From the Abyss Invasion to the Blasting Star.

Chapter 145: Disappearing Fungal Mat

Fungal mats appeared in the fog, which is a very dangerous signal.

Because the fungal mat is a special organism that is relatively rare in the abyss invasion. This thing looks like bacteria, but it is not completely bacteria.

If we use the classification of organisms on the blue planet, it is actually difficult to classify this thing into a category.

However, the real danger is that fungal creep often appears with high-level abyssal creatures.

Now the car has broken down and we can only move forward on foot.

The fog is still spreading, and it will take ten days for it to reach the Iwakawa Nuclear Power Plant.

If the crack point cannot be found within ten days, we will have to abandon the Iochuan Nuclear Power Plant.

By then, power supply in surrounding areas will become a problem.

The lack of electricity supply will cause many factories to shut down and the industrial system will be impacted.

One nuclear power plant might not bring the industrial system to a standstill, but fog has appeared all over the world.

If the nuclear power plant in Iochuan cannot be saved, who can guarantee that nuclear power plants in other places can be saved?

Therefore, looking at this fog crisis from a big picture perspective, it must be resolved.

Otherwise, the consequences are serious.

Moreover, Daxia is the largest industrial country on Blue Star. Once Daxia's industrial system is impacted, it means that the entire civilization's industrial technology will find it difficult to make breakthroughs.

Don't think that countries outside of Daxia have the ability to save civilization.

Countries that play with finance only know how to suck blood. When disaster strikes, the first reaction of capital is to flee to safe areas.

If Daxia's industrial system cannot be preserved, humanity will rush towards the Stone Age.

Yes, if we cannot stop the invasion of the abyss, it is only a matter of time before we are driven back to the Stone Age.

In fact, just look at the situation of the Banser tribe.

Whether it is the Banser tribe or the Dark Iron Dwarves, their civilizations were once glorious, but their living space was eventually compressed by the abyss, and they could only keep migrating.

Although the Banser tribe still retains the forging technology, compared with the prosperous period, it is almost the Bronze Age, if not the Stone Age.

There is no way out for humanity.

Lu Heng knew this, and so did the leaders of Daxia.

Therefore, two teams will be sent out this time, and it will be a saturation operation. As long as one of the two teams succeeds, the Iochuan Nuclear Power Plant can be saved.

Lu Heng and Jian Qing chose to act separately from the beginning, exploring half of the valley each, in order to find the abyss rift faster.

But this does not mean that Lu Heng is only responsible for the eastern valley.

After exploring the valley in the east, no crack was found, and there was no sign of success on Jian Qing's side.

Then, Lu Heng would go west and explore the western valley as well.

Because there was no communication channel after entering the fog, Lu Heng was not sure about the situation of Jian Qing's team.

If the worst case scenario occurs and her team is wiped out, then Lu Heng will be the only team to carry out the mission.

……

After the weapons and supplies were equipped, the team continued on their way.

Overnight, the entire mountain and field were covered with fungal mats.

Moreover, Lu Heng believed that the thicker the fungal blanket, the greater the possibility of the appearance of abyss rifts.

Therefore, the team must move in the direction where the fungal mat is spreading and step on the fungal mat to get on the road.

The feeling of stepping on the fungal mat is a bit like a blanket, and a bit like snow. It feels muddy, like stepping into sticky flesh and blood.

This feeling is not good, but I have no choice but to go ahead with it.

Moreover, when you step on the fungal mat, it will slowly spread to the upper of your shoes. If it spreads into your pants, it will be very troublesome to clean up.

Therefore, every time you walk a certain distance, you need to stop and clean the fungal mat stuck on your shoes.

Fortunately, the fungal mat is very afraid of fire, and it can be retreated by burning it with fire.

So can thunder and lightning.

There are many people with fire abilities in the team, so they can deal with the fungal blanket while moving forward.

If all else fails, light a torch, walk a distance, and then use the torch to burn a circle around your shoes.

……

Not only will the shoes be stuck with fungal mats, the mechanical tiger cannot get rid of the fungal mats. After walking for a while, all four paws will be covered with furry fungal mats, and it will feel like it has grown fur.

Su Muyu used flaming arrows to help it disperse the fungal blanket and ensure the safety of the transported materials.

Nearly half of the team's supplies were on the back of the mechanical tiger, plus a machine gun.

Although they are called cannons, the difference between machine guns and heavy machine guns lies mainly in their caliber.

Daxia’s domestically produced heavy machine guns include 14.5mm caliber and 20mm caliber machine guns, which can basically be regarded as large heavy machine guns.

However, in terms of weapon classification, weapons with a caliber exceeding 20mm are uniformly called cannons.

Don’t underestimate the difference in caliber. The difference in the power of thermal weapons lies in the caliber.

The reason why the 20mm caliber is called a cannon is because its power is really strong.

With a firing rate of 450 rounds per minute, an Abyss Alien can be torn into pieces in a few seconds.

This is also the reason why Lu Heng asked the mechanical tiger to carry this machine gun.

……

For the next three days, the team explored the misty valley during the day, set up camp to rest at night, and took turns to keep watch.

Originally, Lu Heng thought that there was hope of finding an abyss rift in the area with dense fungal mats. However, he had already walked out of the fungal mat area and still did not find any rift points.

Since the exploration mission was not carried out by Lu Heng himself, he couldn't help but worry that the exploration was not thorough enough.

However, with three perceivers working together to investigate, they theoretically shouldn't miss any rift points.

Su Muyu also repeatedly assured that every pit had been explored and no abyss cracks were found. There was no news from Jian Qing either.

Both teams carried flares. The electromagnetic signals were indeed blocked, but the flares could fly above the fog after being launched.

The scout eagle is visible.

So far, no flares have been seen.

This is a good thing, which means that Jian Qing's team did not encounter any danger that they could not handle.

As for the possibility that the abyss creatures encountered are too powerful and there is no chance to even launch flares, this possibility is relatively small.

After all, Feng Hou Jian Qing was a very famous psychic in later generations, so he was not killed instantly and couldn't even fire a flare.

……

Fifth day into the fog.

Lu Heng's team of ten continued to move forward and explore the last area of ​​the valley on the east side.

According to the original plan, after exploring this area today, if we still can't find the crack point, we will enter the valley on the west side.

This area is a sandy area with relatively little vegetation.

Two kilometers into the area, everyone saw a skeleton, an animal skeleton.

"This looks like a wild boar skeleton." Chen Zihang wasn't quite sure, but judging from the shape, it did look a bit like one.

This skeleton has no flesh and skin left, only white bones.

Lu Heng walked behind the skeleton and looked at the spine, which was bitten off.

Biting off the spine is consistent with the characteristics of the abyss alien attacking animals.

"Was it killed by the Abyss Alien? How could the larvae eat the animal corpses so cleanly?" Chen Zihang also saw the wound on the back, which was very similar to the animal corpses he had seen before.

Lin Zeyu squatted down, scraped the bones with a dagger, and said, "Isn't this too clean? There is not a scrap of meat left. Does that thing eat so cleanly?"

Lu Heng shook his head and corrected, "It wasn't the Abyss Aliens that ate it all, it was the fungal blanket that ate it all."

"Did they eat the fungal mat clean?" Everyone immediately showed a puzzled expression.

"Yes, the fungal mat is carnivorous. It covers the animal carcass and eats all the flesh and blood, leaving only the bones. That's why it is so clean." Lu Heng explained.

"But I don't see any fungal mat." Chen Zihang turned his head and looked around, and indeed he didn't see any fungal mat.

Lu Heng had also discovered long ago that there was no fungal mat nearby, but there was a skeleton licked by the fungal mat here, so there was only one possibility.

"The fungal mat is moving. There must have been a fungal mat here before. After eating all the edible things, it left this area." Lu Heng made an analysis.

After hearing this, everyone felt goosebumps all over their bodies.

"This is too disgusting. Fortunately, I am not covered with this thing." Lin Zeyu said as he patted his clothes with his hands, fearing that they would be stained with that horrible thing.

Strictly speaking, fungal mats are not particularly dangerous.

It does not spread quickly and is not highly corrosive.

Even if humans get a little bit of it on them, they can wipe it off immediately and then burn it with fire to clean it up.

But once this thing appears, it covers an area of ​​more than ten kilometers, so large that it is impossible to clean it up.

Chen Zihang pondered and raised a question: "What if the fungal blanket continues to spread and occupies all the land on Blue Star? Then where will humans settle down?"

According to his concerns, if the fungal blanket really spreads to all the land on the entire blue planet, it will be very difficult for humans to survive.

Lu Heng explained: "The fungal blanket can only exist in the fog, because the fog is acidic, and the fungal blanket can only exist in the acidic environment of the fog.

"If the entire Earth is covered in fog that day, then it's really over. There's no hope."

This is why we need to clear the fog.

In fact, even if there were no fungal blankets, humans would not be able to survive in areas covered by fog.

In a world where visibility is less than ten meters and abyss monsters may rush out of the fog at any time, it is easy to imagine how difficult it is to survive.

Lu Heng looked at the Gobi Desert in front of him, frowned and thought.

At the beginning, Lu Heng felt that the denser the fungal mat, the greater the possibility of the appearance of abyss rifts.

This is because the fungal blanket usually spreads out from the cracks, so the center of the fungal blanket is usually the crack point.

However, after searching the entire fungal blanket area, no cracks were found.

Lu Heng had previously suspected that something was missed during the exploration, but now it seems that there was no omission, but that the fungal blanket had moved.

In other words, the location where the fungal blanket originally appeared is not in the area currently covered by the fungal blanket.

This desert once had fungal mats, but they are gone now.

Then, the fungal mat may have spread from the Gobi Desert.

Then keep moving forward, there is a high probability that you will find the crack.

But why would the fungal mat want to leave this desert?

With this question in mind, Lu Heng continued to lead the team forward, deep into the Gobi Desert.

"Be alert. The front is likely where the fungal blanket first appeared. The rift point is likely ahead."

Everyone cheered up and continued to move forward.

After walking two kilometers, everyone felt hotter and hotter.

"Do you feel it's getting hotter?" Lin Zeyu tugged at his collar and fanned himself with his clothes.

"The temperature is indeed rising. Have we entered the hot spring area? But it's not marked on the map." Guard Wu looked at the map with a puzzled look on his face.

Lu Heng vaguely felt something. The temperature was rising. It was very likely that he had entered the territory of a powerful abyss creature, and this abyss creature was of the fire element.

However, the temperature started to rise before we even saw this abyss creature. What level is this thing?

No wonder the fungal blanket wanted to escape from this area. It turned out that it wanted to avoid the fire creatures here.

　My mother listened to the mobile sales pitch and opened a messed up business. She has been working on canceling the business at night. I can only guarantee two chapters tonight.

　　
　
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