Giant Beast of the Deep Sea? As long as it's an octopus.

Delicious!

However, the effects were limited.

For a price of three hundred reward points, what more could one ask for?

Having already completed his mental preparation, Fang Xiu was very satisfied with this exchange. After all, he had enjoyed it himself rather than letting outsiders benefit, and the facts proved that—

Dietary supplementation could indeed increase physical strength and played a positive role in boosting his total Yang Release chakra.

After quickly finishing the Hangrilla bird meat over rice, Fang Xiu spent another two hundred reward points to exchange for two Sweet Fruits, also from the Toriko universe.

—The flesh was like a gemstone, crystal clear and condensed with the luxurious and brilliant sweetness of numerous fruits. Although it had no capture level, it was used as a home by a capture level 5 Dozuku Flea Koala, making it difficult to approach and harvest.

Regarding this, the Main God summarized it as being delicious enough to lift one's mood, thereby slightly increasing mental power.

Eating one fruit is roughly equivalent to two Wood Release Clones practicing the Primordial Spirit Ascension Method for an entire day.

Because the ocular power driven by his spirit was too strong, Fang Xiu tasted the Sweet Fruit twice in succession and finally reached a basic conclusion.

Afterward, he walked out of his private room in a pleasant mood and arrived at the Main God Square.

Beneath the giant sphere of light.

Tang Tian, Emir, Odubiao, Haida, and the three newcomers had all arrived. They were gathered together, discussing something.

"There is an old saying in my hometown: 'If you become rich and famous, do not forget your friends.'"

"The meaning is simple: if one day, anyone here becomes rich, successful, breaks free from the shackles of the Main God Space, and leaps to become a peerless big shot, please don't forget me. You must pull your little brother up, help with a resurrection or something."

Just as he stepped out of the light-shaped portal.

Fang Xiu immediately heard Tang Tian's incessant, clown-like voice.

Regardless, with the Main God's built-in translator, everyone present, whether from America or local to Shazhou, could clearly understand his meaning.

"You guy... you are a veteran who entered a world earlier than us, after all. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call you the cornerstone of the Shazhou Team."

"And yet, you're asking the newcomers to look after you."

Anyone with a discerning eye could easily see that the captain was in a very good mood today. Usually, he only spoke about the matter at hand and rarely engaged in idle chatter or nonsense.

Hmm, he finally felt a bit more human.

Ye Mei, the female lawyer who habitually wore a sharp professional suit, evaluated him inwardly. However, she glanced at Fang Xiu, nodded imperceptibly as a greeting, and then lowered her head, as if she had done something she felt guilty about.

This woman... had completed an exchange.

Character Enhancement—

Bloodline: G-Virus Mutation.

Effect 1: Slightly increase nerve reflexes, muscle strength, cell activity, and immunity; deeply excavate the mental potential hidden in the genes.

Effect 2: Awaken a peculiar vision; the effect must be explored by oneself.

Effect 3: G-Form. Activating this form allows for a temporary increase in six-dimensional attributes. The body's energy is continuously consumed; once depleted, the user falls into a weakened state.

It belonged to a C-rank exchange.

Normally, the three newcomers only had the fate of receiving the main mission benefits, but Ye Mei was different. She hadn't taken the risk to actively participate in the hunting operation in the Hong Kong Ghost World, yet she still encountered some danger and was forcibly possessed by a minor ghost.

At the moment of danger, out of an instinctive resistance to death.

Then, the Main God announced its arrival! [Unknown factor, broke through the mental critical value, obtained one C-rank side quest, 1,500 reward points, mental power and nerve reflexes slightly increased...]

The minor ghost, which had originally held the upper hand, had its consciousness instantly obliterated.

After returning, Ye Mei decided to use this windfall to strengthen her basic data and improve her own strengths.

It was similar to foundation establishment in cultivation.

Fang Xiu, who easily saw through the essence with his Sharingan, had no objections to this. As a captain, he was actually quite lazy in most situations. He lacked that near-pathological desire for control and had never thought of forcing team members to make certain exchanges.

At most, he would provide some verbal guidance, combine it with the type of the next trial, and offer his own suggestions...

"It seems you have also discovered your talent. Very good. No matter which reincarnation team you are on, mental enhancers are a scarce resource."

Walking to the conference table, Fang Xiu took the initiative to clarify the matter, and his indifferent attitude successfully caused Ye Mei to breathe a sigh of relief.

At the same time, it drew the inquisitive gazes of the other members.

But now, there were more pressing matters!

—The captain began to query the next world type.

—It's over, he's frowning!!!

Tang Tian, who was staring at Fang Xiu with full concentration as if he were some peerless beauty, had a lot of inner monologue at this moment, which could be described as restless.

—It wouldn't be the horror side again, would it? —The Main God's highly enhanced Ju-On Sadako, or A Nightmare on Elm Street's Freddy...

—Don't let it be A Chinese Ghost Story, fighting the ten-thousand-year-old Black Mountain Old Demon!

While everyone was feeling uneasy, Fang Xiu slowly opened his eyes and asked, "Has anyone watched Cloverfield? This is the worldview of the next trial."

"..." Tang Tian.

"..." Yuan Meng.

The construction duo looked at each other, because like their captain, they had no impression of this movie whatsoever.

Emir, the burly man who had undergone werewolf enhancement and vaguely held the title of the second strongest in the team, also shook his head.

Odubiao, the middle-aged Black man sporting an angel's halo, was even less reliable; he hadn't even seen classic IPs like Xenomorph or Predator before.

"I've seen it."

Two voices, one male and one female, spoke in unison.

It was Haida, the Arab woman who had transformed into a hulking figure while carrying an Artificer-grade Power Sword, and John, the white boxer.

"Give us a brief summary."

As he spoke, Fang Xiu had already used his authority to have the Main God start a holographic projection—the Shazhou Team was going to watch a movie together.

"A found-footage film from a first-person perspective, monster genre," Haida said concisely.

"That's right, the film is presented as a found-footage documentary. In that world, the U.S. Department of Defense successfully recovered a handheld camera after a disaster, which then decrypted what happened in New York on the night of May 22, 2008."

In comparison, John said quite a bit more, which might have been related to his other identity as a Hollywood actor outside of being a boxer, allowing him to be well-versed in industry matters.

"The plot is very simple. It tells the story of the protagonist, Rob, who is about to leave America to work for a Japanese company, but unfortunately encounters a giant monster that lands from the sea and wreaks havoc in downtown New York.

The footage originally filmed to record the farewell party eventually becomes the video evidence for studying this attack..."

As they spoke, the images flickered.

Just as the two had said, it was a found-footage style film, starting with an American-style party.

"Is it just a giant monster movie? The monster doesn't look like an octopus, does it?" Fang Xiu felt a bit apprehensive.

Deep sea, giant beasts, and combined with the Main God's penchant for giving Reincarnators high-difficulty tasks, his concerns were normal; he was terrified that as soon as the novice protection period ended, he would run into Cthulhu handing out "treats."

"It doesn't."

Haida's answer remained brief.

Upon hearing the answer, Fang Xiu breathed a sigh of relief. If it was just a large creature, he might be able to clear the level using his Mangekyō, just like controlling a Tailed Beast.

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