Chapter 444: Chapter 305: The Function of High-Level Energy (Part 2)
Su Ze looked at the core area of the Mystical Mushroom Forest, which he had razed to the ground, and at the scattered bones on the dirt. He took out his phone and recorded a video.
Chen Suifeng had asked him to help collect evidence of the Evolution Divine Teachings’ crimes. Although these bodies alone couldn’t prove the Evolution Divine Teachings were involved, they might be able to form a chain of evidence if he found more proof later.
It wasn’t that Su Ze hadn’t considered lying in wait here for members of the Evolution Divine Teachings to show up.
But he was afraid the Evolution Divine Teachings would send a powerhouse they couldn’t handle. What if the Pope himself came in person?
So, to be safe, they decided to leave first.
Su Ze couldn’t help but wonder, ’The Pope parasitized a fifth-tier Mushroom and has been guarding this Mystical Mushroom Forest, most likely for that Silver-gray Energy. But why is he transporting hordes of refugees to feed the Mushrooms?’
If it was just for the Silver-gray Energy inside these High-tier Mutated Fungi, the Pope could have just killed them all like Su Ze did, then absorbed or extracted it all.
He definitely had a way to absorb or extract the Silver-gray Energy.
’Could it be that these High-tier Mutated Fungi can continuously produce Silver-gray Energy? And that feeding them increases the yield?’
’Is the Pope keeping this forest around to play the long game, continuously harvesting Silver-gray Energy?’
Su Ze felt his speculation was almost certainly correct. Even so, he didn’t regret his decision to destroy those High-tier Mutated Fungi.
On the surface, his actions seemed akin to draining the pond to catch the fish.
But he couldn’t have defended this Mystical Mushroom Forest anyway, so he might as well grab all the goodies and run.
Even if he had left a few High-tier Mutated Fungi to transplant elsewhere, it would have required a huge amount of time and effort, and the yield of Silver-gray Energy would have probably been mediocre anyway.
Besides, he couldn’t go around capturing hordes of innocent civilians to feed the Mutated Fungi, not like the Pope.
’Blue Star is a huge place; there’s bound to be more than one forest like this.’ Su Ze wasn’t worried about finding other sources of Silver-gray Energy in the future.
Having ruined the Pope’s plan, Su Ze was in an excellent mood.
Before, he could only run for his life as the Pope chased him all over the world. Now, he finally had the strength to launch some counterattacks.
This could be considered a small bit of revenge for the two times the Pope had tried to hunt him down.
’Of course, I’m a magnanimous person who never holds a grudge. This small act of revenge has completely settled the score between us. If I ever go after the Pope again... it will strictly be to punish evil and uphold justice!’
"Mr. Ya, get ready. We’re leaving."
Su Ze deactivated his Bloodthirsty skill, returned to his normal form, and prepared to withdraw.
What he meant by "get ready" was to leave a phone here to livestream and monitor the situation.
Mr. Ya used to be a full-time streamer, so he had all the necessary equipment. He immediately found a hidden corner, set up a signal booster, and hid a phone to use as a surveillance camera.
The camera was positioned to perfectly capture the core area of the Mystical Mushroom Forest. If anyone came, it would get a clear shot of them.
In fact, monitoring the area with technology and electronic devices was actually safer than using Su Ze’s Perception Tentacles.
If a powerhouse like the Pope were to arrive, he would definitely detect the presence of Su Ze’s Perception Tentacles and might even follow the trail right back to them.
With a livestreaming phone, however, there was no such concern. Plus, they could monitor the situation without having to be nearby.
The biggest drawback was the phone’s limited battery life. Even connected to a power bank, it wouldn’t last for too long.
However, Su Ze believed that it wouldn’t be long before the Evolution Divine Teachings sent someone over.
With everything set up, the two of them left immediately.
But suddenly, Su Ze stopped in his tracks.
"What’s wrong?" Mr. Ya asked, confused.
"Someone’s coming!"
Su Ze’s Perception Tentacles sensed someone approaching from outside the Mystical Mushroom Forest.
A man in a red robe was carefully approaching the core area of the Mystical Mushroom Forest. Su Ze recognized his attire: a Red-robed Archbishop of the Evolution Divine Teachings, who usually possessed Saint-level strength.
Behind him, a transport truck was parked outside the Mystical Mushroom Forest. Two clergymen from the Evolution Divine Teachings got out; both were Protector Warriors clad in Golden-Edged White Armor.
Inside the truck were twenty to thirty trembling refugees. From their clothing, Su Ze could tell they were from the Peninsula Country.
’It doesn’t look like we drew them here. They must be a team that was already on its way...’ Su Ze determined that this was simply a routine delivery team, bringing refugees to serve as nutrients for the Mushrooms. They had just happened to stumble upon the forest right after the disaster.
Therefore, the arriving team wasn’t particularly strong. There was only one Saint-level Archbishop; the others were merely at the Butterfly Stage or even the Cocoon Stage.
Being cautious, Su Ze didn’t immediately engage them. Instead, he and Mr. Ya quickly slipped over near the transport truck to observe the Protector Warriors.
A Protector Warrior as short as a child shouted anxiously in a shrill voice, "What in the world happened?! How could the forest have exploded! And where are those few hundred-meter-tall Mutated Fungi?"
Another Protector Warrior with a deformed face snapped, "Quiet down, midget! We’ll wait for Bishop Matier to get back!"
The dwarfish warrior seemed intimidated by his companion. After being scolded, he kept quiet but turned to take his anger out on the refugees in the truck, yelling, "Any of you dare to keep whimpering and I’ll send you to meet the God of Evolution right now!"
As Su Ze watched the dwarfish and facially deformed Protector Warriors, he recalled the human experiments the Evolution Divine Teachings had conducted. ’They used people with congenital diseases to accelerate their mutation and evolution... These two must be products of those mutation experiments.’
