Mushroom Lord in the Underground City

Chapter 658: Chapter 647: Rescue Plan No. 3

"What the hell is he doing?!"

The massive ball of light swallowed Leonard and Ming’s figures together, the shockwave whipped up a storm carrying debris and ice shards that swept across the area, even the nearby Imperial army was caught up in the commotion.

No time to complain, Norris charged towards the center of the explosion, braving the residual shockwave that hadn’t dissipated yet.

He was well aware that Ming possessed [Physical Immunity] and not [Magic Immunity], when he fired the cannon, he never intended to blow both of them up like this.

The original plan was to launch a sneak attack if possible, if unsuccessful, use the Resonance Cannon to blast and separate Leonard and Ming, and during the interval when the general was forced back by the impact, extract Ming from the battle.

Unexpectedly, that kid Ming, as if he had eaten hallucinogenic mushrooms, actually dragged the enemy and collided with the cannon.

It’s important to know, this wasn’t the old single-barreled Resonance Cannon.

With the improvement in [Resonance] Level, now the composite resonance array on Jida’s shoulder, composed of three Puki strings, had a power more than double the initial version.

He himself couldn’t be sure of the outcome after firing this shot.

"Please, don’t die... Don’t die no matter what..." Norris had no desire to bear the guilt of mistakenly killing a comrade.

Leonard’s confidants were initially stunned by the sudden turn of events, but upon seeing Jida’s charging figure, they reacted and rushed over, although Jida was still a step ahead.

Norris found the two of them.

Leonard, the Palace-Level general, was now unrecognizable.

He hadn’t specialized in defense, the scale armor of Lizardman might suffice in normal battlegrounds, but against such powerful Resonance Cannon, it was as fragile as a cardboard shell.

His body was completely shredded into two halves at the waist, scattered remains were spread over several square meters, with traces of blood-colored crystals still lingering nearby, evidence of his futile attempt to gather defense at the last moment.

Unfortunately, all in vain.

And Ming.

Norris’s gaze fell on the guy who was barely hanging on to life, filled with mixed emotions.

Thanks to Leonard acting as a live shield, Ming was lucky to preserve his life, but his condition was dire.

Both arms were completely gone from the elbows downward, half of his head was a bloody mess, Norris could even faintly see the white bones underneath, as for his legs, they were shredded to pieces in the magic turbulence, putting him in a state of unconsciousness.

Although his flesh and Mycelium were regenerating, with such fatal injuries, even with sufficient magic power, it would take most of the day to recover.

And now, they were surrounded by enemies who wanted them dead!

Norris immediately maneuvered Jida, wrapping Ming up with tentacles, intent on fleeing.

But the Imperial Army had already caught up.

"Did they... they kill the general?!"

"Avenge the general! Don’t let them escape!"

He looked up to see nearly half of the Imperial soldiers tangled with the frontline Puki charging towards him under the command of the general’s confidants.

They seemed determined to kill these two even if it meant total army defeat.

Norris didn’t even have time to change direction before the first wave of attacks arrived.

Arrows, javelins, Low Tier Magic Missiles, all mixed together, came crashing down.

Norris temporarily experienced what Ming had gone through.

The difference was, Ming needed to be wary of magic, whereas Jida, having a deployable Resonance Magic Shield, was almost immune to regular mages’ spells.

On the contrary, those charging warriors and flying arrows, the Magic Shield’s physical attack defense was much weaker, causing Jida to struggle.

The constant clanging sounds echoed as the cracks on Jida’s shell grew increasingly numerous.

"Need to figure something out..."

Clang—

An arrow shot and hit the wrapped-up Ming, only to be deflected without a hitch.

Norris’s eyes brightened, breaking free from the misconception that "Ming is a severely injured person who needs complete protection."

With his vast "senior usage experience," once Norris figured it out, using the junior became second nature.

"Sorry, sorry, sorry! This is all so we can get out alive..."

Norris apologized while pushing [Physical Immunity] to the limit.

The shield blocked magic, while Ming blocked the arrows, and occasionally he swung Ming to fling away approaching Imperial soldiers.

This successfully afforded Jida’s Resonance Cannon time to recharge.

Boom!

Jida released the final shot at close range, exhausting all reserve magic power, even conceding the ability to maintain the Magic Shield any longer.

The Puki that formed the Resonance Cannon voluntarily detached, hopping away in all directions, followed by several smaller self-destructions, successfully clearing a path for Norris.

However, just as he stepped forward, a javelin thrown by a general confidant pierced Jida’s ankle, pinning him to the spot, killing the Puki that composed the foot.

As Norris separated the dead Puki, the previously opened gap had already closed up again.

"Is his magic finally depleted?"

The enemy clearly noted Jida’s Magic Shield disappearance and were shocked at Jida’s total magic capacity, yet their attacks showed no mercy.

In an instant, lightning, fireballs, Magic Bursts reconvened, determined to obliterate the two enemies who killed the general.

Even Norris felt it was all over; he had Jida curl into a ball, enclosing Ming within.

He, in turn, jumped out of Jida, preparing for a final fight with claws ready.

Suddenly, Louisa’s voice sounded from the Fungal Network: "Plan three, rescue is here."

A strange sound echoed across the battlefield.

Buzz—

"In the... the sky!"

Shadows spread, blocking out the sun, as countless flapping-wing Puki emerged!

A thousand buzzing sounds converged, quickly flying towards Norris and Ming.

"Are they trying to rescue them? Kill them!"

Following the general’s confidants’ orders, the formed spells were cast out.

Then, these attacks collided with the descending Puki waterfall.

Countless flying Puki descended from the sky, swirl-flying around Norris and Ming.

All attacks were absorbed by the high-speed flowing Puki shield, each magic strike killing dozens or even a dozen Puki.

However, against this fast-moving Puki shield, it carried little effect, as the opened gap vanished instantly unless they wiped out all these thousands of Puki; they couldn’t even see Jida.

And these Puki weren’t just shields, at the center, Norris and Ming were lifted by the Puki wrapping around them, the flowing Puki shield moved along.

Even though the Imperial Army exerted maximum output, they eventually left behind only hundreds of Puki, watching helplessly as flying Puki carried the two northward across the sky.

Following this, the cost of disrupting formations struck, the ground Puki burst through the lines.

Explosions, toxins, acids...

The right flank, together with Leonard’s reserve army, completely collapsed under the impact of the Fungus Castle Puki.