Dreaming about the world, embarking on the path of spiritual practice.

Chapter 458 Parasitism
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Yu Liang walked forward slowly, squatted slightly, and examined the zombie's body carefully with his sharp eyes.

In the zombie's body, he found many tiny transparent filaments. These filaments were like a dense net, covering every corner of the zombie's body. They were intertwined together to form a complex and mysterious pattern.

Yu Liang's brows gradually relaxed, a smile of enlightenment appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said softly: "So that's it."

This zombie was originally a dead object, the reason it was able to move was because it was parasitized.

This filamentous fungus that parasitizes the body is like an invisible manipulator, controlling the zombie's actions and driving it to seek out living things to absorb energy in order to maintain its own survival and reproduction.

"Insight!"

Yu Liang muttered to himself, activated the system's insight ability, and conducted an in-depth investigation of the zombie's corpse.

In an instant, a huge torrent of information poured into his mind like a tide. He seemed to be drawn into a bizarre world and saw the mysteries of countless microscopic lives.

From this information, Yu Liang learned that the filamentous fungi in the zombies' bodies are a special type of group organisms. They are composed of countless individuals that together form a huge living organism.

This kind of creature has a group consciousness, and each individual is like a part of the group's wisdom, working together and surviving together.

Unfortunately, however, this group is still relatively weak, so their IQ is not high and they can only perform some simple manipulation and control.

But if their group size reaches a certain limit, they will be able to burst out with super group intelligence and become truly intelligent creatures.

Yu Liang took a deep breath, trying to calm his inner panic.

However, at this moment his mood was like a candle in a strong wind, swaying and extremely nervous.

He raised his head and looked around. As far as he could see, the black soil was covered with these mysterious fungi. They were like lurking demons, waiting for the opportunity to show their fangs.

Sudden.

As if in response to Yu Liang's thoughts, the surrounding black soil began to tremble slightly, as if countless lives were surging underground.

Then, a little bit of fluorescent light slowly floated up, like stars, gradually covering the entire space.

These fluorescent lights contained a strange and mysterious power, which made Yu Liang feel an unprecedented sense of oppression.

As the fluorescence rose, strange beast zombies of different shapes continued to slowly crawl out from the black soil. Their bodies were distorted and their faces were hideous, as if they were demons crawling out of hell.

In a short while, these zombies formed a tide and surrounded Yu Liang, as if they wanted to swallow him up in the endless darkness.

"Oh, this is the end."

Yu Liang showed a bitter smile, he knew that he was in an unprecedented crisis.

To him, a single zombie was not dangerous, but this endless swarm of zombies like a tidal wave made him feel an unspeakable threat.

What's more, these zombies are just a superficial phenomenon. The real threat is the group of bacteria that secretly control these zombies.

With such a large number, they must have already developed extraordinary consciousness and possessed extremely high intelligence.

Faced with this unknown enemy, Yu Liang had to be extremely alert and cautious.

Yu Liang flashed and rushed towards the weakest link in the tide of zombies as fast as a cheetah.

Under the absolute numerical advantage, any hesitation and delay would be fatal. Therefore, he chose the most direct and decisive way to "run" and escape from this black land full of dangers.

While running, Yu Liang constantly observed and analyzed the movement patterns of the zombies around him, looking for the best path to break through.

He discovered that although these zombies seemed to be disorganized, their actions were actually controlled by some invisible command, and they could always effectively block the enemy at the critical moment.

At this moment, a strong sense of crisis suddenly hit him, and Yu Liang's heart almost stopped beating.

He turned around suddenly and saw a larger and more ferocious monster zombie appearing silently behind him, with a bloodthirsty light flashing in its bloodshot eyes.

"Damn it!"

Yu Liang cursed inwardly, knowing that he had been targeted by the strange zombie. However, he did not panic at all, but quickly calmed down and began to think about how to deal with it.

Just when the strange zombie was about to pounce, Yu Liang suddenly turned his body to the side and cleverly avoided its attack.

However, at this critical moment, Yu Liang felt an invisible force suddenly attacking him, making his movements slow down.

He was startled, knowing that it was those bacteria that were secretly causing trouble.

"No more delay!"

Yu Liang silently recited in his heart, took a deep breath, and suddenly burst out with powerful momentum. He broke free from the invisible restraints and at the same time launched an attack with all his strength.

With a shrill scream, the huge body of the alien zombie fell to the ground and turned into a pool of rotten meat.

Yu Liang took advantage of this opportunity and shuttled among the tide of zombies like a ghost, constantly looking for a chance to break out.

Finally, after a hard fight, Yu Liang finally found the weak point of the zombie tide, cut his way out, and then rushed out as swift as a cheetah.

But before Yu Liang could breathe a sigh of relief.

The fluorescent light that was originally floating in the air behind him suddenly became like haze, quickly enveloping him, bringing with it an indescribable sense of weirdness and threat.

The mysterious and strange power contained in these fluorescent lights made Yu Liang feel an unprecedented sense of oppression, as if countless eyes were spying on him in secret, making him feel uncomfortable all over.

"Is this... an attack by colony bacteria?"

Yu Liang's heart trembled, and he immediately realized that these fluorescent lights were probably attacks from the bacteria that controlled the zombies.

He did not dare to be negligent at all, and immediately mobilized the strength in his body to form a protective layer of isolation. At the same time, his arms vibrated at a high frequency, like two sharp blades constantly cutting.

However, these fluorescent lights were extremely tough, as if they were composed of countless tiny filaments. No matter how hard Yu Liang chopped, he could not completely cut them apart.

Moreover, these fluorescent lights have a strange stickiness. Once you get them on, it feels like you are tightly entangled by countless small hands, making it difficult to escape.

Yu Liang's heart sank. He knew that he was probably trapped in the siege of a group of bacteria.

Although the IQ of each of these mysterious creatures is not high, once their numbers reach a certain level, they can burst out with super strong collective wisdom and form an irresistible force.

"This can't go on like this."

Yu Liang realized that if he delayed any further, he would most likely be devoured by these ghost creatures.

He raised his hand and flipped it, and the page with the golden-winged Roc sealed on it appeared. He swung it forward with force, and all the bacteria in the path he passed retreated in fear.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Yu Liang ran away.

I don't know how far I ran before I finally got rid of the entanglement of this group of bacteria.

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(End of this chapter)