Fear of food

Chen Qi received news from China that another contaminated area had been upgraded.

"The Italian mule and horse contamination zone has been upgraded from Stage II to Stage III."

Just as Chen Qi was about to set off, he received a series of new messages.

"Has the Thurman pollution zone in South Korea been upgraded as well?"

"The pollution level in the German-controlled areas of India has also increased?"

"And there's also the polluted area of ​​the British Isles..."

"The polluted new towns in America, and the southern part of Chicago..."

The series of new messages made Chen Qi stop in his tracks.

The simultaneous upgrade of so many large contaminated areas that have been under close scrutiny is clearly a deliberate attempt by the Nightmare Clan to create a smokescreen.

Chen Qi was left wondering where to go next.

He could have set off immediately upon receiving the news, but now he can only remain still and wait for news to see which contaminated zone will upgrade to the fourth tier.

The Nightmare Clan's move was indeed effective, wasting a lot of Chen Qi's time, leaving him to watch helplessly as these contaminated zones advanced towards the third tier.

The Nightmare Clan can calmly upgrade more than ten contaminated zones to Tier 3.

However, countries around the world are now closely monitoring the changes in these dozen or so polluted areas, knowing that the first fourth-order polluted area will emerge from among them.

They needed to relay the message to Chen Qi as soon as they noticed any signs of trouble.

Chen Qi waited patiently, each second an agonizing ordeal.

Finally, when almost all the contaminated areas had been upgraded to Level 3, news came that there were still abnormalities in the contaminated areas of the new city in the United States!

It appears to be moving towards the fourth tier.

Chen Qi hesitated. Should he go?

Is it a genuine upgrade, or just another deliberate attempt to create confusion?
Could it be that once he sets off, another contaminated zone will upgrade to the fourth level?

It's important to understand that once Chen Qi enters the Nightmare Clan's world, he loses all contact with the outside world. By the time he receives news after reaching the contaminated area of ​​the new city, it will be too late.

"Upgrading two contaminated zones to the fourth stage simultaneously requires enormous energy support."

“I have been eliminating the contaminated areas without stopping, and I have been putting pressure on the Nightmare Clan. They shouldn’t have had time to accumulate that much energy.”

Chen Qi finally made up his mind and entered the Nightmare Clan world, heading towards the corresponding point in the New City's contaminated zone.

When he arrived at the designated point, he instantly appeared in the polluted area of ​​the new city through the overhead passage.

Chen Qi had never been here before, but he had seen this city countless times on television and in various blockbuster movies.

However, the new city at this time was completely different from what he had seen in the movie; it had become a filthy city completely permeated by pollution.

"Is this the fourth stage of pollution?"

Chen Qi's safe house provided coverage, allowing him to instantly observe many changes taking place in the city.

The new town is currently in the process of transitioning from the third phase to the fourth phase, and has not yet been fully upgraded to the fourth phase.

But he still saw the entire city plummeting into an abyss of even greater despair and chaos.

The streets were filled with people who were barely clothed. They disregarded the occasion and indulged their desires without restraint in various conspicuous and hidden locations.

Some people start biting the person beneath them before they've even finished, while others, even in their sleep, continue to eat frantically out of instinct.

Three types of pollution intertwine here, completely objectifying everyone into a tool for producing the energy of desire.

Chen Qi did not find any trace of Mel within the area covered by his safe house, so he concealed his own presence and began to search for Mel in secret.

He knew that Mel wouldn't show up too soon; at least not until the pollution was almost fully upgraded.

But Chen Qi can first locate the source of the pollution. As long as the source of pollution is secured, Mei Er will naturally appear.

However, when he took out his phone and glanced at it, his expression changed slightly.

"The pollution zone in Chongqing has been upgraded!"

"Could I have guessed wrong? The Nightmare Clan has accumulated enough energy to upgrade two Tier 4 Contaminated Zones?"

Chen Qi quickly dismissed his own idea.

If the new city is also upgraded to a fourth-level contaminated zone, it would be equivalent to handing a fourth-level contaminated zone over to Chen Qi, allowing Chen Qi to complete his fourth qualitative leap in ability.

The Nightmare Clan painstakingly upgraded the fourth-tier contaminated zone, wasn't it just to make Mel's strength a level higher than Chen Qi's?

If the two of them complete the fourth qualitative leap in their abilities together and are still at the same level, what is the point of the Nightmare Clan doing this?
"Therefore, the upgrade of the new city's contaminated area is a hoax!"

Chen Qi observed carefully and found that this was indeed the case. The pollution zone in the new city appeared chaotic, but there was no obvious qualitative change, and the pollution energy did not show any significant qualitative increase.

Therefore, all the chaos was just a facade to deceive Chen Qi and his companions. It was merely a bottomless frenzy that these corruptors, under the control of the Nightmare Clan, had started.

Of course, we can't entirely blame the Americans for spreading false information, since no one had ever seen what a Level 4 contaminated zone looked like before.

When Chen Qi arrived, he didn't immediately notice anything amiss.

Moreover, they had only previously stated that the pollution in the new city's contaminated area was suspected of being upgraded.

However, the news coming from the smog-affected area of ​​Chongqing is very certain, confirming that it is escalating towards the fourth stage, indicating that there has been a very obvious escalation phenomenon there.

A while had passed since Chen Qi received the message; at that time, he was in the Nightmare Clan world, and his phone was unable to receive messages.

Chen Qi is now heading to the nearest weak point on Lori Island, and from there he will enter the Nightmare Clan World and head to the Fog City Polluted Zone. This journey will take quite a bit of time.

"By the time I get there, the smog-affected area will have already been upgraded, and it will be too late to stop it."

Even so, Chen Qi had no choice but to go.

As he flew rapidly toward Lori Island, he contacted his home country, instructing them to prepare for a nuclear strike.

If the situation truly becomes irreversible, then using a mushroom bomb will be the only remaining, albeit reluctant, option.

The main reason why Chen Qi has been able to suppress the development of the Nightmare Clan all along is because he is "invincible".

If a parasite stronger than Chen Qi were to emerge and break his invincible status, the development of the Nightmare Clan would become unstoppable, and the subsequent chain reaction would be unbearable for humanity.

Therefore, if Chen Qizhen is unable to stop Meier from completing her fourth qualitative leap in ability, then the only option left is mutual destruction.

It remains to be seen whether the mushroom bombs will still pose a threat to the contaminated zone that has been upgraded to Tier 4, or to Mel who has undergone four qualitative changes in ability.

Chen Qi arrived at the entrance to Lori Island and paused for a moment before entering the Nightmare Clan world.

This released the humanity of Mel, who had previously been taken into the safe house.

He kept this human nature to himself, originally intending to use it as a surprise move in his final battle with Mel.

But now we have to release it ahead of schedule to buy time.

Once humanity is unleashed, Mel, as the parasite, will definitely be affected, and the host's human form will awaken, vying for control of the body.

Although the final result is a foregone conclusion that it will be suppressed, it will be enough to disrupt Mel for a while.

If this move were used in battle, it would be a fatal blow; but now it can only be used as a means to interfere with Mel's absorption of the fourth-order pollution source.

Chen Qi understood that by the time he arrived, the polluted area of ​​Fog City would definitely have been successfully upgraded, and Mel might even have already absorbed the source of the pollution. Now he could only hope that this human could buy him enough time.
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Polluted areas of the smog-filled city.

As soon as Chen Qi appeared, he felt the heavy, impenetrable pollution energy around him.

"This..." Chen Qi was slightly surprised. The polluted energy around him was not only dense, but also of very high quality.

Most importantly, the nature of this energy was unfamiliar to him.

Unlike any of the three types of polluting energy he had encountered before, this was a completely new type of polluting energy!

"Is this the change brought about by the fourth-order pollution zone?"

Chen Qi observed his surroundings and immediately confirmed that the entire Fog City pollution zone had been completely upgraded and had become the first Tier 4 pollution zone.

The wide streets were deserted, and the entire city resembled a ghost town, as if it had entered the second stage of the dream pollution zone, a state of perpetual slumber for the whole city.

Under the cover of the safe house, Chen Qi discovered that everyone in the city was indeed fast asleep indoors.

But when he entered these people's dreams, he found that without exception, they were doing only two things: eating and having sex.

They are constantly generating desire energy, and sometimes even multiple desire energies simultaneously.

And these generated desires, whether it be appetite, lust, or the desire for sleep, will immediately merge and blend into the ubiquitous pollution around us.

Chen Qi finally understood where this strange polluting energy around him came from; it turned out to be the product of the fusion of three desires!

The fourth-order pollution zone can actually integrate three types of pollution into one, and any kind of desire produced can be absorbed by this pollution.

If this continues, the contaminated area will grow even faster!

There will be no more barriers between the three Nightmare Clan members.

"We can't let the Nightmare Clan continue to grow stronger!"

"It's time to end it. Right here, at this fourth-order juncture, let's put an end to everything."

Chen Qi instantly made up his mind that he could no longer allow the Nightmare Clan to develop, and he could no longer allow the fifth-order contaminated zone to appear.

The Nightmare Clan has fewer and fewer weaknesses. If they continue to grow, who knows what they will evolve into!

Chen Qi expanded the coverage area of ​​his safe house to the maximum, moving quickly through the polluted area of ​​the foggy city, searching for Mel's figure.

The fact that the smog-filled pollution zone still exists indicates that Mel has not yet absorbed the source of the pollution.

Chen Qi's earlier efforts to restore Mei's humanity should have had an effect.

Chen Qi found Mel and the source of the fourth-order pollution without much effort.

"The British Museum..."

Unexpectedly, the source of the pollution was located in the famous British Museum.

At this moment, Mel is focused on absorbing the source of pollution, and judging from its stable state, it should have eliminated the effects of the return to humanity.

However, judging from the state of the source of the pollution, it should have just begun to absorb it, which means that her return to humanity had delayed her for quite some time.

A large number of parasites have also gathered around Mel.

Unlike before, when all the parasites in the contaminated area retreated in advance, this time a large number of high-level parasites from the three Nightmare Clans are all "protecting" Mel.

The Nightmare Clan is going all in this time; success or failure hinges on this battle.

This upgrade of the contaminated zone has exhausted their accumulated energy. If they still cannot suppress Chen Qi, they will have no chance to turn the tide.

With Chen Qi's efficient cleanup efforts, the number of polluted areas in the human world is rapidly decreasing, making it increasingly difficult for these areas to store energy.

Chen Qi didn't even give them a chance to catch their breath, preventing the Nightmare Clan from developing in peace. This upgrade to the fourth-tier contaminated zone was already their limit.

Therefore, they must ensure that Mel successfully digests the source of the pollution so that the Nightmare Clan can continue to develop.

Therefore, upon discovering that Chen Qi was approaching, hundreds of first-generation Nightmare Clan parasites mobilized together to block Chen Qi's path.

Looking at the densely packed heads before them, including those of love nightmares, food nightmares, and dream nightmares, the three races had demonstrated a strong sense of unity.

This is only because mobilizing too many people would attract attention; otherwise, Chen Qi would be facing more than a hundred, possibly even a thousand, Nightmare Clan parasites!

brush brush...

Red areas appeared one after another.

Previously, when the domains of different Nightmare races overlapped, they would cover each other, with the stronger ones covering the weaker ones.

If the two sides are evenly matched, conflict will occur.

But now, all the Nightmare Clan's domains have been directly merged together, resulting in an improvement in both quality and scope.

"Is this the power boost that the Tier 4 contaminated zone brings you?"

The upgrade of the contaminated zone will also boost the strength of the Nightmare Clan within it. The strength of these first-generation Nightmare Clan members has clearly reached a new level.

With a wave of his hand, Chen Qi created a safe house, and the amusement park appeared.

Although his safe house can play a similar role to a domain, it is not a domain after all. It does not conflict with the domains of the Nightmare Clan, but rather coexists with them.

However, in this field, who ultimately calls the shots depends on sheer strength.

Chen Qi opened his mouth and inhaled, locking onto all the first-generation Nightmare Clan members present, and forcibly began to devour them.

Normally, even a first-generation Nightmare Clan member couldn't withstand Chen Qi's devouring, but now, with their enhanced abilities, they have the power to resist.

Furthermore, by leveraging the power of the domain, they were able to unite the fragmented elements into a cohesive whole, working together to combat Chen Qi's addiction.

Chen Qi didn't have time to waste, so he chose the simplest and most brutal approach, throwing all his resources at once!

In an instant, a cold wind blew, and ghostly figures appeared everywhere. Ghostly figures flew out of the haunted house.

Metal claws extend from the sky, the giant inflatable bear in the amusement park awakens, and the roar of a bus engine fills the air...

A massive iron furnace descended from the sky, crashing into the center of the Nightmare Clan's formation. The furnace lid opened, and divine weapons flew out!

"go with!"

Chen Qi pointed and gave the order to charge.

The next moment, all the Nightmare Clan parasites were instantly engulfed.

Teddy bears and buses led the way, rushing into the crowd and disrupting the Nightmare Clan's formation.

The divine weapons joined together, transforming into a whirlwind that swept towards the Nightmare Clan.

The Ghost Shadow specializes in attacking lone Nightmare Clan members, defeating them one by one.

The metal claws are like a guillotine hanging over the heads of the Nightmare Clan. If a Nightmare Clan is distracted, the claws will grab them and send them directly into the large iron furnace.

Chen Qi then deliberately finished off the injured Nightmare Clan members, swallowing them whole from a distance whenever he spotted one fleeing.

Under such a fierce offensive, the Nightmare Clan was quickly routed.

It didn't take Chen Qi long to clear out the hundreds of Nightmare Clan members blocking his way.

Now unprotected, Mel was forced to abandon her efforts to absorb the source of pollution. However, this time she didn't run away, clearly intending to test her skills against Chen Qi. (End of Chapter)