Fear of food

Chapter 112 Separating the Nightmare
Chen Qi had only ever seen dismemberment on television, but this baby-faced girl's skill... he didn't know how to describe it, but it certainly broadened his horizons.

However, Chen Qi guessed that the other party could only use this method in a dream.

He looked at Huang Jihai, who had been disassembled into many parts, skin was skin, bone was bone, flesh was flesh, blood was blood... it was separated in great detail.

Chen Qi said with some regret, "Just kill him like that? Why not give me a treat? I've never tasted such high-class stuff before."

“You can still eat it even after you open it,” the baby-faced girl laughed. “I’m just worried you won’t be able to digest it. Why don’t you try taking a bite of me?”

As she spoke, she stretched out her snow-white arm.

Chen Qi swallowed hard; to be honest, he was really tempted.

But he shook his head... He was afraid you'd be upset if he really bit you.

At this moment, Huang Jihai's body tissues, which were suspended in the air, began to burst open continuously, exploding into puddles of foam-like flesh and blood mixture, which then quickly coalesced and combined into a larger, foam-shaped Huang Jihai in the blink of an eye.

The baby-faced girl stretched and said to Huang Jihai, "Are you still going to fight? You should know that you are no match for me in a dream."

Huang Jihai ignored the girl and looked at Chen Qi, saying, "Come with me or stay here. Make your choice. If you agree, I can definitely take you away."

Chen Qi smiled and said, "Can't I just not choose either of them?"

"No way!" Huang Jihai and the baby-faced girl said in unison.

The baby-faced girl smiled slightly, revealing two small tiger teeth: "Little brother, your abilities are too much of a threat to our Nightmare Clan. Even if this old man and I let you go, the other members of the Nightmare Clan will not let you go."

"If you fall into the hands of other Nightmare Clan members, I won't be able to sleep at night."

Chen Qi understood that the moment the disaster struck, his unique circumstances meant that he could not escape unscathed, and even those around him would be implicated and constantly put in danger.

The Nightmare Eater behind Chen Qi cried out, "Your mother is still in our hands. You should know what to choose. As long as you merge with me, I can have your mother released immediately once we return to Jinghai City."

The baby-faced girl curled her lips into a smile: "Your father is also in our hands, and our Nightmare Clan is very sincere. As long as you stay, we will immediately lift the control and corruption on your father."

Chen Qi sneered inwardly. The Nightmare Clan claimed to be skilled at bewitching people, but in reality, they didn't truly understand human nature at all.

These two groups of Nightmare Clan members, one kidnapped his mother and the other controlled his father, threatening him with his parents and trying to win him over.

He just wasn't strong enough, otherwise he would have eaten all those ghostly things without hesitation!

However, at this point, he still had to make a choice.

Chen Qi looked at the baby-faced girl: "Bring me some more food, let me get rid of this burden first."

“Okay.” The baby-faced girl licked her lips. “Then stay with us. I’ll treat you well.”

The Nightmare Eater on Chen Qi's back suddenly changed color and gritted its teeth, saying, "Chen Qi, you'll never get rid of me in this lifetime!"

The foamy Huang Jihai suddenly collapsed the moment Chen Qi made his choice, turning into an overwhelming tide of foam that surged toward Chen Qi and the others.

The blood-red foam, mixed with various tissues, instantly engulfed Chen Qi and the baby-faced girl.

Then the foamy tide carried Chen Qi in one direction.

No matter how much Chen Qi struggled, he was like a small boat in a giant wave, powerless to change direction and only able to drift with the current.

The baby-faced girl's body stood still in the waves like an anchor, and her two arms extended and shot out like two ropes toward Chen Qi.

Chen Qi immediately grabbed her hand, but then felt a suction force coming from below, forming a small vortex around him.

It was as if the swimming pool had suddenly opened its drain hole, and all the surrounding foam was leaking into the drain hole.

The Nightmare Eater cried out, "Didn't you want to get out? Let go now, and you can leave the dream!"

Chen Qi understood that Huang Jihai must have forcibly opened a way out to reality.

As long as he lets go, he will flow into the exit with the wave of bubbles, thus escaping the dream and returning to reality.

But what will happen next?

Let go, escape the dream, and return to reality.

However, the real-world location corresponding to this dream should be on the edge of the contaminated area of ​​Chang Le City. After landing, he will be isolated and helpless, and will have to face Huang Jihai. There are probably other Nightmare Parasites waiting for him, and he will most likely be controlled by Huang Jihai.

And they must continue to live with Nightmare Eater.

If you don't let go, you will remain trapped in the dream, facing the threat of dream corruption and the coercion and temptation of the Nightmare Clan.

The Nightmare Clan kept sending him food, they must have some ulterior motive, probably similar to the Nightmare Eater Clan, they also wanted to control him and master his abilities.

After weighing the options in his mind, Chen Qi made a decision in an instant and grabbed the baby-faced girl's hand, refusing to let go!

This was a rare opportunity for him; at the very least, it allowed him to get rid of the Nightmare that was parasitizing him.

He had previously tried to free the Nightmare, but the Nightmare went berserk, forcing him to give up.

With the Nightmare Clan's assistance this time, everything should go even more smoothly.

Chen Qi was certain that in the battle between the Nightmare Eater and the Nightmare, he would be safest if he stood in the very center.

As long as the Nightmare Eater continues to parasitize him, it means he still sides with the Nightmare Eater clan.

Only after he escaped the nightmare did he truly stand in a neutral position between the two sides.

Another point is that Huang Jihai failed to take him out. Would he just give up?

Both Chen Qi himself and the Nightmare Eater on his body are extremely important to the Nightmare Clan.

Huang Jihai will definitely continue to try and will make a comeback.

So even if you give up this opportunity, new opportunities will arise!
If he seizes the next opportunity, he can escape the dream just the same way.

Chen Qi firmly grasped the baby-faced girl's slender, rope-like hands. The foam around him quickly dissipated, almost disappearing in the blink of an eye.

The force supporting Chen Qi also disappeared.

However, at the last moment, just as the last pool of blood and flesh was about to flow out of the dream, the pool of foam suddenly transformed into two large hands, tightly gripping the Nightmare Eater behind Chen Qi.

The Nightmare Eater cooperated, firmly grasping the two large hands formed from bubbles, struggling and pulling with all its might, trying to take Chen Qi out.

But Chen Qi was also giving it his all and refusing to let go.

He felt a tearing sensation coming from his back, and the pain made him grit his teeth and his face contort.

If this tug-of-war continues, Chen Qi feels that he and the Nightmare Eater are about to be torn in two.

Just then, another figure appeared; it turned out that a new Nightmare Parasite had arrived.

In the dream world, nightmares still reign supreme. The parasite that arrived flung out its two ears.

Those two ears, like sharp blades, severed the two large hands that had transformed from foam.

Finally, Chen Qi felt a relief on his back as all the foam on the ground flowed into the gap, and then the gap closed.

The Nightmare Eater held two large hands made of foam in its hands, gritted its teeth, and stuffed them directly into its mouth, devouring them clean in a few bites.

Watching the Nightmare Eater's actions, the baby-faced girl teased, "Is he planning to gather strength for a desperate resistance? The esteemed Nightmare Clan leader, why is he sticking on like a leech?"

The Nightmare Clan remained silent, but suddenly began to shrink, with its torso, arms, and head all shrinking as if trying to hide inside Chen Qi's body.

Chen Qi looked at the nightmare parasite that had just arrived. It was a young man with sharp features who was currently putting his two ears back on his head.

Chen Qi asked, "Is this the food prepared for me? It looks pretty good."

The young man snorted, but when he saw the baby-faced girl's gaze sweep over him, he immediately lowered his head and remained silent.

The baby-faced girl laughed and said, "Let's separate the Nightmare Eater from your body first. Then you can eat as much of this stuff as you want. If you still don't have enough, I can go out and catch some for you."

"Then let's hurry up," Chen Qi urged.

Regardless, let's separate the Nightmare Eater first!
The baby-faced girl put one arm around Chen Qi and suddenly flew into the air.

In fact, Chen Qi had always been curious whether the parasites could fly.
At least ordinary family-level parasites shouldn't do that, but what about high-level parasites?

Especially someone like Huang Jihai, even if he can't fly, he must have some air-to-air ability, right?

It turns out that, at least in dreams, there are indeed parasites that can fly.

After taking flight, Chen Qi's field of vision broadened. He gazed into the distance beyond the polluted zone, where everything was pitch black. He asked:
"Is the edge of the dream world just beyond the contaminated zone?"

The baby-faced girl giggled and said, "Do you want to go out for a stroll? Unfortunately, you can't. Only when my Nightmare Clan conquers the whole world will this world be full of dreams, and you will help us achieve that."

Chen Qi shook his head and said, "You really have a lot of faith in me."

"That's because you really can do it; you haven't seen your true strength yet."

The girl smiled sweetly: "As long as you accept the power of my Nightmare Clan, you will be the master of our clan, and of course, my master as well. From now on, you can call me 'Monroe'." "Monroe? The one who covers her skirt?" Chen Qi asked curiously.

“I didn’t like my old name, so I gave myself a new one. Of course, if you don’t like it, you can give me another name, like ‘little bitch’ or something. Don’t you humans really like that kind of thing?” she said with a hint of provocation.

"You know quite a lot."

A short while later, the baby-faced girl "Monroe" landed by a roadside, where a group of parasites were already lining up.

"Enjoy it to your heart's content." Monroe put Chen Qi down, crossed her arms to support her ample bosom, and waited quietly to the side.

Eat up, eat up... Things have already progressed to this point, and Chen Qi has no way out but to start eating.

This was an unprecedented eating experience, and the process was even somewhat bizarre.

Each nightmare parasite wore a fanatical devotion on their face, offering no resistance, no screams or wails, only forbearance and silent endurance.

As Chen Qi continued to eat, he gradually felt an itch on his back, but when he turned around, there was nothing there.

After the Nightmare Devourer hid inside his body, it never came out again.

However, Marilyn seemed to be able to see the progress and kept reminding him from the side:
"Both arms have grown back!"

"The torso is intact, and the head is growing in. Keep it up..."

"Keep eating! The upper body is complete; now all that's missing are the two legs!"

Chen Qi knew that, out of sight of him, outside of his dreams, the abnormality on his back was growing rapidly as he continued to eat.

Once the other body on his back has fully grown and fallen off, he will be able to get rid of the Nightmare!

"Ugh!" Marilyn Monroe suddenly covered her mouth.

"What's wrong?" Chen Qi asked, puzzled. "Did you grow legs?"

“I guess so.” Marilyn Monroe nodded, her eyes wide. “It’s quite big.”

Chen Qi immediately understood, but he didn't feel ashamed and continued eating.

Finally, after a short while, Marilyn said happily, "My legs have grown out, both of them have grown together. They've grown up to my knees so far. I think they'll be almost done after eating two or three more."

"These low-level Nightmare Clan members are hardly enough to fill my stomach," Chen Qi complained. If it were a Domain-level expert, he would have finished long ago.

However, at that moment, Chen Qi felt a burning sensation growing inside his body.

what's the situation?
At that moment, the Nightmare Eater's voice echoed in his mind again: "Don't even think about getting rid of me! Not even in death!"

Chen Qi felt uneasy and said, "That Nightmare Eater seems to be up to something. Keep an eye on him."

For once, Marilyn Monroe's expression turned serious. She nodded, carefully examining Chen Qi with a puzzled look on her face.

She didn't know what the Nightmare Eater could do at this point.

Aside from a desperate last stand when they are about to separate, it seems there's nothing else they can do.

A moment later, Marilyn Monroe exclaimed excitedly, "My legs are complete now, and my whole body is sculpted! Let me eat some more! It should fall off on its own soon!"

Chen Qi was also invigorated and pounced on the next parasite.

But at this moment, the burning sensation that had been faintly growing in his body suddenly erupted!
Like a volcanic eruption, surging energy burst forth from Chen Qi's body, raging wildly.

Chen Qi's body cracked instantly and then exploded!

The soul-wrenching pain instantly brought tears to Chen Qi's eyes. A sense of crisis, a fear of impending death, instantly awakened his will to survive.

Feeding on Nightmare Clan members can restore your health!

This was an instinct that Chen Qi had long ingrained in his subconscious. He rushed forward and began to devour the other nightmare parasites, hoping to heal his potentially fatal injuries through eating.

But he immediately shook his head in dissatisfaction, these Nightmare Clan members were too low-level and the effect was too poor!
He turned and pounced on Marilyn Monroe.

This is a high-level parasite, extremely nutritious!

Monroe's expression had already changed, and she frowned as she pondered something. When Chen Qi lunged at her, she stretched out one hand and hoisted him high into the air.

"Eating me will make you die even faster."

At this moment, Chen Qi kept hearing the Nightmare Eater's crazy and triumphant laughter in his mind: "Still trying to get rid of me? Hahaha!"

"A mere third-generation Nightmare Clan member dares to presume to understand my esteemed first-generation Nightmare Clan!"

"Chen Qi, I gave you a chance, but now you have no choice. If you want to live, you'd better merge with me obediently..."

Marilyn Monroe vaguely understood what had just happened.

The seeds of the event were sown when the Nightmare finally swallowed Huang Jihai's two large, foamy hands.

She thought the Nightmare Eater was gathering strength to fight back, but in reality, the Nightmare Eater did not absorb the energy from the two large hands; instead, it accumulated it.

After Chen Qi completely reconstructed the body behind him, he chose to pour all that energy into Chen Qi.

The energy from Huang Jihai was too high a level for Chen Qi to digest and absorb.

But under normal circumstances, this is not fatal.

At most, it's just indigestion; it takes a little more time to digest, and some of it can even be used to promote the growth of the body behind it.

However, after Chen Qi consumed a large amount of nightmares, he was already in a state of fullness, and the energy from the Nightmare Clan in his body was saturated, and his body was also fully formed.

At this moment, such a huge and high-quality energy surged into his body. Unable to digest it and with nowhere to store it, it directly caused Chen Qi to burst!

At this moment, in Monroe's eyes, it wasn't just Chen Qi's own body that was being burst, but also the body behind him.

After all, they haven't truly separated yet; the body behind Chen Qihe is still one entity.

After the explosion, the fragments of the two bodies intertwined. As Chen Qi continued to consume the Nightmare Clan to repair himself, the two bodies underwent a deep fusion.

Monroe gritted her teeth; she had no choice but to save Chen Qi, but that meant she also saved the Nightmare Eater.

Just then, the sharp-featured young man from before arrived. After careful consideration, Monroe suddenly reached out and grabbed the young man.

This young man is a fourth-generation Nightmare, a domain-level parasite, and can be said to be the most top-tier food that Chen Qin can digest at this stage.

The young man looked terrified, but then Marilyn squeezed him hard, rolled him into a ball, and put him directly into Chen Qi's mouth.

After the explosion, Chen Qi's massive energy had been released, and he needed new energy to repair his body.

The domain-level Nightmare Clan member melted instantly upon entering his mouth, being absorbed in a flash and instantly reshaping his body, as well as the body on his back...

Both bodies were completely repaired... Of course, this was only in Monroe's eyes; Chen Qi himself could not see the other body on his back at this moment.

The two bodies were already at the critical point of separation, but were forcibly interrupted by a series of actions by the Nightmare Eater.

Now, after the repairs, there is still a little energy left, which has finally propelled the final stages of the process forward.

Chen Qi immediately felt a sense of relief, as if a heavy burden had been lifted off his shoulders.

The weight of the burden was lifted off his shoulders, making him feel lighter than ever before.

"Have we finally separated?"

"Finally, we've gotten rid of that Nightmare Eater."

"My body finally belongs to me!"

When Chen Qi regained consciousness, he looked at his body and realized that he was naked.

He touched his back; it was empty, nothing unusual, no skeletal arms or half a body!
The annoying voice of the Nightmare did not surface in his mind.

"Success!"

Chen Qi was overjoyed and looked around, but suddenly froze.

Where is Marilyn Monroe?

What about those parasites that weren't finished eating?

How did they all disappear all of a sudden?

The streets were deserted and empty, which made Chen Qi feel a little uneasy.

"I feel like I'm back in reality."

"But is this body really mine?"

(End of this chapter)