AI Model: gemini-2.5-flash
When Lu Feng and the others regained consciousness, they were deep within a dense forest. The surroundings were silent, with only an occasional bird call.
Lu Feng gradually recovered consciousness and immediately withdrew from the team.
He didn't want to receive any strange Employee tasks because he was teamed up with Yao Guan; that would mean his trip was for nothing.
Yao Guan also woke up and, upon receiving Reincarnation Paradise's notification of Lu Feng's departure, tacitly chose to ignore it.
He looked around, trying to find some distinctive landmarks, and finally let out a long sigh,
"We're quite lucky. It's not far from the city, only about five kilometers in a straight line."
Lu Feng was reading the information about the derivative world and didn't pay attention to him for the moment.
"World Entered: toriko"
"World Difficulty: LV.5 Difficult (Difficulty increased due to the strength of high-level Contractors)"
"World Origin: 0% (Hunter's exploration or interaction with current world characters will increase it. When settling the world, it will be calculated with the task difficulty to form the final rating.)"
"World Synopsis: In this world, there are countless delicacies. However, true cuisine is not just a treat for the taste buds, but also a touch for the soul. For Gourmet Hunters, searching for these rare delicacies is not just about filling their stomachs, but an pursuit of ultimate art."
"This is the Gourmet Age, and also the age of seeking unknown delicacies."
"Main Quest: Choose to join IGO or the Gourmet Society. Subsequent quests will be activated after the Hunter joins a faction."
"Hunting Quest: Clean up violator Contractor No. 13774. When the Hunter enters a one-kilometer radius of Contractor No. 13774, the pursuit function will automatically activate."
"Warning: Do not mention anything about 'Paradise' in this world. If the warning is ineffective, compulsory execution will occur!"
"Hint: The Main Quest in this world is a chain quest. After completing the Main Quest three times, you can choose to return to Reincarnation Paradise (Hunter needs to complete the Hunting Quest). The more times the Main Quest is completed, the higher the comprehensive evaluation will be."
"Hint: Detected that the Hunter has not mastered the language of this world. 100 Paradise Coins have been consumed to automatically master the language of this world."
"World, Start!"
..."How about that? I didn't lie to you. The Main Quest wasn't affected by my Employee status."
Yao Guan saw Lu Feng staring blankly at the air and guessed that he was checking the Main Quest.
"Yes, the Main Quest wasn't affected, but the world difficulty was raised a lot because of you."
Lu Feng replied irritably. According to his strength, the first world he entered should have allowed him to crush most of the plot characters, but with the world difficulty at LV5, he had no choice but to be cautious.
"That shouldn't be." Yao Guan glanced at his derivative world information again. "It's only LV5, normal difficulty. Don't tell me, boss, that your Paradise level is even lower than mine."
"Yes, my Paradise level is only Lv2. I'm really sorry."
"Lv2? Isn't that the rookie level for someone who just entered Reincarnation Paradise? Hahaha, boss, you're really humorous."
Yao Guan burst out laughing, assuming Lu Feng was joking, but when he saw Lu Feng and Anka's increasingly displeased expressions, he quickly stopped laughing.
A bad thought struck his mind, and Yao Guan's speech became a little stuttered,
"You, you, you, you're really only Lv2?"
Generally, before a Contractor makes a move, it's hard to judge his strength with the naked eye, but Beast Tamers and Summoners are exceptions. Their power can be easily judged by the aura of their followers.
Anka not only had a powerful aura but also gave off a sharp feeling. Yao Guan, relying on years of experience, guessed that Anka might even have Tier 2 strength, so he felt relieved to travel with them. But he didn't expect to be mistaken; this was actually just a newcomer!
"It's over, it's really over! This jungle is full of beasts with Capture Levels of 2-3. We can't get out!"
Yao Guan plopped down on the ground and wailed.
Although Lu Feng had been preparing for tokyo ghoul before, he had also heard a little about the anime toriko.
Capture Level is an important standard for measuring the strength of beasts in this anime. If Lu Feng remembered correctly, a Capture Level of 1 meant that 10 fully armed soldiers were needed to successfully capture it.
Calculated this way, a beast with a Capture Level of 2-3 would be equivalent to 20-30 soldiers. With Anka's current attributes, he could easily overpower them.
He yanked Yao Guan up from the ground, "Stop wailing. My low level doesn't mean I'm weak. It's more than enough to get you out."
Yao Guan also quieted down. Since the die was cast, he could only choose to trust the young man in front of him.
"This is a jungle. You just looked around and could determine our location. Are you very familiar with this place?"
"Of course! I'm an IGO-certified three-star chef, and I often come here hunting with Gourmet Hunters."
Seeing that it was a field he was good at, Yao Guan became more energetic.
Lu Feng's eyes lit up, "My first Main Quest is to join IGO. You're their certified chef, so can you introduce me?"
"As long as we can safely return to the city, anything is negotiable." Yao Guan puffed out his bony chest, patting it loudly.
As the surrounding protective shield was about to disappear, and they were about to officially enter the world, Lu Feng rode on Anka's back, reaching out to grab Yao Guan by the back of his collar.
"This train goes straight to the final station and won't stop midway. Better hold on tight."
"Huh? What train? Where should I hold on? Where's the seatbelt?" Yao Guan felt a bad premonition and was a bit flustered.
The moment the protective shield disappeared, Lu Feng suddenly felt as if he had been exposed to a world full of malice.
He keenly noticed that countless gazes, like hungry wolves, had appeared around them at some point.
The air at this time also seemed to become heavy, as if suppressed by an invisible force, making it slightly difficult to breathe.
"Roar!"
Anka suddenly let out an earth-shattering roar, a sound like thunder that instantly echoed throughout the entire jungle!
This sudden roar caused the curious, vigilant, and even slightly hostile gazes that had been directed at them to quickly retract.
However, even though these gazes had temporarily receded, he could still clearly feel that they hadn't truly left. Instead, like venomous snakes hidden in the shadows, they were quietly lurking around, silently observing.
Anka's four limbs suddenly exerted force, and with a "whoosh," he leaped out. The speed was astonishing, causing the surrounding scenery to rapidly recede as if fast-forwarded.
A powerful wind pressure swept over them like a landslide, fiercely impacting Lu Feng's face, directly distorting his face and turning him into a hilarious meme.
Even worse was Yao Guan, who was tightly clutched in Lu Feng's hand.
He was like someone on a crazy roller coaster, constantly bumping up and down, swaying left and right with Anka's rapid forward movement. He felt as if the whole world was spinning, as if he would completely fall apart the next second.
"Wait, wait, stop quickly!"
Yao Guan shrieked, his eyes rolling back from his collar strangling him.
"What did you say? The wind's too strong, I can't hear you!"
Lu Feng's strength attribute was not particularly outstanding to begin with, even with the boost from Beast Soul Protection, it was only a mere 9 points.
Under such turbulent and harsh conditions, just holding onto Yao Guan tightly and not letting him go was difficult enough, so he had no mind to care about what he was saying.
"Direction, you're running, running in the wrong direction!"