color, as if they had lost their vitality.
“What’s going on? My food…” Yunyin’s face changed drastically. He felt that his strength was being weakened and the spiritual energy in his body began to become disordered.
“Is this… poison?” Yunyin’s men covered their noses one after another, their faces turning ugly.
They were originally planning to enjoy the delicious food brought by Yunyin, but they didn’t expect that it would turn out to be a poison banquet.
“Cough cough cough…” Some of the weaker subordinates have started coughing, their faces are pale and their bodies are weak.
“Yunyin! How dare you poison us!”
“You despicable person!”
Yunyin’s men cursed angrily. They never thought that they would be poisoned by their boss.
Just then, someone’s voice sounded: “Wait, something seems to be wrong.”
Everyone looked and saw that the man was holding a piece of food in his hand with a frown on his face, as if he was thinking about something.
“I discovered some interesting things by deciphering the memory seals in the dishes.” The man spoke slowly, with a hint of solemnity in his tone, “These ingredients themselves are not poisonous, but someone has tampered with them and injected them with some special toxins.”
“What? Someone tampered with it?” Everyone was shocked when they heard this.
“That’s right.” The man nodded, “Also, I discovered that the source of this toxin is related to the Green Tea villain who attacked us before.”
“Green Tea Villain?” Lin Qifan’s heart moved. He had long suspected that the Green Tea Villain was behind the scenes, but he didn’t expect it to be true.
“So, all this is a conspiracy of the Green Tea Villain?” Li Yaxuan also understood. She held Lin Qifan’s hand tightly.
“It seems that we have all been fooled by the green tea villain.” Lin Qifan took a deep breath, a cold light flashed in his eyes, “This guy is really haunting us!”
“Yun Yin, do you have anything else to say?” Lin Qifan turned his head and looked at Yun Yin with cold eyes.
Yunyin’s face turned pale, he opened his mouth, but couldn’t say a word… Yunyin’s face turned blue and white, as colorful as a color palette.
His originally arrogant attitude now shrank rapidly like a punctured balloon.
The accusations from all around him came like a tide, making him feel like a stripped clown. He was so embarrassed that he wished he could find a hole in the ground to crawl into.
“I…I…I don’t know…” He stammered to defend himself, but his voice was so weak and barely audible amid the crowd’s condemnation.
He glared at the green tea villain fiercely, his eyes spurting out anger, and the look seemed to want to eat him alive.
“You! How dare you play tricks on me!” He roared and rushed towards the green tea villain like an enraged bull.
The green tea villain obviously did not expect Yunyin to suddenly attack. He took a few steps back in panic, and the mask of calm on his face was instantly shattered, revealing a terrified expression.
“What…what do you want to do?” His voice trembled and his eyes flickered, like a rabbit targeted by a hunter.
“What for?” Yunyin sneered, his voice full of sarcasm, “Of course, I’m going to make you pay the price!” He waved his fist and hit the green tea villain hard.
Seeing that he was about to be beaten, the green tea villain was so scared that he fled backwards in panic, shouting as he ran: “Help! Murder!” He looked so miserable. Where was the elegant and noble demeanor he had before?
He’s a complete clown.
Seeing this, everyone couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
The reversal came so quickly, it was as exciting as a roller coaster ride.
“Want to run? Not that easy!” Lin Qifan snorted coldly, rushed forward and blocked the way of the green tea villain.
The green tea villain was forced into a desperate situation. He looked around in horror, looking around like a trapped beast, looking for a chance to escape.
“Stop struggling, you can’t escape.” Li Yaxuan also walked over, her tone calm but with a hint of unquestionable majesty.
The green tea villain was in despair. He slumped on the ground with empty eyes, like a puppet who had lost his soul.
Just then, an accident happened.
In his panic, the green tea villain accidentally touched an inconspicuous stone slab on the altar.
The stone slab looks ordinary, but it hides a shocking secret.
With a light “click” sound, the stone slab sank slightly, and a mysterious force surged out from the altar, instantly enveloping the entire square.
“What’s going on?” Before everyone could react, they felt a darkness in front of their eyes, and a powerful suction force sucked them into an unknown space.
The wind was howling, sand and rocks were flying, and the world was in chaos.
“Ah——” everyone cried out in surprise, frightened and at a loss as to what to do by this sudden change.
Lin Qifan hugged Li Yaxuan tightly, trying to keep his body steady, secretly thinking that something was wrong.
“This…what is this place?” Luffy’s voice came from the wind, with a hint of fear.
“Everyone be careful!” Kagura’s voice also rang out, her tone full of vigilance.
At this moment, a gloomy voice sounded in everyone’s ears: “Welcome to… my world…”
“Who? Who is talking?” Lin Qifan asked loudly, with a hint of vigilance in his voice.
No one answered him, only the eerie laughter echoed in the air, making people feel creepy.
“Oh no! This is…” Robin’s voice suddenly sounded, his tone full of shock.
Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by an even stronger gust of wind.
“Robin! What do you want to say?” Lin Qifan asked anxiously.
However, Robin did not answer, her voice was drowned out by the wind and could no longer be heard.
He held Li Yaxuan’s hand tightly, his eyes firm, and said in his heart: “No matter what happens, I will protect you!”
“Qifan…” Li Yaxuan snuggled tightly in Lin Qifan’s arms.
Suddenly, a dazzling light descended from the sky, enveloping everyone.
“Ah——” everyone screamed again, and everything in front of their eyes was white and they could not see anything.
“This…this is…” A faint voice sounded, with a hint of trembling and disbelief.
Chapter 103 The Turmoil Caused by the Mysterious Power of the Ancient Battlefield (Old Version)
The white light swallowed everything, followed by a dizzy feeling as the world spun around.
When Lin Qifan opened his eyes again, he found himself in chaos. The wind was howling, blowing up dust all over the sky, choking him and making him cough.
I could hear my companions shouting in panic. This scene was even more maddening than the sudden internet disconnection in the live broadcast room!
“Oh my god, what’s going on? System, come out and explain!” Lin Qifan roared in his heart, but he only got a cold prompt from the system: “Unknown energy fluctuations detected, analyzing…Analysis failed…It is recommended that the host avoid risks as soon as possible.”
Risk avoidance?
That’s easy to say!
With so much sand and wind blowing everywhere, who knows where to escape from it!
He grabbed Li Yaxuan’s hand beside him, and the soft touch made him feel a little more at ease.
“Yaxuan, are you okay?”
Li Yaxuan held his hand tightly back, her face pale, but she shook her head pretending to be calm: “I’m fine, Qifan, you have to be careful.”
careful?
How to be careful?
Lin Qifan felt like a headless fly. This sudden change left him completely confused.
No, we have to find a solution quickly!
He gritted his teeth and activated the “Dimension Traveler System”.
“System, summon me a guy who has studied mysterious powers! Just 30 seconds!”
A flash of light passed by, and a familiar figure appeared in front of everyone. It was the knowledgeable Robin.
“Robin, look at what’s going on!”
Robin looked around with a frown on her face, she stretched out her hand and felt the energy flowing in the air.
“This power… is very ancient and very powerful…” Before she could finish her words, the 30-second summoning time was up, and Robin disappeared in a flash.
“Ancient? Powerful? It’s the same as saying nothing!” Lin Qifan scratched his hair, feeling even more upset.
At this time, Robin’s voice sounded again, but this time it was not through the system, but her own.
“Wait, I think I understand! This power… is related to the food shortage crisis in the other world!”
Robin is worthy of being the archaeologist of the Straw Hat Pirates. She can actually decipher key information from this chaotic energy.
She pointed at the surging energy around her and explained, “This power comes from the seal of the ancient battlefield. It has been activated, and someone is using it to exacerbate the food shortage!”
“What?! Someone is actually behind this!” Lin Qifan was immediately furious. This was simply cutting off the source of the trouble. It was too despicable!
He immediately thought of the green tea villain. Who else would do such a wicked thing except him!
“We have to find a way to stop them!” Lin Qifan turned to look at Gintoki, “Gin-san, do you have any good ideas?”
Gintoki stroked his chin, his face solemn.
“This power is very strange… But I do have an idea…”
“What’s your idea? Tell me quickly!” Lin Qifan asked anxiously.
“We can use food to integrate this power and transform it into energy that is beneficial to the growth of food!” Gintoki said as he began to conceive a plan for making food, and occasionally complained: “Really, I have to cook again, and I haven’t finished reading Weekly Shonen Jump yet…”
Lin Qifan’s eyes lit up, this is a good idea!
He immediately discussed the details of the food preparation with Gintoki, and the two of them talked back and forth and soon decided on a plan.
“Yaxuan, come and help me prepare the ingredients!” Lin Qifan called Li Yaxuan, and the two of them started to get busy.
In a small space, it is inevitable that the two people will have some physical contact.
Every time he accidentally touched Li Yaxuan’s hand, Lin Qifan felt his heart beating faster, and Li Yaxuan’s cheeks became redder and redder.
There is a subtle and ambiguous atmosphere in the air…
“Qifan, do I need to peel this…this potato?” Li Yaxuan asked in a low voice with her head down.
“I have to peel it, but…” Lin Qifan looked at Li Yaxuan’s shy expression and couldn’t help but stretched out his hand to lift the hair beside her ears, “You are so cute, even if you don’t peel it, I will…”
“Cough cough…” A sudden cough interrupted Lin Qifan’s words. He turned around and saw Luffy and Kagura.
The two men stood not far away, watching the surroundings vigilantly… Luffy’s mouth was stuffed with dried meat that he got from somewhere, and he mumbled incoherently: “Meat… meat… delicious…”, while not forgetting to glance around vigilantly, as if afraid that someone would snatch the food from him.
His big, bright eyes sparkled in the dim light like stars in the night sky.
Kagura held her favorite vinegar kelp and put a handful of it into her mouth from time to time. The sour and sweet taste made her feel refreshed.
“Ah, this sour taste is even more exciting than Kakui’s abdominal muscles!” She squinted her eyes, feeling the stimulation on her taste buds. At the same time, her sensitive nose was constantly sniffing the air around her, trying to capture any unusual smells.
Empress Hancock, the world’s most beautiful woman, frowned at this moment. She raised her slender hands gracefully, and a domineering power emanated from her, like an invisible barrier, enveloping everyone and resisting the constantly invading mysterious power.
This force hit the barrier wave after wave like a tide, making a deafening roar, as if it was going to swallow everything.
“It’s so annoying. These lowly forces actually dare to disturb me from enjoying my delicious food!” She complained in a low voice, with a hint of impatience in her tone, but it also revealed her strong strength and confidence.
The surrounding strong winds became even more violent, like countless wild beasts roaring, sweeping up the sand and rocks on the ground and smashing them towards everyone.
Visibility was extremely low, and it was almost pitch dark. Only the light emitted by the empress could barely illuminate a small area around it.
The air was filled with a pungent smell of sulfur, making it difficult to breathe, as if you were at the scene of a volcanic eruption.
The ground shook violently, and cracks appeared with bottomless gaps, as if it would collapse at any time.
“This… this power… is getting stronger and stronger!” Li Yaxuan grasped Lin Qifan’s arm tightly, her body trembling slightly. She could feel the oppression of that power, which made it almost impossible for her to breathe.
Lin Qifan took a deep breath and tried to keep himself calm.
“Don’t be afraid, Yaxuan, I’m here!” He gently patted the back of Li Yaxuan’s hand and comforted her.
Although he was unsure, “Gin-san, how is it? Is the food ready?”
Gintoki wiped the sweat from his forehead, his expression solemn.
“It’s almost done, it’s almost done. This is a masterpiece that embodies my lifelong culinary skills. It will definitely be able to suppress this evil power!” The kitchen knife in his hand flew like a skilled artist, skillfully blending various ingredients together, exuding an enticing aroma.
At this moment, a mysterious force suddenly erupted, like a volcanic eruption. A powerful energy shock wave swept over and knocked everyone to the ground.
The empress’s domineering barrier was also broken, and everyone was exposed to the violent energy…
“Ah…” Li Yaxuan screamed and was blown away by the shock wave.
“Yaxuan!” Seeing this, Lin Qifan rushed over regardless of everything, hugged Li Yaxuan and protected her with his body.
“Boom…” With a loud bang, the ground collapsed, and Lin Qifan and Li Yaxuan fell into the abyss…
“Qifan! Yaxuan!” Luffy and Kagura saw this and jumped down without caring about anything else…
“Hehe…” A sinister laugh echoed in the air, “It seems that my plan was successful…”
“Wait, what is that?!” Gintoki exclaimed, pointing above the abyss.
I saw a black figure slowly falling from the sky, holding a black kitchen knife in his hand, emitting a chilling aura…
“Shadow Cook?!”
Chapter 104 It seems that we have to show our true strength (old version)
Beneath the abyss, endless darkness seems to swallow everything.
Lin Qifan hugged Li Yaxuan tightly, feeling her body trembling, his heart filled with guilt.
This damn plot always happens unexpectedly!
He cursed inwardly, thinking that he would have to always have a few resurrection coins on hand in the future.
“Yaxuan, are you okay?” Lin Qifan’s voice was trembling slightly. In this situation, he tried hard to stay calm, fearing that he would panic too.
Li Yaxuan shook her head, her face pale: “I’m fine, Master Qifan, how are you?”
“I’m the protagonist and I have an immortal aura. What’s this little scene?” Lin Qifan smiled calmly, trying to ease the atmosphere.
At this moment, Luffy and Kagura also jumped down from above.
“Rubber, rubber!” Luffy stretched out his arms and hugged Lin Qifan and Li Yaxuan.
Kagura followed closely behind and landed steadily on the ground.
“Great, you’re all okay!” Luffy grinned, revealing his signature sunny smile.
“Stop talking nonsense, now is not the time to reminisce!” Kagura rolled her eyes, “Thinking about how to get out is the serious matter!”
Above the abyss, Gintoki looked at the black figure and his expression became extremely solemn.
“Shadow Cook?!” he muttered to himself, gripping the kitchen knife tighter in his hand.
“Hey, hey, old man, now is not the time to be in a daze!” Gintoki complained, “This guy looks difficult to deal with!”
“Stop talking nonsense and get ready for battle!” Gintoki took a deep breath and his eyes became sharp.
At the same time, at the bottom of the abyss, Lin Qifan and others also began to take action.
“It seems that we have to find a way to leave here first.” Lin Qifan looked around and found that this seemed to be a huge underground space.
There was a strange atmosphere in the air, which made people feel chilling.
“Qifan, look there!” Li Yaxuan suddenly said, pointing in a direction.
Lin Qifan looked in the direction of her finger and found a huge stone platform with some strange ingredients and cooking tools placed on it.
In the center of the stone platform, there is an energy core that flickers with a faint light.
“Is that… the key to food fusion?” Lin Qifan’s mind moved. Perhaps they could fight against the green tea villains by making delicious food.
“There is no time to lose, let’s go over and take a look!” Lin Qifan made a prompt decision and led everyone towards the direction of the stone platform.
In front of the stone platform, Lin Qifan took a deep breath and began to prepare the food according to the plan.
He mixed the ingredients together in specific proportions and put them in a pot to cook.
“Luffy, help me control the heat!” Lin Qifan directed Luffy while cooking.
“Leave it to me!” Luffy rolled up his sleeves excitedly and began to adjust the size of the flame.
Li Yaxuan assisted Lin Qifan by delivering ingredients and tools.
Kagura is responsible for guarding against any enemies approaching.
At this moment, Kikyo’s figure appeared beside the stone platform.
She held a bow and arrow in her hand, her eyes fixed firmly on the delicious food in the pot.
“Plantago, you are here to help too?” Lin Qifan asked in surprise.
“Humph, I just don’t want to see you fail.” Kikyo said proudly, “I can use the power of food souls to help the ingredients absorb the mysterious power better.”
“Then I’ll leave it to you!” Lin Qifan said gratefully.
Kikyo nodded and began to use the power of soul eating.
Soft rays of light shot out from her fingertips and were injected into the delicious food in the pot.
With the help of Platycodon, the aroma of the food became stronger, and the mysterious power began to show signs of being integrated.
The originally violent force became a little tamer, and the surrounding environment also improved.
“It’s working!” Lin Qifan said excitedly, “Everyone, work harder!”
Seeing hope, everyone worked harder to prepare delicious food.
However, at this moment, a powerful energy suddenly came from above the abyss.
“Oh no, it’s the green tea villain!” Lin Qifan’s face changed, he felt a sinister aura approaching.
The green tea villain saw that his conspiracy was about to be shattered and was unwilling to fail.
He tried to control the mysterious power in his final dying struggle.
He chanted spells frantically, trying to direct the mysterious power to Lin Qifan and others.
“Don’t even think about succeeding!” At this critical moment, a figure suddenly stood in front of Lin Qifan and others.
“Yun Yin?!” Lin Qifan looked at the figure in front of him in surprise.
Yunyin looked at the green tea villain seriously, “I won’t let you do whatever you want anymore!”
“Yunyin, how dare you betray me?!” the green tea villain roared angrily.
“I just don’t want to be used by you anymore.” Yunyin said coldly, “Your so-called pinnacle of oriental cuisine is nothing but built on the suffering of others. I will never agree with this kind of evil cuisine!”
“Hmph, since you’re still stubborn, don’t blame me for being rude!” said the Green Tea Villain, and began to mobilize mysterious powers to attack Yunyin.
Yunyin showed no sign of weakness and also released his own power, engaging in a fierce battle with the green tea villain.
“Lin Qifan, hurry up and finish making the food!” Yun Yin shouted at Lin Qifan while fighting, “Leave the rest to me!”
“Yun Yin, you…” Lin Qifan looked at Yun Yin’s figure, his heart filled with emotion.
He had not expected that this former enemy would actually stand up to protect them.
“Let’s go!” Lin Qifan took a deep breath and led everyone to continue preparing delicious food.
Everyone worked together to put all the ingredients into the pot and started the final cooking.
As time went by, the light emitted by the food became stronger and stronger, and the mysterious power was completely integrated into the food.
“Done!” Lin Qifan looked at the delicious food in front of him, his heart filled with joy.
At this moment, Yunyin was suddenly hit by the green tea villain and his body flew backwards.
“Yun Yin!” Lin Qifan exclaimed. He saw a trace of blood flowing from the corner of Yun Yin’s mouth.
“Cough cough…” Yunyin stood up with difficulty and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.
“It seems that I am still too weak…”
“No, you’ve done enough!” Lin Qifan rushed to Yun Yin and supported him.
“Lin Qifan, it’s up to you now…” Yun Yin said weakly, “I believe you can defeat the Green Tea Villain and save the world!”
“Don’t worry, we won’t let you down!” Lin Qifan said firmly.
The green tea villain looked at the people in front of him, his heart filled with despair.
He knew that he was powerless to save the situation.
“Hehehe…” The green tea villain laughed desperately, “Even if I fail, you guys won’t have an easy life!”
As he spoke, the green tea villain suddenly reached out for the energy core on the stone platform.
“What does he want to do?!” Lin Qifan was shocked. He realized that the Green Tea Villain wanted to detonate the energy core and die with them.
At this critical moment, Yunyin suddenly moved.
He used all his strength to pounce on the green tea villain.
“Stop it!” Yunyin roared and grabbed the green tea villain’s hand.
“You…” The green tea villain looked at Yunyin in disbelief. He didn’t expect that Yunyin would stop him at this time.
“It’s over!”
“boom!!!!!!”
With a loud bang, Yunyin grabbed the green tea villain and disappeared in the dazzling light.
“Yun Yin!!!!!” Lin Qifan shouted heartbreakingly, his eyes bloodshot as he watched Yun Yin disappear in front of him.
Lin Qifan took out his cell phone tremblingly and dialed a number, “Hello, Dad? Activate the backup plan, it’s time to teach these thieves a lesson!
At the bottom of the abyss, the air was filled with tension, like a pot of spicy hot pot that was about to boil, stimulating everyone’s nerves.
Luffy grinned, revealing his signature teeth, “Yoshi! Finally, I can do something big!” He rushed towards the green tea villain like a cannonball. The ability of the rubber fruit allowed him to transform into a spring man, and his fists smashed at the enemy like raindrops.
Kagura was not to be outdone. She pulled out her umbrella and her petite body burst out with amazing strength.
She danced around the green tea villain like a nimble butterfly, and every swing of her sword was accompanied by a sharp sword energy.
“Gin, look at my Night Rabbit bloodline erupting!” she shouted excitedly, as if she was attending a grand festival.
Yunyin, the once arrogant and talented young man, now has a look as firm as iron.
He formed seals with his hands, and a powerful chakra wave surged out of his body.
“I won’t let you hurt anyone again!” He growled, and his figure turned into a flash of lightning. Together with Luffy and Kagura, he surrounded the green tea villain.
The empress stood aside, with her queen’s aura in full swing.
She stared at the green tea villain with cold eyes, revealing her domineering aura, like an insurmountable iceberg.
“How can I allow a villain like you to tarnish my beauty!” She snorted coldly, and her domineering aura burst out instantly. An invisible pressure enveloped the green tea villain, making him unable to move.
The green tea villain was trapped in an encirclement, his face as gloomy as the ash at the bottom of a pot.
He felt like a fly caught in a spider web, unable to escape no matter how hard he struggled.
“Damn it! You ants…” He cursed with gritted teeth, but did not dare to act rashly.
However, just when everyone thought victory was assured, something unexpected happened.
The green tea villain’s body suddenly emitted a strange green light, and an even more powerful force surged out of his body, knocking Luffy, Kagura and Kumogakure away.
“Hehehe… Do you think you can defeat me like this? Too naive!” The green tea villain let out a sinister laugh, and his eyes turned a strange green, like a demon from hell.
The mysterious power became violent again, like a wild horse that had broken free from its reins, wantonly destroying everything around it.
The ground began to shake violently, magma gushed out from the cracks in the ground, and the entire abyss seemed to be about to collapse.
“Oh no! This power is out of control!” Lin Qifan’s face changed drastically, and he felt an unprecedented sense of crisis.
“Master Qifan, what should we do?” Li Yaxuan tightly grasped Lin Qifan’s hand.
“Don’t be afraid, Yaxuan, I will protect you!” Lin Qifan hugged Li Yaxuan tightly, staring at the violent mysterious power with firm eyes.
Luffy, Kagura and Kumogakure also struggled to stand up. The scars on their bodies were clearly visible, but there was no fear in their eyes.
“It seems that we have to show our true strength!” Luffy clenched his fists, with a raging fire of war burning in his eyes.
“That’s right, in order to protect our important partners, we must never retreat!” Kagura also raised her umbrella and prepared for battle.
Yunyin took a deep breath and mobilized all the chakra in his body.
“Lin Qifan, leave the rest to us!”
At this moment, the empress suddenly walked up to Lin Qifan and looked at him with complicated eyes.
“I…will also lend you a helping hand!”
Lin Qifan looked at the people in front of him and his heart was filled with emotion.
He knew that in this battle, they must unite to defeat the powerful enemy!
“Okay! Let’s work together to defeat this guy!” Lin Qifan raised his right hand and shouted loudly.
Just as everyone was preparing to launch another attack, a voice suddenly came from above the abyss: “Hey, little ghosts, do you need help?”
Lin Qifan looked up and saw a familiar figure standing on the edge of the abyss, holding a gleaming samurai sword in his hand…
Chapter 105: The Complete Failure of the Green Tea Villain (Old Version)
Gintoki, the lazy guy for thousands of years, now holds a samurai sword in his hand, and the blade reflects the chaotic energy surging in the abyss, like a lightning bolt cutting through the darkness.
“Do you need help?” he asked lazily, but his tone was firm and unquestionable.
This sudden arrival of reinforcements gave Lin Qifan a shock and a warm feeling surged in his heart.
“Gin-san! You came just in time!” He couldn’t help but grin, like a drowning man grabbing a life-saving straw, his whole body filled with strength.
At the same time, in the center of the food festival venue, Lin Qifan and Gintoki were taking the final steps.
This is not ordinary cooking, but a wrestling with a mysterious force!
Gintoki wielded the kitchen knife, the blade flashing so fast that it was almost impossible to see clearly, it was like he was performing a gorgeous sword show.
He complained while cutting vegetables: “Hey, is this really edible? It feels even scarier than the dark cuisine made by Grandma Tose!”
Lin Qifan controlled the heat with a focused expression and put various rare ingredients into the pot in a specific order.
The boiling soup in the pot exudes a strange aroma, which is intertwined with the breath of mysterious power, forming a wonderful balance.
“Gin-san, believe me! This is a dish that can save the world!” He said in a firm tone, with confidence flashing in his eyes.
The two of them cooperated with each other tacitly, as if they were in tune with each other’s minds, and their movements were smooth and seamless.
Finally, under the gaze of everyone, the delicacy that combined mysterious power was completed!
The delicious food exudes a dazzling light, like the rising sun, dispelling the darkness around it.
The light completely enveloped the mysterious power, forming a huge ball of light that slowly rotated and emitted heart-pounding energy fluctuations.
Kikyo stood aside, forming seals with her hands, muttering something, and exerting the power of the soul-eating spirit, guiding the mysterious power to transform into energy to nourish the food.
Her figure seemed particularly sacred in the light, like a goddess descending to the earth.
With the transformation of the mysterious power, the surrounding environment has undergone earth-shaking changes.
On the originally barren land, tender green plants broke through the soil and grew at a speed visible to the naked eye, and in the blink of an eye it turned into a green ocean.
The withered trees are reborn with lush and green branches and leaves.
The air is filled with a fresh scent that is refreshing and makes you feel as if you are in a paradise.
The people who were originally frowning due to food shortages were now cheering and crying with joy.
They hugged each other and celebrated this hard-won miracle.
The food shortage crisis in the other world has been initially resolved, and the seeds of hope have taken root in everyone’s hearts.
All of this was seen by the green tea villain hiding in the dark.
His face was livid, his fists were clenched, and his nails dug deep into the flesh.
His carefully planned conspiracy was completely shattered by Lin Qifan and others!
“Damn it! I won’t accept this!” The green tea villain gritted his teeth. He tried to make a final struggle and release a more powerful dark force to reverse the situation.
However, he was powerless to save the situation.
Kumogakure, Luffy, Kagura and others had already surrounded him, watching him covetously.
“Your conspiracy has been exposed! Just surrender!” Yunyin said coldly, with powerful chakra gathering in his hands.
“Want to catch me? Not that easy!” The green tea villain roared and attacked again.
However, his attacks seemed vulnerable in front of Luffy and Kagura.
Luffy’s ability of the Rubber Fruit allows him to easily dodge attacks and give villains powerful counterattacks.
Kagura’s speed is as fast as lightning, the umbrella in his hand turns into a sharp blade, and every move is deadly.
Under the siege of the crowd, the green tea villain was defeated step by step and was finally subdued.
Meanwhile, Robin is deciphering the memory seal in the food.
Her slender fingers gently brushed across the surface of the dish.
“I see…” Robin whispered, with a hint of surprise in his tone.
She told everyone the information she had interpreted.
It turns out that in order to achieve his own ambition, the green tea villain attempted to use the power of the seal in the ancient battlefield to destroy the balance of food in the other world, thereby controlling the entire other world.
His plan almost succeeded, but fortunately it was stopped in time by Lin Qifan and others.
“This guy is so abominable!” Li Yaxuan said angrily.
“Yes, fortunately we stopped him, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.” Lin Qifan also sighed.
He walked up to the subdued Green Tea Villain and looked down at him.
“Your conspiracy has been completely exposed. Next, you will receive the punishment you deserve!” Lin Qifan said coldly.
The green tea villain lowered his head and said nothing. He knew that he had completely failed.
Just then, a voice suddenly sounded: “Wait, I have something else to ask him.”
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound, and saw a figure slowly approaching…
Everyone was escorting the Green Tea villain who was like a lost dog. This guy was now listless. Where was his previous arrogance?
It looks like an eggplant hit by frost – all wilted.
Yunyin was a very sensible guy. He took the initiative to say that the Tianshan League would mend its ways, cook well, and never do those crooked things again.
Looking at his sincere expression, I guess he has really repented, but I don’t know how long he can last, haha!
The food festival was so lively!
The aroma of various delicacies permeates the air, making people drool!
People cheered, sang and danced to celebrate this hard-won victory.
Looking at the smiles on everyone’s faces, my heart also feels warm.
This feeling is sweeter than eating honey!
Yaxuan, Luffy and I sat at a big table and enjoyed the feast.
Luffy, this kid, eats like a starving ghost. He gobbles up the food in front of him in no time.
Looking at his satisfied look, I couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
“Luffy, eat slowly, no one is going to snatch it from you!”
Yaxuan tasted the food in front of her elegantly, her every move exuding the aura of a noble daughter.
However, I know that she is actually a foodie at heart, haha!
“Qifan, this dish tastes really good. Please make it for me next time!” she said with a smile, her eyes shining.
“No problem!” I assured, patting my chest.
Gintoki, while eating, did not forget to complain: “Hey, hey, is this thing really edible? It feels even more terrible than the dark cuisine made by Granny Tose!” This guy said that it was not delicious, but his hands did not slow down at all, and he ate more happily than anyone else.
Kikyo sat quietly aside, savoring the food in silence.
She rarely speaks, but I know she is actually very happy.
We enjoyed this meal very much, as if all our worries had disappeared.
After the food festival ended, we handed the green tea villain over to the relevant departments in the other world for handling.
This guy will probably be in jail for a while.
As for the Tenzen League, under the leadership of Kumogakure, they also reconciled with us.
They promised to mend their ways, cook well, and never do those crooked things again.
Everything seemed to have settled down, and the other world had returned to its former tranquility.
However, just as we were immersed in the joy of victory, Robin noticed something strange… Her brows were furrowed, holding the incomplete documents found from the seal of the ancient battlefield. Suddenly, she raised her head abruptly, her eyes fell on me, and she seemed to be hesitant to speak.
“What’s wrong, Robin?” I noticed her strangeness and asked.
She took a deep breath and said slowly: “Qifan… I found out…”