Deities Are All Just My Food
Chapter 1399 - 605 Why Does Your Mouth Taste of God?

Chapter 1399: Chapter 605 Why Does Your Mouth Taste of God?

After the first hour of rule pollution outbreak at Wanda Plaza, the Third Division of Haijing Security Bureau had already arrived, set up the Mirage system, simulated a normal environment, and prevented larger chaos.

The nearby streets were simultaneously "sealed off," with the excuse of a broken water pipe in need of urgent repairs.

When the barriers were erected, the commuting pedestrians walking by couldn’t see what was happening inside.

At 7 PM, Xu Shuo returned carrying two large plastic bags filled with takeout.

"Come over, let’s eat!"

Xu Shuo shouted, handing three boxes of takeout to Uncle Zhao. "Uncle Zhao, it’s been three days. Are we still going to keep waiting?"

"What’s wrong? Upset? Then go complain to the Director!"

Uncle Zhao took the takeout and casually sat on a plaza bench to eat.

"I wouldn’t dare!"

Xu Shuo chuckled self-deprecatingly, took a bite of a burger, and curiously asked Uncle Zhao, "This is the bustling area of Haijing City, Wanda Plaza always has high foot traffic. They say over ten thousand people got caught in this; it’s been three days now, probably not many deaths, right?"

"Can you stop jinxing it like that?"

Uncle Zhao scolded.

"I’m not jinxing; what’s the Director thinking?"

Xu Shuo was puzzled. "She won’t go in herself, fine, but why won’t she send us in either?"

Uncle Zhao shot Xu Shuo a glare. "Not letting you all in is for your own good!"

"But it’s shameful! Rule pollution outbreak in the city center, and after three days, still unresolved. If this gets out, won’t we be laughed at?"

Xu Shuo complained, "We were riding high after purifying the Luoyang Seven Towns, overtaking Qin Shanwei in prestige. And now, just like that, we’ve lost face again."

Some other team members came over to eat and, overhearing Xu Shuo’s words, joined the discussion.

"You’re just a small staffer; don’t speculate about the Director’s intentions, okay? That’s beyond your understanding."

"With the Director around, what’s there to fear? Things won’t get out of hand!"

"I heard Red Medicine and Lin Baici are inside!"

Everyone chattered away, and when Xia Hongyao and Lin Baici were mentioned, their interest soared.

"Supposedly, Lin Baici advanced to Dragon Level."

"Given his battle record, advancing is no problem!"

"Do you think Director Xia is waiting to see how Lin Baici performs?"

"If he cleansed this Divine Ruins too—my goodness—wouldn’t he instantly be promoted to ’future brother-in-law’ status in the Director’s eyes?"

Xu Shuo, who had a crush on Xia Hongyao, got super annoyed hearing this. "Him? Worthy of Red Medicine?"

"Shut up!"

Uncle Zhao shot Xu Shuo another glare. "Better him than you, huh?"

Xu Shuo lowered his head despite the reprimand, knowing Uncle Zhao was protecting him. If those words were heard by someone else, it could cause trouble.

"Eat, eat, stop gossiping!"

Uncle Zhao finished speaking, took a few bites of his food, and suddenly noticed Xia Hongmian dressed in black trousers, a white shirt, and a red tie, walking into the dark mist.

Uncle Zhao immediately dropped his takeout and ran over.

"Director!"

Uncle Zhao shouted.

"Hold the perimeter!"

Xia Hongmian instructed briefly, then walked into the pitch-black mist where you couldn’t see your hand in front of your face. She navigated left and right for about six or seven minutes before a glass entrance to Wanda Plaza appeared ahead.

Xia Hongmian stepped inside, and the dark mist was instantly shut out.

The mall was very quiet.

Xia Hongmian glanced around for a moment, then headed to the elevator and pressed the button.

Soon, she took the elevator to the top floor.

Upon exiting, she found the space warped; everything appeared refracted, shifting, and glowing with multicolored lights resembling an aurora.

More terrifyingly, there was intense divine radiation here. The high-level power emitted by the Life Essence was already polluting the surrounding environment.

Wooden tables and chairs were sprouting roots and budding fresh green shoots, while metal objects were sporadically erupting jets of molten metal, resembling summer fireworks.

A cockroach with two heads crawled by in the distance.

Xia Hongmian glanced at it and snapped her fingers with her right hand.

Snap!

The cockroach’s body exploded, dying instantly.

If Xia Hongyao hadn’t acted, the cockroach could’ve survived long enough to potentially evolve a newly intelligent species.

Most Dragon-level God Hunters, upon seeing the top floor’s environment, would feel startled and uneasy, afflicted with dizziness and bodily mutations from the radiation.

Nine out of ten would choose to retreat for the time being.

But Xia Hongmian didn’t. She remained calm, for she had been through this before.

"So, a god is actually going to die?"

Xia Hongmian was surprised.

Her sister couldn’t achieve this, nor could Gu Qingqiu. That left only Lin Baici.

Xia Hongmian moved forward, expecting Lin Baici to endure seven days and keep Xia Hongyao alive, which would’ve been impressive enough.

But now, only three days had passed, and the Source Material inside the Divine Ruins was already erupting.

This pointed to one conclusion—the god was nearing death—and that’s why Xia Hongmian had entered.

No searching was necessary; Xia Hongmian immediately saw the figure she had only met a few times but already remembered deeply.

He stood there silently, back turned to her, holding a bronze sword. On the ground before him lay a mangled corpse.

The head was missing, along with some internal organs.

Lin Baici wiped his mouth with the back of his hand and turned to look at Xia Hongmian.

Interrupting his feeding, Lin Baici was visibly annoyed.

However, Xia Hongmian, reputed as the most powerful figure in the Jiuzhou Security Bureau, made him hold back from continuing to consume the god. After all, what if she considered him a monster?