His Eyes Cleared Instantly, Bro, I Was Just Kidding With You

Seeing the person in the red mask unexpectedly walk over, and watching Lu Ce's actions, Kolk felt his brain start to cramp.

Am I hallucinating?

Did the Mental Interference backfire on me?

Watching Lu Ce chug a can of strange canned food in the blink of an eye, he forced himself to accept everything before him, his eyes wide open, his mouth slightly agape.

[:A meeting of the century!]

[:Hahahaha! I'm dying of laughter.]

[:I've been jumping back and forth between their perspectives, and honestly, they've turned such a terrifying atmosphere into a comedy.]

[:Even though it's funny... I have no idea how they're supposed to complete their missions... This is the hellish game, after all.]

"What are you doing?" Kolk looked at Lu Ce opposite him in disbelief, no longer caring about national pride, and directly asked in Chinese.

"Eating? Isn't it mealtime?" Lu Ce said as if it were the most natural thing in the world. "Do you have anything to eat?"

Kolk opened his mouth, unable to speak. He had no idea what Lu Ce was doing at this moment.

He wanted to interfere with Lu Ce's mind but found that the other person's mind was already a complete mess. His interference had no effect whatsoever.

It was as if he were dropping a drop of ink into a mud pit, trying to pollute it.

The moment he used his ability, he even felt a backlash, his face turning pale.

Kolk looked at Lu Ce with a hint of horror in his eyes, thinking:

Has this guy gone through something? In this hellish game, has his mind already been damaged?

In the brief moment of eye contact, Kolk thought of ten thousand possibilities, while Lu Ce's mind was filled with ten thousand classic dishes from various countries.

Suddenly, a glint in his eye caught his attention. He saw the small plate in Lu Ce's right hand.

There were six pills on it!

Without time to think further, he quickly said sternly:

"Give me the medicine!"

Lu Ce yawned and said, "What kind of foreign language are you speaking? I don't understand."

"Give me the medicine in your hand!"

"Where's the medicine? This isn't medicine, this is my breakfast."

"Okay, okay, it's breakfast. Can you give me your breakfast?" Kolk began to coax him, realizing that Lu Ce was likely mentally unstable and starting to adopt a communication style for dealing with someone mentally ill.

"Why should I give you my breakfast? Are you begging for food?" Lu Ce retorted, a displeased expression appearing on his mask.

Kolk: "?"

Right, why should I give him his food...

No! Why am I thinking about these things?!

He shook his head violently, forcing himself to calm down. Kolk then realized that the difficulty of this hellish game was indeed a bit high.

He patiently said to Lu Ce:

"Because I am a pitiable person. I have been hungry for a long time, and I need your help now. For the sake of Christ, alright, my dear sir."

In his desperation, Kolk even adopted an English accent.

"If you're hungry, eat. You can't eat medicine like it's food, you're crazy."

Lu Ce replied, then picked up the plate in his hand, flipped it, and the six pills went into his stomach.

Kolk: "?"

Didn't I just go along with what you said? And now I'm the crazy one?

But watching Lu Ce eat the last pills, his heart sank to the bottom.

It's over. Why did a perfectly good game turn out like this!

A pure noob teammate! Can this game be designed for solo play!?

A red warning light flashed, forcing the two back to their respective rooms.

Kolk's gaze gradually turned cold as he looked at Lu Ce's retreating back and said faintly:

"If you still have a bit of sanity, use the exit coin."

"At least your life can be saved."

Lu Ce didn't look back, as if he hadn't heard the words directed at him, and quickly walked back to his room.

After returning to his room, Kolk became completely tense.

Long Liu was rolling on the ground, looking like a vengeful spirit!

He had dug open the scars on his body, splattering blood everywhere. The brick-paved floor was actually chipped by his bare hands!

Is this even human?

The calmness in Kolk's eyes slowly turned into apprehension. He didn't dare to speak and stood pressed against the door.

"Medicine... medicine..."

"Where's my Yuxiang Shredded Pork?"

Facing the other party's clearly deranged ramblings, Kolk swallowed and began to mediate.

"The food is still being prepared..."

His gaze shifted back to Lu Ce, who had also returned to his room and was now facing his own emaciated patient.

The situation Lu Ce was dealing with was similar to Kolk's. The patient, who hadn't eaten anything, was now rolling around like an alien, on the verge of transforming.

But Lu Ce showed no fear. He casually walked up to the patient, sat down on the floor, and asked naturally.

"Ah, what a satisfying breakfast. Are you full now?"

You didn't bring me anything back!

If the patient could still speak normally, he would have definitely shouted this into Lu Ce's ear.

But he couldn't speak, only emitting meaningless sounds.

"Aow... aow...! You, you'll be like me too..."

"You'll become just like me!"

He roared, the chains taut as he swung his fingers like knives, carving a large gash on Lu Ce's shoulder, drawing blood.

But Lu Ce showed no reaction, simply leaning against the wall and mumbling, "Ah... looks like you're not full."

"Yes, me too, I'm not full either."

Patient: ...

He had gone mad, flailing his limbs and inflicting wound after wound on Lu Ce.

[Chosen of Suffering! Suffering points +1!]

[Chosen of Suffering! Suffering points +1!]

Lu Ce didn't react at all, letting the patient's attacks continue as if he didn't see them.

"Alright, I've eaten enough. What do you need me for?" Lu Ce turned to the ghoul-like face and asked.

Patient: o_o ...

"Shouldn't... shouldn't you be the one looking for me?" Perhaps Lu Ce's thoughts were so chaotic that his condition seemed worse than the patient's, and even the patient couldn't help but engage in conversation.

"Ugh, I'm so hungry, but I also feel like I've eaten too much." Lu Ce rubbed his stomach and stood up. "Brother, this position seems a bit uncomfortable."

"You're looking for me, you need my help, right?"

As he spoke, he grabbed the patient's attacking arm. The arm, possessing the strength to break bricks and split stones, was rendered completely immobile by Lu Ce's grip!

A red light flashed, and from his backpack, Lu Ce took out his Sharp Blade.

Gluttony Mask's side effect: The energy from consumed food does not belong to me. If it reaches a certain limit without being released, it could cause me to explode!

Then let's release some!

"Awooo! Awooo!" The patient, whose wrist was grabbed, roared like a beast.

The next second, a red light flashed!

24 points of Strength, plus a triple bonus from Sharp Blade, plus a certain degree of strength release from Gluttony.

Crack!

The chain, as sturdy as if it could tether a dinosaur, snapped!

At the same time, the patient's howling ceased abruptly. He stared blankly at the chain that had likely bound him for years.

His eyes, filled with madness and chaos, suddenly seemed much clearer. The hand that had been wildly scratching Lu Ce lowered.

Wh-what just happened?