A putrid smell gradually wafted from behind him.
"If only I had known... if only I had gone for more running and exercise when I had free time!"
Kong Haochen thought to himself in despair.
He gradually slowed his pace, partly because he could no longer run, and partly because he knew he couldn't run any further.
In his final moments, he turned his head, wanting to get a closer look at the Spore Person.
The deformed, bizarre mushroom head, with dark vines and leaves attached to it, exuded an aura of decay, and even its school uniform seemed to have been stained and turned gray.
He clearly wasn't very good at manipulating the human body; his chest was tilted forward, while his head and hands were thrown back due to the rapid forward movement, and he was rapidly approaching me in this strange posture.
Fifteen meters, ten meters, five meters, one meter...
The Spore Person stretched out its corrupt hand toward Kong Haochen.
"Am I going to die?" Kong Haochen thought in despair.
Sudden.
Whoosh--!
A flash of light appeared.
Kong Haochen felt a sudden bright light before his eyes, and the head of the Spore Person flew straight upwards.
Then, due to inertia, the remaining body lunged forward, knocking Kong Haochen to the ground.
However, Kong Haochen no longer cared about that at all. He sat on the ground, staring blankly ahead.
God... God!
In the distance, those who realized what was happening gradually stopped and looked over.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone.
A man holding a knife watched as a somewhat frail-looking girl stood quietly.
She gently raised her hand and patted her chest twice, as if she said something, but they were too far away to hear her clearly.
The girl slowly turned her head to look at the crowd.
"Um... do you know where there are other Spore Person?"
Everyone was slightly taken aback and remained silent.
Shen Shuning pointed in a direction, "Over there, I just saw a Spore Person towards the administration building!"
"Okay, thank you!"
The girl responded softly, then quickly left with her knife.
After she left, everyone slowly came to their senses.
"Hey! Shuning, was that Le Gu Nan just now?" Xiao Bai'er tugged at her friend's sleeve in surprise.
"Yes, it's Le Gu Nan!" Shen Shuning confirmed.
"It really is her? Is she the person you just mentioned who's handling this matter at our school?" Xiao Bai'er said, somewhat shocked.
"Maybe!" Shen Shuning replied.
She glanced again in the direction Le Gu Nan had just left, and her brows furrowed slightly as if something had occurred to her.
The voice on the loudspeaker just now was male. Are there two people at the school handling this? Or did everyone else receive the same notification from Le Gu Nan to take action?
Hearing their conversation, the people around them began to discuss it in disbelief.
"No, that really is Le Gu Nan? I thought I was seeing things!"
"My goodness, doesn't she usually spend all her time studying? This..."
"..."
The crowd kept talking, as if trying to express their shock in words.
Like them, Yan Sheng was also shocked, but his shock was different from the others.
Yan Sheng stared blankly in the direction Le Gu Nan had left, his mouth agape.
If Le Gu Nan is the person at school who specializes in handling these kinds of things, then...
Who was that person she was following?
Whoosh--!
A sharp whistling sound rang out.
The dark green tentacles slashed through the air like a blade, heading straight for Shen Heng.
Shen Heng glanced at the attacking tentacle and quickly twisted his body.
The tentacle swept past Shen Heng with a whistling sound, then quickly landed with a loud thud.
Bang--!
Pebbles flew everywhere, and dust billowed up.
Before Shen Heng could rest, several tentacles followed closely behind and attacked.
Shen Heng manipulated his body to move constantly, dodging the attacks of the Decaying Spore Guard.
He didn't feel that he, a Tier 1 ability user, could easily deal with these two Tier 2 beings.
Hmm... no, if he had enough bullets, that would be fine, but he only has one bullet left.
Therefore, he could only try to control the distance between them and dodge their attacks, trying to prolong the time as much as possible.
For him, he didn't need to kill the other party; just stalling for a few more minutes would be enough.
With the aid of his ability, Shen Heng could even hear attacks he couldn't see in advance and then dodge them.
The two sides continued like this for a short while.
Seemingly realizing that such a long-range attack was too difficult to hit Shen Heng, the Decaying Spore that were originally standing not far away began to move.
Feet made of countless withered vines moved in tiny, rapid taps on the ground, propelling their bodies forward.
They weren't moving forward in a straight line, but rather advancing from the left and right, subtly forming a pincer movement.
Shen Heng subconsciously took a step back, wanting to further increase the distance between them, but his foot paused slightly after landing before he stepped back.
Students were running in this direction. Although they probably wouldn't get too close once they heard the sound, I couldn't let those two Decaying Spore Guard get there.
Otherwise, if the distance gets too close, the Decaying Spore Guard will switch targets, making it difficult to lure them in later.
Is fighting the only option?... Shen Heng slowly raised his eyes, his brows furrowed as he watched the two figures rapidly approaching ahead.
The Decaying Spore Guard slowly stopped about ten meters away from Shen Heng.
The dark green tentacles slowly rose, the branches coiled into a circle in mid-air, and then the tentacles paused in mid-air.
In the next instant, the tentacle swept across like a whip.
Shen Heng's eyes narrowed slightly, his expression grave as he watched the incoming attacks.
He suddenly crouched down.
Whoosh--!
The tentacles swept across his body, giving him no time to catch his breath, and two more attacks came hurtling towards him from above and below.
Shen Heng reacted extremely quickly, holding the knife in his right hand and bracing himself against the ground with his free left hand.
Two tentacles swept around Shen Heng, one up and one down.
Shen Heng frowned slightly as he watched the tentacles sweep past his eyes.
Ten meters is too close. Even if I keep my mind focused, I probably won't be able to dodge for long. I need to find a way to cut off these tentacles!
Bang!
Shen Heng landed, raised his eyes, and looked ahead.
Two Decaying Spore Guard, four tentacles, and one last one.
Whoosh--!
The dark green tentacles, accompanied by a sharp whistling sound, hurtled towards Shen Heng. He shifted his body to the side, and the tentacles grazed his cheek as they pierced through.
He took a deep breath and raised the knife high in his right hand.
laugh--
The blade slashed down heavily, but instead of severing the tentacles as before, it became trapped inside.
Shen Heng's pupils contracted slightly. Was the distance not far enough, and the tentacles not stretched thin enough, so they weren't severed?
Whoosh--!
The sound of wind cutting through the air rang in his ears again; a new attack was already on its way.
At the same time, a pulling force came from Shen Heng's right hand.
The tentacle that had been struck was rapidly retracting, and it seemed as if the knife stuck in it was also being pulled back.
Shen Heng frowned slightly, then used his right hand to forcefully pull the long sword out of the tentacle, and quickly raised it to hold in front of him.
Clang!
The tentacles collided suddenly with the longsword.
Shen Heng groaned, his arm trembled slightly, and he took several steps back.
After forcefully deflecting the attack, Shen Heng lowered his hand holding the knife. He took a deep breath, slowly raised his head, and looked at the several whip shadows that were attacking him.
If it can't be pulled from a distance, and the tentacles can't be severed, then the only option is...
Bang! Bang! Bang!...
One whip after another flashed in mid-air.
They were accompanied by a series of loud explosions.
If you look closely, you can see that amidst all those whip-like shadows, a figure is slowly approaching.
Nine meters!
Eight meters!
Seven meters!
laugh--!
Before Shen Heng could dodge, the dark green tentacles grazed his arm, drawing out a few drops of blood.
However, Shen Heng ignored him and continued to approach.
Six meters!
Five meters!
"Roar--!"
Seemingly enraged by Shen Heng, the Decaying Spore Guard roared, its tentacles curling back forcefully before thrusting straight at Shen Heng.
Whoosh--!
A sharp, whistling sound rang out.
This attack was incredibly fast!
Shen Heng suddenly shifted his body to the side.
laugh--!
The tentacle swept across his body, spraying a large amount of blood.
"Ya ya ya..."
A strange laugh rang out, Decaying Spore Guard's dark green mushroom cap trembled slightly, seemingly satisfied with the attack, until...
A dark, gaping gun muzzle emerged from beneath the still-retracted, dark green tentacle.
The laughter stopped abruptly, replaced by a sound
Bang!
The bullet was fired, and blood splattered everywhere.