Chapter 390
The Undead Clan is the most low-key of all, yet Ze Lan was originally the Ze Lan of the Undead Clan, and the Dry Monarch is now its highest combat power.
The Xiangxiao Clan, the twelfth holy clan, was the last to take control of Ze Lan, but they surged straight to the top tier. The Maple Sugar Pine Peach Crown is exceptionally united, and Maple Sugar's ranking is only a little over two hundred places lower than Yulü, even though Yulü had entered the battlefield many years before Maple Sugar.
Only the Moon Fox can be said to be holding on solely thanks to the Mist Blade. Below them are the Flower Shuyue Emperor of Moon Desert City and the Burning Bottle Emperor of Moon Forest City.
Yu Xunge glanced at the rankings. Both the Flower Shuyue Emperor and the Burning Bottle Emperor were at level 15, yet they were surprisingly ranked below a Sea Demon Queen, outside the top 5000.
When it came to reforming teams, as long as positions didn’t overlap, most players prioritized teaming up with their own clan.
She looked at Mai Mang Xie Xie and said, “It seems you didn’t go looking for your clan.”
Mai Mang Xie Xie stroked his beard with his crab claw, where a little seahorse was sliding down, playing like it was on a slide. He replied, “I don’t need clan teammates. It’s no fun if it’s too easy.”
Yu Xunge thought the same, but before she could chat more, the scene before her changed.
She and her teammates suddenly found themselves in a massive white circular platform, the diameter only about 20 meters. At this moment, the Octopus Barrel had shrunk to a size similar to Mai Mang Xie Xie, though it was unclear if this was voluntary or not.
In the center of the platform was a cooking station, equipped with familiar cooking tools. The ingredients, the Tingzhou Mirror Goose, which had been dragged around by the Octopus Barrel, lay quietly on the cooking table.
Surrounding her were identical white platforms, each occupied by a small team.
The platforms were moving forward, and Yu Xunge glanced to her right, where one platform was moving in the opposite direction.
The distance between the platforms was uniform, about two meters apart, just like the space between tank treads.
The familiar layout and feeling instantly made Yu Xunge realize: this is a rotating sushi bar?!
The Octopus Barrel quickly laid out various ingredients, seasonings, and the magical potion materials that Zai Jiu Xun Ge had specifically requested on the cooking station.
A buzzer sounded, signaling the start of the competition, along with a countdown.
There were no rules stated about what could or couldn’t be done, only the time: 5 hours and 27 minutes.
Not a whole hour!
As Yu Xunge moved forward to handle the ingredients, she rapidly pondered the oddity of this time.
[This restaurant is yours, so you open it] The plot trigger time wasn’t on the hour. The only explanation she could think of was that this competition hoped to finish before a specific time?
Would something happen after the competition ended?
To be cautious, it would be best not to submit her work right on the time.
This time was sufficient.
Holding the knife that Mai Mang Xie Xie had conjured with his skill, she didn’t even ask about the current state of the Tingzhou Mirror Goose and plunged the knife in directly.
After spending 1200 days inside, she could dissect the Tingzhou Mirror Goose with her eyes closed.
Yu Xunge said, “I’m activating my skill now. Are you sure you can cause chaos for over five hours? This skill only works for beings with poor culinary skills; if your pet can cook, it can’t help.”
Mai Mang Xie Xie replied, “Don’t worry.”
Yu Xunge felt a bit uneasy about Mai Mang Xie Xie’s destructive potential: “Just be careful. Cause chaos, but don’t ruin my ingredients and potions.”
Mai Mang Xie Xie said, “Oh.”
Yu Xunge added, “And don’t use skills to attack me.”
Mai Mang Xie Xie replied, “...Fine.”
Yu Xunge continued, “And don’t touch my fire.”
Mai Mang Xie Xie exclaimed, “You’re being unreasonable! You won’t let me touch the pot, the ingredients, or even move! Might as well let me die!”
Yu Xunge sighed, “But I haven’t even studied your recipes yet.”
Mai Mang Xie Xie screamed, “...The Octopus Barrel wants you to trash talk other players, not me!!!”
“...I forgot.” Yu Xunge thought for a moment and felt the restrictions were a bit too much. “Then just do your thing. When causing chaos, whatever method you use, keep your combat power at level 7, okay?”
Mai Mang Xie Xie replied, “That works.”
Yu Xunge immediately activated her skills.
[Ultimate Version: Kitchen Chaos], activated!
[Ultimate Version: Who is Hannibal?], activated!
The first one was fine, an S-level skill with low consumption; once the Chef domain was activated, it wouldn’t continuously consume her essence.
The latter, however, had a high cost. This skill didn’t have clear active or passive descriptions, nor did it specify usage time or consumption. It was more like a chef’s talent akin to a racial gift, requiring the skill’s effect to be present for every dish made.
This was equivalent to a continuous skill.
Once activated, Yu Xunge would consume 1 point of essence every minute. This competition would cost her at least over 300 points of essence, and she could only pray that the Tingzhou Mirror Goose would be worth it.
The platform beneath her glowed faintly.
Mai Mang Xie Xie watched Yu Xunge cooking and suddenly felt a strong urge to cause chaos, and his little seahorse pet felt the same!
They both dashed to the cooking station and began to dance wildly. Mai Mang Xie Xie was somewhat restrained; after all, he was a well-known powerhouse with an image to maintain, so he mostly just jumped around causing a ruckus.
The little seahorse, however, was completely unrestrained. It flew in front of Yu Xunge, turned its back to her, and began slapping its own rear in her face, even letting out a fart.
The little seahorse was spouting trash talk that Yu Xunge could understand in the language of the Tiancrab: “Stinky bug! Smell the seafood?”
Yu Xunge: “…”
[Chapter 508: Divine Game: Kitchen Chaos 35]
Yu Xunge, with a face full of seahorse fart: “…”
It was hard to say whether the little seahorse’s mouth was worse or if that fart was more offensive.
In this competition, the trash talk strategy didn’t even require her to step in; the little seahorse was doing all the work.
What Yu Xunge didn’t know was that in the Mai Mang world, seahorses were gentle and peaceful beings.
99% of seahorses’ divine gifts were related to healing. The mechanic who invented the mechanical seahorse did so out of love for seahorses, creating an underwater mount in their form to commemorate these peaceful and adorable creatures.
In the Mai Mang world, most players adored seahorses.
As for Mai Mang Xie Xie’s little seahorse, it could only be described as a pure mutation.
Yu Xunge tightened her grip on the knife that resembled a crab claw.
The chaos caused by Tulan and the backyard cat was nothing compared to this little seahorse.
This little white seahorse not only had hands like lollipops, but those hands were also quite mischievous, not only slapping its own rear to provoke her but also tossing vegetables and fruits around.
If Yu Xunge stayed silent, it was fine, but as soon as she spoke to stop it, the seahorse would get even more into its antics…
—“Are you teaching me how to do things?! Do you know who my father is?! It’s Mai Mang Xie Xie!”
Mai Mang Xie Xie replied, “...I told you, I’m not.”
The dramatic little seahorse clutched its head and twisted around, exclaiming, “I knew you wouldn’t admit it! Zai Jiu Xun Ge, you should understand me, right? I heard you recognized a powerful mother while wandering outside, we’re both equally wise!”
Yu Xunge didn’t know how to refute that, but she felt the need to clarify her position. “It’s her who recognized me!!”
The little seahorse shot back, “Look, I didn’t even mention her name, and you already know who I’m talking about! Ding ding ding! Where are you looking?!”
As it spoke, the little seahorse in the air straightened its tail and pointed in a direction.
Yu Xunge immediately tensed and looked in the direction the little seahorse was pointing, only to freeze in place.
On the opposite conveyor belt, the Mist Blade, who had just passed by and inadvertently overheard their conversation, instinctively explained, “I’m not.”
The Flower Shuyue Emperor beside him stared at the Mist Blade with a strange expression.
After saying that, the Mist Blade felt like he had lost his mind. Zai Jiu Xun Ge had a pair of wings fluttering behind her, not even a tail feather; how could she possibly be related to the Moon Fox!
The little seahorse covered its face and sobbed, “Oh! She doesn’t recognize you, Zai Jiu Xun Ge! You’re just another version of me in this world!”
Yu Xunge, for some reason, also felt compelled to retort, “...She really isn’t.”
As the platforms brushed past each other, the Mist Blade raised an eyebrow and asked, “Then who really is?”
Yu Xunge slapped herself a few times on the left cheek, cursing, “Why did you have to respond!!”
She quickly stuffed two leaves of vegetables in her ears and focused on dissecting the Tingzhou Mirror Goose.
She had to keep a close eye on the chaos caused by Mai Mang Xie Xie and the little seahorse; some ingredients and potions were extremely fragile, which required her to stay highly alert, often needing to rescue them from the little seahorse’s grasp at a moment’s notice.
The Octopus Barrel was responsible for guarding their platform; everyone knew that the layout of this competition was designed for players to battle each other.
Although Mai Mang Xie Xie was also causing chaos, at least half of his attention was on observing and being vigilant.
He even divided some of his focus to watch the battlefield chat channel, wanting to know what was happening with the players who had been turned into [ingredients] by cosmic beings.
But all the [ingredients] that had previously communicated in the chat channel had fallen silent.
Mai Mang Xie Xie kept murmuring to Yu Xunge about the ingredients—this was also a form of chaos—but Yu Xunge wasn’t too worried.
Since the Octopus Barrel had managed to kidnap her and Mai Mang Xie Xie before the [This restaurant is yours, so you open it] plot began, it showed that this octopus was something special.
It had chosen the Tingzhou Mirror Goose, ranked among the top hundred in combat power, as an ingredient, which surely had its reasons.
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