Fear of food

This time, neither Chen Qi nor Mei Er has a way out.

There is only one source of fourth-order pollution. Whoever absorbs it will be able to complete the fourth qualitative leap in their abilities and establish a decisive advantage!
This was also a battle that would determine the fate of humanity and the Nightmare Clan.

Chen Qi didn't waste any words and went all out from the start, turning on all the facilities in the amusement park and smashing them all at Mel's face.

Mel didn't dare to be negligent either. He spread out a deep red domain, and within this domain, boundless phantoms suddenly appeared.

There were thousands upon thousands of mermaids, so many that a single glance made you wonder if you were seeing double.

But in front of Chen Qi, especially inside a safe house, this tactic wouldn't make much sense.

Having learned from his previous encounters, Chen Qi knew that consuming these illusions would lead to a loss of control over his lust.

So without using the abilities of the Devourers, he controlled a group of artifact-shaped Nightmare Clan members and ghostly figures, as well as buses and metal claws, and simply swept through them without any thought.

Simple, direct, but effective.

One by one, the phantoms shattered, and Mel realized that Chen Qi's offensive was too strong and fierce. She could not just think about defense and evasion; she had to counterattack.

The next moment, the endless phantom clones around them suddenly changed their appearance.

No longer thousands upon thousands of Mels, but different women with different styles.

Almost all of them were faces that Chen Qi recognized or had seen before. There was his favorite Japanese teacher, a female classmate he had a crush on in school, the most beautiful girl in his class and school, and various female celebrities from TV...

There was even Xu An'an.

In short, all the women Chen Qi had liked, been attracted to, or been lustful for since childhood were now gathered around him at this moment.

They all turned to look at Chen Qi; some were smiling, some were licking their lips, and some had already begun to undress...

"The cunning Nightmare Clan is challenging my weakness once again!"

Chen Qi remained unmoved, his mind as firm as iron. However, the surrounding polluting energy subtly shifted, transforming into extremely pure and advanced lustful pollution, which directly affected Chen Qi.

This is the enhancement effect on the Nightmare Clan after the Contaminated Zone is upgraded.

Within the contaminated zone, the Nightmare Clan has home-field advantage and can gain a significant boost in strength.

In particular, the current Fog City Pollution Zone is an unprecedented Tier 4 Pollution Zone, formed by the convergence of three types of pollution, which can simultaneously provide combat power enhancements to the three Nightmare Clans.

Chen Qi's body has neither the Nightmare Clan parasite nor the abilities of a hedonist, so his resistance to the corruption of lust is naturally the lowest.

For a moment, my mind was wandering, and I was almost completely absorbed in it.

"A hallucination, it's all just a hallucination!"

He kept reminding himself, but the next moment, the previously somewhat unreal clones and phantoms around him suddenly became real, each one vivid and lifelike.

Chen Qi gritted his teeth and activated the facilities in the safe house that had never been used before.

That is, the "restaurant" that was added earlier.

As the newest attraction in the amusement park, the restaurant doesn't quite fit the theme of the park.

However, it can exist as a supporting facility for amusement parks.

Moreover, the restaurant, as a place for eating, became connected with Chen Qi's ability to eat different things, thus unexpectedly producing a miraculous effect.

It can be said that it integrates the capabilities of Chen Qishuang's system.

Chen Qi took the initiative to enter the restaurant.

The restaurant was empty except for him.

In addition to tables and chairs, the restaurant also has an open kitchen.

Chen Qi found a seat and sat down, suppressing the restless desires in his heart and cutting off the influence of the outside world on him.

For the clones Mel created to have any influence on him, they would have to enter the restaurant.

Outside the restaurant, other facilities continued to operate; a single bus crashing into them could destroy dozens of Mel's clones.

Other artifact-shaped Nightmare Clan members, along with metal claws and haunted houses, were constantly strangling and killing Mel's clones.

Although Mel is constantly creating new enchanting clones, the production rate is clearly not keeping up with the consumption rate.

If this continues, Chen Qi will gradually expand his advantage until he achieves overwhelming dominance.

Now, Mel either continues to entangle with Chen Qi until he is worn down, or he rushes into the restaurant and attacks Chen Qi directly.

She had no choice. Running away would mean handing over the source of pollution to Chen Qi, and continuing to fight a war of attrition with Chen Qi was also not an option. She could only mobilize all her clones to launch an attack on the restaurant.

Thousands upon thousands of disheveled women stormed into the restaurant like zombies attacking a city.

Chen Qi had been waiting for them there for a while when suddenly a sound came from the open kitchen, which had been silent all along.

The stove was lit, and pots and pans flew up automatically. Before the first group of bewitching clones could even see what was happening, they were stuffed into a large pot and then placed on the stove.

Immediately afterwards, the next batch of alluring clones was stuffed into a wok, and with a slap of a large spatula into the wok, the alluring clones that were just moments before, which were so tempting in color and aroma, instantly turned into a ball of energy.

The wok is placed on the stove, the large spatula is swung, and the stir-frying begins.

Before long, a delicious and visually appealing stir-fried pork dish was served on Chen Qi's table.

It may look like a dish, but it is essentially a mass of energy.

The restaurant's function is essentially the same as Chen Qi's food conversion ability.

However, the difference is that Chen Qi's food transformation ability is only effective against the source of pollution, while the restaurant's role is to process the Nightmare Clan into dishes for diners to enjoy.

Moreover, after food processing and high-temperature cooking, the energy is essentially purified, removing the toxic and harmful parts.

Chen Qi picked up his chopsticks, took a bite, and nodded in satisfaction: "It tastes good."

The food entered his mouth and transformed into energy, replenishing what he had consumed during the battle.

The kitchen was bustling with activity as dishes were served, quickly filling several dining tables.

When Mel realized something was wrong, the restaurant was like a tiger's mouth; the seductive clones she sent in couldn't even touch the hem of Chen Qi's clothes before they all became delicacies on the table.

Therefore, they stopped sending clones into the restaurant.

But now she's stuck between offense and defense, so she's resorting to a frenzied attack on Chen Qi's safe house, seemingly trying to force him out.

Under the immense destructive power of her domain, the pirate ship in the amusement park was destroyed, the stream was blocked, the roller coaster collapsed, and the drop tower broke...

Chen Qi was fully aware of all of this, but he remained calm and continued to enjoy the dishes in the restaurant.

He wasn't in a hurry because everything in the amusement park was repairable.

Seemingly realizing that this tactic was ineffective against Chen Qi, Mel quietly tore open a gap and escaped from the safe house.

But Chen Qi had been on guard against this move for a long time.

The last time he fought Mel, Mel used a group of clones to delay Chen Qi, and somehow managed to escape.

Mel's abilities make it difficult to distinguish between real and fake; she can summon clones almost without limit, and her true form remains elusive.

Chen Qi was unable to find Mel's true identity this time either, but he kept a close eye on the changes in every corner of the safe house.

Therefore, when he discovered a tiny, barely perceptible tear in the safe house, he guessed that Mel was escaping.

Chen Qi immediately controlled the safe house to move and gave chase.

But Mel seemed to disappear into thin air, and Chen Qi couldn't find her anywhere.

The thousands of clones she left inside the safe house are still active, causing destruction everywhere.

Chen Qi frowned and controlled the safe house to move towards the fourth-order pollution source.

He didn't care where Mel went, or even whether Mel was alive or dead. As long as he controlled the source of the pollution, he had already won.

The source of pollution was enveloped in the amusement park, and Chen Qi dragged it directly into the restaurant, where he began to absorb it without hesitation.

There was only one source of fourth-order pollution, and Chen Qi ultimately chose to absorb it using the safe house, allowing the Dream Thief's abilities to undergo their fourth qualitative change.

Absorbing the source of pollution takes time, and Chen Qi is fully committed to it, but he is also wary of Mel's recurring attacks.

Logically speaking, the other party wouldn't just leave like that; that would be a complete surrender. They might as well surrender to Chen Qi on behalf of the Nightmare Clan.

But even after all the thousands of clones in the amusement park were cleared out, Mel never appeared again.

Chen Qi didn't know what she was thinking; he just needed to continue at his own pace.

As time passed, the sources of pollution were gradually absorbed by the safe house.

Chen Qi felt both excited and somewhat apprehensive.

The long-awaited victory was right in front of him, making him feel unreal. He was afraid that it was all a dream, and he was also afraid that something unexpected might happen.

But as expected, an unexpected event occurred.

Just as the source of pollution was about to be completely absorbed, a figure suddenly leaped out from the source of pollution and went straight for Chen Qi.

One of her arms transformed into a sharp knife, piercing Chen Qi's chest.

Mel had been hiding at the source of the pollution, waiting for an opportunity to deliver a fatal blow to Chen Qi!
A joyful smile graced her face, emanating a powerful aura that allowed Chen Qi to understand her meaning without needing words:
"Fragile humanity!"

Yes, no matter how strong Chen Qi is, he is still human, not a member of the Nightmare Clan.

He lacked the Nightmare Clan's resurrection abilities and their powerful regenerative abilities.

Chen Qi also felt his body become heavy, he couldn't breathe, and his consciousness began to fade.

But at the last moment, he bit down on Mel in front of him.

With that one bite, he felt an energy flow into his body, repairing his physique.

He then took several more bites, and heard Mel's shrill screams in his ears.

"It's been a long time since you've bitten anyone..."

Chen Qi is indeed not a member of the Nightmare Clan, but as a Devourer, he already possessed the ability to devour members of the Nightmare Clan to repair himself during his first qualitative change in ability.

Moreover, since his second qualitative change in ability, when he mastered the ability to absorb food from a distance, he has never bitten a Nightmare Clan member at close range again.

I tried it out now and found that close-range biting is the most powerful and lethal.

After a few bites, Mel was gone.

Chen Qi's injuries have also fully healed.

The safe house also absorbed the source of pollution.

Chen Qi's Dream Thief ability has undergone its fourth qualitative change, and the amusement park has ushered in a new upgrade!
Chen Qi didn't care about the changes after the amusement park's upgrade, nor did he care about the combat power boost brought to him by the fourth qualitative change in his abilities.

Because nothing matters anymore.

Having secured this fourth-order pollution source, he had already secured the victory.

Next, as long as we proceed step by step and continue to clear the contaminated areas, without giving the Nightmare Clan any breathing room, the Nightmare Clan will no longer be able to organize a decent resistance.

Then the remaining Nightmare Clan members are sent back to the Nightmare Clan world, and the human world will return to normal and get back on track.

The first thing Chen Qi did was take out his phone and send a group message.

The message contained only two words: We won!
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The Nightmare Clan World.

Chen Qi controlled the safe house to open the door, and countless Nightmare Clan members poured out like sheep leaving a pen.

Chen Qi released 30,000 Nightmare Clan members at once, which was enough to basically maintain the operation of the world.

From the Nightmare Clan member he recently captured, he learned that the person the Nightmare Clan possessed who could enter the Nightmare Clan world was Mel.

Although Mel is a woman, as a libertine, she possesses extraordinary control over her desires, thus allowing her to create a sensual vacuum without the need for a "sage mode" like men. This is good news, meaning Chen Qi no longer needs to worry about another person entering the Nightmare Clan world.

That's why he could confidently release these Nightmare Clan members ahead of schedule.

But as I said before, even if he wipes out the Nightmare Clan, who can guarantee that a second Feng Bin won't appear in the future?

However, Chen Qi didn't think about it too much. While he was alive, he could naturally ensure that the human world would not be invaded by the Nightmare Clan again. After he died, even if the Nightmare Clan made a comeback one day, there would naturally be heroes of that era to fight against them.

Thinking too much only adds to your troubles.

Even so, Chen Qi still wanted to give it a try.

His trip to the Nightmare Clan world to release the Nightmare Clan was also a convenient way to visit the Nightmare Clan's mother nest.

He had previously tried to absorb the mother nest, but failed.

Now that the safe house has completed its fourth qualitative change, perhaps we can give it another try.

Upon arriving at the mother nest, Chen Qi tried again, and this time he received a different response!
Previously, it was completely impossible to absorb it; forcibly absorbing it would only result in a backlash from the mother nest.

But this time, Chen Qi felt that his safe house had the power to fight back against the mother nest, no longer a stream facing a vast ocean, where it would only be assimilated and swallowed up.

Rather, they are two oceans that can meet and merge!
Chen Qi's eyes lit up as he considered a possibility, and then he fell into deep thought.

After a long while, he raised his head: "Perhaps we can give it a try!"

Integration comes at a price.

He could not claim the Mother Nest as his own, as the Mother Nest and the Nightmare Clan world were one.

But he can do it: "hand over" the safe house!
Abandon the safe house and integrate it into the Nightmare world, making it one with the Mother Nest.

In this way, Chen Qi would still be the owner of the safe house, but he could no longer take the safe house around or use it flexibly.

This will have some impact on his performance.

However, in a world where the Nightmare Clan is about to be completely eradicated, what difference does it make whether his personal strength is stronger or weaker?

Even without the safe house, he is still the strongest ability user in the world and can still crush all Nightmare Clan members.

If the threat of the Nightmare Clan can be completely eliminated once and for all, this loss is entirely acceptable.

Once the fusion is successful, although he loses his safe house, he will gain some control over the mother nest.

The Mother Nest is the Achilles' heel of the Nightmare Clan, their origin. Controlling the Mother Nest means the Nightmare Clan is nothing to fear.

Without further hesitation, Chen Qi began to try to integrate the safe house into the mother nest.

The process was surprisingly quick; the two oceans merged as soon as they touched, without requiring a full convergence of water currents.

The safe house and the mother nest merged almost instantly.

The next moment, the seemingly empty and dull world of the Nightmare Clan in Chen Qi's eyes began to change.

Giant amusement rides appeared out of thin air, ocean balls sprang up from the ground, streams flowed through them, and ghostly figures flashed by...

In the blink of an eye, the entire Nightmare Clan world became a giant amusement park!
A theme park as big as the world!

Chen Qi took a deep breath and it took him a long time to recover.

He never expected that his attempt at fusion would bring such a big change to the Nightmare Clan world.

The connection between Chen Qi and the safe house was thus transferred to the entire Nightmare Clan world.

Simply put, he became the master of the Nightmare Clan's world!

But it is not the complete master.

This is similar to him using the safe house to invest in the Nightmare Clan world, thereby giving himself about half of the Nightmare Clan world's shares.

The other half of the shares belong to the mother nest.

However, the mother nest itself has no consciousness, so Chen Qi became the actual controller.

After careful observation and exploration, Chen Qi finally gained a general understanding of the new Nightmare Clan world.

First, there were the Nightmare Clan members. The 30,000 Nightmare Clan members he had just released suddenly became employees of the amusement park!
Or, in other words, all Nightmare Clan members who enter the Nightmare Clan world will automatically become employees, without needing to go through the Ferris wheel transformation.

Becoming an employee means they will obey Chen Qi's instructions, be absolutely loyal to him, and have no way to resist him.

The Nightmare Clan's world still absorbs the energy of human desires, and it is through this energy that the entire amusement park is maintained.

Moreover, in the current Nightmare Clan world, there is no need to "grow crops" as before. As long as employees operate various facilities, they can mine and extract the energy of desire.

Those former amusement rides have now been transformed into large mining tools, and new facilities can be built from them.

Chen Qi has already envisioned a bright future: in the future, tens of thousands of Nightmare Clan members will operate the machines at full power, easily mining large amounts of Desire Energy.

At that time, the Nightmare Clan will be able to eat their fill, and the human world will no longer have the hidden danger of accumulating desire energy.

As for the Mother Nest, in the Nightmare Clan world after it has been transformed into an amusement park, it is equivalent to the "main brain" that controls the operation of the entire amusement park, or a system that manages the entire amusement park and all its employees.

Facility management and employee job assignments can both be accomplished through the mother nest.

However, because it lacks consciousness and its intelligence operates according to a program, it requires human intervention for actual use.

Chen Qi has this authority, but he is ultimately not a member of the Nightmare Clan and cannot stay in the Nightmare Clan world forever.

“I need to arrange for someone to be connected to the Mother Nest and granted him the authority to operate the Mother Nest.”

"This way, even if I'm not here, or even if I die in the future, the amusement park can continue to operate normally, ensuring that the Nightmare Clan will not invade the human world again."

As long as the amusement park operates normally, there will be no employee defection.

Even if a human accidentally enters the Nightmare Clan's world and opens a passage to the human world, Nightmare Clan employees cannot escape the amusement park without permission.

Moreover, even if they escape to the human world, the Nightmare Clan cannot create contaminated zones because the Mother Nest can directly cut off the energy supply to the human world, so they cannot cause any trouble.

Chen Qi pondered for a moment, then turned to look at Menglu beside him: "I'll leave this Nightmare Clan world to you to manage."

Monroe was slightly taken aback, then felt happy, since Chen Qi thought of her first, which showed his trust in her.

But then came another wave of disappointment.

"Does this mean I won't be able to stay by my master's side anymore?"

Chen Qi shook his head. Even if Marilyn Monroe didn't connect to the mother nest, she couldn't leave the amusement park and move freely with him in the human world.

Humans and demons are destined to different paths, something Chen Qi could not change.

"Then...you must come to see me often, okay?"

"I will."

After the Nightmare Clan World became an amusement park, Chen Qi, as its master, could return here without relying on any weaknesses.

With Chen Qi's help, Monroe successfully established contact with the mother nest.

The Hive has no consciousness, but from then on, Monroe's will represents the Hive's will.

She became the steward of the Nightmare Clan's world, managing it on behalf of Chen Qi.

Because of the Nightmare Clan's infinite lifespan, even after Chen Qi's death, she can continue to maintain the eternal stability of the Nightmare Clan world.
-
Three months later…

Chen Qi also cleaned up the last polluted area in the human world.

The world is getting back on track, and all countries are actively engaged in post-disaster reconstruction.

Chen Qi's name spread throughout the world as this disaster came to an end, and he became a hero to all mankind.

He was not yet 24 years old that year.

Jinghai City, China.

The newly established special department, the "New Moon" organization, is headquartered on the site of the former Jinghai Amusement Park.

After the disaster, as order was restored, people's hopes for the future rose like a new moon.

The mission of the "New Moon" organization is to safeguard this hope, combat criminals with superpowers, and protect people from harm caused by their abilities.

The Crescent Moon Organization brings together the nation's top group of superhumans, and through their efforts, they have cracked numerous superhuman crime cases.

However, the Crescent Moon Organization has been established for more than two months, but the position of its highest leader has remained vacant.

Today, all members of the organization received news that a top-ranking officer would be parachuted in.

At this moment, all headquarters members were gathered in the headquarters conference room, waiting for the appearance of the highest-ranking officer.

Who do you think it could be?

"Could it really be that person?"

"Needless to say!"

"Without him, it could have been anyone, but since he's here, it can only be him!"

Amidst the whispers and eager anticipation of the audience, a tall and upright young man walked confidently onto the stage.

"Hello everyone, I am Chen Qi."

Wow…

The conference room was filled with thunderous applause.

Chen Qi's gaze swept over the excited, flushed faces, and he spotted several familiar faces smiling at him.

Xu An'an, Chasing the Wind, Big Pancake, Swill, Momo, Mirror, Peanut...

Many former comrades-in-arms will remain comrades-in-arms in the future.
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After his inaugural speech, Chen Qi was groping his way to his office when he bumped into Xu An'an.

"Here you go." Xu An'an handed over a paper bag.

"What is this?" Chen Qi asked curiously as he took it.

"bread."

"Dried bread?" Chen Qi blurted out.

Xu An'an rolled her eyes at Chen Qi: "Finally, you've spoken your mind?"

Chen Qi gave an awkward smile. He had only ever thought about the nickname "dried bread" in his mind, and this was the first time he had said it in front of Xu An'an.

"Don't worry, I did it myself, I didn't use any special abilities."

"Mmm, delicious!" Chen Qi had already taken out a piece of bread and taken a bite. It was soft and sweet. "Was it made especially for me?"

Xu An'an didn't answer, but pointed in a direction: "Your office is just ahead."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

Chen Qi called out to her, "Are you free tonight?"

"what's up?"

"Invite you to dinner."

"Okay."

Xu An'an readily agreed, as if she had been waiting for Chen Qi to speak.

(The End) (End of Chapter)