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.

***

right, the

soaked the transparent, hulled rice in water, gently stirred it with his hand, drained the water

Pour.

Theo had brought from the 97th floor of the tower. It

Swish.

the

“Hmm… Is this enough?”

pouring the water, fell into thought. Unlike an electric rice cooker, the stone pot didn’t have any markings to indicate

“What should I do…”

rice. No. Precious rice cannot be wasted! Even if it fails, he’ll eat

Sejun wanted to make delicious rice right from the start, if

has the bronze mirror been fixed

his ‘mom’s help’ to

But,

tower’s administrator says the repair is

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

“No choice then.”

index finger, reaching one finger joint above the leveled rice. It was a method often mentioned by

finger joint length varies, Sejun had nothing else to rely on at

should be

set the water level one

Click.

placed it on the fire, and started cooking

What should I have

to eat with the

make grilled fish

Clang.

the side dishes, Sejun opened the void storage and took

30 minutes later,

Creak.

the lid of the

“Oh!”

a glistening, fluffy rice shining

it a

rice

And then,

Whoo, whoo.

to the paddle to cool it down and

Chew, chew.

was just right. With a bit

And then,

Munch, munch.

he chewed, the more he could taste a

is amazing! I made it, but it’s

and scooped a

“Wow. It’s so good.”

it had been almost a year since he last ate rice, but the rice tasted incredibly sweet. He felt he

been eating

about three spoonfuls, Sejun finally came to his

“Guys, let’s eat!”

Sejun called the animals.

Krueng!

Squeak!

Ook!

the kitchen

“Here you go.”

into bowls for the animals and

“Let’s try this!”

white rice and topped it with a piece

Aaah.

put it all in his mouth in

Chew, chew.

flavor of the fish and the soft sweetness of the

Gulp.

salty-savory taste of the fish and the soft sweet flavor of the

Gulp.

the lingering salty taste made him crave more

This time with

some stir-fried squid with a

Swish. Swish.

the white rice, and took another big

Aaah.

put it

Chew, chew.

Gulp.

lingered in his mouth, making him crave rice

“So delicious.”

between eating grilled fish and stir-fried

Krueng! Krueng!

If I follow Daddy, Cuengi won’t

started eating rice with grilled fish and stir-fried squid, following Sejun, and the other animals began to

After a while,

Krueng! Krueng!

another bowl! It’s so

Squeak!

Ook!

quickly finished their rice and

“Alright.”

more rice for the

And then,

Kuehehe. Krueng!

[Hehehe. Delicious!]

eating rice

ate 10 bowls

Poof!

emanated from Cuengi’s body and then slowly faded. The Rice-as-Medicine effect had been triggered. Thanks to this, Sejun realized his cooked rice amounted to 100 servings and that about 10,000 grains of rice were in

too! Sejun started eating rice earnestly, hoping to

his

Poof.

golden light glowed from his

100,000

Rice-as-Medicine effect

stats will randomly increase by 100,

23, Stamina by 9, Agility by 37,

“Great.”

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