30: The club is on a fungal carpet!

"Director, the latest news."

Black Tiger was shouting and making a fuss once again.

"Tell me."

Li Qing didn't show any impatience.

The two of them represented two different channels.

His own side was the official channel, while Black Tiger's side was the military channel.

For some matters, the military channel was faster.

"Li Mingyuan is dead!"

Black Tiger said.

"Right at the cave entrance, Ye Su hacked him to death!"

Li Qing was stunned.

He was truly shocked this time.

Li Mingyuan.

An absolute standout among Professionals, holding a top-tier position in the country!

He had restless financial groups and aristocratic families backing him.

Because of that, he had progressed very, very quickly in the early stages of the Professional path.

Coupled with his innate aggressiveness and a ruthless streak combined with transcendent power.

Such a Professional.

Had actually been killed directly.

And it was done by Ye Su; this was simply unbelievable.

"I need to confirm again, has Ye Su's physical data reached the limit of Spirit Medicine infusion?"

Li Qing asked.

"Absolutely not!" Black Tiger said.

"Zhang Hui's side, as well as the official monitors, clearly know Ye Su's movements."

"Plus, the number of light orb treasure chests is fixed, and Ye Su has no other channels to obtain them."

"From this, it can be inferred that Ye Su's physical data has definitely not reached the limit."

Li Qing nodded.

"It seems Ye Su has figured out a special path of his own."

"Combat power is combat power; it only shows its true worth during actual combat."

"When he returns, have him come see me. It seems we can engage in deeper cooperation with him."

"Alright, I understand."

Black Tiger responded.

--- "What? Li Mingyuan is dead?"

On the top floor of a skyscraper, an old man sat at a table with a deep frown.

Several other people were also sitting around the table.

As soon as the news of Li Mingyuan's death arrived, they immediately held a small meeting.

"Specialized class, skills, Martial Arts, Professional weapons, and the physical limit of Spirit Medicine infusion—all of these combined definitely made him top-tier in the country."

"Even if those few from the Imperial Capital came, they wouldn't dare say they could definitely kill Li Mingyuan, and you're saying he's dead?"

The global arrival of Professionals.

This was almost a semi-public matter now.

What the public discussed most on the internet now was exactly this.

The powerful, the aristocratic families, and the financial groups were the first to receive the news.

In fact.

On the second day after the Beginning of Spring, they began to establish a special kind of organization:

Clubs!

These were specifically established to deal with the global arrival of Professionals.

Financial groups and aristocratic families provided materials, information, and channel support, while Professionals served as the storefront, supporting the prestige of the entire Club.

Publicly, they claimed to help Professionals grow and deal with future crises.

In reality, they all had their own hidden agendas.

After all, once technology truly collapsed, Professionals would be the mainstream.

These organizations called Clubs were a form of early strategic positioning.

"The Yunnan-Guizhou Region cave incident was essentially the government's way of 'raising Gu'," an old man said.

"Not a single official Professional went; it's too obvious."

"Alright, no need for such talk. This is something everyone knows in their hearts. The key now is how strong that guy named Ye Su really is, and what we should do after Li Mingyuan's death?"

"You have to realize, Li Mingyuan was our Club's storefront. With the current resources on the market, it's already difficult to train another Li Mingyuan!"

treasure chests were, after all, limited in number.

If a Club lost its storefront, the remaining Professionals would very likely be recruited away by other Clubs.

Because you no longer had a leading powerhouse.

Whether it was official missions or team explorations, without a powerhouse leading the way, the other Professionals would find it hard to even move!

It could be said that by losing Li Mingyuan, their pillar, this Club was basically finished.

All the wealth invested previously was almost wiped out.

"Killing Ye Su will demonstrate our attitude. Only then will other Clubs be deterred and not come to poach our Professionals."

"At the same time, it will let our Professionals know how much the Club values them—and of course, tell them not to be ungrateful!"

Someone's voice was cold.

"It will be difficult."

"Even if it's difficult, it must be done. In the name of the founder of the 'Yuntian' Club, I am directly issuing the order: kill Ye Su!"

That person spoke directly and left the room.

If Ye Su were an ordinary person, they wouldn't dare.

But since Ye Su was a Professional... then this could be done.

They understood the government's attitude clearly.

Professionals and ordinary people simply didn't belong to the same world.

--- Ye Su didn't know yet that someone had targeted him.

At this moment, the jeep could no longer travel. The cave was very large and wide, but further in, it became filled with jagged rocks.

They could only proceed on foot.

The faint lights hanging from their chests allowed the Professionals to see clearly in the pitch-black environment.

"Cap... Captain Ye, what are we looking for?" Mo Xiaoyu was still a bit afraid of this environment, so she asked.

Ye Su spread his hands.

"I don't know either."

"Let's explore first. We haven't seen any mycelium yet."

Ye Su had long since seen through the government's act of 'raising Gu'.

It was too logical.

Providing convenience for growth on one hand, while seeking opportunities to suppress you on the other; guaranteeing your survival while finding ways to kill you.

Contradiction was reality!

"Captain Ye, look ahead."

Suddenly, Mo Xiaoyu gave a startled cry.

Ye Su looked up, but saw nothing ahead; it was still just the interconnected cave tunnels.

Yet in Mo Xiaoyu's eyes, there was only shock.

Ye Su remained impassive.

"What is it? My night vision isn't very strong."

Mo Xiaoyu didn't think much of it and said directly:

"It's a mycelium carpet."

"Ahead is a white mycelium carpet, and it stretches all the way into the depths of the cave."

Ye Su nodded.

"Mm, I see it too. Be careful, we've reached the range where the mycelium spreads!"

In reality, Ye Su saw nothing at all.

The two continued forward.

Mo Xiaoyu would occasionally describe the situation because Ye Su's words had left an impression on her—that his night vision wasn't very good.

So, she would constantly report the scenes in the distance.

Ye Su, based on her descriptions, did his best to reconstruct the true appearance of the cave in his mind.

'Hallucinations?'

Ye Su thought to himself.

'Why don't I have these hallucinations?'

'Or am I also in a hallucination? It's just that what I see is different from what she sees?'

Yunnan-Guizhou mycelium.

Its most famous AR blockbuster!

They say mushrooms are delicious, but if you start seeing your dog talking after eating them, then you should go to the hospital.

Mo Xiaoyu's current state was so similar to that situation!

It was just that Ye Su didn't know if his situation was the same as hers, or if he truly had some immunity.

The two of them went on like this.

Step by step, they moved forward.

Upon passing a bend in the cave.

Ye Su's pupils suddenly constricted.

Ahead was a vast expanse of white mycelium carpet!

"Phew... Captain Ye, it seems we've walked out. The cave ahead looks normal now."

Mo Xiaoyu, however, let out a sigh of relief.

The situation had turned eerie!