Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 808 Attacked
"it is good."

Xiao Ran didn't press further; she was content as long as her grandfather agreed.

Although she knew that her grandfather might be playing tricks on her to urge her to find the Yangfeng Hammer sooner, it didn't affect Xiao Ran's mood.

He telepathically asked Wu Man, "How much longer until the fifth generation of mycelium?"

"Soon." Wu Man's response was simple, as if the moment had come to a critical point and she didn't have the time to explain the specifics to Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran was helpless after being rebuffed, since she couldn't afford to offend Wu Man, her super support.

Just as Xiao Ran was planning to find a place to stop and rest, allowing Wu Man to focus on synthesizing the fifth-generation mycelium.

Suddenly, a strong sense of unease washed over Xiao Ran, and he felt a sense of panic arise in his mind.

what is that?
The sensation came on very quickly, but it disappeared just as fast before Xiao Ran could react. In that brief moment, Xiao Ran felt extremely uneasy, as if she were being watched by something.

Before Xiao Ran could ponder the source of the strangeness, several intense killing intents had already locked onto her.

"who!"

The sudden arrival of this intense killing intent shocked Xiao Ran. She realized that while her opponent had locked onto her, she was unable to lock onto them.

This indicates that the other party's mental strength is actually superior to his own.

Despite her shock, Xiao Ran did not hesitate and immediately began to accelerate.

The sudden acceleration immediately caused violent vibrations throughout the interior.

Wu Man immediately complained to Xiao Ran, "Why did you suddenly speed up? Be more steady."

"It's not stable, I'm locked down."

"Locked up? What does that mean?" Wu Man was clearly confused.

"Literally, how long will it take for the fifth generation of mycelium? The other party's mental strength seems to be stronger than mine. I don't know their strength. You should cultivate the fifth generation of mycelium as soon as possible, otherwise we can only run away with our tails between our legs."

Xiao Ran's words made Wu Man realize the seriousness of the situation.

Being able to lock onto Xiao Ran, while Xiao Ran cannot lock onto the other party, means that the other party has absolute initiative.

This is called generational gap.

Just like a fifth-generation fighter jet versus a fourth-generation fighter jet.

A fifth-generation fighter jet can theoretically easily wipe out a squadron of fourth-generation fighter jets.

Moreover, there wasn't just one opponent; Xiao Ran judged that there were at least four, which forced her to flee immediately.

Otherwise, regardless of whether you win or lose, your losses will be immeasurably heavy.

Although Xiao Ran's body was as large as a mountain, his speed was also astonishing, thanks to the amazing lightness brought by the fourth-generation earth-attribute mycelium.

The massive tracks covering the bottom of the giant fungal ball, woven from a mixture of first- and fourth-generation mycelia, unleashed terrifying speed under Xiao Ran's powerful mental control.

"Boom--!!"

The entire fungus tore through the air, carrying with it a tsunami-like surge of yellowish-brown dust, and sped toward the distant wasteland at a speed far exceeding that of any previous raids on bandit groups.

The dust billowed forward like a dragon, resembling a moving desert storm.

However, even though Xiao Ran had already pushed her speed to the limit, she was still firmly locked on. The opponent's mental strength seemed to be far stronger than Xiao Ran had expected.

This prompted Xiao Ran to simply draw all the mental energy from Number Two back to his main body, causing his mental energy to surge once again in an instant.

This time, Xiao Ran finally sensed the other person's outline.

One, two, four...

When Xiao Ran sensed the other party, her heart tightened immediately. There were more than twenty of them, four of which were very special, with a crystal-like luster, as if they were specially made radars locking onto her.

Surrounding them were also mutated mycelia, but unlike the miscellaneous ones used by the bandits, they were all dark purple mycelia. They moved extremely fast, dragging the four crystal mycelia along at a speed almost the same as their own, forming a line and quickly attacking them.

Xiao Ran transmitted the images she perceived to the recruited bandit gang so they could identify them.

As a result, the leaders of several bandit gangs recognized him at a glance.

"This is the hunting party from the Central Tomb, a whole group!!" The information Xiao Ran conveyed immediately gave the bandits a jolt of excitement.

The other bandits who had been recruited immediately showed signs of fear upon hearing the words "hunting group".

It was clear that they had a deep fear of the hunting party.

"Give me the detailed information about the hunting team, give me as much as you know." Sensing that these guys were starting to back out, Xiao Ran immediately ordered them to send him all the intelligence they had.

Soon, a pheromone containing detailed information about the hunting group was delivered to Xiao Ran.

The above information is not much; it only tells us that the Hunting Group is an elite team in the Middle Tomb District, specifically responsible for eliminating all heretics.

The so-called heretics are said to be consciousness entities that arise by chance and possess the ability to learn and improve themselves.

Once such an exception occurs, the hunting party will take action.

In the past, two hunting squads were enough, but this time an entire company was involved. Such combat power should not be seen in a no-man's-land.

"Fifth generation mycelium! How much longer do you need?!"

Xiao Ran could only urge him again.

"Don't rush us, we're almost at the final step..."

"boom!!"

Before Wu Man could finish speaking, a huge roar suddenly exploded in her ears. At the same time, Xiao Ran's body trembled, and the mycelium protecting the outside was instantly crushed by a force, revealing the third-generation mycelium hidden inside.

what is that?
Xiao Ran used her mental energy to lock onto the past and saw that the hunting party had unknowingly closed the distance between them.

The four crystal fungal balls flashed with silvery-white light alternately, then flashed again and shot towards Xiao Ran once more.

This time the speed was even faster, and Xiao Ran didn't even have time to dodge. She immediately controlled a mycelium to form a long whip and crashed into the white light.

A loud "Bang!!" rang out.

The long whip composed of three generations of mycelium instantly vaporized in the white light.

The power of this thing made Xiao Ran's heart pound. If it hit him, it would probably punch a huge hole in him.

"What generation of mycelium is this?" Xiao Ran immediately transmitted the image to Wu Man via pheromones.

Wu Man carefully examined the image in the pheromones, pondered for a while, and then said, "I don't know, but it's definitely a special, high-grade product, much stronger than the mycelium on our bodies."

"Should we try to take him down? I feel like these special mycelia are good for increasing mental capacity. If you can snatch them, it will be much easier for us to storm the central tomb next."

After carefully observing the information Xiao Ran was conveying to him, Wu Man was immediately tempted.

"Fuck your sister, didn't you see that there are more than a dozen smaller ones around these four big guys?"

Xiao Ran cursed with a dark face.

Now that his family is wealthy and powerful, and this is a crucial moment for his promotion, if he fights this battle, he'll be back to square one.

He himself was not the problem; the key was that his grandfather and Master Zhao were both on his shoulders. If something happened to them, Xiao Ran would not only be unable to bear the responsibility, but he also could not bear such a loss.

"Then wait a little longer, I will help you synthesize the fifth generation mycelium as soon as possible."

Wu Man sighed helplessly to herself, then buried herself in her work and sped up her task.

In a short time, all four factories within the company began operating at almost maximum capacity under Wu Man's urging.

A large amount of fourth-generation culture medium was injected into the culture tank and mixed with the new culture medium prepared by Wu Man.

Wu Man had to be extremely careful during this process; if the proportions were wrong, the culture tank would have to be scrapped.

But at this critical moment, the frequency of the bombardment from the outside actually increased.

"boom!!"

The third and fourth beams of white light pierced through the void at speeds exceeding the limits of perception, and fiercely bombarded Xiao Ranjun Mountain's main body!

A violent tremor! A hundred times more powerful than any previous impact!
Xiao Ran's massive golden mushroom mountain suddenly sank, as if its core had been struck by an invisible giant hammer.

The area directly hit by the light emitted a sizzling sound as the solid shell composed of three generations of golden mycelium melted and vaporized rapidly, like ice and snow in the height of summer!
A huge, charred crater instantly formed, with the remaining golden mycelium on the edge twitching and curling up like living things, hissing.

Fortunately, Xiao Ran was large enough, and all four factory areas were located in her abdomen; otherwise, this blow would have been enough to make her feel uncomfortable.

He quickly manipulated the mycelium to repair the gap, while simultaneously transforming the tracks into long, thin, spider-like claws.

This naturally reduces the speed significantly, but it greatly improves flexibility.

Xiao Ran's enormous, mountain-like fungal body darted and twisted wildly across the wasteland. The fourth-generation fungal hyphae, thick as spider legs, burst forth with astonishing elasticity and speed, making Xiao Ran look more like a crab walking sideways from a distance.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The hunting party's pursuit was like a persistent, malignant infection.

The beam is no longer a single-point sniper shot, but has become a precise, cross-fire with tricky angles.

This forced Xiao Ran to avoid any straight path and instead seek a glimmer of hope by zigzagging through extreme obstacles.

This slowed Xiao Ran down again, and the purple mycelium guards rushed over as well.

Instead of launching an attack immediately, they formed an encirclement, like wrapping dumplings, to surround Xiao Ran and restrict his movement.

"Kid, you can't keep running like this. If you keep running, they'll just wear you down." Zhao Qingming and Xiao Zhenye were also keeping an eye on the commotion outside.

Seeing that the situation was getting worse, Zhao Qingming had no choice but to speak up and remind him.

"Grandpa, what do you mean?" Xiao Ran realized the old man was hinting at him, so he asked directly.

Zhao Qingming grinned and sneered, "A surprise attack! These little things are all crowding around you. If I were you, I'd... launch a surprise attack!"

(End of this chapter)