Bro, I'm not an Undead!

The intense gazes of the men and women in the room made Skullius hold back his intent to eat.

What the flesh was this?!

The determination hidden in those freaky eyes was too great for him to ignore, thus Skullius decided to ask what exactly was going on before doing anything else.

"What are you all looking at?"

The burly man hurriedly fixed his visage, donning a delightful smile once again. It had suddenly dawned on him that his disposition wasn't exactly subtle.

"Ahem... forgive me, dear guest. We are just a bit... anxious is all. Please... eat."

"Uhm... no. You really expect me to eat when everyone is looking at me like that?" Skullius gestured at one particular woman whose face was distorted; her eyes were bulging almost inhumanely and her lips were curled in a dark, unpleasant arc.

The moment Skullius pointed at her, she immediately wore a charming smile.

"Let me be honest, dear guest. We haven't had someone like you here in a very long time. Only one other has been able to come here before you. The only ones who can come to this grand hall are those who have been seen as worthy to carry both [Just Light] and [Evil Darkness]. So, we are rather... excited."

Skullius didn't buy that the reason behind the creeps was that simple. Most of the people in here had pretended as though he didn't exist initially only to suddenly react with nightmarish attention when he sat at the table.

It didn't take a genius to guess that all these people wanted something from Skullius. From the hint, it was likely that they needed him to use his two elements to assist them.

But what could they want?

"Please guest. Have your meal first," the burly man reiterated strongly.

Skullius cautiously eyed the well-served, fat plates of food before him.

'Is there something wrong with the food? It can't be something deadly, could it? They would need me alive,' Skullius thought.

Skullius promptly used his guidance field to check if he could see the details of the food on the table and it turned out that it was indeed possible!

The names of the foods were revealed to him, such as bluntly fried chicken, juicy raisin sparkle, almondite greens and many others.

There was no mention of poison, which made Skullius less doubtful of the possible danger he could face.

Skullius held a succulent piece of meat and ripped into it with his teeth.

He couldn't taste it, but he imagined that its flavour was bombastic.

The piece of meat he tore off rushed down his throat and was assimilated into his body just like everything else.

Skullius might not have been able to taste it, but he felt a slight change in his body the moment the food began breaking down.

A surge of a peculiar essence began to permeate through his body. It was like mana but a little different, making his cosmetic flesh a little less weak.

[Your body has been strengthened. +2 Health]

"Oh... eating this actually gives me some benefits. Is this the reward that the guidance system was talking about?"

The crowd surrounding him gulped as they waited. While they had their own personal agenda, they couldn't interfere with Skullius' journey.

That was part of the rules they had follow.

No move could be made until the guest was done dining.

Skullius grabbed everything he could see and began shoving it down his word-hole!

Drinks, meat, bread, fruit, vegetables!

[Your body has been strengthened. +1 health]

[Your body has been strengthened. +3 strength]

[Your body has been strengthened. +3 endurance]

[Your body has been....]

All things were downed!

Skullius felt his body getting more... noticeable. His arms grew a little thick, transcending the pathetic initial state they had been in when he first used the skill [Flesh It Like You Mean It].

'This is ridiculous! So only people like me get to enjoy this?! My stats are increasing so much just from this!"

"What is this?" one of the men in the crowd muttered as he gawked at the black hole that was Skullius, practically inhaling the food that was within the lavish plates!

"Is he even human?"

"Where is all that food going?"

"I thought only humans could enter this place to challenge for Fulgardt's legacy?"

Skullius ignored the chatter around him which had begun to echo within the room as he continued to eat.

The quantity of food here was ridiculous.

'Does he plan to eat everything here? How strong will he get?' the burly man grimaced. 'What a voracious appetite!'

When he had first been trapped here, eating this delicious food that never ran out had been a pastime for him.

For someone who was already powerful to begin with like him, he didn't get quite as many benefits from eating all this food. Of course, the burly man also had a very limited appetite.

Yet... this man before him whose mouth wanted to expand some more to increase the intake didn't seem to have something known as restraint!

A few minutes later, Skullius suddenly felt a strange sensation that ran through his chest to his belly!

"What now?" he mumbled in annoyance.

His body was having a reaction again and he didn't know which one.

Suddenly, his urge to eat vanished and something in his throat got clogged up.

"Huh?!"

Skullius tried to swallow the food he had in his mouth but he felt something block the pathway the food was supposed to descend.

He tried to forcefully swallow but ended up having to spit out the food in his mouth with a frown on his face.

Well, damn. This was his limit.

What he had gained wasn't insignificant though.

With all the plates that he had eaten, Skullius had gained 20 points in strength, 15 points in the Endurance and 19 in health. Not every meal had given points, unfortunately.

Strangely, the Discount Human hadn't managed to salvage anything for other attributes.

A few moments after Skullius' appetite fled, the burly man rushed up to him with a bright smile.

"Excuse me, dear guest. Can I ask for a small favour?" he said humbly.

"You want me to set you free right?" Skullius said.

While eating, he had come to the conclusion that this was the only thing these people could ask of him. Based on the burly man's narration before, they didn't particularly enjoy eternal merriment.

The burly man's smile grew wider.

"Indeed. You're quite smart. If you help us with this, we will help you get something in return."

"Oh? What is that?"

"We'll hand over the legacy of Fulgardt to you."