The world enters the fungal world

Chapter 150 The Mother Fungus (Thanks to reader 792 for the donation)

The death serpent let out a deafening roar as the flaming javelin, formed from condensed flames, pierced through it completely, flames swirling and burning from inside the serpent's head.

Tang Burou put away her long whip, flipped over, and landed steadily several meters away. The enormous death python rolled around on the ground, spewing flames from its gaping maw, eyes, and nostrils.

The flames engulfed its head from the inside out. Soon, its head, which had been raised high, crashed down, its flesh burned away, leaving only the massive white skull, which then fell heavily to the ground.

Tang Burou acted as if she had done something insignificant, putting away her whip and slowly retreating back into the ranks.

The peak powerhouse is the pillar of the team. With her, even C-rank elite beasts can be easily dealt with. Many people showed expressions of both admiration and envy.

For top-tier experts, reaching the pinnacle is a dream come true.

Fang Qinian rushed over and picked up a symbiotic fungus and a blood-striped mushroom from the corpse of the giant python, and handed them to Tang Burou.

"That's amazing." Fang Qinian's face showed both envy and genuine admiration.

Tang Burou smiled: "You can do it when you reach your peak."

Then, her beautiful eyes swept over Li Yu.

She wanted to receive praise from Li Yu.

She remembered that Li Yu was also a peak expert, but although they were both at the peak, there was a big difference in their strength.

Unfortunately, Li Yu was only looking at the giant python that had been burned to death and didn't notice her.

The remaining giant serpents were quickly killed by the other top experts. After collecting the spoils from their corpses, the group did not linger but continued on their way.

Li Yu heard several people praising Tang Burou.

"With you here, our trip to Lingxu City is a sure thing." Zhao Wu rubbed his bald head and laughed heartily.

Lin Mao followed up with a smile: "Of course, we can handle the ordinary C-level beasts, and Miss Tang will take care of the elite beasts. Let's try to reach Lingxu City before sunset today."

Lin Muying, Qian Lili, and Zhou Xigang had no idea that Tang Burou was a peak expert. After witnessing Tang Burou's performance, they were secretly envious and excited.

Having a top-tier expert in the team provides a completely different sense of security.

"Let's go, let's speed up. The supply point is more than 50 kilometers away from Lingxu City. If we want to get there today, we have to hurry."

At Zhao Wu's suggestion, everyone sped up.

Next, the group encountered two more attacks: one by a dozen or so vine demon wolves, and the other by more than twenty attacking devil taro corpse crows. However, no more C-level elite beasts appeared.

The group easily resolved the situation, and Tang Burou did not intervene. She needed to conserve her energy to focus on dealing with the C-rank elite beast.

"We're almost out of the East District." Suddenly, Zhao Wu's voice rang out from the front.

"Yes, there's quite a bit of fog ahead," Lin Mao chimed in.

Li Yu noticed that there were fewer and fewer buildings around them. They had already walked quite a distance and would soon be leaving the East District.

Li Yu remembered that this eastern district was the former Yunze District of Jiangcheng. To the east of Yunze District, there were two cemetery clusters, and this road seemed to be passing through the two cemetery clusters.

Looking up into the distance, the fog rose and swirled, obscuring the two cemetery complexes, leaving only blurry black silhouettes.

They could no longer see the two teams from before, so it seemed they had already entered the cemetery area ahead.

"We've walked at least ten kilometers, and the journey has been relatively safe. In another forty kilometers or so, we'll reach Lingxu City. I hope everything goes smoothly." Zhao Wu let out a soft sigh of relief.

Zhou Xigang couldn't help but say, "The fog looks quite thick ahead. Should we wait a while and see if it clears up?"

As the voice rang out, many people looked at him. Zhao Wu glanced at him before saying, "This fog won't dissipate. As long as you get far away from the supply point, this thick fog will gradually appear. It's not just here; no matter which direction you choose, as long as you go far away, there will be fog."

Upon hearing Zhao Wu's words, Li Yu suddenly realized why he always saw the city shrouded in a fog whenever he looked into the distance, a fog that never dissipated.

Tang Burou knew that Zhou Xigang was Li Yu's friend, and seeing that he had a question, she said, "Many fungi can release fog, which causes the fog to linger all year round, and even the sun in the sky always looks foggy."

"Fortunately, the fungi at the supply point can absorb the fog, so the closer you are to the supply point, the thinner the fog is, and the farther away you are, the thicker the fog will be."

"This is also one of the troublesome aspects of getting to Lingxu City. The fog that never dissipates makes it easy to get lost here. That's why this road is so important. Everyone, remember to follow this road. No matter what happens, don't stray from it. Otherwise, if you get lost in the fog and can't find the road, you'll be in trouble."

Hearing Tang Burou's words, many people felt heavy-hearted, and the atmosphere became somewhat oppressive.

Only then did Li Yu realize that the giant glowing mushroom at the center of the supply point was actually called "Mushroom Mother".

"But don't be too nervous. We have enough time. We just need to get to Lingxu City before dark on the 15th. The fog density varies. If it really affects our visibility, we can just wait for the fog to thin out before we leave."

Tang Burou noticed the tense expressions on many people's faces and offered words of comfort.

Zhao Wu said, "How about we stop and rest for a while before setting off again?" He looked at Tang Burou as he spoke.

In everyone's mind now, Tang Burou is the leader of their team.

Tang Burou nodded in agreement.

"Then let's stop and rest for a while before continuing."

As soon as Tang Burou spoke, everyone sat down to rest, with a group of top experts sitting on the outer edge of the group.

As soon as Li Yu sat down, he heard faint screams coming from the churning fog ahead.

The scream was not like the howl of a wild beast, but the scream of a human dying.

Everyone heard it, and many people's expressions immediately changed as they looked up in the direction from which the screams came.

It appears that there were casualties among the teams that entered the cemetery area earlier.

Then, eerie roars could be heard faintly, sounding extremely sharp and piercing to the ear.

Hearing this commotion, everyone felt a sense of oppression, especially those advanced spore-stage individuals, who were even more tense. Some with weaker willpower could hardly conceal their panic.

If they were to encounter real danger, there is no doubt that these high-ranking officials would be among the first to suffer.

Tang Burou listened silently to the sounds from afar, her fair face expressionless.

A short while later, a group of people appeared on the main road behind them, numbering at least forty or fifty.

Hearing the commotion, everyone turned to look.

When Li Yu saw these people, he knew they were a group that had set off later than them, and he hadn't expected them to catch up now.

The first thing he saw was a man at the head of the group wearing a white trench coat, which stood out conspicuously among the group.

These white trench coats are sold at supply points, and they're not cheap, but almost no one buys them.

This white trench coat is not only prone to getting dirty, but also very conspicuous, easily attracting the attention of the bactericidal beasts.

Aside from being pretentious, he has almost all flaws.

This was the first time Li Yu had ever seen someone actually buy and wear such a white trench coat.

Only then did he spot two familiar faces next to the man in the white trench coat: Fang Ziming and Zhou Chengyuan, who were his temporary teammates from the previous two days when they hunted the fungal beasts together in the East District.

Fang Ziming and Zhou Chengyuan also saw Li Yu, Zhao Wu, Lin Mao and others in the group, and nodded to them as a greeting.

Almost everyone's eyes were drawn to the man in the white trench coat who was leading the group.

The man in the white trench coat had no expression on his face, like a poker face wearing a mask. He was expressionless, and his eyes didn't even look at anyone, but were staring straight into the distant mist.

He walked silently at the front of the group, oblivious to everyone else, bypassing Li Yu and his group, then passing them and heading into the fog ahead.

Zhou Chengyuan gestured to Li Yu, his face showing some helplessness. Li Yu roughly understood what he wanted to express.

Clearly, the man in the white trench coat didn't stop, and they couldn't very well stop to talk to him, so they could only say hello and leave.

It was clear that he held the man in the white trench coat in some awe.

Li Yu nodded to him, indicating her understanding, and a sense of curiosity arose in her heart about the man in the white trench coat.

Because the man in the white trench coat didn't speak, these people didn't dare to say anything more. They just silently followed behind him and entered the mist. Soon, their group turned into black shadows in the mist and quickly disappeared into the distance.

"Who is this person?"

"Wearing a white trench coat, is that a sign of mental instability?"

"Keep your voice down, don't let anyone hear you."

"Judging from his appearance, he seems to be very strong. It looks like that group of people are a bit afraid of him."

The crowd whispered among themselves, mostly talking about the man in the white trench coat.

"Let's go," Tang Burou suddenly said, standing up.

Since this group is leading the way, they don't need to fall too far behind; it's safer to follow them closely.

When Tang Burou stood up, the resting group all got up as well. They shared a similar mindset with her and followed closely behind the group. If there was any danger ahead, these people would be there to protect them.

The group quickened their pace, chasing after the group that had just entered the fog. Although the fog ahead was turbulent, it wasn't too thick in this area; at least several dozen meters away, people could still be seen.

The group followed closely behind the team in front, and the distance between them was reduced to no more than three thousand meters.

As we ventured deeper into the fog, a musty, decaying stench filled the air, and numerous abandoned graves began to appear on both sides of the road.

This area used to be a cemetery. Now, as people venture deeper into it, they can see a large number of broken stone tablets, their surfaces covered with gray-green fungal patches.

Dark red mycelium gushed from the cracked tomb, spreading along the ground and covering the entire cemetery.

Giant umbrella-shaped fungi stood scattered on the burial mound, resembling trees of varying heights in the black mist.

On the crooked stone railing, mycelium crawled all over the broken incense burner, and turbid, dark yellow mycelium seeped out from the cracks in the numerous shattered tombs, meandering along the ground and converging into shallow depressions, with clumps of fluffy mycelium floating on the surface.

As everyone walked carefully through the area, looking at the desolate and dilapidated scenery on both sides, they all felt a strange sense of oppression and heaviness in their hearts.