Chapter 2956

Island of Eternal Life, east side.

This place was a swampy wetland, unusually sultry. Many suspicious objects floated on the turbid water surface. Water plants and small-leaf plants were very common. Some rodent or bird corpses floated on the water surface, and after being decomposed by fungi, slender mushrooms grew on the corpses.

This was the territory of fungi. Besides coexisting with them, one could only turn into their nutrients. The Fishy-Scaled Crocodile was the leader in coexisting with fungi.

Different from imagination, the Fishy-Scaled Crocodile was not covered with fungi. The relationship between the two was very much like ordinary crocodiles and plover birds; it was more of a symbiosis, rather than mutual interference or symbiosis.

Why did the Empress retreat? One of the big reasons was being forced back by the fungi in the Lan Jue Area. Pirates were fighting with Fishy-Scaled Crocodiles when mushrooms suddenly grew on their bodies, then exploded. After the fungi flew, other pirates nearby quickly turned into mushrooms.

In the Lan Jue Area—no, calling this place the Fungal Wetland was more appropriate—in the Fungal Wetland, being injured was a very fatal thing. For minor injuries, the subsequent fungal parasitic damage was very high. After bearing a certain amount of fungal parasitic damage, mushrooms would quickly grow on the wound, and finally, the whole person would turn into a big mushroom.

This was the extraordinary fungus of this place. What made people regret was that the technological level of this world was too backward. If a few relatively mild extraordinary fungi that wouldn't erode organisms were selected and cultivated, the mushrooms cultivated would be delicious beyond people's imagination, and one would benefit infinitely after eating them.

A not-too-pungent stench spread. Su Xiao waded through the knee-deep muddy water. Every time he stepped down, his feet would sink into the mud at the bottom of the water.

Su Xiao looked around. It was very quiet. He had already penetrated deep into the Fungal Wetland, but still hadn't found the giant crocodile group. Previously, the Empress's people had killed dozens of giant crocodiles here, which had already alarmed these cold-blooded animals.

According to Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's statistics, there were 53 giant crocodiles left, among which there was one hegemon-level giant crocodile. This was also the reason why Su Xiao chose to clean up this area.

In Su Xiao's storage space, there were already two Hegemon Essence Souls, and one more was needed to exchange for hegemon-level equipment. Killing the hegemon-level giant crocodile in the Fungal Wetland would, without accident, yield a hegemon-level treasure chest. The probability of producing Hegemon Essence Souls in a hegemon-level treasure chest was very high.

The types of harvests from opening a hegemon-level treasure chest were diverse; growth-type equipment, Hegemon Essence Souls, etc., were all possible to obtain. If luck was explosive, it could directly produce hegemon-level equipment.

Su Xiao chose to ignore the matter of directly opening hegemon-level equipment. He had never thought that such a good thing could fall on him. As long as he didn't open weird things, he was already very gratified.

"Woof."

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, who had turned into a high-altitude cannon, barked. The reason for saying so was that Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's charm attribute was high, and various small animals in the muddy water were willing to "greet" it. Right now, Amu was carrying Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, and Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's body was straight, fearing it would fall into the water. Looking from afar, it looked very much like Amu carrying a dog-head cannon.

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's bark had just fallen when Su Xiao signaled everyone to stop moving forward. Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang had sensed the giant crocodile group; they were right in front.

A total of 700 Cursed Ones dispersed, vaguely forming a semi-enveloping formation.

"Xiang Bubu, the distance of the giant crocodile group."

As Su Xiao spoke, he slowly drew the long blade at his waist. To fight the giant crocodile group, he would of course make a move.

"Woof!"

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang barked loudly, meaning: they were just 20 meters away on the side. Just now, it hadn't sensed that they were living things; it had even thought they were rotten tree stumps in the silt, without a trace of life aura.

*Splash! *

Muddy water splashed everywhere. A black giant crocodile suddenly sprang up. That's right, the upper half of its body sprang out of the water. With a backward-leaning and head-tilting posture, it bit toward a Cursed One.

This giant crocodile had long been lying in ambush here. It wasn't Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's omission; even a contractor specializing in perception would think that was a rotten wooden stump, without a trace of life aura. Crocodiles were naturally good at hiding, not to mention the extraordinary giant crocodiles in high-risk areas.

The giant crocodile's bloody mouth in the water opened. Its teeth were uneven, but they were exceptionally sharp. Crocodile teeth were not used for chewing, but for piercing deeply into the prey's body to prevent the prey from struggling free.

With a *click*, the Cursed One bitten by the giant crocodile had its chest cavity almost flattened, and all its ribs were broken. The bite force of a crocodile didn't need to be doubted; their oral structure destined their bite force to be at the top of the natural world.

Muddy water splashed. After the giant crocodile succeeded in one strike, its four sturdy short legs bent backward, and it started the signature stunt of all crocodiles: the death spin.

*Splash! Splash... *

Water splashed everywhere. This big guy, with a body length of over thirteen meters and a standing height of nearly two meters, started spinning in the water. As for the Cursed One bitten by it, the giant crocodile had only spun a few times before the lower half of the Cursed One's body was flung away.

A whistling sound of breaking wind came. Chains collided, and a rusty ship anchor swung down, smashing onto the giant crocodile's head with a *boom*. The giant crocodile's big mouth opened, twisting its head and letting out a roar.

A ghostly green figure rushed out. In the instant the giant crocodile opened its mouth to roar, the ghost shadow plunged into the giant crocodile's mouth. Its dagger was too short; it was wiser to enter the enemy's body to destroy it.

The giant crocodile started to toss and turn in the muddy water. Over a dozen Cursed Ones rushed up, surrounding the giant crocodile.

The giant crocodile swung its long tail in the water, tossing and turning to its heart's content. The uneven crocodile skin on its back was like armor poured from molten iron, and those brown-green eyes revealed a cold intent.

*Boom, boom, boom... *

Sounds of roaring came from all around. Looking around, dozens of giant crocodiles rushed from all around. These giant crocodiles were actually lying in ambush here long ago. This was no longer as simple as just having some intelligence.

First, some of these giant crocodiles chose to expose themselves actively, luring Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang here from afar. This was the first ring of the trap.

This giant crocodile lying in ambush in the water was used to drag down Su Xiao and the others, or rather, it was a sacrifice. This was the bait of the trap.

The last ring of the trap was the giant crocodiles lying in ambush all around forming an encirclement, surrounding Su Xiao and the others.

Among the giant crocodiles that surrounded them, there was an exceptionally large existence. The crocodile skin on its back was black with a hint of gold. This hint of gold was a rare extraordinary fungus, which relied on the giant crocodile leader to provide life force in normal times. When needed, it would feed back a stimulating harmless energy to the giant crocodile leader, simply a natural stimulant and analgesic.

The giant crocodile leader's gaze was cold, but in this coldness, it also revealed some different things. That was intelligence.

"I'm screwed?"

Baha looked around, feeling a bit confused. It had been observing on the island recently. Other extraordinary creatures in other areas had at most a little intelligence, but this giant crocodile leader seemed to understand tactics? Luring the enemy first? Then surrounding, and finally annihilating?

"Roar!!"

The giant crocodile leader let out a roar, and layers of black air waves spread. Hearing this sound, one would feel the whole body vibrating; this was the water in the body vibrating.

A very magical scene appeared. Giant crocodiles rushed past Su Xiao on both sides, besieging the Cursed Ones. They pushed forward with their bloody mouths open, just waiting to get close to the Cursed Ones and bite down.

All the giant crocodiles didn't attack Su Xiao. The giant crocodile leader walked forward on the muddy water and finally stopped a dozen meters away from Su Xiao. Looking at this posture, it was clearly preparing to single-handedly fight Su Xiao.