The Hard Thing in the Delivery Passage

After putting away the two divine artifacts of mockery, Liu Zheng opened the meal box on the food cart.

The moment he lifted the lid, firelight illuminated his face.

Thick magma flowed across the surface of the round cake without actually dripping down, like a chocolate shell.

The cake's surface bore the number 13, bent from wire. Above it sat a dehydrated strawberry coated in a layer of white powder resembling wall plaster, probably some kind of heat-insulating material.

How should he put it? The whole thing was very Metropolis: cheapness and luxury coexisting.

"Name: Magma Strawberry Cake"

"Type: Item"

"Quality: Excellent"

"Effect: After consumption, gain the Burn status. The severity of the burn is related to physique."

"Note: Try stealing my delivery again, motherfucker! Eat it, go on, eat!"

"Can be taken out of the instance: Yes"

"No, how did an item with purely negative effects have the nerve to call itself excellent quality?"

Liu Zheng said, narrowing his eyes.

"Oh, I guess that made sense too."

If he did not eat it himself and instead used it as a weapon, it was somewhat useful. After all, it could inflict a lasting debuff.

But then again, anyone who dared eat something shaped like this was definitely not afraid of being burned. If he could force-feed it to someone who did not dare eat it, he might as well just kill them directly.

Forget it. It was free, so there was no reason not to take it.

Liu Zheng put the meal box into the Legendary Delivery Box, then entered the Delivery Passage.

As he walked, he sensed that something was off.

Today, the Delivery Passage seemed especially narrow.

He extended his tentacles to both sides and quickened his pace. The Delivery Passage began contracting faster as well.

After Liu