The world enters the fungal world

Chapter 144 Peak Expert (Thanks to Eight-Colored Pig for the donation)

Everyone who was watching heard the commotion and saw five figures suddenly rush out of the darkness in the distance.

These five people were all men; some wore leather armor and knee pads, while others wore only ordinary clothes. They were clearly the other teams that had entered the East District.

Zhao Wu's heart tightened at the sight. Five people dared to kill the Ghost-Faced Demon Crow and a flock of Demon-Taro Corpse Crows? These five people were incredibly bold.

After all, they were originally a group of nine top experts who dared to venture into the Eastern District. Even so, two of them have already died, let alone the five of them.

The moment this thought crossed Zhao Wu's mind, he noticed that four of the men had already brandished different weapons and rushed in.

These four people are very powerful, and they all seem to be at least at the upper-middle level of top-tier experts. These Devil's Roe Crows are no match for them.

Immediately, several screams rang out, and in one fell swoop, three Devil's Roe Crows were killed.

The demonic crow that was flying low above suddenly spun around and activated "Fungal Feather Strangulation," swooping down towards the five people below with a whooshing sound.

Of the five, the only one who hadn't made a move yet was a rather thin young man with dark skin; in the darkness, his face was only vaguely visible.

Seeing the swooping demon crow, it opened its mouth as if to let out a silent laugh, its exposed teeth appearing exceptionally white and conspicuous.

Li Yu noticed that his hands were empty. Just as the Ghost-Faced Demon Crow swooped down, he finally moved, stretching out his right hand and a spear appeared.

The surface of the spear quickly froze, becoming crystal clear, like an ice spear sculpted from ice.

He moved with ghostly speed, instantly closing in, his right hand thrusting the ice-carved spear upwards, deliberately propelling it into the Ghost-Faced Demon Raven.

In the "mushroom strangulation" process.

A piercing sound rang out, and everyone peeking out from behind the window instinctively widened their eyes, revealing a look of shock.

With a loud "boom," the dark-skinned man gripped the spear with both hands, and the ice-carved spear actually knocked away the swooping demon crow.

"How is that possible?" Zhao Wu and Bai Yan couldn't help but whisper.

They had personally experienced the impact of the Ghost-Faced Demon Raven's "Fungal Feather Strangulation." If they were to take it head-on, even top-tier experts would be sent flying in an instant. This was only because they possessed powerful defenses.

If it were a weaker top-tier expert, they would be instantly torn apart and killed.

This was the first time they had ever seen a dark-skinned man who could send them flying with just a spear.

Immediately following, Fang Zimo let out a low hum: "Peak."

They immediately realized that only those who surpassed the pinnacle of power could possess such strength.

This young, thin man with dark skin is a peak-level expert.

Everyone's faces showed envy.

They've been in the top tier for a while now, and they're risking their lives to enter the East District for a final push.

They want to reach the top before the 15th, but no one is entirely sure if they can succeed.

The top level and the pinnacle may seem to be separated by a fine line, but in reality they are worlds apart.

They were all somewhat excited to see a true peak expert.

Li Yu's eyes narrowed slightly as he stared at the young man through the darkness, his mind drifting to Bai Xiuluo.

The last time he saw Bai Xiuluo was on the 2nd of this month. At that time, according to Bai Xiuluo, he would be able to advance to the peak in two days.

Judging by the time, Bai Xiuluo should have reached his peak long ago. It's just unknown whether he's still in the supply point area or has already entered Lingxu City.

Seeing a peak expert while he himself wasn't even at the top level, Li Yu sighed inwardly.

He understood that it wasn't that his growth rate was slower than these people's, but rather that these people obtained their innate bacteria and began evolving much earlier than him.

Although hunting powerful fungal beasts can accelerate evolution and growth, time is still the most important factor.

They evolved late, and being one step behind means being behind at every step, which is why his current level is far behind those of the top-level beings.

Li Yu understood that he could only catch up by working harder than these people.

With a flick of his ice spear, the man sent the Ghost-Faced Demon Crow flying. Li Yu, with his sharp eyes, noticed that the surface of the Ghost-Faced Demon Crow's wings was covered with a translucent layer of ice, as if a thin layer of frost had suddenly appeared.

It tried desperately to steady itself, but its wings were frozen stiff and could not flap, and its body spun in mid-air before falling.

The man leaped forward, jumping several meters in one bound, and the ice spear pierced into the open mouth of the demonic raven, penetrating nearly halfway in.

A large amount of ice gushed out from the open mouth of the Ghost-Faced Demon Raven, and the C-rank elite beast crashed heavily to the ground.

Its upper body was frozen stiff, while its lower body was still struggling desperately, its sharp claws digging into the ground, quickly creating two deep pits.

The young man with dark skin gripped the ice spear in his right hand and suddenly shook it. The demonic raven with its upper body frozen began to shatter from its sharp beak.

The crisp "crack" sound was incessant, like ice shattering.

Those hiding through the window watched in disbelief and couldn't help but gasp softly.

The Ghost-Faced Demon Raven, which took a group of people a lot of effort to kill, was dealt with so easily by this man.

Half of the demon crow's body shattered, and the young man did it as if it were a trivial matter.

He withdrew his ice spear, picked up the loot from the corpse of the Ghost-Faced Demon Raven, and then leaped into the remaining Demon-Headed Roe Ravens, beginning his slaughter.

In less than a minute, all the Devil's Roe Crows were dealt with. They picked up the loot from the corpses, and the five of them left without stopping to rest.

Only after the five people disappeared from sight did Zhao Wu reach out and touch his bald head, finally daring to relax and say, "As expected, they are peak experts. I've been at the supply point for so long, and this is the first time I've seen peak experts. Of course, I'm referring to the people at our supply point number five, not including those black-armored men from Lingxu City."

Bai Yan asked sweetly, "Zhao Wu, how are you feeling? Are you confident you can break through before the 15th?"

Zhao Wu hesitated for a moment, clearly sensing the "rock fungus" spores in his body, before saying, "It's hard to say, I can only say there's a sliver of hope."

Seeing his hesitation, Li Yu understood that he was probably hopeless and was just trying his best as a last resort.

Ma Tao interjected, "Bai Yan, what about you? You should have a chance, right?"

Bai Yan said, "I feel like it's almost time, but I'm about 50/50 about whether I can break through before the 15th."

As she said this, she suddenly looked at Li Yu and asked, "Li Yu, what about you?"

Li Yu glanced at her before saying, "About the same as you, it should take another two or three days."

He said he would break through to the top level within two or three days, but to the others, he was interpreted as becoming a peak expert.

Hearing Li Yu say this, everyone was a little envious. After all, the fact that he could say it would take two or three days meant that he was very close to breaking through.

Fang Ziming, who had been quiet all along, suddenly said, "I wonder how many peak-level experts have emerged from Supply Point No. 5 so far."

"Reaching the top is too difficult. We've worked so hard for the past month, and we can only reach the top level now. I really don't believe that many people can grow faster than us."

As Zhao Wu spoke, he slowly reached out and a small knife appeared in his left hand. He then began to scrape his bald head.

Although his tone was calm, it carried a hint of confidence. So far, he had only met one peak expert tonight, which showed that peak experts were extremely rare.

Bai Yan said sweetly, "Forget about others, we have to try harder. I won't give up until the very end."

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"By the way, I made an appointment with my companions to return to the supply point before dark on the 12th to meet up. Everyone, I can only stay with you until the afternoon of the 12th. I'm sorry," Zhao Wu said, looking at everyone.

Bai Yan chimed in, "I've made the same appointment, Zhao Wu, are you also planning to leave on the 13th?"

Zhao Wu nodded and said, "More or less. It's more than 50 kilometers to Lingxu City. The road is not easy to travel, so the speed won't be too fast. We have to set off two or three days in advance. Although some people say that the 14th is better, I still think the 13th is better. That way we will have enough time, and if something happens, we won't panic. Otherwise, if something delays us and we can't reach Lingxu City before dark on the 15th, then we're doomed."

The others nodded in agreement, clearly indicating that their plans were similar. They decided to return to the supply point on the 12th to prepare everything, and then depart for Lingxu City on the 13th.

After resting for a while, Bai Yan's injuries recovered. Under the cover of night, the group went out again to search for new fungal beasts.

They barely slept that night, encountering five C-level beasts in total. The number of these C-level beasts was close to two hundred. Among them was a C-level elite beast, the Death Python, which was successfully hunted down without injury by the group working together.

In addition, several similar teams were discovered, but both sides followed an unspoken agreement: once spotted from a distance, they would immediately change direction.

To avoid heading in the same direction, which could easily lead to conflict over hunting and killing the bacterium-infested beasts.

Li Yu obtained three enhanced crystal cores and eight symbiotic bacteria, but they were all ordinary symbiotic bacteria, and he failed to find any top-grade symbiotic bacteria with bacterial techniques.

Eventually, everyone couldn't hold on any longer and found a place to rest.

Li Yu gained a lot that night. He could feel the growth of the pupil fungus spores. It could be said that the spore volume had doubled, which was needed to break through to the top level. This filled him with anticipation.

He now possesses a total of 17 enhancement crystal cores. Once he advances to the top level, he will be able to immediately fuse with the third symbiotic bacterium and enhance it to level three in one go. One can imagine that his strength will experience an astonishing boost.

As he continued to use and control the Yin Dog, his mastery of its power became increasingly refined.

After the seven people had rested, the sky outside brightened, and a new day began.

Today is May 12th. They will all return to supply point number five before dark.

There are only three days left until the arrival of the fifteenth bacterial plague.

Previously, Li Yu had accepted Tang Burou's invitation and promised to meet her at the supply point after dark on the 12th.

He, Lin Muying, Qian Lili, and Zhou Xigang also agreed to meet at the supply point today.

Thinking of Lin Muying and the other two, he felt a little worried about them.

Although there were more than twenty of them gathered together, there was still a certain risk if they actually encountered a C-level beast.

Of course, if Lin Muying really did head towards the southern district as she said, then the risk would be greatly reduced.

"It's no use worrying about them now; we'll find out when we get to the supply depot."

Li Yu quickly put his worries aside. There was only half a day left, and they had to make the most of every minute.

The seven then encountered a group of vine demon wolves. This time, there were quite a few vine demon wolves, more than thirty in number.

As long as no C-rank elite beasts appear, a group of C-rank beasts will hardly pose a danger to them in their current state.