Gamers Are Fierce-Chapter 743 - 741: Mushrooms

BANG!

A humanoid, mushroom-like giant monster dropped from a ceiling covered with black, oily liquid. It landed right in front of Bai Haozheng, effectively blocking the corridor.

The mushroom person's cap was a shiny, bright yellow and trumpet-shaped. Its stem—which formed its body—was white, fading to light yellow, with edges lined by fine hairs.

Based on Li Ang's years of mushroom-eating experience, this was likely a Yellow Elm mushroom, also known as Golden Top Pleurotus or Golden Top Mushroom. It was incredibly versatile. He remembered when he first moved out to live on his own. To thank Wang Congshan for frequently treating him to meals, he had specially invited his class leader to his new home for a mushroom hotpot. The class leader had been overjoyed, continuously praising Li Ang for finally developing a conscience. She found the various mushrooms in the hotpot incredibly delicious and asked Li Ang where he bought them, wanting to recommend them to her mother. Li Ang had responded with a confident smile and led her to his bedroom. Inside, a humanoid object covered in various types of mushrooms stood next to an IV drip stand. The ground was covered with plastic film, on which lay a water basin for washing, a kitchen knife, bowls, and more. Wang Congshan, holding her bowl, had frozen on the spot. She initially thought Li Ang was cosplaying as Hannibal from the TV series, using some kind of "large animal" as a cultivation medium for the mushrooms. Her face turned deathly pale. Only after Li Ang turned on the light did she discover that the mushroom-covered humanoid object was actually a hollow wooden mannequin from a store, and the IV drip next to it was just for watering the mushroom culture. Well, after that incident, Wang Congshan had absolutely refused to come over to Li Ang's place for mushroom hotpot again. Such a shame.

The sweet memories vanished in an instant.

The Golden Top Pleurotus mushroom person was oblivious that some players present were contemplating how to eat it. It shook its featureless face, devoid of eyes, nose, and ears, opened its concave mouth, and let out a roar towards Bai Haozheng, swinging its massive fists, made entirely of fungi, chopping down from above. The gust of wind generated by the punch revealed the terrifying power it contained.

The black, oily liquid spread by the Horror Elder had the ability to connect different spaces. Previously, the Horror Elder had utilized this black muck to shuttle back and forth in the corridors, hunting players. Now, having received some kind of enhancement, it seemed able to cover a large number of hotel rooms with the black muck and transport aberrations from them.

The players had not encountered this mushroom person before. But since it was blocking their path, there was only one choice...

Yuyi Xinzhong, wearing her Jet Backpack, punched herself in the chest.

BANG!

A red crystal buried deep within her heart trembled violently. Its surface cracked, and a fine, hair-like trail of blood seeped out.

In an instant, the demon's blood fused with her entire body, transforming into the purest demonic power: ferocious, berserk, destructive...

Maniacal emotions surged into Yuyi Xinzhong's brain. Her originally slender, fair arms swelled to more than twice their size. Her entire body turned a deep, dark red, covered in bulging veins like earthworms.

Despite having gone through it countless times, the pain of forcibly transforming into a demon still made Yuyi Xinzhong shudder to her core. She clenched her teeth, forcibly enduring the destructive urges. She channeled the berserk demonic power, swinging her thunder-wreathed katana forward.

BOOM!

The Thunder Python Electric Snake shot out, arriving first despite being unleashed later. It struck the mushroom person's chest before Bai Haozheng could land his punch, causing its body to explode and clear the way for the players.

A great opportunity!

Bai Haozheng slapped the corridor floor diagonally below him. His Telekinesis provided a repulsive force, propelling him to accelerate once more towards the elevator doors.

The heavy object that had been blocking the elevator doors had melted and disintegrated under the corrosion of the black muck dripping from the ceiling. With the heavy object gone, the elevator doors began to slowly close. The indicator panel above the elevator showed that someone, or something, on a lower floor had pressed the call button.

There's still time.

Bai Haozheng flipped his left palm over, retrieving a Red Tassel Dart from his inventory. He threw it towards the down call button for the elevator on the twelfth-floor corridor. The Red Tassel Dart zigzagged elegantly through the air, periodically vanishing mid-flight to dodge the dripping black muck before reappearing further ahead. If the dart hits its mark, it will keep the elevator doors open.

The time was 01:06 AM. In another five minutes, the elevator shaft would enter safe mode. At that point, the players would get a chance to catch their breath. Relying on the elevator shaft's instant-death effect against the hotel's aberrations, they could then formally counterattack.

However, just as success seemed within reach—

CLANG!

The Red Tassel Dart, still drifting in its Z-pattern, was knocked aside by a dark red metallic short spear that shot swiftly from behind, failing to hit the down call button of the nearby elevator.

Piercing Death Thorn Spear. All information regarding the dark red metallic short spear instantly flooded Bai Haozheng's mind: An Excellent-quality weapon. It was unusable in close combat and could only be thrown at non-living targets within the thrower's line of sight. Once thrown, it would invariably hit its target. The spear itself possessed no inherent lethality beyond kinetic energy and could not apply additional buffs. After striking its target, it would automatically return to the user's hand. It could be thrown again after a cooldown period, the length of which depended on the distance and duration of the previous throw. It was a modified replica of the Piercing Death Thorn Spear from the anime *Fate/stay night*. It was a functional item that could produce unique effects under specific conditions. Its previous owner was... 13MARK.