When a suspicious object appeared on the beach,

Wiiing!

Sirens began to sound throughout Hawaii. Since there had been strange signs beforehand, the United States had already issued an evacuation order for all of the Hawaiian region, and most of the people living in Hawaii had already evacuated via boats or airplanes.

Boom!

Kaboom!

Thanks to that, tanks and fighter jets waiting on the shore could freely launch shells and missiles towards the black entities approaching, darkening the sea.

After hundreds of shots and missiles were fired, it seemed like the enemy had vanished.

But then,

Wriggle, wriggle.

The scattered black flesh on the ground began to gather towards the sea, and then

Boom!

A gigantic black entity burst forth from the sea.

“What the?! Is that a leech?!”

“A leech?”

The black entity was indeed a leech. The soldiers finally recognized the identity of the enemy and were relieved. It was just a leech.

Boom!

Tanks and fighter jets resumed their attack on the giant leech. The leech was slow and large, making it an easy target for all their attacks.

However,

Squish, squish.

Despite the attacks, the giant leech’s body quickly regenerated.

Moreover, the giant leech did not remain passive. It expanded its head and then lunged its body to cover the fighter jets and tanks that had attacked it. Although the attack was simple, its enormous size made it sufficiently threatening.

Crash!

The fighter jets could quickly fly away to avoid the leech’s attack, but the tanks were crushed under it.

“Move at full speed!”

“Yes!”

The soldiers inside the tanks didn’t panic and tried to escape by breaking through the leech’s body.

Then,

Crunch. Crunch.

With a crunching sound and the smell of fresh blood, smaller leeches started pouring in like water through the gaps of the tank.

“What the?!”

Bang! Bang!

The tank commander accurately shot the heads of the approaching leeches.

But,

Wriggle, wriggle.

The fragments of the dead leeches were simply absorbed into the bodies of other leeches.

And then,

Wriggle, wriggle.

The leeches clung to the soldiers’ bodies, sinking their teeth in and starting to suck their blood.

“Aargh!”

“Save me…”

Eventually, they were buried under thousands of small leeches, their blood drained and becoming mummified like fish floating in the Pacific Ocean.

***

23rd Floor of the Purple Tower.

[Fire, blaze up!]

Whoosh.

Along with Flamie’s incantation,

Screech!

Hundreds of approaching venomous centipedes were burned to death in the flames. True to Flamie’s talent in fire attributes, Flamie skillfully used the basic fire magic as soon as she learned it from Aileen.

However,

[This is still as annoying as ever.]

While it was easier than before since Flamie could kill hundreds at a time, the need for vigilance remained the same.

[Isn’t there a better way? Ah! There is! The Detoxifying Green Onions from the master!]

Flamie was excited at the thought of the Detoxifying Green Onions but then realized,

[But how do I get them?]

Not having a clear way to acquire them, Flamie quickly became dejected.

[I’ll have to ask Aileen for a solution!]

Flamie decided to seek Aileen’s help.

***

the

gently stirred it with his

Pour.

pot that Theo had brought from the 97th floor of the tower. It was all

Swish.

also filled the pot

“Hmm… Is this enough?”

thought. Unlike an electric rice cooker, the stone pot didn’t have any markings

“What should I do…”

here would waste the hard-earned rice. No. Precious rice cannot be wasted! Even

to make delicious rice right from the

has the bronze mirror

hoping to use his

But,

the

under repair. Sejun didn’t know that Aileen had used it once to

“No choice then.”

finger, reaching one finger joint above

length varies, Sejun had nothing else to rely

be

set the water level one finger

Click.

pot, placed it on

I have for

side dishes to eat

I’ll make grilled fish

Clang.

void storage and took out piranhas and

30 minutes later,

Creak.

the lid of

“Oh!”

was a glistening,

it a

stirred the rice with

And then,

Whoo, whoo.

rice stuck to the paddle to cool it down and picked it up with his

Chew, chew.

The texture of the chewy rice grains was just right. With a bit of

And then,

Munch, munch.

the more he could taste a slight

is amazing! I made it, but

himself and scooped a spoonful of

“Wow. It’s so good.”

he last ate rice, but the

I’ve been eating

three spoonfuls, Sejun

“Guys, let’s eat!”

Sejun called the animals.

Krueng!

Squeak!

Ook!

came to the kitchen

“Here you go.”

bowls

“Let’s try this!”

scooped a big spoonful of white rice and topped

Aaah.

it all in his mouth

Chew, chew.

the fish and the soft sweetness

Gulp.

salty-savory taste of the fish and the soft sweet flavor of the rice filled his

Gulp.

taste

This time with the stir-fried

scooped some stir-fried squid with

Swish. Swish.

it with the white rice, and took

Aaah.

it in his

Chew, chew.

Gulp.

lingered in his mouth, making him crave

“So delicious.”

Sejun alternated between eating grilled fish and stir-fried

Krueng! Krueng!

so deliciously! If I follow Daddy, Cuengi

rice with grilled fish and stir-fried squid, following Sejun,

After a while,

Krueng! Krueng!

another bowl! It’s so

Squeak!

Ook!

and eagerly

“Alright.”

out more

And then,

Kuehehe. Krueng!

[Hehehe. Delicious!]

eating

10 bowls

Poof!

then slowly faded. The Rice-as-Medicine effect had been triggered. Thanks to this, Sejun realized his cooked rice amounted to 100 servings

too! Sejun started eating rice earnestly, hoping to experience

his

Poof.

golden light glowed

100,000 grains

Rice-as-Medicine effect has been

total stats will randomly increase by 100, randomly distributed among Strength, Stamina,

Stamina by 9, Agility by 37, and Magic by

“Great.”

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