Awakening The Gluttony Talent: I Become Stronger By Eating

178 Searching for Means of Survival, Awakening!

He was born in the slums and was poor since childhood. He did not know when his next meal would come, and his only relative, his mother, was also frozen to death on one freezing cold night.

He became an orphan and got adopted by an orphanage, where he got bullied by other children. Thus, Zhou Zhongzheng’s childhood was filled with darkness, but he had the determination to become strong and get ahead in life.

Even during the testing of his talent, his talent was judged to be average. He might only be a Martial Arts Warrior for the rest of his life, but he still didn’t give up and kept fighting valiantly against this unjust fate.

By coincidence, he got into the government agencies and worked his way up. Using the ability to deal with people which he had honed, he eventually rose through the ranks and became an official in the capital.

With the cultivation resources he himself accumulated, he broke through to the Great Martial Master level. And by chance again, he caught the eye of the Ying family and became an official connected to the Ying family.

At that point, he felt that he had an infinite and bright future. He had been working diligently for the Ying family for so many years, coming up with various strategies. Whether it was credit-worthy contributions or just hard work, he had given copious amounts of both.

However, he never thought that he would be abandoned one day!

“So, I am just a pawn, a sacrificial item that can be abandoned at any time.” Zhou Zhongzheng laughed through aggrieved tears.

Lu Yu glanced at him and said in an icy voice, “Instead of bemoaning your fate here, you should think of a way to survive.”

Since ancient times, the officialdom had always been extremely dark and sinister. Whether before or after the apocalypse, it had always been so. If he could not even withstand this minor setback, his endurance level was way too weak.

Hearing this, Zhou Zhongzheng looked like he had found some kind of goal, and his eyes instantly became lively. He said, “Yes. I must first find a way to survive.”

He quickly calmed down and said as he analyzed the situation, “This array formation can’t possibly have no exit. Ying Qufeng and the others will never put themselves in a dead end situation. There must be a chance of life at the other end of the array formation.”

Looking at the surging and raging poisonous gas in front of him and in the poisonous gas under the cover, the huge light shield of earthy yellow had become somewhat blurred. Lu Yu became silent.

If he were to traverse such a long distance in this environment, he would probably be dead before reaching his destination.

With the Poison Body skill and poison immunity, Lu Yu could still resist the poisonous gas at this moment. It was different for Zhou Zhongzheng. After more than ten minutes, he was already breathless and his face had turned purple and blue.

Lu Yu suddenly thought of a place. He came to Lake Ice Abyss and said, “If you want to live, jump in with me.”

That freezing cold aura emitted by Lake Ice Abyss made Zhou Zhongzheng shiver uncontrollably. He also knew that Lu Yu would not give him too much time to consider, so he quickly came to a decision. He clenched his teeth ruthlessly and jumped into the lake after Lu Yu.

The whole blood-sucking wasteland was already enveloped by the poisonous gas. Only Lake Ice Abyss was so special that the poisonous gas could not infiltrate it.

Lake Ice Abyss was connected to an underground hidden river. If they want to leave this place, they would have to locate that hidden river. Right at this moment, the Ice Abyss Flood Dragon passed him a message, indicating that the underground hidden river was located at the spring source.

Surely it couldn’t be such a coincidence?

Lu Yu took a look at the opening of the spring source and his expression froze. If that were true, then Zhang Huaian and Zhang Yu were definitely dead for sure.

“Right now, we only have this one possible way to survive. Whether we live or die, we can only take a gamble. If we lose the bet, we will all die here. Of course you can also choose to stay here and delay your death.” Lu Yu thought for a moment and briefed Zhou Zhongzheng on the options.

“My life is in your hands, Mr. Lu. If I am to die here, then I will also resign myself to my fate.” Zhou Zhongzheng said matter-of-factly.

He would die sooner or later anyway, so he might as well gamble for a chance of survival. With his own strength of a Great Martial Master, the chance of survival was very small, so he would rather pin his hopes on a Great Grand Master.

The Red Lotus Battle Energy was activated, and the Red Lotus Fire Domain was formed! Furnace skill was activated, and strength was converted to health vitality!

Berserk Body and Homo Draco Form were also activated concurrently! At the same time, the Great Dao Heaven Devouring Skill and the Emerald Emperor’s Method were circulated at the same time!

A scorching aura emanated from Lu Yu’s body like a volcano. The instant the aura touched the spring source, the forces of extreme heat and extreme cold collided, and the temperature of Lake Ice Abyss rose alarmingly.

However, the spring source was still freezing cold beyond words!

Wrapped in a huge mass of health vitality to maintain his lifeforce at the optimum level, Lu Yu wielded his saber and hacked ruthlessly.

Crack! There was a sudden loud sound at the spring source, and a huge suction force pulled Lu Yu and Zhou Zhongzheng in.

At this moment in Lunan City,

with the poisonous gas completely isolated, those frenzied, berserk beasts raging as if high on drugs, suddenly lost their spirit.

Niu Xianzu, who noticed the abnormality, said with great joy, “The auras of these Fearsome Beasts have weakened. All cultivators of Lunan City, listen up! Go out of the city to slay the enemy!”

The cultivators of Lunan City howled with excitement. As they had been put on the back foot for so long, the frustration that had been pent-up for such a long time burst out at this moment. They all rushed out in a killing spree like a black wave.

The waves of attacking Fearsome Beasts were dispersed at once, and the beasts fled for their lives!

Roar! Deep in the blood-sucking wasteland that was sealed by the array formation, an angry roar rang out like a demon king that had awakened. When it saw that there were intruders on its territory, it became incensed!

Roar! Roar!

The ruthless roar stirred with a terrifying power that burst out, turning into rolls of sound waves. The whole earthy yellow light veil began vibrating alarmingly.

The black-clad woman standing outside the array formation turned her head to look in the direction where the roar was emitted and said with trepidation, “Is this the power of an SS-class Fearsome Beast? Thankfully, this array formation is not something that can be easily broken through.”

The next second, reality hit her hard in the face. The vicious roar continued for more than a minute without interruption. In the end, it turned into a terrifying sound wave crashing on the earthen yellow light veil like a furious tidal wave.

A long crack suddenly emerged and poisonous gas began seeping out…

When the black-clad woman saw this, she turned pale with fright. “Oh no! We should not stay in this place any longer. We need to retreat at once!”

“Captain Niu, I think we should retreat and continue to hold our defense line for another wave. Something doesn’t seem right.” Hearing the roar that lasted for more than ten minutes, Li Tieniu was worried.

“Now is a great time to counterattack. If we don’t attack now, then how long more should we wait? If you mention retreat again, I will punish you in accordance with the military law!” Niu Xianzu shouted angrily.

The cultivators of Lunan City who dashed out were slaying the fleeing Fearsome Beasts continuously. However, just then, the bodies of these fleeing Fearsome Beasts shook violently, and their eyes suddenly became bloodshot.

That insane look emerged again. With a sudden about-turn, one of the Martial Masters leading the charge upfront was lifted up high, a big hole gored through his chest. When the corpse was dropped down from a high point dozens of meters in the sky, his eyes still reflected a look of shock.

“They… they… have reverted to their earlier state again! Quick, run for your lives!” A terrified yell rang out from the crowd of humans.

All the cultivators of Lunan City were scared shitless, and they fled towards the inner city. And at this moment, an even more ominous situation occurred, casting a pall of unprecedented despair over everyone.