I created the myth of the Great Old Ones.

The internal organs invaded by the toxins were melting and decomposing at an efficiency exceeding their original speed, turning into a pool of rotten flesh. The mad poison immediately tried to leave Lu Ban's body, but found that it could not move.

The viscous fleshy paste enveloped every inch of the air bubbles, firmly binding the mad poison within. The smoke shaped Lu Ban into a form, and through continuous kneading, the fleshy paste was eventually reshaped back into a human form.

All the toxins were injected into that mass of air.

Of course, Mad Poison himself could not be affected by this toxin. Among the poisons he created, only a few were specifically designed for gaseous life forms like the Fog City People who lacked physical bodies. The composition of those poisons was extremely complex, incorporating Mad Poison's own extraordinary abilities, making them impossible for ordinary people to master or use.

Toxins that target organic matter are not a threat to gaseous life forms.

However, Mad Poison still felt a strange premonition.

He was currently looking for an opportunity to escape, using the simplest expansion to crush Lu Ban.

Suddenly, Mad Poison felt some whispers coming from his mind.

These whispers were like those encountered when facing those unspeakable, terrifying monsters.

It was like the deepest evil whispers from the ancient void; though its meaning was incomprehensible, just a moment of listening was enough to drive him into a state of madness from which he lost his reason.

The murmurs came from all directions, and the madness was inescapable. The process of his expansion stopped, and his insides began to boil, like the intense heat surging inside those giant gas planets.

In Mad Vision's vision, the words warning him of declining sanity were already cascading down like a waterfall, but he had no time to feel fear.

Until his last moment of consciousness, Mad Venom's mind was filled with the thoughts he had before entering the mission.

"Is this... the Glorious difficulty level?"

"Hiccup—"

Lu Ban burped, seemingly having just eaten something that could cause bloating.

[Opposing Chosen One eliminated / ? ? ?]

In my field of vision, the silver text appeared coldly and indifferently.

"Ok?"

Lu Ban noticed that there was no detailed quantity displayed after the prompt.

Does this mean that there will be more than one chosen one in Utopia?

Surely not every faction can have at least one Chosen One behind it?

Is Utopia so important that it's worth all the gods sending their most capable subordinates to fight for it?

Lu Ban was beginning to understand why the mission was rated as "Glorious" in terms of difficulty.

It is likely that there are some more important matters involved behind utopia, so much so that those powerful and indescribable beings need to send many chosen ones to solve the problem.

In fact, even in the Silent Land, two chosen ones, Lu Ban and Du Danping, participated in the competition.

However, at least the Chosen Ones here at the Yellow Sands Brotherhood should have been dealt with.

Next, all Lu Ban needs to do is expose the fact that the food they gave her contained poison; he won't even need to do anything himself, and Cleopatra will be punished by the laws of Utopia.

He left some flesh and blood there to disguise it as a surviving corpse, took the box containing food, and then bypassed the Brotherhood of the Sands members who were waiting to collect the body, returning to the city.

However, before Lu Ban could even think about his next move, he saw the city become noisy again.

Many citizens headed toward the city square, where another thrilling debate seemed to be about to take place.

Lu Ban randomly grabbed a passerby and asked.

"I heard that the Wild Wolf Guard has some big news to announce and is gathering people from the whole city."

The passersby didn't seem to understand what had happened either.

"The Wild Wolf Guard?"

Lu Ban followed along to join in the fun.

On the way, he also saw Leopard and Ke Cheng, who were also there to join in the fun, as well as Feng Yu.

How are things on your end?

Feng Yu inquired.

"It's been resolved. All we need to do is find the right time to expose these foods."

Lu Ban replied that it was quite like the thrill of exposing inferior products on the 315 Gala.

They went to the city square and found a place with a good view to sit down.

The square was already packed with people; if not all, at least more than half of the citizens had come here.

But this was not a debate; at least Lu Ban didn't see anyone other than the Wild Wolf Guard standing on the stage.

There were some members of the Brotherhood of the Yellow Sands, the Council of the Shifting Sands, and the Academy in the front row, and even Hippocrates and Cleopatra were among them.

Lu Ban saw a burly man with bronze skin and muscular build walk to the front of the stage.

He wore armor made of insect chitinous exoskeletons, which also showed no signs of crystallization. He was nearly forty years old, so he must have been a saint.

"Everyone, I am Ares from the Wild Wolf Guard. I have gathered you all here today to announce something."

That's what the man said.

He truly seems to be a saint.

After a brief self-introduction, he continued.

"As we all know, the Yellow Sand Brotherhood has been distributing food throughout Utopia during this period. This should have been a good deed, but unexpectedly, we discovered that the food they were distributing contained poison!"

Ares's words caused an uproar among the crowd.

The citizens were buzzing with discussion, and the expressions of the influential figures sitting in the front row varied.

The academy representatives were somewhat surprised, and they immediately looked at Cleopatra of the Brotherhood of the Sands beside them.

The Shifting Sands Council, however, felt a sense of "I knew it," and silently observed everything with indifference.

As for Cleopatra, her expression remained unchanged as she listened quietly to Ares's words, seemingly unrelated to herself.

“We, the Wild Wolf Guard, never lie. I can provide the evidence now.”

As he spoke, Ares waved his hand, and several burly and muscular men carried up a round barrel.

Those were the containers the Brotherhood of the Sands used to distribute food.

Chapter 871 Everyone, Listen to Me

"Gentlemen, this is the food that the Yellow Sand Brotherhood has been distributing in the city recently."

Ares said in a deep voice.

"You might wonder why these foods are still being distributed to ordinary people if they contain toxins. This is because the toxins in these foods only have an effect on people when they accumulate to a certain level."

He waved his hand, and several people lying on the shelves were carried up.

"I believe that you are more or less familiar with these people. During this period, they have been eating food provided by the Yellow Sand Brotherhood every day. Now, because they have eaten a lot, a lot of toxins have accumulated in their bodies, and they can no longer live a normal life."

Those people simultaneously let out a series of agonizing cries, which were chilling.

As he spoke, Ares glanced at the audience below, his gaze sweeping over Cleopatra and then toward the direction where Hippocrates was.

“Hippocrates, you may come and examine whether what I have said is true.”

Hippocrates silently stood up, went to the people, placed his hands on their chests, closed his eyes for a few seconds, and his expression changed slightly.

He didn't say anything, checked everyone in turn, and then reached out to probe the food.

"...They do indeed have a lot of harmful substances in their bodies, and these foods also contain these harmful substances. It cannot be ruled out that the disease was caused by consuming large amounts of these foods."

As soon as Hippocrates finished speaking, the entire city square erupted in noise.

"What?! I just ate a bowl of that yesterday?!"

"How could that be? Why would they poison us?"

"The Yellow Sand Brotherhood has betrayed us!!!"

"They deserve to be punished!"

"I knew all along that these cunning and treacherous merchants had no good intentions, but thankfully I've never actually eaten any of their food!"

"I warned you before, there's no such thing as a free lunch. See? Now look what's happened!"

"I ate a lot too, am I the only one who doesn't feel any problems with my body?"

"That can't be right. Why would Lady Cleopatra do such a thing?"

All eyes and criticisms were directed at Cleopatra.

"is this real?"

A merchant from the Sand Brotherhood standing next to Cleopatra asked, his face equally filled with disbelief.

But this woman, who inherited the name of Cleopatra, glared at him coldly and spoke slowly and deliberately.

"What Lord Ares said is indeed true."

Upon hearing Cleopatra's words, the entire city square erupted in cheers.

Shouts and curses rose and fell, and some people even became agitated, standing up and wanting to attack the Yellow Sand Brotherhood.

But the next moment, Cleopatra's voice rang out again, reaching straight to the heart.

"I only discovered today that there is such a serious problem with the free food we are providing to the public. In fact, the moment I discovered the problem, I had everyone remove the food that was about to be distributed. You didn't see the Yellow Sand Brothers distributing food today, did you?"

Her words immediately silenced everyone.

Many people recalled that, indeed, the members of the Yellow Sand Brotherhood who were supposed to be distributing food today did not show up, and many people were still complaining about it just now.

"As for the source of these foods, I have thoroughly investigated it. It was Steel Finger, who was in charge of supplying them, who colluded with traveling merchants outside to spread poisons in order to profit from drugs for his own benefit."

Cleopatra said, waving her hand.

Several people immediately brought a man with crystal-like fingers from outside the arena. The man struggled for a moment, was taken to the center of the square, kicked, and knelt down.

"This commotion is my responsibility, the responsibility of the Yellow Sand Brotherhood. I only wanted to benefit everyone, but it turned out like this."

"Cleopatra said, her eyes seemingly filled with tears."

Her expression was so vivid that almost everyone was deeply moved.

Only Lu Ban noticed that there were many tricks in her words.