Even goblins are dangerous in this other world!

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Chapter 186 Fifth-Order Mushroom Monster

As the last rays of the setting sun faded, the shadows of the scattered houses on the plain gradually lengthened. In another half hour, night would take over.

Hopefully there will be a moon tonight, making it easier to find things. Luo Xiu had already crossed the cluster of houses and reached the wall of flowers.

Various kinds of flowers bloomed on the wall, revealing their charm and allure in the last moments of dusk.

Luo Xiu only realized upon closer inspection that these blooming flowers were growing directly from the bricks of the wall, without soil or roots, only long stems and branches.

When Luo Xiu reached out to touch one of the sunflowers, the sunflower's flower head suddenly grew enormous, radiating intense heat that burned his fingertips.

The intensity of this light was roughly equivalent to that of a second-tier human adventurer. Although it was negligible to Luo Xiu, it still demonstrated the strangeness of the wall, indicating that it was definitely not just for show.

This high wall is estimated to be nearly a hundred meters high, and there are countless flowers on it. If each flower is so strange and aggressive, then climbing to the top will not be an easy task. After all, no one knows if the flowers on top will suddenly become stronger.

Luo Xiu quickly circled the flower-covered wall but found no entrance.

He then tried to reach into the soil and make a hole by hand, but after a cloud of dust, he finally gave up on this path. Just as his teacher had said, there was a problem with the soil in Kanriel; it should have been reinforced.

I don't know how long it will take to dig to the bottom.

More than a dividing line, this high wall acts as a barrier, preventing outsiders from entering.

After considering it for a moment, Luo Xiu finally decided to climb in directly.

Although they knew there was something strange about this high wall, time was of the essence, and this was the only way to go.

With both hands forcefully grasping the stems of two blooming lilies, ignoring the bursts of pollen spraying from the stamens, Luo Xiu pulled hard with both arms, his body shooting out like a cannonball, the resulting shockwave tearing and shredding the surrounding flowers.

shhhhh--

All sorts of flowers, using every means at their disposal, pointed directly at his soaring figure.

As Luo Xiu ascended to a certain height, a plant resembling a Venus flytrap opened its mouth with sharp teeth, instantly growing several times larger, attempting to swallow him whole. However, Luo Xiu kicked the upper palate of the plant's mouth, smashing it open, and at the same time, accelerated his movement once more.

Several cherry blossom branches stretched out, creating dappled patterns that brushed against his forehead.

A white magnolia tree was swaying back and forth, unleashing blade-like energy blasts, when it accidentally touched a cherry blossom fragment and turned into a pool of red liquid.

Luo Xiu reached out his hand, creating a whirlwind in the air. When he opened his palm again, cherry blossoms fell into his hand.

He put the cherry blossoms into his magic pocket, and suddenly an idea came to him: whenever more flowers rushed toward him, he would accept them all.

As he climbed higher and higher, the flowers along his path were plucked out, revealing the brown bricks and tiles underneath. From a distance, it looked as if a huge crack had opened up in this wall of flowers.

Soon, he arrived at the very top of the high wall. The plants here were indeed completely different from those below, incredibly lush and verdant, as if a forest of flowers had grown on the wall.

Luo Xiu saw a "daisy" several meters tall, each white petal as large as a washbasin, with white light accumulating in its stamen, aiming at Luo Xiu's head.

There was also a plant that looked like a giant pillar, with strings of "lanterns" hanging from it. Luo Xiu glanced at it a few times and felt that it was somewhat similar to the bellflower in his previous life, but the bells hanging on it were really quite frightening.

Just as Luo Xiu was about to reach the giant pillar, strings of "lanterns" suddenly fell off and rolled down towards him. The lanterns were bulging, and it was obvious that there was something inside.

There were many similar flowers, and Luo Xiu felt that these flowers had all reached the level of senior third-tier, approaching fourth-tier.

Even if you're only at the lower fourth rank, it won't be easy to get past these flowers, because there are just too many of them. They can wear down any intruder by sheer numbers.

But it wasn't difficult for Luo Xiu. He easily destroyed the stems of large swaths of flowers with a simple move, after all, the difference in their levels was just too great.

He picked a daisy the size of a washbasin, intending to keep it to give to Leila when he got back; white would suit his Leila perfectly.

He caught the rolling lanterns and threw them around like bowling balls. They exploded violently upon hitting the surrounding flowers, propelling him to the top of the high wall amidst the roar.

As soon as he reached the top, his eyes narrowed as he looked at the scene inside the high walls with some surprise.

Contrary to expectations, there was no lush green lawn covered with bellflowers. Instead, a hazy mist obscured everything inside the walled area, making it impossible to see anything.

Luo Xiu remained silent for a moment, then leaped down into the mist and plummeted rapidly.

A thin gray mist filled the field of vision, and wisps of air flowed upwards as the figure descended. In a daze, various colors appeared, as if splashed by an invisible hand, filling this gray world with color.

As if the quicksand of a past life were painting, colorful scenery began to appear in the originally gray and hazy surroundings.

But Luo Xiu frowned. He could feel a powerful mental force impacting his mind, which was ultimately blocked by the barrier formed by his mental resistance.

At the same time, the colorful scenery that had begun to appear around them stopped, like a disc stuck on a tape. Only the top of a white pavilion appeared, and the off-white color washed down from top to bottom, but no part of it could be seen.

hallucinations.

Luo Xiu took a deep breath and tried his best to activate his mental barrier. It was as if time was flowing backward, and the colors that were originally flowing down around him retreated upward and disappeared above his head.

The surroundings turned gray again. Luo Xiu landed, and the green and gold hollowed-out patterns on his palm shimmered. A strong wind rose and dispersed the mist.

Only then did he finally see the scene around him clearly.

The charred soil emitted a faint, fishy stench. The roots of some unknown plant sprawled across the soil, as thick as an adult man's thigh. One could clearly feel sap gushing and pulsating from the center of the roots.

Luo Xiu reached out and grabbed a root protruding from the soil at his feet. The root shot straight out of the soil and coiled towards Luo Xiu.

"Om-"

Luo Xiu's hand collided with the thick root, producing a metallic sound, but he failed to tear the root apart with a single blow.

Luo Xiu frowned. He seemed to understand something. He pushed off with his feet, bypassing the wildly berserk roots in the air, and ran into the depths.

As he ran, he kept looking back. As he disappeared into the distance, the root twisted in the air for a moment before finally inserting its end back into the soil, choosing not to continue the pursuit.

Luo Xiu darted through the gray mist. He seemed to have guessed why his teacher had sent him here, and now all that remained was the final verification.

Suddenly, he vaguely heard a sound.

"This way! This way, this way!"

The voice was familiar, and Luo Xiu initially didn't want to pay attention, but the voice became even louder when he turned around.

"Hey you over here, you brat! I'm here with you!!"

"Hey, hey, hey, you can't just abandon your sister! I helped you back then! Waaaaah—you'll have to take responsibility if I die here—"

Luo Xiu's lips twitched involuntarily. Finally, he sighed helplessly and walked towards the direction of the sound.

"That's right, that's right, over here!"

After walking for about half a minute, Luo Xiu saw the woman who had done his and Xiu Pu's makeup, who was tied around the waist with a thick root and was suspended in mid-air.

Upon seeing Luo Xiu arrive, the woman was incredibly excited, waving her hands:

“Here here!!!”

"I saw it."

Luo Xiu sighed, walked to the base of the penis that was wrapped around the woman, and looked up at her.

The woman was still in the same disguise she had when she entered the inner city, dressed in thin clothes. From this angle, she was completely exposed. However, Luo Xiu had no interest in her. Not only did he know that the woman in front of him was just a disguise, but Tata's whereabouts were also unknown, so he simply couldn't muster any interest.

Before the woman could speak again, Luo Xiu took a deep breath and threw out both fists.

Boom boom boom——

In an instant, he threw hundreds of punches, leaving trails of fist shadows in the air. Then he leaped high into the air, and as the root loosened its grip on the woman, he grabbed her by the collar and ran away like he was catching a chick.

Just like before, even though its outer skin was torn open by his attacks, the root did not choose to continue pursuing Luo Xiu, but instead burrowed back into the soil.

"That's great! I'm so glad you came! Come here, let me give you a hug!"

The woman rolled several times on the ground after being thrown by Luo Xiu, then stood up, covered in dust and dirt. She showed no anger whatsoever, and instead opened her arms wide and pounced on Luo Xiu.

Luo Xiu reached out, still in his mushroom monster form, his long, thin arm pressing against the woman's face, preventing her from moving forward an inch no matter how she tried to pry.

"Stay where you are and don't move. I have something to take care of."

Luo Xiu ignored the woman's resentful gaze and turned to leave.

"me and you togather!"

The woman ran over:

"You're here looking for something, right? Me too, let's go together."

"I'm not just here to look for something."

Luo Xiu shook his head:

"I'm looking for my teacher."

As he spoke, a thought struck him, and he looked at the woman:

Do you know where the teacher usually goes besides the outskirts of Kanriel?

When the woman heard that Tata was missing, she was startled at first, then lowered her head and murmured:

"Gone? That can't be right, he just left my place..."

"Go through your place?"

Luo Xiu had excellent hearing; upon hearing the woman's words, he immediately reached out and grabbed her shoulder.

"When did you leave?"

Women are not naturally good at physical conditioning, otherwise they wouldn't have been entangled in the root and unable to move. Luo Xiu's gentle grab almost made her cry out in pain.

Luo Xiu realized this and immediately let go.

"Sorry, I got a little excited."

He sincerely apologized:

"Let's part ways here, I really have something urgent to attend to."

Women have strong mental strength and are not affected by illusions. As long as they don't touch the roots, it's easy for them to get out.

"He's fine."

The woman spoke, and what she said startled Luo Xiu. He turned his head and saw that the woman had a new bracelet on her wrist.

The bracelet is strung with stones that look like tiny stars, transparent and shiny. Some have sparkling stars in them, some are dim and some are dim.

"I assure you, your teacher is not in danger, at least not for now."

When a woman speaks, her emotional and mental state is incredibly stable, so it's safe to say she's not lying.

Luo Xiu felt relieved. Although he didn't know how the woman had found out about Tata's safety, he was somewhat relieved to know that Tata was alright.

"So, can you take me with you now?"

The woman smiled gently:

"Your teacher is also a very important person to me, so please take me with you. I promise I won't hold you back."