Survival at Sea: I Became Number One by Growing Mushrooms

Xu Jiawei silently prayed in her heart that it would end soon, that it would end soon.

Whether it was Xu Jiawei's prayers that actually worked or not, the insects around her gradually thinned out and even became visible.

Xu Jiawei slowly stood up and began to look around. As expected, the insects had all left. Xu Jiawei took the opportunity to jog inside.

The further in she went, the fewer insects there were, which defied Xu Jiawei's common sense. She thought the insects simply increased in number at night, but it turned out they were just moving to a different location. Perhaps nighttime was the safest time in this kind of cave, but she had to leave quickly before the insects returned.

Without the insects, Xu Jiawei's speed increased considerably, and she soon arrived at the end of the cave. There was nothing deep inside the cave except for a stone door standing quietly there. Xu Jiawei took a deep breath and, without thinking twice, pushed open the giant door.

The moment Xu Jiawei pushed open the giant door, a black ball of light shot straight towards her face, and Xu Jiawei immediately leaned back to dodge it.

Xu Jiawei then looked up and scanned the scene inside the door. She saw a man in black robes standing in the center, seemingly surprised that Xu Jiawei had dodged his attack, and still maintaining the posture of releasing a skill.

Behind him was a small sculpture of the god of darkness, which seemed to be worshipped by a very devout person, and the statue was meticulously maintained.

"I didn't expect you to be able to dodge it." The black-robed man's voice was hoarse and unpleasant, like chalk scratching across a blackboard, leaving a sizzling sound.

Xu Jiawei gasped involuntarily.

"Next time, you won't be so lucky," the man said, raising his hand.

Xu Jiawei immediately assumed an attack stance. Since he was a subordinate of the Dark God, his strength could not be too weak. Moreover, Xu Jiawei's mana had almost recovered, so she used the Light Cocoon and then unleashed her strongest skill, Photon Meteor.

The photon meteor shot towards the still struggling cocoon of light with lightning speed.

With a loud "boom," the man inside the cocoon of light was instantly hit. He screamed, a sound that resembled fingernails scraping against glass, which startled Xu Jiawei.

His black robe burst into flames, and he quickly took it off, but the flames climbed up the robe and onto his body.

Xu Jiawei's expression froze for a moment, then returned to normal. This black-robed man was actually a player. Could this be the safe haven that those demonized humans had been touting?

Seeing that the flames could not be extinguished, the man's face showed a resentful expression. Then, his whole body flashed with black light and instantly turned into a handful of ashes. A black light wave came, and Xu Jiawei subconsciously used the Light Purification to resist it. However, the light wave passed through the Light Purification and dispersed into the distance.

???

What does this mean? This light wave doesn't seem to cause any harm. Could it be transmitting a message?

The thought of this possibility made Xu Jiawei frown deeply. She looked at the statue, smashed it to pieces, and then smashed everything inside to pieces. After doing all this, Xu Jiawei was about to leave.

A wave of oppressive power washed over her, and Xu Jiawei couldn't help but take a few steps back.

"I didn't expect that even little bugs could sneak in here. The system really is a persistent ghost." The old man's voice came.

Xu Jiawei looked up and saw an old man dressed in the robes of a priest from the Dark Temple. Xu Jiawei was stunned. Had these guys already come out?

It seems things are more serious than he thought. Why would these guys create these bugs?

However, right now we still need to find a way to survive, since this person is clearly much stronger than her.

Thinking of Xu Jiawei slashing at him, he realized that he needed to be cautious when facing an opponent far stronger than himself. If he rashly released the Photon Meteor, he would not only get injured and put himself at a disadvantage, but he would also be interrupted before he could release it.

To buy herself a moment's respite, Xu Jiawei spoke up to attract the priest's attention: "Why do you make these disgusting insects?"

"You think I would tell you? This is our Lord's grand plan, not something a lowly human like you can even dream of. I advise you to surrender, and I might take pity on you and turn you into one of our own."

"You're dreaming!" After saying that, Xu Jiawei released light spores and flew over.

"Hmph, mere child's play, a lackey of the Goddess of Light? Then I will surely kill you, as a gift I offer for my lord's resurrection!" With that, the old man's attacks became even more ferocious. Xu Jiawei gradually found herself unable to defend herself.

Xu Jiawei took the opportunity to release a light cocoon to hold the old man back. In order to hold out for a longer period of time, Xu Jiawei even released several more light cocoons to surround the old man layer by layer.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Xu Jiawei quickly prepared the photon meteor. Seven seconds later, the last light cocoon was also broken.

"Die!" The old man's fierce voice rang out, and his black fist struck Xu Jiawei directly. Xu Jiawei's body was immediately covered with black substance.

Xu Jiawei did not back down; instead, she bravely took the blow.

She groaned, but the photon meteor was already complete. In order to kill her, the old man chose to attack at close range, which made things easier for her.

The light bullet hit him instantly; the old man was too close to dodge in time.

He screamed and immediately mobilized his black energy to fight against the white flames. Seeing that the flames were burning brighter and brighter, the old man realized that he could not resist and cut off half of his body.

"You are dangerous and may become an obstacle to our Lord's resurrection. We must get rid of you!" As he spoke, black flames began to ignite all over the old man's body.

"My lord, I am willing to sacrifice everything I have; please grant me supreme power!"

Hearing the old man's childish words, Xu Jiawei didn't find it funny at all. Instead, her expression was very serious. Her body had been purified by the light and repaired by the rainbow's transplantation. Now that her golden body had appeared, she had one more chance to use it.

But at this point, she didn't have much mana left.

Thinking of launching the first attack, a cocoon of light enveloped them.

The old man dodged it in an instant.

Xu Jiawei exclaimed, "So fast!"

Before Xu Jiawei could react, the old man's hand had already pierced through her chest and crushed her heart.

However, Xu Jiawei still has the bug-like skill of invincibility. As long as the time limit is not reached, she will not die. Now is the time to improve her attributes so that she will have the ability to fight against him.

Xu Jiawei immediately used the Mushroom God skill. With a flash of white light, even the old man was stunned for a few seconds. Then, a mushroom-headed, human-bodied thing smashed onto the old man's head. The old man was stunned for a moment, and then immediately became angry and tried to knock the thing away.

Xu Jiawei took the opportunity to release a cocoon of light, trapping the person inside.

"Woman, what happened to you? What kind of trouble are you causing now?" The domineering CEO held the medicine bottle and looked at the battered and bruised Xu Jiawei with disbelief.

Xu Jiawei, her heart pierced, was now speechless. She pointed tremblingly at the old man inside the cocoon of light.

Then, he quickly asked Rainbow to fix it for him.

"Woman, I'm curious, how come you always manage to pull me over here? It's strange that we haven't signed a contract." The domineering CEO seemed genuinely puzzled.

But now is not the time to talk; let's deal with this old man first.