Chapter 708 Abyss Mushroom
Qi Le noticed its gaze and asked, "Did you come from the back mountain?"
"Did you burn the mushrooms there?"
Zhuang Mingxu did not answer, but asked, "What's the problem?"
Qi Le shook his head and said, "The mushrooms there are not of high quality, and are fundamentally different from this one."
"This one...you mean, these are all one plant?" Lu Weiyi asked.
"Yes, these were just one seed at first, and the roots grew so many on their own."
"Then are their crystal cores also one?" Lu Weiyi asked.
"No, the crystal core of this plant is composed of many components. Initially, it was no different from ordinary mutant plants. Later, in order to play certain roles, some of its mutation directions were artificially interfered with. Now its level cannot be determined by traditional mutant plants, but based on the superimposed energy."
"What the hell is this? How did you get this thing?" Zhou He was already a little anxious. The mushroom had more than one cap. Even though they kept burning the surrounding area with flames, spores were still floating away. He had seen someone in the distance moving towards this side, and their abilities could not be replenished, so they would eventually run out. "So how should we deal with this?"
"Before the intervention, they burned it with fire. Now..." Qi Le himself didn't know. He didn't expect the other party to grow so big in such a short time. It was obviously not big when he saw it before.
Qi Le looked at the towering mushrooms and felt that even without Yuebanwan's interference, this place might one day become another mass grave for the other party.
"Tell me what methods must never be used against it and why," Zhuang Mingxu asked.
Qi Le sorted out his thoughts and replied, "There are mainly two kinds of creatures here. One is this mushroom, and the other is the insects in the deep pit. They have a symbiotic relationship."
"Mushrooms attract mutant creatures by emitting gases or spores. After being absorbed by the insects, the feces they excrete contain energy, which is the best nutrient for mushrooms and can improve the level of mushrooms."
"The mushrooms absorb this nutrient, and the waste they excrete solidifies to form the composition of the basement. They have the function of absorbing the supernatural powers of the psychics, and can have a series of other effects."
Zhuang Mingxu quickly reviewed this relationship in his mind. Seeing that Lu Weiyi was already having a hard time holding on, he put his arm around his waist to support his body and quickly asked, "What are their means of attack?"
"We didn't have any tricks before, but this..." Qi Le shook his head. With such a big change right under his nose, Qi Le didn't know if they had any hidden tricks.
Outside, the deep pit was surrounded by a circle of high walls built by earth-type psychics, trying to provide a buffer for the deceived people. There were also wood-type psychics who used plants to tie up the people who came and drag them with their powers.
Ordinary people from the outskirts of the base have started to appear inside, and we can't delay any longer.
"Let's give it a try," Zhuang Mingxu said to the people standing next to him, "Metal-type psychics, cut the mushrooms into small pieces first, and then drop them into the deep pit. Earth-type psychics will immediately cover and block it, sinking the entire pit into the ground. Fire-type psychics will take action at this time, using their powers to burn them to ashes underground."
"What about the gas produced?" someone asked.
"Do you think we can care so much now? There are already animals over there heading this way. If it continues like this, all the surrounding creatures will be attracted over here." Besides, they might not be able to leave.
After others agreed, implementation began quickly.
Zhuang Mingxu first let the fire-type psychic burn in a circle around him, and then said to Lu Weiyi, "You remove your psychic power. If someone is hit, others should pay attention and keep the person. I observe that those who are confused have not shown any aggressive behavior for the time being."
Lu Weiyi really couldn't hold on any longer. After seeing the flames circling around him, he evacuated decisively. Other psychics also began to act in unison under his command.
As Qi Le said, this mushroom is indeed not very aggressive, but its level determines its strength. Especially after being attacked, it will reflexively use its mycelium to attack the crowd. The red mycelium can suck a person dry the moment it touches the human body. Even people with special abilities cannot defend against it.
The people around them were already affected by the spores. They had no power to resist and many of them were beyond rescue the moment they came into contact with the spores.
"Hurry up, hurry up," Zhuang Mingxu couldn't help but urge.
"Everyone be careful!" Qu Zhu's voice suddenly sounded, and he was seen squatting on the ground, holding a cotton-like mycelium in his hand. It was wriggling at his fingertips like a wire worm. "The mycelium that falls into the ground will autonomously seek out targets to attack."
"Fire-type psychic, use flames to burn the ground beneath your feet!" Zhuang Mingxu shouted.
The temperature raised from the ground by the fire-type psychic did not change noticeably, but soon the soles of their shoes felt sticky. Fang Tang and the others immediately jumped up and down, shouting that it was hot. Fortunately, a water-type psychic controlled the temperature.
Only after the ground beneath his feet turned into glass did Qu Zhu nod, confirming that there was no hyphae sneaking up from the ground.
When the towering mushrooms were cut down to the same level as the ground by the metal-type psychic, the earth-type psychic immediately took action and covered the ground with a layer of soil. As the soil layer was reinforced, the field of vision gradually returned to normal.
"Fire elements, come on, I feel them impacting the ground."
"The roots are growing outwards and have penetrated the soil. What should I do?"
"Changing the hardness will not alleviate the spread."
Underground, where sight is out of reach, flames are burning fiercely. Above the sticky liquid, the mushrooms are quickly burned to ashes, but the roots beneath the liquid are growing rapidly in all directions.
"Assistance from metal-type psychics." Zhuang Mingxu couldn't see what was happening, so Lu Weiyi took over the command and said, "Isolate the surrounding area with metal."
"The fire-type mutant will deal with the roots that have already grown."
This was no longer the time to worry about superpowers. Seeing small mushrooms beginning to pop up on the ground around them, the conscious superpower users immediately took action.
With the cooperation, the growth of the mushrooms was finally cut off, but the danger was only temporarily eliminated.
"Its roots are surrounded by that sticky liquid. The space is too small to completely vaporize it, so the root cause cannot be solved." Lu Weiyi roughly described the situation underground to Zhuang Mingxu. "The metal-type mutant has sealed off the surrounding area and cut off the connection with the roots outside. I can vaguely feel its energy gathering..."
Lu Weiyi had just upgraded and was still unsure about the location of the unclear mutant plant crystal core. As he spoke, he looked towards Qu Zhu.
"Yes, it seems to be gathering consciously. The mushrooms that spread out lack the energy support of the main root. They are just ordinary mushrooms." Qu Zhu confirmed his guess.
This means that their crisis has been temporarily resolved, but...
Looking at the group of people in front of him whose minds were obviously still affected, Zhuang Mingxu turned to Qi Le and asked, "How can these people recover?"
"It will take one to five hours and then they will recover on their own," Qi Le replied.
The crisis in front of them was temporarily alleviated. Zhuang Mingxu hugged Lu Weiyi, who completely leaned on him, knowing that he had reached his limit. However, Wang Bing and others were unstable, and Zhou He and his group had over-consumed their special powers. He couldn't let them see that he couldn't hold on any longer.
"You scared me just now." Zhuang Mingxu was frightened. He pressed him close to himself, kissed his forehead, and then picked him up and held him in his arms with an intimate gesture. "I thought something happened to you."
"We've been busy all night and haven't eaten yet. Let's take out the mutant tiger we hunted on the road and let everyone make something to eat. Let's take a break and discuss the next solution, okay?" Zhuang Mingxu signaled with his eyes.
Lu Weiyi understood and directly took out the SS-level one and threw it on the ground.
"Zhong Ye, have someone deal with the animals that have been attracted here, and make some food by the way." Zhuang Mingxu did not let go of Lu Weiyi. After giving the assignment, he looked at Zhao Gang and Fang Tang, "Everyone's superpowers have been severely depleted. After dinner, you two will lead the team to hunt some mutant animals. Don't bring those below grade A."
"Okay," Zhao Gang responded without saying anything.
Fang Tang saw that the strongest psychics in the Panshui base who followed him had different expressions but did not say a word of rebuttal, so he nodded and said yes.
Zhuang Mingxu carried Lu Weiyi directly towards a courtyard that looked relatively intact. Before leaving, he said to Zhou He, "Bring our Master Qi Le and Lord Mountain God here."
Everyone at the Mountain God Base saw Qi Le being captured, but they didn't know that the Lord Mountain God was there too. Upon hearing this, they looked around curiously, only to see that they were carrying a cage. The dense leaves blocked the view of what was inside, but everyone clearly heard a woman's scream coming from inside.
Everyone had different thoughts, but no one dared to step forward and ask at this time.
Zhou He called a few people to follow him into the yard, and immediately detained Qi Le and Bai Lu separately. He followed them into the room and asked in a low voice, "What happened to the base commander?"
He knew that the two of them had never been shy about their relationship, but they definitely had never been so pretentious.
"The consumption of my supernatural power is a bit too much." Lu Weiyi sat on the bed and then lay down. His forced spirit looked a little listless.
"Then should I take people to hunt some mutant animals now?" Zhou He immediately became anxious.
Zhuang Mingxu shook his head, "If you go at this time, it will easily make Wang Bing and the others feel that Xiao Yi cannot suppress them. If they turn against you, no one here will be able to defeat you."
"What should I do then?" The higher the level, the more impossible it is to recover on your own in a short period of time.
“Xiao Yi, take out the ashes I asked you to save and have them sift them first. The scattered ones are inconspicuous, but when gathered together they have quite a bit of energy.” Zhuang Mingxu thought of the patch of mushrooms that he had burned in the mountains.
Zhou He immediately called a few team members to help quietly. With these as a buffer, Lu Weiyi felt much better, and Zhuang Mingxu finally had the energy to solve Qi Le's problem.
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