A boost in strength!

Qin Siyang's eyes gleamed with excitement.

He had searched high and low in vain, only to find what he wanted without any effort at all!

There were actually so many discarded God remains here!

Wasn't this a windfall just for him?

It was practically a gift from heaven!

He really was the chosen one!

Qin Siyang glanced around. No one was coming.

God remains were nothing like the beef and lamb he was used to, so he couldn't help feeling a little repulsed.

But when he thought about how successfully verifying his [Blood Drink] skill would let him keep growing stronger through God remains, anticipation filled him again.

Qin Siyang clenched his fists.

He suppressed his physical revulsion and resolved to give it a try.

Faced with a powerful desire from the heart, every instinct would weaken.

"No missions, no sacrifices, just eating some scraps of Gods. What's there to complain about?"

He remembered reading on [Godslayer Camp] that swallowing God remains had no effect on humans.

They were a substance outside the scope of human biology, impossible to digest or absorb. Even awakening a sequence ability didn't change that.

If he really could digest God remains, he would be unbelievably lucky!

He closed his eyes and swallowed the piece of God remains in one gulp.

To his surprise, although the God remains didn't look very inviting, they tasted pretty good.

They were actually no worse than the cafeteria food!

He couldn't tell whether God flesh genuinely tasted decent or the cafeteria cook was simply terrible.

"I thought it would taste awful and was wondering how much I could force down. But if it has its own unique flavor, I won't hold back!"

Qin Siyang opened his eyes and let out a long breath.

[Sequence: "God Eater"]

[Digesting Gods makes you stronger]

[Current sequence level: Level 1, Glutton]

[Skill: Blood Drink. Skill description: Eating Gods raw allows you to digest them.]

"Why hasn't anything changed?!"

Just then, Qin Siyang felt a sound coming from inside his body. It seemed to originate near his heart-a gurgling noise, like a spring that had just broken through a barrier of sand and stones, gushing with clear water pent up for ages. Then the eruption spread throughout his body.

Next, pain spasmed through him, as though a torrent were raging through his narrow blood vessels, threatening to burst his muscles. His whole body convulsed uncontrollably, his muscles twitching wildly.

About a minute passed before the pain completely disappeared. He felt the muscles in his arms bulge twice more before returning to normal.

"What's going on?"

Qin Siyang was deeply curious, unsure whether the changes in his body were good or bad.

So he took off his jacket again and examined his arms.

Although his arms didn't seem much different from before, Qin Siyang knew his own body intimately and immediately noticed that his arm muscles seemed a little bigger!

He didn't know whether he was imagining it, but his whole body also felt more energetic. Even the backpack full of food on his back felt lighter.

"This..."

He looked at the information panel again. It still showed the same content, without any changes.

Yet the changes in his body told him that something indescribable really had happened.

Qin Siyang quickly found a reasonable explanation.

"The [God Eater] information wasn't lying. I really did get stronger after swallowing God remains. It's just that this small increase isn't enough to show up in the information."

While browsing the forum, he had also learned that after taking a Sequence Potion, a Sequence Ability User's physical capabilities improved significantly in every respect. That was exactly what he was experiencing now.

Since it worked, Qin Siyang's experiment to verify how to advance his sequence and strengthen his abilities had succeeded.

A good start was half the battle!

Qin Siyang grinned greedily, rubbing his hands as he looked at the other God remains before him.

Unable to wait any longer, he picked up another piece and gulped it down.

Then the sensation of a raging torrent surging through his body struck again.

A short while later, Qin Siyang excitedly examined his body. The signs of his increased strength were even more obvious.

"I'm stronger now, and I feel more energetic!"

The corners of Qin Siyang's mouth lifted slightly. Without any further hesitation, he continued to feast.

Were those God remains in the trash bin? No, they were clearly his first pot of gold!

But he didn't let it go to his head. He was very careful when picking them up, doing his best to keep his clothes clean and tidy.

If he got covered in blood, he would inevitably attract attention on his walk home, and he wouldn't have a good explanation.

At the same time, he kept a wary eye on his surroundings in case anyone spotted his strange behavior.

"I need to keep a low profile while getting stronger. I need to protect the secret of my sequence ability."

His experiences at work in his previous life had shown him how malicious people could be. Even if you meant others no harm, someone might still envy you, resent your success, and report you behind your back.

Now that he possessed such a unique ability in this life, he absolutely had to be cautious. He couldn't reveal it to others lightly.

As Qin Siyang stuffed himself, he never tired of experiencing the pain of that torrent surging throughout his body.

And the pain, initially unbearable, gradually became milder. He even began to find it somewhat addictive.

"Damn it, don't tell me I'm a masochist!"

Qin Siyang silently cursed, warning himself not to lose himself in the pleasure of pain.

But he noticed a problem. Despite eating so much, he didn't feel any fullness in his stomach.

"This is seriously weird. I've eaten so much, but I don't feel stuffed at all. I'm even... still a little hungry?!"

Apparently, just as he had guessed earlier, swallowing Gods only increased his strength. It couldn't satisfy his physical hunger.

No wonder the information said "digest" rather than "absorb." Those were two completely different things.

The disappearance of the God remains from the trash bin might draw someone's attention. It was best to avoid unnecessary trouble.

His top priority was to quickly turn the God remains here into strength of his own.

Qin Siyang picked up the pace, continuing to hunch beside the trash bin and devour the God remains as fast as he could.

Finally, after more than an hour, he had swallowed all thirty-odd pieces of God remains before him.

His overall strength and condition had undergone a qualitative change.

But he had no time to explore this new body of his.

He found a puddle on the ground nearby and washed all the blood off his hands and face.

Without any hesitation, he hurried away and headed home.

The changes in his body were obvious. He covered a two-hour journey in just one hour, without feeling the slightest strain.

Although the time had been halved, his anxiety had doubled. With so much weighing on his mind, the journey felt particularly long, as though an entire day had passed.

By the time he got home, he was mentally exhausted, as if he had worked all day.

Sitting on the sofa made from cardboard boxes, he finally let out a sigh of relief.

It was nighttime now, and he was ravenous.

The moment he closed the door, he opened his backpack and took out a serving of Six-Eyed Longfish rice to fill his stomach.

As soon as he took a bite, Qin Siyang knitted his brows, his face twisting in disgust.

"The cafeteria's as consistent as ever. This tastes awful."

Qin Siyang grumbled, but still dutifully finished the meal before tossing the lunch box into the sink.

Normally, he washed his lunch box after eating.

But tomorrow was the weekend, so he didn't need to take it to school. He could afford to be a little lazy.

Qin Siyang burped and poured himself a cup of hot water to help his digestion.

But when he put the kettle down, he failed to set it securely. It fell off the table and was about to hit the floor.

In Qin Siyang's eyes, the falling kettle seemed to move in slow motion.

He could clearly track its entire gradual descent. Even the way the splashed water trembled and fell through the air was perfectly clear to him.

He reached out and caught the kettle effortlessly.

"I seem to have become much more agile! My perception has improved too!"

He set the kettle back on the table, but before he could marvel at his abilities, he spotted a deep handprint on it and was startled again.

"Did I do that when I grabbed it?! Has my strength increased too?"

He tried gripping the kettle again, applying a little force, but nothing happened.

Yet when he thought about crushing the kettle out of shape, its shape changed again.

"And I can control my strength at will?!"

He remembered the forum saying he could go to the Sequence Ability Management Bureau to learn about related matters, but he had to prove he was a Sequence Ability User before he could enter.

He didn't plan to reveal the changes in his sequence ability anytime soon.

At the very least, he would wait until he had a basic understanding of his sequence ability before deciding what to do.

That left [Godslayer Camp] as his only source of information.

But to browse [Godslayer Camp], he needed a computer or phone with internet access.

Both were luxuries to him.

He could only go to an internet café.

But even the ten copper coins for half an hour at an internet café were a huge sum.

The outskirts of the Safe Zone where Qin Siyang lived were poor and underdeveloped. Even adults fought tooth and nail over a single job opening, so there were no jobs set aside for students.

His only way to earn money was through a work-study position at the school library, which paid ten copper coins a week.

Fortunately, Teacher Zhu at the library knew Qin Siyang's circumstances and took special care of him.

Teacher Zhu had reserved the library's sole work-study assistant position for him.

When school started again next week, he would have to keep helping organize books in the library.

Qin Siyang walked to the window. Looking past the curtains at the endless night and the countless Gods roaming between heaven and earth, he smiled.

"If I could eat them all, I can't even imagine how strong I'd become!"

Today had been incredibly fulfilling, and it had given the reborn Qin Siyang hope.

He began to believe that he truly was the chosen one in this world.

Qin Siyang washed his slightly dusty jacket, took a cold shower, and went to bed.

Early the next morning, when he woke and looked at his sturdy arms and thighs, his face was still wreathed in smiles.

"What should I do today? Go back to yesterday's trash bin for more God remains?"

The moment the thought arose, Qin Siyang rejected it.

The disappearance of the God remains from the trash bin beside Exit 114514 yesterday might have attracted attention. That could cause trouble.

But he had no idea where to start or how to hunt Gods outside the Safe Zone.

If he couldn't beat them and a God killed him right away, turning the predator into prey, he would have no one to complain to.

After thinking for a while, he slapped his forehead.

"Never hit the same spot twice! If I can't use the trash bin at that Safe Zone exit, why not find a different one?"