Reincarnation Paradise - Chapter 923
After gulping down several mouthfuls of the recovery potion, Pi Pang’s face returned to normal. Everyone’s eyes were on him, hoping to get some information from him.
Pi Pang, with trembling hands, picked up the fork beside him again.
“Brother Pi Pang, how is it?” The bespectacled man’s voice was anxious. By now, it was clear they didn’t need Alice and the Wolf Butler to remind them of the game’s objective—they needed to eat all the food on their plates. This was the second round of the game.
Everyone watched Pi Pang intently. Holding a recovery potion in one hand and a piece of steak in the other, he was prepared to alternate between steak bites and swigs of the potion.
“It’s so damn delicious!” Pi Pang said firmly.
“Huh?”
“Cough, cough…”
“Brother, give us some useful information.”
“Please drop dead immediately.”
Despite receiving these “blessings,” Pi Pang’s expression remained unchanged.
“You’ll understand when you taste it… it’s… ‘delicious.'” Pi Pang emphasized the word “delicious,” providing no other information, especially since Alice and the Wolf Butler were present. Pi Pang did not want to say more, and he could not.
“Delicious…” Su Xiao looked down at the steak on his plate, then at Bubbu, who took a few steps back and looked up at the sky, clearly trying to avoid the situation.
Regardless of how dangerous the steak might be, there was no choice now. They had to eat it sooner or later; hesitation was pointless.
Su Xiao cut a small piece of steak and examined it. The steak was about medium rare, with a pink center, evenly marbled fat, and dripping juices. He put the steak in his mouth.
The steak was tender and juicy, and an exotic aroma spread in his mouth. The texture was too delicate to be beef.
[Hint: The hunter has consumed ‘Toxic Doom Dragon’ tenderloin.]
[Hint: You are being eroded by ‘Trembling Toxicity.’]
[Physique attribute check in progress…]
[Check failed.]
[Willpower attribute check in progress…]
[Check passed.]
[Intelligence attribute check in progress…]
[Check failed.]
[Check result: 1/3.]
[You will suffer the effects of ‘Trembling Toxicity,’ losing 10% of your health per second for 5 seconds.]
[Hint: This damage is actual magical damage.]
[Hint: Immunity to magical damage skills detected.]
[Abyssal Physique: 40% immunity to magical damage.]
[Tier check in progress…]
[Check complete. You will suffer the effects of ‘Trembling Toxicity,’ losing 6% of your health per second for 5 seconds.]
…
Su Xiao’s health dropped like water. A pressure appeared within his body, and although this debuff was called ‘Trembling Toxicity,’ it wasn’t pure poison damage.
If it were the full ‘Trembling Toxicity’ effect, any contractor present wouldn’t just be poisoned by eating the Toxic Doom Dragon’s meat; they could be poisoned just by being near it.
This steak was made from the Toxic Doom Dragon’s flesh. Even if the poison had been removed, the dragon’s deadly pressure remained a mix of magic and poison—a form of toxic magic.
After a few seconds, Su Xiao’s health dropped by 30%, even with the 40% reduction from his Abyssal Physique. Without this reduction, he would have lost 50% of his health.
The steak Su Xiao ate was about a third the size of Pi Pang’s. The actual magical damage Pi Pang endured could have been fatal.
Indeed, Pi Pang’s earlier notification was: “You will suffer the effects of ‘Trembling Toxicity,’ losing 35% of your health per second for 5 seconds.”
Without the immediate use of the recovery potion, Pi Pang would have been dead. This was actual magical damage, and not everyone had an Abyssal Physique to mitigate it.
Abyssal Physique not only provided immunity to actual magical damage but also to holy spells and lethal magical attacks at a 40% reduction rate. The downside was that Su Xiao couldn’t learn any magic skills.
Su Xiao took out a bottle of No. 1 potion. He had prepared plenty of recovery items, including the special equipment ‘Eternal Crystal Bottle,’ which provided free recovery three times every ten days, each time restoring 450 health and 300 mana.
Although the No. 1 potion was expensive, Su Xiao didn’t choose to use the Eternal Crystal Bottle, as it could also restore mana, which would be wasted in this context.
After several improvements by Su Xiao, the No. 1 potion became highly influential.
Effect: Quickly restores 87% health upon drinking and continues to regain health over the next 30 seconds at 3 points per second, also healing specific internal injuries.
Su Xiao took a third of the No. 1 potion, which could restore 87% of his health. Given his current health loss, this amount was sufficient.
Seeing Su Xiao also use a recovery potion, the other contractors had mixed expressions and felt conflicted.
“Aren’t you going to try it? Wasting food in the castle is absolutely unacceptable,” Alice said, looking around with a gentle tone. Still, it was a request: eating the Toxic Doom Dragon’s meat might kill them, but not eating it would result in death.
The three National Football Brothers were the first to pick up their knives and forks. A few seconds after eating the Toxic Doom Dragon meat, they exchanged glances.
“Is that it?” The eldest brother said, gulping down a potion.
“Just a drizzle,” the third brother said smugly, feeling the second round was their forte.
Catwoman, the detective loli, and the bespectacled man also ate the Toxic Doom Dragon meat, shivering from the high actual magical damage.
“An entire piece would definitely kill us; our recovery supplies can’t handle it,” detective Loli said, her voice trembling.
Su Xiao alternated between bites of the toxic meat and sips of the No. 1 potion. Based on the amount of poisonous meat, he estimated he would need 58 bottles of the No. 1 potion.
As they endured the terrifying actual magical damage, Alice spoke again—never a good sign.
“Alice has prepared fine wine for you all. Won’t you try it?” Alice said, and as soon as she finished, Su Xiao’s hand, holding a fork with toxic meat, was stopped by some kind of barrier.
Everyone had experienced the terror of the toxic meat, and now this wine…
Alice had poured the wine herself. Su Xiao didn’t believe for a second that there was no trickery involved.
Faced with Alice and the Wolf Butler’s threats and the game’s requirements, the wine wasn’t optional but a mandatory challenge.
After tasting the toxic meat, the National Football Brothers were emboldened. They picked up their glasses, toasted each other, and drank the wine in one gulp.
A few seconds later, they froze.
“Damn.”
“This isn’t good.”
The eldest and second brother’s expressions changed, and the third brother looked at Alice.
“Miss Alice, can I choose to be hanged instead?”
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