"Holy shit—he actually ate his way out of that?!"
"As expected of Eat-Stream Adrian Vale! If it exists, he eats it!"
"Is that stomach even human? Does he not need digestion pills or something?!"
"Miracle Nation must be dumbfounded. An S+-rank creature just got eaten alive!"
The shock hadn't even settled when the voice of the Will of Blue Star rang out once more.
[Congratulations! Dragon Nation contestants have slain the S+-rank Desert Rock Clam!][Reward: Underground coal resources + permanent ownership of global electricity and wind energy!]
For one second—
the whole world went dead silent.
Then it exploded.
"WHAT?! Electricity and wind energy?!"
"That's not just a resource reward—that's control over modern civilization!"
"If Dragon Nation monopolizes power generation, then what are the rest of us supposed to do?"
"This is insane! That's a national-level jackpot!"
Inside Dragon Nation, the celebration hit instantly.
"This is enormous! With electricity and wind energy in hand, what can't Dragon Nation do now?!"
"This is the real treasure! This is the real jackpot!"
"Who was saying our luck was bad before? Come out and talk now!"
"Eat-Stream Adrian Vale just changed the future with one meal!"
But beyond Dragon Nation's borders, joy turned into panic almost immediately.
"This is ridiculous! How did they flip the whole situation around in one move?"
"Even if we keep gathering other resources, what's the point if Dragon Nation controls energy?"
"The rewards are getting bigger, which means the creatures ahead are only going to get worse…"
A grim understanding spread across every remaining nation:
the weak had already started falling away.
What remained now—
was a battlefield of giants.
Back in the livestream, the mood shifted again.
Raven Shaw glanced at Wuxian and Fahai.
Both of them were still visibly shaken by what they had just witnessed.
She held it in for as long as she could.
Then a laugh slipped out.
The chat exploded at once.
"Raven is trying so hard not to laugh hahaha!"
"What are you even supposed to feel in that situation—fear or amusement?!"
"With Adrian around, you just feel weirdly safe!"
"If I had a husband like that, I'd be set for life!"
And just like that, another wave hit the livestream.
Fan worship.
"My husband is so handsome—even eating monsters he looks cool!"
"Strong, reliable, and good-looking? That's illegal!"
"He and Raven Shaw really do look like a power couple!"
"Don't start shipping right now!"
"They're literally beauty and beast!"
"Raven is my wife, back off!"
The livestream dissolved into cheerful chaos.
But beneath all of it—
was relief.
Raw, enormous relief.
Because just moments ago, everyone had thought they were dead.
Back in the studio for I Came to Watch the Divine Domain, Sienna Blake let out a long breath.
"Professor Luo… I think I can finally breathe again."
Her voice was softer now, still carrying the tension from earlier.
Professor Luo smiled faintly.
"You were worried."
Sienna Blake nodded.
"How could I not be? Every move Adrian Vale makes now affects Dragon Nation's future."
"If something had gone wrong just now… I don't even want to imagine the consequences."
Captain Ryan Cole's expression remained steady, but his voice was low and serious.
"This stopped being a simple competition a long time ago."
"This is survival."
"And behind every contestant is an entire nation."
Back in the Divine Domain, the atmosphere had calmed down.
The earlier friction between Zhang Zhiwei and Adrian had faded away.
After all, Adrian had eaten.
And once Adrian had eaten, his temper was usually much better.
Zhang Zhiwei, meanwhile, had fallen completely silent.
The chat, naturally, refused to let that go.
"Celestial Master Zhang got humbled hard!"
"He doesn't even dare say anything now!"
"Imagine being a once-in-a-generation genius your whole life and then meeting Adrian Vale…"
"That kind of reality check must hit like a truck."
"Fahai has the right idea. Just stay quiet and live."
Despite the teasing, the team's mood was much more stable now.
Balanced.
Secure.
One truth had already been made painfully clear to everyone present:
the strongest person leads.
The comments quickly shifted again.
"I really want to know what would happen if Wuxian fought Adrian Vale…"
"Same. But I'm betting on Adrian."
"Same here. I trust the eater."
Raven Shaw glanced at the scrolling comments.
For the first time in a long while—
she smiled.
Not a mocking smile.
Not a cold one.
A quiet, genuine smile.
Because absurd or not, ridiculous or not—
having that beast at her side…
meant survival.
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