Magic Mushroom

Biodata

Power Progression

The documented progression concerns Chen Chuan’s summoning access and squad composition, rather than individual mushrooms undergoing breakthroughs.

Background

Magic Mushrooms inhabit a sealed miniature plane containing vast, colorful mushroom forests. Its inhabitants vary greatly in size and strength, ranging from apprentice-level creatures to beings at the Formal Wizard level 35.

The plane’s former guardian died in battle. Before its death, it sealed a plane-core-nourished Seed of the Magic Mushroom and sent it away through spatial teleportation to preserve a seed of hope. The current guardian identifies Chen Chuan’s Seed of Life as that displaced seed and explains that the plane is now subordinate to the Wizard World Alliance 35.

After Chen Chuan establishes contact, the current guardian strengthens his summoning ability and grants permission to summon the plane’s inhabitants. It also invites him to visit after becoming a Formal Wizard 35.

Appearance

• Recovery type: The first specimen is fist-sized and emerald green, with intricate surface patterns and a faint glow. It can hover near Chen Chuan’s shoulder 36.
• Attack type: The first specimen stands about half a person’s height. Its bright red cap bears white spots that light up when it fires spores 36.
• Defense type: The first advanced specimen stands nearly two meters tall, with a dark-gold cap covered in metallic patterns. Its surface feels as hard as metal 36.
• Portable squad: In the planar ruins, all three summons initially appear about twenty centimeters tall. Green occupies Chen Chuan’s left shoulder, Red his right shoulder, and Yellow his head 44.
• Magic Mushroom King: The current guardian is nearly one hundred meters tall, wears a crown-shaped cap, and sits on a mushroom throne 35.

Abilities & Skills

Recovery Spores and Life Aura

Recovery-type mushrooms release restorative spores and green life energy 36.

• Restore stamina and energy; during Chen Chuan’s first test, the spores produce a warm sensation throughout his body 36.
• Heal minor wounds, demonstrated when healing spores quickly close a scrape on Chen Chuan’s arm 36.
• Help support Vera’s recovery during the Soul-Devouring Flower encounter, alongside Alia’s advanced scrolls 46.
• The lowest-magnitude specimen’s restorative effect is limited; Chen Chuan senses that stronger specimens would provide more powerful recovery 36.

Explosive Spores and Spore Energy Ray

Attack-type mushrooms use their internal magic-power spores as projectiles or convert them into concentrated energy 36 46.

• Explosive spores: Fire red spores like bullets. The first tested specimen blasts a fist-sized hole in a sturdy tree, with power approaching a Third-Class Apprentice-level elementary spell 36.
• Toxic spore field: Maintain an area of mild, nonlethal toxin. Prolonged exposure can weaken an ordinary Third-Class Apprentice’s combat effectiveness 36.
• Spore Energy Ray: Convert stored spores into a high-energy beam. Little Red uses precise beams against Winged Demon Bats and a thicker purplish-red beam against the Soul-Devouring Flower 45 46.

Armored Cap and Protective Force Field

Defense-type mushrooms combine a durable body with barriers that protect nearby allies 36.

• Withstand Chen Chuan’s full-strength training-dagger strike without a mark; a second strike reinforced with Magic Power also fails to penetrate 36.
• Deploy a hemispherical protective force field with a radius of approximately five meters 36.
• Enlarge and reposition their caps to intercept attacks, including the Winged Demon Bats’ repeated assaults 45.
• Expand into a semicircular shield around Chen Chuan during the Soul-Devouring Flower’s purple shockwave 46.
• Their defenses can be strained: the flower’s beam nearly breaks Little Yellow’s protection, while subsequent shockwaves considerably dim its golden light 46 47.

Summoning and Coordination

Chen Chuan summons Magic Mushrooms through Plant Summoning, using his Seed of Life as a growth-type anchor 35.

• Mental commands: Mushrooms can be directed to move, attack, heal, or act independently 36.
• Trinity formation: Recovery operates from behind, attack provides ranged pressure, and defense shields Chen Chuan from the front 36.
• Summoning costs: The initial low-magnitude green and red specimens each consume roughly one-tenth of Chen Chuan’s Magic Power; the advanced defense specimen consumes nearly half 36.
• Deployment limit: With Abundant Energy, Chen Chuan can summon six advanced mushrooms in one go, but doing so briefly exhausts his Magic Power. He normally uses three and considers adding two against stronger enemies 41.
• Return and treatment: Summons can be released back to their home plane. Chen Chuan can also repair Little Green’s injuries by feeding it Magic Power directly 36 46.

Story Role

Formation of the Mushroom Squad

After receiving the guardian’s enhancement, Chen Chuan tests each mushroom type in his villa and garden. Their coordinated demonstration combines explosive attacks, a protective shield, and healing spores, convincing him that they form a complete combat system 36.

He subsequently plans his own combat magic around the squad’s strengths. Alex identifies mushroom summoning as a rare specialty, and Chen Chuan selects three First-Class summons before the planar-ruins mission 38 40 42.

Planar Ruins Expedition

Separated from his companions upon entering the ruins, Chen Chuan immediately summons his three mushrooms. During a Winged Demon Bat ambush, Little Red shoots down attackers while Little Yellow intercepts their strikes. The squad survives his escape with scratches, dimmed energy, and minor venom corrosion; Chen Chuan then restores Little Green with Magic Power 44 45 46.

Against the Soul-Devouring Flower, Little Red attacks with its Spore Energy Ray, Little Green assists Vera, and Little Yellow shields Chen Chuan from attacks powerful enough to kill another Second-Class Apprentice. Little Yellow continues defending him while Alia prepares the first-rank Gale Bomb that breaks the flower’s shield 46 47.

The mushrooms remain uneasy around the flower’s remains and the underground passage beyond it. Near the sealing barrier, Chen Chuan feels one trembling beneath his hand, while contact with Little Green also gives him reassurance 48 49.

Relationships

• Chen Chuan — Summoner and commander. He selects their combat roles, coordinates them through mental links, and treats Little Green’s injuries 36 42 46.
• Magic Mushroom King — Current guardian of their home plane. It authorizes Chen Chuan to summon the inhabitants and enhances the seed that connects him to them 35.
• Alia Madison — Combat ally who praises their combination of durability, offense, and rare recovery abilities, noting that such summons are uncommon even among First-Class Apprentices 47.
• Vera Madison — Receives support from Little Green’s life aura while suffering from the Soul-Devouring Flower’s effects 46.