Chapter 46: Cousin Aunt, You Can’t Hold Back!
So mad!
Truly, so incredibly mad!
Ian’s humanity’s selfishness was displayed to the fullest at this moment—he thought he was the only one in the entire universe who could dream of “Wonderland,” but it turns out having nightmares at night wasn’t just his exclusive perk?
Who understands!
My family and friends!
A second “Alice” has appeared!
Ian felt pitiful, actually encountering a trashy, disappointing Golden Finger! His rage meter instantly maxed out, and he charged forward fiercely, reaching to grab the other person’s collar through the glass window.
However.
He fumbled a few times.
“Damn it! Get closer!”
Due to his arms not being long enough, Ian couldn’t pull the other person from the window that was only as big as a head. The hunched-over cook even hit his hand a few times with a soup spoon.
Of course.
After only a few hits.
Ian grabbed his soup spoon.
“Who are you? Why hasn’t your soul accepted my baptism?” The cook engaged in a soup spoon struggle with Ian, asking questions as they pulled.
It was clear he was confused why Ian wasn’t in a “puppet” state like Kara.
“A soul beyond saving!”
The cook judged Ian’s “abnormal” state.
“You’re the one beyond saving, damn it! Baptism, you like baptism so much, huh? I’ll give you a good baptism right now!” Ian raised his fist, about to smash the window glass obstructing him.
It’s just that.
“Move aside, it’s time to eat, I need to eat.” Kara, with a vacant look and dazed expression, pushed past Ian. She had been queuing behind him all along.
She now looked like she couldn’t wait any longer.
Just then.
Kara stared at the greenish food in the serving window, constantly swallowing, a dazed smile on her lips, her eyes revealing a hint of eager longing.
“Yes… this is the right way…” The cook nodded with satisfaction, took out a new soup spoon from behind his rear, and served a bowl of thick soup emitting strange green bubbles to Kara.
Kara blankly took the soup bowl and slowly raised it, about to drink.
“No, Cousin Aunt! You can’t handle the thing in this bowl!” Ian strongly suspected the strange cook had taken Gul’dan’s script, just like he obtained the Hulk’s strength.
“I’m hungry!”
Kara, with a vacant gaze, fought with Ian for the soup bowl. Her strength was naturally greater than Ian’s. Seeing Kara about to bring the bowl to her lips, Ian could only activate Super Intelligence in desperation.
“I’ll do it! I can handle it!” Ian looked at his skill panel. The Berserker’s skill options included many skills that traded negative effects for temporary strength boosts.
He still had one Profession Skill Point unused, proving that the habit of keeping a contingency was indeed crucial. Seeing Kara about to fall victim, Ian stretched his head and slurped up all the soup from Kara’s bowl.
“It actually tastes pretty good?”
Ian was incredibly astonished as he licked his lips.
The thing that looked and smelled disgusting was actually endlessly flavorful when drunk?
“I get it! Stinky Tofu! A brand new version of Stinky Tofu!” Ian felt he had deciphered the other party’s thick soup recipe. At the same time, a new status appeared on his status panel.
【Blood Curse】
It looked like a greenish status, and it would cause Ian’s body to mutate slowly, gradually eroding his mind, guiding him towards an ending of degradation and madness.
“This is how it should be… For victory! For the new world!” The cook wasn’t annoyed by Ian snatching Kara’s soup bowl; instead, he showed a relieved smile as if this was meant to be.
“You want the world to feel pain too?”
Ian smacked his lips, not feeling any degradation himself.
Of course.
The physical changes were indeed visible.
Ian looked down at his hand and found green energy surging beneath his skin. However, the energy wasn’t very abundant yet; it was like it was dormant within, accumulating strength.
【You are suffering from Fel Energy Corruption, Experience Points +1】
To be honest.
This was absolutely the most severe negative status Ian had received since obtaining the 【Berserker】 profession. An ordinary person might have been terrified and flustered.
However.
“About to level up! Delicious! I love it!” Seeing the cook serve another bowl of soup to the waiting Kara, Ian immediately snatched the new bowl and guzzled it down.
Kara revealed her annoyance at having her food stolen.
“Wait, you…”
The cook, astonished, watched the greedy Ian.
“You have such talent? Good, good, good. I need warriors like you, devout and with immense potential.” Seeing Ian finish the second bowl of soup with lingering desire.
The cook, after coming back to his senses, was overjoyed.
He quickly served soup.
He handed bowl after bowl to Ian.
“Gulp gulp gulp~”
“Gulp gulp gulp~”
“Gulp gulp gulp~”
Ian, of course, didn’t refuse any.
As time passed.
He consecutively drank over ten bowls of the green soup. The cook, who was initially becoming more excited, gradually realized something was wrong. Logically, the boy in front of him should have started a life form transformation by now.
“You’re not right!”
The cook angrily stopped distributing the green soup.
“What? Stingy?” Seeing this, Ian looked around and directly pulled a water pipe from the corner, skillfully inserting it from the outside into the soup pot beneath the window.
Although the 【Blood Curse】 indicated it would affect his sanity, he didn’t feel himself going mad, nor did he unlock his Hulk form from drinking a few more sips.
He didn’t even gain any strength! The soup was supposed to make him bigger and stronger! As a Berserker with severely unbalanced attributes, Ian was prepared to sacrifice intelligence to surpass his spirit.
But fate didn’t understand him.
“Tell me! Did you water down the Demon Blood! Damn it!” Ian continued to chug while taking out his dagger and frantically leveling up.
Don’t misunderstand.
This wasn’t due to a decline in sanity.
It was because Ian discovered that the soup was very nourishing. After drinking a couple of sips, he would use his 【Self-Healing Tide】, steadily gaining experience, and his hunger wouldn’t surge from it.
It was simply a Ten-Ingredient Tonic Soup tailor-made for him!
【You are suffering from Fel Energy Corruption, Experience Points +1】
【Health Loss, Experience +2】
The dagger in Ian’s hand moved so fast it left afterimages. With two forms of experience acquisition, he gained double the pleasure. In a short while, his entire demeanor changed.
He had leveled up.
【Strength: 5.8 – 8.5】
【Constitution: 4.7 – 6.7】
【Intelligence: 2.6 – 2.7】
【Spirit: 6.8 – 7.1】
【Level Up Reward: Profession Skill Point +1, Status Weight has increased, erroneous data has been cleared.】
