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Chapter 603 - 603 459 0-9 Hunger Buffet. _1

Chapter 603: Chapter 459: “0-9 Hunger” Buffet. _1 Chapter 603: Chapter 459: “0-9 Hunger” Buffet. _1 Shuttling through the almost endlessly vast underground labyrinth…

“Dear ‘Flame Bearer’ sir, some heretics had just tried to bewitch me, but I sternly refused them and then unceremoniously expelled them…”

“King of Madness” turned his head and sold out a few “Ancient Gods”, with no inkling of the consciousness of being a lowly creature.

Of course, the differences between “Ancient Gods” as well as some cognitions are even greater than that between humans and ants, plus “Bonfire Company” had been secretly causing trouble back in the day; they never truly united, so he did not feel as though he had betrayed anyone…

“Very well, I’m gratified by your loyalty,”

Colin nodded in agreement, offering verbal encouragement but made no mention of any concrete reward.

Shana, who was observing this higher life form acting so humbly, felt her worldview continually being shaken. If she had a certain amount of knowledge about Earth, she would undoubtedly have uttered one word—

Abstract.

At that moment, “King of Madness” hesitantly responded:

” ‘Flame Bearer’ sir, during my contact with those heretical factions, I discovered some things; I’m not sure if I should mention them. They may be related to that ‘0-09’ Hunger.”

Hmm? Colin became interested at once and asked, “Tell me, what did you find?”

“I sensed that the gods, oh, I mean, the heretical factions that came here, most of them seem to be somewhat related to ‘Hunger’. It appears they might be collaborating?”

A collaboration? Colin thought back to the previous battlefield.

The factions were mixed together in combat, and there were indications of collaboration among the containment subjects, but he had not seen “Hunger” collaborating with anyone.

“Hunger’s” status in this world is probably not much better than that of “Red Moon” adherents on Earth.

“I’m not too clear either, but from what I gather, ‘Hunger’ seems to want to open the cage that imprisons them and let them out…”

“King of Madness” remembered some tidbits from previous gossip and added:

“Normally, these creatures shouldn’t be able to release such vast amounts of power. There must be something assisting them. Otherwise, they wouldn’t be able to interfere with the outside world for such a prolonged period today.”

Having learned from experience, as a part of “Bonfire Company,” “King of Madness,” while not clear about the situations in other containment areas,

did not let this stop him from making some approximations based on his own experiences.

As a result, the power they released was nearly fifty percent more than expected!

This was highly abnormal; there had to be some external force helping them.

Furthermore, based on what was heard today, it seemed that the “fate” of some individuals was entangled with “Hunger”…

Therefore, everything must definitely be related to “Hunger.”

“Let them out? Since when is ‘Hunger’ so benevolent?”

Colin raised an eyebrow, knowing this was almost impossible.

But quickly, he had some speculation…

“Is ‘Hunger’ intending to consume those existences?”

If there was some reason compelling this higher existence to do something so against common sense,

then all Colin could think of was this one point.

“Hunger” wanted to open the cage to have a buffet…

And the First Level Containment Subjects, having been locked up for so long, wanted to take the opportunity to flee. Once the gate was opened, and if all First Level Containment Subjects moved at once, “Hunger” wouldn’t possibly be able to consume them all in one go.

In that case, the thrilling fight for survival would come down to luck…

As for why there was “collaboration” between the two sides, but without any apparent mercy during the fray moments ago,

this was not hard to understand.

Whoever captured Shana would have the upper hand. If “Hunger” took Shana and got the authority, the consequences would truly become a matter of “Hunger” flipping the box open and having a buffet.

Fortunately, as it stood, neither party had succeeded.

And just by themselves, they couldn’t open the containment restrictions.

Reminded of this, Colin felt somewhat relieved. If they allowed “Hunger” to gorge,

swallowing several First Level Containment Subjects at once and maxing out its combat strength,

then in the end, except for the intervention of the giants, no one else would likely make much of a difference.

“King of Madness” also thought of this, but it wasn’t overly worried because, to its knowledge, there were many restrictions on “Hunger,” which would directly fragment once it surpassed a certain threshold.

The fragmented entities would then consume each other.

Ultimately, the crisis would not exceed a certain critical value.

This piece of knowledge it did not reveal.

After all, the “Flamebearer” Reserves sir himself harbored a remnant of the “0-09 Hunger”…

Being one of the carriers of “Hunger,” how could he not understand this basic knowledge?

As the flow of logic cleared up, Colin also chose not to continue on this topic.

At this point, due to her lack of relevant knowledge, Shana, who had been quiet throughout, asked:

“What’s the origin of this maze here?”

This labyrinth was known to many, but those who entered it only knew that it harbored many strange creatures and potential fortune, yet it was more often fraught with danger.

About its specific origins, they couldn’t explain clearly or know why it was built by whom.

Hearing this, “King of Madness” observed Colin, knowing that this Saint knew not too much, and “Flame Bearer” sir seemingly hadn’t disclosed relevant information; it did not feel it appropriate to explain directly.

Soon, seeing Colin nod for him to go on, “King of Madness” then gave his explanation.

“This is a special, abnormal containment site born from the merging of many ‘World Codes’, I heard its original name was something like ‘Script City·Underground Labyrinth of Twenty Thousand Leagues’…”