Chapter 778 - 534: A New Hero Appears

After spending some effort, Li Pu tied all the limbs and mouthparts of the fused monster into knots.

Especially its blade-like appendages, which were twisted into a pretzel shape.

This time, he didn’t kill the fused creature, so it could not use its rebirth ability to repair itself.

It would likely lose mobility for a long period and rely on starvation death to repair.

Or perhaps it might not even be able to untie the knots upon starving to death.

Anyway, he had never tested it, so he didn’t know the final outcome.

Now he had a more pressing concern than that.

"Let me compare it once more."

He took out the warrior stone again.

Upon close comparison, just judging by the color, the warrior stone and the eyes of the fusion beast seemed no different in hue.

At this moment, Wu Guinan’s previous words echoed in his mind.

[Do these pits represent the removed warrior stones?]

[But didn’t the mushroom Prophet say that people rarely come here?]

Only a warrior can take a warrior stone, did the previous hundreds of pits mean they were all taken by warriors?

Is it possible that these stones don’t necessarily need to be removed, and could perhaps be eaten directly?

Looking at the creature squirming on the ground, a guess formed in Li Pu’s mind.

"Could this be a mutated monster with the power of a warrior?"

The more he thought about it, the more it made sense.

The warrior stone was shaped like a mushroom, so maybe initially some dimwitted mushroom-eating creature ate one by mistake.

"Wait a minute."

But the next moment, he noticed something else.

This fused monster was at most a combination of a dozen or so mushroom-eating beasts.

Assuming one mushroom eater turns into a red-eyed creature after eating one warrior stone...

Then, this only accounted for a dozen or so warrior stones.

Where did the rest go?

The worst assumption appeared.

That in this labyrinthine tunnel, there might be other warrior mushroom eaters.

Doesn’t this mean the main group might be in danger?

Especially since the mushroom warrior, being a mushroom person, particularly attracts them.

Their main objective was merely to make this creature feel the fear of death, not to really kill it.

Thinking of this, Li Pu could no longer stand still.

He immediately activated the skill [Sprint] and swiftly pursued in the direction of the group.

With [Sprint] activated, his speed was naturally very fast.

And with telepathy from Fu Fu and No. 2 as guidance, it wasn’t easy to get lost even if there were crossroads.

"Huh?"

But with a slight strengthening of his senses, Li Pu was stunned.

Fu Fu and No. 2 weren’t together.

This anomaly immediately prompted him to increase his speed.

Whoosh!

Li Pu, running with all his might, turned into a blur.

Ten seconds later, at a certain corner, he stopped in his tracks.

Because a silver-red-eyed mushroom eater was struggling on the ground.

"Hmm?"

This situation left Li Pu slightly startled.

The mushroom eater looked weak and powerless, as if it hadn’t eaten its fill.

Moreover, it seemed cut off from perceiving the outside world, showing no reaction when he approached.

He could sense a lingering trace of Fu Fu’s aura on the mushroom eater.

It seemed that Fu Fu’s [Curse Power] was exerting influence on it.

Thinking for a second, he raised his hand and squashed the creature flat.

[Roar Mushroom!]

After a short while, it completely returned to its original state.

It was lively and exuberant, without the slightest mark of the curse.

Unfazed, he directly tied it into a pretzel again.

Then, accelerating, he soon saw Fu Fu.

Fu Fu was engaged in a one-on-one battle with a mushroom eater.

[Quiet! Ah do do do do do!]

Fu Fu’s attack was a dazzling flurry, forcing the mushroom eater into a constant defensive stance.

Seeing this, Li Pu immediately joined the fight, and soon another pretzel was formed.

[Quietly!]

Fu Fu: Master, as expected of you!

Fu Fu bowed and cupped its hands toward him.

The monster Fu Fu struggled with for a long time was easily subdued by the Master.

"Well done."

Li Pu patted its belly, a form of praise.

[Quiet!]

Fu Fu: Reporting to Master, can I sleep now?

However, Fu Fu quickly revealed its true nature.

"No."

He wanted to understand the situation of the group.

[Quiet! Quietly quietly! Quiet!]

Then Fu Fu flapped its small wings and started to explain.

It turned out that not long after they separated from Li Pu, they were pursued by several mushroom eaters.

The outcome was the same, they got knocked down but quickly revived.

Having no other option, Fu Fu had to stay behind to hold them off.

It couldn’t handle too many mushroom eaters at once, so it resorted to picking them off one by one to keep up with the group.

"So, there are still two chasing them, right?"

Li Pu understood.

[Quiet! Quiet quiet!]

Fu Fu nodded.

After figuring out the situation, Li Pu carried Fu Fu and set off again.

No help for it, as its speed was no match for his.

Unexpectedly, in the midst of the jostle, Fu Fu even fell asleep, which was quite something.

After only about a minute of continued travel, Li Pu encountered another problem.

In front of them appeared a multi-entrance labyrinth like a honeycomb structure.

Even with No. 2’s telepathy for guidance, it seemed useless with so many portals that twisted and turned God knows where.