Life Dungeon Game

He gazed at the pristine, empty sky above the Ghost Mushroom, a place where even night crows wouldn't fly.

The sky over the wilderness does not belong to humankind.

A long chapter of 5,000 words. The next chapter should conclude the wilderness storyline and return to the city.

Chapter 449 Flames (Long Chapter)

The black pickup truck slowly drove into the quiet valley.

A gentle breeze rustled the leaves.

The chirping of insects and birds that should have echoed along the roadside are now completely silent, so silent that it feels as if driving into this place is like driving into death.

He Ao held the steering wheel with one hand, and loud heavy metal music was playing from the truck's stereo. He rolled down the window, held a cigarette between his fingers, and stretched it out the window, letting the wisps of smoke drift away with the wind.

The 'delicious' feeling that lingered in his heart grew stronger and stronger, to the point that it almost filled his mind.

The wilderness wanderers have now driven away the strange beasts on the outskirts, but judging from the information gathered, the situation is not good.

Many traces of C-level alien beast activity were discovered around the area covered by the Ghost Mushroom.

Since most of the wilderness wanderer families do not have C-level experts, the wilderness wanderers can only rely on the sacrifice of their clansmen or attacks to draw some dangerous areas. They cannot determine what the danger in each area comes from, whether it is strange beasts or dangerous extraordinary items.

Generally speaking, those who encounter the source of danger cannot survive to send the information back. Therefore, the perception of a dangerous area among wilderness wanderers is 'this place is dangerous'. Having one C-level alien beast is dangerous, and having three C-level alien beasts is also dangerous.

Previously, the wilderness wanderers were unable to fight alone, but this time, under the call of the Andavi family and the pressure of the Ghost Mushroom, the wilderness wanderers united and had the opportunity to conduct a detailed exploration and cleanup of the surrounding area.

Before exploring, He Ao and the old patriarch estimated that there would be many Class C alien beasts around the Ghost Mushroom area.

The reality is that it's even worse than initially anticipated.

So far, they have discovered traces of at least eight Class C alien beasts in the vicinity, while the wilderness wanderers originally estimated that there were at most two or three Class C alien beasts nearby.

The principle is actually quite simple: the Ghost Mushroom stopped expanding here, not because it had become too kind and didn't want to expand anymore, but because it encountered an obstacle to expansion.

The C-rank monsters have developed some resistance to the Ghost Mushroom's attraction. The Ghost Mushroom's current allure to the surrounding area is no longer enough to lure and prey on these C-rank monsters.

The presence of these C-level alien beasts also deterred other wild beasts and alien creatures from venturing this area, thus cutting off the Ghost Mushroom's food supply.

In a sense, these Class C alien beasts suppressed the expansion of the Ghost Mushrooms and protected this wilderness.

He's vehicle passed by the abandoned wilderness camp again. The camp was now empty, with dark white bones scattered everywhere and ghost mushrooms growing luxuriantly on the bones.

Those slain wilderness wanderers have been completely 'digested' by the ghost mushrooms.

The abandoned camp was also covered with layers upon layers of densely packed ghost mushrooms.

These ghost mushrooms exude a delicious allure, causing people to subconsciously ignore the cold and dark environment, taking everything around them for granted, and only wanting to taste those delicious mushrooms.

He turned the steering wheel, ran over the ghost mushrooms on the ground, left the road, and turned into the wilderness.

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This path is only on the edge of the Ghost Mushroom area; the real core area is further inside.

The white liquid stuck to the black tires and quickly mixed into the soil.

There were no roads in the wilderness, only uneven muddy ground.

He Ao controlled the steering wheel, groping his way forward along the safe and suitable route drawn for the vehicle by the old clan chief.

His body rose and fell with the shaking of the vehicle.

Under the dim headlights, the surrounding land was littered with the bones of people and animals.

These bones are half buried in the mud and half exposed, with pure white ghost mushrooms covering them under the starlight.

He Ao began to understand why this mushroom was called the Ghost Mushroom in ancient legends.

They grow from the bones of the dead, like ghosts returning from hell.

He Ao continued walking forward.

Some of the surrounding bones showed signs of weathering, while others were still quite new.

This proves that the surrounding Class C alien beasts did not completely prevent animals or humans from entering this area. These constantly tempted 'foods' will cause the Ghost Mushrooms to increase in number and become stronger.

Until they are able to attract the C-level alien beasts that are blocking them from the outside.

That will be the moment when true terror descends.

Therefore, the Wilderness Wanderers must eliminate the Ghost Mushrooms before they can attract C-rank enemies.

The small truck struggled to travel across the undulating wilderness.

The current Ghost Mushroom area is formed by connecting many smaller areas that were previously infected by Ghost Mushrooms.

Those creatures surrounded by Ghost Mushrooms had no chance to resist and almost all of them became nutrients for the Ghost Mushrooms in a very short time, and the area covered by the Ghost Mushrooms quickly connected together.

The area that eventually merged together was roughly circular, with irregular protrusions along its edges.

The further Heo went, the denser the ghost mushrooms became in his field of vision.

The white mushrooms covering the hillsides reflected a dim glow under the starlight.

These glows can help the 'prey' find the Ghost Mushroom more accurately.

In a sense, the Ghost Mushroom is very powerful; its allure is unparalleled, and it seems to increase as the population grows.

However, in another sense, it is also very weak.

As long as it can resist its contamination, it's just an ordinary mushroom.

As the wheels rolled over them, one ghost mushroom after another exploded.

Ghost mushrooms seem to lack reason; their constant attraction of prey is merely a means for them to absorb nutrients and increase their own value.

With He Ao's super memory activated, he could not see any shadows on the Ghost Mushroom.

This proves that the ghost mushroom has no soul.

Even on the weakest blades of grass, there are faint shadows so faint they are almost invisible unless you look closely.

However, the Ghost Mushroom has nothing on it. Although it has the appearance of a living creature, it is as lifeless as a machine made by humans.

The 'delicious' temptation still lingered in Heo's mind and was rapidly growing stronger, which seemed to prove that Heo was approaching the core area of ​​the Ghost Mushroom region.

He needs to get to the center of the Ghost Mushroom area, where close-range artillery shells from the outside cannot reach.

He will launch from the central area.

Incendiary bombs were launched, and at the same time, members of the Andavi family would fire incendiary bombs from all sides toward the center.

With a two-way attack, the Ghost Mushroom can be killed quickly, reducing the time it takes to attract powerful monsters.

The only problem with doing this is that Heo's situation would be more dangerous.

He will not only be in the central area of ​​the Ghost Mushroom, enduring the strongest temptations, but also face the powerful monsters that charge into the Ghost Mushroom area, and endure the scorching flames.

To this end, Heo borrowed a damaged supernatural item from the old patriarch of the Andavi family. This supernatural item could allow the holder to avoid the burning of flames to a certain extent, but it would continuously attract the fire.

The Andavi family only has one extraordinary item that can reduce fire damage, and the old patriarch does not recommend using this extraordinary item.

Because the previous owners of this item all died in flames, it does not completely protect against flames when it is used to defend against them, and it will attract even larger flames.

However, He Ao was quite interested in this thing and took the extraordinary item.

As the bright moon streaked across the sky, He Ao finally arrived at the core area of ​​the plan.

He pushed open the car door, jumped out with a cigarette in his mouth, and stomped on a ghost mushroom.

He was wearing a special fireproof suit, which was heat-insulating and fire-resistant, and could also help him resist flames to some extent.

He took a folding signal gun from the driver's seat and slowly unfolded it.

Throughout the process, his arms trembled uncontrollably as the powerful allure of the Ghost Mushroom from the core area constantly drew him in, attempting to alter his will and manipulate his body.

This feeling is like someone who has been starving for three or four days standing in front of a lavish banquet, struggling to resist eating it.

Especially when there's a sizzling, oily roast chicken covered in honey and spices right in front of this person.

He is now fighting not only temptation, but also the instincts of his body.

The reason why those C-level alien beasts in the surrounding area were able to resist the temptation of the ghost mushroom is probably because they are relatively far from the core area.

He's movements were slow, but he eventually deployed the signal flare as planned.

He raised the signal flare and pointed it at the sky.

As a bright flame rose into the sky, he threw away the signal gun in his hand and instantly pulled down the tarpaulin covering the truck bed, revealing the cargo inside.

The truck bed was filled with small launchers for incendiary bombs, and a small off-road motorcycle was strapped to the rear of the truck.

He took the off-road motorcycle off and placed it on the ground.

This motorcycle is sturdy and durable, and can adapt to various environments, but the riding experience is not very comfortable. It is one of the most popular off-road motorcycles in the wilderness.

Then He looked up at the small launcher in the truck. In order to minimize unnecessary time, all the incendiary bombs were already in the launch position when He set off.

The only problem with this operation is that it is easy to accidentally fire while driving, but He Ao drove very steadily and this did not happen.

After turning his gaze away from the small launch device, He Ao glanced at the time on his wristband, then picked up the binoculars and looked towards the moon.

A bright ray of light quickly rose into the sky under the bright moonlight, soaring towards the radiant moon.

This was the Andavi family's reply to him, indicating that they knew Heo had arrived at the designated location.

Upon seeing the signal flare, He Ao raised his wristband, glanced at his watch, and saw that there were still fifteen seconds until midnight.

This was the agreed-upon time for launching the incendiary bombs.

He Ao pressed his hand on the launch button, staring at the countdown timer on his hand, watching the stopwatch numbers slowly reach zero.

Soon, the clock ticked down to the final three seconds.

three!

two!

One!

The sky was instantly filled with shells painted with reflective markings.

One flame after another, like carnations blooming at midnight, burst forth on the earth.