Original God: Start with Qiuqiu, become stronger with food and beauties

Chapter 122: Who knows who else might be infected in this dimensional skyscraper?

Mario bowed deeply, his face filled with gratitude, and said, "Hello, beautiful lady. My name is Mario. Thank you very much for helping me remove the curse of the Demon King." Clorinde nodded slightly and responded calmly, "You're welcome. This is what a brave man should do. Well, it's a pleasure to meet you. My name is Clorinde, Mr. Mario."

Mario looked at her in surprise, then suddenly realized something and said, "Hey, you're a hero... No, it would be strange if you weren't a hero. Of course I know you are a hero. Only a hero can break the devil's curse."

Clorinde frowned and asked in confusion, "Who is the Demon King?"

Mario quickly explained, "Edgar, he's a big bad guy. On the floors after me, you might also encounter friends who are cursed like me. I'll ask you to help them then."

Clorinde nodded, indicating understanding, and replied, "Okay, the message will be passed on to the other heroes."

Mario bowed deeply again and expressed his gratitude: "Thank you very much."

As Clorinde was about to leave, she asked again, "Is the Demon King on the 21st floor?"

Mario: "That's right. There's a big devil on the twenty-first floor, which is the top floor. All the friends who came to this world with me were turned into zombies by him. I was turned into a zombie by him after I failed to challenge him. You have to be careful too!"

Clorinde: "After reaching the top floor, if nothing unexpected happens, maybe a group of people will fight him alone, and he shouldn't lose."

Mario: "We thought so before, but he will force you to separate and defeat you one by one. He is very cunning, otherwise we would have won earlier."

"As expected of you, your speed is really fast... Is this... a survivor?" Potio came up from behind and looked at Clorinde and Mario.

Clorinde nodded. "As you can see, his condition is the same as the fat boy before, but he knows more."

When Mario noticed Poteo, his eyes lit up with surprise. "Oh, sir... From your unconventional attire, I sense a unique gentlemanly aura."

Hearing this, Potio was slightly stunned, and then a barely perceptible smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. "Oh? Gentleman's temperament? Haha, how interesting, his dear, I didn't expect that in this day and age, besides someone, there would be someone who would say that about me? Haha... You, little guy, have left a good impression on me."

Mario smiled and scratched his head, looking a little embarrassed. "Hey, when I saw you, I thought of a cowboy friend of mine, so I couldn't help but say hello. Hello, stranger, I'm Mario."

Poteo smiled and replied, "You can just call me Poteo. Before that... did you also turn into a monster like that that only bites people?"

Mario nodded, a trace of gratitude flashing in his eyes: "Yes, thanks to this lady, she saved me from the curse."

Poteo rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "A curse? It turns some people into those cute little creatures with strange powers, right? I have to admit, it's quite powerful. Even I suffered a bit."

Poteo scratched his head and asked Clorinde with a puzzled look: "Um... Clorinde, what were this brother's abilities like before he came back?"

Lost in recollection, Clorinde slowly spoke, "He was very fast, his movements were extremely swift, and his strength was immense... If I had to say it, it wasn't me who defeated him, but he defeated himself."

Mario's eyes widened, and he asked in confusion: "I defeated myself?"

Potio nodded thoughtfully. "He's precious...it seems like you have some special mechanics too, brother."

Clorinde turned to look at Mario and said seriously, "I defeated you because I got a glowing flower."

Mario suddenly understood and said with emotion: "I see. Fortunately, you didn't let me get the flower at that time, otherwise you would have been in greater danger."

Poteo asked curiously, "What is that?"

Mario pulled a glowing flower from his pocket and handed it to Poteo: "This is a magical item that can increase damage. Take it first. When you encounter a strong enemy, eat it."

Potio smiled and nodded, saying, "Well, thanks. There's a nice bar in the camp. Let's go down and have a drink later."

Mario smiled and responded, "My pleasure, brother."

Just then, Kong walked up, looked at them with a determined look, and said, "I plan to make it through the thirteenth floor alone later."

Clorinde frowned slightly and said worriedly, "Well, be careful."

Potiou showed a surprised expression, patted Sora's shoulder, and said with a smile, "I can't tell, he's precious. You can't judge a person by his appearance. I wish you good results."

Kong smiled faintly and replied confidently, "Thank you for your concern, but I believe I can succeed. After all, as one of the leaders of a huge force, honing my skills is something I must do."

Clorinde: "It's understandable, just like upholding justice requires a sufficiently strong force to deter."

Bottiou smiled, revealing his shark teeth. "I know a little bit about cocktails. After receiving the message of your victory, I started working on it. Remember to come down and find me."

Sora nodded. "Yes, I will." He took notice of Potio. He'd noticed that, aside from this particular person, all those summoned were from Teyvat. Sora couldn't help but wonder if this special secret realm had summoned most Teyvatians. While he wasn't Teyvatian... he'd somehow managed to transform himself from a "passerby" into a "person deeply connected." Potio, like his sister, showed no signs of being affected by Teyvat's fate. Could he be the key to ending the cycle of reincarnation and undoing the predetermined destiny?

At the survivor camp, Mario was talking to other survivors when he suddenly saw a familiar figure approaching from a distance. It was Fat Tiger, who looked a little tired but still full of energy.

"Oh my God! Kid...are you okay?" Mario hugged Fat Tiger excitedly, tears in his eyes.

Fat Tiger was stunned and looked at Mario in confusion: "Who are you?"

Potiou on the side laughed out loud: "Hahaha! Brother, are you sure you didn't make a mistake?"

Mario's eyes widened, and he asked in disbelief: "Impossible? You are Gouda Takeshi, right?"

Fat Tiger was silent for a moment, muttering to himself: Oh no, why can't I remember this person?

Botio laughed and said jokingly, "Is this kid face-blind?"

Fat Tiger scratched his head awkwardly and whispered, "I'm sorry... I've never dared to look adults in the eye... so I can't remember most of the adults' faces... I'm sorry, Uncle Mario..."

Mario patted Fat Tiger's shoulder gently, expressing his understanding: "It's okay, kid. After going through so many things, it's normal to forget some people sometimes. As long as you are safe, that's all."

"Uh... hehe... I'll go help first..." Fat Tiger ran away in a panic.

Bottiou walked to the bar and started mixing drinks. "Don't worry about him for now. She gets along well with the kids here. Let's just drink our drinks here."