Then, when he returned to the lounge, he saw blood staining the wall.
The floor was a mess.
In the large lounge, there were three unrecognizable corpses. It was so miserable that Huai Shi's scalp went numb.
"Oh my God …"
He could almost reconstruct the scene before the death of these inhuman beings.
What happened? They got up from their seats and stood in the middle of the lounge. Then, the knife stabbed into the heart of the one in the middle, then the one on the right, and finally the one on the left.
Like moving clouds and flowing water, before blood even spurted out, the limbs were cut off.
Cutting melons and vegetables.
Eyes, liver, arteries, lower body, kidneys …
The momentary ravaging seemed to be endless.
In the end, the knife cut off their throats and necks. From left to right, the blood that had been brewing for a long time finally gushed out, sputtering on the ceiling and dying everything red.
They were finally dead.
"What's going on?"
Huai Shi looked around the empty lounge in shock. No one paid attention to him. Occasionally, when someone raised their eyes, they looked at him with eyes full of coldness and ferocity.
Only in the corner, the big sister who had just comforted him waved at him, motioning for him to sit down.
"You have to be careful." The big sister whispered, "The lounge doesn't prohibit fighting to the death. Look at those guys …"
"Oh, they died tragically."
Huai Shi shook his head and sighed. Looking at the contestants who had advanced to the top 16 … Well, now only the top 13 contestants were left. But he didn't see the previous senior brothers and sisters. He also didn't see the masters of Mao Bu and Xia Xilu.
It was a good thing that they weren't here.
After all, it was just their cooking that tasted bad. They didn't have to stay and risk their lives.
"They just came to participate in an exhibition match to stir up the atmosphere." The big sister explained, "After all, for the judges, their works were too ordinary. They were invited in the hope of expanding their influence. They must be properly encouraged. "
Well, the case was solved. The reason why so many people's cooking tasted bad was found.
Huai Shi's face twitched. He didn't know what to say.
"I thought you would be eliminated in the first round, but you're surprisingly strong!" The big sister patted his shoulder in amazement. "You have to go easy on me when you meet me in the next competition."
Huai Shi didn't know how to respond for a moment, but seeing his awkward expression, the big sister laughed happily again.
"I'm just joking. Just perform as usual." She smiled and winked. "After all, if we're talking about how bad it tastes, I won't lose."
"…"
As long as you're happy.
Huai Shi was speechless.
In any case, there was only one round left in the competition. After all, it was only a regional audition. It was impossible to go through five rounds to determine the strongest.
Therefore, they used the Round of 16 to Round of 8.
In other words, as long as one entered the top eight, they would be able to get a ticket to the global competition and receive the rewards provided by the organizing committee.
Fortunately, it wasn't 16 to 8, but 13 to 8.
The difficulty was slightly lower.
However, Huai Shi was a little curious as to what kind of questions the judges would give next.
The door was pushed open.
Not long ago, the waiter who had conveyed the examiners' will walked into the lounge. He looked down at the corpses at his feet and seemed to be stunned.
However, it didn't seem like he had discovered that someone had killed someone.
Instead, he seemed to be sighing … What, why were there only a few people who died this time?
"It seems that they all know the rules."
He calmly withdrew his gaze and looked at the contestants. "The next competition will begin in an hour. There are no restrictions on cuisine, style, or method. The topic is' Seafood '. Contestants, please get ready!"
After announcing this, he turned and left.
The atmosphere in the lounge was stagnant again.
Seafood.
In the following time, no one tried to act rashly. Or rather, some people seemed to be eager to try, but they felt that the remaining contestants were hard to deal with, so they didn't try to make a move.
And the big sister squeezed next to Huai Shi as if she had already expected this. She smiled harmlessly as if announcing that she was with him.
He found himself a bodyguard.
Huai Shi was helpless. He shook his head and asked, "How should I address you?"
"Luo Xian, Xian as in skillful."
The big sister reached out and gently shook his hand. Her palm was soft like water, and her smile was sweet. Huai Shi was a little unaccustomed to such a big sister's attack. He coughed awkwardly and moved a little. "Huai Shi, Shi as in poem."
"Oh? Is a girl's feelings always a poem? Good name. "
Luo Xian snorted twice and didn't tease him anymore. Instead, she closed her eyes and seemed to be focused on thinking about the question.
Then, not long after, there was the sound of snoring.
"Hey, hey …" Huai Shi reached out and gently pushed her shoulder. "Aren't you prepared at all?"
"Anyway, it will taste bad no matter how you cook it. Do I need to prepare?" Luo Xian narrowed her eyes indifferently and leaned against the wall. "I'm going to sleep for a while. Call me when it's time."
Well, she was so friendly to this extent.
Huai Shi shook his head helplessly and began to think about the cooking method of the seafood — or rather, he quickly took out his mobile phone and searched for the recipe on the spot.
Inspiration like 'fortune smoothie' was not common. He could fool around with desserts, but if he wanted to cook the main dish, he couldn't rely on his own knife skills.
Fortunately, Crow had prepared a lot of things under the box.
Huai Shi's eyes lit up as he flipped through.
It seemed, seemed, maybe … possible?
He pinched his chin and fell into deep thought while Luo Xian was snoring.
An hour passed in the blink of an eye.
When the door opened again, all the players subconsciously stood up and were ready to go.
Only Huai Shi was still helplessly pushing Luo Xian's shoulder.
"Wake up, wake up, the game has started …"
"Hmm? Ah … Oh. "
Luo Xian opened her eyes, rubbed her face and tidied up her messy hair. She smacked her lips and picked up the box beside her. "Let's go."
"…"
Huai Shi sighed, suddenly feeling powerless.
Why was it so tiring to meet someone who was even more fearless than him?
As they walked along the corridor, the closer they got to the arena, the more they could feel the solemnity in the air, as well as the darkness and pain amidst the countless scattered Origin Substances.
It was as if they were walking step by step into hell.
After passing the preliminaries, it was as if the veil of the Chef Demon Tournament had finally been lifted, revealing the viciousness that was hidden beneath his comical appearance.
The instant Huai Shi stepped onto the arena, the air seemed to shatter.
Uncontrollably, grayish-black flames rose from his body, revealing the face of a ghost. Through the Peppa Steel mask, a bone-piercing chill spread in all directions, causing all the contestants to look over vigilantly.
Not only Huai Shi, but all the other contestants also revealed their true faces.
Layers of darkness aura spread out from the Ascendants' bodies, colliding with each other and disturbing each other, producing ear-piercing sounds.
The Grey Fog Nightmare rising from the Yin Soul Fire was quickly retracted and suppressed.
It was only now that Huai Shi discovered that there was actually a Fourth Tier hidden among the contestants!
Wearing pitch-black armor, the stooped figure slowly moved forward, and the face of a spectral warhorse slowly emerged from the Origin Substance.
It was actually a 'Wild Hunter'!
The death march that swept through the European continent in the dead of night was like a ghost rider from the underworld.
The Wild Hunter didn't care that his true face had been exposed. He only casually glanced around before stepping onto the arena.
Huai Shi subconsciously looked at his elder sister, Luo Xian, who had been smiling sweetly the whole time.
However, he discovered that she hadn't changed in the slightest.
There wasn't any aura of the Sacred Mark in her body.
She was just a Sublimator who had never advanced in any way.
Even so, Huai Shi felt a chill in his heart. It was a warning from the premonition of death — this woman who had been smiling sweetly the whole time had the ability to kill him at any time!
"Aiya, so impressive. This Sacred Mark, what kind of system is it? I've never seen it before."
Luo Xian sensed his gaze and looked over, smiling as she teased him. However, she didn't pursue the matter and only patted his shoulder. "Do your best in the competition."
She walked to the front.
Only after she had walked far away did Huai Shi's back slowly seep out a trace of inexplicable cold sweat, as if he was afraid.
It was very puzzling.
But soon, as the bell rang and the audience roared with excitement, the competition officially began!
The topic was: Seafood.
The time limit was one hour.
There were no restrictions on the type of cuisine, cooking method, style …
There was only one requirement.
The contestants had to use all their abilities to present their cruelest and most vicious creations to the judges!
At the back of the judges' table, under the gaze of the huge shadow that had never revealed his true face, the real auditions of the Chef Demon Tournament had finally begun.
Everyone neatly opened their toolboxes and began to cook.
And in that instant, everyone's movements simultaneously paused, stiffening in place. They turned their heads and looked at the corner in astonishment … It was a terrifying killing intent that had extinguished countless Origin Substances in an instant, as if it had transformed into a tidal wave that surged towards the sky.
Luo Xian.
In the instant that she grasped the handle of the kitchen knife, that gentle big sister seemed to have disappeared.
What replaced it was something … that was hard to understand.
If one were to forcefully describe it with words, it was like tearing open the skin and revealing the sinister nature hidden in the darkness. After the predator took off his mask of gentleness, he emitted a chilling murderous aura.
Monster.
She was clearly an Ascendant who hadn't advanced and didn't possess any Sacred Marks, but the killing intent bursting forth from Luo Xian at this moment made even the fourth step Wild Hunter feel a chill down his spine.
Just by looking at the figure who had lowered his head and was focused on scraping fish scales, it was as if he could feel the cold sensation of the blade moving around his body, imagining his body being torn apart under that blade.
Huai Shi's eyes stung.
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