Beastmaster: I'm really just a forest ranger

Chapter 272 The Mushroom King Makes a Stunning Debut!

After clearing up the misunderstanding with the gigantic Thousand-ridged Rock Beetle, this timid and cowardly giant, in order to make up for the losses of Daping Village, specially used its enormous size to help transport building materials for the reconstruction of Daping Village.

With its help, Daping Village, which had been mostly destroyed, was restored to its original state in just a few days. The streets were even wider and the houses were more sturdy than before.

The village chief also had it help expand other facilities and launch a giant larvae riding service.

The gigantic Thousand-ridged Rock Beetle carries the Beastmaster around the forest, and the Beastmaster only needs to pay a small service fee.

The village chief even turned the gigantic Thousand-ridged rock lizard into the signature attraction of Daping Village, both to attract beast tamers from other places and to help it gradually alleviate its past psychological trauma through contact with humans.

If it's not a giant Thousand-ridged Rock Grasshopper, then what could it be?
Another gigantic pet?

Chen Yuan suddenly remembered what Xiao Duoji had mentioned about the Mushroom King, his eyes narrowed, and he looked at the latter: "You said earlier that the Mushroom King would wake up today?"

"Mmm." The sudden, huge tremor made Xiao Duoji feel scared and nervous. He hugged the fluffy mushroom tightly in his arms and tried his best to remain calm. "Every time the Mushroom King wakes up, he gets very irritable, extremely irritable."

"Only by eating a lot of food, until it is completely full, will it stop getting angry."

The case is solved; this huge shock was definitely caused by the Mushroom King that Little Dorje mentioned.

Li Junyue had never heard of a pet called "Mushroom King" before. The name sounded very unserious, so he asked, "Do you know what kind of pet it is?"

"I don't know." Little Dorje shook his head, then blinked and recalled seriously, "I only remember that it was very, very big, as big as a mountain."

After hearing this, Chen Yuan clearly felt the ground shaking more and more intensely. He looked at the three of them and smiled slightly: "It might be a giant pet beast. Get ready for battle."

Without Chen Yuan's reminder, the qualified beast tamers had already made full preparations for the battle. The Ink Tree Spirit protected Li Junyue, the Ice Crystal Illusion Cat's mental energy shield enveloped everyone, and the Water Spirit Turtle obediently stayed behind.

As one of the weakest pets present, the Water Spirit Turtle was very self-aware; it knew that it would be a success if it didn't hold the group back.

If that's the case, then just stay obediently by the Beastmaster's side and don't get involved in overly intense battles.

Chang Yuhuan couldn't help but smile wryly: "I was born to be a photographer."

After saying that, she held the camera level and aimed it in the direction from which the loud vibration came.

A massive, towering figure, as large as a small hill, appeared rapidly, leaping from afar.

Despite its unbelievably large size, at least ten meters tall, it could leap high into the air, covering dozens of meters in an instant, and approach the crowd at an astonishing speed.

If you ignore its appearance, it looks like a giant toad that has been enlarged hundreds of times.

But when this thing came into everyone's view, Chen Yuan finally saw what it looked like. It was clearly a big mushroom with thick limbs!
This creature's body was covered in bluish-gray, bark-like scales, with blood-red moss growing at its joints. It wore a crown made of dark purple thorns, and its eyes were like rotting amber.

Most strikingly, this creature had a gaping maw in front of it, giving it a sinister and terrifying appearance.

boom!
When this thing landed heavily on the ground, the huge impact caused the ground beneath its feet to crack like a spider web, and at the same time a purple toxin spread in all directions, causing all the flowers and plants to wither and die.

The shockwave whipped up air currents that blew violently in all directions, raising clouds of dust that filled the sky.

Upon seeing the enormous creature, Cola silently took a half-step back, but suddenly realized its cowardly action and immediately began barking wildly, its fur flying wildly: "Awoooooo!"

If the eldest sister can defeat the gigantic Thousand-ridged Rock Grasshopper, I can also defeat this clumsy behemoth!
But Cola quickly remembered that this big guy's jumping ability was ridiculously strong, so it silently retracted its claws and decided to find out its weaknesses and vulnerabilities before going into battle.

The master is right. One cannot be reckless in battle; one must know oneself and one's enemy.

Chen Yuan didn't notice Cola's reaction. He frowned as he observed the big guy in front of him, and a name popped into his mind.

Giant Abyss Mushroom.

In the [Beast Taming Knowledge] section, this was one of the first Morning Star quality pets to be revealed, so Chen Yuan had a deep impression of it.

The Abyss Giant Mushroom is of the Wood Poison attribute and is naturally enormous, resembling a small mountain. This creature is not the giant pet he had imagined.

That makes sense. The probability of a giant pet being born is extremely low. How could he be so lucky as to see two in such a short period of time?

"Wait a minute, it seems that pets of Morning Star quality are quite rare." Chen Yuan muttered to himself.

To this day, he has seen no more than a handful of Morning Star quality pets, including Spark.

However, as the spiritual energy revival continues, Chen Yuan believes that the number of Morning Star quality pets will increase, but they will never become so abundant that Morning Stars are less valuable than dogs and Bright Moons are everywhere.

Advancing a pet from a leader to a Morning Star is extremely difficult, with a series of restrictions, and naturally born Morning Star quality pets are even rarer.

Therefore, even in the distant future, pets of Morning Star quality will be extremely rare and destined to be out of reach for ordinary beast tamers.

Chen Yuan could even foresee that in the future, whether or not one possesses a Morning Star quality pet would be a dividing line between ordinary beast tamers and excellent beast tamers.

According to records, due to the enormous size of the Abyss Giant Mushroom, its consumption far exceeds that of other pets.

Therefore, the Abyssal Giant Mushroom spends most of its time sleeping to slow down its metabolism, and is only awake for a few days each month.

Once awake, this guy will keep eating and eating, replenishing his energy by consuming all sorts of things.

When it has enough energy, the Abyss Giant Mushroom will fall into a deep sleep, and this cycle will continue indefinitely.

In the relevant records, one sentence is specifically marked: When you encounter a newly awakened Abyss Giant Mushroom, you only have two choices.

First, we must escape as quickly as possible; second, we must try every means to find food for it.

"Isn't there a third option?" Jiang Wen stared at the giant abyss mushroom, which had fallen into a frenzied state due to hunger, without any tension or fear on his face. Instead, he asked with great interest.

“If I remember correctly, the Abyss Giant Mushroom’s racial skill is very unique.” Li Junyue stared intently at the suddenly appearing Abyss Giant Mushroom, his voice hoarse and deep. “This skill is called Abyss Maw, Wood type.”

"The Abyss Giant Mushroom can swallow everything, and its special body structure can convert everything into energy, continuously restoring its vitality and condition."

"In addition, this guy's thick cap provides amazing defense, making it almost invincible in pet battles."

After a slight pause, Li Junyue said in a serious tone, "Of course, this is all recorded in the documents; the actual situation may not be so."

As soon as the words were spoken, the giant abyss mushroom roared violently, suddenly opening its blood-red maw, its mouth churning with fierce energy, transforming into an extremely powerful suction force that attempted to swallow everything around it.

Whether it was stones and flowers on the ground, or broken tree trunks and withered branches, the abyss's gaping maw accepted everything without exception, sucking them all into its belly.

That wasn't all; the suction grew stronger and stronger, sweeping up all the scattered mushrooms and sending them flying into its belly one after another.

But these things were hardly appetizers for the Abyss Giant Mushroom, which continued to open its terrifying maw and look around.

It paid no heed to the fallen members of its tribe lying haphazardly on the ground; driven by hunger, it had only one thought:
Hungry hungry hungry!
Eat! Eat!
Those eyes, like rotten amber, fell on Chen Yuan and the others, emanating a strong sense of oppression, which frightened the Water Spirit Turtle so much that it clung tightly to Chang Yuhuan's leg.

"Mushrooms!"

Upon seeing the Mushroom King awaken, Fluffy Mushroom was overjoyed. She broke free from Little Dorje's embrace and skipped and hopped towards the Mushroom King.

But when it noticed those eyes flashing with a fierce light and felt that terrifying aura that made its body tremble, it suddenly stopped in its tracks, then lowered its head, stiffened its body, and entered a state of playing dead.

"Roar!"

Aiming at Chen Yuan and the others, the abyss's gigantic maw opened its sinister jaws once more, surging with violent energy.

A pale blue mental energy shield rose around Chen Yuan, his black hair and robes swaying as he calmly said, "Be careful."

"Ow!"

Cola's fur was flowing, his eyes were sharp, and his body was surrounded by wind blades carrying a sharp aura, surging with destructive wind energy.

The twin flower concubines stood on Chen Yuan's shoulders, gently shaking their palms. Purple-black light surged in their palms, condensing into spores that shot forward.

The two little creatures launched a counterattack simultaneously, their wind blades and poison spores hurtling forward to confront the powerful suction head-on.

But the result was very unexpected for Chen Yuan; the giant abyss mushroom continued to roar wildly: "Roar! Ro ...

Hungry hungry hungry!
I'll devour you all!

The giant mushroom's eyes reflected the sharp wind blades and chilling poisonous spores. It opened its blood-red maw even wider, then closed it in one breath, swallowing the attack completely.

A gentle breeze swept through the surroundings, creating a strange balance.

"Roar"

The next moment, the giant abyss mushroom narrowed its eyes and let out a hiccup-like roar.

Chen Yuan raised an eyebrow: "This guy can even absorb skills?"

"Aww?!!"

This was the first time Cola had encountered such a situation. It trotted back and forth, wagging its tail, its eyes full of confusion.

But when Cola slightly raised its eyes, it could see the big sister flying in mid-air, supporting it, and its heart tightened.

No!

We have to find a way to deal with this behemoth! We can't let the boss steal the spotlight this time!

"What a powerful creature." Jiang Wenning's eyes flickered, then she turned her head to look at the Ice Crystal Cat on her shoulder, hesitating to speak.

With Ice Crystal Phantom Cat's strength, it would be difficult to shake this massive creature, which is as large as a small mountain.

Forget it, let's just watch for now.

Li Junyue and Chang Yuhuan shared the same idea; they were well aware of their own strength and knew they were no match for the Abyss Giant Mushroom.

Rather than holding them back, it's better to let Chen Yuan focus on the battle.

"Yinyin".

Faced with the Abyss Giant Mushroom, which cultivated both wood and poison, the Twin Flower Concubine felt a strong desire to fight. It waved its arms, signaling for Cola to roll it up.

"Ouch!?"

Cola looked back and saw that it was the Twin Flower Concubines who had requested to fight, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as it's not the gang leader, it's fine.

This little guy can't steal my thunder anyway.

"Alright, you two cooperate with each other." Chen Yuan nodded slightly, composed himself, and prepared to simultaneously command Cola and the Twin Flower Concubines.

The opponent is of Morning Star quality, and it is indeed difficult to deal with them with just Cola, but adding Twin Flower Concubines will make things much easier.

"Cola, riding the wind."

Facing the giant mushroom in the abyss, Chen Yuan dared not be careless and decided to proceed cautiously, first probing the opponent's specific combat strength and trying to expose its weaknesses.

"Ow~"

Having not been commanded by its owner for a long time, Cola became slightly excited, its sharp eyes shining brightly, and a gust of wind swirled around it, greatly increasing its speed.

"Twin Flower Concubines, continue using the Humic Poison Explosion." Chen Yuan's thoughts continued to race, and he issued the command almost simultaneously.

"Yinyin".

The little guy once again gathered dozens of poison spores and pounced on the giant abyss mushroom, which was as majestic as a small mountain, as if it were a living creature.

Seeing that the food in its eyes dared to attack it, the giant abyss mushroom roared in fury, its deep voice booming loudly in one's ears.

It continued to open its menacing maw, easily swallowing the poisonous spores.

The poisonous spores containing toxins were swallowed by the giant abyss mushroom, yet it seemed completely unaffected.

However, the Twin Flower Concubine's poisonous spores successfully attracted the attention of the Abyss Giant Mushroom. Its rotten eyes stared intently at the former, and it unleashed a powerful suction force from its mouth, attempting to suck the Twin Flower Concubine away.

"Ouch!"

The Twin Flower Concubines' attack bought Cola precious time to attack. Ripples spread from Cola's toes, and a strong wind blew around her. Like a gas drill, she charged forward with unstoppable momentum.

This is precisely the "Vortex Assault" that Coca-Cola is so proud of.

"Ow!"

Faced with a formidable opponent, Cola unleashed all his power in that instant, his figure traversing an extremely long distance, and in the next instant, he was right next to the giant mushroom of the abyss.

boom!
The terrifying power carried by the vortex suddenly erupted, and the gale-force winds cut through the bluish-gray, bark-like scales. The colossal abyssal mushroom swayed and uncontrollably took a half-step back.

It was only half a step.

Looking at the almost unscathed giant abyss mushroom, Cola's eyes widened in disbelief.

This was its most confident move, yet it failed to defeat this giant?
Does this really mean the boss needs to take action?
No no no!

There must be other ways!
Cola tried to continue attacking the Abyss Giant Mushroom, but was stopped by Chen Yuan's voice: "Don't rush."

"Ow"

Cola suppressed his restless heart, gently rubbing his limbs against the ground, watching this hateful big guy from afar.

hateful!

What should I do?
"Such strong defense!" Everyone exclaimed in unison, marveling at the Abyss Giant Mushroom's incredible defensive capabilities.

Cola's [Vortex Assault] was undeniably powerful, playing a crucial role in many important battles and defeating opponents in one strike.

However, this high-powered attack had no effect on the rock-solid giant mushroom in the abyss.

How can we defeat this giant abyss mushroom that has gone into a frenzy due to hunger?
Jiang Wenning put herself in Chen Yuan's shoes and carefully considered the current countermeasures, but as she thought about it, she frowned, finding it extremely difficult:

"The Abyss Giant Mushroom has strong defense, can absorb skills, and can even use them to recover its status. Unless you kill it in one hit, it is difficult to win."

But how can you kill the Abyss Giant Mushroom with such strong defense in one hit?

“Unless our hard power far surpasses itss,” Li Junyue added, his voice deep, “but that’s clearly unrealistic.”

Jiang Wenning rested her chin on her hand, her beautiful eyes sparkling as she pondered: "Indeed, when facing this guy, you either run away or let him eat his fill."

and many more.

Let it eat its fill?

Upon hearing this, Chen Yuan had a sudden inspiration, and his eyes gleamed.

"Cola, use the wind to swirl up the trees."

"Twin flower concubines, attaching their sweet fragrance to the trees."

Chen Yuan issued the commands one after the other, and although the two little ones didn't understand, they immediately got to work.

"Ow!"

The cola stirred up a fierce gust of wind, uprooting fir trees and sending them hurtling straight toward the giant mushroom in the abyss like spears.

The giant abyss mushroom accepts everything, opening its massive maw in an attempt to chew and swallow the trees whole.

The Twin Flower Concubine gently waved her hands, and a light pink mist spread out, attaching itself to the fir trees under her control and hiding among the branches and leaves.

"Roar!"

The giant abyss mushroom chewed lightly and easily broke the fir tree in half, then swallowed the pieces.

"I wish I had its digestive ability." Jiang Wenning sighed sincerely as she watched the giant abyss mushroom swallow the fir tree whole.

Whether it's rocks or trees, everything seems like a delicacy to the hungry Abyss Giant Mushroom.

"Eating everything will only harm you."

Seeing the giant mushroom's movements, Chen Yuan's lips curled up slightly.

In the following time, Chen Yuan directed Cola and the Twin Flower Concubines to dodge and weave, waiting for the sweet fragrance to take effect.

after awhile,

The giant abyss mushroom's movements gradually slowed, and its roars slowly ceased, no longer displaying its previous frenzied state.

Seeing this, Chen Yuan smiled and said, "It really worked."

While the Abyssal Giant Mushroom has excellent resistance to poison-type moves, it will still be affected when the dosage of toxin exceeds a certain level.

It is not a Honey Mist Umbrella Spirit after all, and cannot absorb the poisonous mist.

The Twin Flower Concubines coated the trees with a large amount of sweet fragrance, which the naive Abyss Giant Mushroom swallowed entirely, inevitably falling victim to the poison.

boom!
The next moment, the enormous body crashed to the ground, causing the ground to tremble.

"roar~"

The giant mushroom in the abyss had its eyes tightly closed and was snoring loudly, but its closed giant mouth was slowly turning upwards, as if it were having a sweet dream.

"Ow"

Upon seeing the fallen giant mushroom from the abyss, Cola fell into deep thought.

This is quite different from the scene it imagined of itself bravely fighting and defeating the enemy.

(End of this chapter)