Food God System: Wasteland

Johnny led his men to the last place where Xu Fei was seen.

Ant Street near South Street.

There lies an abandoned site.

It was later transformed into a waste transfer station.

A foul stench emanates from the area.

Few people dare approach this place.

When Johnny arrived with his men, he couldn't help but pinch his nose. The molecules of the smell in the air relentlessly assaulted their nostrils, making it unbearable.

Aunt Li's face was full of worry, as she kept muttering, "This child really doesn't let us be at ease…"

Johnny brought over more than 20 men and had them spread out to carefully investigate the surrounding environment.

Looking for clues.

Johnny comforted Aunt Li: "Don't worry, Aunt Li. Right now, the largest gang in the Ninth Special Zone is our Wildfire Gang. You can consider gangs like the Black Dragon Gang to be a subsidiary of our Wildfire Gang.

We are aware of their business dealings, so they shouldn't have provoked anyone else.

Logically speaking, no one would try to take over their business.

The Black Dragon Gang shouldn't have many enemies; Aunt Li can be slightly at ease…"

Johnny's words offered Aunt Li some comfort, but as soon as he finished speaking, one of his men hurriedly approached, whispering a few words in his ear.

Johnny's expression changed suddenly, his gaze instinctively turned to Aunt Li, a flash of reluctance appeared deep in his eyes.

The news shocked him, and instinctively, he didn't want to tell the woman before him. But Aunt Li had been through so much in the Ninth Special Zone, she was adept at reading people's expressions.

With just a change in Johnny's gaze, Aunt Li instantly sensed something.

In just a moment, Aunt Li seemed completely drained, her eyes turned gray and lifeless, her lips trembled, and she said, "Johnny... what happened? Tell Aunt Li... don't hide it from me..."

Johnny looked at Aunt Li's trembling eyes, closed his eyes tightly, and moments later, sighed deeply.

Johnny said to Aunt Li, "Aunt Li, come with me... you might need to prepare yourself emotionally…"

Upon hearing this, Aunt Li nearly collapsed to the ground, her body shaking as she followed Johnny, traversing various buildings to reach a factory site.

Upon arriving at the factory, they immediately smelled a strong, putrid odor in the air.

This stench was even more intense than the smell from the waste processing chamber.

When they opened the factory door and saw the scene inside, Aunt Li's face instantly lost all color, turning pale, and she rushed to the side to vomit.

The scene in the warehouse left every member of the Wildfire Gang with a serious expression.

Mutilated bodies were scattered throughout the warehouse, their blood long since congealed.

There were over a dozen corpses in total.

Already beginning to decompose, filling the air with a strong putrid stench.

The weather had been hot these days, causing the bodies to decompose rapidly.

Johnny took a deep breath, holding his breath to withstand the smell, and quickly walked over to one of the bodies, lifting the clothes to reveal the rotten, grayish flesh, faintly showing a Black Dragon tattoo on the chest.

Johnny remembered this person, or rather the tattoo; it was the Black Dragon Gang leader, Hei Wenlong's tattoo.

Thus, this body was Hei Wenlong, and the only reason Johnny was uncertain was that all the bodies were missing their heads.

One headless corpse after another was piled throughout the area.

The blood had long solidified, with numerous flies swarming throughout the factory, maggots crawling over the bloody corpses, making one nauseous at a glance.

"Ahhhhh!"

Aunt Li screamed, starting to check the corpses one by one.

Aunt Li didn't care about the level of decomposition, didn't mind the flies and maggots. She meticulously checked each corpse.

When Aunt Li turned over one particular body, as her hand touched it, her entire body froze as if struck by lightning.

Moments later, Aunt Li suddenly embraced the decomposed body, wailing, maintained by a mother's instinct connected to her child, merely touching this body, even if it was already decomposed.

Even if it was headless, Aunt Li instantly knew it was her son, Xu Fei!

A grieving Aunt Li, sending off her child, was on the verge of collapse, crying hoarsely, breaking hearts.

"My child, my child!!! How can you leave me?! How can you die?!"

Listening to Aunt Li's cries, the members of the Wildfire Gang remained silent.

Johnny wanted to speak words of comfort, yet couldn't find the words, his lips moved briefly, then he sighed silently, closing his mouth.

Now, they could only let Aunt Li slowly process it herself.

Any attempt by others to console her would only be rubbing salt into Aunt Li's wounds.

Johnny's gaze swept over each corpse, furrowing his brow, and he was truly puzzled. Just who had the Black Dragon Gang offended in the current Ninth Special Zone?

The other party was surprisingly brutal.

They even took away every person's head. Where did these heads go?

Johnny was filled with perplexity. By logic, the entire Ninth Special Zone now belongs to the Wildfire Gang. Any large-scale conflicts and killings between smaller gangs would undoubtedly be self-destructive.

The smaller gangs, to survive, need to rely on the Wildfire Gang for sustenance.

Without the Wildfire Gang's permission, how could two gangs fight each other and still gain anything?

If they provoke the Wildfire Gang, wouldn't it just end in their own destruction?

Johnny was deeply puzzled, with an indescribable feeling lingering in his heart.

At that moment, another brother emerged from deeper within the warehouse, shouting, "Boss, you must come and see something's not right here!"

Upon hearing this, Johnny shivered and hurriedly went deeper into the warehouse.

When he arrived at an inner partition, the scene before him sent chills through Johnny's heart.

Johnny finally knew where the heads went; they were all here.

An incredibly eerie scene appeared in the inner partition. A hexagram array was drawn on the ground with blood; this blood had long dried, turning black and foul-smelling. Numerous flies buzzed in the air.

Countless white maggots crawled on this hexagram array, with all the heads arranged in a circle surrounding the array.

The heads were all crawling with maggots and flies.

The stench in the air was even more intense.

In several corners of the bloody hexagram array, burnt-out candles flickered.

Everyone couldn't help but frown deeply, as it was indescribable what kind of scene this was.

It only stirred a strong sense of unease in their hearts.

Mrs. Li, holding her son's corpse, also came here. When she saw one of the heads, she cried out: "My son!"

Mrs. Li lunged towards one of the heads, clutching it tightly in her arms, trying to place it back on her son's body.

But this action was undoubtedly futile.

Mrs. Li cried until her voice was almost hoarse.

Everyone around was further shocked, sending shivers down their spines.

"Boss, something isn't right here. This seems like the work of some cult..."

A subordinate's casual remark instantly alerted Johnny. Johnny recalled something, a message Chen Che sent them three days ago.

Johnny was suddenly startled and immediately said, "Quick, notify Master Chen!"

...

When Chen Che received the message, he brought Xia Na to the site as quickly as possible.

Behind Xia Na, she still carried the Tang Blade. The hot summer made her deliberately reduce her clothing, with a strapless top covering her small bust, a small waist, and an exposed inverted navel. Her short shorts highlighted her long straight legs, with brown boots on her white jade feet.

Paired with her short purple hair and sharp purple eyes, she seemed like a vibrant, athletic girl.

She greatly appealed to Chen Che's taste. On the car ride over, he couldn't keep his hands to himself, which left Xia Na adjusting her clothes as she stepped out, her pretty little face, framed by her purple hair, still flushed.

Chen Che's mood was initially good, but upon stepping into the warehouse, it instantly soured.

The intense stench immediately made Chen Che frown, forcing him to pinch his nose. The incessant buzzing of flies in the air was even more irritating, making one's head throb.

Particularly when Xia Na saw those flies, which had been resting on the corpses, suddenly aim for her clean skin, it made her quite uncomfortable.

Xia Na gave a cold snort, extended a slender, pale finger, snapped it, and a purple Demon Pattern appeared on her abdomen. Lightning flashed through the air, and in an instant, all the flies buzzing mid-air, as if they'd hit a giant electric net, crackled and fizzled.

Killed cleanly.

With those annoying flies no longer spiraling and hovering, Chen Che's mood improved somewhat.

Bobby and Chana followed closely behind Chen Che, having brought over a hundred brothers.

They nearly surrounded the area in a grand and imposing manner.

At Chana's command, everyone immediately went into alert mode, holding automatic rifles to set up sentries, tightening security in the area, showcasing a level of professionalism visible to the naked eye rivaling regular troops.

Johnny hurried over, calling out, "Master Chen."

Immediately, Johnny quickly explained the situation to Chen Che, saying, "Master Chen, the damn array inside bears an uncanny resemblance to that of a cult... I recalled your earlier instructions to keep an eye on the Blood Archbishop's 12 disciples... I suspect this array is related to the Blood Archbishop..."

Chen Che nodded and, led by Johnny, went deeper and saw the cruel array.

With just a cursory glance, everyone could see its brutality.

Xia Na blinked and bowed her head for a closer inspection, then said, "It does seem like the Blood Archbishop's work. I've seen this array in some ancient texts... Most of the Blood Archbishop's followers are devoted to the path of witchcraft, and their power system is mostly composed of Witchcraft Calamity.

The most terrifying thing about the Witchcraft Calamity is that it can grant ordinary people extraordinary abilities through unique Witchcraft Arrays... though there are consequences.

I vaguely remember this array being referred to as... the Blood Soul Array in that literature?"