Where's the food? Ke'erke is stunned

So, the food Kolk had deliberately left behind also ended up in Lu Ce's stomach.

As he passed the door where Kolk was, Lu Ce glanced over and saw that there was still a gap left open.

But he didn't dwell on it. What was a game? Who was Kolk? He had already forgotten.

Just eat!

[: Foreign big shot, danger!]

[: I just checked out Kolk's stream. He's pretty skilled. He deliberately didn't take the food inside; it was part of his design.]

[: I'm kind of looking forward to seeing his expression...]

Outside, while Lu Ce devoured everything, Kolk was inside his room, using his special ability and subtly guiding the conversation.

Kolk, an arrogant American, but with the qualifications to back up his arrogance.

A former CIA criminal profiler, skilled in negotiation and psychoanalysis, an honorary professor at Harvard University, and recipient of various honors in criminal investigation.

Leveraging his outstanding qualifications, he had reviewed a vast amount of non-public information after his initial novice mission, realizing the game's importance, and achieved a perfect clear in his first game.

And now, he was a player with superpowers!

—Mental Interference!

In terms of superpowers, he had even surpassed Lu Ce!

With his background and his current superpower, Kolk felt confident that extracting information from a few mentally unstable individuals would be no problem.

"How many years have you been here?" Kolk spoke, and to his surprise, it was fluent Chinese!

The game wouldn't cause language barriers internally, but he had deliberately chosen to speak Chinese at this moment.

"I... I can't remember. Three years? Thirty years? Ah..."

Kolk frowned, doing his best to interfere with the other person's mind as he asked his questions.

Through his previous subtle guidance and simple, non-threatening questions, he had essentially lulled and controlled the other person.

What he knew so far was that the other person's name was Long Liu, that they resembled his mother, that they kept muttering about some mission, and that they wanted to eat Yuxiang Shredded Pork.

Especially Yuxiang Shredded Pork, the other person had repeated it so many times for some unknown reason.

"Then, what kind of illness do you think you have?" Kolk asked.

"I'm not sick, I'm not sick!" Long Liu shook their head frantically, as if suffering from delirium. Kolk felt he was losing control more and more.

"Okay, okay, sir, we believe you. Then, who do you think is the most ill person here?"

"Med...icine... no...?" Long Liu's mouth began to drool, their consciousness becoming unclear and difficult to control.

Kolk sighed, realizing it was no use and he had to withdraw for now.

"Alright, you rest. I'll go out and find you something to eat. Your favorite Yuxiang Shredded Pork, I'll bring it to you right away."

With that, Kolk got up and walked outside, preparing to get the food and medicine.

He hadn't wanted to do this. He felt that the medication and that kind of thing might severely trigger a rebellious mindset and deeply ingrained psychological trauma.

But now, he could no longer maintain control through personal mental influence alone, so he had to go get the medication first.

However, he had already guided the other person's consciousness into his rhythm. He couldn't say for sure about other things, but making that pile of disgusting things appear like Yuxiang Shredded Pork to the other person was still quite possible.

Yuxiang Shredded Pork seemed to be the other person's obsession.

Once he satisfied that obsession, then made them take the medication, and finally gained complete control, the information about this game would become much simpler.

Hell Mode... it wasn't all that. It just looked a bit dark and eerie.

The other Chinese players probably didn't have as much progress as him...

He didn't care if anyone was slacking off. His purpose in participating in the game was to achieve a perfect clear.

In his eyes, there was no such thing as cooperation; players were in a competitive relationship. Whoever cracked the game first would gain more benefits, and with a snowball effect, they would become stronger in the future!

Hell Mode wouldn't scare him!

Thinking this, Kolk had already reached the doorway. Hands in his pockets, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, embodying a Western version of the smug, powerful character.

As soon as he stepped outside, he saw it.

The tray was empty?

Huh?! Where's the food?

Kolk froze. This was the first time since entering the game that something had happened beyond his control.

Where's the food? Why was there only a plate left?

It was one thing for the food to be gone, but the medicine was gone too?

Subconsciously, Kolk looked towards the doors of the other rooms. So many rooms, only five players, and there was still so much food.

He instinctively looked left and right, and Kolk's body stiffened.

None. None. All gone?!

Where did all the food go?!

"What the f**k?!" Kolk couldn't help but curse, his expression a little bewildered. Could it be that in this game, food not brought into the room would disappear?

The previous game announcement hadn't said anything about that!?

And why was the plate still there if the food was gone?

[: Hahahahaha! I feel a bit sorry for this guy.]

[: I didn't expect my own teammate to be the biggest problem. No matter how amazing your brain is, you wouldn't guess that those things were eaten by your teammate.]

[: Poor Kolk.]

Kolk's game bullet screen was now filled with laughter.

Kolk, looking completely bewildered, returned to the room. The confidence he had just a few minutes ago was gone. When he looked up again, his eyebrows twitched violently!

Long Liu on the opposite side no longer looked dazed. Its blood-red eyes were now filled with ferocity, the chains on its body creaking. Cracks had already begun to appear on the walls and the floor from its scratching!

The strength displayed had completely surpassed human limits, making Kolk's teeth ache. He felt as if the other party could break free at any moment and rush over to finish him off!

"Where's the Yuxiang Shredded Pork...?"

"Wait a moment, the Yuxiang Shredded Pork chef is still making it. To give you the best taste experience, please be patient." Kolk forced himself to calm down and tried to placate the other party. "I'll go urge them again."

With that, he closed the door and left.

While Kolk was in despair, Lu Ce had already eaten his way to the end of the circular corridor.

In an open room there, Tom was parked.

[Did you find anything? My dear player?]

The familiar mechanical voice sounded, and the tin robot turned its head to look at Lu Ce.

"Do you have any more food?"

[...]

Tom seemed to freeze at the question, not responding for a moment.

"You smell delicious..." Lu Ce continued, but without any further action, he walked back to his room just as the red light was about to flash.

After taking a few steps and turning, he saw Kolk coming out to gather information, not believing his luck and walking towards the end of the corridor, checking each room one by one.

Right in front of Kolk, Lu Ce tilted his head and downed the contents of the can he was holding.

It was as if he was afraid Kolk would snatch his food.

Kolk: ...