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 rice is

gently stirred it with his hand, drained the

Pour.

97th floor of the tower. It was all the harvested rice. The

Swish.

also filled the

“Hmm… Is this enough?”

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

“What should I do…”

rice cannot be

rice right

has the bronze

his ‘mom’s help’ to

But,

tower’s administrator says the repair is

bronze mirror was still under repair. Sejun didn’t know that Aileen

“No choice then.”

finger, reaching one finger joint above the leveled rice.

joint length varies, Sejun had nothing else

should be

level one finger

Click.

the lid of the stone pot, placed it on the fire, and started cooking the

I

to eat with

make grilled fish and stir-fried

Clang.

the side dishes, Sejun opened the void storage and

30 minutes later,

Creak.

opened the lid of

“Oh!”

a glistening,

stir it

stirred the rice with a rice

And then,

Whoo, whoo.

paddle to cool it

Chew, chew.

chewy rice grains was just right. With a bit of pressure, the grains burst

And then,

Munch, munch.

he chewed, the more he could taste a slight

is amazing! I made it, but it’s so

scooped a spoonful

“Wow. It’s so good.”

because it had been almost a year since he last ate rice, but the rice tasted incredibly sweet. He felt he could easily finish several bowls of

I’ve been eating

eating about three spoonfuls, Sejun finally

“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!”

and

Aaah.

all in his mouth in one

Chew, chew.

flavor of the fish and the

Gulp.

and the soft sweet flavor of the rice

Gulp.

salty taste

time with the stir-fried

stir-fried

Swish. Swish.

white rice,

Aaah.

it in

Chew, chew.

Gulp.

lingered in his mouth,

“So delicious.”

between eating grilled fish

Krueng! Krueng!

If I follow Daddy,

stir-fried squid, following Sejun, and the other animals began to

After a while,

Krueng! Krueng!

bowl!

Squeak!

Ook!

their rice and eagerly presented

“Alright.”

more rice

And then,

Kuehehe. Krueng!

[Hehehe. Delicious!]

finished eating

10 bowls of

Poof!

golden light emanated from Cuengi’s body and then slowly faded. The Rice-as-Medicine effect had been triggered. Thanks to this, Sejun realized

eating rice earnestly, hoping

his

Poof.

light glowed from

have consumed 100,000

Rice-as-Medicine effect has

increase by 100, randomly distributed among Strength, Stamina, Agility, and

by 9, Agility by 37, and

“Great.”

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