The world enters the fungal world

Chapter 112 The Severed Arm (Thanks to 1777600033836310528 for the donation)

Each time the core of the mycelial network is about to take shape, the dazzling light tears it apart and disrupts it, and the disrupted core will then reform, repeating this cycle endlessly.

The white light and the dazzling, sun-like ray at the center complemented each other, creating a breathtaking beauty.

It took the five of them a long while to come to their senses, and they were breathing heavily.

Zhou Xi lowered his voice, his face filled with shock: "What on earth is this—"

Lin Muying also took several deep breaths, trying to calm herself down, before whispering, "Perhaps all the fungi in this underground world originated from it. Such a life form, calling it a god would not be an exaggeration—"

Li Yu slowly withdrew the "Eye of Truth and Illusion" and said, "What we see now is not its complete form. Its main body is still buried deep beneath the earth, and it is unimaginable how vast it is."

Upon hearing Li Yu's words, the other four were all horrified.

Lin Muying suddenly said, "Li Yu, look, isn't it cracked over there?"

As she spoke, she pointed downwards into the distance, and Li Yu realized that she was pointing to the center of the translucent, silvery-purple cap in the distance.

Being too far away, even with Lin Muying's current eyesight, she could only barely make out what appeared to be a crack on the mushroom cap, but she couldn't see the details clearly.

She knew that Li Yu had the best eyesight, so she wanted Li Yu to take a look to see if she had seen it wrong.

Li Yu had better eyesight than her. With a slight contraction of his right eye, he immediately saw clearly that there was indeed a crack in the central area above the enormous mushroom cap.

There was something stuck in the crevice, which even Li Yu, with his poor eyesight, could barely make out after looking for a long time. It looked like an arm, deeply embedded in the center of the mushroom cap.

Through the translucent cap, Li Yu could barely make out that it looked like a severed human arm, piercing straight down from the top of the cap into its center.

Numerous mycelia have grown on the severed arm and have fused with the cap.

Li Yu suddenly remembered that the cap of the mushroom he had just captured in the "Eye of Truth and Delusion" contained a dazzling, sun-like radiance, and a beam of light that pierced through the stem and struck the neural network below.

My heart skipped a beat, and I suddenly understood.

The dazzling, sun-like energy he had just seen came from this severed arm.

Through the "Eye of Truth and Delusion," this severed arm appears to be emitting a beam of light, seemingly constantly disrupting the neural network deep underground.

Li Yu thought of the countless humanoid creatures sealed inside the crystal wall. Could it be that they were sealed inside the crystal wall because of this severed arm?

Slowly withdrawing his gaze, Li Yu recounted what he had seen, and Lin Muying's face showed a look of astonishment.

Zhou Xigang asked in surprise, "Li Yu, do you mean that severed arm is destroying the giant mushroom underground?"

Li Yu nodded slightly and said, "I have a feeling that perhaps the humanoid creatures sealed in the crystal wall are also related to this severed arm."

Qian Lili asked with a mixture of curiosity and shock, "If it's true, then the ability to sever an arm is simply unimaginable. And who does that arm belong to?"

Li Yu shook his head and said, "I don't know. Nobody knows who this severed arm belongs to. Moreover, it only looks somewhat like a human severed arm from a distance. As for whether it actually belongs to any human or a similar creature, it's hard to say."

Zhou Xigang muttered, "Damn it, this is getting more and more bizarre. I already found it hard to believe when I saw that giant mushroom, but now it's even more bizarre that a severed arm can destroy it."

Li Yu sighed and said, "Let's go. These things are beyond our understanding and imagination—"

After saying that, he took a deep breath and looked up at the end of the cave.

There is a huge crack in the cave wall that winds its way upwards; perhaps through it, one can find a way to the surface.

Lin Muying and the other three nodded in succession. They had been experiencing all sorts of shocks in this underground world for some time, and now they were all somewhat numb.

Following Li Yu, they left the crack in the ground and headed towards the end of the cave.

Upon reaching the end, looking at the winding crack that appeared ahead, the crack was about two or three meters wide, and rock strata could be seen inside, with a large number of mushrooms no bigger than a fingernail growing on the edge.

Through the cracks, one could vaguely see the rock strata rising upwards. The group was currently in the underground world, and the best chance of returning to the surface was to climb up these rock strata.

The group began to carefully climb up the rock layers.

As they went deeper, the rock strata gradually flattened out. Li Yu, who was at the front, felt that the rock strata were a bit damp. Upon closer inspection, he saw water slowly flowing down from the top of the rock strata.

Upon seeing the water, Li Yu's spirits lifted. This meant they were on the right track. The water was flowing downstream, and by following its flow upstream, they were very likely to find an exit.

Everyone perked up, but traversing the crevice was extremely difficult. Some places were wide open, while others were so narrow that not even a single person could squeeze through. They had to use their weapons to cut through some of the protruding rocks in order to get through.

Gradually, several cracked passages appeared ahead. As they continued forward, more and more cracks appeared, intertwining with each other and resembling a maze, quickly making everyone dizzy.

Some of the cracks were dead ends. Once you went in, you would walk for a long time before you realized it was a dead end with nowhere to go. You could only turn back. This back-and-forth wasted a lot of everyone's time.

Finally, everyone was thirsty and hungry, so they took out the Glowing Mushrooms and each ate one, which meant that they had been trapped in this crevice for a long time.

After eating the mushrooms and resting for a while, everyone looked worried. They were now trapped in this maze-like underground world and couldn't find a way out.

"If all else fails, we'll choose a direction and go all the way to the end. If we can't go any further, we'll dig a tunnel. With our current capabilities and weapons, we can dig through even the hardest rock layers," Zhou Xigang said through gritted teeth.

Qian Lili said, "That really is a solution, but I don't know how much time it will take."

Lin Muying shook her head and said, "We don't know how deep we are underground right now. If it's too deep, then this project will be too massive."

Li Yu frowned. Having been trapped here for so long, he had calmed down and was no longer impatient. He carefully observed the five cracks that had appeared around him.

Through careful comparison, it was found that the density of the light spots floating in these cracks actually had subtle differences. Although they were not obvious, the differences could still be seen with careful observation.

Previously, I was only focused on getting out and didn't think things through carefully. Now that I think about it, these light spots come from the ground. The light spots in the cracks that connect to the ground must be denser than those in the dead end.

After careful comparison, Li Yu quickly eliminated three of the cracks. He couldn't tell which of the remaining two cracks was denser, so he could only randomly select one.

After walking about thirty or forty meters along the crack, three more cracks appeared ahead. This time, Li Yu did not make a hasty choice, but calmed down and observed carefully again.

After a long while, he finally noticed the difference and chose the crack on the left.

As they encountered multiple cracks, Li Yu carefully selected each one, and this time the group never walked into a dead end again.

After an unknown amount of time, Li Yu suddenly heard a faint sound of flowing water coming from ahead. Overjoyed, he went forward and immediately saw a small stream of water flowing down the rocky slope in front of him.

He looked up and could vaguely see a light above.

"They're out." Li Yu was so excited that he couldn't help but whisper it out.

The other four people quickly gathered around, their faces filled with excitement as they looked up at the slope.

Having been trapped in this crevice for so long, everyone was almost going crazy. Now that they saw hope of getting out, who wouldn't be excited?

Li Yu carefully climbed up the rocky slope. The slope was wet and slippery, and everyone climbed up with great care.

After climbing up the slope for about twenty or thirty meters, the light above gradually brightened, rain began to fall, and the sound of rain could be faintly heard. Li Yu realized that it was raining outside.

At the end of the slope was a narrow crack, from which the group could not climb out, so they all took out their weapons.

Li Yu's right hand used the crystallization knife to cut through iron like mud, and the mycelium extended outwards, controlling the crystallization knife to cut away the rock and soil at the edge of the crack above.

Large chunks of rock and soil were cut off, and Li Yu quickly dug out a hole large enough for one person to pass through. He then looked up, paused there, let the rain hit his face, and listened carefully to the sounds outside.

Besides the sound of rain, you can also faintly hear some animal roars, but judging from the sound, these roars are far away.

Li Yu then carefully crawled out and discovered that outside were giant mushrooms, each about the height of a person.

The rain poured down, hitting the mushrooms and turning the world into a white expanse.

The rain was heavy, and Li Yu was quickly soaked as soon as he crawled out, but he was filled with excitement and anticipation.

Finally, having escaped that eerie and terrifying underground world alive, I felt a sense of familiarity for the first time as I looked at the mushroom jungle before me.

Lin Muying, Qian Lili, Zhou Xigang, and Fang Mingxuan filed out of the cave.

Despite the heavy rain, everyone was excited and thrilled, with Qian Lili almost jumping for joy.

"We're out! We're finally out!" she shouted, laughing.

"Hurry up and stop grinning like an idiot!" Li Yu left those words behind, then dashed off into the pouring rain toward the nearby overpass.

Although the overpass was dilapidated and mostly collapsed, a section still stood there, providing temporary shelter from the rain.

Braving the heavy rain, the group quickly rushed to the underpass.

With the overpass providing shelter from the heavy rain, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Zhou Xi wiped the rain from his eyes and suddenly exclaimed, "Is this the ring road?"

As he spoke, he looked around and quickly nodded affirmatively, saying, "That's Yuexiu New Garden over there. This is definitely the ring road of Yuexiu District."

His memory was so good that the landscape of Jiangcheng was like a brand in his mind; he could recognize it immediately with just one glance.

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