Chapter 60

"What do you mean?" Chen Buyan asked angrily.

"Gentlemen, is this dish not to your liking?" the waiter said in a panic. "If you don't like it, I can replace it with something else for you."

The group fell silent.

The food on the plate was still sizzling and making noise.

The waiter seemed genuinely to think the dish was edible.

"Then you can taste it for us first." Xiao Shengyun made a cut on the screaming eyeball, and a red and white liquid flowed out, somewhat like brain matter.

"Thank you for your generosity." The waiter picked up the fork beside him and put the black thing in his mouth.

"The ingredients used here are all very fresh and delicious, please enjoy your meal. If it doesn't suit your taste, you can also enjoy the buffet in the lobby on the seventh floor."

Under the silent gaze of the three, the waiter left the room, thoughtfully closing the door behind him.

"vomit-"

"vomit-"

Chen Buyan and Huang Yu quickly went to hug the toilet.

If it's just a test, there's no need to panic. But judging from that person's expression, he seems to really regard this thing as some kind of delicacy.

After tidying up, the three decided to go to the self-service hall on the seventh floor.

"Is it still this kind of stuff there?" Huang Yu clutched his still acidic stomach, his face pale and sickly.

"Let's go take a look."

They put on their masks and, on their way to the hall, saw many men and women who had gone with them. These people were all dressed in bright clothes and wore masks, so their faces could not be seen.

—Did you notice?

—There's a polluted smell.

—But how do they maintain their human form?

Just by sensing them, one can tell that most of those who come here are polluters, but their bodies are the same as ordinary people, without any trace of distortion.

The elevator doors opened, revealing two masked individuals, a man and a woman. The man's arm was around the slender waist of his female companion, who was wearing a long blue dress.

This woman is just an ordinary person.

There were no rooms on the seventh floor, only a spacious hall with five large tables in the center, laden with all kinds of food and fine wines, the warm yellow light reflecting off the wine in the glasses.

Well-dressed guests strolled around with wine glasses in hand, occasionally whispering to their companions; it looked like a high-society dinner party.

Fortunately, the food here is normal, at least on the surface.

Welcome, everyone, to this banquet!

As the lights dimmed, a clown wearing a colorful mask and with a large red nose appeared at the front.

"It's dinner time now. We've prepared a sumptuous feast and fine wines for you. After dinner, there will be a wonderful performance, which is a small preview of tomorrow's activities. Please enjoy yourselves!"

Xiao Shengyun casually picked up a small piece of apple with his fork. It was just ordinary food, without any contamination.

After Huang Yu and Chen Buyan used the small devices on their wrists to check their condition, they also began to enjoy their food.

A sudden commotion broke out in the mingled crowd of people dressed in clasped clothes.

"ah-"

The woman's screams drew the attention of most of the banquet guests from the other end of the long table, and many people walked toward that direction with their wine glasses in hand.

"I've been starving all day, and this is all I get to eat? Didn't they say they'd provide black meat? How dare they serve up this garbage!"

It was the man I had just seen in the elevator. He was now biting his female companion's neck, as if he were gnawing on a pomegranate, with red juice flowing from his lips and teeth.

Should we intervene to save them?

Making a move now might expose us, but regardless of the other party's identity, an ordinary person should not become food for the contaminated.

Xiao Shengyun wrapped the silk thread around his finger, and just as he was about to make his move, an invisible bullet came from the darkness and struck the man between the eyebrows.

Like those monsters in movies that reveal their true forms after death, the man's body gradually swelled up, bursting through his well-fitting suit. Buttons popped off one by one, shooting "bang" towards the crystal chandelier in the middle of the hall. The swaying light reflected the white flesh bursting out from between the man's coat and suit.

He looks like a disgusting pupa now.

Soon, waiters came with carts and cleaning tools and cleaned the place, and the guests left one by one.

Xiao Shengyun was thinking about the "black meat". Logically speaking, the food provided by the hotel should be similar to that of the buffet, but the food provided here was contaminated meat, while the food here was all ordinary food.

"The food here is indeed ordinary, far less delicious than the black meat. But what is that guy shouting? If you want some black meat, just ask a staff member for a serving." He spoke loudly, attracting the attention of those around him.

“Sir, this is something that only guests of Black Gold level or above can enjoy. It’s not something you can just have whenever you want it,” a young man next to him replied.

He sat in a wheelchair, with long brown hair and blue eyes. His gaze was extremely gentle, reminiscent of starlight and the sea. Unfortunately, he seemed to have a problem with his legs, with a thin brown blanket covering his knees.

He undoubtedly had a handsome face, but unfortunately, the first thing people noticed wasn't how good-looking his face was, but rather the brown feather tattoo on his left cheek, which clashed with his blue eyes.

"Really?" Black Gold Member? When did he become a Black Gold Member?

"What's your name?" Xiao Shengyun asked.

"My name is Si Shi."

As the banquet ended, the entire hall went dark instantly, while the stage at the front lit up.

This must be the performance the Joker was talking about.

The curtain rises, mechanical devices on the stage ascend, and the figures of an alien species and a human gradually emerge.

This mutant has wings, about the width of an adult man's arm, covered with dark purple wing feathers, similar in structure to an eagle's wings. However, the mutant's head is indeed like a bat's, small in size, with bright black eyes.

"Distinguished guests, this is the performance we are about to begin—the Fusion Show. Pollution has granted us greater power, but limited by the human body, our flesh and bones are far less powerful than pollutants. How fragile are humans! We possess unparalleled wisdom, yet we are trapped in this decaying shell. But now, things are different. Our deity has finally appeared. Under His guidance, we can achieve complete fusion with pollution, and the power of pollutants will ultimately be at our disposal!"

Under the clown's seductive words, the crowd seemed to fall into a state of frenzy.

Then the clown left the stage, and a short-haired man wearing a mask came on stage. Everyone else was wearing ordinary white masks, but his mask was black, with strange patterns carved on it.

He then took out a scalpel, and the tip of the scalpel sliced ​​through the back of the man on stage, embedding itself into his spinal cord.

The man let out a piercing scream. Once the nerves in the spinal cord are damaged, he will suffer from high-level paraplegia. But miraculously, although the knife tip pierced in, not a drop of blood flowed out.

The masked man then walked to the alien creature and, without hesitation, stabbed the base of its wing with his sharp knife, tearing the wing off alive.

It was like a brutal massacre.

The alien voice reached the audience below. This voice seemed to be different from any sound wave known to humans, and it had a certain polluting nature. The audience members below almost collapsed to the ground, blood seeping from their ear canals.

What's that sound?

"My head hurts so much!"

Some audience members tried to rush onto the stage, but were blocked by the glass wall in front of the stage.

Huang Yu's teeth started chattering the moment the masked man shed his wings. He covered his ears, perhaps because the mutations were in the same direction, the sound waves didn't have such a strong attack on him.

Chen Buyan was not in such a good mood. Waves of sharp pain surged through his mind, and the sound waves easily penetrated his defenses.

Xiao Shengyun gathered the source energy into a ball and used it to block the ears of the three people, thus completely blocking out the sound.

This bloody performance art piece quickly came to an end, with the masked man connecting wings to a human spine, much like piecing together building blocks.

How is that possible?

Xiao Shengyun's heart sank.

Let alone rejection, just connecting blood vessels and nerves is a huge undertaking. If the masked man really has the ability to merge, the situation will be much more complicated.

"Friends, the performance is over."

Unlike the clown's high-pitched voice, his voice was deeper.

"Now, let's look at the results."

The man's wings fluttered gently, like those of a mythical angel, carrying him into the sky.

"How is this possible?"

How can pollutants get into a person's body tissue?

The crowd gasped in surprise, and many quick-witted individuals could already foresee the immense power and benefits this would bring.

Those pollutants that have been eradicated are likely worth astronomical sums. This isn't some monster; it's a dazzling treasure.

"It was a wonderful performance, didn't you think?" the person in the wheelchair chuckled.

"Indeed, this is truly astonishing." Xiao Shengyun's throat tightened. The human species always manages to bring monsters surprises and frights time and time again.

Those who were originally angry and fearful now flocked to the edge of the stage, wanting to see if this miracle was real.

Snap—

Suddenly all the lights in the hall dimmed.

People were terrified in the darkness, and whispers could be heard in the darkness.

When the lights came back on, the human who had just taken flight lay on the ground with a bullet hole between his eyebrows.

He has wings, but he is not immortal.

"Intrusion!"

The clown screamed from below the stage, and everyone was in chaos.

"Excuse me, gentlemen, there was a minor mishap during the performance, but it was still completed successfully. You can consider this part as a bonus after the show. The main course is tomorrow's auction. Please return to your rooms to rest. We will find out who the intruder is as soon as possible and ensure everyone's safety."

The masked man's gentle and mellow voice calmed the guests down, but many were still chilled by the unexpected turn of events, and some went to the waiters to ask to leave the banquet.

Xiao Shengyun and his companions left together. Before leaving, he looked back at the venue one last time. The masked man stood alone in the center of the stage, and the curtain gradually fell.