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"boom--"
The mushroom monster, as tall as a skyscraper, crashed to the ground, and billowing smoke rose from the ground.
His trousers and dress were now tattered, his top hat was blackened and carbonized, and there was a hole the size of a carriage wheel.
That was also its fatal wound; Luo Xiu's fist smashed there, crushing most of its head.
[Host killed a Tier 5 Mushroom Monster (Modified), available points +250]
"call--"
Luo Xiu breathed a sigh of relief; this fifth-tier mushroom monster was indeed far superior to the previous fifth-tier demon bat.
Not only was it superior to the Demon Bat in every aspect, but it was also extremely resilient. Even though it was already severely injured, Luo Xiu still had to expend considerable effort to kill it.
Shek walked over from the side.
The two looked at each other, unsure of what to say.
This was the first time the two had officially met. The previous times had been either through remote conversations or battles with clones.
Finally, it was Shek who spoke up:
Did you end up going to the bellflower garden?
"Of course, it's a pity there's no bellflower in it."
Luo Xiu smiled:
"Of course, there are no mushrooms in there now."
Perhaps it was the lighting, but after Luo Xiu finished speaking, he noticed that Xie Ke's eyes immediately darkened.
"Are you thinking about Kanriel's future again, Lord?"
Luo Xiu smiled helplessly, wanting to reach out and pat the gloomy middle-aged man who seemed unaware of the meaning of a smile, but ultimately withdrew his hand.
"Let's think about the present. The crisis facing Kanriel now is no less severe than what will happen later."
"..."
Sheke tacitly agreed with Luo Xiu's words, looking in the direction of the Demon Bat Cave, the crimson liquid around him slowly flowing:
"I didn't expect Hermes to be a traitor at first, nor did I expect him to have made such extensive preparations for this betrayal, with a full seven pieces of Tier 5 equipment."
As soon as they finished speaking, a loud whooshing sound rang out, as if something had pierced through the clouds. Sheke and Luo Xiu turned to look in the direction of the inner city.
Large and small black magic arrays stretched from the ground all the way to the clouds, forming a road to heaven. Countless forbidden runes flowed in the center, and a dark aura permeated the air, making it seem as if one would be corrupted just by looking at them.
"It seems he's not the only one who's made such extensive preparations."
Luo Xiu smiled and turned the black ring on his hand, channeling magic into it.
That was a ring left to him by his teacher. If he used the ring when he was in danger, his teacher would appear. Now that the final showdown was approaching, he had no choice but to use it.
A short while later, a thick black fog swept in from the outskirts of the main city, and Luo Xiu inexplicably thought of Aladdin's lamp from his previous life's fairy tale.
The black mist finally condensed and transformed into the shape of Tata. As soon as he appeared, he shielded Luo Xiu behind him and looked at Xie Ke, who was covered in blood, with an unfriendly tone:
"Shake, have you lost your mind?"
"..."
Shek fell silent, but Luo Xiu, who was behind him, stepped forward to explain the whole story to Tata.
"..."
Tata felt no embarrassment at her blunder; her attention was completely drawn to the "demon race" that Luo Xiu had mentioned.
"That madman Hermes dared to provoke the demons!!!"
When the word "demon race" was mentioned, Tata's deep, hoarse voice trembled slightly, clearly indicating a significant emotional fluctuation.
"The problem now is that the Demon Bat Cave is about to riot, and Lucas and the last Tier 5 Mushroom Monster in the inner city also need to be dealt with."
Shek opened his mouth:
"So...how should it be allocated?"
"The mushroom disease is almost under control. As for how to distribute the resources..."
Tata frowned on his face beneath the black mist.
In the inner city, there are at least two Tier 5 fighters against two Tier 5 fighters. Even if Vivian and Basil are outmatched, they won't be defeated. However, the combat strength in the Demon Bat Cave is less predictable; there could be as many Tier 5 fighters as there are.
If possible, both Tata and Shek should be here to intercept the riot in the Demon Bat Cave. Even then, it's still not very safe, as no one knows how determined the Demon Bat Cave really is this time.
However, if both Tata and Shek were to be blocking the Demon Bat Cave, this arrangement would almost certainly lead to defeat.
Unable to defeat either side, the final outcome can only be to be slowly devoured.
Therefore, the best arrangement is for someone to go and salvage the situation on the other side first, and then bring the others here.
As she pondered, Tata's gaze fell upon Luo Xiu.
Before Tata could speak, Shek said first:
“You don’t need to worry about your student. No matter which of us goes to the inner city, he has to stay here. Only with him here can we have a chance of winning.”
Upon hearing Shek's words, Tata couldn't help but raise her eyes and glance at him:
"Of course I know my students."
"Then you two stay here. I'll take care of things over there and bring Vivian and the others over."
Shek was somewhat surprised. He had thought Tata would choose to stay here with Luo Xiu, but in the end, he nodded.
"You're right, I'm more suitable."
Luo Xiu was thus assigned this task, but he was quite satisfied with the outcome. His original plan was to stay here and collect points from the demon bats.
After all, there are far more Demon Bats than Mushroom Monsters in the Gold Casino.
"That's it."
Tata was always decisive; once he made his decision, he prepared to leave. Before leaving, he looked at Luo Xiu and gave him one last word of advice:
"Don't worry about what Shek is doing, your first priority is to survive."
"Okay, teacher."
Luo Xiu overheard their conversation and vaguely sensed something was amiss.
Tata left, and the black mist vanished in an instant, leaving no trace.
Seeing this, Luo Xiu was impressed by his teacher's powerful alchemy skills. His teacher didn't seem to be a speed-type profession, so he must have relied on some kind of tool to have such speed.
Xie Ke stepped forward and stood shoulder to shoulder with Luo Xiu, speaking calmly:
"Your teacher is right. No matter what the outcome, you must first make sure you survive."
"of course."
Luo Xiu nodded:
"That's what I planned too."
The two moved towards the Demon Bat Cave at the same time, traversing the Illusion Mushroom Forest like two gusts of wind, and stopped a few thousand meters away from the Demon Bat Cave.
Shek raised his right hand, and in an instant, dozens of huge scarlet magic circles appeared, from which thick, tree-like thorns continuously poured out, intertwining and piling up, stretching east and west to form a thorn wall as wide as Kanriel.
This scene amazed Luo Xiu. The city lord of Kanriel was indeed extraordinary; he was like a city all by himself.
Xie Ke leaped onto the high wall, his blood-covered body settling down. He continued to manipulate the thorns to reinforce the wall and replenish the magic array, speaking as he did so:
"Don't be nervous. With your weakness-type skills, we might not necessarily lose."
Luo Xiu remained noncommittal.
He never imagined that he would lose this battle.
He looked at his current attribute panel:
Name: Luo Xiu
【Strength: 1570/6000】
[Agility: 1570/6000]
【Physique: 1570/6000】
[Magic power: 1570/6000]
[Mental Resistance: 1570/6000]
[Points available: 820]
【技能：初级治愈术 LV.5（0/300）扬尘 LV. 2（0/10）审视 LV.3（0/100）奴役 LV.4（0/200）虚弱术 LV.4（0/100）点物 LV.0 (0/1)】
[Highest points: 4]
【LV.0 Supreme Body (1/10)】
After thinking for a while, he first allocated 100 points to the Weakness spell.
[Weakening Spell LV. 4 → LV. 5]
[LV.4 Weakness Spell: Effect Amplification: The soul is moderately weakened, duration extended by 1 minute, and the number of targets increased by 2.]
[→LV.5 Weakness Spell: Effect Amplification: Physical Weakness becomes a more significant Weakness, duration is extended by 2 minutes, number of targets increased by 2, and if the target is at level 6, the duration decays to 5 seconds.]
In this way, the Weakness spell can now target 7 targets, last for 5 minutes, and also inflict significant physical weakness and moderate spiritual weakness.
The next level is LV.5 Weakening Spell becoming LV.1 Intermediate Weakening Spell. Luo Xiu looked at the effects and found that the main thing was that it could weaken the healer and the soul was weakened to a greater extent. After thinking about it, he decided not to upgrade it again.
Then, he added another 300 points to the basic healing spell.
[Basic Healing Spell LV. 5 → Intermediate Healing Spell LV. 1]
[LV. 5 Basic Healing Spell: Can heal most continuous injuries caused by monsters, and can also heal extremely severe physical injuries. It can neutralize most poisons, can reattach severed limbs, increases casting range by 300 meters, increases the number of targets to 5, can remove some curses, slows, weakness, mental dizziness and other negative effects, and will greatly increase the stamina of the target.]
[→LV.1 Intermediate Healing Spell: Effect Amplification: Increases the distance to the target by 700 meters and the number of targets increased by 10. Removes most curses. Slightly increases healing and detoxification effects, and can heal minor soul injuries.]
The next level of intermediate healing spell remained unchanged, but the target of the spell changed to 100 people, and the required points were 500. Luo Xiu did not upgrade it further.
He used 150 of his remaining 420 points to raise each attribute to 1600 points, thus ending this upgrade.
He leaped onto the high wall, sat beside Shek, and gazed towards the distant Demon Bat Cave, waiting quietly.