"Crescent Slash!"
Without another word.
Ethan swung his blade first and cut down all the Boom Boom Mushrooms that had already grown out.
Countless Boom Boom Mushrooms were sent flying by Ethan's sword, like ingredients tossed into the air by a chef flipping a wok, before falling back to the ground one after another.
Once the cut surfaces of the Boom Boom Mushrooms were exposed to the air, they quickly turned green.
The reason Ethan still cut them down even though he knew they would continue growing after being severed was; because he had discovered that although Boom Boom Mushrooms would keep growing after being cut down, their growth speed became a little slower than before they were cut.
"Lord Ethan, what do we do now?"
Bird One's face turned pale as she looked at the Boom Boom Mushrooms covering the area.
Ethan frowned and said, "You, Bird Two, and Bird Three split up and cover three directions to harvest mushrooms. I'll handle the cutting, and you three handle the collecting."
"Yes, Lord Ethan!"
As the bird girls answered, Ethan looked up at the tree and said, "You two, how long are you planning to wait? Why aren't you coming down to collect Boom Boom Mushrooms? Or are you planning to stay up there and wait for death?"
"It's not that we don't want to help, it's just that we can't really help much," Harriet smiled and said, "I'm worried we'll only make things worse."
"S-Sorry, Lord Ethan. I... I... I can't get down."
Charlie came up with a perfectly respectable excuse.
When Ethan heard that, he only let out a cold laugh. Then he picked a Boom Boom Mushroom that was about to mature and directly opened a spatial gate above the tree trunk.
'Can't come down, huh?'
Then they could enjoy the Boom Boom Mushroom experience up there.
[Boom Boom Mushroom Growth: 90%]
[Boom Boom Mushroom Growth: 95%]
[Boom Boom Mushroom...]
Seeing that Ethan said nothing more, Harriet assumed he had really let it go.
So she simply sat on a tree branch with her legs hanging down.
Looking completely relaxed as she watched the show.
Pop!
Pop! Pop!
Suddenly, a series of faint sounds rang out beside Harriet's ear, like someone pressing and popping bubble wrap one bubble at a time.
Harriet turned her head and asked, "Charlie, did you hear something?"
"I think...", Charlie quickly looked around, "There! Sister Harriet, is that a mushroom?"
"A mushroom?"
Harriet immediately jumped up and looked in the direction Charlie was pointing.
Then her expression changed drastically.
"Why is there a mushroom growing on the tree? Where did this mushroom come from?"
"Quick! Get that mushroom off the tree!"
Harriet and Charlie hurriedly tried to remove the mushroom growing from the trunk.
But it was already too late.
Because...
[Boom Boom Mushroom Growth: 100%]
As the Boom Boom Mushroom reached full growth, countless spores the size of sesame seeds began drifting out from beneath its red cap. The spores were as light as dandelion seeds, floating away in all directions with the wind.
But then... one of the drifting spores had its path blocked by the tree trunk.
The red spore did not go around it.
Instead, it flew straight into it.
BOOM!
The sound was as startling as a large firecracker exploding.
And this tiny red spore was not only loud, but also powerful. It directly blasted a hole the size of a washbasin into the extremely tough trunk of the Desert Tree, causing the Desert Tree to lose fifty health points!
One had to know...
When the Desert Tree had previously been attacked by Giant Acid Ants, those giant ants could chew on it for a full minute and reduce its health by only one point at most.
Now a single spore had instantly removed fifty health points.
Its destructive power was obvious.
"This mushroom actually... actually explodes?"
Harriet had never expected the mushroom to be so terrifying.
When Charlie had predicted yesterday that the final wave of monsters would be mushrooms, she had even thought mushrooms shouldn't be dangerous.
After all, no matter how she thought about it, besides being poisonous, what else could mushrooms do to harm people?
Who could have imagined... Mushrooms could explode.
'This is ridiculous!'
"Sister Harriet, what do we do now?", Charlie backed away repeatedly after being frightened by a red spore flying toward her, "There's nowhere to retreat up here. I probably won't even survive two explosions. One might be enough to send me home!"
Whoosh!
Seeing Charlie being chased by a spore, Harriet immediately swung her blade without hesitation.
The huge sword intent instantly split the spore in half.
But the moment the spore was cut apart, both halves exploded at the same time.
BOOM!
BOOM! BOOM!
The force of the explosion directly blasted Charlie into the air.
As Harriet watched Charlie get thrown away by the explosion, she immediately jumped down from the tree as well.
Unlike Charlie, who simply fell straight down, Harriet used the tree trunk to push off several times, slowing herself down before finally landing.
But no matter how fast she was, she still couldn't be faster than someone falling straight down.
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