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The provocation incited uncontrollable anger.

Chef Adam racked his brains.

He rummaged through a pile of rubbish to find ingredients that were slightly less rubbish, all in order to cook a decent dish, a dish created from rubbish.

Lettuce with bugs? But at least the greens are intact, usable!

Bitten halfway? But there's still half a tomato usable, acceptable!!

Meat chunks soaked in an unknown liquid? But can be cleaned with water! Still usable!!!

With decades of experience in the kitchen, Adam's skills in ingredient selection and pairing were top-notch.

Although he spent extra time selecting ingredients, he finally completed the task.

Back at his workstation, the smartest among his assistants stepped forward.

Master and apprentice worked together, transforming the rubbish in front of them thoroughly.

"Incredible! Amazing!! Wow!!!!!"

His techniques were not only polished but also practical, leaving the host and audience in awe.

His knife skills were divine, the fire intense, and his timing perfect.

Without any unnecessary movements, Chef Adam completed the dish first.

"Fantastic!! This is…"

"Ground beef rice!!!"

"Oh... I see, I see..."

The host glanced sideways, even sneering a bit.

Faced with such a straightforward dish, everyone knew it was ground beef rice.

The problem was, it was too ordinary.

Even though it was salvaged from garbage, this dish was too simple for Chef Adam.

Lacking innovation and nothing particularly special in appearance, it was a dish that could only be described as ordinary.

However, it was precisely because of this that Adam smiled.

"Hmph! Don't underestimate me! Not only did I crush the beef, but I also mixed it with lettuce. Though the ingredients are the simplest foods, with seasoning and cooking techniques, this dish can work miracles!!!"

"You make it sound so impressive!!! But what kind of review will you receive after tasting it?!!"

At that moment, the whole room fell silent.

What was once a lively competition ground quieted down as the tasting began.

Everyone watched the judges on stage, witnessing the moment when rubbish turned into art.

That was their thinking a second ago.

The next moment, all three judges simultaneously spat out the food in their mouths.

Like a fountain, the rubbish in their mouths was instantly expelled.

"Trash!!!!" x3

All three judges agreed.

"But?! This is already the only flavor that can be cooked from that pile of garbage!"

Chief Judge, struggling with Chef Adam's creations, set down his utensils.

"Trash is still trash!!! Though you chose to focus on seasoning, it cannot change the essence of the food. Once food goes bad, cooking it won't change that fact!!!"

"No, it can't be..."

Adam knelt on the ground, shedding tears of frustration over his failure.

Then he lifted his head and looked at his opponent.

Cyclone was calm and relaxed, humming a tune while swaying his body.

With simplicity, he poured all the rubbish into a large pot and brought it to a boil over high heat.

"La la la~"

The crowd was astonished by Cyclone's composure, wondering what he would cook up in the end.

However, when Cyclone poured out the contents of the big pot and arranged them into a castle, the amazement of the audience turned into terror.

Black quicksand spewed out from the castle, and continuously wriggling unidentified substances resembled creatures from hell.

A castle that existed only in hell had arrived in the human world, and everyone's eyes couldn't look away from it.

Cyclone presented the castle to the three judges, one plate each.

It could be said that all three judges were stunned.

"Don't underestimate this dish~ even if it smells a little, looks a little unappealing, its taste is beyond your imagination~"

After Cyclone said this, all the audience turned to look at the head judge.

The food, reminiscent of hell, emitted a stench that seemed like a deadly toxin.

But as a professional judge, this bite had to be taken.

To deny the taste of food because of its appearance and smell was the gravest mistake a judge could make.

The head judge took Cyclone's dish into his mouth.

Immediately, his eyes widened to the maximum.

"This...”

After the host's long-drawn-out intonation, the whole audience was eagerly anticipating the head judge's reaction.

At that moment, the head judge remained silent and his head went straight onto the table.

The host paused for a second and then yelled, "Dead, dead?!!!"