Night.
Dustwind Valley slept peacefully.
Tien snored.
Lin Ruyin meditated.
Aurelius sharpened his straightness.
Auntie Bao cleaned her mop.
ALKA-9 sterilized the air.
Miyu sipped her coffee like an ancient grandma.
Then—
A foul, horrifying aura descended.
Not evil.
Not demonic.
Much worse.
**A flavor-killing aura.**
A cold voice boomed:
"DUSTWIND…
YOUR TASTE ENDS TONIGHT."
Tien shot awake.
"OH NO—THEY'RE HERE TO STEAL OUR FOOD—!!"
Lin Ruyin gasped.
"IT'S A FOOD WAR—!!"
Aurelius unsheathed his cube-blade.
"None shall touch Master's cuisine."
Miyu blinked at the sky.
"…Visitors."
---
⭐ 1. INTRODUCING THE ANTI-FOOD DIVISION
Seven figures descended.
Not majestic.
Not divine.
They looked like:
• A chef with dead eyes
• A waiter carrying a burnt tray
• A spoon-wielding monk
• A man holding anti-salt
• A woman dragging a bucket labeled "Soup Ruiner"
• A dessert destroyer
• And a tall figure wearing a "NO YUM" badge
They struck poses that were aggressively boring.
Their leader stepped forward.
"I am the TASTELESS COMMANDER.
We are Heaven's Anti-Food Division."
Tien gagged.
"Their NAME sounds disgusting!"
Auntie Bao covered her pot.
"STAY BACK FROM MY NOODLES."
Jin Haru hid behind a dumpling bowl.
ALKA-9's eyes narrowed.
"Master… these beings radiate… culinary malice."
The Tasteless Commander raised a ladle.
"We come to destroy all flavor in Dustwind.
Food gives you strength.
So we will ruin it."
Miyu blinked.
"…Why."
"BECAUSE YOU LIKE IT."
Miyu stared in silent disbelief.
"…Dirty."
The air trembled.
---
⭐ 2. ATTACK #1 — THE SALT REMOVER
One agent pulled out a glowing white cube.
He crushed it—
And all SALT within a 3 km radius vanished.
Tien tasted his soup and screamed:
"IT HAS NO SALT!!
NO FLAVOR!!
IT'S JUST… WATER EMOTION!!"
Auntie Bao howled.
"You MONSTER!!"
She charged with her mop.
The Salt Remover threw a packet labeled "ANTI-SEASONING".
Auntie Bao blocked it with a frying pan.
The packet exploded—
and erased the flavor of a nearby tree.
Aurelius barked:
"THE TREE TASTES LIKE NOTHING NOW!!"
Jin Haru sobbed.
"That tree used to taste nice!!"
Lin Ruyin: "…Why were you licking trees—"
---
⭐ 3. ATTACK #2 — THE BURNT CHEF
Another agent stepped forward, wielding an eternally burned frying pan.
"I ruin dishes… by overcooking."
He swung his pan downward.
A shockwave of burnt smell spread across the valley.
Instantly—
Tien's rice turned black.
Jin Haru's fish charcoalized.
Someone's breakfast noodles became *crunchy sadness.*
Tien fell to his knees.
"MY FOOD—
IT'S BURNT—
WHY DOES IT SMELL LIKE DESPAIR?!"
The Burnt Chef smirked.
"A ruined meal ruins morale."
Aurelius stepped forward.
"You will pay."
He swung his cube-blade.
The Burnt Chef blocked with his dark pan.
Sparks flew.
The Burnt Chef laughed.
"My pan destroys joy—"
CRACK.
Auntie Bao's mop smacked him in the back of the head.
He collapsed instantly.
"No one burns MY FOOD," she declared.
---
⭐ 4. ATTACK #3 — THE SOUP RUINER
The Soup Ruiner woman lifted her cursed bucket.
"Your broth…
shall be DISRESPECTED."
She poured it out.
A wave of **lukewarm, disgusting soup monstrosity** rushed forward.
Tien screamed.
"AUNTIE BAO THEY'RE ATTACKING WITH BAD SOUP—!!"
Auntie Bao's soul left her body.
"Insolence."
The wave rushed toward Miyu.
She blinked once.
"…No."
She tapped the air.
The soup wave purified instantly.
Turned golden.
Became Michelin-star broth.
Aroma of divine perfection.
Even the Soup Ruiner froze.
"…Impossible."
Tien took a sip.
His cultivation rose by three levels.
"THIS SOUP IS GODLY—!!"
The Soup Ruiner fell to her knees.
"HOW DID YOU FIX IT?!"
Miyu blinked.
"…It was dirty."
---
⭐ 5. ATTACK #4 — THE DESSERT DESTROYER
A thin man stepped forward carrying a tray.
"I destroy sweets."
Lin Ruyin gasped.
"No—
NOT DESSERT—"
The Destroyer lifted a cursed fork.
"Goodbye, cheesecake purity."
He stabbed.
A beam of anti-sugar shot toward the cheesecake slice on the table.
Tien screamed:
"MY TREASURE—!!"
Lin Ruyin fainted.
But—
Miyu raised her pillow.
The beam hit the pillow.
The pillow absorbed it.
It became *warmer*.
And *fluffier.*
The Destroyer choked.
"H-HOW DID YOU… COUNTER TASTE ERASURE WITH A PILLOW?!"
Miyu blinked.
"…Soft."
The man screamed and fled.
---
⭐ 6. FINAL BATTLE — THE TASTELESS COMMANDER
The Commander stepped forward, furious.
"You…
You countered ALL our techniques…
WITHOUT EVEN TRYING."
He raised his weapon:
A ladle forged from boredom.
"I shall erase taste from your entire sect!"
He slammed it into the ground.
A gray wave spread outward.
Flowers wilted.
Food dulled.
The air became bland.
Tien screamed:
"I CAN'T TASTE MY OWN SPIT—!!"
Aurelius gasped:
"My SENSE OF UMAMI—!!"
Lin Ruyin sobbed:
"Everything is… flavorless suffering…"
Only Miyu was unaffected.
She floated silently.
Then—
She pointed her finger.
*Tap.*
A single drop of divine purity fell from her fingertip.
It hit the gray wave—
and turned it into beautiful, shimmering color.
The wave reversed.
Taste returned.
Flowers blossomed.
The Commander's ladle began to melt.
"What—
WHAT ARE YOU?!"
Miyu blinked.
"…Hungry."
The Commander's soul cracked.
He screamed and shot into the sky so fast he broke the sound barrier.
---
⭐ 7. ENDING — HEAVEN'S DEFEAT (AGAIN)
Tien collapsed and hugged the ground.
"We almost died of BLANDNESS—!!"
Auntie Bao wiped her forehead.
"That was the worst enemy so far."
Aurelius agreed.
"To remove taste…
Unforgivable."
Lin Ruyin bowed toward Miyu.
"Master… thank you… for saving flavor."
ALKA-9 analyzed the battlefield.
"Master, Heaven's aggression is escalating.
The next attack will be serious."
Miyu sipped her coffee.
"…Okay."
She looked toward the sky.
Small.
Quiet.
Ancient.
"…Tomorrow.
Prepare."