Chapter 606: Artus and the Demon Anta, the Lava Hydra

——【Civilization Relic Hazard Mark - Parasitic Spore Cloud】

Introduction: The Parasitic Spore Cloud is formed by countless tiny parasitic spores suspended in the air, possessing autonomous movement capabilities.

Originally part of the ecological regulation system of 【Morphis】, they were responsible for spreading beneficial bacteria and repairing damaged ecological tissues, serving as an indispensable component of the planet's ecosystem.

However, with Mortarian's death and the explosion and destruction of the planet 【Morphis】, the Parasitic Spore Cloud has undergone uncontrolled mutation, becoming a weapon that hunts all life.

The danger levels of the Parasitic Spore Cloud are divided into four grades:

Low (almost invisible, the air appears slightly hazy)

Medium (a faint mist, grayish-white or light pink)

High (obvious fog masses, yellow or green in color, with slow 'breathing' pulsations)

Extreme (dense 'cloud masses,' nearly opaque, with flickering points of light inside)

Behavioral characteristics of the Parasitic Spore Cloud:

Tropism Toward Life: Can sense breathing, heartbeat, body temperature, and even chemical signals released by bodily fluids, actively gathering toward living beings.

Hunting Behavior: Will slowly encircle prey from all directions, cutting off escape routes.

Memory Ability: When someone escapes from an area, the spore clouds in that region will increase.

Collective Consciousness: Within a certain range, the Parasitic Spore Cloud will form a collective consciousness.

Mimicry Behavior: When multiple prey appear, the Parasitic Spore Cloud will control parasitized bodies to make sounds as camouflage, luring hidden prey out.

Energy Feeding: The Parasitic Spore Cloud is highly sensitive to energy and has the ability to absorb energy for rapid reproduction.

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Yu Yuan pulled up the intel on the 【Parasitic Spore Cloud】 and studied it carefully.

He knew he couldn't let the Parasitic Spore Cloud detect him now.

Otherwise, following their behavioral logic, they would quickly surround him.

The Parasitic Spore Cloud had already blotted out the sky, and he couldn't escape its coverage in time.

The virtual map appeared, and Yu Yuan quickly scanned it, his eyes soon locking onto a familiar name.

——Cross-Dimensional Gene Fusion Laboratory.

Yu Yuan's eyes lit up. He took one last look at the Parasitic Spore Cloud that was about to drift down.

After checking his Destiny Armor and the 【Concealment】 effect, he turned and ran toward the 【Cross-Dimensional Gene Fusion Laboratory】.

Woo woo—

Black vengeful spirits circled and lingered around Artus.

They finally converged back into the black staff in his hand.

Artus looked at the remains of the mutated skeletons, now just white bones with traces of blood, lying before him, and a smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

"No wonder it's the 'stern father's' world. The legends say that when 【Morphis】 was alive, it was already close to reaching the power of above Gold. As a living planet, even though this Civilization Relic is only a fragment of 【Morphis】, the energy within these creatures far exceeds ordinary Silver-tier creatures."

"I came to the right place. I just wonder if that legendary Rare biological organ bank is here or not. If I can find that organ bank, with the 'stern father's' collection, my 'undead' troop types will definitely be able to complete their research quickly."

For Artus, this Civilization Relic was practically a treasure trove.

Just as he was contemplating where to look for the Rare biological organ bank,

he also saw the sky above. Following a continuous series of explosions, clusters of dark green mist shrouded the heavens.

Although Artus didn't know what those mists were, he keenly sensed the danger within them and prepared to get away.

At that moment, he suddenly felt the surrounding temperature change, rising sharply.

He thought to himself, this is bad!

With no time to think further,

he struck the ground with his black staff, and a skeletal palm rose from beneath his feet, pushing Artus up.

A soul kite formed by black vengeful spirits had already appeared behind Artus, grabbing him and flying into the sky.

The entire process took only two seconds.

Boom—

Where Artus had just been standing, a pillar of flames over ten meters high erupted, scorching the keratin-built ground and releasing an intensely putrid stench.

Artus's gaze fell on a shell-shaped mass of flesh and blood a hundred meters away.

A figure, entirely wrapped in black bandages like a mummy, was also looking back at him.

Faint reddish traces still lingered on the figure's body.

Smelling the sulfur rising in the air,

Artus narrowed his eyes, and the name of an organization surfaced in his mind.

"Fallen Abyss... you people really are the troublemakers of civilizations!"

Information about the opposing player also appeared in his mind.

Anta A. Douglas, leader of the Molten Core civilization, awakened high-level demon bloodline, the Silver-tier player with the highest potential in Fallen Abyss, apparently admired by some Gold-tier demon...

But none of that was the main point. The most important thing was that this guy was a complete lunatic, with a violent temper and an extremely strong desire for destruction.

Any player who was hostile to him or even just crossed his path would have only one outcome: being burned to ashes under his flames and lava.

Ranked 28th on the Silver Leaderboard.

He was a being ranked higher than Artus.

An absolute dangerous element.

Just like now, Artus could clearly see that the ground around Demon Anta had already started to dry and turn yellow, clearly showing that Anta's power was affecting the surrounding environment.

"Damn it, why did I have to run into this madman here!"

But there was no time to think further.

Demon Anta saw that his attack had actually been dodged.

His already irritable mood, having been sent to this crappy place, exploded outright.

"You're wasting my time! Why don't you just obediently die! Why are you wasting my time!"

Surging molten energy erupted from within him.

The black bandages wrapped around his body came undone, revealing Demon Anta's true form.

He wasn't a normal creature at all; he was a demonic lifeform formed from fire and magma.

The black bandages were only there to seal his energy leakage and had a stacking enhancement effect.

With the seal of the black bandages released, the energy that had been suppressed all along was fully unleashed.

The air within hundreds of meters became scorching hot.

Sparks and black ash drifted in the air.

Demon Anta's body instantly transformed to over twenty meters tall. Demon horns also appeared on his head.

An aura of destruction slowly emanated from him.

Seeing this scene, even Artus was a bit stunned.

But he quickly snapped out of it.

"This lunatic!" But he soon realized he was stating the obvious.

With no time to think, he quickly controlled the soul kite to flee far away.

But Demon Anta wasn't about to let him escape.

"Go die..."

Demon Anta raised his hands toward Artus's direction, then slammed them down onto the ground.

The next moment, several surging and scorching lava flows erupted from the keratin ground in front of Artus's escape path.

Finally, under Artus's shocked gaze, these lava flows coalesced into a monster.

——Magma Hydra.

The Magma Hydra writhed its body, and its nine heads all turned to look at Artus.

Sss—

Its mouths opened wide, letting out a hissing roar.