Apocalypse: My Tattoos are Ten Yama Kings

Chapter 446 - 440: Gourmand

Lin Yuan thought for a moment, and then told the dean everything about what happened in the Mysterious World.

Upon learning that the Mudra Bodhisattva transformed his body into seven kinds of plagues, the dean was slightly taken aback.

"The situation is more severe than I imagined. It seems that after gluttony, other plagues will also spread."

"However, we only need to hold onto the nine Giant Cities and observe the changes."

"There is no way to break the situation anyway, so this might provide us an opportunity to break the deadlock!" the dean said slowly.

Actually, with the dean’s skill, developing a cure for the plague is not difficult.

However, merely developing the cure is of no use.

In the Real World, there is simply no way to gather the raw materials needed to make the cure.

Those raw materials are extremely precious even in the Real World.

At this point, we can only defend instead of attacking.

First, secure the fundamental strategies of the Dragon Country and then seek opportunities to turn the tide.

There is still time before the plague reaches the Dragon Country, so distributing the Anti-Avoidance Pearls is still possible.

Soon, all nine Giant Cities received the Anti-Avoidance Pearls, and once they were activated, a dim green light spread out, protecting a radius of a thousand miles.

The Anti-Avoidance Pearls are treasures even in the Mysterious World, let alone in the Real World.

Except for Lin Yuan, people in this Real World had never even seen them.

In the blink of an eye, several days passed by.

The nine Giant Cities in the Dragon Country were very peaceful under the protection of the Anti-Avoidance Pearls.

Elsewhere, however, things had already descended into chaos.

Moreover, a new kind of aberration appeared in addition to the Gourmands.

These aberrations seemed to transform into teddy bears, seemingly devouring heaven, earth, and air itself.

The dean named these newly born aberrations as Hedonists.

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"Help!"

"Someone save us! We beg you!"

"Run, run quickly!"

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Crying and screaming echoed within a refuge in Sakura Country, where a Gourmand, hungry for three days, had found its way in.

Initially, the casualties among the survivors, called little sakura, were not too severe; it was these continuous cries for help that attracted more Gourmands.

This refuge was not large, with only a few thousand people.

All around the refuge, over a dozen Gourmands were crowded, feasting as if at an all-you-can-eat buffet.

These Gourmands were metamorphosed from humans, animals, and even bizarre, evil spirits.

The characteristic of Gourmands is that devouring makes them stronger, and they even consume each other.

So regardless of what transformed into a Gourmand, those who survive are extremely powerful.

The most terrifying part is that, unlike mindless zombies in sci-fi movies, these Gourmands have consciousness. They just can’t control their hunger and instinct to devour.

The Life Pattern Masters of Sakura Country were inherently weak and were no match for the Gourmands.

Faced with the Gourmands, they stood no chance.

A grand buffet feast of Gourmands began, a bloody massacre.

At this time, Lin Yuan and Jian Bing were also in this refuge, but thanks to Lin Yuan’s spell, the Gourmands hadn’t discovered them yet.

The Gourmands are strong, but no matter how strong, they can’t exceed the world’s rules’ limits.

That is to say, their current limit is Tier Four.

This time, the purpose of Lin Yuan and Jian Bing’s visit was to capture some Gourmands and send them to the dean for experimentation.

The two remained hidden, quietly observing the slaughter.

"Should we step in and save them?" Jian Bing whispered.

Lin Yuan shook his head and replied, "There’s no need. This underground bunker is already damaged, even if we remove these Gourmands, it’s useless."

"Whether they stay or flee, they are on a path to death."

"If that’s the case, we might as well enjoy the show."

If it had been the people of the Dragon Country, Lin Yuan would surely have intervened to save them.

But for a group of little sakura, Lin Yuan found no reason to save them.

The Gourmands ate the Sakura Country people with remarkable speed, as if racing in an eating contest.

Soon, the few thousand little sakura were completely devoured by the dozens of Gourmands.

However, an astonishing scene unfolded.

The dozens of Gourmands began fighting each other, starting to consume one another.

This scene was both unexpected and seemed somewhat inevitable.

"They’re devouring each other, should we act?" Jian Bing asked.

In Jian Bing’s view, Lin Yuan’s patience was astounding.

The inner fighting among the dozens of Gourmands had barely begun, and within a few minutes, the two weakest Gourmands had already been consumed.

Jian Bing felt that if they acted now, they could capture more Gourmands.

But if they waited, more Gourmands would surely be devoured by their own kind.

However, Lin Yuan’s perspective differed completely from Jian Bing’s.

In Lin Yuan’s view, there were plenty of Gourmands outside, capturing them would be a piece of cake.

He wanted to see with his own eyes how these Gourmands devour one another.

Lin Yuan remained hidden, watching the fierce struggle like a bystander.

These Gourmands were like Gu Insects.

Similar to Gu Insects, they killed and devoured each other.

The Gu Insects’ brutal killings and consumption would eventually birth a Poisonous Insect King.

Among these Gourmands, after mutual devouring, the strongest Gourmand would emerge.

The weakest Gourmands would be devoured first, moving from weak to strong.

In the end, only two of the strongest Gourmands remained in this refuge.

Both Gourmands were Tier Four and, in terms of power, were comparable to Jian Bing.

This reality was truly terrifying!

Bear in mind, from the plague’s arrival to now, only a few days have passed.

In just a few days, they reached Tier Four.

The speed at which a Gourmand’s strength increases is something Lin Yuan can’t even dream of matching.

Fortunately, the Power of Rules restrains this world’s beings.

In this world, no one can surpass Tier Four.

Suddenly, Lin Yuan thought of something.

If he could take the Gourmands to the Mysterious World, in the domain of the World Honored, given the Gourmands’ devouring evolution speed,

it wouldn’t take long for them to reach Tier Three.

If there were no limitations, they might even reach Tier Two.

By then, the World Honored’s base would be turned upside down for sure.

If the Gourmands’ rate of increasing strength was too rapid, it might even force the World Honored to intervene.

Lin Yuan rubbed his chin, thinking this was truly a genius idea.

This plague, ultimately orchestrated by the World Honored, would come back like a boomerang to hit him.

At that moment, the final battle between the two remaining Gourmands began below.

Lin Yuan couldn’t think any further, focusing on watching the battle.