On the way, Liam took out a portion of thousand-legged mushroom rice he had brought back from the cafeteria on Friday and ate it as lunch while walking.
In the cafeteria, mushrooms were considered a top delicacy. Thanks to their meat-like texture and unique fungal flavor, they tasted delicious even with simple stir-frying.
But Liam had no mood to savor it—his entire attention was focused on how to grow stronger in the future.
When Liam reached Exit 89757, it was already afternoon.
Fortunately, his body had been enhanced and improved yesterday, giving him incredible physical strength. He had been walking for nearly six hours since leaving home, yet he still didn't feel tired.
But he knew this state wouldn't last long—he could no longer maintain the initial fast pace.
This made him less optimistic about going to the farther Exit 38324 to try his luck.
"Walking two more hours round trip isn't a wise decision."
Seeing the sign for Exit 89757, he let out a sigh of relief.
"Finally here."
This time, he didn't go directly to the safe zone exit. After all, his target wasn't the Sequence ability users at the exit.
To avoid exposure, he directly chose to take a small path around and first check the situation of the trash cans.
Having searched for trash cans near two safe exits before, he already had a general idea of where they were located.
Sure enough, after walking through a block, he saw three trash cans filled with god remains.
Watching the dark purple tentacles slowly clinging and crawling along the edges of the trash cans, Liam's heart raced.
He carefully looked around—no one was there, not even cleaners.
Was this an opportunity, or a trap?
As he walked casually, he analyzed carefully.
The clutter in this trash can didn't seem to have been deliberately organized.
Liam glanced at the filth on the ground—there were only stripes of shoe prints trampling back and forth around the trash can, presumably from a single cleaner.
As for whether anyone was secretly monitoring?
It was highly unlikely.
Exit 89757 had far fewer Sequence ability users than Exit 54320. Relatively speaking, the trash cans here couldn't be more valued than those in the Exit 54320 area.
If the large garbage station at Exit 54320 only had two plainclothes officers, there was no doubt that Exit 89757 couldn't have more advanced surveillance methods!
No one nearby meant no one was monitoring!
In other words, the disappearance of the god remains in the trash can at Exit 114514 last night had only spread to Exit 54320—not to a wider range!
Originally, he had planned to go to the farther Exit 38324 to check, because there was definitely a feast of the century waiting for him there. But now his body had already shown signs of fatigue, and he didn't seem to have enough strength to go there to try his luck.
He decided—this time, it would be the trash cans at Exit 89757!
He knew his analysis wasn't foolproof.
But fortune favors the bold!
To grow stronger, one needs to take risks. Blindly seeking stability will only lead to missed opportunities.
Liam had been reborn—not to live the same miserable life as his previous one.
At the very least, he wanted to use his powerful Sequence ability to leave the edge of the safe zone and achieve financial freedom.
So he needed to grow stronger.
To grow stronger as quickly as possible.
Having made up his mind, Liam immediately decided to rush to the trash cans and binge eat while no one was around.
The god remains in the trash cans this time were three or four times what he had eaten yesterday.
He had to speed up and resolve this as soon as possible. If he ate slowly like yesterday, even needing water to help swallow, he didn't know how long it would take him to finish these three bins of delicacies—and he might get exposed!
But once he accelerated his eating speed, he couldn't carefully avoid getting his clothes dirty. He might accidentally get bloodstains on them, leading to big trouble.
So before eating, he carefully took off all his coats and hung them on a nearby street lamp. The metal shell of the street lamp was cast with several hooks—Liam didn't know what these hooks were for, but they were perfect for hanging his coats now.
Then he stood shirtless in front of the trash cans.
This area was near the safe zone exit, much colder than other places. The cold wind pouring in when the safe zone exit opened scurried along the streets, making Liam break out in goosebumps.
Safety first—he had to endure the cold to ensure his clothes didn't get stained with blood.
Looking at the dazzling array of god remains, Liam shivered with excitement.
He swallowed hard: "Let's eat!!!"
Whether it was because practice makes perfect, making his movements more skilled, or because his physical fitness had improved, enhancing his swallowing power—this time, he swallowed the god remains much faster than yesterday.
He had choked before, but today he could stuff the remains into his mouth with both hands and swallow them immediately. So his hands barely stopped moving—he almost finished all the god remains in the three trash cans in just over ten minutes.
As he ate, his entire body was constantly being strengthened.
By the time he was almost done with the god remains in the three trash cans, he found that even shirtless, he didn't tremble from the cold here—his whole body was filled with power.
"So immediate results?! "
Liam looked at his gradually defined pectoral and abdominal muscles and smiled with satisfaction.
At that moment, the information in his mind changed.
[Sequence "God-Eater" Advanced]
[Grow stronger by digesting gods]
[Current Sequence Level: 2, Greedy Marauder]
[Skill: Blood Feast. Skill Description: Eating gods raw allows digestion.]
[Skill: Violence. Skill Description: For ten minutes, your strength, agility, and physical durability increase threefold. During this period, you feel no pain at all.]
He had advanced to the next level!
Liam widened his eyes in disbelief, staring at his information panel.
The new skill [Violence] enhanced his strength and agility, and made him fearless of pain.
This skill seemed to greatly improve his combat ability!
With his current strength, could he join a Sequence ability user team to hunt gods?
He remembered browsing the forum on [Godslayer Camp] last time and seeing a Sequence called [Warrior] with a skill called [Strengthen], which doubled his strength and physical durability for five minutes—already hailed as a "bug skill among low-level Sequences."
His [Violence] clearly surpassed [Strengthen] in all aspects. Wouldn't he be the king among low-level Sequences now?
With such a powerful skill, should he join a Sequence ability user team next, or go solo?
He was thinking a lot now, but had no answers.
Suddenly, he realized a problem.
The most important thing now wasn't to announce his identity as a Sequence ability user, but to find a way to hide his [God-Eater] Sequence so no one would know about it.
To do this, he had to go to the internet café again to find a Sequence that could pass as his own to disguise himself.
Otherwise, if others found out his Sequence was [God-Eater], he didn't know what kind of threats he would face.
But that would have to wait until next week, when he received his salary from working part-time at the library. At least for the next week, he would still be an ordinary student.
He'd cross that bridge when he came to it.
Today, he had already advanced his Sequence—he should quit while he was ahead.
If he got greedy and went to Exit 38324 to eat more, the risk would be too great. Exit 38324 was only three stops away from here. It was very likely that if people here discovered the problem, they would notify the people at Exit 38324 to keep an eye on the trash cans and catch him red-handed!
He'd stop here for now.
After eating the last ten or so god remains in the trash cans, it would be time to head back home. Liam made up his mind and was about to continue, ending this hearty feast.
Suddenly, he heard footsteps.
Someone was coming?! How unlucky?!
But the footsteps seemed a bit unsteady.
He turned around and saw a drunkard stumbling toward the trash cans from a distance.
The drunkard didn't seem to notice Liam—he was humming an unpleasant tune, which only made Liam more distracted.
"If this drunkard notices something unusual about the trash cans, they'll probably seal off the area soon!"
He didn't have time to wipe the blood off his body. After hesitating for a moment, he quickly stuffed the more than a dozen remaining god remains in the trash cans into his schoolbag, put on his clothes, and ran away with the bag on his back.
After advancing his Sequence, his body had undergone another qualitative leap. His speed when running at full strength was extremely fast—he could barely see the roadside railings rapidly retreating behind him.
Liam prayed silently in his heart.
Don't let them set up a blockade and catch him before he escapes!
The drunkard held a wine bottle, staggered to the trash cans, scratched his head: "I seemed to see someone here just now—how did they disappear in the blink of an eye? Could they be, like me, a... hic... a Sequence ability user?"
He threw the wine bottle into the trash can. The bottle hit the can with a crisp sound.
"Hmm? The trash can seems empty? "