Fear of food

Chen Qi led his mother out of the safe house and back to Corning City in the real world.

At this moment, the dream pollution in Corning City receded rapidly, even faster than in Jinghai City before.

Because the pollution in Jinghai City mainly affects the real world, while the real world of Kangning City has not changed much, the pollution is mainly concentrated in the illusory dream world.

As the dream world crumbles layer by layer, Corning City looks much the same as before.

There was no indication that this place had just experienced a disaster that threatened the lives of everyone in the city.

Aside from those who wake up from their dreams...

The entire city of Corning awoke from its slumber at that moment!

Those who had been asleep for months opened their eyes, went outside, basked in the sun, felt the breeze, and breathed in the fresh air.

Most of them had no idea what was happening; to them, life never seemed to stop.

They lived in a dream world, some going to work, some going to school, some dating...

However, quite a few people noticed that something was wrong.

"No, where did my girlfriend of two months go?"

"Where's our photo together? Where's her WeChat? It's a ghost!"

"Damn it! The document I just finished last night isn't on my computer!"

"No, I just got paid yesterday, how come my wallet is empty today?"

"Damn it! I clearly made it to Challenger, how did I drop back to Platinum?"

"Damn it! My two months' worth of saved-up chapters are gone! Huh? I haven't updated for months? Are you kidding me? My perfect attendance record!"

Hearing the cries and curses echoing throughout the city, Chen Qi couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth. Once these people knew what they had gone through, they would understand that these minor misfortunes were nothing at all.

He took his mother and left Corning City directly. The official authorities would handle the aftermath, so he didn't need to worry about it.

Chen Qi arrived outside Kangning City and met up with his teammates who were waiting there.

Through their observations of the interior of Corning City, Chen Qi's teammates already knew that he had successfully cleared the pollution from the city and were already celebrating outside.

All we had was coffee. After much anticipation, Chen Qi finally arrived.

Chen Qi knew what Coffee was waiting for. With a wave of his hand, he released a little boy from the dream world.

"mom!"

When the little boy saw the coffee, he ran over and jumped into the coffee's arms.

The mother and son embraced and wept.

The remaining hostages who were trapped in the bus were all released by Chen Qi and handed over to the authorities for resettlement.

Chen Qi noticed that there was a small figure among his teammates, looking at him expectantly.

Momo walked over timidly, mustered her courage, and asked, "Biscuit, which city are you going to next? Is it Wentang City?"

Peanuts also cast their concerned glances.

Chen Qi's next action plan is very important. The order given to Peanuts is to cooperate with Chen Qi's actions at all costs and to provide him with the full support of the country.

Chen Qi smiled, knowing what Momo was thinking, and comforted her:
“I will go to Wentang City. I will do my best to help you find your brother, but before that, I must go to Changle City.”

“I promise you, after leaving Chang Le City, I will go to Wen Tang City.”

Having received Chen Qi's promise, Momo nodded vigorously, finally feeling at ease.

Peanut immediately asked, "When do you plan to leave? I've already arranged the plane for you, and it can take off anytime."

Just as Chen Qi was about to leave, Peanut's phone rang.

Peanut answered the phone, paused for a moment, and his pupils contracted slightly.

Chen Qi's hearing is now far beyond that of ordinary people, so even though Peanut wasn't on speakerphone, he could still hear everything clearly.

He sneered and said, "Looking for me?"

The call was from an official, saying that the Nightmare Clan had contacted them and wanted to speak with Chen Qi.

The Nightmare Clan wants to negotiate with Chen Qi!

Peanut asked Chen Qi for his opinion: "Should we transfer it over?"

Chen Qi shook his head: "The government is the professional when it comes to negotiations. Let's leave it to you. I won't get involved."

“But the Nightmare Clan specifically requested to talk to you.” Peanut paused. “After all, the only one the Nightmare Clan truly fears is you.”

Although his words were so blunt as to disregard official decorum, they were the truth.

The Nightmare Clan took the initiative to negotiate because they couldn't resolve the threat posed by Chen Qi.

Chen Qi remained silent for a few moments, then nodded: "Let's find a quiet place then."

Chen Qi's mother, Zhang Qin, patted him on the back: "Go do your work, don't worry about me. I'll wait for you at home in Jinghai City."

Chen Qi smiled and said, "I will bring my dad home with me."

Chen Qi and Peanut got into the car together, closed the door, and immediately fell silent.

Peanut exchanged a few words with the official on the phone and quickly transferred the call to the Nightmare Clan.

"I am Chen Qi, the man you are looking for," Chen Qi said preemptively. "Before we begin, shouldn't you introduce yourselves?"

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone before two different voices came through.

"I am a Nightmare Eater."

"I am a nightmare of a generation."

“Unlike you humans, we Nightmare Clan are born with names, so our identities are not important. You only need to know that we represent the Nightmare and Nightmare Eater clans, and that’s enough.”

Chen Qi: "What do you want to talk to me about?"

“It’s very simple. We want you to stop. In return, our Nightmare Eaters and Nightmare Clan will withdraw completely from your country and return your cities and people to you.”

"You mean you want to negotiate peace?"

The Nightmare Clan's message was clear: they were withdrawing from the country completely and hoped that Chen Qi would not attack them again.

Such conditions would likely tempt many people.

This will also save Chen Qi a lot of trouble.

He no longer needs to go from city to city to clean up the pollution, and he can minimize the damage and losses caused by the Nightmare Clan.

The voice on the other end of the phone continued: "You don't need to do anything, just wait quietly. In less than two days, I guarantee you will never see another Nightmare Clan member again."

"Furthermore, we will release all the humans who were previously parasitized by us, ending their parasitism and unleashing their humanity."

"In this way, no more people will die, and the city will no longer be destroyed."

"As for you, Chen Qi, we will release your father's humanity and remove the Nightmare Clan from your body, returning all your humanity to you."

Chen Qi had to admit that these were indeed very sincere conditions.

The Nightmare Clan has done everything they could.

"If I agree to your conditions, when will you fulfill your promise?" Chen Qi asked.

“We will act immediately and withdraw completely within two days. However, the release of your father’s humanity, and the restoration of your humanity, will have to wait until all of our Nightmare Clan members have safely withdrawn.” “That’s reasonable.” Chen Qi pondered for a moment. “I can agree to your conditions, but you must also show some sincerity and release my father’s humanity immediately!”

The Nightmare Clan member said with difficulty, "We also need some protection."

"The Nightmare Clan within me absorbed all my humanity. Isn't that enough to guarantee your safety?"

"Right now, immediately, release my father's humanity!" Chen Qi declared resolutely, leaving them no room for negotiation. "Otherwise, I will personally level every single one of the contaminated areas in the country!"

Under Chen Qi's strong stance, the Nightmare Clan finally compromised and agreed to immediately release Chen's father's humanity.

Chen Qi immediately released his father from the safe house.

A moment later, the warmth of humanity finally returned to Chen's father's eyes, which had been filled with bestiality.

"dad."

Chen Qi felt a sense of relief; the heavy weight on his heart finally lifted.

His biggest goal throughout his journey was to save his parents, and today he has achieved it.

When Chen Qi met his mother outside the car with his father, the three of them embraced, and Chen Qi's usually calm heart felt the warmth of home for the first time in a long time.

Chen Qi should have spent some quality time with his parents now that the family was finally reunited.

However, time was of the essence, and he had more important things to do.

The parents expressed their understanding.

"Captain Peanut, take me to the airport and have the crew get ready for a direct flight to Changle City."

Peanut didn't care about Chen Qi's form of address this time, and instead laughed and said, "You never intended to agree to them in the first place, did you?"

Chen Qi nodded matter-of-factly: "Make them release my father. Now I'll have no more worries and can deal with them without any worries."

At this moment, Ah Liang inside Chen Qi's body angrily shouted, "You liar!"

Chen Qi sneered, "You Nightmare Clan are allowed to lie, but others aren't allowed to lie to you?"

"To be honest, I learned all my lying skills from you."

Peanut is right. From the very beginning, Chen Qi never intended to let them go.

If you don't kill the snake, it will cause endless trouble later.

They say they're withdrawing from the country, but there's so much space and so many people abroad; it's enough for these Nightmare Clan members to thrive.

The world is currently facing the crisis of the Nightmare Clan invasion. If Chen Qi lets the Nightmare Clan leave now, and they develop and grow stronger abroad in the future, they may turn around and launch a counterattack against the country. At that time, he may not still have the overwhelming strength he has now.

Chen Qi still doesn't know the upper limit of the Nightmare Clan's strength.

But he knew that if he lived in a pollution-free country in the future, his current strength would be almost the limit.

Therefore, he must seize this opportunity and deliver a crushing blow to the Nightmare Clan!

Of course, the Nightmare Clan was certainly prepared for Chen Qi to go back on his word, but they had no choice.

They could only take a gamble and try to reach an agreement with Chen Qi, thus releasing Chen's father's humanity ahead of schedule.

Ultimately, they had no way to deal with Chen Qi.

We're completely out of options!
Even if they successfully retreat abroad, Chen Qi could still pursue them overseas.

Therefore, they could only try to agree to Chen Qi's conditions and find a way to keep him calm and buy him more time.

Previously, Chen Qi needed time to develop, but now it's the other way around.

The Nightmare Clan needs time to develop!
Their current top-tier combat power is no longer sufficient to fight against Chen Qi, so they can only pursue higher levels of pollution upgrades to breed even more powerful parasites!
But Chen Qi didn't want to give them any time at all. He hung up the phone and immediately boarded the plane.
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Changle City.

While the Nightmare Clan was negotiating with Chen Qi, Chang Le City had already begun its evacuation.

The pollution sources in Changle City are beginning to reduce their energy.

All the dream sources in Chang Le City began to disappear one after another, from ordinary dream sources to S-level dream sources, all vanishing.

All the energy is absorbed and recycled at the source of pollution.

The source of pollution is the root of a polluted area. As long as the Nightmare Clan moves the source of pollution out to a densely populated city abroad and re-establishes itself, a polluted area can be recreated very quickly.

As for the lost combat power, it can be replenished quickly.

Once the Nightmare Clan finds enough hosts, they can quickly produce a large number of parasites.

Their new destination has already been chosen: neighboring India.

That was also a populous country, especially the slums, which were densely populated and poorly managed, making them fertile ground for the Nightmare Clan.

Although India has now developed several massive pollution zones, and they have already missed the best opportunity to go there, it is still better than having all of them razed to the ground by Chen Qi in their own country.

However, before the pollution source in Chang Le City could completely concentrate its energy, Chen Qi had already arrived!

The plane Chen Qi was on flew over Chang Le City without landing, so Chen Qi jumped off the plane.

While he was still in the air, the crimson domain enveloped half of Chang Le City!
The three qualitative changes in the dual energy systems of the Xenophaner and the Dream Thief brought Chen Qi an incredibly exaggerated increase in strength, which was reflected in the crazy expansion of his domain.

Within the field, Chen Qi quickly located the source of pollution in Changle City.

He flew straight to the source of the pollution.

When crimson enveloped the earth, the Nightmare Clan of Chang Le City already knew that he had arrived!
Countless parasites quickly moved toward the source of pollution, forming a human wall around it.

"Chen Qi, you've gone back on your word! You're despicable and shameless!"

"A second-generation Nightmare Clan member from Changle City angrily rebuked."

"You're being long-winded."

Chen Qi glanced at him, and the second-generation Nightmare Clan parasite immediately froze on the spot, his eyes revealing a dazed and confused expression.

The next moment, a metal claw descended from the sky and pulled an invisible object out of his body.

That invisible thing was the formless and intangible second-generation Nightmare Clan's true form.

However, in the blink of an eye, the second-generation Nightmare Clan member was transformed into a bowl of mung bean soup in the hook claw.

The other Nightmare Clan members were shocked by what they saw. Before they could even react, a piercing whistle suddenly rang in their ears.

Drip!

A bus, honking its horn, appeared out of nowhere and crashed into the crowd of Nightmare Clan parasites.

These Nightmare Clan members had no time to react; they were as if frozen in place, unable to dodge.

The bus rolled through the crowd, but it seemed to be just a mirage; everyone remained standing in place.

However, everyone looked dazed, as if they had lost their souls.

Above their heads, a variety of delicious foods appeared: fried dough sticks, tofu pudding, steamed buns, spicy soup, cotton candy, beggar's chicken, roast suckling pig...

The bus actually knocked all the Nightmare Clan members out of the parasites' bodies!

Those Nightmare Clan members who were knocked off their bodies were instantly transformed into various delicacies by Chen Qi's food transformation ability.

As the bus veered wildly, all sorts of delicious food were scattered throughout the area.

Chen Qi opened his mouth and sucked, and in the next moment, all the delicious food flew into his mouth.

"God of Cookery, activate!" (End of Chapter)