Chapter 561 - 264: Li Junyue: None of Us Together Are His Match (2)
The Ink Tree Spirit’s main root entwined like a giant python, its surface covered in ink-black, scale-like bark, with an overall texture resembling dried veins.
The faceless Ink Tree Spirit faced the warehouse, its fissure-like huge mouth opening and closing, then swayed its branch-like arms and took large strides forward.
As the Ink Tree Spirit approached the sturdy iron door, the other Pet Beasts stationed themselves at various spots, vigilant against sudden attacks while preparing to break into the warehouse at any moment.
A faint blue Spiritual Power Protection Shield rose around Li Junyue, his thoughts emerging: "Grass and Wood Strike."
The Ink Tree Spirit nodded slightly, raised its branches high, and violently struck downward.
Bang!
A loud crash suddenly broke the night’s quietness, startling a flock of birds to spread their wings, as the seemingly indestructible iron door caved inward, smashed into a large pit.
Bam bam bam!
The Ink Tree Spirit’s strikes continued incessantly, the crashing sounds repeatedly echoing, and in just mere moments, the iron door became unrecognizable.
"The captain’s Ink Tree Spirit sure is formidable." Lin remarked, lightly flattering as he witnessed the terrifying power of the Ink Tree Spirit.
Li Junyue remained unmoved, waiting until he saw the iron door wobbling precariously, then continued issuing commands: "Break it open."
The Ink Tree Spirit first stepped back half a step, then slammed its head heavy against the iron door.
Bam!
A loud crash was heard, and the already wobbling iron door was forcibly knocked open, falling forward and crashing to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.
"Cough cough cough."
The dust enveloped them, causing the unprepared crowd to cough violently, and they quickly reached out to wave it away.
When the dust cleared, Li Junyue’s expression remained unchanged; he didn’t rush to storm in but carefully observed the situation inside the warehouse.
After a while,
his brow furrowed even deeper.
With such a commotion just now, why hadn’t those New Star Association guys reacted?
Could there be an ambush inside?
And why was the fourth group silent, could it be they haven’t discovered the enemy?
Various speculations flashed by, Li Junyue realized things had changed, knowing he couldn’t afford to delay, he ordered: "Maintain formation and proceed inside."
The Ink Tree Spirit took the lead, bending its trunk, retracting its branches, and slowly entering the warehouse through the not-so-high iron door.
Most Wood-type Pet Beasts excel in healing, yet the Ink Tree Spirit was an exception.
The Ink Tree Spirit’s large size and slow movement made it ideal for acting as a meat shield and frontline, absorbing firepower and alleviating pressure for the team.
As long as it’s not killed instantly, it can root its tendrils into the ground, slowly recovering vitality, being the top choice for confronting such special situations.
With the Ink Tree Spirit probing ahead, everyone assigned the Pet Beasts their roles, maintaining a basic formation.
A group of Pet Beasts slowly advanced, with the Beastmasters protected in the center, the Spiritual Power Protection Shield steadily rising.
Li Junyue took this opportunity to observe the surroundings.
The bulbs overhead emitted faint light, illuminating the passage ahead, while scattered debris lined the sides, making progress somewhat difficult.
Most importantly, dust covered the floor and debris.
"Clearly, no one has cleaned here in a long time." Li Junyue’s voice was low, revealing his suspicion.
Lin’s eyes flashed, guessing: "Captain Li, these guys don’t seem like the hygienic type."
Li Junyue looked straight ahead, his tone steady: "This is the back door, very important to them, they would definitely assign someone to check or even guard it."
"The current situation is extremely abnormal."
Li Junyue focused forward, illuminated by the faint light, his vigilance already heightened: "Everyone be careful."
Everyone silently nodded, without responding.
Walking a few more steps, a left turn would lead to a long corridor.
However, just then, the Ink Tree Spirit suddenly felt itself step on something strange, soft and elastic, it bent down, lowering its crown.
A purple mushroom came into view.
Li Junyue swiftly noticed the Ink Tree Spirit’s abnormal reaction, also looked down, and the next moment his expression changed slightly, shouting loudly: "Evade!"
The moment the words dropped, the team members didn’t hesitate, either seeking cover or retreating backward, and all had faint blue Spiritual Power Protection Shields rising on their bodies.
The first lesson in Investigation Department training was always how to avoid danger.
Rumble!
The next instant, with a "boom," the purple mushroom under the Ink Tree Spirit’s foot exploded violently, and the resulting shock wave didn’t seem to cause significant harm to the Ink Tree Spirit, merely swaying its trunk lightly, its branches shedding leaves.
But the purple mushroom not only caused an explosion but also released a faint purple mist, rapidly spreading in all directions.
Li Junyue understood seeing this scene: "Indeed, it was an ambush."
He was not unfamiliar with this skill, a very insidious and nasty Poison Skill, the Poison Spore Mine.
Many Fungal Pet Beasts mastered this move; they could eject spores into the ground, creating invisible poisonous mushrooms that would only appear when stepped on, causing an explosion while releasing a paralyzing poisonous mist.
Also, Fungal Pet Beasts could eject multiple spores at different spots, significantly restricting the opponent’s movement range.
Of course, the hidden insidious price was that both the explosion effect and the poison mist effect were average.
The Ink Tree Spirit resisted the explosion, hardly affected in substance.
And compared to focusing on incapacitating opponents with Sweet Fragrance, the Poison Spore Mine’s released poison mist effect was weaker, even if inhaled, it wouldn’t immediately induce sleep, at most causing body paralysis.
Of course, if inhaling a large enough dose, there is a possibility of unconsciousness.
In the instant the poison mist spread, the Pet Beasts unanimously retreated, although despite this, the Cyan Wind Hunting Dog that rushed ahead was still enveloped by the poison mist, its whole body suddenly tense, its gaze becoming vacant.