Collapse, I'll Transform and Punch You Directly Chapter 8

After the meal, Bai Chen tremblingly controlled the robot to scan the restaurant's payment code. No, not even a single cent was left. The meal had drained him completely, leaving him with nothing. Kaslana is terrifying!

"A new type of smartphone?"

Fu Hua watched Bai Chen from the side.

"Perhaps."

Bronya replied calmly. Looking at the bill, Bronya considered asking Bai Chen to split the cost. After all, it wasn't right for an older sister to let her younger brother pay the full amount.

"Mhm, this restaurant is holding a 'Gourmet King' competition. Do you want to participate? The first prize is 8,000 yuan!"

As if sensing Fu Hua's casual mention of the restaurant's event, "Huh?? There's a Gourmet King competition? A eating contest?"

Upon hearing about the Gourmet King competition, Kiana's eyes lit up, and she eagerly asked.

"Is it over there? It's a two-person team, and it's probably desserts."

Fu Hua pointed in a direction, answering Kiana's question, then left, citing work as her reason.

"Sister Kallen, let's go!"

Unable to refuse Kiana, Kallen had no choice but to accompany her to the Gourmet King competition.

"Can they... eat that much?"

Bai Chen, disguised as a toy, couldn't help but ask.

"They probably want to get their money's worth for you, Bai Chen?"

Mei followed Kiana, replying.

"Huh?"

Was her awkward situation discovered?

"Don't underestimate us."

Bronya stared at Bai Chen's screen and replied. Having lived together for over a month, they were well aware of Bai Chen's financial situation.

"Wuuu..."

It felt strange to have his true nature exposed.

Before long, the Gourmet King competition was nearing its end, but only one team remained on the stage.

"That white-haired girl is eating!"

"Heavens! She's surpassed the previous record by twofold!!"

The surrounding crowd was utterly shocked by Kallen. Even bystanders who had no connection to the event rushed over, surrounding the area so tightly that not a drop of water could get through.

"Oh my god! Listen to them eat!"

"No! She's unbeatable! She's invincible!"

Finally, the numb owner walked to the stage and regretfully informed the audience that the dessert machine couldn't produce any more sweets, forcing an early termination of the competition.

In that moment, a dessert legend was born, striking fear into the hearts of all participants in the vicinity. What was most infuriating was that the legendary white-haired girl was slender; that was the most unbearable part for them.

Perhaps Kallen's record would remain unbroken for decades to come!

Chapter 15: Fu Hua

At night, a figure dressed in a slightly sharp manner moved through the streets. From a distance, one might instinctively think a handsome guy was out for his evening exercise.

Upon closer inspection, it was revealed to be Fu Hua, who had just finished her shift. She was on her way to another job, but before that, she had to deal with the trouble that had been following her.

"If you've been tracking me for so long, why don't you show yourself?"

Fu Hua walked into a deserted alley on her own and said to the shadow behind her, taking off her glasses.

"Beautiful lady, have you lost yourself in the beautiful moonlight? Unfortunately, even the most beautiful moonlight is just a deceptive illusion."

Bai Chen, transformed into the Sixth Serenade, appeared before Fu Hua as if teleporting, with purple petals falling around him.

"Like you used the event as an excuse to take something that didn't belong to you."

Bai Chen pointed a gloved finger, adorned with a purple glove, towards a test tube hidden behind Fu Hua. The test tube contained a substance resembling cream and some crystalline liquid. These were likely the remnants left by Kallen during the Gourmet King competition.

Coincidence? Or a deliberate arrangement?

"Wow, why did your way of speaking suddenly become so strange?"

Kallen, noticing Bai Chen's peculiar demeanor, felt an involuntary shame. She remembered the clothes she was wearing, but she hadn't spoken so exaggeratedly when she wore them.

"It fits the persona."

"It absolutely does not!"

Fu Hua looked directly at Bai Chen. The person before her felt so familiar, as if she had met them before. Was it the same person who ate with Kiana? Were they collecting their samples?

"I'm sorry? I have no idea what you're talking about."

Fu Hua adopted a defensive stance, her eyes fixed on the person before her. She felt that this person was extremely difficult to deal with. If it were her prime, she could have easily won, but she was far from her prime now.

"You don't know? If possible, I'd prefer to resolve this peacefully."

Bai Chen charged at Fu Hua like a sharp arrow, the sudden acceleration scattering purple petals across the ground.

Observing the direction of Bai Chen's attack, Fu Hua punched out, but only managed to disperse a cluster of dark purple raven feathers. The real Bai Chen wasn't there.

Fu Hua immediately leaped away, dodging the hands that attacked from behind.

Why are there feathers suddenly appearing? Is it an illusion? But as a semi-expert in mental interference, Fu Hua detected no such disturbance.

"Heh."

Seeing his attack miss, Bai Chen stomped on the wall, flipped, and kicked towards Fu Hua's neck. Fu Hua easily batted it away with her palm, opening an opportunity!

"Naive!"

In the blink of an eye, Fu Hua's attacks rained down like a storm. Fists, palms, and elbows struck Bai Chen like a hundred different weapons.

In pain, Bai Chen felt himself transform into a faint glow and escape Fu Hua's attack range. Although his physical condition had improved, his experience was clearly no match for Fu Hua's.

"Oh dear, so impatient. If you weren't so anxious, you'd still be charming."

Bai Chen pulled out the Nocturne of the Phantom Night, aimed at Fu Hua, and fired a shot while simultaneously closing the distance between them.

Sensing the unusual power of the gun, Fu Hua chose to dodge rather than block. However, this move was anticipated by Bai Chen, who quickly closed in and grabbed her.

Bai Chen directly gripped the gun and smashed it towards the back of Fu Hua's head. But Fu Hua, sensing the attack from behind, didn't dodge. Instead, she pressed her back tightly against Bai Chen.

"This isn't right!"

By the time Bai Chen realized something was wrong, it was too late. The moment they made contact, Bai Chen was sent flying as if hit by a truck, purple raven feathers scattering like snow.

"Cough, cough, cough."

After a few breaths, Bai Chen climbed up from the ground, looking at the approaching Fu Hua with a strange smile on his lips.

"Give it up. While your physical training is impressive, your combat experience is not worth mentioning. You can't fight for desires."

Having figured out Bai Chen's attack patterns, Fu Hua moved to subdue her. She found it strange that despite such high physical strength, Bai Chen was so poor in actual combat, like a child playing on their older sibling's account.

"That's not necessarily true."

Bai Chen raised his left hand, holding several test tubes. These were the very test tubes Fu Hua had hidden earlier. Bai Chen wasn't foolish; after the first exchange, realizing they were on completely different levels, he didn't continue to take a beating.

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Fu Hua reached for the test tubes behind her waist and found them indeed gone. "Damn it, I've been tricked. So those raven feathers were meant to distract me? Such an ostentatious fighting style is truly unpleasant."

With a displeased expression, Fu Hua pushed off the ground, attacking Bai Chen like a startled rabbit. It didn't matter if she defeated him first and then took the samples!

But Bai Chen didn't panic at all, even knowing he was completely outmatched.

Theoretically, Kaslana, as a dual-wielding character in the game, should only be able to summon and use dual pistols. But exceptions always exist. As Kaslana, perhaps she had that weapon?

Before reaching Bai Chen, Fu Hua's movement abruptly stopped. She couldn't move forward another inch because golden chains had attacked from behind her, binding her tightly!

"Judas, deploy!"

"Judas Vow is appearing here?!"

Fu Hua looked back in disbelief at the golden light of Judas Vow behind her. This thing, after trapping her, began to restrict her ability to channel Collapse energy. It was undoubtedly the real Judas! Why? Could it be that Theresa discovered Otto's spy?

Bai Chen quickly emerged from Judas, holding a spear to Fu Hua's neck to prevent her from moving again. Although it restricted Fu Hua's Collapse energy, he feared she might break free using her mysterious Eastern power, making another surprise attack difficult.

"Don't even think about using Feathered Dust. Using that power now would harm you significantly, wouldn't it? I wouldn't bear to see a beautiful lady get hurt."

Bai Chen raised the spear in his hand, constantly vigilant against a surprise attack from Fu Hua's Feathered Dust. Without mental defenses, he had no protection.

"Who are you?"

Fu Hua narrowed her eyes, staring at Bai Chen. It was only now that she truly began to take the person before her seriously. Someone who even knew about Feathered Dust had to be treated with caution.

"Let's have a talk, Immortal Crimson Kite. I'll make you a satisfactory offer, Guardian of Shenzhou."

Bai Chen removed his mask and smiled. What followed was a conversation between Bai Chen and Fu Hua that was both a cooperation and a threat. With his power, he could be a hero or a demon, depending on others' choices.

Chapter Sixteen: Lottery Draw

Late at night, Bai Chen lay in bed, recalling everything that had just happened. When he closed his eyes, a patch of red feathers floated in his mind.

"Don't forget your promise."

A faint voice drifted from the red feathers, startling Bai Chen, who was lost in thought, into sitting up in bed.

"Don't say things like that in the middle of the night," Bai Chen grumbled irritably.

"I will naturally keep my promise. Didn't you also leave behind some contingency?"

"Heh, I didn't expect your body to be so lively inside."

When Fu Hua first entered Bai Chen's body, she was greatly surprised. It turned out someone was already there, and not the first resident.

"Haha, then let's get along well," Karen leaned in and greeted Fu Hua. She never expected that the immortal who enlightened Shenzhou back then would end up like this. No wonder Karen only saw a dilapidated mountain when she took the box to find the immortal back then.

"Hmph, you two chat and get to know each other first," Fu Hua said, no longer paying attention to the two ancestor-level women's conversation. Bai Chen shifted his focus to the operating system. Although he hadn't checked it, the system indicated that after resolving the Karen incident, he had received ten more draws.

With the thirteen gacha pulls I'd been saving, I can finally try my luck.

Nice, looks like I can rack up over ten bottles of Nutrient Solution.

"Gacha pull!"

[Nutrient Solution *11]

[Advanced Collapse Energy Manipulation]

[Nutrient Solution *1]

"!!!"

Bai Chen, who had been distracted, instantly perked up. After rubbing his eyes to confirm he wasn't mistaken, a brazen, sinister grin gradually spread across his face.

Finally! It's been over a month! I was so sick of drinking Nutrient Solution, I was treating the system like a Nutrient Solution production machine. I never thought it would actually give me something other than Nutrient Solution!

Unable to suppress his excitement, Bai Chen thanked the cheat for at least having some use. Next, he began to anticipate how he would learn the skill he was about to draw, wondering if it would be like other systems where a piece of memory was directly added to his brain.

As Bai Chen was lost in thought, he suddenly felt the surroundings brighten. Without any warning, he found himself in a pure white space.

"Huh?"

The sudden transition from a dim room to a brightly lit, pristine white space caused Bai Chen to feel intense discomfort. After squinting and adjusting his eyes for a moment, Bai Chen gradually recovered.

"Where am I?"

Bai Chen looked around blankly. The scenery was nothing but white, without even a single line. For a moment, Bai Chen's sense of direction was completely thrown off.

Except for above his head, Bai Chen looked up at the sky where purple text was displayed.

[Waiting for skill mastery to complete]

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