The Stomach Showdown of the God of Gluttony
The inside of the God of Gluttony's stomach was like a boiling pool of rainbow syrup. Xiaodou was sucked into the vortex of stomach acid. The tentacles instinctively wrapped around the mechanical cat's energy chip (a foreshadowing in the third volume). The chip projected Lin Shen's clinic in the modern chapter - the "ancient rat totem" on the wall suddenly emitted a red light, resonating with the rune on her claws.
"Use sweet dream energy to create a sense of fullness!" The director (the school idol) wields an elemental arrow (a foreshadowing in Volume 9), and the light shield condensed on the arrow tip transforms into a Big Mac in the stomach acid. "The hunger of the ancient gods can be satisfied by hallucinations!"
Xiaodou nodded, and his tentacles gushed out sweet dream energy. A sushi conveyor belt, a hot pot conveyor belt, and cotton candy clouds instantly appeared in his stomach. The hungry believers who were munching on the investigator froze in shock, grunting in confusion at the buffet before them.
Tentacle Whisk and Cheese Bomb
The Secret Keeper Cat Nightmare (Royal Cat) jumped onto the platform made of stomach acid, his claws stepping on the beeswax chains of the ancient story (foreshadowing in Volume 8): "Foolish mouse, use your tentacles to stir up the stomach acid!"
Xiaodou rolled his eyes and transformed his tentacles into whisks, spinning them in the syrup at high speed, unexpectedly whipping up Cthulhu-shaped cream bubbles. The cream bubbles floated to the throat of the God of Gluttony and turned into a singing cake, singing: "Eating well is the most important thing~"
"Will this trick work on the ancient gods?" Investigator C trembled while hiding behind the hamburger model.
"Of course it works - if it doesn't, just throw a cheese bomb!" Xiaodou gnaws on a can of interstellar nutrients (a foreshadowing in Volume 11), and a giant cheese ball spews out of his stomach with "Sweet Attack No. 001" engraved on the surface of the cheese ball.
Real coordinates resonate with the stethoscope
The director suddenly held up a projection of a real-world map. The coordinates of "Lin Shen Clinic" on the map coincided with the center of the acid vortex in his stomach. He pulled out Lin Shen's stethoscope (a foreshadowing from Chapter 4), and the gear patterns of a mechanical heart appeared on its surface. "Nightmare said this is the key to opening the rift in reality!"
Xiaodou's tentacles wrapped around the stethoscope, the runes resonating with the "L·S" engraved on it. A pixelated crack in reality opened at the bottom of her stomach, and the blue light of the clinic's refrigerator shone through the crack. She saw Lin Shen standing in front of the refrigerator, holding the last fragment of the mechanical heart in his hand, mouthing, "Xiaodou, come back."
"Wait!" Nightmare suddenly blocked the crack. "Going back now will trigger a space-time collapse! The core of the God of Gluttony has not been destroyed yet—"
The ultimate feeding of sweet dream energy
The glutton's roar shook her stomach, and her stomach acid transformed into hungry tentacles, curling towards Xiaodou's cheese bomb. She suddenly remembered the Cthulhu larvae doll from Chapter 1 of Volume 12, and tossed it into the center of the vortex. The doll instantly expanded into a giant marshmallow bait.
"Try this!" Xiaodou's tentacles made a "feeding" gesture, and the surface of the marshmallow exuded sweet energy from various worlds: the aroma of osmanthus cake from the demon world, the energy milk tea from the stars, and the sweetness of popcorn on campus.
The God of Gluttony's devouring speed gradually slowed, and as his tentacles caressed the marshmallows, he whimpered like a cub. The Director took the opportunity to insert the mechanical cat's energy chip (a foreshadowing in Volume 3) between its eyebrows. The chip projected a holographic message: "San Value Full, Forced Shutdown."
The stomach slowly closed in the sweet dream energy, and Xiaodou and the others were sucked back to the Cthulhu Bureau through the reality rift. Lin Shen's stethoscope fell to the ground, and a note rolled out: "The cans in the refrigerator are your reward - remember to save a few for the mechanical cat."
"Robocat?" Xiaodou looked up and saw the director wiping his glasses with a tissue, revealing pupil patterns similar to those in Robocat GM (Volume 11). He noticed Xiaodou's gaze and hurriedly put on his sunglasses. "What are you looking at? Go eat your reward can."
Nightmare suddenly jumped onto the windowsill, pointing her claws at the starry sky outside. "The star tracks have taken on the shape of squid tentacles... but the God of Gluttony's hunger has disappeared." She turned to look at Xiaodou, her eyes unusually serious. "Are you really not the Concept Rat King?"
Xiaodou's claw heart rune suddenly lit up, the complete Chinese character "Lin Shen," resonating with the mechanical heart pendant in the director's pocket (a foreshadowing from Volume 7). She recalled Lin Shen's eyes through the cracks in reality and whispered, "Perhaps... I am the key to awakening him."
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