Chapter 8
“The rule is simple, just one.”
“Players will be randomly selected. The chosen player must pick a dish and eat it completely.”
“If you don’t finish, you’ll become an extra meal for the Weirdos behind me.”
The Abhorrent Butcher stroked his giant kitchen knife.
Then, one by one, food carts were pushed to the center of the cafeteria by an invisible force.
The food on the carts was covered by stainless steel lids, making it impossible to see what was inside.
The only thing visible was the dish names written on top, listing various foods.
Burgers, foie gras, noodles, and so on—basically specialties from around the world, all very familiar.
Of course, besides these, there were also some extremely terrifying dish names.
For example, stir-fried Weird liver, spicy Weird head, and the like… Even though all the players had been starving all night, seeing these names still killed their appetite.
At this moment, the viewers watching the live stream also began to discuss fervently.
“The rules can’t be that simple!”
“Exactly, it might say burger, but once uncovered, it could be something disgusting!”
“The name and packaging don’t represent the food’s actual quality!”
“If you guys accidentally picked something horrific, would you dare eat it?”
“Asking like that, no one would dare. But if you don’t eat, you’ll be eaten!”
“It’s purely down to luck now. It seems even Red-Clothed Weirdo can’t help Xu Fei!”
Not just the live stream audience, but all the humans in the Weird World naturally thought of this.
But how to choose left everyone stumped.
“Mealtime begins!”
The Abhorrent Butcher walked to the human players’ side.
He pointed at a dark-skinned player from White Elephant Country sitting in the back row.
“Come, you pick first!”
“I pick first?”
The White Elephant player tremblingly walked to the center, looking at the dazzling array of food carts, shaking uncontrollably with fear.
He walked to the carts, sniffing each one.
Finally, he stopped in front of a cart labeled “Curry Lamb.”
The Abhorrent Butcher confirmed, “Are you sure about this choice?”
The White Elephant player nodded firmly. “I’m sure!”
“Good!”
The Abhorrent Butcher walked to the cart.
At this moment, not only those present but also the viewers in every live stream focused their attention on the cart.
The Abhorrent Butcher lifted the lid, and a strong curry aroma wafted out.
On the plate was a pile of meat.
“Eat quickly.”
As soon as the Abhorrent Butcher spoke, the White Elephant player began to devour the food ravenously.
Seeing this, everyone else drooled with envy.
But to be honest, though the dish was called curry lamb and looked like it, no one knew if it was actually lamb.
For the famished White Elephant player, however, there was no other choice.
In just two minutes, he licked the entire plate clean.
“Well done. Next!”
The Abhorrent Butcher scanned the crowd for his next target, soon stopping in front of a female player.
Among all the participating players, there were only five female players.
Since this female player didn’t have any distinctive features, it was impossible to tell where she was from.
Like the White Elephant player earlier, she walked to the carts and began sniffing the aromas.
But she found most of the smells were extremely normal, as they should be.
For a moment, she was at a loss.
The Abhorrent Butcher immediately reminded her, “Each person has only thirty seconds to choose. You have five seconds left.”
“Five seconds!”
The female player’s heart tightened, and she finally pointed at a cart in front of her.
Sweet Meat Sauce Noodles.
The Abhorrent Butcher opened the lid, and everyone instantly covered their noses, frowning.
On the plate, hundreds of wriggling worms twisted, looking like a cross between centipedes and earthworms.
Their heads had mouths full of tiny, sharp teeth, occasionally spraying brown sauce.
The Abhorrent Butcher urged, “Eat quickly!”
“I, I…”
The female player covered her nose and mouth, her legs trembling uncontrollably.
Eating these mysterious worms was worse than death itself.
“Eat!”
The Abhorrent Butcher urged again, gripping his knife tighter.
Faced with the threat, the female player finally took the first step.
She grabbed one of the worms, closed her eyes, and stuffed it into her mouth, trying to swallow it in one go.
But the worm was alive and long, its other end still wriggling outside her mouth, making creaking sounds.
Seeing this, the crowd felt overwhelming disgust.
Even viewers watching the live stream began vomiting.
“Ugh—”
The female player couldn’t face her inner fear and spat out the worm.
“Wasting food!”
The Abhorrent Butcher roared, immediately summoning two Weird to seize the female player.
“Take her to the kitchen. She’ll be their extra meal!”
“No, no…”
The woman’s pleas didn’t earn the Weirdo’s sympathy, only heightening the panic among the remaining humans.
Soon, a scream echoed through the entire cafeteria.
[Windmill Player has been eliminated]
“Next!”
The Abhorrent Butcher swept his gaze over the crowd again, finally stopping in front of Xu Fei.
“Now it’s your turn.”
Even though Xu Fei was inwardly terrified, he had no choice but to stand and glance at Luo Yao sitting across from him.
The Abhorrent Butcher seemed to understand something and reminded him, “Here, she cannot break my rules.”
At these words, the other players’ hearts instantly felt balanced.
Dragon Country viewers watching the live stream held their breath.
“Brother Xu, this time you’re on your own!”
“This Butcher is also an SSS-Level Weird, so there’s no way to break it!”
“As expected of an SSS-Level instance, two SSS-Level Weird have already appeared!”
“I hope Brother Xu picks a decent dish and eats it all!”
“No matter what it is, Brother Xu, you must finish it, or Dragon Country is in danger!”
“You think this is normal food you can just eat?”
“Yeah, sigh… we can only hope Brother Xu gets lucky!”
The entire Dragon Country audience was extremely nervous.
Likewise, Xu Fei, as the one involved, was sweating profusely.
To be fair, if he picked those unknown worms, he might try his best.
But whether he could finish them all, he wasn’t sure.
Even with strong willpower, it was hard to overcome physiological challenges.
The audience was on edge.
Luo Yao, sitting across, was also worried for Xu Fei.
But the most nervous was none other than Xu Fei himself.
“You have five seconds left.”
The Abhorrent Butcher’s voice was low, counting down. “5, 4, 3…”
Xu Fei’s heart pounded.
But at the last three seconds, a Hidden Hint suddenly sounded in his ear.
[Hidden Hint: First row, first cart.]
Xu Fei immediately walked to the leftmost cart.
“I choose this one!”
The Abhorrent Butcher’s face changed upon seeing Xu Fei’s choice.
The other Weird looked at Xu Fei with fear on their faces.
Even Luo Yao’s heart sank, her eyes filled with despair as she looked at Xu Fei.
The Abhorrent Butcher stared at Xu Fei and asked, “Are you sure you want this one?”
“I’m sure!”