Chapter 439: Chapter 304: Encountering the Pope Again, Great Battle with a Tier 5
’This advanced energy is probably something good.’
’The golden energy from the Sands of Time could help him instantly digest Evolutionary Material.’
’But he couldn’t quite figure out the purpose of this silver-gray energy.’
In the middle of a battle, Su Ze didn’t dare to absorb it recklessly. If something went wrong, his life would be on the line.
For instance, when he had tried to absorb the golden energy, it had nearly interrupted his "Bloodthirsty" skill.
After weighing his options, he decided to ignore the silver-gray energy for now and simply observe it.
The silver-gray energy was clearly different from the golden energy. He had previously extracted the golden energy by slaughtering large numbers of low-tier Marine Beasts.
But he had only obtained this silver-gray energy after killing a Tier Four Mutated Fungus.
’That means the silver-gray energy might only exist inside Tier Four or higher Mutated Fungi. Or maybe it’s unique to this Tier Four Mutated Chicken Mushroom.’
His stats fully restored, Su Ze spun around and lunged at another giant, pointy-capped red mushroom. He didn’t know its name, only that it was also a Tier Four Mutated Fungus.
He planned to first take out the few Tier Four Mutated Fungi farthest from the Tier Five Mushroom. This would also let him test whether the silver-gray energy was present in all Tier Four or higher Mutated Fungi, or if the Mutated Chicken Mushroom was just an exception.
Su Ze’s feat of killing the Tier Four Mutated Chicken Mushroom under immense pressure seemed to have provoked all the giant Mutated Fungi, instilling a sense of crisis in them.
When he moved to attack the pointy-capped red mushroom, he was met with unprecedentedly fierce resistance.
Myriads of mycelia from the other Mutated Fungi stretched out, wrapping around the pointy-capped red mushroom’s own mycelia and shielding it in layer after layer.
An opening split open atop the Tier Five Mushroom. It absorbed a massive amount of spores spewed out by the other Mutated Fungi, then abruptly fired a shockwave composed of those same spores. The powerful blast countered the Repulsive Force of Su Ze’s "Gravity Domain" and blasted countless spores directly onto his body.
These spores possessed a terrifying capacity for reproduction and growth. They rapidly siphoned off Su Ze’s liquid body, causing his form to shrink at a visible rate.
Su Ze continued his assault on the pointy-capped mushroom, destroying its fruiting body above ground, while simultaneously launching a counterattack against the spores clinging to him.
The spores were extremely fragile, practically defenseless against him. With just a few casual skills, he had already annihilated millions of them.
These growing spores also counted as lifeforms. Su Ze discovered that killing them also extended the duration of his "Bloodthirsty" skill. However, the amount of flesh and blood energy they converted into was far too little to offset the cost.
He made a decisive move, beginning to divide his body into numerous smaller Liquid Clones.
He dedicated a portion of his clones to clearing away the spores and fending off attacks from the other Mutated Fungi, while the rest focused single-mindedly on besieging the pointy-capped mushroom.
He was a one-man army, dividing the labor.
Soon, Su Ze had eradicated the above-ground portion of the pointy-capped mushroom. But the real problem was underground. Countless other mycelia were wrapped around the mushroom’s main filaments, protecting them and preventing Su Ze from quickly destroying them.
Dragging this out would be extremely disadvantageous for Su Ze. His clones were constantly being worn down, with innumerable spores and mycelia steadily devouring them.
If he couldn’t kill the pointy-capped mushroom soon and devour its flesh and blood for energy, he would only grow weaker.
He had to feed the war with war. He needed a swift victory to replenish his losses and recover before he could take on the other Mutated Fungi.
’What should I do?’
’How can I quickly destroy the main body of the pointy-capped mushroom’s mycelia while it’s protected by all these other filaments?’
After a moment’s thought, Su Ze locked onto the pointy-capped mushroom’s mycelia and activated his "Rhino Charge" skill.
Rhino Charge (Tier Four S-Rank): Lock onto a target within range and initiate a charge that ignores all terrain. All lifeforms struck during the charge will suffer impact damage and be afflicted with Dizziness. The primary target suffers double impact damage and a doubled Dizziness effect. The user is immune to physical damage and difficult to hit while charging.
With a loud BOOM, a Liquid Clone slammed into the ground.
Once "Rhino Charge" locked onto its target, it could initiate a charge that ignored terrain. Even the thick soil beneath his feet was no obstacle.
Most importantly, it went straight for the target while also damaging and controlling any other targets in its path.
The innumerable mycelia wrapped around one of the pointy-capped mushroom’s thick filaments were instantly smashed aside and scattered by the Liquid Clone. The impact damage from "Rhino Charge" wasn’t actually that high, but the added Dizziness effect prevented the other filaments from reacting immediately.
Meanwhile, the targeted mycelia of the pointy-capped mushroom, having received double damage and a doubled Dizziness effect, was completely unable to flee or fight back for a short time.
Seizing the opportunity, the Liquid Clone aimed at the pointy-capped mushroom’s mycelia and severed it with a "Needle Strike"!
Seeing that the tactic was effective, Su Ze quickly had his other Liquid Clones do the same.
One after another, his Liquid Clones smashed into the dirt, severing all of the pointy-capped mushroom’s main mycelial strands.
For a moment, a constant stream of explosions erupted from underground.
The other Mutated Fungi were powerless to stop it. They could only frantically absorb Su Ze’s Liquid Clones with all their might, causing the clones to be rapidly drained dry and their numbers to dwindle.
Su Ze could only endure it, betting everything on whether he or the pointy-capped mushroom would die first!
Finally, Su Ze’s remaining clones merged back into one. With another "Strongest Punch," he completely destroyed the main body of the pointy-capped mushroom, extinguishing every last trace of its life.
