Deities Are All Just My Food
Chapter 469 - 212: The Vault Guardian, New Divine Grace GET√_2

Chapter 469: Chapter 212: The Vault Guardian, New Divine Grace GET√_2

Xia Hongmian answered, her voice steady, without any fluctuation.

The eyes of the Stone Gate stared at Lin Baici. On the ground, a black mist began to spread, some of which transformed into claws that gripped Lin Baici’s legs.

"Gender!"

...

In the corridor, the same voice echoed once more, but it only asked one question before faltering, silent for tens of seconds.

Lin Baici’s questioning gaze turned to Xia Hongmian, the meaning was simple: Should I answer now, or wait until it asks all three questions before responding?

This Stone Gate was clearly a Taboo thing, akin to the guardian of a treasury.

If the answer was incorrect, an attack would undoubtedly follow.

As for how to answer, Lin Baici was quite confident, for according to Xia Hongmian’s response, it seemed one simply had to state the opposite of the correct answer.

Xia Hongmian frowned, not responding to Lin Baici, as she too was uncertain about what was happening.

According to past practice, the Stone Gate would ask three questions, but why did it only ask one this time?

Xia Hongmian turned back to evaluate Lin Baici.

Could it be that rule contamination could change due to one person?

Incomprehensible!

But interesting!

[A pervert who likes to pry into others’ secrets, but its understanding is the opposite of human common sense. In other words, everything in the human realm, in its view, is reversed!]

[For example, if humans feel hot, the translation should be cold!]

[If you answer incorrectly, you won’t die, but you will become what you answered!]

"What does that mean? If I answer male, will I become female?"

Lin Baici could not help but chuckle.

This Taboo thing was interesting indeed. If anyone wished to change their gender, there was no need for surgery; one could simply come here, answer incorrectly, and experience it.

Just as Lin Baici was about to answer, the eye suddenly closed, and the Stone Gate began to rise.

The door was opening!

A sense of dead silence suddenly washed over him.

Although it was quiet before, it was like being in a small alley at deep night or an empty abandoned construction site. But now, it felt as if all humans in the world had suddenly perished. The sound of wind over grass, the climbing noise of ants moving...

All had vanished.

Lin Baici’s brow furrowed, feeling a sudden bout of discomfort.

Ugh!

He quickly covered his mouth, feeling nauseous.

"If you can’t stand it, you may leave!"

Xia Hongmian looked at Lin Baici deeply, appearing concerned, but she did not finish her sentence. Once Lin Baici left, any discussion of Divine Grace rewards would be off the table.

Because whether one could enter the treasury housing the Taboo things was also a test.

Lin Baici shrugged his shoulders and continued forward with Xia Hongmian.

Upon entering the door, gurgling sounds emerged, and Lin Baici felt even hungrier, saliva beginning to secrete as if there were a spread of delicacies laid out before him, waiting for his indulgence.

[Buffet time, let’s go wild!]

[Eat! Eat! Eat!]

"This is the headquarters of the Haijing Security Bureau, I wonder how many God Hunters are stationed here. Are you implying I’m not dying fast enough?"

Lin Baici was speechless; he was truly hungry, but he dared not eat.

Setting everything else aside, just looking at Xia Hongmian in front of him, Lin Baici felt he probably couldn’t handle her.

Xia Hongmian kept moving forward, passing by several doors without stopping, until after turning a corner, she stopped in front of a metal door.

"Open the door!"

As soon as Xia Hongmian finished speaking, the metal door began to tremble, expelling a rusty bubble about the size of a basketball, which floated lightly in the air.

Inside the bubble, there was a key.

Xia Hongmian reached into the bubble, took out the key, then turned around, stood with her back against the metal door, moved to the wall, and inserted the key into a hole in the wall, turning it counterclockwise three times.

Clack!

The metal door behind her opened.

...

Lin Baici found this method of opening the door rather interesting.

[If you insert the key into the keyhole of the metal door, the place you enter upon opening it is not a treasure vault, but the stomach of a monster!]

"Go in and choose your Divine Grace!"

Xia Hongmian stood to the side, showing no intention of going in with him.

"Alright!"

Lin Baici walked into the room.

Before him was a space of over a hundred square meters, devoid of any furniture or decor. In the air, more than thirty rusty bubbles floated.

Inside these bubbles, each wrapped a golden orb.

This was Divine Grace!

"Start your meal, eat everything up!"

The Eater God urged.

"Dream on, unless I don’t want to mix in with the Security Bureau anymore!"

Lin Baici grimaced, "Hurry up and help me choose the most powerful Divine Grace!"

The Eater God didn’t help choose but introduced each Divine Grace.

Death’s Grip!

Shaping Power!

Spirit Pill!

...

After hearing them all, Lin Baici wanted half of them, but now he could only choose.

In the end, his gaze fell on two Divine Graces.

Copper Skin Iron Bone and Death’s Grip.

The former, as the name implies, would greatly enhance the God Hunter’s bodily defenses after activation, comparable to copper skin and iron bone; within one meter, even direct bullet hits wouldn’t cause injury.

Though it wouldn’t allow him to withstand tank shells with his physical body, after absorbing it, he wouldn’t have to fear cold weapons and most firearms.

Of course, if the weapon was a Taboo thing, Lin Baici would still be injured, but for certain, the damage would be less severe than if he didn’t have this defensive Divine Grace.

Death’s Grip meant that Lin Baici could extend a claw of Death dozens of meters long and grab anything he saw within his field of vision.

Anything caught would be eroded by the power of Death, resulting in negative effects like dizziness, nausea, vomiting, convulsions, and so on.

"Which one to choose?"

Logically, he should choose Copper Skin Iron Bone, because as long as he didn’t die, there was always a chance to turn things around, but Lin Baici now had Lighting Fast, which almost allowed him to dodge most attacks.

Death’s Grip, at first glance, didn’t seem very useful, but Lin Baici felt its versatility was wide, effectively extending his arms.

"Actually, that Divine Power Wave isn’t bad either."

Lin Baici considered that this Divine Grace allowed him to condense God’s Power in his body into a sphere and then launch it -- a sure-kill technique with high damage.

Of course, if he missed, it would be wasted.

Lin Baici glanced at his watch. Despite Xia Hongmian not hurrying him outside, he guessed that she was testing him.

Faced with so many Divine Graces, could he resist the temptation and quickly choose the most suitable Divine Grace.

Lin Baici hesitated no longer and looked towards an iron rust bubble.

It’s you!

Lin Baici walked over. This time, those two delicate transparent arms didn’t appear on his shoulder; obviously, the Eater God wasn’t planning on helping.

So Lin Baici did it himself, leaping up to grab the bubble, then reaching in to take out the golden yellow ball inside.

"Thank you for the God’s gift!"

Having said that, Lin Baici swallowed the golden ball.

Soon, intense pain hit his brain, and mysterious knowledge was branded onto his neurons, becoming an innate instinct for Lin Baici.

...

Lin Baici walked out.

"What did you choose?"

Xia Hongmian asked while locking up the Stone Gate.

"Death’s Grip."

There was no need to hide such things, and indeed, they couldn’t be hidden. This place was like Xia Hongmian’s own home; a casual inspection to see which Divine Grace was missing would tell her what he took!

"Smart choice!"

Xia Hongmian commended.

The two left the underground vault, took the elevator, and returned to the surface, but as soon as Lin Baici stepped into the elevator car, a respectful murmur suddenly came from within the vault.

"Farewell, Honorable Deity!"

Lin Baici was startled, turned his head, and looked at Xia Hongmian.

God?

Who?

Xia Hongmian?

"There are no tasks for you at the moment. If you have nothing else, you can go back. Enjoy your university life, and when the winter vacation comes, you must head to Goryeo for a Busan Trip!"

Xia Hongmian picked up her coffee, took a sip, and began to work at her desk.

"Then I will take my leave!"

Lin Baici left, shut the door behind him, and then asked a couple of people until he found Xia Hongyao distributing milk tea to everyone.

"Your reward this time should be pretty good, right?"

Xia Hongyao was curious; after all, Lin Baici had caught a live ’Taboo thing.’

Even though there wasn’t much danger to his life throughout the operation, the value of that thing was incredibly high.

"Yes, Director Xia gave me a Divine Grace!"

After Lin Baici said this, Xia Hongyao let out a wow.

"You’ve been to the underground vault?"