Chapter 295: Expulsion

Lying beside them was the giant's head, terrifying everyone. But the next second, something even more chilling happened.

With a sudden movement, the giant stood up, instantly towering over them. The towering wall only reached his waist.

Countless people gasped."Damn it! He's not 60 meters tall; he's over a hundred meters! He was crouching down, secretly watching us!""He's intelligent! He was observing us, just like a mountain villager picking mushrooms, crouching down to study them in a dark, hidden corner."Countless people began to scream, feeling a terror akin to a horror movie.Were they being secretly watched like that?Were they about to become delicacies on a dinner table?Was this perhaps a terrifying, supernatural world?

This was a giant over a hundred meters tall, dressed in simple hemp clothing, carrying a vine basket on his back. He resembled a mountain farmer, appearing ordinary and calm.It was precisely Xu Zhi's second mirror clone. Its size had also been scaled down to some extent; according to real-world proportions, it was about the length of a finger, but to the "ants," it was still enormous, over a hundred meters tall.Originally, according to the settings and expectations, this fantastical and bizarre gourmet world was supposed to have various high-level creatures and invincible, mystical life forms. These powerful life forms were aggregate creatures formed by Rubik's Cubes. Xu Zhi used the creatures they diligently cultivated through meditation to counter them, filling this inner miniature world with high-end combat power, as these creatures were chaotic and driven only by instinctive hunger.

For example, the seven turtles named "Groudon," which carried volcanic rocks and were composed of Rubik's Cubes, were massive, comparable to mountains. They moved slowly, circling this disk-shaped world like clock hands. Wherever they went, it felt like a small part of summer.It sounds very fantastical and splendid, doesn't it? Such extraordinary life forms can even influence a solar term? Even the Gods of Four Seasons in the ancient desolate world couldn't achieve this; they could only influence temperature with the Golden Crow. No powerful figure in the sandbox could evolve such a potential species, yet Xu Zhi did?Not quite. The principle is simple: each of them carries a large electric heater on its back, creating the scorching summer heat.Another example is the Miracle Dragon responsible for rainfall. It's actually a Rubik's Cube with an internal space, carrying a watering can sprinkler and flying continuously. These are the world's rules.As for sunlight, for now, he can only use plant grow lights, hung above the central Dantian, to illuminate the land below. From this, one can see how much thought Xu Zhi put into creating the seasons, rainfall, and various colorful environments. Using various modern appliances to arrange this world... this was already his full effort!After all, the Creator only had a sixth-tier cultivation. As someone who practiced the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Art, his was a small garden world he built himself, not a vast, ancient, extraordinary world with various celestial gods, seventh-tier Heavenly Emperor bigwigs, and eighth-tier deities helping to perfect the rules. He was too "poor," but still hoped to adorn it beautifully within his current capabilities.

Among these powerful life forms were also some ferocious beasts, such as white-haired zombies that attacked at night and liked to drink blood, and giants that attacked only during the day and loved to eat delicacies. There were more than a dozen of these Rubik's Cube creatures, varying in level and size! Of course, the last one, the giant who loved to eat delicacies, was naturally Xu Zhi's mirror clone, who had also blended in among these world-level bosses, taking the opportunity to sneak in some food.His original intention in creating the gourmet world was an unprecedented experiment with only one goal: It was an alternative, extraordinary small world, hoping they would evolve potential species that were both powerful and delicious. This way, not only could it bring the power of strong individuals' deaths, comparable to biological extinctions, but they would also be very tasty—killing two birds with one stone.Who knew that after all his diligent preparations, it would all go south right from the start! The cunning and opportunistic thinking of these people was beyond imagination. How could he not be angry? He was absolutely furious!Xu Zhi watched, a headache forming.They paid to win!They 'farmed' for money!They exploited level bugs!They hid and farmed for development!So, what was the point of my painstakingly created Lava Summer Turtles and Rain-bringing Miracle Dragons?

Looking at the fortress walls they had built, which resembled a well-organized, self-made MMORPG newbie village that had also become a closed wizard community, the giant instantly smashed the outer wall with a single slap, yelling, "You shut-ins, get out of your homes! Become gourmet hunters, experience the seasons, and explore this world!"CRASH! The wall instantly collapsed.The giant swiftly smashed through the wall, stomped through residential buildings, cracking the ground and raising clouds of dust."Wahhh!! This giant looks so angry!""The Wall of Piccolo has been breached! The Attack of the Gourmet Giant is invading!""This gourmet world even has monster sieges? You dog of a planner, get out here! You beast! This is inhumane!"Gourmet cabbages, pigs, black cattle, and various other delicacies ran frantically. It was a fantastical scene, like something out of Toy Story.The giant had a huge gray vine basket on his back. He repeatedly bent down, grabbing items one by one like picking mushrooms, and tossing them into the basket behind him."You have died!"Prompts appeared, turning many screens black, plunging players into instant grief."Damn it, so we really are food! Someone's here to eat us!""Hahahahaha! On this day, the ingredients within the high walls finally remembered the terror of being dominated by humans!""Go catch that running cabbage, it's fresh and juicy! Don't catch me! I haven't showered in a month!""Hahaha! I'm 'Octopus-bro,' I just need to run faster than you guys!"

Some roared, some screamed, turning to flee."Don't eat me, I've spent over a hundred thousand 'life coins' on this!" There was also a gourmet species, pot-bellied and visibly well-fed, who instantly couldn't run. It shivered, lay down on the ground to play dead, continuously foamed at the mouth, and murmured, "Planner-daddies! You know I've topped up, this boss absolutely *must* have a setting where it doesn't eat corpses!"Xu Zhi casually picked up this "ingredient" and tossed it into the basket.The "corpse": ???"Waaah!"The screams grew louder."Oh my god! He even collects corpses!""As expected, this dog of a planner isn't like those seductive hussies out there! He saw us hiding and not learning to cook, so he came for us!"Instantly, the screams from the crowd became even more frantic, like continuous pig squeals.On this day, it was as if disaster had enveloped them. The painstakingly built fortress was largely destroyed.Thud, thud, thud! Houses were collapsing, the pay-to-win Chinese restaurant was destroyed, and Xilin was also fleeing.But she was, after all, just a chef. She was quickly caught by the giant, but the giant only looked at her with a flickering expression, not crushing her. Instead, he picked up her already cooked dish, took a bite, showed a very satisfied look, and then tossed her into the basket."Huh? I'm not dead?" Xilin's eyes widened.Soon, more than half of the entire stronghold was destroyed. The giant picked up a pile of the slowest runners—the old, weak, and disabled—and tossed them into the basket until it was full. Only then did he slowly turn and leave, laden with his haul.Behind him, only ruins and devastation remained.Xilin shivered, hiding among the "corpses" in the basket.

After the giant left, he walked for most of the day, traversing lush forests until he reached an unprecedented area. Xilin then saw a huge thatched hut by a lake. Inside the hut were simple wooden tables and chairs, along with various antique-style furnishings."Hidden storyline!"Xilin's eyes brightened, and her breathing quickened.But her joyful expression gradually froze as she soon realized that the giant was outside, and the sound of chopping wood began, indicating he was preparing to cook."Am I going to be eliminated too?" She shivered with fright, curled up in the basket, unable to climb out. "I must think of a way to save myself."