Chapter 769: Chapter 529: Only a Hero Can Kill a Hero (Part 2)
For a moment, they all looked at Li Pu with admiration.
"Brilliant, your idea is brilliant."
"But with immortality, how can we truly face a mortal threat?"
"Since you suggested this concept, you must already have a plan, right?"
"Yes, yes, quickly tell us your plan!"
The four of them pressed for an answer.
"Are you kidding, that’s immortality we’re talking about."
"What can I do about it?"
Li Pu shrugged his shoulders, earning a round of eye rolls from everyone.
"So, we should focus on how to crack its immortality then?"
Wu Guinan propped up his chin.
"The key is, even if we can break its immortality, we can’t actually do it, because we can’t really kill it."
Qian Shanshan added.
"So you mean we have to let it know we can break its immortality, then pretend we’re going to do it, and then we can’t actually break it?"
Long Ren followed up.
"Please don’t convolute things, thanks."
Chang Shoushang thought this guy was a bit clueless.
"Do you think dog’s blood would work?"
Only Li Pu started pondering the answer.
"Come on, have you watched too many monster flicks? Mushroom people shouldn’t count as monsters, right?"
"I think if we splashed it on Spambot, it might actually kill it."
Wu Guinan quipped.
"Ah, if only the Evil Mushroom Prophet were here, maybe we could get an answer."
"The Prophet is supposed to be very knowledgeable, right?"
Qian Shanshan sighed.
Just as she said that, she suddenly felt a vibration at her waist.
She had a pouch there containing some Mushroom Coins.
At that moment, the mouth of the pouch opened on its own, and the Royal Mushroom Coin from the Evil Mushroom Kingdom flew out automatically.
She had prepared it in advance at the casino just in case she ran out of chips, and had forgotten to put it away.
The Royal Mushroom Coin spun continuously in the air, spinning faster and faster.
In no time, it was almost a blur.
A beam of light projected from it.
[Who is praising me, shroom]
The light projected onto the ground, transforming into a female mushroom person with painted red lips.
"Holy shroom!"
Wu Guinan, who was closest to the light, was a bit startled.
[Shroom umm?]
The apparition paused upon seeing the five people.
"The Evil Mushroom Prophet...?"
Qian Shanshan thought of something and hesitatingly asked.
[...yes, I am]
The Evil Mushroom Prophet admitted after a moment of silence.
It turned out that it had left a spell in one of the five Royal Mushroom Coins.
Under the right conditions, it could be summoned for a long-distance communication.
Qian Shanshan had unknowingly completed the summoning.
"Are you the Evil Mushroom Prophet... sir?"
"Were you the one who gave us the Royal Mushroom Coins?"
"Why are you being so nice to us?"
"Why is the Prophet appearing here?"
"Can dog’s blood defeat immortality?"
Facing the Evil Mushroom Prophet, everyone bombarded it with questions.
[Uh...]
Except for Li Pu’s slightly unexpected question, the Evil Mushroom Prophet had prepared for most of the inquiries.
Basically, it was the usual spiel: as a prophet it had sensed visitors from another world arriving in the Mushroom Realm, so it chose to inhabit a civilian for a brief encounter.
Then it felt these travelers were destined and decided to give them a small gift of some wealth.
"So the Prophet was guiding us towards encountering the Wish Demon, right?"
After hearing the explanation, Qian Shanshan showed a look of realization.
[Of course... shroom]
Bull.
The Evil Mushroom Prophet feigned a look of inevitability, while knowing fully well it didn’t have the power to foresee the future.
Such abilities were said to belong only to gods and demons.
Its ability was merely to take a divination for fortune or misfortune at best.
At this point, they exchanged glances, and communication was complete.
Since the Evil Mushroom Prophet had appeared, Qian Shanshan went on to ask about their predicament and the circumstances surrounding it.
After all, even the Mushroom Hero and Spambot encounters were orchestrated by it, so there was no need to hide anything.
[Hehehe...]
[So that’s the case, shroom understands]
The Evil Mushroom Prophet nodded, revealing it did know something about the hero matter.
The hero, it appeared, wasn’t only one individual.
It seemed the hero they encountered was somewhat unreliable.
[Heroes, chosen ones protected by the laws of the Mushroom Realm]
[It is impossible to pose a mortal threat to them within the Mushroom Realm]
[Shroom shroom da]
Hearing the confirmation that the Mushroom Hero was a child of the plane, everyone was no longer surprised.
However, Li Pu seemed to think of something when he heard the Evil Mushroom Prophet’s words.
[If you want to pose a mortal threat to a hero, one method is to make them leave the Mushroom Realm]
[Break through space, enter the void or another world]
[In that case, heroes will lose the protection of the laws, rendering their immortality ineffective]
[Or, create a situation where the area around the hero is separated from the Mushroom Realm, forming a small world fragment]
[In a world fragment, the power of the laws exists, but is greatly weakened]
[Under such conditions, the hero’s immortality might also become ineffective]
[Shroom shroom da]
Li Pu had already guessed this answer from the Evil Mushroom Prophet.
But either direction wasn’t very meaningful for them.
Having the means to do so would basically mean having the chance to return to Blue Star, so why bother with the Mushroom Hero?
Thus this answer was almost no answer at all.
[Hmm...]
Having finished speaking, the Evil Mushroom Prophet itself fell into contemplation.
Now that it understood their situation, it knew that answer had no use for them.
Under their watchful eyes, it continued.
[Actually, there is another method, entirely different from what was previously stated]
[That is... find someone]
[In the Mushroom Realm, there isn’t just one hero]
[And the characteristic of a hero is that they can ignore parts of the law’s protection]
[Meaning, if you want to threaten a hero, or if a threat can be posed to a hero...]
[Only another hero can]
[Shroom shroom da]
"Prophet, are you saying to have the Mushroom Hero commit suicide?"
Wu Guinan didn’t seem to understand.
"No, it’s saying we need to find other heroes, other heroes can pose a threat to the Mushroom Hero."
Qian Shanshan understood.
"But Prophet, where are we supposed to find other heroes?"
Chang Shoushang asked the crucial question.
[Actually, it doesn’t have to be a hero]
[After all, heroes are one in a billion]
[Even on the Mushroom Continent, there might not be that many]
[If it’s only someone with the potential to become a hero, perhaps that could meet your needs]
[The potential to become a hero that can be triggered under the right conditions, it’s called hero potential]
[Those with hero potential, while rare, are still more numerous than heroes]
[Shroom shroom da]
"Prophet, do I have hero potential?"
Wu Guinan perked up at this, adopting a posture for review.
[Shroom hehe, sorry, I cannot identify hero potential]
The Evil Mushroom Prophet chuckled, thinking to itself that Wu Guinan’s pitiful look could only qualify him as a henchman at best.
[However, I can tell you how to find other heroes or potential heroes]
[That is through the Hero Stone, a gemstone specifically designed to guide its holder to find heroes or potential heroes]
[You can also use the Hero Stone to test whether you have hero potential or not]
[By the way, your group of strange companions, shroom shroom da]
It added at the end, seemingly referring to the scarecrows.
"Hero Stone? Where can we get it?"
Qian Shanshan hurriedly asked.
[My possession’s mana cannot extend across borders]
[Tell you what, if you want to look for the Hero Stone]
[In 3 days, head to the 7788 Village where we first met]
The Evil Mushroom Prophet provided them with directions once again.
The five of them exchanged glances, all feeling hopeful.
It seemed they were one step closer to returning to Blue Star.
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