The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 282 A Close Friend's Embrace

"unnecessary!"

Lomi quickly took two steps back, watching Fatima warily.

"I remember you were with Qin Lang and his gang."

"Did they send you to stop us?" Lomi gritted her teeth. "Don't think that just because the Food Spirits are incapacitated, we'll sit here and wait to die!"

“That’s right, that’s it!” Liu Chuang nodded and summoned back Little Pi and Little Mantis, who had not yet lost their fighting ability.

“You’ve misunderstood.” Fatima shook her head.

"Lomi, I'm not here to stop you."

“You…” Lomi paused for a moment, then looked the other person up and down.

“Although it’s not appropriate to say it now, but…” Fatima reached out and took off her glasses, revealing her delicate features hidden beneath them.

"Lomi, it's been a long time."

Lomi's pupils contracted sharply as the features of the person in front of her gradually overlapped with a figure from her distant memory, causing her to blurt out.

"Fatima?!"

"How will you be here?"

“I came here in search of the legendary creatures,” Fatima said calmly. “I never expected to meet you here.”

Lomi paused for a moment, then turned to Liu Chuang beside her, "You go out and wait for me."

"…ah?"

"go out!"

"Oh..." Liu Chuang opened his mouth, as if to say something, but in the end he only glared at Fatima with a warning look before turning and leaving.

After Liu Chuang left, Lomi looked at Fatima with a complex emotion in her eyes. "I'm sorry, Fatima."

"I lied to you back then."

“I didn’t go to another place to learn cooking skills. Instead, I returned to Dongyun with the rest of the organization. The organization’s main area of ​​activity is here.”

"Therefore, I will never go back to Felicity..."

“I don’t blame you.” Fatima shook her head. “Back then, everyone else said I was a freak, but you were the only one who was willing to be my friend.”

“So…” Fatima stepped forward and took Lomi’s hand, “No matter where you are, I know you’re not that kind of bad guy.”

Lomi paused, her eyes slowly widening. "You... heard our conversation just now?"

“I happened to overhear part of it.” Fatima paused for a moment. “Lomi, if you’re not happy here, would you like to come back to Feli with me?”

A light shone in Lomi's eyes, then dimmed again after a moment. She shook her head and slowly released Fatima's hand.

“I’m sorry, Fatima, I have reasons for staying with the Rare Hunting Team, and I don’t want you to be affected by it.”

“So, you can pretend you don’t know me…” Lomi’s words were cut short as Fatima hugged her tightly.

She hesitated for a moment, then slowly raised her hands to embrace Fatima, feeling the warmth of her embrace, and slowly closed her eyes.

"Thanks…"

"Lomi! I found..." Liu Chuang rushed back, but seeing the two women separating as if electrocuted, his words trailed off. "Um... I..."

"I did not see anything!"

"Didn't I tell you to go outside and wait?" Lomi glared at Liu Chuang, annoyed. "Why are you back?" "Oh right, I have important business!" Hearing Lomi's words, Liu Chuang slapped his forehead and remembered why he had come back.

"I saw Luo Pei when I went out!"

"Huh?" Lomi was taken aback. "He... isn't dead?"

She always thought that only the two of them had survived the secret base by sheer luck.

"No." Liu Chuang shook his head. "Before I fainted, I vaguely saw Luo Pei summon all of her food spirits to resist the attack of the Leaping Fish."

"That's probably why he survived."

As Liu Chuang's voice faded, the tunnel suddenly fell silent.

A moment later, Lomi raised her head, a strange light flashing in her eyes.

"so…"

"He doesn't have a single Food Spirit left?"
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"Woo——"

The Leaping Fish let out an angry growl, and crimson light rapidly gathered in its open mouth. Then, like a heavy cannon, it slammed into the ground. The terrifying energy left no doubt that as long as this blow hit the ground, countless tall buildings would collapse.

"Don't even think about it!" Zhong Lingyun shouted, his outstretched hand instantly clenching into a fist. "Tiger, use the Flame God Annihilation!"

"Ow!"

In mid-air, the food spirit named Tiger let out a low shout. Its body, which had already broken away from its original form and transformed into a completely new form, suddenly burst out with scorching flames. Crimson fire quickly gathered in its raised claws and then transformed into an equally astonishing heavy cannon to meet the attack in the air.

Fire-based combat skill, [Fire God Annihilation].

This is a combat skill with a power value of 200 points, and it is also the combat skill with the highest initial power among fire-type combat skills.

Under the tense gaze of countless people, the two cannon-like energies collided instantly. With a deafening roar, both attacks were annihilated, leaving only a raging energy whirlwind.

Countless cheers rang out from all directions, and the survivors couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, followed by shouts of encouragement.

"That's great!" Qi Bing pressed one hand against her injured shoulder, a look of joy on her face. "Yuehu City is saved!"

The members of the security management team behind her breathed a sigh of relief, and smiles finally appeared on their faces.

The Leaping Fish's attack is not invincible!
Thanks to the Food Spirit Super Renewal, Zhong Lingyun managed to hold on!

"Now is not the time to get excited." Li Yuantu's expression did not relax in the slightest. Looking at the others who seemed completely relieved, he said in a deep voice, "Quickly disperse the crowd!"

"While Zhong Lingyun can still hold off the enemy for now."

"What?" Qi Bing's expression changed. While gesturing for the other members to do as Li Yuantu said, she anxiously asked.

"Mr. Li Yuantu, what do you mean by that?"

"Could it be that even with his enhanced Food Spirit power, Mr. Zhong Lingyun is still no match for the Leaping Fish?"

“No.” Li Yuantu shook his head, looking at the Food Spirit in mid-air that was evenly matched with the Leaping Fish. “The ability that Zhong Lingyun is using now is called Food Spirit Super Renewal. As the name suggests, it gives Food Spirits that have already been renewed the opportunity to be renewed again and become even stronger.”

"But Food Spirit Super Renewal and Food Spirit Renewal are different."

"Once the Food Spirit Renewal is complete, it will not return to its original state, but the Super Renewal of Food Spirits is unstable."

"This ability can only be briefly triggered after the initial oath fragment senses the strong bond between the Spirit Chef and the Food Spirit, and it requires a significant drain on the stamina of both the Spirit Chef and the Food Spirit to maintain."

"When either the Spirit Chef or the Food Spirit can no longer withstand such consumption, the Food Spirit Super Renewal will end, and the Food Spirit will return to its renewed state, with its strength restored to its original level."

"In other words..." Qi Bing's expression changed, and she couldn't help but look at Zhong Lingyun, who was directing the battle of the food spirits not far ahead.

(End of this chapter)