Chapter 72

Sun Yuan opened the system announcement.

【Congratulations, you have cleared the Maze Escape. Next is the third God's Tower game. As long as you survive for twelve hours in the Primal Spore Forest, you will clear the level and complete the tower climb.】

【Note: There are currently seventeen surviving players. When you pass through the golden light curtain, you will be randomly teleported to a location in the Spore Forest.】

The players, having survived two survival games, were already exhausted, their nerves stretched to the limit.

Twelve hours might not seem long, but it could be the last straw that breaks the camel's back.

Even Sun Yuan, who had enhanced his endurance, was feeling tired, mainly due to poor eating and sleeping conditions, which were extremely trying.

Moreover, this level was not easy. Mushroom people would appear to hunt the players.

Sun Yuan did not plan to wait out the twelve hours. He intended to strike directly at the heart of the matter, go to the spore nest, and destroy the spore mother that produced the mushroom people.

In the mobile game, he had done exactly that.

As for how to find the spore mother?

It was simple. The spore nest continuously emitted a green spore mist. The area with the densest mist was the location of the spore nest.

Furthermore, Sun Yuan had learned the spore people's racial language. If necessary, he could take some risks, capture a prisoner, and interrogate them for information.

Therefore, the natural spore gill was a crucial tool.

Without it, Sun Yuan would not be able to execute his direct strike strategy and would have to endure the time.

"Hope everything goes smoothly!"

Sun Yuan glanced at the sky, which was too dark to determine the exact time. He looked around, found an easily climbable spore, and climbed up.

He sat on the mushroom cap, took out the last piece of chocolate, and slowly chewed it.

Cough, cough.

It was a bit dry and hard to swallow. Sun Yuan tilted his head and drank two sips of mineral water. Then, he opened the reward messages.

【The Just Dark Demon God likes your fighting style. Here is a divine coin as a reward, and I look forward to your next performance.】

【The World-Ending Black Dragon Queen is very satisfied with your performance. Here is a divine coin as a reward, and I look forward to your next performance.】

Is that all?

Sun Yuan tapped the envelope in the upper right corner.

Why didn't the virtuous Holy Maiden reward me?

Could it be because she disapproves of the killings I did in the palace?

Oh no!

My golden sponsor has left me.

Although Sun Yuan felt a bit disappointed, he did not care. If given another chance, he would still kill Li Minglu and Du Bing.

If outside the God's Tower, Sun Yuan would still care about his reputation and not want to be seen as a cold-blooded killer. But inside the God's Tower...

Hmph,

I will live as I please.

In short, I won't suffer any injustice. Anyone who crosses me will be killed.

Speaking of which, the Dark Demon God rewarded me again. It clearly enjoys this kind of slaughter show. What about this Black Dragon Queen?

Her title is 'World-Ending'?

Sounds a bit scary!

After resting for a while, Sun Yuan climbed a tall spore tree, which looked like a dragon spear piercing the sky. He put on the owl mask and looked into the distance.

At the nine o'clock direction, there was a large area covered by a dense green mist, which looked very eerie and dangerous. Sun Yuan knew this was his destination.

Sun Yuan started heading there.

On the way, he encountered a wolf pack, but after a few random shots with his eagle bow, the wolves left a few corpses and fled.

An hour later, Sun Yuan saw a faint green mist in the air.

This meant he was close to the spore nest.

He quickly took out the natural spore gill, aligned the root with the right side of his neck, and pressed it down.

The spore gill was a magical species. When its root touched Sun Yuan's skin, it immediately adhered to it.

Sun Yuan felt a slight stinging sensation, like being pricked by a needle or having an octopus's tentacles crawling on him. It was very uncomfortable, making him want to pull the spore gill off, but he held on with his willpower.

In less than a minute, the spore gill had fully grown.

Sun Yuan held his breath but did not feel suffocated. Instead, the air felt fresher because it was filtered through the spore gill before entering his lungs.

"Feels weird!"

Sun Yuan twisted his neck and continued forward.

The green spore mist became denser, reducing visibility to less than fifteen meters. However, this was good for Sun Yuan because even if the spore nest had guards, he wouldn't be easily discovered.

When Sun Yuan passed through the golden light curtain, he was randomly teleported, so he appeared in an unfamiliar place. However, in the dense mist, he recognized familiar scenery.

On the ground, large, human-sized mushrooms began to appear, growing densely. Their caps occasionally emitted green mist.

These mists were filled with spore eggs, which would parasitize any animal that inhaled them.

Seeing these large mushrooms meant he was getting closer to the spore nest.

For safety, Sun Yuan took out a ghost mushroom.

This mushroom was about the size of a tangerine, translucent, and emitted a faint blue light. When eaten, it had a soft, sticky texture, like chewing on a fruit gummy.

After the ghost mushroom was in his stomach, a mist enveloped Sun Yuan's body. This mist gathered around him, making him look like he was wearing a mushroom person costume.

Sun Yuan quickened his pace because the ghost mushroom's effect only lasted for half an hour.

Fortunately, his luck was good. Ten minutes later, he saw a moss-covered cave entrance.

Sun Yuan did not hesitate and walked in.

The cave went downward, and the walls were covered with spore fungi, emitting a dense green mist, reducing visibility to just three meters.

If not for the spore gill, Sun Yuan would have been parasitized by the spores in the mist long ago.

To be honest, being in such an environment was terrifying.

Sun Yuan's body was covered in a thick layer of spores, making him look like he had just crawled out of a coal pile. A large clump of spores would scatter with a single pat.

He no longer dared to open his mouth or nose and took off his T-shirt to make a head covering, leaving only two holes for the owl mask to see through.

After feeling his way for ten more minutes, Sun Yuan entered a long, narrow cave.

Here, there were many spherical large spores, each about a meter in diameter, emitting a dark red glow. There were hundreds of them, densely packed, looking very eerie.

Pop!

A spherical large spore suddenly split open, and green liquid flowed out. Then, the spore person inside stood up.

Sun Yuan's nerves tightened, and he darted to the side of another spherical spore, hiding behind it.

The spore person stood still for about ten seconds, then, driven by instinct, walked out of the cave.

"Too scary."

Sun Yuan suddenly understood why there were no spore people guarding here.

Not only was there the green spore mist, but in this cave, spore people would mature from time to time.

Humans entering here were practically walking to their deaths.

In fact, Sun Yuan did not know that these spherical large spores contained spore people with self-awareness. If they detected an intruder, even if they were not fully mature, they would break out early.

If Sun Yuan had not eaten the ghost mushroom to mask his scent and make the spore people mistake him for one of their own, he would have already been attacked and killed.

Sun Yuan did not dare to delay. He boldly ran towards the depths of the nest and soon saw the spore mother.

It was a huge spherical spore mother sac, about seven to eight meters in diameter. It had dozens of spore tubes, each as thick as a wrist, attached to the cave ceiling and floor, suspending the spore mother sac in the air.

These spore tubes had even finer spore tubes growing from them, numbering in the hundreds, extending in all directions. Their ends were connected to spherical large spores.

These spore tubes could deliver nutrients to the spore people.

This function was similar to a mother nurturing a fetus through the umbilical cord, with the spherical spores acting like placentas.

Sun Yuan inspected some of the spherical spores.

Some contained clearly visible, nearly mature spore people, while others were just beginning to develop.

Drip, drip!

Some sticky liquid dripped down the spore tubes, pooling on the ground, making it sticky and uncomfortable to step on.

Sun Yuan walked up to the spore mother sac.

In the mobile game, he thought the designers and artists were very talented, creating a good BOSS battle arena. But now, he felt a bit nauseous.

Seeing these things in person was like suffering from mental pollution.

The spore mother sac emitted a dark red glow, but its thick walls prevented Sun Yuan from seeing the outline of what was inside.

However, he had experience.

The player needed to break the outer wall of the spore mother sac to reveal the BOSS. After killing it, the level would be cleared.

The ghost mushroom's effect was about to end, so Sun Yuan did not delay. He gripped the Thunder Slash Blade and swung it with all his might at the spore mother sac.

Swish!

The spore mother sac was not as hard as Sun Yuan had expected. It was cut open, and a large amount of dark red, glowing liquid gushed out.

Among the liquid, a grotesquely fat female spore person, like a premature baby, also flowed out.

Sun Yuan had been waiting for her. He swung his blade with all his might, aiming for her neck.

Snap!

Her cervical vertebrae broke, and her head rolled off.

Sun Yuan prepared to strike again but frowned.

Something was wrong!

Why did this female spore person seem dead?

If it were a normal spore person, even with its head cut off, it wouldn't die immediately. Why no reaction?

Wouldn't it try to escape or counterattack?

Was this spore person a suicidal individual?

Sun Yuan widened his eyes, staring at the spore person, and it did seem dead.

And no equipment dropped!

Just as Sun Yuan was confused, the female spore person's belly exploded. A fist-sized red sticky mass suddenly shot out, splattering onto Sun Yuan's face and instantly covering his head.