Bang! Bang! Bang!
A crack opened in the mask, and the contents of that huge can poured in wildly, as if it were a bottomless pit.
"You... you'll be the same in the future..." Only now did the man finish the rest of his sentence, and he was completely dumbfounded.
In the blink of an eye, half the can's contents had been poured down. Holding the other half, Lu Ce politely asked:
"Are you sure you don't want any?"
Without waiting for an answer, he added:
"Alright, thanks."
Then he tipped his head back and kept chugging!
In less than a minute, he had completely eaten everything in that huge can.
That way of eating was no longer human.
Simply put, when it came to eating, what Lu Ce displayed at that moment was practically a superpower—an extraordinary power!
To be honest, when Lu Ce first picked up that can, he had been reluctant.
Although under the influence of the Gluttony Mask, he considered the stuff before him the finest delicacy in the world, reason told him that it probably was not edible.
But since he wanted to experience the Gluttony Mask's power, and there were Pain points involved, Lu Ce decided to go for it.
Old Eight's Secret Mini Burger!
But the moment that stuff entered his stomach, Lu Ce lost control.
—A delicacy beyond compare!
He had never eaten anything so delicious. It barely stimulated his taste buds; it stimulated his brain directly!
He simply could not stop!
After downing an entire can, his whole body felt refreshed. A warm sensation enveloped him from head to toe, as though he had entered paradise.
At the same time, he did not feel full in the slightest. If anything, his hunger intensified even further!
A fierce appetite gnawed at him. Lu Ce felt strength filling his entire body as he sought even more food.
The countless viewers watching Lu Ce, along with staff from the relevant organizations, were all stunned.
: No, no! Huh?
: What does this mean? Is this part of the mission too? I don't get it!
: Can some expert explain this? Where's that Blank expert from before? Tell us what this means!
: Compared to him, that lunatic on the other side is acting perfectly normal.
: Well, I'd heard this expert was a little unconventional...
The analysts from every major organization were going bald trying to figure out what this meant.
But Lu Ce had made the reason clear from the very beginning—he was hungry.
The patient swallowed, staring at the Masked Man before him, feeling as though his brain had stopped working.
"You... you're not staff. You're another patient?"
Lu Ce sat comfortably on the floor and decided to let down his guard.
As for his appetite, he decided not to restrain it and instead let it run wild, keeping all his rationality focused on his true self and the mission.
"This is delicious. Living here every day, you guys practically have the lives of immortals."
The man's mouth twitched.
Did I just offer food to an immortal?!
After a brief spell of mental confusion, he let out a cold laugh and looked at the plate beside him and the pills on it.
His gaze turned vicious once more as he glared at Lu Ce.
"You're not even pretending anymore?"
No one cared what people like them ate. This so-called meal was merely a way to force medicine down their throats.
They had at least put on an act before. Was this lunatic in front of him planning to feed him medicine directly now?
Pointing at the pills, the patient asked, "What do you mean?"
"Oh, sorry." Lu Ce glanced at them and apologized.
Then he picked up the plate, flipped his hand, and dumped everything into his mouth.
He did not even need to chew. It went straight down his throat.
Wasting food was shameful. The guy across from him was actually pretty nice, reminding him.
After finishing, the ravenous Lu Ce rubbed his stomach and asked the guy shackled by iron chains across from him:
"Are you full, skinny?"
Skinny Patient: Huh? (+_+)?
"W-what did I eat? Didn't you eat it all?"
"When did I eat your food?" Lu Ce asked in confusion (°ー°〃).
It was as if what had happened only seconds ago had never happened at all.
He was blatantly lying through his teeth!
Patient: ...
Huh?
He clutched his head and replayed everything that had just happened. Comparing it to Lu Ce's earnest tone now, he began to seriously wonder whether his mental problems had gotten worse.
That was right. How could something so disgusting and revolting be what the staff ate?
Could it be that he hallucinated whenever he ate now?
"Could it be... was I the one eating just now?" the patient muttered, his eyes gradually losing focus.
: No, huh? What does that mean? He talked a fool into becoming even more of a fool.
: I get it, I get it. He's brainwashing the other guy into doubting himself, then it'll be easier to question him.
: What an incredible expert!
The people in the livestream seemed to understand something now, and they began praising him again.
"No, the medicine! My medicine!"
Suddenly, Skinny's eyes turned blood-red, and he lunged at Lu Ce like a madman.
Clank! Clank!
The iron chains suspended his body in midair. He was only a few feet away from Lu Ce, yet it was like the distance between heaven and earth—he could not touch him at all.
"Where's my medicine? Where's my medicine? You ate my medicine, so what am I supposed to eat?!"
The man who had previously resisted the medicine now suddenly lost control. He looked like a vicious ghost, his lean body exposing sinewy muscles covered in bloody marks.
The chains creaked under the strain. This man's strength was far beyond human limits as well!
"What medicine? I don't really know what you're talking about." Lu Ce looked exceedingly wise at that moment, still speaking with calm composure and showing no fear. "I get it, brother. You must not be full yet!"
"Don't worry, I definitely won't let you go hungry! This place really does give out too little food."
"I'll definitely help you! Look how skinny you are—you're practically starving to death!"
As he spoke, he patted the madman's head, then dashed out at full speed, looking utterly impatient.
The patient remained in the room, going mad one moment, calm the next, then howling and rolling around on the floor.
After running out, Lu Ce followed the circular corridor ahead.
In front of every cell door sat that disgusting food and a few pills.
"What did I come out here for again?" Lu Ce's mind was somewhat muddled. "I'll eat first. Forget it."
With that, he began sweeping through everything like a whirlwind, stuffing food into his mouth by the fistful.
Whenever Demon Hospital issued a reminder telling him to return to his room, Lu Ce sprinted back at top speed.
Skinny was numb by now. This guy kept saying he was going out to find food, so why did he come back every time and start eating like crazy?
Where's my food, bro???
Other than the food each player had initially brought into their rooms, Lu Ce had devoured every last bit of Demon Hospital's breakfast that remained outside!
It was worth mentioning that—
At first, after Kolk looked over the food and considered it briefly, he did not take any. He simply pushed open the door and went inside.
So...
Before you continue