CHAPTER 1087: 1085: SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST

Long ago.

The disaster-level malice that represented "domination," [Ruben Victoriano and Mobius] was born, and before establishing the rule of the Evil Circle, no comprehensive ranking of disasters existed.

As Ruben gradually established the embryonic form of the [City of Evil] by overpowering each disaster with mighty strength.

Ruben stumbled upon a world close to malice, yet not tainted by malice.

The frail humans living upon it all led normal lives;

logically, such a world should have been consumed by malice long ago, making this harmonious scene impossible.

Impatient to achieve dominion over the Evil Circle, Ruben had no patience to explore the cause directly and enveloped the entire world in domination. Little did he know that when domination reached a certain city, it was suddenly obstructed by something, and even the iron thread representing domination vanished instantly.

This compelled Ruben to descend in person and meet Hannibal Lecter for the first time in a private estate, not even recognizing at first that this cultured psychology professor was actually a projection of disaster.

Face-to-face, he activated domination, yet still couldn’t affect the man before him.

After a grueling battle lasting three days and nights,

Ruben exhausted all means and barely suppressed the opponent, nearly facing death several times midway, feeling the first tremor in his status as the Dominion, even a sense of impotence in domination.

However, Hannibal was intriguingly captivating.

He also met such a formidable existence for the first time, finding an individual stronger than himself, temporarily tearing away the "top predator" label from his mind.

Upon hearing Ruben’s desire to build a city governed by rules in the Evil Circle, Hannibal showed a slight interest and decided to visit, offering help to suppress other malices if necessary and even select high-quality ingredients from them.

Both returned to the unfinished [City of Evil].

Ruben convened the Disaster Council for the first time, and Hannibal seemed to have a strong obsession with differentiating strengths;

at the meeting, he proposed strength ranking for the current disasters.

But since each disaster possessed powerful, unique abilities.

If arranging a tournament to distinguish strengths, the newly established City of Evil might collapse before the contest ends, leading to severe casualties within disasters unfavorably affecting the advancement of the "Great Annihilation".

Ruben seized the opportunity to introduce a concept of comprehensive rating,

measuring disaster strength with six data points, also applicable to malice below. His asylum could achieve detection of malice with slight upgrades.

Of course, this information would be made public within disasters, and Ruben himself would also undergo detection.

Although this ranking did not have any substantive division of rights, different disasters would gain an invisible strength rating, especially in making significant decisions where highly-ranked disasters would have a larger voice, enabling smoother management by Ruben.

Soon,

the detection on the ten disasters completed, report cards handed to Ruben by the nurse sister.

Ruben reviewed the data of other disasters rather casually.

But when the documents concerning the Second Disaster at the bottom surfaced, his expression changed securely, with his status as the Dominion appearing to tremble. 𝘙АＮǑВЁ§

Recalling the prior duel with Hannibal, the close brush with death, deemed him a thorn in his side—according to Ruben, as long as this man stayed in the [City of Evil], it might entirely shatter his formed domination rule.

Therefore, when Hannibal, unable to tolerate most malice’s lowliness, decided to leave the City of Evil, Ruben made no attempt to retain him and let him go.

...

——Psychological Appraisal Document——

Name: Hannibal Lecter .

Literary Carrier: Novel - "Red Dragon"

Keywords: "survival of the fittest," "obsessive cleanliness," "contempt"

Comprehensive Rating:

[Total Malice]: A

[Dangerous Radiation]: S+ (*Exceeds maximum detection limit of the asylum)

[Transmission Efficiency]: S

[Coverage Range]: B

[Concept Rigid]: A

[Growth Potential]: A+

Two abilities reach the maximum set by the asylum, and the dangerous radiation surpassing the maximum detection limit, causing a direct threat to Ruben.

Moreover, Hannibal’s malice in survival of the fittest, to some extent, equals domination, directly linked to the fundamental law of life.

[Bottom Layer of the Seven-layer Heaven]

A prison specifically for detaining ’unknown.’

Within the prison range, anyone understanding information about ’unknown,’ not limited to name, ability, appearance, etc.,

upon knowing would establish some connection with ’unknown,’ likely labeled as an ingredient, eligible for dismantling and collection. If physical quality is subpar, they could be directly killed or made into fertilizer.

Supreme God - True Lord Yahweh has fully granted Hannibal the usage right of the prison,

the condition being Hannibal would kill any malice visiting the prison intending to rescue him or transmit information regarding the Great Annihilation.

Currently,

Jesus, preparing to assist in isolating the zombie virus, happened to see two individuals interacting with Hannibal inside the prison.

Yi Chen’s presence surprised him, considering this youth once came here representing the Patients.

Nevertheless, this no longer mattered.

Upon seeing Hannibal taking action against the Seventh Disaster, he temporarily eased, leading numerous Angel Leaders personally to support other Divine Domains.

...

Boom!

The floor broke.

Yi Chen, transformed into a concept of death, rapidly fell with the Seventh Disaster, feeding it dumplings capable of repairing any malice wounds during descent.

"Thank you..." The blind elder immediately expressed gratitude to Yi Chen upon recovering;

he had no desire to die as his mission remained unfinished.

Now, the elder viewed Hannibal as an enemy he must kill.

Yi Chen also felt unprecedented pressure, proactively suggesting collaboration, "Let’s escape together."

But the elder looked like a soldier marching to death, "Impossible to escape;

since entering this building, we’ve already stepped onto NO.2’s tongue, entering his ’Feast’."

"Since NO.2 has expressed hostility, the only way is to kill him."

"Feast, huh?"

While descending, the elder changed his tone: "Mr. Yi, heard you defeated and absorbed via some method the power of the Tenth Disaster? Do you possess such a capability to absorb others?"

"Why suddenly ask this?"

"Because once targeted by NO.2, survival is almost impossible.

Any weaker than him will inevitably become an ingredient;

the rule of survival of the fittest always persists.

With [my] existing ability, no matter how many dumplings I eat, I’ll only end up being slaughtered...To defeat the Second Disaster, becoming an ’ultimate predator’ like him is necessary.

If you have the ability to absorb others, absorb me here.

This might be the only way we can escape, reunite with Mr. Ruben, and furthermore, Mr. Ruben privately explained such a situation, if needed, to assist you in killing NO.2."

Yi Chen’s face turned grim, "Survival of the fittest, huh?"

Both reached the bottom of the prison, precisely where Hannibal was once confined.

Just landed,

they simultaneously felt tagged;

the tongue was licking the surface of internal organs, threatening to snatch any body part anytime directly.

No time to hesitate, wasting even one second might lead to being collected as ingredients.

"My ability is not absorbing others...However, there’s a method."

Yi Chen suddenly raised his right hand, loudly shouted:

"Mr. Hannibal, please grant me and NO.7 a pure slaughter match. I and he are somewhat similar, both related to assassins.

The ultimate winner would better meet your standard of perfect ingredient;

my quality would thus enhance."

Yi Chen’s remark evidently swayed Hannibal, the licking sensation inside immediately vanished, Hannibal himself gracefully descended.

"A fine proposal.

But, extinction is near, time is limited.

Granting you twenty minutes for self-selection!"

Hannibal fetched a human leather sofa from his collection cabinet with fine wine treasured for long, displaying his superiority while appreciating the duel of these low-rank beings.