Hell Game: Starting from Metropolis

After all, his mouth might contain some bacteria and food residue, but the woman's feet were covered in black water.

Drops of pure black liquid seeped from Si Xue's pores and were absorbed by her skin, in a continuous cycle.

The black liquid didn't have a strange smell, but when Liu Zheng looked at it, he felt as if his face was covered in black liquid, suffocating.

What is this black liquid?

He asked with difficulty.

"Want to know? Then take a lick!"

Si Xue swung her little feet.

Can I back out?

Liu Zheng smiled wryly.

"No. When you see it, you've already lost your choice."

"alright."

He resignedly picked up Si Xue's foot and licked it with lightning speed.

An indescribable taste exploded in his mind.

It's not any of the typical sweet, sour, bitter, spicy, or salty flavors, nor is it the infinitely complex taste of Indian porridge.

If I had to describe it, it would be the smell of a mixture of fresh and putrid blood.

Countless voices expressed gratitude, thanking themselves for receiving food and allowing their lives to continue.

Countless voices are filled with resentment, resentment that they have been treated as food and their lives have come to an end.

These cries of gratitude and resentment spread throughout Liu Zheng's body along with the smell of blood.

Every cell in his body began to riot, attacking and devouring each other, treating each other as food for survival.

His body became a food chain, and an unsustainable one at that.

"Warning: Player's rationality is declining."

The system's notification did not wake Liu Zheng.

Because he was already lucid.

He watched with clear awareness as his body gradually collapsed.

Just as he was about to turn into a lump of mud, Si Xue suddenly splashed tea on his face.

A strange life rhythm stabilized Liu Zheng's cells, and then catalyzed their death.

After death comes rebirth.

"grass!"

As he transformed back into his tentacle form, he instinctively cursed.

"I thought you were so capable, but it turns out you're nothing special."

Si Xue's languid tone only added to the irony.

"I'm just a mere human being, how can I compare to you?"

Liu Zheng said frankly.

"Smooth talker. If he behaves better recently, he might still have a chance to take it back."

"Alright, take that little thing with you. Don't let me catch you doing anything bad next time, or you'll be licking more than just feet."

Si Xue straightened her leg and unleashed a standard volley.

Not wearing!

He only had time to glance at it before he was kicked away to the elevator.

Looking up again, the platinum throne had already sunk beneath the vast ocean of lava.

"Looks like being a boss isn't so easy after all."

Liu Zheng shook his head, got up, and pressed the down arrow key.

The elevator doors opened, and he stepped inside.

When it was running, he took out a glass ball from his pocket, inside which was a curled-up little mermaid.

This was stuffed in when Si Xue kicked him.

Name: Soul Orb of a Murloc Baby

Type: Miscellaneous Items

Quality: Excellent

Effect: None

Note: Can the ill-fated souls who died young return to the embrace of the ocean?

"Can it be taken out of the instance: Yes"

"What a huge loss!"

Liu Zheng sighed and put away the Soul Orb.

A powerful and high-quality piece of equipment is gone just like that, the kind that could even be taken out of the dungeon.

They lost their rationality.

On the bright side, however, this matter is now completely over.

This was also one of the reasons he agreed to lick Si Xue's feet.

On the bright side, if he lost both the props and his dignity, wouldn't he look even more like a clown?

Luck level UPUP, yay!

What a load of rubbish!

"The Joker card needs to step up its game. If this keeps up, I might even lose money on you."

Liu Zheng patted the Lucky Clown card in his pocket.

The elevator doors opened again, and he was stunned, because Ghost Hand was waiting for him outside.

Seeing that he seemed to be alright, he jumped up and patted him on the shoulder.

Liu Zheng smiled and patted his chest.

It means that someone as awesome as him shouldn't have gotten into trouble.

A mouth sprouted from the palm of the ghost hand and smiled silently.

It led Liu Zheng back to the door of the lounge, then turned and left. The wound on the back of his hand was still shocking and seemed like it would never heal.

He didn't go inside immediately, but instead watched Ghost Hand's back.

Ghost Hand was interacting with him more and more frequently, and Liu Zheng didn't know if this was a good thing.

Almost everyone was wary of the "Chaos Club," but Ghost Hand gave him a membership card for the club.

This is hard to interpret as well-intentioned.

If we're talking about malice, the ghost hand did indeed help him a lot, and its attitude towards him was much friendlier than that of the other strange residents.

Liu Zheng was not afraid to speculate about it with the utmost malice, to figure out what Ghost Hand probably needed him to do, and that all the goodwill he was showing so far was a means to ensure the success of that goal.

But even if that's Ghost Hand's true thought, it's really nothing.

There are too many people who want something from him, so one more ghost hand won't make a difference.

When he leaves the instance, that's when these guys' dreams will be shattered.

Upon entering the lounge, Niu Ma had already returned.

"Huh? You're actually alright?"

It exclaimed in surprise.

"Boss, didn't you just say that the boss contacting me might not be a bad thing?"

Liu Zheng squinted and said.

"Yeah, but it's not necessarily a good thing. Considering your current luck, the chances of something bad happening are much higher."

What Niu Ma said was quite hurtful.

"It's definitely not a good thing."

He sighed.

"The Heart of the Ocean was confiscated, and I was forced to lick the black liquid, which almost killed me."

"Serves you right, you little bastard."

The cattle and horses gloated.

"So you're planning to get involved in smuggling?"

“Smuggling is relative to the city hall; for the restaurant, it’s a legitimate transaction.”

The ox and horse said this with a straight face.

"whispering sound."

"By the way, you just mentioned licking black water. What is black water?"

The ox and horse asked curiously.

"You didn't see it when you were summoned by the boss?"

Liu Zheng cautiously refrained from speaking directly.

"No. Every time I see the boss, she always has an air of elegance and nobility."

The ox and horse shook their heads.

"Okay, then we'd better not continue this topic."

He said decisively.

Si Xue, seated on the platinum throne, was less graceful and noble than domineering and aloof.

Liu Zheng didn't know if he and Ghost Hand were the only ones who had seen her, but since even Niu Ma didn't know about Blackwater, this topic obviously couldn't be discussed in depth.

"Too."

The ox and horse realized this and ended the conversation.

Dangdang Dangdang!

A knocking sound came from inside the cabinet.

"Oh, dinner's served pretty early today. Perfect timing, I'm hungry too."

"The ox and horse said excitedly."

Liu Zheng looked at its round belly and secretly rolled his eyes.

He opened the cabinet and took out the staff meal and drinks.

Today's main dish is braised pork offal, and the drink is fermented mung bean juice.

Their weight can be discerned from their descriptions.

Name: Bloodstained Restaurant Staff Meal

Type: Item

Quality: Inferior

"Effect: A random part of the body undergoes malignant mutation, lasting for the entire instance."

"Note: This braised dish is made with the offal from sewer fish, which absorbs all the impurities from the fish, making it a rare and unique culinary disaster."

"Can it be taken out of the instance: No"

Liu Zheng silently put down the staff meal and looked at the drinks.

Name: Sewer-Style Soy Milk