The Only Player in ‘Child of Stardust’
Chapter 129 - 101: Immortality Club

Chapter 129: Chapter 101: Immortality Club

Behind more than twenty mutants, a sea of purplish-red mold boiled.

A solemn yet hideous figure slowly emerged from within, walking forward with steady steps.

It was a grotesque "Angel."

Its entire body was composed of purplish-red mold, presenting a texture reminiscent of flesh, as if a human had been skinned alive.

The lower body lacked legs, replaced by wriggling purplish-red tendrils that pushed its body forward.

Six pairs of purplish-red wings sprouted from its back, covered densely with blinking eyeballs, thousands of eyes blinking chaotically, a sight straight out of a nightmare.

Above its head floated a halo made of purplish-red mold, constantly splitting into filaments and dispersing lightly.

The face changed every moment, depicting a deep-featured Caucasian, a thick-lipped African, a young child, an aged person full of wrinkles...

The only constant was the words it kept repeating.

"Eternal life! Eternal life! Eternal life!"

[Mold Master, Tier 4 Anomaly, Abilities: Infection, Assimilation, Mold Manipulation, Super Regeneration. Weakness: Extremely afraid of fire.]

Afraid of fire? If only Chen Guangxi were here, Zhou Yuan couldn’t help but think.

One blast of True Dragon’s Dragon Flame would turn it into ashes.

"What is this thing?" Hong Fangqi frowned. Such an ugly monster.

"Don’t worry, they won’t dare come in." West remained calm, the Purification Torch in his hand blazing brightly.

A mutant roared and rushed into the light, instantly catching fire, turning to ashes after just a few steps.

The next second, West disappeared from his spot. A fierce wind whistled, dispersing the dust as he passed through the broken walls into the corridor, extending the range of the torch by several dozen meters.

Thus, more than twenty mutants screamed in unison and turned to ashes in the flames.

"Do these things have no intelligence?" Zhou Yuan looked dumbfounded.

The mutant army was less than five meters from the light’s range, a highly dangerous distance, because West was not a stationary target. As long as he moved forward five or six meters, the light would envelop all the mutants and finish them off.

Clearly, the Mold Master and mutants had little intelligence—they didn’t consider this at all, showing they had little rationality.

Bang!

At that moment, a loud noise echoed. West suddenly disappeared from the corridor, and a large hole appeared in one side of the wall, with various objects crashing down inside.

—What?!

Only such a thought flashed through Zhou Yuan’s mind before he saw a mass of purplish-red mold shooting out from the Mold Master like a cannonball.

Shadow Transformation and Ghost Mode activated simultaneously, the purplish-red mold passed through his ethereal body, hitting the wall behind him with a loud crash, causing it to collapse and debris to fly.

Too fast, Zhou Yuan was shocked. The Purification Torch hadn’t had time to burn the mold before the attack hit... On this point, it seemed the Mold Master wasn’t entirely without intelligence.

As West was sent flying, he still clutched the Purification Torch. As he was thrown back, the light’s range moved away from the area.

"Eternal life! Eternal life! Eternal life!" The Mold Master roared, controlling a wave of mold to surge forward.

"Block it for a while!"

Zhou Yuan shouted, then swiftly pulled a palm-sized round device from Kevin’s Storage Ring.

It was an Electromagnetic Pulse Emitter, capable of disabling electronic devices within a 100-meter radius.

He pressed the button on the device. A powerful electromagnetic pulse wave instantly spread out, explosions and electric sparks flashed in various rooms—the nuclear warhead was unaffected as its countdown was a mechanical structure.

The simpler, the more durable.

Boom!

Hong Fangqi cast a spell, raising a wall of fire, blocking the surging mold wave. The intense heat made the Mold Master instinctively fear and retreat.

"Afraid of fire?" Hong Fangqi’s eyes were calm as he stomped his magic wand on the ground.

Boom!

The ground beneath the Mold Master cracked open, boiling, and bright red lava gushed out like a blossoming flower, bringing destructive heat.

The massive impact launched the Mold Master toward the ceiling, the searing lava burning it mercilessly, causing immense pain.

Six pairs of fleshy wings folded, tightly wrapping the body, like a giant cocoon, resisting the lava’s burn.

Bam bam bam bam!

Gunfire echoed repeatedly, leaving deep marks on the purplish-red cocoon.

After emptying the bullets of the Steel Rose, Zhou Yuan immediately created three "Fire Bolts," aimed at the Mold Master’s head, and pulled the trigger.

Two fire bolts broke through the mold wings, and the last one hit the target, piercing the Mold Master’s head.

Thud, the Mold Master fell into the lava, the relentless fire burning it.

At this moment, West returned.

Covered in a layer of dark green bio-armor, he charged into the fire, two electric-heated Mantis Blades extending from his arms, slashing dozens of times, cutting the Mold Master into pieces.

Being in the lava, severely injured, the Mold Master’s regeneration was severely weakened. Many fragments of its body were being incinerated by fire and lava.

"Eternal life! Eternal life! Eternal life!"

Each fragment of the Mold Master screamed in defiance.

"Go to hell for your eternal life."

West’s eyes were cold as he continued slashing with the Mantis Blades, finely chopping the Mold Master to bits.

"Eter...nity..."

The flames roared, and the Mold Master was completely incinerated amidst shrieks.

[Kill the Mold Master 1/1]

[Mission "Lethal Manor" completed]

[Mission evaluation: S (experience and Star Coin rewards increased to 150%)]

[Evaluation: Your performance was excellent, and you discovered a hidden mission—"Cyber Demon." This mission involves substantial risk but equally great rewards. Do you have the courage to continue investigating?]

[Mission reward 1: Experience Points * 900]

[Mission reward 2: Star Coins * 6000]

[Mission reward 3: Fine Quality Item Pack * 1]

[LV22→LV23!]

[Experience Points: 660/1200]

[Star Coins: 12200]

[Available attribute points: 1]

Hearing the system prompt, Zhou Yuan had only one thought in his mind—his teammates were strong and reliable, the boss was defeated before he even did much.

He had used the Electromagnetic Pulse to destroy electronic devices because he anticipated a fierce battle with the Mold Master, expecting to use various skills and items like the Equal Life Barrier...

He didn’t mind West and Hong Fangqi seeing, as they were not a big deal, but if the hidden Cyber Demon saw it, he would definitely be targeted, and with the abilities shown, they’d track him outside, possibly uncovering his true identity.

The other side was something Fang Qing referred to as "evil will," with a high status and risk level. Provoking them would surely bring endless troubles.

After taking precautions, he prepared for an intense battle, but to his surprise, the fight ended after just a few shots.

"Seven minutes left, you should leave now," West said, walking out of the fire, the bio-armor making him impervious to the flames.

"I’m getting out of here. Bear Grylls, can we exchange contact information?" Hong Fangqi asked.

"Better not, I don’t want that guy tracking me down." Zhou Yuan waved his hand, "Maybe we’ll meet again someday."

"Alright." Hong Fangqi seemed a bit disappointed.

"By the way, please don’t reveal anything about me near electronic devices," Zhou Yuan requested.

"I understand."

Hong Fangqi nodded, then tapped his staff on the ground and disappeared instantly, teleporting away.

Zhou Yuan didn’t leave immediately, instead, he entered the control room and retrieved Kevin’s body.

Then he looked at West and suddenly said, "Everyone thinks this is an ancient gene secret lab, but isn’t it actually controlled by the Immortality Club?"

"How do you know?" West asked.

Zhou Yuan spread his hands, "The Mold Master kept shouting ’eternal life,’ combined with other details, even without thinking too hard, it’s easy to guess, right?

But Ancient Gene sure is responsible, sending people to clean up their mess."

—The Immortality Club was founded by a group of insane people obsessed with eternal life, but its real origin was actually a splinter group of high-level executives from Ancient Gene.

The Immortality Club’s existence was top secret, even extraordinary people like Hong Fangqi and Kevin from major factions were unaware. Zhou Yuan learned about it from Chen Guangxi.

"It’s an unavoidable issue."

West said gravely, "The allure of eternal life is too strong; this mold mustn’t get out, not even a hint of information."

"I know, so I’ll keep it secret. However..."

Zhou Yuan squinted, "After learning about someone who can enter electronic devices, this incident seems fishy. Maybe that mold was deliberately released by that guy...

Moreover, you, Hong Fangqi, and Kevin coming here might also be part of his plan.

I came here by accident, an unexpected variable... Hmm, without me, what do you think the outcome of this event would have been?"

West’s expression subtly changed, realizing the severity, "I’ll report this when I get back.

An enemy that can traverse electronic devices is terrifying..."

Seeing the nuclear bomb enter the ten-second countdown, Zhou Yuan didn’t linger and chose to teleport away.

West quietly watched the countdown. When there were only three seconds left, he vanished, leaving behind a life-sized wooden puppet in his place.

No anomalies occurred, and the countdown smoothly reached zero.

In an instant, infinite light and heat erupted, bringing an intense destruction.

A massive mushroom cloud rose in the Amazon Rainforest.

The world was shaken.

·

Teleporting back home, Zhou Yuan removed the Disguise Talisman’s transformation, dissolving into a shadow and disappearing from the living room.

He prepared to go to the Holy Crow Church to resurrect Kevin.

He needed to know what Kevin had seen.