Immortal I Speedrun Supernatural Game

Wu Wang picked up the rice in his hand, examined it, and said:

What is the standard for "finishing eating"?

"If it's just a matter of there being no rice in the bowl, then this is a very easy task."

He then walked straight to the monk next to him.

With a playful and unrestrained laugh, he said, "Esteemed monk, we accidentally took too much food. You all look so thin; it's obvious you don't eat enough. Come, come, don't be shy."

Having said that, Wu Wang did not hesitate at all.

He poured all the food he was holding directly onto the other person's plate.

The entire movement was fluid and effortless, as if it were not the first time he had done it so skillfully.

Upon seeing this, Wu Xiaoyou's lips twitched.

She knew very well that this wasn't the first time her brother had done something like this.

In the past, when he ate at home, if there was any dish he didn't want to eat, he would try to distract himself or his older sister while secretly pouring the dish into their plates.

It's just that it's not happening quietly anymore.

He openly and honestly asked others to eat for him.

The expressionless monk didn't say anything more.

Seeing that the other person was still silently chewing their food, Wu Wang carried the plate to the place where the dishes were being cleared away.

Just as he was about to hand over the plate, a spoon as big as a head, with sharp, gleaming edges, slammed down in front of him with a thud.

boom--

The loud noise made the already quiet dining hall, where only the sound of chewing could be heard, seem even more deathly silent.

A moment later, the sound of the monks chewing resumed.

Wu Wang slowly raised his head and found himself standing in front of a tall, imposing monk, as tall as a city gate.

His opponent gestured with the spoon in his hand around his neck, then pointed to the large characters hanging next to him: "Vegetarian food must be eaten in its entirety."

He said in a cold voice, "Although you are pilgrims who have come from afar, please still abide by the rules of this temple."

Wu Wang raised an eyebrow and said, "My meal has already been..."

He shut up before he could finish speaking.

Just as he was speaking, Wu Wang suddenly felt that the weight in his hand was wrong.

Looking down, I was surprised to find that the food on the plate had returned intact.

Not a single grain of rice was missing.

To this, he could only shrug and say, "Can't I just stroll around? I didn't actually put any plates on the table."

Then, under the fierce gaze of the monk serving food, he walked back to the group.

I briefly explained the situation.

Ruoshui frowned and said, "We watched the whole thing, but we didn't notice how the food on the plate came back. It was as if it appeared in the blink of an eye."

Hearing this, Wu Wang said helplessly, "It seems we have to find a way to eat this food, or maybe someone will volunteer to help and we can eat it for them."

Upon hearing that last sentence, everyone fell silent.

No one in their right mind would be willing to eat this stuff.

"Since no one's here, I'll give it a try first."

The next second, before they could even react, they were met with a glare.

Wu Wang actually picked up the food and started swallowing it in big mouthfuls.

What were clearly simple vegetarian dishes, however, appeared to be delicacies to him as he wolfed them down, making onlookers unconsciously swallow.

In just half a minute, the bowl was half empty.

They then looked at Wu Xiaoyou with horrified eyes and exclaimed in shock, "Holy crap! What is he doing...?"

The word "courting death" was never quite uttered by anyone, but Wu Xiaoyou understood what they meant.

She scratched her head, looking slightly helpless.

If nothing unexpected happens, they were right.

My brother is definitely courting death.

They wanted to determine what was wrong with the food by observing how the person died.

But how could she explain this?
To this, Wu Xiaoyou could only manage to say, "He... has always had good digestion."

Other players: "..."

This has nothing to do with digestive ability anymore!
Now that things had come to this, and they were almost finished eating, there was nothing anyone could do to stop him, and no one dared to follow him to their deaths.

We could only watch helplessly as this guy quickly devoured the food in front of him.

"belch……"

It was accompanied by a final burp.

Wu Wang, heavily pregnant, struggled to sit in her seat.

Seeing his belly, which looked like he was ten months pregnant, everyone made way for him, their eyes filled with worry.

"Boss Wei, how...are you feeling?"

Passion fruit asked timidly.

She could tell that this was definitely not normal. Her stomach was so bloated that it didn't look like she had eaten a meal at all; it looked like she had eaten a whole cow.

After a moment of contemplation, Wu Wang responded:

"The initial taste is crisp and crunchy, like biting into a thin piece of glass candy. The flavor is also wonderfully layered, with a complex flavor that is both meaty and nutty. Overall, I would give it a great rating."

In an instant, veins bulged on everyone's foreheads.

They asked how you feel about your current unusual symptoms, not who the hell asked you to comment on the taste of the food!
However, before they could speak again, they witnessed a scene that left them completely baffled.

Wu Wang's round, bulging belly, like a ball, shrank at a speed visible to the naked eye.

It returned to its original state in less than three seconds.

This scene shocked everyone.

No wonder the widowed big shot dared to do such an inconceivable thing.

So it turns out there's some special skill or item that's helping them.

Jinxin asked instinctively, "What... what kind of skill is this?"

The fortress next to him quickly covered his mouth and said with a smile, "Sorry, sorry, this kid has only been a player of the Calamity for a short time. The players he usually interacts with are all his comrades from the army. There's a high degree of skill and item coordination between them, so there's nothing to hide. I forgot to tell him about this."

He then immediately whispered in Jinxin's ear: "You can't ask about the skills and items between unfamiliar players in the Spirit Disaster. This isn't a game, nor is it the army."

Everyone expressed their understanding of this situation.

After all, for new players like Emberheart, since the game no longer forces players to enter dungeons.

Every time we go into a dungeon, we enter with our comrades, and we have a strong sense of trust in each other.

This was probably his first time entering a dungeon with unfamiliar players, so it's normal for him to subconsciously ask such a question.

In fact, not only him, but also the others on Ruoshui's side were curious about what kind of skill it was.

The abnormal state was eliminated so quietly.

It seemed that he had noticed the curiosity in everyone's eyes.

Wu Wang grinned and said, "Have you ever watched One Piece?"

A question mark flashed above the heads of the others.

Why did we suddenly start talking about anime?
The next second, Wu Wang said in a serious tone, "Actually, I am a rubber person who ate the rubber fruit. What I just did was return life, which allows me to quickly absorb it after gluttony."

Seeing everyone else still deep in thought, Wu Xiaoyou was completely exasperated and on the verge of losing her composure. "Return it my ass! You just died and resurrected to refresh your status, didn't you?!"
After joking around, Wu Wang added, "Okay, enough joking. After you eat it, the rice will multiply rapidly in your body like a living thing. It will first occupy the digestive system, then move to your limbs and brain, and finally you will feel an unbearable hunger."

"At that moment, I wanted to devour everything, including myself."

In fact, it's not just a thought.

Wu Wang's death was not caused by overeating.

Instead, overwhelmed by that extreme hunger, the body digested itself.

Upon hearing this, Fortress suddenly frowned and said, "Rapidly multiplying inside the body? Could it be like the Buddha statue from last night?"

These words sent a chill down everyone's spine.

The image of the hideous Buddha statue with its chest hole crawling with countless unknown insects is still vivid in my mind.

Then everyone's gaze towards the rice in front of them changed.

They seem... to be increasingly resembling tiny, white, slender insect eggs.

Ruoshui, who was still holding the bowl and observing, immediately put it down, feeling a bit scared.

If this rice really is insect eggs, who knows how many insects will hatch inside your body after eating a bowl of it.

Thinking of this, their gazes toward Wu Wang changed.

This guy... he must have had a full meal just now...

Wu Wang nodded thoughtfully and said, "No wonder this rice tastes like chicken and is so crunchy. I estimate that its protein content is six times that of beef."

After saying that, a hint of lingering satisfaction flashed across his face.

This scene gave everyone a bit of a chill down their spines.

This guy doesn't seem to be joking.

He really wanted another bowl.

Then, Wu Wang continued, "The rice only reacts in the stomach, but the vegetables and mushrooms get stuck as soon as they reach the throat. They're like some kind of super glue, sticking my throat inwards. It's hard to even swallow a little tofu soup. It feels like swallowing lava, with a burning sensation."

His description made the fortress immediately realize what he meant.

Although the monks around me had no expression, they were chewing their food for a long time, as if they wanted to chew everything in their mouths into a paste before swallowing it.

He said with a stern face, "The realm of hungry ghosts..."

"In Buddhist culture, there are six realms of reincarnation: the realm of gods, the realm of humans, the realm of asuras, the realm of hell, the realm of hungry ghosts, and the realm of animals. Among them, the beings in the realm of hungry ghosts are described as having throats as thin as needles and bellies as large as drums, suffering from eternal hunger and thirst."

"This meal is meant to let us experience the cycle of rebirth as hungry ghosts in advance."

These words made everyone realize the truth.

Then another silence fell.

I understand, that's all.

But how should we eat this meal?

Passion Fruit looked at Ruoshui and asked, "Why don't you try sharing your skills again, Sister Ruoshui?"

Ruoshui sighed, "My [Heart Cocoon] targets damage at the mental level, while this kind of thing clearly directly alters the physical body."

The players were thinking about how to break the deadlock.

We can't let the widow eat all the food by herself.

Whether his skills can withstand it is a question, and the other party has no obligation to take on the risks of everyone alone, especially since everyone is going to stay at the Compassion Temple for a full six days.

They can't go six days without eating or drinking a single bite of food or a drop of water, can they?

Although players with the constitution of the Calamity could withstand six days, they would definitely be close to exhaustion by the end.

Being so weak in this godforsaken place is practically the same as being dead.

Just then, a timid voice rang out beneath their feet:
"Dear...pilgrims..."

"If you can't eat vegetarian food, you can give me your food to handle."

Holy crap! Where did that sound come from?!
Everyone immediately became alert and bent down to check.

Suddenly, I saw a young novice monk crouching under the table.

She looks small and fair-skinned, probably not even ten years old.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to hide under the table without anyone noticing.

He was holding a clean swill bucket in his hand.

She blinked her big eyes and looked at everyone with a kind of adorable, innocent look.

However, despite its adorable appearance, no player takes it lightly.

Instead, they became even more vigilant and wary.

Where the hell is this? It's the Compassion Temple!
In this temple filled with all sorts of bizarre rules and strange occurrences, the existence of a seemingly perfectly normal young novice monk is itself an abnormal thing!
Wu Wang subconsciously said, "If I encountered something like this in a Souls-like game, I would have already started looking for a save point nearby."

There are two possibilities when looking for a save point.

This is either a temporary safe zone;
Either take one more step forward and you'll reach the BOSS room.

Does this young novice monk belong to the former or the latter?
Although the main quest that requires staying for seven days is unlikely to be encountered at the very beginning of the second day of exploration.

But who says elite monsters can't have boss rooms?

Even if this little novice monk suddenly turned into a giant worm, no one would find it strange.

But he just looked at everyone timidly.

After a moment, he cautiously continued, "My name is Wusheng."

“My master said it stems from the Buddhist concept of ‘all phenomena are without origination,’ and he hopes that I can also be compassionate and detached, and purify my six senses.”

“I have been a monk for less than a year and I am currently responsible for doing odd jobs at the temple.”

After saying that, he lifted the clean, empty swill bucket in his hand.

He reached out and scratched his bald head, grinning foolishly, "But the senior brothers ate too cleanly, never leaving anything. I think you all don't seem to be able to finish the food in this dining hall. If you just throw it away, I'm afraid it will anger the master who cooks it."

"Just pour it in. I'll secretly take it to the vegetable garden to fertilize it later. It will nourish new life and accumulate good karma for everyone."

His words caused a flicker of surprise to cross everyone's faces.

Could it be... an NPC offering help?

It seems unavoidable to eat in this dining hall right now, unless someone like the widow has a unique defensive skill to deal with it, there seems to be no normal way to break it.

Logically, the game "Spirit Disaster" shouldn't present such a dead end.

This young novice monk might just be the key to breaking the deadlock!
It might even provide clues to side quests?
Wu Xiaoyou asked in a low voice, "Little Master, besides the dining hall, is there anywhere else to eat in Cibei Temple? I noticed you don't seem to be eating with the others."

Yes, everyone immediately realized.

It's mealtime now. Even if this young novice monk is responsible for doing odd jobs like carrying the slop bucket, there's no need for him to carry it around. He should definitely carry the bucket to empty it after he finishes eating, right?

Unless, he ate somewhere else!
Moreover, his face lacked the expressionless, lifeless look of the other monks.

Her vibrant appearance seemed out of place in this eerie temple of compassion.

There is obviously a reason for this.

Upon hearing Wu Xiaoyou's words, the young monk Wusheng smiled awkwardly and said, "I cooked vegetable soup for myself in the vegetable garden. Master requires me to live alone in the vegetable garden for all my needs except for attending classes. Only after a year can I return to my quarters to live with my fellow monks."

“Master said this is called ‘taking oneself as an island, taking oneself as one’s reliance, and not taking others as one’s reliance.’”

"Only in this way can we 'take the law as our guide, rely on the law, and not rely on other laws'."

Watching the young novice monk swaying his head as he recited Buddhist scriptures.

Everyone's eyes lit up.

That's it! This is the place!
The vegetables in this young novice monk's garden are probably normal!
Because he has never eaten vegetarian food in the temple, he is currently more normal than other monks.

If that's the case, then why weren't the vegetables in the garden affected by other unusual things at the temple? This might be a clue that hides some kind of information!
A way out! Found! (End of Chapter)