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Chapter 68 One-Punch Mushroom Man

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Ten figures passed through the purple vortex one after another.

Three military drones followed closely behind.

Click!
Wang Xi stepped on a dead branch and broke it. His shoe fell into the soft, drooping pile of fallen leaves and sank into the mud.

Looking up, they found themselves in a deathly silent and gloomy forest. The forest reeked of decay, and there wasn't a single living creature in sight.

All the trees and vegetation in sight were withered and dead, presenting a desolate black color.

"According to intelligence, this is the 'Sugar Witch's' labyrinth of the Spade 2, and the interior scenes are mostly natural environments such as dilapidated forests, fields, and lakes..."

Xiao Yuzhe looked around and said to everyone in a deep voice.

"This should be Fairy Tale File No. 009 'Black Forest'. Monsters are roaming around, please be careful."

The group raised their arms and used their monitoring wristwatches to check the reality distortion of their surroundings. They were immediately astonished to find "44.7%" displayed in scarlet on the watch face.

"The reality distortion in the maze is so high!"

Ge Tian exclaimed in surprise.

Xiao Yuzhe glanced at her and explained:
"The regional lockdown-level blue disaster that occurred in the Rust Belt of Gucheng at the end of last month was caused by this maze. At that time, the reality distortion exceeded 60%... During this period, the Overlook Bureau has coordinated with the association to send several batches of professional warriors in to carry out the hunt, which has greatly reduced the reality distortion."

"We are currently in a zone between stability and danger. That is why the association has arranged this maze as the stage for the third round of practical assessment."

"Let's go." Jiang Tianjie strode forward, a flash of green light appearing in his hand, revealing a long-handled, square-headed hammer. "Let's go check things out ahead first."

Seeing this, everyone else took out their weapon and equipment cards and followed suit.

After trekking through the desolate black forest for a while.

"and many more!"

At that moment, Nagata An suddenly spoke up.

Everyone stopped abruptly and turned their gazes toward it.

"Danger... is nearby!"

The girl with long, straight black hair frowned slightly, and purple patterns appeared on her beautiful face. Even her eyes had turned a bewitching deep purple.

Everyone stared in astonishment at the change in her expression.

"Is this the Sky Dome Consortium's 'Cursed Hero' technology?"

Jiang Tianjie asked curiously.

"I've heard that it's completely different from the 'wild card' and is a kind of artificial transplantation technology that imitates the supernatural power of the ghost story system."

“Yes.” Nagata Anzu didn’t deny it; instead, she smiled. This was clearly a good opportunity to promote her conglomerate, so she elaborated: “What I transplanted was a cursed organ called ‘Wind-Crying Woman,’ which possesses special abilities in perception and aerodynamics.”

As they were talking, two tears silently streamed down the girl's face. Yet she still smiled, pointing in two directions:

"There is danger over there and over here."

"give it to me."

At that moment, the blond youth Carlisle spoke.

He raised his hand and tossed out two white cards.

In a flash of light, it transformed into two drone-sized puppets, one an eagle and the other a dog.

"δ Reconnaissance Doll - Watchdog (Light Green/One Star)"

"δ Reconnaissance Doll - Watchdog Eagle (Pale Green/One Star)"

Wang Xi glanced at it and saw the entry.

At the same time, it can be seen that these are two artificial minion cards, obviously from Carlisle's employer, the Gear Consortium.

The hawk and hound darted off to the left and right in the directions pointed out by Nagata Anzu, and quickly disappeared into the forest.

But it didn't take long.

Then everyone heard a loud rumbling sound from the right.

Carlisle frowned and touched his temple. A shimmering ring the size of a fingernail appeared in that area.

Images flashed across his right eye, quickly turning into a jumble of static and noise.

"The guard dog was destroyed."

"Carlisle said in a deep voice."

"One strike, one kill."

Upon hearing this, everyone became alert.

While the "Watchdog" isn't a high-end card, it's still worth over 100,000 credits. It's agile, adept at escaping, and not easily damaged.

The fact that it could be destroyed in one strike shows how powerful the enemy was.

call out--

From the woods to the left, the silver-gray puppet eagle swiftly flew back and landed on Carlisle's shoulder.

Some images flashed through his right eye.

"It is a kind of mushroom that is huge in size but very agile in movement."

"mushroom?!"

Everyone was shocked.

As a top graduate of Dongzhou University and recently transferred to the Demystification Division of the Gucheng Overlook Bureau, Xiao Yuzhe is clearly very knowledgeable about mazes.

After a brief moment of thought, he had already reached a conclusion:
"They should be 'Giant Mushroom People.' They move quickly, have incredible punching power, and their weakness is inside their umbrella-like caps. Everyone, wait a moment—"

Xiao Yuzhe hadn't finished speaking.

Boom boom boom!
The high-frequency, muffled sound of footsteps approached from afar.

Everyone's pupils shrank.

Then we saw a series of tall mushroom-like figures rushing towards us from the forest on the left.

They resembled magnified king oyster mushrooms, standing over two meters tall, entirely pale white, with robust limbs resembling those of humans. Their caps were multicolored, mostly purplish-black and scarlet, giving them the appearance of deadly, poisonous mushrooms.

Beneath the umbrella-like canopy were three dark holes, two small and one large, resembling their eyes and mouths.

"Darkened Sugar Mushroom Girl (Crimson/Two Stars)" Wang Xi was taken aback.

Is this monster transformed from cute candy girls?

The Candy Girls, created by the Candy Witch Bev using candy magic in a fairytale fantasy world, have appeared in the main world as disasters and dungeon monsters...

Bang! !

There was a loud bang.

Lin Xin'er flashed forward and exchanged blows with a blackened candy mushroom girl. A powerful shockwave erupted in a visible manner, blowing away the withered branches and leaves at their feet.

Bang bang bang! !

Wearing black gloves, Lin Xin'er engaged in close combat with the mushroom man using only her fists and feet.

Every punch landed squarely, leaving only fleeting afterimages.

The five seed members also stepped forward to fight, engaging in a fierce battle with the attacking mushroom people.

Yu Jiali, wielding an eight-sided bronze sword, seized the opportunity to sever a mushroom-man's thick arm. Jiang Tianjie assisted from the side, swinging his long-handled, square-headed hammer upwards, striking the mushroom-man's umbrella-like base.

With a muffled thud, the mushroom-like creature's umbrella was completely ripped open, revealing a colorful, gel-like substance underneath, which appeared to be its brain.

Beep beep beep!
Several red laser beams flashed, piercing and scorching the mushroom-like creature's colorful brain. It immediately slumped forward, motionless.

Xiao Yuzhe stood not far away, holding a laser pistol, and smiled at Yu Jiali and Jiang Tianjie, saying:
"Good cooperation."

On the other side, Anzu Nagata, using her "Cursed Hero" power, hindered the movement of several mushroom-men with an invisible wind force. She then took out a green skill card, turning the ground into a swamp, causing the mushroom-men to sink into it.

While they were struggling desperately...

Carlisle's mechanical arm extended and unleashed a barrage of missiles at the heads of the mushroom-like creatures. A dozen or so finger-sized missiles struck their foreheads, exploding their caps and brains in one fell swoop.

Lin Xin'er single-handedly killed the mushroom-like creature. Its head was deformed and flattened, and a sticky, mottled gelatinous substance oozed from three holes in its face.

Zhong Shuang and the other two commoner geniuses worked together seamlessly to kill a mushroom-man. Although they didn't have any powerful cards, their basic skills were solid, and they slew the monster using only the cheapest artificial white card, "Combat Saber".

As for Wang Xi, he didn't make a show of himself. He carried the decapitation sword and beheaded a mushroom-like man in a few moves.

However, to his surprise...

This time, Caius did not display a notification.

Even if you kill the target "Darkened Sugar Mushroom Girl", you still cannot capture her ability cards.

Wang Xi was unaware of the reason and felt a pang of regret.

He glanced around the scene.

This wave of monster attacks ended without causing any casualties.

All six seeded players are at the three-star level, while Zhong Shuang and the other two commoner geniuses are at the two-star level. Facing this group of mushroom people, they naturally won't feel too much pressure.

Even when facing the maze monsters for the first time, their mental fortitude was excellent, and they showed no signs of panic.

Three semi-transparent military drones hovered silently above the group, filming the entire hunting process.

The viewers in the live stream were full of praise.

Their movements were fluid and seamless, demonstrating perfect teamwork.

He truly deserves to be called the most outstanding professional warrior of this year in Gucheng. Compared to those amateur streamers, he's worlds apart.

puff-

Holding a dagger, Xiao Yuzhe stepped on the corpse of a mushroom-man and cut open its chest. Then, with his bare hands, he reached inside and pulled out a purple magic stone the size of a mangosteen from the dense, tight mycelium.

"The 'Giant Mushroom Man' has a magic stone hidden in his chest."

The young man turned to the crowd and said.

"Since we're a team, let's split the spoils equally, shall we?"

"I have no opinion."

Yu Jiali nodded, took out a dagger, and began to help pack up the spoils.

No one rejected Xiao Yuzhe's suggestion. Even Lin Xin'er and Carlisle, who usually kept to themselves, acquiesced to teamwork this time.

Wang Xi once again made a sinister guess: perhaps the conglomerate behind them had issued instructions overnight, telling them not to stand out too much in the third round of assessments, so as not to have a negative impact on the conglomerate...

Not a moment.

The magic stones inside the five mushrooms were removed, and Carlisle weighed them by hand, calculating that they weighed exactly 1550g.

On average, each person can obtain 155g of magic stones.

Based on the market price of the "flying hat" platform, each person will earn a net profit of about 15,000 credit points in this round.

It's clear that the income from going through the maze is indeed high.

Carlisle's mechanical arm seemed to have many functions, and it even cut the magic stone into ten equal parts on the spot.

After distributing the spoils, the group continued deeper into the Black Forest. Along the way, they encountered several more waves of monsters.

A black spider that looks like a giant human hand, a brown worm covered in sharp spines, a pitcher plant with legs...

Fortunately, Nagata An always managed to give advance warnings, and with Carlisle's puppet followers gathering intelligence and Xiao Yuzhe's encyclopedic analysis, everyone fought well-prepared battles and basically swept through the competition.

The group arrived at a clearing in the woods.

In the center of the muddy ground, there was a large wooden box inlaid with gold and silver.

"The maze treasure chest..."

Xiao Yuzhe was startled and whispered.

"It's a low-probability event. Treasure chests usually contain good stuff, but correspondingly, they're guarded by powerful monsters."

Wang Xi took a closer look.

On one side of the treasure chest grew three inconspicuous little mushrooms. His gaze, however, grew increasingly profound.

"Treasure Chest Guardian - Three Mushroom Granny (Crimson/3 Stars)"

The entry is wrapped in bronze patterns.

Samsung Elite!

(End of this chapter)