Chapter 29

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

[Su, su,su!] After the introduction, the little Zen tree released a cloud of pink powder toward Li Pu.

Following this, it stuck its head into the ground.

“…”

Li Pu looked at this scene and found them simply bizarre.

The Scarecrow only left its head outside, while the little Treant only stuffed its head into the soil. These two guys were really compatible.

However, when the red powder landed on Li Pu, he suddenly felt a force well up from his lower abdomen.

“W-what is this…?” The strange position from where the force welled up was a little uncomfortable, but the force quickly spread throughout his body.

A brand new, or perhaps better described as stronger, sense of power filled his limbs.

Li Pu thus understood that the little Zen tree had boosted his combat power.

“Can I defeat the lizard in this state?” He looked at the Mushroom-eating Lizard and thought in puzzlement.

Judging from the other party’s build and aura, Li Pu was quite uncertain. But at least he knew what he had to do next, which was to lead the other party away.

Otherwise, if the little Treant was accidentally affected, it might die.

As for the Scarecrow, it didn’t need much worrying about. After all, even if it died, it could be resurrected. It was just that he didn’t have the money to buy a resurrection talisman at the moment, so the Scarecrow better stayed fine.

[Guchi, guchi!] At that moment, the Mushroom-eating Lizard roared at Li Pu.

Whoosh!

As it roared, a mushroom the size of a fist shot out from its back and headed straight for Li Pu’s face.

The mushroom was much faster than the Red-head Mushroom’s Head Hammer. If it was before, he would not have been able to react in time, but thanks to the improvement brought about by the Scarecrow’s level upgrade and the little Treant’s pink powder buff, he simply lowered his head slightly and avoided it.

The shooting mushroom brushed past the back of his head, making Li Pu feel a chill.

Crack!

A cracking sound came from behind him, and he turned around.

The tree that was shot by the mushroom had its tough bark cracked open, and the mushroom’s head was embedded in it.

“That’s quite a powerful attack,” Li Pu was quite fearful when he saw this.

If he had really been hit on the head just now, he wondered if his scalp was tough enough.

“You guys stay here and don’t move,” Li Pu ran into the valley after saying that.

Even though he was a cripple and his steps were uneven, his left leg was strong. With a stomp, his whole body seemed to be flying as he dashed forward with speed.

[Cao!]

The Scarecrow expressed its worry and reminded its Summoner to not die. Its request sounded quite inauspicious.

[Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!] As the little Zen tree’s head was buried in the soil, even its cries were muffled.

[Guchi, guchi!] The Mushroom-eating Lizard’s target was indeed Li Pu. After seeing him escape, it didn’t even look at the Scarecrow or the little Zen tree. It immediately followed into the valley.

Most importantly, perhaps because it had many legs, it was not slow.

Even with the pink powder buff from the little Zen tree, Li Pu could not outrun it. They were running at the same speed and there was no way to shake it off.

The little Treant’s introduction about the valley had been very detailed, and he still remembered it.

The entrance and exit of the valley’s main road were connected to the outside world, and the mushrooms inside would not actively attack outsiders.

If he brought the Mushroom-eating Lizard in, it might be attracted by some delicious mushrooms. At that time, he would be able to wait for the opportunity to act.

[Gugu! Gugu!] However, no matter how stupid the mushroom-type magical beasts in the valley were, they still had basic survival instincts.

When they saw their natural enemy appear, they all started to flee.

In an instant, the entire valley was in chaos. Wherever Li Pu went with the Mushroom-eating Lizard, the mushrooms would run for their lives.

The speed of the chase was very fast, and those legless mushrooms that could only jump could naturally not compare to them.

However, even though they had already entered the mushroom group, the Mushroom-eating Lizard seemed to only have eyes for Li Pu. It didn’t even care about the mushrooms that passed by it.

“I miscalculated,” Li Pu felt helpless when he noticed this.

“Wait,” However, just as he was moving through the mushroom group, he suddenly had an idea.

[Guchi, guchi!]

Whoosh!

At this moment, another mushroom was shot from behind.

As Li Pu was always alert, he turned and dodged the attack.

[Gugu!]

Pachi!

Instead, a Red-headed Mushroom in front of him exploded on the spot.

“I just thought of it, but it’s here right now,” When Li Pu passed by, he bent down to pick up the mushroom that the Mushroom-eating Lizard had shot out.

His two experiences with the Twining Vines and the Red-headed Mushrooms made him fall into a misunderstanding. He didn’t actually have to kill the magical beasts to obtain the related items. The very first Taji Snail was a good example.

“As expected!” Looking at the mushroom in his hand, Li Pu smiled because the relevant information had already appeared in his mind.

[Level 1 Mushroom Poison Antibody (D)] 5/100

[Passive Effect: Immune to all mushroom-type toxins]

[Attribute Requirement: None]

[Type Requirement: Wind Chaser / Balance]

[Race Requirement: Mushroom-related Species]

First of all, no matter what skill it was, a D-grade skill was very pleasing.

On top of that, this mushroom alone was worth 5 portions out of a hundred.

In other words, he only needed to pick 20 mushrooms before he could get a relevant item.

However, the next second, something unexpected happened. The small mushroom in Li Pu’s hand quickly withered into a dried black mushroom.

The information from the item also disappeared.

“It withers so quickly after leaving the lizard’s body?”

He was speechless.

Did this mean he had to get mushrooms from the Mushroom-eating Lizard’s back while it was still alive?

This was obviously not realistic.

[Guchi, guchi!]

While he was thinking, another mushroom was shot over.

This time, Li Pu was a little distracted, so he didn’t manage to dodge in time. His forearm was accidentally grazed, and it immediately swelled.

“Let’s think about how to escape first,” He grimaced in pain and put aside all distracting thoughts, focusing all his attention on escaping, “This is bad.”

However, not long after, a bad situation appeared.

The main road of the valley was indeed linked to the outside world, but the other side roads were not.

When he passed a fork in the road just now, Li Pu didn’t know which was the main road and which was the side road. Now it seemed that he had obviously chosen a side road because the mountain wall in front of him told him that there was no way out.

This dead end in the valley was empty. There was not even a tree except for some hay on the ground.

This was originally the gathering place of the mushroom-type magical beasts, but they had long since disappeared after being alarmed by the Mushroom-eating Lizard.

[Guchi! Hiss…]

It was obvious that the Mushroom-eating Lizard had noticed Li Pu’s predicament.

It slowed down its pace and approached while flicking its tongue.

“You forced me to do this,” Li Pu looked at the enemy who was charging at him and knew that he had no other choice.

He was going to lift the seal.

…

[Mushroom-eating Lizard]

[Wind Chaser, 7 earth and 3 wood, D]

[Mushroom-eating Cannon (D): Launch hard mushrooms]

[Mushroom Poison Antibody (D): Immune to all mushroom-type toxins]

[Description: Feeds on mushrooms, and at the same time, produces mushrooms.]