Chapter 2030 Mushroom Forum <TOC> Chapter 2032 Mushroom on the Solitary Island
Translator: SumTLMan
“Ah! I was touched by Highness Shava! I can feel it, such a noble aura!”
Angel initially wanted to listen to what this giant mushroom tree was saying, but as soon as his mental power reached out, he heard a piercing scream.
Angel quickly retracted his mental power and also slowly withdrew his hand.
Since he couldn’t get an answer from this mushroom, which appeared calm on the outside but was fiery inside, Angel decided to search for himself.
Based on the dialogue the mushroom had previously displayed on the “forum,” that “dirty guy” it despised yet wanted to approach should be nearby.
Angel first looked around the shady side of the mushroom. It was mostly the same as before, filled with densely grown large mushrooms. There were a few small mushrooms on the ground, but not many.
Finding nothing in this direction, Angel prepared to circle around the broad mushroom stem to see what was in front of it.
The continuous surges of flame attacks were coming from the front. If there was any clue, it should be in this direction.
Holding great expectations, Angel came to the front of the mushroom stem. When he looked up and forward, he paused.
In front of him was still a row of tall mushroom forests, but Angel could now see some scenes in the distance through the forest… Intense red light, oppressive heat, and a swirling fire wind with a strong pungent smell.
Although he couldn’t see the full picture, Angel was certain that it must be a lake formed of lava.
Angel stepped forward, and after passing through the entire fiery red mushroom forest, he finally saw the full view of the lava lake.
The dazzling and piercing light of fire, the constantly rolling waves of fire, and the unceasing ‘gurgling’ bubbles of flame all unmistakably signify the heat of the lava lake.
Angel had seen the molten lava in volcanoes, so the mere sight of a lava lake did not astound him excessively. However, this particular lava lake was exceedingly different.
The surface of the lava, emanating an orange-red fiery glow, was not only swallowing and exhaling white smoke and bubbles but also spurting out peculiar patterns made of flames.
For instance, about ten meters away from Angel, along with a thunderous rumbling noise, a serpent of flame soared from the lake’s surface into the sky. This flaming serpent was precisely the kind of bizarre pattern Angel referred to.
It’s termed a pattern because, while the flaming serpent was fully formed when it erupted, it disintegrated into ordinary sparks as it fell from the sky, losing its shape and thus could only be described as a pattern.
There weren’t just flaming serpents; there were also cats of fire, dolphins of fire, humans of fire… roses of fire, and so on. But they all shared the same fate: appearing vividly lifelike at birth, then dissolving into a shower of sparks that returned to the lava lake within a few seconds.
However, there were exceptions.
After Angel observed over a dozen different fiery patterns, a new pattern burst forth from the flames, but it did not disintegrate into tiny sparks.
It was a unicorn rabbit composed of orange-red flames, approximately the size of a palm. Like the other fiery patterns, it shot up high into the sky from the lava lake. Logically, it should have disintegrated the next second, and indeed, Angel even saw the sparks on the fiery unicorn rabbit starting to burst out… But at that moment, a strange fiery wind blew from afar. This wind, containing unknown energy, not only did not disperse the fiery unicorn rabbit but instead helped it to condense into a solid form.
The fiery unicorn rabbit landed on the lava lake without sinking, curiously standing on the surface and looking around.
It turned its head and saw Angel.
Perhaps it was Angel’s surprised expression and the look in his eyes wanting to study it that scared the fiery unicorn rabbit. With its ears standing tall, it suddenly turned around and dashed off in another direction.
Angel originally thought of opening a gateway to catch this peculiar fiery unicorn rabbit to see what it was all about. However, before he could act, the moment the fiery unicorn rabbit landed, a giant mushroom standing on the shore of a lava lake opened its mouth and swallowed the rabbit whole.
Angel had previously learned from the “Mushroom Forum” that these mushrooms have mouths, and now he finally knew where they were located.
Despite the distance, Angel saw very clearly. A vertical slit opened in the center of the mushroom’s stalk, and under the sharp teeth, the fiery unicorn rabbit was completely devoured.
At the moment the mushroom opened its mouth, Angel felt a deep and frantic energy fluctuation emanating from the usually “calm” mushroom.
Although not reaching the level of a formal wizard, it definitely reached the pinnacle of an apprentice.
Clearly, these mushrooms were no easy prey.
Moreover, if all the mushrooms here were at the pinnacle of apprentice level, that would be quite astonishing. If there were wizard level mushrooms among them… then this place could definitely be called a land of terror.
When the mushroom swallowed the fiery unicorn rabbit, Angel logged into the “Mushroom Forum.”
Ignoring a group of mushrooms blowing rainbow flattery around him, Angel captured some information related to the fiery unicorn rabbit from a multitude of emotions.
“It actually ran in that direction, lucky for it!”
“Yeah, a Bone-Chewing Mushroom that came from the south actually stole our food. What bad luck!”
“Look at that terrible way of eating, it hasn’t even cleaned the bone residue on its tongue properly before coming to compete with us for food. I really want to pluck all the spores off its body!”
“I also want to eat… However, the esteemed Highness Shava is right beside me. If I eat, wouldn’t it seem very impolite? Forget it, I still need to restrain myself, although I really, really want to eat…”
Similar expressions of ‘hunger’ were rampant above the Mushroom Forest.
While Angel was still digesting this information, the lava lake once again witnessed the emergence of a little creature, transforming from a flame pattern into reality.
It was a flame butterfly, roughly the size of a baby’s skull. As soon as it appeared, it fluttered its fiery wings and flew towards the outside of the lava lake.
Angel could sense that the mushrooms in the direction of the flame butterfly’s path were already sharpening their knives.
However, before these mushrooms could hunt down the flame butterfly, Angel directly opened a gateway, anticipated the creature’s location, and arrived beside it.
A faintly transparent pale blue Magic Hand, formed of energy, easily grasped the flame butterfly in its palm.
Because the Magic Hand was made of energy, when it curled its palm, it created an effect similar to an energy cage. Even if the flame butterfly transformed into pure fire elements, it couldn’t escape the shackles of the Magic Hand.
Watching Angel capture the flame butterfly, the surrounding mushrooms, all eager to try their luck, wilted away.
If caught by other mushrooms, they might have thought of snatching it, but being caught by Highness Shava, they didn’t dare entertain the thought of snatching from the jaws of a tiger.
Angel studied the flame butterfly and discovered that this flame butterfly had already acquired a faint “spirit.”
This means that, from the broad definition in the wizarding world, this is already a fire-elemental creature!
Of course, in the eyes of most wizards, the “spirit” of this flame butterfly is neither perfect nor strong since it’s newly born. It can’t even be considered the juvenile of an elemental creature, at most an embryo.
For wizards, elemental creatures serve not only as expendable materials but can also become mediums for casting elemental spells through cultivation and symbiosis with the elemental creature, enhancing affinity with the elements and making it easier to learn elemental spells of different types.
However, nurturing an embryonic level elemental creature to the point of symbiosis with a wizard requires a significant investment of energy and money.
At least Angel would definitely not choose to nurture such a flame butterfly if he had to choose an elemental creature to cultivate.
Chapter 2030 Mushroom Forum <TOC> Chapter 2032 Mushroom on the Solitary Island