Chapter 399

Pulling Huang Huang Debiao back, they simply couldn't walk fast.

Therefore, the two of them had just reached the mushroom patch.

But the mushroom patch, which had been extremely dangerous just a moment ago, suddenly changed its appearance as the two of them headed back.

Those dead human fingers stuck in the stone crevices twisted and extended one by one, growing out from the walls and turning into black-purple, gaunt arms a meter long.

These arms appeared to have joints, but when they moved, they didn't follow human logic at all; they clawed and gestured in the air with strange, terrifying movements, making the entire mushroom patch look like a path to hell.

It was as if desperate prisoners were around the path, trying to grab passersby to gain a glimmer of survival for themselves.

"This is too hellish..."

"There are nearly a hundred of them. Tsk, I've been played."

Wu Xian's mouth twitched.

The total number of mushrooms in this patch was countless, and the vast majority were just ordinary mushrooms.

The problematic mimetic mushrooms were hidden among the normal ones; it was impossible for Wu Xian and the others to check them one by one, which allowed the arm-mimicking mushrooms to fool them.

Thinking about it, that made sense.

Since there were already mimetic mushrooms with human torsos, there should have been transitional mimetics between fingers and half-humans, and these arms were those transitional mimetics.

The mimetic mushrooms didn't attack earlier just to lure Wu Xian and the others into a trap, and to block their path to survival when they tried to escape.

"It seems these arms, the hut, and the monster calling names—the three combined are the complete trap."

Wu Xian quietly drew his saw, his expression turning ferocious as killing intent radiated out. Driven to this point, he had no choice but to fight. Although this saw hadn't been sharpened yet, it was much more useful for dealing with these arms than the spider-leg spikes.

Besides, as soon as he made a move, Fatty would join the battle, so wanting to wipe out all these arms wasn't a very difficult task.

Huang Huang Debiao sensed the change in Wu Xian's aura and couldn't help but shiver.

"As long as there's nothing ahead, hurry up and find a way to kill this monster, because..."

"It's almost touching me!"

From Huang Huang Debiao's perspective.

An old woman had already stepped out of the darkness, looking at him with a face full of smiles.

The old woman approached step by step, arms open, wanting to stroke Huang Huang Debiao's face to see her grandson up close, but the more she did so, the more Huang Huang Debiao felt his skin crawl.

Wu Xian's vision went dark.

"This is trouble."

It turned out that the malevolent entity calling names from behind not only had special abilities but could also attack humans itself, putting Wu Xian in a dilemma where he was blocked on both sides.

No matter what he chose, there was extreme danger.

If Wu Xian dealt with the arms in front, the malevolent entity behind would inevitably ambush him; being attacked from both sides, Wu Xian might die.

If Wu Xian didn't deal with the arms in front, the stalemate would last too long, the torch would go out, and Wu Xian would still die.

What about turning around?

Judging from Huang Huang Debiao's state, the cost of turning around wasn't fatal; if he risked turning around, he might be able to kill the malevolent entity.

But what if the malevolent entity escaped? Wu Xian would then have to pass through this arm-filled path with his back turned, and who could guarantee that the cooling effect caused by turning his head would disappear after the malevolent entity died?

Let Huang Huang Debiao deal with the malevolent entity behind him? First of all, he wasn't reliable.

Perhaps he could hand the poker card with the Iron Tree Silver Flower Incantation to Huang Huang Debiao, but the timing of the activation still depended on Wu Xian. If he couldn't grasp the perfect moment, it might result in wasting the talisman, allowing the malevolent entity to escape easily.

"Damn it!"

Wu Xian couldn't help but curse under his breath.

"No swearing allowed!"

The monster immediately scolded Wu Xian, its tone exactly like that old man's. "Don't be impatient when encountering difficulties; think calmly about what you can do..."

"I don't need you to remind me!"

Wu Xian roared.

The voice and image the monster projected were pieced together from memories, so it appeared extremely close to a real person, but even knowing it was fake, it still made Wu Xian very irritable.

But what it said was right; impatience was meaningless, and he had to calm down to think of a countermeasure.

Wu Xian took out the poker card with the branded Iron Tree Silver Flower Incantation and let Huang Huang Debiao hold it. Due to their positioning, Huang Huang Debiao had to struggle a bit to get the card.

"When that monster gets close to you, slap this card onto its chest, and you can kill it."

"But, this is just a poker card."

"If you want to live, do as I say!"

A strange smile appeared on the old woman's face.

She had heard that sentence too! Wu Xian made a grimace and took a few steps with Huang Huang Debiao.

A twisted arm reached out to grab him; Wu Xian slashed into the arm with his saw, while another arm grabbed from below, only to be bitten by Fatty, who shook his head violently, causing the entire arm to fall off.

The battle here had begun.

If they didn't start fighting, that cunning malevolent entity would just keep staying in the place that pressured Huang Huang Debiao the most to waste time.

The old woman's eyes instantly elongated, the whites and pupils merging into a terrifying black, and sharp fangs appeared in her mouth. The originally kind old woman had instantly entered a horror movie set.

Huang Huang Debiao followed Wu Xian's instructions, pinching the poker card and pressing it toward the old woman's chest.

Slap! The old woman suddenly struck Huang Huang Debiao's wrist, a massive force causing the card to fly out of his hand.

The plan to use the Iron Tree Silver Flower Incantation to attack failed at that moment.

At the same time.

Wu Xian, who was fighting the palms, suddenly closed his eyes, remaining motionless even as the palms attacked. Fatty attacked like a madman, but several palms still managed to press onto his body.

The free-falling poker card, the moment Wu Xian closed his eyes, suddenly extended three pale ghost arms in three directions; these ghost arms stretched to their limit, each one about the same length as those mushroom arms.

This was Ghost Touch!

The strength of Ghost Touch was weak and couldn't affect enemies, but it was enough to carry a poker card!

Of the palms in three different directions, one missed, and the other two grabbed onto arms.

"The tactile sensation of both hands is similar to a human's, but the body temperatures are different; one is no different from a normal person, the other is colder... the colder one is Huang Huang Debiao!"

The ghost arm holding the colder arm let go, then used the momentum to swing toward the other arm; then the third Ghost Touch followed the direction and grabbed the hem of the malevolent entity's clothes!

The three Ghost Touches hooked together and combined their strength, fixing the poker card onto the malevolent entity within the short duration of their existence.

Iron Tree Silver Flower Incantation activated! Whoosh! In the dark cave, dazzling light erupted; the three pale ghost arms dissipated, and countless red-hot light spots burst out from the poker card!

These light spots didn't burn; they only had heat and impact force.

Just this one blow.

A large hole was blasted into the malevolent entity's abdomen! But the part hit by the talisman wasn't a fatal spot, so even with a point-blank hit, this malevolent entity still had the ability to resist.

Wu Xian roared.

"Do as I say!"

Huang Huang Debiao screamed; the threat of death caused his reaction speed to skyrocket. He grabbed the falling poker card, which was already one-third burned, and pressed it onto the chest of the malevolent entity, which was unable to move due to the pain.

Whoosh! Light flashed in the cave again.

The light pierced through the malevolent entity's chest, scattering and hitting the walls, emitting blinding crimson sparks. That bursting warm light was the most beautiful thing Huang Huang Debiao had ever seen in the cave! (End of chapter)