BANG! BANG! BANG!

A crack split across the Gluttony Mask as the entire can of sludge was funneled down like a bottomless pit.

“You… you’ll be the same sooner or later…” The man had only just finished his sentence when he froze in shock.

In the blink of an eye, half of the can was gone. Holding the remaining half, Lu Ce politely asked:

“You sure you don’t want some?”

Before the man could respond, Lu Ce answered for him:

“Alright, thanks.”

Then, he tilted his head back and continued chugging!

In less than a minute, the entire disgusting can of food was completely gone.

Simply put, just from this method of eating alone, Lu Ce was demonstrating Supernatural Power—Extraordinary Power!

Truth be told, the moment he picked up the can, his rational mind rejected it.

Even though the Gluttony Mask made him perceive the meal as the most delicious thing in existence, his reasoning still warned him that this stuff was probably not edible.

But since he wanted to test the mask’s effects, and considering his Pain Points, Lu Ce decided to go all in.

Secretly Seasoned Mini Burger!

Yet the moment the food entered his stomach, he lost control.

—Heavenly flavor!

Never in his life had he tasted something so good! It wasn’t just stimulating his taste buds—it was directly stimulating his brain!

He couldn’t stop!

By the time he finished the entire can, his whole body felt ecstatic—warmth wrapped around him, as if he had ascended to paradise.

At the same time, there was zero sense of fullness.

In fact—his hunger intensified!

A ravenous appetite gnawed at him, and Lu Ce felt a surge of power coursing through him, driving him to find more food.

Meanwhile, the Livestream Spectators and the Official Organization Staff watching him were completely dumbfounded.

【Wait, wait, what? Huh?】

【What does this mean?! Is this part of the mission?! I don’t get it!】

【Any experts here to explain? Where’s our analysis god? Help!】

【Compared to this, the mental patient’s behavior actually seems… normal.】

【Man, I’ve heard this guy operates differently, but this…】

Analysts from various organizations were pulling their hair out, struggling to understand what the hell just happened.

But Lu Ce had already explained his reasoning—

He was hungry.

The Patient swallowed hard, staring at the masked man in front of him, completely lost.

“You… you’re not staff… You’re a fellow patient?”

Lu Ce, feeling absolutely blissful, relaxed completely.

When it came to his hunger, he decided not to resist at all.

All rationality was locked away—his only focus now was the Game Task.

“This food is amazing! You guys live like gods in here!”

The man’s face twitched.

Gods?!

His mental state wavered, before he let out a cold laugh. His gaze shifted to the small dish of pills beside him, and his eyes turned ferocious again.

“…So you’re done pretending?”

No one actually cared about what they ate.

This so-called “meal” was just a way to drug them.

At first, the staff at least pretended—but this lunatic was just shoving the drugs down his throat directly?!

Pointing at the pills, the Patient growled: “What the hell is this supposed to mean?”

“Oh, my bad.” Lu Ce glanced at the dish, apologized, then—

Flipped the entire plate into his mouth.

No chewing. Just straight down the hatch.

Waste not, want not!

The poor guy across from him was actually pretty decent, reminding him not to forget his meal.

After swallowing everything, Lu Ce rubbed his empty stomach.

Then, he looked at the shackled, emaciated Patient and asked:

“You full yet, Skinny?”

Thin Patient: Huh? (+_+)?

“I… I haven’t eaten anything… You ate it all…”

“When did I eat your food?” Lu Ce blinked in confusion. (°ー°〃)

It was as if the events of the past few seconds had never happened.

Blatantly lying through his teeth!

Patient: ……

Huh?!

He clutched his head, replaying the past few moments. Comparing his own memory to Lu Ce’s completely serious tone, he seriously started questioning his own sanity.

Yeah…

That disgusting, revolting slop—why would staff eat that?

Was he hallucinating his own meals now?!

“…Wait… Was I the one eating just now?” The Patient muttered, his eyes gradually losing focus.

【Wait, huh? What’s happening? Is he actually gaslighting this guy?!】

【Oh, I get it! He’s brainwashing the target to make him question himself, so he’ll be easier to interrogate!】

【Genius! Absolute genius!】

The Livestream Spectators seemed to catch on, immediately flooding the chat with praises.

“…No, wait—the pills! My pills!”

Suddenly—

The Thin Patient’s eyes turned blood-red, and he lunged at Lu Ce with pure fury!

CRACK! CRACK!

The chains yanked him back, suspending him mid-air—just inches away from Lu Ce.

But the distance might as well have been an unbridgeable abyss—he couldn’t touch him at all.

“My pills?! My pills?! What the f*** am I supposed to take now?!”

Just moments ago, he had rejected the drugs—

Yet now, he was completely out of control, his skinny frame revealing taut, sinewy muscle fibers, skin lined with deep scars.

The chains groaned under the tension—his strength was clearly beyond human limits!

“What pills? I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

Lu Ce, looking calm and collected, stayed perfectly composed.

“I get it now, bro—you’re just not full yet!”

“No worries, I won’t let you go hungry! This place barely gives you anything to eat!”

“I got you, man! Look at you—you’re all skin and bones!”

Saying that, he patted the crazed man’s head—

Then, sprinted out of the room at full speed, looking absolutely desperate.

Inside the cell—

The Thin Patient kept fluctuating between rage, clarity, and utter despair, rolling on the ground and howling.

Meanwhile, Lu Ce raced through the circular corridor.

Each cell door had another tray of grotesque food and pills waiting outside.

“…Wait, what was I doing again?” Lu Ce, momentarily dazed, mumbled to himself.

“Eh, screw it. Might as well eat first.”

And so—

He devoured everything.

FRAME AFTER FRAME—

BITE AFTER BITE—

Whenever the hospital alarms signaled him to return to his Game Instance Room, Lu Ce would bolt back inside.

The Thin Patient was completely stunned.

This guy said he was going to find food—

—but every time he came back, all he did was f*cking eat?!

Bro, where’s my food???

By the time he was done—

Every Hell Mode Game breakfast—

Every tray outside every single room—

Had been wiped completely clean.

Meanwhile, Kirk…

When he saw the food, he thought for a moment—

Then chose not to take any and just walked straight into the room.

So…