Deities Are All Just My Food
Chapter 1030 - 485: Crisis Lurking Everywhere!

Chapter 1030: Chapter 485: Crisis Lurking Everywhere!

The fog had dissipated some more, with visibility reaching around ten meters.

Footsteps hurried through the streets.

"Quick! Quick!"

The red-haired sister urged, she needed to help others after sending off this group of examinees.

Everyone was walking backward, initially nervous and afraid of being grabbed by ghost hands that emerged from nowhere, but after having walked eight alleys, there had been no problems.

This meant that Examiner Lin’s method was correct.

For a moment, many filled with gratitude towards Lin Baici in their hearts, some envious as well.

After all, Lin Baici was so young. Among the examinees, he would belong to the youngest group, not to mention he was an examiner.

Truly a future so bright it dazzled.

"Having the chance to team up with God Lin and explore the Divine Ruins together."

The red-haired sister had plenty of experience. Compared with the examinees, she understood Lin Baici’s excellence more clearly. It was just a pity they belonged to different branches, otherwise, she would have definitely joined him to purify several cases of regulations pollution.

Setting aside how many spoils of war one could gain, earning a wave of battle achievements was also good!

Not only did promotions and bonuses within the Safety Bureau rely on battle achievements, but also the leveling up of God Hunters—this was why capable colleagues were always sought after.

Who wouldn’t want companions who could single-handedly Break Divine Ruins as their super-elite teammates!

Whoosh!

The person walking backward in front suddenly stopped, as the visibility was low, everyone was afraid, so they kept close to each other.

Their abrupt halt caused many to bump into each other, thankfully without injury.

"What’s going on?"

"Are there ghost hands?"

"Examiner, there are people ahead!"

The examinees clamored.

The red-haired sister was in the latter half of the team; at the news, she immediately pushed through the examinees and made her way to the front.

There was a tall examinee wearing a red down jacket ahead, standing dumbfounded in the middle of the alley, not moving at all!

"Hey!"

The red-haired sister shouted.

But the red down jacket examinee remained indifferent.

The red-haired sister certainly wouldn’t be afraid of an examinee and after observing closely, she confirmed there was nothing abnormal about this examinee aside from looking dazed; hence, she went straight to him.

"Hey, snap out of it. Just walk backward for nine alleys following the Apricot Yellow Flag’s instructions and you’ll make it out!"

The red-haired sister gave a rapid run-through.

"Must be scared stiff by the ghost hands, right?"

"Definitely!"

"Who cares about him; let’s just hurry up. There’s only one alley left."

The examinees were in an uproar.

Everyone was about to get out, and since it would take a while for the red down jacket, they couldn’t team up, and since they didn’t know each other, there was no need to look after one another.

The red down jacket young man remained indifferent, as if he had heard nothing.

The red-haired sister guessed the young man had been scared into some nerve disorder, she had no time to waste here, she had said all she needed to say, so she raised her right hand and flicked the other.

Making him stand aside.

The red down jacket young man took a couple of steps as he was pulled, then he turned his head to look at the red-haired sister.

"Go!"

The red-haired sister looked back and gestured but didn’t pay this young man any mind, yet the next instant, her whole body’s hair stood on end, like a Tibetan antelope targeted by a ferocious predator.

Danger!

Instinctively retreating, the red-haired sister attempted to fall back among the examinees. Even if attacked, there would be many targets to share the onslaught. But she was half a beat too slow.

Thud!

A hand pierced through the red-haired sister’s left chest, coming out the other side.

On its fingertips, clung bits of flesh, dripping blood.

The red-haired sister’s body stiffened, staring at the young man in front of her in shock—she never imagined his sneak attack could be so swift and fierce.

The most horrifying part was, his face remained utterly devoid of emotion as if he had casually swatted a fly.

"I..."

The red-haired sister tried to invoke Divine Grace, to fight to the death, but the young man’s hand that had pierced her chest suddenly lifted, swung downward, and slammed her onto the ground.

Boom!

Blood splattered radially.

The red-haired sister’s entire skeleton shattered, her pelvis and legs below twisted irregularly, like twisted pretzels.

The severe thud stunned the dozen-plus examinees. Then, seeing the mashed remains of the red-haired sister, they trembled and turned to run.

What’s wrong with this examinee?

Contaminated?

To kill an examiner with one blow,

was truly too terrifying!

Some dazed young man chased after them, moving incredibly fast. In a few seconds, he caught up with the last two examinees, still holding the red-haired sister’s corpse, using it as a meaty Wolf Fang Club swinging away.

Bang bang bang!

Examinees were sent flying.

And the red-haired sister’s body hit the wall, breaking even more severely.

The examinees fled in panic, screaming for help, but their voices couldn’t penetrate the dark fog to spread far. Worse yet, ghost hands suddenly emerged.

An examinee running had his neck abruptly tightened, his already rapid breathing made him feel like a balloon with the air being squeezed out, instant suffocation, his face turning beet red.

In less than ten seconds, the dozen-plus examinees were all claimed by the ghost hands. One struggled to run over ten meters but still his knees buckled, and he knelt on the ground.

This time, those who wanted to call for help couldn’t utter a sound.

Some clever attempts to walk backward, trying to see if it’d make the ghost hands let go, while others moved closer to the nearest person, hoping they could help remove the ghost hands.

Unfortunately, in such times, everyone was only concerned with self-preservation, and there was no spirit of mutual aid.

The red down jacket young man stopped chasing; he squatted on the ground, watching the examinees struggle.

Around his neck, too, a pair of ghost hands appeared, tightening furiously.

The examinees, seeing this, felt a morbid satisfaction.

Good, if we are to die, let’s die together.

But they soon realized the young man remained indifferent.

Following a minute, all the examinees were strangled to death, lying strewn across the ground. The young man waited a while longer then got up, and wandered off hazily.

The ghost hands were still around his neck, but they couldn’t strangle him.

...

Lin Baici and Zhang Hao ran through the streets and alleys, gathering exam candidates.

When encountering ghostly hands claiming lives, there was no panic, each could resolve it on their own.

"The rule pollution in Luoyang’s Seven Towns has changed before, but it never harmed lives, this time it seems much more serious!"

Zhang Hao worried that this place should no longer be used as an examination venue in the future.

"Why not completely cleanse the Divine Ruins?"

Lin Baici curiously asked, "Can’t find God’s bones?"

"Yes!"

Zhang Hao nodded, "Can’t find them!"

Lin Baici touched his stomach, thinking he might be able to find God’s bones relying on his hunger; the problem was with so many examiners around, how could he eat it unnoticed.

"There’s someone!"

Zhang Hao saw a red dot in the front, flickering in the black fog, and immediately quickened her pace.

Upon running there, they found an exam candidate walking and smoking.

"Shut your mouth and follow us!"

Zhang Hao warned, having no interest in talking to a low-level candidate.

Lin Baici looked at this young man whose teeth had turned yellow from smoking too much, his cheeks gaunt and eyes circled with dark rings, the spitting image of a sickly ghost.

Even with the constitution of a God Hunter, to waste one’s body to such an extent showed how undisciplined this candidate was.

"Want one?"

The candidate offered a cigarette, "My name is Li Xiang!"

"Thanks, but I won’t!"

Lin Baici declined.

As time went on, some candidates gradually used their magnets to opt out of the exam.

This made it easier for Lin Baici and Zhang Hao to search for candidates using their Compass.

Although the pollution became more intense, these candidates were giving up too quickly, so Zhang Hao had no nice looks for these weak-willed waste of space.

While crossing through an alley, Lin Baici and company unexpectedly bumped into a group of people.

"God Lin!"

An Yi Xian waved.

"God Lin!"

Liu Langqing glanced at the group of candidates behind Lin Baici and then at Zhang Hao.

From each other’s calm demeanor, they deduced that they had found a way to pass the test.

"You guys take these candidates across first!"

Zhang Hao instructed.

"Just let them follow and get a feel for the atmosphere and widen their experience!"

Liu Langqing casually wrapped his arm around Lin Baici’s arm, "Finally, I can cleanse the rule pollution alongside God Lin!"

"Have you seen Red Medicine?"

Lin Baici pulled away Liu Langqing’s hand.

Zhang Hao saw this and a smile of amusement appeared at the corner of her mouth, thinking, with your looks, how dare you get so close to Lin Baici?

Everyone shook their heads.

"So many examiners gathered together is such a waste, split up and take action!"

Zhang Hao arranged and pulled Lin Baici away as soon as she was done speaking.

"Big shot, think you’re so great, huh?"

Liu Langqing was annoyed, "This bitch is clearly using her position for personal gain!"

"Let it go, saving people is what’s important!"

Since Zhang Hao had spoken, An Yi Xian was also happy to be lazy and led the candidates away, but after completing nine streets and alleys, she realized they hadn’t left the Divine Ruins.

On the small square, quite a few people had already gathered.

The examiners were discussing among themselves.

"By the looks of it, we’ll have to go through the Seven Towns to leave the Divine Ruins!"

"The pollution has worsened, definitely due to an increase in radiation from God’s bones; do you think we could take this chance to find them?"

"These candidates are really pitiful, it’ll be a blessing if a third survive!"

The examiners debated whether to set off or not.

"Wait for Captain Pan!"

Xie Yangchun wasn’t afraid of danger but didn’t want everyone to scatter and act on their own, but just as he finished speaking, he saw Shen Nan heading towards the city gate.

"Shen Nan, what are you doing?"

Xie Yangchun shouted.

"Cleansing the Divine Ruins!"

Shen Nan didn’t look back but spoke four words.

"He’s trying to compete with Lin Baici, isn’t he?"

Du Ke speculated.

"Did you know? I asked, and the first to arrive were those two candidates, led by God Lin!"

The big auntie let slip.

Everyone was somewhat surprised upon hearing this.

God Lin was indeed formidable.

"Do you know how long it took them to get here?"

The big auntie boasted, "About twenty minutes or so!"

"That fast?"

The surprise turned into a cry of amazement, as everyone compared their own time to find the method to pass the exam, they could realize how outstanding Lin Baici was.

Suddenly there was a commotion in the crowd, the examiners turned their heads only to see three women and one man heading towards the city gate.

"I think it’s best to wait and go together with the main force!"

Fang Mingyuan advised.

"You can stay behind if you want!"

Gu Qingqiu spoke indifferently.

"Click, click, there are a few candidates this year with guts!"

Xie Yangchun complimented.

"The pollution has increased, they should be stopped!"

The big auntie suggested.

"What’s there to stop? Maybe another Ying Baili will emerge!"

Xie Yangchun, seeing two pretty girls, immediately followed, ready to enter the second town.