Full health is the kill threshold, no matter if you're a god or a demon!

To be honest, Zhao Xinchun's performance on the previous part of the journey was not very impressive, to the point that everyone forgot that she was a high-burst assassin-type character.

The problem was that both the cave-dwelling plundering crab and the crystal-shelled venomous scorpion were monsters with amazing defenses, which made it impossible for her to use her assassination skills, leaving her feeling extremely frustrated.

These mushroom people in front of her were obviously physically weak and moved rather slowly, making them the ideal prey for a high-burst assassin like her!

She hissed softly, her figure as elusive as a ghost—

Backstab! Throat choke! Bone removal!

The movements were fluid and graceful, the dagger transforming into two deadly streaks of cold light.

The bright red critical hit numbers leaped up, and a spore thrower was instantly torn into shattered fungal chunks and scattered spores before it could even launch a second attack.

"Well done, Ah Chun!" Wu Zhan laughed.

He always said that none of the people he personally selected were weak!

Seeing this, Liu Nian laughed and immediately activated [Unstoppable Force], crashing into the densely packed mushroom people like a human tank!

Bang! !

The enormous impact blasted the large group of mushroom people into a cloud of shattered spores.

Liu Nian then stomped down with his foot.

The earth roared!

Mushroom people don't have high defense to begin with, and this simple combo can deal nearly 2 damage!

Even a level 20 elite monster can't withstand more than a few hits!

The mushroom people began to fight back, angrily waving their mushroom staffs, and the ground quickly rose up with [spore mines] flashing dangerous red lights.

"Watch your step!" Wu Zhan warned in time.

But there's really no need to remind them.

None of them were no novices, and with their overwhelming strength, this wave of mushroom people was quickly wiped out.

The battle ended, and many items were left on the ground.

Besides the more common materials such as [luminous sclerotia] and [tough mycelium], there are also several pieces of equipment and a skill book that are quite eye-catching.

【Name: Mycelial Hood】

[Type: Protective Gear (Head)]

[Level: 18]

[Quality: Excellent]

[Attributes: Agility +28, Constitution +12, Movement Speed ​​+10%]

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【Name: Symbiotic Wristband】

Type: Wristband

[Level: 18]

[Quality: Excellent]

[Attributes: Strength +15, Health +200]

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[Name: Poisonous Scepter]...

【Name: Robe of Miasma】...

……

Skill Book:

[Skill Book: Spore Mine]

[Type: Active Skill]

[Learning Requirements: Level 18, Intelligence 40]

[Effect: Places an invisible spore mine at a designated location. When an enemy approaches, it triggers, exploding and dealing (80% spell power or 120% attack damage) Nature damage to enemies within a 3-meter radius, reducing their movement speed by 40% for 3 seconds. A maximum of 3 mines can exist at a time, and the mines last for 60 seconds. Cooldown: 12 seconds.]

……

Although a lot of things were revealed, Liu Nian didn't really need them, and since the quality wasn't very high, he didn't participate in the distribution.

However, after this battle, the pet Echo's level increased to level 15.

"Alright, we should move on now," Wu Zhan said.

Mekkatorque suddenly spoke up: "Warriors, the next obstacle on our way to Prince City of the Heart of the Gear is a rather large fungus tribe..."

The dwarf master craftsman said seriously, "This is not some minor skirmish we encounter on the road, but a real defensive stronghold, just like those outposts built by those stinky rats. Unless our army passes through here, we will usually sneak through this area silently to avoid being entangled."

According to the master craftsman's description, the fungus tribe is located on the main road leading to the city of Gearheart. The tribe is quite large, and the exact number of fungus is unknown, but it is at least several thousand, and there are quite a few fungus above level 30.

Moreover, there is more than one tribe like this in this mushroom forest!

Although the dwarves haven't explored it in depth, there must be even larger tribes, or even mushroom kingdoms, existing in the deeper layers of the Underdark.

Therefore, Mekkatorque believed that he could not simply fight his way through the rest of the journey; he had to proceed cautiously and stealthily.

After discussing it for a while, the group decided to follow Mekkatorque's advice.

"Don't worry, we've carved out a hidden passage here before, and we've always managed to get through safely. The only problem is..." Mekkatorque scratched his head, "The passage's height is based on our height, so the human warriors might have a bit of a hard time!"

The group exchanged bewildered glances upon hearing this.

Sun Yao almost blurted out: "Are we going to crawl through a dog hole...?"

However, it's best not to say such discordant things in front of a dwarf.

Otherwise, people might say: "Are you implying that we dwarfs are dogs?"

Next, Mekkatork took the lead: "We need to speed things up!"

The master craftsman was worried that killing a group of fungus people earlier might alert them, so he dared not delay.

Mushroom people are completely different from surface races; they do not communicate through language, and the dwarves do not know the specific methods of communication.

It's speculated that it might be based on scent, spores, pheromones, or some other kind of telepathic connection—it's all very strange.

"Follow me closely, and be careful not to touch those big mushrooms, and don't step on the glowing mycelium under your feet." Mekkatorque lowered his voice, his small eyes sharply scanning the surrounding environment behind his goggles.

Zhao Xinchun's figure disappeared into the shadows. Her perception range was very high, so she also took on some of the duties of a scout.

Sun Yao followed closely behind the three dwarfs, followed by Chen Suan and Liu Nian, with Wu Zhan bringing up the rear to stand guard.

They avoided the glowing giant fungus, using the jagged rocks as cover as they moved slowly in the shadows.

And they resolutely refuse to touch anything related to fungi and mushrooms, even dispersing the spore mist floating in the air before passing through.

After all, nobody knows whether these things have anything to do with mushroom people.

The group moved along, stopping frequently. The ergonomic goggles gave the dwarves excellent vision. Mekkatorque gestured for the group to stop several times. Squads of Hardened Fungus Shield Guardians walked heavily along the main road, while a few Glowing Fungus Spore Throwers lingered at the edge of the fungal wall, their caps glowing intermittently as if absorbing energy.

On two separate occasions, Mekkatorque somehow detected the unusual movement of the mycelial network on the ground in advance, alerting the team to avoid potential ambush points by the [lurking fungus men].

The entire process was tense and silent.

They finally breathed a sigh of relief when they entered the hidden passageway for the dwarfs.

This underground network is an engineering creation of the dwarves. The blueprints that Liu Nian obtained when he killed the ratmen were a high-level version of this thing. However, the passages here do not have teleportation functions, but they do have the effect of folding space.

Therefore, once inside the passage, external perception is blocked.

However, this is not absolute; if there are high-level mushroom people, there is still a possibility of them being discovered.

Everything was going smoothly until they left the passage and successfully crossed the mushroom people's territory. However, a small problem arose just before they were about to leave.

Liu Nian and Wu Zhan were too tall; they couldn't squeeze through that final gap...

its stuck.