CHAPTER 327: CHAPTER 242: THE BATTLE TO PROTECT THE CHOSEN ONE_2

Rosen said, "It seems I’ll have to step up to get this boxed lunch!"

Rosen’s strongest aspect currently is martial arts, a whole bunch of fifty-cent Cultivation Techniques he acquired from a beggar. Once these techniques are unleashed, they produce a spectacular array of fifty-cent special effects.

However, the special effects burn through his budget, so Rosen can’t unleash them endlessly; he’s quite frugal and thrifty.

"It’s decided, it’s you!"

Rosen suddenly had the phantom of a dragon and elephant appear around him.

"Dragon Elephant Divine Skill!"

This martial art is among the top-tier of the fifty-cent variety. Once unleashed, it can summon a dragon and an elephant.

The dragon possesses the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, while the elephant boasts the Elephant Armor Technique, an exceptional defensive martial art.

In other words, this Cultivation Technique is both offensive and defensive.

"What, it’s actually a martial art that’s both offensive and defensive? You should know martial arts are hard to come by, and you not only have martial art skills, but top-tier ones!"

Zhang Dahai’s expression tightened involuntarily, feeling apprehensive inside, but he still maintained a calm exterior and said, "Even though it’s rare, it’s still a fifty-cent Cultivation Technique effect. At most, I can only send a subpar dumpling up there."

"Go, Sweet Dumpling!"

Zhang Dahai loosened the rope in his hand, and a small Sweet Dumpling darted forward: "Woof woof woof!~"

This kind of dumpling is typically used to make sacrifices to Qu Yuan because it’s cheap and unappetizing, mainly tossed into the river for Qu Yuan.

Qu Yuan: "So, you save all the good stuff and only send bad things my way?"

Zhang Dahai ignored Qu Yuan’s complaint that seemed to come from nowhere, and commanded the Sweet Dumpling, "Sweet Dumpling, use sugar sprinkle!"

You should know that these dumplings are extremely unpalatable and usually need to be eaten with sugar, hence the name Sweet Dumpling.

Therefore, Sweet Dumplings must have a lot of sugar sprinkled on them, making it also a kind of sugar attack.

Once hit, you might experience plasmolysis at best, or diabetes at worst!

Rosen widened his eyes at this sight!

"So much sugar, it’s impossible not to have high blood sugar!"

But Rosen had no choice; to fight the Sweet Dumpling, he had to accept the increase in blood sugar concentration.

He was forced to actively increase the insulin level in his body to combat this rise in blood sugar concentration.

"Well, even though Sweet Dumplings are not tasty, they do fill the stomach somewhat." Rosen said, wiping the sugar from the corner of his mouth.

"Who are you exactly? Why can’t my dumplings, as strong as they are, compete with you?" Zhang Dahai exclaimed, incredulous.

You should know that he has decades of experience selling dumplings. Everyone near and far knows his dumplings are formidable, with each costing at least one tael of silver, yet this is the first time he saw someone who eats dumplings without paying, which is remarkable.

"I’ve never met someone like you who performs a kung fu routine to offset the cost of dumplings?" Zhang Dahai protested discontentedly.

Rosen laughed and said, "You think I’m here for the dumplings? I just wanted the fragrant boxed lunch!"

With that, Rosen stepped off the stage to get his boxed lunch.

Zhang Dahai felt deeply humiliated; he had sold more dumplings in his life than he had suffered hardships, yet this was the first time he had encountered someone so unreasonable.

"Don’t think about escaping, leave the dumpling money!"

Zhang Dahai reached out to grab Rosen.

But when he pulled his hand back, only a shoe remained in his grasp.

"Huh? Why is it just a shoe?"

"Because Rosen’s already slipped away, don’t you know?" Meng Die appeared in front of Zhang Dahai, saying, "Now, your opponent is me!"

Beside Meng Die appeared a multitude of butterfly shadows.

No, to be precise, butterfly-shaped gummy candies!

"Just had someone selling skills, now there’s another selling gummy candies?" Zhang Dahai’s expression turned serious.

He knew his biggest adversary in life was someone who sold food like him.

Moreover, gummy candies have a strong appeal to children, making them the biggest competitors for those selling traditional foods.

"My butterflies can self-destruct and cause tooth decay." Meng Die said.

"Simply put, it’s explosive candy, right? I’ve had that before; eating too much does lead to cavities." Zhang Dahai nodded.

Meng Die chuckled and said, "No, mine is a cavity-inducing skill, not the decay you understand, but it plants a butterfly tooth in the target, causing continuous damage."

"What, so it’s planting teeth, not cavities?"

"Yes, it’s not decay damage, but leaving the Butterfly Tooth in the target, causing continuous decay damage."

Hearing this, Zhang Dahai became thoroughly confused.

"Damn, I didn’t expect your little girl’s passive to include a confusion skill?" Zhang Dahai realized that he had fallen for Meng Die’s confusion during their conversation, his brain suddenly overloaded with entropy.

"It seems you’ve discovered it. Yes, I can increase the entropy in a target’s brain through conversation, causing confusion, thereby increasing the chance of cavities."

Hearing this, Zhang Dahai was still confused, and said, "Even now, I still don’t understand if you’re talking about planting teeth or cavities? Never mind, it doesn’t matter anymore. What I want to know is if your skills can withstand my dumplings’ attack?"

"Go, Bean Paste Dumpling!"

This time Zhang Dahai did not underestimate his opponent. He knew the opponent was a gourmand and that he had to showcase his signature dumpling.

After all, given his thorough preparation, the opponent’s preference for licking should mean his Bean Paste Dumpling could likely conquer their palate.

Conquering their stomach would mean conquering them.

This is really a comprehensive issue, because conceptually, if you can defeat any part of the opponent, you’ve defeated them.

It’s like biting an opponent’s hand is equivalent to biting the opponent.

So, defeating the opponent’s stomach is equivalent to defeating them.

The same logic applies.

But Meng Die was even harder to deal with than Zhang Dahai imagined. After tasting the Bean Paste Dumpling, she said, "As a gourmet, I’m sorry to tell you that your bean paste is a complete failure. The dumpling is great, but you’ve botched the bean paste. It should be simmered on medium heat for five to six hours to bring out the sugar, but you just boiled it, causing the sugar to be lost, making it less sweet than it should be. It’s a complete fail!"

Meng Die’s words hit Zhang Dahai hard, the effect was apparent!

"I can’t believe I didn’t even defeat your stomach and already lost on taste. I can’t even defeat your taste buds!"

A sense of unprecedented failure came over Zhang Dahai; he never thought, after decades, undefeated in dumplings, he would lose on the seasoning.

"Hahaha, I think you should obediently return to your Ancient Tomb Sect and retrain. You’re unable to defeat even my taste buds, let alone my stomach, let alone defeat me?" Meng Die taunted mercilessly.

Hearing this, Zhang Dahai wasn’t too distressed because he found his own flaw.

"It seems I didn’t master the Ancient Tomb Sect’s Cultivation Technique thoroughly. I need to go back and train in the legendary Jade Maiden Heart Scripture, then I’ll surely defeat this little girl." Zhang Dahai said earnestly.

In their Ancient Tomb Sect, although they produced lots of dumplings, the truly powerful was the Jade Maiden Heart Scripture passed down by the founding ancestor, Lin Chaoying.

It’s said that mastering this technique greatly enhances one’s ability to manipulate dumplings, preventing incidents like a bean paste being improperly cooked.

Zhang Dahai’s exit also signaled the Ancient Tomb Sect’s defeat in this round of the tournament.

But next, stepping onto the stage is a Tomb Raider of unusual origins, as part of a branch of the Tomb Raider Captain left behind by Cao Cao.

"Mountain Mover Hermit, Thirteen Grand Protectors, you should just watch for now. After I defeat this gummy candy seller, then we’ll discuss dealing with the chosen ones!"

"Sure, we’ll watch how you Tomb Raider Captains perform."

The Tomb Raider Captain leapt onto the platform, stretching his wrists.

Though commonly known for their skillful hands, it’s actually thought of this way among the people.

In reality, the Tomb Raider Captain’s strongest asset is his wrists.

After all, lifting various objects depends on the wrists’ capacity.

"Next, I’ll show you just how capable we Tomb Raider Captains are with our wrists!"