Catastrophe Containment Facility
Chapter 637 - 626: Withered Mushroom

Chapter 637: Chapter 626: Withered Mushroom

The Superpower Items used by Yan Xiu and You Han were undoubtedly the two items that Li Dazhuang had wanted to steal but failed to obtain.

So why are these two items in their possession? Could they be Containment Officers?

For a four-person mission, if three are Containment Officers, just how many Containment Officers are there in the Hunters Association of Furong River City?

The fact that the Sanctuary had infiltrated the Hunters Association to such an extent made Li Dazhuang somewhat excited. After all, he became a Containment Officer before he joined the Hunters Association.

"I just hope we can transition smoothly without a war breaking out..."

These thoughts flashed through Li Dazhuang’s mind and then he stopped thinking about them. The most important thing right now was how to escape the predicament.

The help that Li Dazhuang could provide was to apply a curse on the Hell Hungry Mushroom with Doom Guardian, which would naturally lead to its defeat. However, even with the curse, there needed to be an attack powerful enough to kill it, otherwise, once the curse ended, the Hell Hungry Mushroom would still be able to kill them all.

After some thought, Li Dazhuang took out a packet of Wither Powder he had bought from the Sanctuary and handed it to the Doom Guardian, telling it to find a way to get close to the Hell Hungry Mushroom and scatter the powder on it.

Once touched by this powder, the Hell Hungry Mushroom would shrivel up as if dehydrated, the Essence of Life being drawn from it. For a plant-type entity, the effect should be significant.

Yan Xiu and the other two who were besieging the Hell Hungry Mushroom saw the Doom Guardian and understood immediately. They had worked together for so long that they knew Li Dazhuang’s abilities quite well. As long as the Hell Hungry Mushroom touched the Doom Guardian, the scales of victory would tilt in their favor.

With a plan in place, the battle became much easier. Yan Xiu let out a roar, his body’s white light merging into a massive axe, Lin Lu’s leg muscles became even more solid with a strange power coursing through them, and You Han’s skin turned slightly red. All three prepared to unleash their strongest attacks on the Hell Hungry Mushroom.

The Hell Hungry Mushroom sensed something was amiss. Even though it was stronger than these three humans, it did not want to recklessly receive their powerful moves. So for the moment, retreating away from the direction of the Doom Guardian was the best choice.

Thus, the Hell Hungry Mushroom charged towards the Doom Guardian and struck it on the head with a palm, dispersing its upper body into ash and smoke, making it unable to reform for a short while.

As the body of the Doom Guardian dissipated, the packet of powder it was holding flew out, landing on the branch of a Bloodthirsty Vine that was transforming into a mushroom. The Hell Hungry Mushroom paid it no mind.

As the Doom Guardian was dispersed, Li Dazhuang’s complexion paled, but excitement was evident on his face.

Once touched by the Doom Guardian’s skin, a curse would be applied, and this ability was just as effective against Disaster Level monsters.

The Hell Hungry Mushroom, now cursed, failed in its attacks due to unexpected setbacks and took substantial hits from the combined ultimate moves of Yan Xiu and his companions. Its body became battered and torn, and it seemed close to defeat.

But at that moment, the Bloodthirsty Vines had successfully transformed into Bloodthirsty Mushrooms. At a glance, these mushrooms still looked like Bloodthirsty Vines, but upon closer inspection, one could see that the spiky vines had turned into flexible and strong mycelium.

The Bloodthirsty Mushrooms intertwined around the Hell Hungry Mushroom, protecting it, rendering Yan Xiu and his companions’ attacks unable to reach the Hell Hungry Mushroom.

The Hell Hungry Mushroom, salivating at the three of them, started stirring the spores in its umbrella cap once again. Protected by the Bloodthirsty Mushrooms, it would shoot the spores at the enemies, turning them into sieves, watching mushrooms grow from their wounds, and then slowly devouring their flesh amidst their horrified expressions.

Spores that shot toward the trio like bullets barely missed them, but they couldn’t be sure they’d stay unharmed under such an assault indefinitely; eventually, they were bound to be hit.

Unfortunately, one of the Hell Hungry Mushroom’s spores struck a bag of wither powder hanging on a Bloodthirsty Mushroom. The bag exploded at once, and a cloud of powder enveloped the area.

The Bloodthirsty Mushrooms surrounding the Hell Hungry Mushroom withered in agony upon contact with the powder, twisting painfully and gradually drying up into brittle vines.

The massive body of the Hell Hungry Mushroom resisted for only a moment before its Essence of Life ebbed away, turning into a huge mushroom husk in mere seconds.

Had it been an animalistic Monster of the same level, it might have resisted longer, but the powder was a nemesis for mushroom-based life forms.

With the Hell Hungry Mushroom and Bloodthirsty Mushrooms now dead, nothing hindered the four from escaping Green Source Middle School. Yan Xiu gestured to the others, You Han immediately went to Li Dazhuang’s side to carry him, while Lin Lu picked up Yan Xiu in a princess hold and quickly fled the scene.

In the matter of escaping, Yan Xiu and Li Dazhuang truly couldn’t compete with the two women; in front of them, their physique was that of undeniably weak men.

Just as they were about to leave the school, a figure in a white tailcoat and green top hat descended from the sky, blocking their path. Dr. Feng, touching his hat, said, "It’s not gentlemanly to leave without saying goodbye. To prevent you from spreading information about me, it’s better for you to stay here."

Yan Xiu squinted and said, "Didn’t you say as long as we defeated that Mushroom Person, you wouldn’t pursue us?"

Dr. Feng revealed an urbane smile, "Please respect one thing, I am a bad person. Do you think bad people keep their promises?"

Yan Xiu was rendered speechless by this response. It was his first time meeting someone who so brazenly admitted to being a bad person, but this also meant the situation was even worse.

A fierce light flashed in Yan Xiu’s eyes. "It seems I have to advance right here, otherwise, all four of us will die."

Dr. Feng’s strength was unfathomable, undoubtedly far surpassing that of the Hell Hungry Mushroom. Without the strength of the Assimilation Realm, battling him would likely result in instantaneous death.

But just as Yan Xiu made up his mind, a loud shout came from a distance.

"Feng Rao, I have finally found you!"

Following that, a massive metal axe wrapped in chains viciously struck where Dr. Feng was standing. The ground ten meters ahead of the axe’s blade was cleaved open as if it were tofu. Holding the axe was a towering figure in full armor, locking eyes intensely with Dr. Feng, nearly in a frenzy.

"I didn’t think I’d see you again, I will kill you!"

Dr. Feng, floating in midair and clutching his arm, bled green-tinged blood. He had been too slow to dodge, which resulted in him being injured.

"How could this troublesome fellow be here? Wasn’t he supposed to be working as a chef?"