Thinking of this, Zhang Chen quickly activated his absolute vision and probed deep underground.
At a depth of about twenty to thirty meters, a vast and continuous stream of energy appeared, extending from the building beneath his feet far into the distance, almost to infinity.
It might even extend all the way to the high walls.
Was there a terrifying creature beneath his feet, even larger than a Loid?
Zhang Chen's curiosity was instantly piqued, and he really wanted to see what this guy looked like.
"That thing attacked at night and ate everything it could see!"
"Our camp was heavily hit while we slept, and now the survivors are hiding in various tall buildings, afraid of being discovered by this thing!"
"It's very sensitive to sound, blood, and food. If it finds us, we'll all die!"
The man said nervously.
Recalling the scene of fighting this monster, he felt his hands and feet turn cold, and his face went pale.
"What a huge mass of a monster!"
"Since it's interested in both sound and blood..."
Zhang Chen casually picked up a concrete block and threw it onto the road.
Bang!
The huge concrete block smashed down onto the road from a height of over thirty floors, immediately breaking into pieces and emitting a loud noise.
"Are you crazy? You'll get us all killed!"
The man pinched his throat and shouted nervously, his voice sounding very unnatural.
Zhang Chen released his hand, and the man immediately collapsed on the rooftop, powerless, his eyes filled with astonishment.
"Such a big commotion, and it seems useless!"
Zhang Chen activated his absolute vision, staring intently at the fluctuations of the energy stream.
They remained stable underground, as if completely oblivious to the noise above.
"It's probably because of the weather. Frequent thunder, combined with the echoes produced by the high walls for loud noises, has affected the monster's ability to accurately pinpoint sound locations."
Zhao Xiyue analyzed.
"That makes sense. If sound doesn't work, let's try blood!"
As Zhang Chen spoke, he took out a kitchen knife and deftly cut the man's hand—of course, he wouldn't cut his own!
Zhang Chen dragged the man to the edge of the rooftop, watching his blood fall freely through the air, then drip by drip onto the ground.
One drop... two drops... three drops...
Just as the fourth drop of blood was about to hit the ground.
The energy stream underground seemed to be instantly activated, beginning to surge violently, and immense energy started to converge towards the blood.
"It's coming!"
Zhang Chen's eyes lit up.
"Madman, you are truly a madman! Don't drag me down with you!"
The man was about to cry, but he couldn't move, and with his face looking upwards, he could only see the sky, completely unable to observe the monster.
In such a situation, the fear in his heart was far more intense than it would have been under normal circumstances!
Bang!
The manhole cover on the road was suddenly lifted by a massive force, spinning in the air for a while before crashing down heavily, smashing a rusty car by the roadside into pieces.
Then, a red fluid-like biological mass erupted.
A portion of the red fluid creature gathered at the spot where the blood dripped, while another part of the red creature clung to the outer wall of the building and began to climb rapidly towards the rooftop.
The scent of blood made them exceptionally excited!
"This thing looks familiar, it seems like..."
Before Zhang Chen could recall the exact name of this creature, a line of prompts slowly appeared beside the red fluid organism:
Name: Red Soil Fungus
Level: Mutated Type VIII Creature
Skills:
[Entangling Devour]: Red Soil Fungus actively devours all organic matter and absorbs biological energy from it. During the process of devouring, it continuously strengthens and evolves itself!
Note: Red Soil Fungus is afraid of fire and energy attacks; physical attacks are ineffective!
Yes, he remembered! It was this thing!
During the first stage of the apocalypse, this thing was merely a nuisance, eating all the rice and flour, and it was still in a static plant state.
In the second stage, it could devour zombies, and its speed of movement also greatly increased.
Now it was the ultimate apocalypse, and this guy before him, having eaten who knows how much, had already evolved to Mutated Type VIII.
This thing had no solid form, nor organs. Any part of its body could devour, and similarly, destroying any part had no effect on other parts.
It was a troublesome fellow!
"Xiyue, it's up to you! Remember, use energy attacks!"
Zhang Chen said.
There was no other way. His strongest attacks were physical, but this guy was immune to physical attacks.
Activating energy attacks required using skills, but it was easy for his Level 1 Divine Power Control to go berserk.
His fire elemental ability could be used, but it also had usage limits.
Most of this monster's body was hidden underground. Only by luring all of it onto the ground could Zhang Chen use his fire elemental ability to destroy it in one fell swoop.
Therefore, after careful consideration, Zhang Chen could only ask Zhao Xiyue to attract the Red Soil Fungus while he waited for an opportunity.
"Okay, leave it to me!"
Zhao Xiyue nodded, stood at the edge of the rooftop, took a deep breath, and slowly raised her hands towards the direction the Red Soil Fungus was emerging from.
Streams of scorching energy beams continuously rained down on the Red Soil Fungus.
The Mutated Type VIII Red Soil Fungus could actually sense danger and react accordingly!
They didn't blindly charge upwards like fools. Instead, upon sensing the energy fluctuations, their liquid-like bodies immediately split open a gap, dodging the energy beams.
However, their bodies were too massive. The parts on the building's surface dodged the energy attacks, but the parts underground couldn't predict attacks from such a distance.
With a bang!
An energy beam tore an opening of over a meter in its body, but soon, this opening was filled by the Red Soil Fungus surging up behind it. A large area of Red Soil Fungus enveloped the entire building and began a full-scale assault towards the rooftop!
Zhao Xiyue attacked for a while, then moved to another side to continue her attack. Defending four sides alone made her somewhat strained.
Zhang Chen watched clearly from the rooftop.
In fact, although the Red Soil Fungus covered a large area, its thickness was limited, only about half a meter to one meter thick covering the ground.
Moreover, once a part of its body was destroyed, its overall volume would shrink a bit.
Theoretically, as long as the firepower was dense enough, the Red Soil Fungus covering hundreds of square kilometers could be blasted into slag.
But if it were just Zhao Xiyue, it would probably take days and nights to achieve this.