Chapter 2708: Rank-A Survival Dungeon Venue

Yan Jiayu indeed recovered very quickly. Although the process of tearing the prop was quite brutal, after some time of recovery, she looked relatively human-shaped.

During the meal, Xu Huo learned about the basic situation of this mobile partition.

Apart from the pervasive spiritual energy, many mutant plants here have hallucinatory effects, probably related to the growth environment. Many mutant plants also seem to specifically target the brains of animals.

Like the fungal storm encountered by Pu Yu and others earlier, it was an area formed by the seeds released by fungi. These fungal seeds can take root anywhere: soil, plants, animal fur, or corpses. If a living person accidentally inhales them, their chest cavity will soon become full of fungi, and hallucination becomes a lesser effect.

The mechanical suit can defend against a fungal storm, but there are occasional fungi that release fungal liquid capable of chemical reactions with metal, which can damage the mechanical suit.

"However, this kind of fungi is very rare; we haven’t encountered it previously," Yan Ping said.

Having finished reading the investigation data provided by Pu Yu, Xu Huo had a general impression of this partition. "The activities of mutant plants have no obvious pattern; the danger depends on how many players enter this partition."

The location of the mobile partition keeps shifting. To determine the exact location, one must have the latest tickets. In other words, even if someone is aiming for this partition, the ticket in their hand may correspond to another partition, and some people holding tickets meant for other partitions might end up in the mobile partition due to its sudden inclusion.

"You came in through tickets?" Xu Huo asked Pu Yu.

"We three did." Pu Yu didn’t hide, "We confirmed the location before bringing Yan Ping in."

"There are countless advanced instruments at Rank-A Wormhole Point. Is it not possible to directly locate this partition? Why use the risky method of tickets?" Xu Huo pressed.

Pu Yu smiled faintly, "The position of the mobile partition is unstable, and difficult to capture precisely. Opening a passage with instruments from outside may not succeed; it may relocate from where you confirmed it one second to somewhere else the next."

"But locating other partitions becomes much easier after coming in."

Xu Huo did not comment, "What are your thoughts on searching for the skeleton?"

"Your aunt probably didn’t enter here without reason, whether by accident or actively entering. Since she died here, the place of her death is likely particularly dangerous. Do you have any clues?"

"The clues are uncertain; they can only be confirmed when we reach the location," Pu Yu said. "Rest assured, now that I’m personally here, I absolutely won’t undertake meaningless adventures. If it’s truly a death trap, I’ll choose to give up."

"Your fee will be paid." She looked towards Yan Ping and the others.

Yan Ping and the others didn’t say anything. They had already decided before coming, aware of the risks given the high price.

"Have you encountered any other players who came in via tickets in the past few days?" Xu Huo asked again, "What is the content of the ticket instance?"

"Survival instance—survive long enough to get out," Pu Yu said. "As for other players, we really haven’t come across any. It’s hard to tell if the forest surges arising from nowhere were due to other players entering."

"Let me see the data you collected." Xu Huo turned to Yan Ping.

Yan Ping glanced at Pu Yu, and only upon seeing Pu Yu nod did he pass over the instrument.

The screen was projected in front, and Xu Huo quickly perused all the environmental records related to the partition since Pu Yu and the others entered.

From the spiritual energy value monitoring every half hour, to the identification and energy value recording of plant species after mutant plant attacks, then the terrain changes caused by mutant plants, and subsequent species replacement due to these changes, deducing from these records the relatively active species nearby.

Additionally, sample testing of fungi, mutant plants, and various insects showed that most contained some toxins. Generally, the liquids, pollen, or sounds released by mutant plants mainly induce hallucinations, with little serious toxicity, while fungi are hard to eliminate due to rapid reproduction, similarly with little serious toxicity. The most toxic are various insects, which resort to death attacks when encountering mortal danger. By sheer numbers, if one is stung, it won’t likely be just a few wounds. If the dosage increases, even with potion, survival chances remain slim.

"Is there anything else?" Xu Huo asked.

Yan Ping was stumped by the question, "What else do you want?"

"I’m asking if there are other hidden dangers you haven’t encountered yet," Xu Huo said. "All the things you’ve encountered during the three-day journey weren’t very dangerous. They are of the type that can be defended against if adequately prepared. Given that this is a super-high-energy partition, the crisis shouldn’t just stop there."

Various emotions briefly flickered across Yan Ping and the others’ faces, either mocking or anger.

"Impressive, to you none of these seem like crises anymore," the short-haired woman said sarcastically. "Unfortunately, we aren’t that impressive and have already lost a few companions."

"So you have no more," Xu Huo turned his gaze to Pu Yu, "You should know more."

"An Rank-A survival instance—find a place to hide after coming in, with sufficient equipment, you’ll somehow outlast it. And you call this a Rank-A instance? Besides, survival instances are usually more dangerous than regular instances."

Pu Yu hesitated for two seconds before saying, "You are indeed very perceptive."

"A month ago, this partition was still a Rank-B instance, and it recently upgraded to Rank-A."

"Before the upgrade, this partition would have a partition wave every half a month, where almost all mutant plants within the partition would awaken. The mutant plants from several hundred meters to a thousand meters underground might all surface, effectively equivalent to a tsunami, and this situation would last for over three days."

Now that the instance has risen to Rank-A, the situation can only become more dangerous.

Yan Ping crushed the cup in his hand in fury, "You actually hid the partition details!"

Pu Yu coldly stared at him, "I mentioned this was a high-energy partition before coming, and although the figures have changed slightly upon entering, it’s only a bit beyond the level’s maximum. This aspect you understood when signing the contract: minimum and maximum imply potential maximum. If there truly weren’t any dangers, why would I hire bounty hunters?"

This is where things are puzzling: Pu Yu came from Rank-A Wormhole Point, claiming to seek her aunt’s skeleton to fight for inheritance, yet she had few people around, using Primeval Stone as decoration, and possessing so many instruments. How could there be no players guarding her, and certainly, her family’s elders wouldn’t simply ignore this?

So she came secretly, willingly taking risks. This piece of "inheritance" is undoubtedly rich beyond ordinary people’s imagination.