Free Web NovelChapter 29: Chapter 13: A New Weapon_2
They were witnessing the birth of a Strengthened Mourning Beast.
"Let’s go together and kill it."
Ree Shil was not worried.
That strengthened mourning beast he had met previously was also jointly killed by him and Straw Man.
But after saying this, he didn’t hear any response from behind him.
He looked back and found that Straw Man was showing a languishing look.
It was like a potted plant that hadn’t been watered for a long time.
"Hey, what’s wrong with you? Cute Mushroom!"
Mossy Mushroom hurriedly approached.
This was their first time seeing Straw Man in this state.
"I’m starving, Grass!"
Straw Man’s inky-black mouth turned into a frown, its face full of bitter expression, and it rubbed its stomach.
Then, under the surprised gaze of Ree Shil and Mossy Mushroom, it started shrinking rapidly.
Soon, from being only a head shorter than Ree Shil, it became waist height, similar to Mossy Mushroom.
"What’s going on, you are."
Ree Shil’s face turned immediately.
"Sorry, hypoglycemia, Grass~"
Jovial Straw Man raised both hands.
Instead of apologizing, it looked more like cheering.
"Are you sure it’s low blood sugar?! Cute Mushroom!"
Mossy Mushroom’s veins were throbbing.
"Watch me, Grass~"
However, Straw Man seemed to want to prove that he was still strong even after shrinking, so he swung his fist and rushed towards the enemy.
[Roar!!]
Just at this moment, the strengthened mourning beast completely shed its shell. Seeing a small green thing running towards it, it swung its hand.
"Oh my, Grass~ "
Straw Man was directly blown away.
"Damn, the gap between your before and after is too big."
Ree Shil was stunned on the spot.
Without the assistance of Straw Man, could he win by himself?
[Roar!]
Right at this moment, the strengthened mourning beast pounced at him.
That abnormally wide open mouth seemed to want to bite off his entire face in one bite.
He could only hold up the iron stick to block the enemy’s mouth.
Clang!
The powerful impact caused him to tumble backward.
[Woof!]
At this time, Zombie Beast Hound rushed up and bit the throat of the strengthened mourning beast, preventing it from chasing Ree Shil.
Bang Bang!
Mossy Mushroom, with his eyes closed, fired two shots in a row, accurately hitting the strengthened mourning beast’s ankle.
For a moment, it was held back.
"We can’t continue like this."
Ree Shil, with a sore waist and back pain, got up and started thinking quickly.
The opponent’s physique was clearly superior to his own, there was no chance of winning a head-on conflict.
Moreover, this guy ran fast, so it was difficult to escape even if he wanted to.
Most importantly, according to the previous experience of dealing with the strengthened mourning beast, its skull was pretty hard.
Neither his iron stick nor Straw Man’s attack could kill it in one hit.
The only option he had now was...
"Let’s give it a try. If it fails, the mission fails."
Then, he saw him raise his hand, and the cube card panel popped up.
At this moment in his perception, it seemed as if time had slowed down.
With his thought control, the panel quickly jumped to the fusion page.
He didn’t need to think anymore, the main body card was [Iron stick], and the material card was [Iron stick].
Click, Fusion.
Buzz!
The brand new card was out instantly.
[Iron stick]
Breaking Force, 20 Points, D
Attack 26, 100/100, 0/2
[Iron Product - Passive]:Iron stick’s attack power +5→+6
Although it only increased by 1 attack power point, the effect was different for equipment cards in the Instance.
The iron stick in his hand instantly increased by 1/3 in length, and he could even feel it becoming harder just by touch.
[Iron stick]: Gain an iron stick and enhance your power
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[Iron stick]: Gain a new iron stick and enhance your power
In a very short time, he successfully conducted a fusion using the equipped card as the main body card.
In the Instance, the act of making cards is allowed.
However, under normal circumstances, no one would do this.
Because once the fusion fails and the equipment card explodes, the equipment card slot will be left empty for the following time.
But he had previewed the result of the fusion of the two [Iron Sticks] before entering the Instance.
"Impressive, my strength has increased quite a lot."
Feeling the greater power amplification, Ree Shil finally gained some confidence.
He believed that with his current self, he might be able to crush the head of a Strengthened Zombie Beast with just two swings of the stick.
Thump!
Just at this moment, the Strengthened Zombie Beast fell on the ground.
Despite being in a critical situation, the Mossy Mushroom was quite brave.
Worried that it would miss, it simply used a close-quarters approach with a gun.
Within a distance of 1.5 meters, it began shooting at the Strengthened Zombie Beast.
Guns are fast beyond seven steps, but even faster and more accurate within seven steps.
It aimed at the head of the Strengthened Zombie Beast, but its hand trembled and it hit the other’s ankle instead.
Its awkward mishap provided Ree Shil with a great opportunity.
"Get out of my way!"
He lifted the iron stick with both hands, and struck the back of the other’s head.
Dong!
The feedback from the impact was indeed different.
[Roar!]
Just as the Strengthened Zombie Beast was about to get up, it only managed to let out a cry before its face was once again buried in the ground.
Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong!
Ree Shil seized the opportunity and landed a few more blows.
He didn’t stop until the rebound sensation numbed his hands a bit.
In fact, as he had estimated, with greater strength plus a stronger iron stick, he only needed to use full force for three swings to flatten the head of the Strengthened Zombie Beast.
"Quickly retreat, back to the car first."
Having dealt with this Strengthened Zombie Beast, he didn’t dare to linger, and signaled everyone to return to the car first.
Upon checking the situation in the car, it turned out that they were rather lucky in this battle.
Other than the Zombie Beast Hound suffering some degree of injury, both he and the Straw Man only had scratches.
Of course, the biggest loss was the absence of the Straw Man’s battle power.
What’s worse, it even forgot to bring its thermos bottle, so it couldn’t make milk tea.
So, for now, it could only resort to sucking on the condensed tablets, slowly dissolving them in its own plant juice saliva.
Oddly enough, it found them quite tasty. ƒree𝑤ebnσvel.com
The only downside was that the speed of its size recovery was extremely slow.
[Woof, woof, woof!]
Just then, the Zombie Beast Hound let out a series of barks.
"It says that when it went into the Base just now, it smelled that there had once been living humans."
The Mossy Mushroom translated.
"You can understand dog language?"
Ree Shil was taken aback.
"A little."
The Mushroom People were able to communicate with many animal species.
"Oh, then you’re not completely useless."
"Thank you!"
The news brought by the Zombie Beast Hound led Ree Shil into deep thought.
The smell of living humans wasn’t strange in itself.
This Base was relatively closed off, so it was normal that smells would linger for longer, possibly from before the outbreak of the Zombie Beasts.
But the Zombie Beast Hound’s behavior ignited new thoughts in him.
After all, if they just went back like this, he wasn’t sure if Director Jones would be able to settle their mission.
Since Zombie Beasts didn’t attack Zombie Beast Hounds, why not let it go in and explore first?
After thinking it over, he decided to let the Zombie Beast Hound set off again, entering the base alone.
Its mission this time was to investigate the Zombie Beast situation inside, as well as search for survivors.
So, he found some paper and wrote a few words, then folded it and tucked it in its collar.
"Go."
After making sure the paper was securely fastened, he patted the dog’s back.
[Woof, woof!]
The Zombie Beast Hound barked twice and effortlessly ran towards the Base.
As for the others, they stayed and rested in the car, waiting for news. frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓
About 30 minutes later, the figure of the Zombie Beast Hound returned.
[Woof, woof!]
However, when they saw that the paper was still tucked in its collar, they couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed.
The fact that the note hadn’t been taken meant that it hadn’t found any survivors.
[Woof, woof! Woof, woof!]
As soon as the Zombie Beast Hound reached the side of the car, it started reporting the situation to Ree Shil.
"It says it’s explored the entire outer circle of the Base, but it can’t go any deeper as it was blocked by a door. Other than that, there were very few Zombie Beasts in the Base, and no further Strengthened Zombie Beasts were found."
The Mossy Mushroom translated.
"The outer circle?"
Ree Shil furrowed his brows at this.
It seems that in the end, they would have to make a move themselves.
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