On the surface of the tumor, a massive "human face," composed of hyphae and rotting tissue, twisted in agony! Its features vaguely resembled those of a previous Keeper! Especially those eyes, formed from two madly burning balls of dark green hyphae flame, fixed their gaze fixed with venomous intent on the summit of the Emerald Tower! A monstrous resentment, a blend of the Covenant Stone's icy will, the mycelium's frantic devouring instinct, and the tainted soul of the Keeper, slammed into Xu Shuangyao and Pei Du like a physical mental shockwave!

“Give…the…key…back…up!!!” A terrifying voice, neither male nor female, like the roar of billions of resentful souls, exploded directly in the core of the two people’s consciousness!

The cold steel corridor was filled with the stench of disinfectant and decaying flesh. The indicator lights flickered, illuminating the congealed bloodstains on the walls like a mural of hell. This was on the edge of the City of Thorns, deep within the temporarily sealed underground research area, the former "Mycelium Crisis Response Center." The heavy alloy isolation door was twisted and torn by some immense force. Inside, the entrance to Hell.

The vast space had been transformed into a mycelial lair. The floor was covered in a thick, black mat that undulated and pulsated like a living carpet. Thick, pus-oozing mycelial tubes coiled around the walls and ceiling like giant pythons, connecting to a sickening core at the center—a massive tumor forcibly assembled from countless mycelia, rotting flesh, broken metal components, and the flickering remains of instruments. On the tumor's surface, a "human face" composed of mycelium and necrotic tissue wailed silently, its dark green mycelial flames dancing wildly in its empty eye sockets.

Pei Du and Xu Shuangyao stood in front of the torn isolation door, like stepping into a reef in a sea of ​​filth.

"Pei Du..." Xu Shuangyao's voice echoed through Pei Du's consciousness, a subtle tremor. The golden light lingering from her fingertips illuminated a small area ahead. Wherever the light touched, the fungal carpet sizzled and painfully contracted, only to be filled by more darkness like a viscous tide. "At its core... there are fragments of the stone tablet's will... and... the lingering soul of the tablet's guardian... They devour each other, and... merge."

Pei Du's eyes, etched with icy coldness, emanated from his dark-golden body, pulverizing any approaching mycelial spores. "The source of the pollution," he muttered, his voice resonating metallically in the enclosed space. "It must be eliminated."

As soon as he finished speaking, the massive mycelial tumor in the center trembled violently! The twisted features of the "human face" erupted with extreme resentment! The rotten maw silently opened to its limit. Countless tiny spores, gleaming with a faint green light, erupted like high-pressure arsenopyrite, forming a dense rain of death that instantly enveloped the two of them!

At the same time, the mycelial tubes entwined on the ground and walls suddenly shot out as if given life! Dozens of mycelial tentacles, as thick as pythons, each tipped with a suction cup covered in spiral teeth, ripped through the air and, with a piercing shriek, descended from all directions to strangle the enemy! The sticky pus secreted from the tentacles dripped onto the ground, emitting a corrosive hissing sound and emitting a pungent, poisonous smoke!

The attack was instantaneous! The foul stench and deadly spore mist filled every inch of space!

Pei Du's eyes flashed with molten gold! Without even moving, he raised his left hand, which was covered with dark gold patterns, like lightning, and with five fingers spread out, he clenched it fiercely towards the spore poison mist attacking from the front!

Buzz!

An invisible, highly compressed force field of the End instantly took shape before him! Like the most impenetrable Wall of Sighs! Dense dark green spores slammed into the force field, like a solid wall of steel, with a dense "puff puff" sound like rain hitting banana leaves! Violent ripples spread across the surface of the force field, and the terrifying impact caused the entire underground space to shake slightly! All the spores were firmly blocked and squeezed in front of the force field, unable to advance an inch!

"Purify!" Xu Shuangyao's clear voice rang out, carrying the majesty of the planet's will. She formed a profound hand seal with her hands before her chest, and the golden flame mark between her brows suddenly blazed brightly! A pure, majestic, golden aura, like the tide of life, erupted from her center!

Wherever the halo passed, the dark green spores that had been blocked by Pei Du's force field melted and purified like dewdrops under the scorching sun, turning into harmless green smoke! The halo continued to spread, like a golden tsunami, fiercely washing over the thick mycelial tentacles that were strangling them!

Chichichi--!

Like pressing a scalding iron onto butter! The mycelial tentacles swept by the golden halo let out a shrill "scream" (actually the vibrations of violent energy evaporation). The frantically wriggling tumors and mucus on their surfaces instantly charred and carbonized! The tough mycelial tissue quickly withered and broke under the powerful life-purifying force! Several tentacles in the forefront were even directly burned through by the halo, vaporizing!

However, many of the tentacles were merely weakened and burned, not completely destroyed! They continued to coil and whip wildly! Even more terrifying, the dark green flames on the central mycelial tumor "human face" pulsed violently, and a cold, twisted, corrosive mental shockwave, like an invisible stinger, ignored physical defenses and fiercely pierced Xu Shuangyao's consciousness!

Xu Shuangyao's body suddenly stiffened! The purifying aura instantly dimmed! She groaned, and a chaotic green hue instantly covered her clear eyes! Fragments of the Covenant Stele's cold logic, the desperate wails of the torn and contaminated guardian, the mycelium's ravenous devouring instinct... Countless chaotic, vicious, and negative fragments of information, like a flood bursting through a dam, madly assaulted her consciousness! She felt as if her soul was being dragged into a filthy, raving abyss of madness!

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