The world enters the fungal world

Chapter 171 The Last Day (Thanks to ricky007 for the donation)

Zhao Wu said, "Yes, there is an advantage to the team that set off today. Although the fungal beasts cannot be completely killed along the way, some powerful fungal beasts that are killed may not reappear so quickly in a short period of time."

"For example, the white-horned head on the bone throne, I guess it definitely won't reappear anytime soon. This might reduce their pressure and casualties. In short, there are pros and cons. It mainly depends on everyone's choice."

Zhou Xigang rubbed his nose and muttered, "Why do these fungal beasts seem endless? Where do so many monsters come from?"

He still can't figure out where all these monsters came from in the black fog on both sides of the road.

Including the area around the supply point, the monsters there were endless; you could kill one batch and another would appear very quickly.

Zhao Wu shook his head and sighed, "No one knows the specific reason, but it is said that there are a large number of mother nests hidden under this earth. These mother nests can produce an endless stream of fungal beasts, so these fungal beasts cannot be killed off unless those hidden mother nests can be completely destroyed."

Tang Burou chimed in, "That's impossible. Even if you find a mother nest and destroy it, a new mother nest will appear very quickly. By the way, it's said that fungal nests are abandoned products of failed mother nest development."

As she spoke, she looked at Li Yu, recalling the scene when they entered the mushroom nest together.

It was in that fungal nest that Fang Mingxuan died.

Li Yu glanced at her, his eyes lowered, and he remained silent.

Zhou Xigang suddenly seemed to have thought of something and asked curiously, "By the way, why don't we gather everyone at the supply point together and set off together on the morning of the 13th? I think that would be the best way."

Zhao Wu shook his head and said, "You're wrong. This is the most dangerous way. Haven't you noticed that the more people in our team, the higher the mortality rate?"

Zhou Xigang hadn't noticed this little detail before, but after he mentioned it, he thought about it carefully and realized it was indeed true.

Qian Lili, who hadn't said a word until now, couldn't help but ask, "Why is that?"

Zhao Wu smiled and said, "The reason is simple. No matter how many of us there are, we can't outnumber these fungal beasts. Besides, we're not going to fight these fungal beasts to the death. Our main goal is to rush through and reach Lingxu City as soon as possible."

"The fewer people there are, the more streamlined the team will be. With Li Yu and Yi Han leading the charge, it will be easier for us to break through these monsters. Conversely, the more people there are, the more bloated the team will seem. In order to take care of the others, we will not be able to break through quickly."

Tang Burou nodded slightly and said, "Yes, the slower the rush, the more people will die."

Li Yu listened silently from the side. He understood that the peak experts in the team were a minority, and the vast majority were high-level and top-level experts. Strictly speaking, these high-level and top-level experts were no match for these powerful monsters.

Therefore, the only way to reduce casualties is to rush out as quickly as possible and escape the area where these monsters are active.

Tang Burou looked up into the distance, paused slightly, and continued, "Moreover, there's another theory that the more people gather, the more likely it is to attract even more terrifying fungal beasts."

"That's why we try to keep the number of people on each team to around fifty. Although this claim has not been verified, we'd rather believe it than not."

Zhou Xigang sighed and said, "I originally thought that once I earned 10,000 gold coins, I could enter Lingxu City. Now I realize that this statement was a lie. Let alone high-level or top-level, even if I reach the peak, there is no guarantee that I can reach Lingxu City."

He was referring to Sun Haocheng, a peak expert who died on the road without even seeing Lingxu City. Even now, Zhou Xigang still finds it hard to believe.

Hearing Zhou Xigang say this, Tang Burou sighed. Not far away, Yi Han suddenly chuckled and said, "There's a big problem with that statement. It's hard to say what's top-tier or advanced. Once you reach the peak, you can basically reach Lingxu City. If you can't, that's your own problem."

Hearing his words, which were clearly pointed, Hei Longxuan glanced at Yi Han, knowing that he was subtly mocking the deceased Sun Haocheng.

Sun Haocheng was, after all, his friend. Although he wasn't heartbroken over Sun Haocheng, he still felt uncomfortable hearing Yi Han say that. At least they should be able to see that Sun Haocheng and he had a good relationship.

He's completely disregarding me. Yi Han is a top-tier expert whose strength is no less than mine, so it's one thing for him to say that.

However, Zhou Xigang was only a high-level spore stage cultivator, not even a top-level one. In his eyes, he was just cannon fodder. The fact that he dared to say such a thing made Heilong Xuan feel a strong sense of disgust towards him.

Although Zhou Xigang was only expressing his feelings and did not intend to ridicule Sun Haocheng, Hei Longxuan felt that since he couldn't blame Yi Han, he would direct all his disgust at Zhou Xigang.

However, he doesn't like to talk, has a cold and aloof personality, and won't reveal his thoughts; he just keeps them to himself.

Zhou Xigang was unaware that his casual remark had inadvertently offended someone. He simply sighed, put his hands behind his head, and lay down.

The fog around them gradually thickened, and night was falling. The group waited for a long time, but no new teams arrived.

Eventually, everything around them turned pitch black, so dark that they couldn't see their own hands in front of their faces. Everyone realized that they wouldn't be able to wait for the rest of the group today and would have to wait until tomorrow.

Tomorrow, May 15th, is also the day when the bacterial epidemic will strike.

Black Dragon Xuan and Yi Han, along with other top experts, were all looking at the black mist in the distance. They knew that if they didn't see the next team arrive by tomorrow, they would have to abandon their teammates and rush over as quickly as possible.

Although they were no match for the three mother spiders, with their peak speed, they still had a chance to rush through the road if they sprinted at full speed.

After all, the three mother fungal spiders were perched on a giant pile of rocks in the distance, some distance from the road, which presented an opportunity for them.

This is why Yi Han dared to boast that even though he knew there were three Mother Fungus Spiders ahead, a peak expert could reach Lingxu City.

However, this choice will result in everyone except for these few top experts dying here.

After everyone arranged who would take turns on duty, the others gradually rested and fell asleep.

Of course, many more people were uneasy and couldn't sleep at all.

Tomorrow will be the last day. If we cannot enter Lingxu City by tomorrow, we will die.

The surroundings were exceptionally quiet that night, without the roars and howls of the fungal beasts. These peak experts slept soundly, not really worried about not being able to reach Lingxu City.

Li Yu slept soundly. Before closing his eyes to sense the pupil fungus, he ate a refreshing fungus to nourish it.

In just two days, he ate six energizing bacteria.

He didn't know how much time had passed, but he slowly fell asleep in this state of sensing pupil fungus. His pupil fungus was recovering from the damage he had suffered during the day, nourished by the awakening fungus.

Moreover, as the refreshing bacteria continue to nourish the plant, the growth rate of the fungal spores also increases.

When he woke up from a bout of hunger, the fog that had been so thick that he couldn't see his hand in front of his face had dissipated considerably, and he could see the rising sun in the distance.

Although the sun appeared hazy in the fog.

May 15th, the day the bacterial plague was about to strike, finally arrived.

After eating two Glowing Mushrooms, Li Yu took a deep breath and felt his strength and energy fully restored.

Not only that, his pupil spores have changed again, and their size has exceeded one-half.

Looking at Lin Muying beside him, he asked, "How's it going? How far are you from breaking through?"

Li Yu thought of the three Mother Fungal Spiders ahead. If rescue didn't come today, he might have a chance to rush over by himself, but it would be almost impossible to bring Lin Muying and the other two, who were only at the advanced spore stage.

Lin Muying frowned slightly and said, "It's still a bit short. I'm afraid the chances of breaking through today are very slim."

Zhou Xigang chimed in, "Me too, probably within the next day or two—"

Before he could finish speaking, a man nearby whispered excitedly, "I've finally broken through."

He was one of the six advanced spore stage cultivators, and at this moment he successfully broke through and advanced to the top level.

Besides him, another advanced spore stage cultivator also successfully broke through to become a top-tier expert last night. Now, out of these 39 people, only four advanced spore stage cultivators remain.

Besides Lin Muying, Qian Lili, and Zhou Xigang, there was only one other woman who was still at the advanced spore stage.

Zhao Wu suddenly spoke up: "Has anyone broken through to the peak level today?"

As he spoke, he looked around at the crowd.

Fang Zimo suddenly stood up from the crowd.

"Me," she said as she walked towards the front of the group.

Everyone looked at him, and many of them couldn't hide their envy.

Zhao Wu's eyes lit up, and he nodded, saying, "That's good."

The more top-tier experts are in the team, the greater their chances of succeeding.

Afterwards, everyone continued to wait. Hao Tie, having sat for a while, stood up, stretched his body, and occasionally looked towards the back of the group. Then he looked up at the sun appearing in the sky and calculated the current time.

No new teams have appeared yet, and everyone is starting to get a little anxious.

Hao Tie and Su Juan came to Hei Longxuan's side.

"How much longer do we have to wait here?" Hao Tie whispered, his eyes fixed on the two of them.

"It's at least ten kilometers away from Lingxu City. We must enter Lingxu City before sunset."

Hao Tie took a deep breath and continued, "Once the sun sets, the bacterial outbreak may occur. We don't have time to waste any longer."

Su Juan nodded slightly. She understood that their time was running out, and she couldn't stay and wait to die with these top-tier and high-ranking individuals.

Hei Longxuan raised his head, squinted slightly, looked at the sun above through the mist, and slowly said, "Wait a little longer. If no one comes, we'll leave."

Su Juan and Hao Tie both nodded slightly.

Tang Burou and Zhao Wu also stood up and walked towards Li Yu.

Originally, everyone firmly believed that there would still be at least several hundred people at the supply point after they set off. Even if they set off on the 14th, they should have arrived here by now.

Because they took the lead, the teams following them will face less difficulty and suffer fewer casualties.

But now, even though the sun is high in the sky, we haven't seen a single person yet.

Does that mean all of these people behind us have met with some kind of accident?

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