The Mushroom Queen Awakens, an Escape and a Bountiful Haul!

For him in particular, this potion was a miracle cure for his explosive power.

After all, there are dragon-type units in their territory, and even Onyxia, a Hero Rank dragon.

In other words, if this dragon girl were given a bottle right now, she would have Master Rank combat power for the next 60 seconds.

"Great, great, we've struck gold again!"

Shen Xing put the potion back into his backpack with satisfaction, and then led the team to continue forward.

However, they only searched around the edge of the mushroom castle.

As for why not just attack the castle directly?

That's because... Lord Shen followed his heart.

He didn't know before what those mushroom towers standing on the edge of the castle were.

But after that previous battle, he realized that those were actually mushroom defense towers!

Any one of these defensive towers possesses the terrifying firepower to severely injure Tier Three expert.

If they approach rashly and are targeted by concentrated fire, even old man Fordring might not be able to withstand it.

Not to mention, deep within the castle, he also saw even taller and larger mushroom-shaped defensive towers.

It goes without saying that its power is even more terrifying, and it might even be able to kill a Tier Four expert.

"A castle protected by so many defensive towers might contain some incredible treasures."

"I really want to tear this castle down and take over this Underground Mushroom Kingdom..."

"However... with my current strength, I can't do it yet."

"Moreover, there seems to be a dangerous aura here; let's let it go for now."

Shen Xing thought to herself, and then continued forward.

The team walked and stopped frequently, picking all the mushrooms they encountered along the way.

However, most of them are green to purple quality mushrooms; gold quality mushrooms seem to only grow in the edge of the forest.

They encountered several waves of Mushroom Folk legions along the way, but they all pushed their way through.

The drop rate for these Mushroom Folk is really high.

Currently, Shen Xing's backpack contains over a thousand different types of fungal blocks.

If all of them are planted, he could harvest tens of thousands of kilograms of food in just one week.

That's 40,000 kilograms a month!

Once we return to our territory and consume all these resources, the food problem will be largely solved.

Shen Xing thought to herself with anticipation.

They then advanced less than two kilometers before the group stopped again.

Because ahead, an elite army of Mushroom Folk had appeared.

They are few in number, but they all possess at least the potential of a Tier Three Elite Rank, and some are even Mushroom Folk Generals at the Leader Rank.

The Mushroom Folk general was a full six meters tall, with a metallic sheen all over his body. He held a giant hammer Mycelium Entanglement, and his appearance was incredibly imposing.

However, this elite Mushroom Folk army did not move around.

Instead, Take Root in the ground, forming a circle, as if protecting something.

There are also many tall mushroom-shaped defensive towers nearby, heavily guarded.

"Oh? What are these Mushroom Folk guarding?"

Shen Xing became somewhat interested, and then immediately pulled out a Dabao several tens of centimeters long— Captain Jack's Telescope.

The lens shimmered with a faint white light, and through the Mushroom Folk soldiers, my vision suddenly fell upon a huge and peculiar mushroom.

Its entire body is dark gold, with a peculiar mushroom stem growing under its huge cap. Dark gold dragon scales have formed on its surface, and the mycelium grows into sharp claws.

From a distance, it looks like a giant dragon coiled up.

A mushroom that looks like a giant dragon? What is that?

Shen Xing couldn't help but feel curious.

At that moment, Onyxia emerged from the shadows and said in a low voice, "Dragon Lord, I sensed a peculiar aura among those Mushroom Folk."

"There seems to be something here that's drawing me in..."

Upon hearing this, Shen Xing probably realized what she meant.

After thinking for a moment and calculating the time, he quickly made a decision.

"Onyxia, you'll sneak in later and activate the Darkness Domain directly."

"Then we'll steal the mushroom in the center that looks like a giant dragon, and then we'll run away."

Onyxia's voice deepened. "Yes, Dragon Lord!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she vanished in a flash, turning into a flowing shadow.

Shen Xing and his group hid in a cedar forest not far away, waiting silently.

Time passed slowly, and half a minute quickly went by.

During this time, they found no trace of Onyxia.

Of course, the Mushroom Folk didn't notice either.

Based on his intuition, Shen Xing guessed that the dragon girl had probably successfully infiltrated inside.

Sure enough, it landed less than three seconds after he predicted.

"Whoosh—"

A dense aura of shadow erupted instantly, completely enveloping an area within a two-kilometer radius!

The Mushroom Folk soldiers looked bewildered in the darkness.

But they quickly realized what was happening, and a look of horror appeared on the face on the mushroom stem.

"Mushroom... Enemy! Activate the defense tower!"

"Mushrooms! Protect the dragon mushrooms!"

Strangely, no matter how loudly these Mushroom Folk shouted, their voices were faint, as if even their sounds were swallowed up by the darkness.

Even more terrifying, they all felt incredibly heavy, as if they were being suppressed by an invisible force.

All the Mushroom Folk assumed a defensive stance in the darkness.

However, the anticipated attack did not occur.

The darkness lasted for less than 10 seconds before dissipating like a tide.

The Mushroom Folk regained their sight, looked at each other blankly, and then glanced around.

"Mushroom... what was that just now? An enemy?"

"If they are enemies, why don't they attack us...?"

"Mushroom... I don't know..."

At that moment, one of the Mushroom Folk turned its head and looked over, its breath catching in its throat.

It thought it was seeing things and rubbed its eyes in disbelief.

A moment later, it couldn't help but exclaim in alarm, "Damn it, the dragon mushroom is gone!!!"

The other Mushroom Folk were startled by what they heard, and then they all turned around, showing the same astonished expression.

"It was the darkness just now; someone must have come in and stolen it!"

"Aaaaah! Our dragon mushrooms! Who stole them? Find them for me!"

"I'm going to tear him to pieces... mushroom!"

The Mushroom Folk were utterly Wrath, as if the most important thing in their lives had been stolen, and they Roar incessantly!

At this moment, a Boss Rank Captain Mushroom looked around, seemed to have discovered something, and suddenly pointed forward and shouted.

"There they are, the thief hasn't gone far!"

The Mushroom Folk looked in the direction and immediately saw a shadow moving rapidly across the ground.

"Mushrooms!! That damn thief dared to steal our dragon mushrooms!"

Stop him!

The Mushroom Folk rioted, each bursting forth with terrifying speed, and gave chase in a frenzy.

At this moment, Onyxia completely ignored the enemies behind her and maintained her extremely fast speed.

In just a few breaths, they disappeared into the woods and reunited with Shen Xing.

"Dragon Lord, we've obtained the item!"

Onyxia emerged from the darkness and took out the giant mushroom, which was three or four meters tall.

The enormous dragon mushroom emitted a dark golden luster, and its dark golden roots at the end resembled veins of blood, still wriggling in the air.

As soon as it appeared, everyone felt a heavy and powerful aura, and even the air became heavier.

Shen Xing took it.

[Obtained: Dragon Vein Mushroom (Orange)]

Chapter 220: The Mushroom Queen Awakens, Escape and a Bountiful Harvest!

"An Epic- quality mushroom!?"

"And it's even called 'Dragon Vein Mushroom'... That name sounds amazing!"

A surge of joy welled up in Shen Xing's heart.

This was the first Epic Rank mushroom he obtained after entering the Mushroom Kingdom.

Before he could examine it further, he suddenly sensed powerful auras rising up!

"Boom... boom boom..."

A violent tremor came from the ground, as if the entire Underground Mushroom Kingdom was awakening at that moment.

They saw the Mushroom Folk, who were originally Take Root in the earth, emerge from the soil and surge towards them.

Large numbers of mushroom soldiers also poured out of those mushroom houses.

Not only that, even the mushroom castle in the distance seemed to have been alerted.

The castle gates opened, and a group of mushroom knights emerged.

They rode on hounds made of plants, charging aggressively towards us.