The world enters the fungal world

Chapter 137 Superior Expert (10,000 words, please subscribe and vote/thanks to reader 434 for the reward)

The group of nine moved like ghosts, silently traversing through the vast expanse of giant mushrooms, with numerous building ruins ahead.

No one exchanged names or showed any intention of befriending each other; their self-awareness was very clear.

That is, to take advantage of the last bit of time, they want to team up and venture deep into the East District to reach the top.

Those top experts who dare to venture deep into the Eastern District at this time are those who have a chance to make a final push to the peak in the last few days; otherwise, no one would be willing to take such a risk.

Suddenly, a wolf howl rang out, and the bald man at the head of the group immediately stopped. He saw a giant wolf covered in black vines leap out from the ruins of the buildings in front of him.

Li Yu saw it and immediately recognized it as the first C-level beast he had ever killed, the Vine Demon Wolf.

The Vine Demon Sirius's fungal technique is called "Fungal Sac Breath," and the Sirius Blade in his hand originated from the Vine Demon Sirius.

With a howl, the vine demon wolf suddenly leaped out of the ruins.

Immediately afterwards, one after another, giant wolves appeared from the surrounding ruins, their howls echoing through the air.

In the blink of an eye, at least a dozen vine demon wolves appeared.

Li Yu breathed a sigh of relief. He finally understood why these people had to gather so many top experts before daring to venture into the Eastern District.

This area, known as the Danger Zone, is home to the weakest Bacterial Beasts, all of which are Class C.

Each C-grade bacterium beast is comparable to an ordinary top-tier powerhouse.

The bald man let out a low growl, pushed off with both feet, and charged forward first.

With his right hand outstretched, a rock spear, about 1.8 meters long, extends outward from his palm. Its surface is covered with stone patterns, like a stone spear sculpted from rock.

A flash of white light, and the vine demon wolf opened its blood-red maw and unleashed its "fungal breath".

The bald man dodged sideways.

Following closely behind was a young man who was about 1.8 meters tall and had a long face.

He clenched his left fist, and a black square shield appeared in front of him, then suddenly lunged forward.

With a "bang," the incoming "sac breath" struck the Four-Sided Shield head-on.

The horse-faced man shuddered slightly, then pushed off with his feet, sending the square shield, bearing the immense power of the "Fungus Breath," crashing towards the Vine Demon Wolf.

Everyone took action; none of those who dared to enter were weak. More than a dozen vine demon wolves unleashed their "fungal sac breath," sending beams of white light hurtling towards the group.

The crowd dodged and blocked, like sharp arrows, swiftly approaching the vine demon wolves.

Li Yu followed in the crowd. Although he was not a top-tier expert, he possessed "Superhuman Capture," which allowed him to double his speed and reaction ability within one or two seconds, reaching the level of a top-tier expert.

With his right hand wielding the Sirius Blade, he entered "Hyper-Static Capture," his figure blurring as he dodged a white light and swung the Sirius Blade horizontally.

The vine demon wolf reacted with lightning speed, leaping away to dodge the wolf blade that was being snatched at it.

But Li Yu's reaction was even more terrifying, as if he had expected it, and the Sirius Blade that was snatched away suddenly changed direction midway.

Flip it up, and a dark blue light shines on it.

A blade of light pierced through the body, instantly cutting into the center of the leaping vine demon wolf's belly from bottom to top, then sweeping up from its back, causing blood to spurt out.

The C-rank vine demon wolf was cleaved in two by Li Yu's Wolf Blade.

Almost simultaneously, three screams rang out from all around. In addition to Li Yu killing the vine demon wolf, three other vine demon wolves were killed by them in an instant.

The bald man, the horse-faced man, and the only woman among the nine were the ones who succeeded.

This woman had a very cute baby face, with a round face and some baby fat.

But he is nearly 1.8 meters tall, with a strong and muscular build.

The first thing Li Yu thought of when he saw her was a "muscle Barbie".

The bald man held a rock spear in his right hand and, while dodging the "Fungus Breath" of a vine demon wolf, suddenly thrust it forward.

Blood gushed out, and the vine demon wolf screamed as its body rolled over, belly up, with a huge gash in the middle, blood and internal organs being flung out as it rolled.

The horse-faced man held up the square shield and threw it out. The shield spun in the air, with blades extending from its edges. A vine demon wolf was caught off guard and had its huge head spun off.

A woman who looked like a female bodybuilder, carrying a backpack, suddenly took a leap, covering several meters in one stride.

Just as she dodged a "fungus breath" shot out by a vine demon wolf, another vine demon wolf suddenly stood up on its hind legs, its claws outstretched, reaching out to grab her.

Her hands were empty, and she did not display any weapons. As the vine demon wolf pounced on her, she stretched out both hands, grabbed one of the wolf's claws with her left hand, and the other claw fiercely scratched her chest.

Her expression remained unchanged, seemingly oblivious, and her right hand, clenched into a fist, instantly hardened and struck the vine demon wolf's head.

With a "pop," the head shattered and exploded like a watermelon.

In almost a single exchange, four vine demon wolves died, and several others followed suit, killing half of the dozen or so vine demon wolves that had charged out in the blink of an eye.

Li Yu darted forward, brandishing his Heavenly Wolf Blade. With the help of the Heavenly Wolf Blade and "Superhuman Capture," he quickly killed the second Vine Demon Heavenly Wolf.

Once the "Superhuman Capture" state ended, he stopped. Being able to kill two Vine Demon Wolves in a row within one or two seconds of "Superhuman Capture" was a huge improvement for him.

Previously, he could only kill one Vine Demon Wolf at most during this time period.

Unfortunately, no spoils such as enhancement crystals or symbiotic bacteria were found on the corpses of these two vine demon wolves.

Their temporary organization had a tacit rule: whoever killed the prey would keep the spoils found on its carcass.

Therefore, Li Yu only focused on whether there were any spoils on the corpses of the two vine demon wolves he had killed.

The group had just killed more than a dozen vine demon wolves, and before they could even catch their breath, the howls of wolves echoed all around them once again.

Another batch of Vine Demon Wolves appeared, and this time the number doubled, reaching more than twenty.

Instead of being surprised, the crowd was delighted. The bald man let out a loud laugh and charged forward like a whirlwind.

If they stay in the central area, where will they find so many C-rank beasts to kill? Even if they manage to stumble upon a fungal nest, the sheer number of C-rank beasts is far less than that of the eastern area.

Everyone rushed forward excitedly. This time, Li Yu blended into the middle of the group. His "Superhuman Capture" had a 30-second limit, and he had to drag it out until the 30 seconds were up.

As for Yin, although it is powerful, it has serious aftereffects, and it will not be activated casually unless absolutely necessary.

Everyone was focused on hunting down the vine demon wolves that had surrounded them, and no one paid attention to Li Yu's performance. So Li Yu mingled among the crowd, wielding his wolf-shaped blade to buy time.

Soon, four or five more vine-demon wolves were killed by the surrounding crowd.

While stalling for time, Li Yu had the energy to pay attention to the strength of the eight people around him.

It was immediately apparent that although these eight individuals were all top-tier experts, there was a significant difference in their strength, placing them at least into three different levels.

Among them, three people stood out the most: a bald man, the only woman among them, and a very thin young man.

He wasn't wearing leather armor or knee pads, but rather a set of black clothes. His attacks were somewhat strange, with several faint rays of light appearing between his hands.

Even with Li Yu's poor eyesight, he could only vaguely detect it.

The gaunt man moved with ghostly speed. Every time he passed the Vine Demon Wolf, a flash of light appeared in his hand, and the Vine Demon Wolf's head was severed from its neck, rolling away silently.

Li Yu knew that he had used the thread between his hands to sever the neck of the vine demon wolf.

These three can all kill a vine demon wolf relatively easily in one or two encounters.

Li Yu felt that if the performance of these eight top experts were divided into three levels—superior, middle, and inferior—then the performance of these three would be considered superior.

Of the remaining five, the horse-faced man and the other two men also performed well, although they were not as outstanding as the bald man and the other two, who completely overwhelmed the Vine Demon Wolf.

However, they could basically kill a Vine Demon Wolf in two or three rounds. In Li Yu's mind, they were rated as average among the top experts.

Li Yu felt that their strength was probably comparable to that of Fang Qinian from before.

There were two others remaining. One held a round shield in his left hand and a saber in his right, the saber gleaming faintly with white light, clearly indicating that both hands were equipped with weapon-like symbiotic bacteria. The other held a spiked hammer.

These two performed the worst among the eight, only considered inferior. Their strength was not much stronger than that of the Vine Demon Wolf. Although they would not be injured by the Vine Demon Wolf, killing it would not be easy.

After six more vine-demon wolves fell to the ground around him, Li Yu's "Superhuman Capture" finally recovered, and he instantly entered...

"Super-state capture".

The figure suddenly darted out, passing by the man with the nail-headed hammer, and swung out the Heavenly Wolf Blade, quickly killing a vine demon Heavenly Wolf.

The man wielding the mace raised his head, looked at Li Yu who was rushing out, and a look of envy appeared on his face.

He also understood that although they were at the same top level of evolution, the strength they displayed varied greatly due to differences in individual talent, combat awareness, reaction ability, comprehension, and even the equipment they acquired, such as symbiotic bacteria.

In his eyes, Li Yu, who could instantly kill the Vine Demon Wolf, was at least on par with the bald man, the thin man, and the woman—all top-tier true powerhouses.

As before, Li Yu killed two more vine demon wolves in "Superhuman Capture".

This time, Li Yu found a defensive symbiotic bacterium, picked it up, and put it in his backpack.

If it weren't for the fact that hunting these C-level beasts would yield trophies like symbiotic bacteria, he wouldn't need to carry a backpack at all; two waist pouches would suffice.

All the vine demon wolves that appeared were killed, and everyone picked up their own spoils.

After that, we continued deeper into the ruins ahead.

Soon, they heard the roars of beasts and the sounds of battle coming from afar.

Clearly, besides them, other teams have ventured deep into the Eastern District and are hunting the Bacterium Beasts.

"There are people there. Let's go, let's change direction." The bald man avoided the direction from which the roars and screams of beasts were coming and changed direction.

No one objected. Soon after, they encountered another group of no more than twenty vine demon wolves, which they easily killed again.

For the rest of the day, everyone spent the time in the eastern district searching for and hunting C-level beasts.

Li Yu basically relied on "Superhuman Capture" to hunt down two C-level beasts. Once the time was up, he would blend into the crowd to buy time.

He is now increasingly aware of the benefits of staying with the group; without them, he wouldn't even be able to stall for time.

In the midst of the constant fighting, everyone gradually came to an assessment of each other's approximate strength.

In everyone's mind, Li Yu was regarded as a superior powerhouse on the same level as the bald man, the skinny man, and the muscular Barbie woman.

As for why he would retreat after killing two monsters each time, everyone assumed it was because he was a low-key person and didn't want to take too many monsters, so after killing two, he would give the monsters to his teammates.

This made several people like him, feeling that he was low-key and unassuming.

The bald man struck up a conversation, and after exchanging names, Li Yu learned that his name was Zhao Wu.

The woman with the muscular physique was named Bai Yan. Her voice was very delicate, and if you didn't see her in person and only heard her voice, you would definitely think she was just a little girl.

The thin man was named Fang Ziming. He had a rather effeminate demeanor, was not talkative, and appeared taciturn.

The three of them were the strongest, and naturally formed a circle among the crowd.

Now, by taking the initiative to talk to Li Yu, they are treating Li Yu as someone on the same level as them, and have gained the approval of this small circle.

Compared to others, their attitudes differed slightly; at least they weren't particularly enthusiastic.

In particular, while not deliberately excluding the two men wielding sabers and maces whose performance was less than satisfactory, they would not initiate conversations with them either.

They hunted countless Vine Demon Wolves that day; it seemed that this area was mostly inhabited by C-level beasts.

Li Yu obtained one enhanced crystal core and three symbiotic bacteria. Compared to the fungal beasts in the fungal nest, the spoils from killing these vine demon wolves were much less.

Occasionally, they would encounter other teams. Those who dared to enter this place were basically at the top level, even if they were the weakest. When they saw each other from afar, they would avoid each other and change direction to look for new fungal beasts.

Along the way, they encountered large patches of blood bamboo, which is incredibly thick and has a blood-like sap circulating inside. When it is cut, it sprays corrosive blood, and acidic leeches also live inside the bamboo nodes.

They encountered a group of vine demon wolves near the vast expanse of blood bamboo, and destroyed a lot of blood bamboo in the ensuing battle.

As a result, the corrosive blood and the acidic leeches that parasitize it gushed out, causing the horse-faced man to be sprayed with the corrosive liquid and suffer serious injuries.

Afterwards, everyone realized how terrifying this blood bamboo was, and they dared not approach it again.

Everyone felt that what was truly terrifying in the areas surrounding this supply point was sometimes not the powerful fungal beasts, but the strange and eerie plants.

Therefore, people generally keep their distance from plants they don't recognize.

As darkness fell, they finally encountered the second C-class beast besides the Vine Demon Wolf in a giant mushroom forest.

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