Plunder-Fueled Upgrades

These fiery-red hyphae were different from the others. Each strand flickered with sparks like tinder, making them look as though they were alight.

Wu Man spread his consciousness over the hyphae. At his command, they gathered into a human shape.

He merely raised a hand, and a flame burst from its palm, leaping three meters high.

The temperature around them soared. The bandits watching from nearby hurriedly pulled their consciousness back, unable to approach.

But even that was far from enough to satisfy Wu Man.

A moment later, he withdrew his consciousness from the fiery-red hyphae and said regretfully, "They're still not strong enough. These bandits don't have many supplies. I need more Elemental Spores."

"More Elemental Spores!"

Xiao Ran thought it over. The bandits had said there were plenty more in No Man's Land, some of whose forces were far larger than those of the tomb kingdoms, such as Summer Tomb.

With that in mind, Xiao Ran immediately had Number Two ask a few bandits where their hideouts were.

The bandits knew one another well. Sometimes they even traded and exchanged resources.

So Xiao Ran only had to ask a few simple questions to learn the locations of several nearby gangs' hideouts.

He then guided the enormous fungus ball toward them.

The mountain-sized fungus ball quickly squirmed across the barren plain.

Beneath it, hyphae cultivated by Wu Man as the First Generation served as treads. Its thick roots greatly enhanced Xiao Ran's mobility.

They also considerably reduced his energy expenditure.

The bandits had lookouts posted outside all their hideouts, making it difficult to approach unnoticed.

After all, as bandits, no one understood better than they did how to guard against being robbed.

What was more, Xiao Ran was enormous.

He was like a small mountain. Unless their senses were