Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 804 Ending
These bandit leaders were highly combat-minded and had an excellent grasp of the nuances of warfare.

Despite the failure of the bandit gang, they could still continue their attacks using other tactics. However, once they discovered Xiao Ran's true nature, they had only one thought in their minds.

escape!
It was clear that the opponent's size far exceeded their expectations, and human wave tactics would not gain any advantage against such a force.

After all, the fact that this fungal ball could support such a large volume of mutated mycelium alone shows that the owner of this fungal ball was powerful enough to make them tremble with fear.

However, just as these bandits were having second thoughts, Xiao Ran had already made his move.

The parched ground suddenly tore open, and a large net composed of golden mycelium rose from beneath the ground.

Like a giant net, it quickly gathered all the fungal clusters of these bandits together, forcibly merging them with Xiao Ran's fungal clusters.

Now they won't be able to escape even if they want to.

Following this, these mycelia began to slowly retract. The third-generation mycelia prepared by Wu Man were far superior in strength and toughness to the mutated mycelia in the hands of these bandits.

As the mycelium began to contract, the bandit group's fungal balls were immediately torn apart like tofu dregs.

The robbers, desperate to escape, struggled to get through the gaps in the net.

But at this moment, Xiao Ran's enormous golden body began to slowly crack open, and fiery red mycelium emerged from the cracks.

These bandits had never seen such mycelium before, floating in the air like tinder.

They are as beautiful as a field of fiery red flowers.

However, the next second, intense flames burst forth from these fiery red mycelia, instantly engulfing Xiao Ran's massive body, and the temperature began to soar.

The blazing flames were not ordinary burning, but rather like flowing liquid golden-red magma, instantly covering Xiao Ran's golden shell.

"boom--!!!"

The raging fireballs exploded outwards from Xiao Ran's center, reaching an unbelievable temperature in an instant.

Now Xiao Ran's entire body was like a burning sun.

Even though these mycelia are extremely heat-resistant, the bandits hiding inside them are not so formidable.

In this place where there was no escape, the high temperature emanating from Xiao Ran's body was like a torment that pushed them into hell.

"The temperature of the second-generation fire mycelium, combined with the thermal conductivity and protective properties of the third-generation gold mycelium, is simply a perfect match!"

Wu Man observed the commotion outside and was quite satisfied with the result.

But after observing for a while, I felt that something was still missing: "If we could cultivate a fourth generation of mycelium, its power would be even greater."

"No need, this is actually just right."

Xiao Ran actually had no intention of killing them all. Just as he had told Wu Man before, killing them all would not do them any good.

However, since they were the ones who started it, Xiao Ran wouldn't let them off so easily.

After all, they were the ones who struck first.

With a thought, Xiao Ran unleashed a massive and unparalleled spiritual force, like a tsunami bursting its banks, condensing into a shockwave that crashed down upon the remaining bandit group trapped by the fire net and golden mycelium below.

This spiritual power is far beyond what it was before. After Xiao Ran devoured several bandit groups, this spiritual impact is like a tangible hammer blow!
"Buzz!"

A silent shriek echoed in the spiritual realm!
"Puff puff!"

In an instant, the numerous bandit consciousnesses, already teetering on the brink of collapse under the scorching heat and directly locked onto by the mental shock, dissipated and went out like bursting bubbles before they could even utter a scream.

Then, Xiao Ran's torrent of consciousness swept over, mercilessly absorbing and devouring these scattered fragments of spirit to enrich herself.

40 points

Feeling the increase in mental strength, Xiao Ran estimated that her mental strength seemed to have reached a certain critical point.

"It seems that once my mental strength reaches 500, the boost from continuing to devour these fungal creatures will be greatly reduced."

500 points of mental energy—a number that even professionals would find difficult to achieve, let alone beginners.

Xiao Ran even dared to say that her current mental strength was enough to easily suppress those great evil spirits.

However, Xiao Ran dared not actually channel such powerful mental energy into his body, otherwise his physical body would explode immediately.

In just this brief moment of mental crushing, the remaining bandit gang suffered losses exceeding half! Despair and negative emotions began to grow wildly in the consciousness of every surviving bandit.

The high temperature sizzled the mycelium, and the air was filled with a strange smell that was a mixture of burnt and sweet fishy odor, which almost suffocated the surviving bandits.

This is no battle; it's a one-sided slaughter and reaping.

Just then, a pheromone containing extreme fear desperately pierced through the scorching flames and chaotic battlefield, reaching Xiao Ran.

"Stop! Please stop! We surrender! We are willing to submit to you! Please spare us, you lowly ants!"

The one who emitted the pheromones was the leader of the horned rhinoceros bandit gang.

His fungal spheres were reduced to less than a third, and the core members suffered heavy casualties.

Faced with Xiao Ran's overwhelming power, which seemed like that of a god, he no longer had any desire to persist. "As long as you are willing to forgive us, we are willing to offer up all our treasures. There are also many supplies in our lair, all of which can be used as compensation for you. If you are willing, we can even serve you as our master."

The leader of the Horned Rhinoceros Bandit Gang, whose gang is one of the top bandit groups in the no-man's-land, is so large that it can be called a local overlord among all bandit groups.

Even as one of the original founders of Spirit Tomb City, he was the most senior member of all the bandit groups present.

It surrendered, and the other bandit leaders immediately followed suit.

Although they weren't sure if doing so would give them a chance to survive, it was certainly better than waiting to die.

In an instant, a constant stream of pheromones begging for mercy were sent to Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran's enormous golden fungal ball trembled slightly, and the temperature of the blazing second-generation fire fungal filaments covering its surface dropped rapidly. The flowing golden-red magma-like flames contracted and dissipated at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The acrid smell and sweet, fishy odor still lingered in the air, but the scorching heat that seemed to bake the soul away had vanished.

This finally relieved the bandits, who even expressed their willingness to submit to Xiao Ran once again.

Xiao Ran had no interest in what happened next.

His powerful consciousness turned to Wu Man, clearly transmitting a pheromone message: "The rest is up to you."

Wu Man handled these miscellaneous tasks with ease. Moreover, she was well aware that the number of people needed to synthesize fourth, fifth, and even sixth and seventh generation culture media would be enormous.

Xiao Ran just needs to enjoy what's readily available. Now he needs to get his grandfather and the others to stop as soon as possible, otherwise if they continue killing, the Spirit Tomb City might be destroyed by these two.

Demolishing the Spirit Tomb City is one thing, but the supplies inside will also perish. After all, in the Tomb Kingdom, supplies are fragile spores and cannot withstand such ravaging.

As Xiao Ran's consciousness gradually shifted to his clone within the Spirit Tomb City, he saw that the Spirit Tomb City was now in complete disarray.

The numerous ancestral spirits of the Zhao family, forcibly taken from the Zhao family ancestral graves, were all filled with resentment. They had no knowledge of mycelium or parasitism.

It completely and brutally crushed the consciousness of the fungal inhabitants of the Spirit Tomb City by seizing their bodies, even crushing the fungal mycelium along with them.

He killed while cursing Zhao Qingming.

Unfortunately, no matter how fiercely they cursed, Zhao Qingming simply pretended not to hear them, and these guys seemed helpless against Zhao Qingming.

In the end, he could only vent all his resentment on the fungal inhabitants of Spirit Tomb City.

"Grandpa, we can't tear it down anymore."

Xiao Ran's consciousness transferred to this clone, and instantly her powerful will broke through to 3000 mycelial units.

This was because Xiao Ran deliberately suppressed it; otherwise, with his enormous spiritual power, even a small portion of it would have been enough to crush the entire Spirit Tomb City.

Hearing Xiao Ran's advice, Xiao Zhenye slowly withdrew his hand and called out to Zhao Qingming, "That's enough, stop now."

After speaking, Xiao Zhenye looked at Xiao Ran and asked, "Have the problems outside been resolved?"

"Yes, it's been resolved."

Xiao Ran briefly recounted the results of the battle. When Xiao Zhenye learned that Xiao Ran had not gone all out to kill them, he felt a sense of relief.

After all, putting aside the fact that Xiao Ran is his grandson, it is rare for a young person to choose to show mercy when he has an absolute advantage.

On the other side, Zhao Qingming also began to slowly withdraw, and the portal of transformation gradually closed. At the same time, the Zhao family ancestors who rushed out from here seemed to be pulled by some force and quickly sucked back into the portal.

Of course, the process was not very smooth. At least a few stubborn old guys refused to go back and kept cursing Zhao Qingming, this unfilial descendant.

Seeing this, Xiao Ran couldn't help but ask her grandfather, "Grandpa, why is Master Zhao so cruel to our ancestor?"

To be honest, there are a lot of bad people in this world. Some beat their wives after they've eaten and drunk their fill, some lie at home sponging off their parents, and some even abuse the elderly.

But in all his years, Xiao Ran has only ever met one person who would harm his own ancestors: Master Zhao.

"This one……"

Xiao Zhenye didn't know how to explain it to Xiao Ran right away, so he could only say, "You should ask her about this yourself."

"let it go."

Xiao Ran was too embarrassed to ask him herself. Besides, she was the one who sent the Zhao family ancestors to the underworld, so why should she go looking for trouble?

A moment later, after Zhao Qingming forcibly took back the ancestors of the Zhao family, the emerald green flames on his body slowly dissipated.

Zhao Qingming's consciousness arrived beside Xiao Ran, and he said irritably, "You little brat, you came here without a word, caused so much trouble, and now you're blaming us for being ruthless?"

"No, no," Xiao Ran quickly explained. "Grandpa, Master Zhao, this isn't the place to talk. You should go into my main body first, and I'll take care of the rest."

"Your true form?"

"Yes, that's it!"

Xiao Ran pointed to the enormous fungal sphere outside the city, which resembled a golden orb of light, and said, "That is my true form."

Seeing this, even Zhao Qingming and Xiao Zhenye were startled. They knew that Xiao Ran's strength was extraordinary, but they never expected that this kid would grow to such a terrifying level without them noticing.

(End of this chapter)