The world enters the fungal world

Chapter 183 Six Realms (Thanks to Vae for the donation)

After buying the map, Li Yu and the other three went to a corner and began to examine it carefully.

This map is far more detailed and complex than the simple map they obtained at Supply Point 5.

The central area depicts a city with the words "Lingxu City" written on it. The city is even divided into an inner city and an outer city.

As can be seen from the diagram, the inner and outer cities resemble two concentric rings, with four gates in the east, west, south, and north.

The outer city was simply divided into several areas such as a square, a market, and a rest area, while the inner city was just painted as a white circle without any detailed description of what was inside.

Outside the south gate of the outer city, there is a road that branches out into ten branches, each representing a path to supply points one through ten.

Not far from the south gate, along the branch route leading to Supply Point No. 1, there is an area not far from this branch route, which is painted with a large number of trees and has detailed text explanations.

"The Ancient Ghost Forest is a decaying forest devoid of any life. Legend has it that it is a world ruled by ghost fungi. It is the safest area among the six dangerous areas of Lingxu City. Great opportunities are hidden within, and only those with the right destiny can obtain them."

"Commonly known as C-rank elite and rare Beasts, there may be hidden C-rank rare Beasts or higher. Ranked sixth in terms of danger."

The four of them were slightly surprised when they saw it. This Ancient Wood Ghost Forest was the safest of the six dangerous areas? It ranked last in terms of danger.

However, if common fungal beasts reach the elite and rare level of C-rank, and there are even rare beasts that surpass C-rank, then such places are considered safe. How terrifying must the remaining five dangerous areas be?

"I wonder what this great opportunity is, it's a pity the map doesn't explain it in detail."

While pondering, Li Yu continued to look at the map and soon spotted the second dangerous area above the "Ancient Tree Ghost Forest".

"The Nether Mist Swamp is sealed off by black mist all year round. Legend has it that there is a rift in the swamp that leads directly to the underworld. Black mist constantly pours out of the rift. It is said that this mist comes from the underworld. Without sufficient preparation, it is easy to get lost in it. Danger level ranking: fifth."

Li Yu frowned slightly. The description of the Nether Mist Swamp was somewhat frightening. Judging from its danger level, it ranked fifth among the six dangerous domains.

Without a doubt, this Misty Swamp is more dangerous than the Ancient Wood Ghost Forest.

Afterwards, he saw that he had left from the east gate of Lingxu City. The map showed a mountain with a cave in it, and the cave was filled with countless skulls. He also read the description next to it.

"The Corpse Cavern is a bottomless fungus cave that buries countless lives. Legend has it that ancient corpses slumber deep within the fungus cave. Few who dare to set foot in the fungus cave return alive. Danger level ranking: fourth."

All four of them stared at the map, which showed a line drawn on it that led through the Cave of Ten Thousand Corpses, with two mountain peaks behind them and a valley between them, marked with a line of small text.

"Nine Nether Corpse Valley, danger ranking: second."

The description of the Nine Nether Corpse Valley is very simple, just a few words, yet it is the second most dangerous place among the Six Perilous Domains.

They then found the remaining two dangerous areas on the map. One was located west of Lingxu City and was called the Burial Wasteland, which ranked third in danger.

To the north of the map, a black abyss rift is depicted, marked with the words "Abyss of the Other Shore," and next to it is a line of smaller text: "The foremost of the six perilous domains, enter with caution."

The descriptions of these six perilous areas become simpler as you go on. Although there are no detailed introductions, you can still get a sense from the names that each area is more dangerous than the last and should not be entered casually.

After Zhou Xi finished reading it, he exclaimed in shock, "Damn it, look at the area divisions on this map! The six major danger zones practically completely surround the area outside Lingxu City. Apart from the ten roads leading to the supply points, no matter which way you go, you're already within the scope of the six major danger zones. How are we supposed to play like this?"

"Even the safest part of this Ancient Ghost Forest is not accessible to ordinary people."

Qian Lili pointed to the description on the map and said, "This so-called safest Ancient Ghost Forest is full of C-level elites and rare beasts. No wonder the black-armored woman told us to return to the supply point before she left."

Qian Lili was truly on the verge of tears. Apart from Li Yu, the other three of them were currently at the "advanced spore stage" level.

In terms of strength, they are only stronger than a D-rank rare beast. It takes the three of them working together and going all out to barely deal with a C-rank ordinary beast.

In this ancient forest of ghostly trees, even the weakest are elite beasts of grade C.

Lin Muying sighed softly and said, "I understand now why Hao Tie and the others were willing to risk being killed to return to the supply point, pretend to be newbies, and re-enter the city."

"Aside from the peak experts and a few top-tier individuals, I think the vast majority of people have no hope of breaking through to the peak in a month. If we really follow the rules of Lingxu City, most of us will die in the fungal disaster in a month."

Qian Lili nodded repeatedly, saying, "Yes, according to Hao Tie, there's at least a 50% chance. Otherwise, wouldn't they be doomed? Are all the people in Lingxu City crazy? Why are they pushing people to their deaths?"

She couldn't understand why, when they had the ability to shelter them on the night of the bacterial outbreak, they were forbidden from entering the city a second time.

Aside from the official residents of Lingxu City, everyone else only has one chance.

Lin Muying sighed, her delicate brows furrowing slightly, and said, "Their purpose in doing this seems to be to make people try every possible way to break through to the peak of the Spore Stage, or even to the point that if they don't break through, they will die—"

Just as she finished speaking, she suddenly saw the inner city gates slowly opening in the distance.

The commotion attracted many people to look toward the inner city gate. Then, they saw three carriages driving out of the city gate, each carrying a man in black armor.

Behind these three carriages were eight men and women in black armor riding horses.

As the three carriages and eight black-armored men and women rode out of the inner city gate, a group of young men and women emerged from behind them.

They were wearing brand-new leather knee pads, carrying backpacks, and holding weapons such as iron spears and long knives as they walked outside.

In the square, many people were attracted and looked at them.

These people are mostly around twenty years old, they look young and energetic, and their eyes are full of longing and brilliance for the future.

These young people looked around curiously, seemingly full of curiosity about everything and a desire to explore the unknown.

They were completely different from those who had gone through countless hardships and faced numerous life-or-death crises before finally arriving at Lingxu City.

"The new batch of new recruits has finally arrived—" Li Yu heard someone whispering behind him.

Hearing this, his heart stirred. He watched the young people walking out of the inner city, following the carriage and the eight black-armored riders ahead, striding towards the outer city gate with excited and thrilled expressions.

"A month ago, we were just as excited and thrilled, but today—" someone whispered, their face bitter, their eyes revealing deep exhaustion and a near-collapse of despair.

Li Yu understood that the young men and women who came out of the inner city were the newcomers who were about to set off for the ten supply points.

There were quite a few of these newcomers, and the line stretched out like a long dragon. At a glance, there was a dense, dark mass of people, at least a thousand.

They crossed the square, walked out through the south gate of the outer city, and disappeared from everyone's sight.

"There must be at least a thousand people. Judging from their leather armor and knee pads, and their ordinary weapons, are they just ordinary people? But where did they get so many ordinary people around twenty years old? Is there a human wholesale market in this inner city?"

Zhou Xigang whispered, unable to hide the shock on his face.

"This is just one of the new recruits heading to one of the supply points; there are nine more to come."

Suddenly, a voice came through the interface. Li Yu looked over and saw it was Bai Xiuluo.

Before anyone knew it, he appeared before the four of them.

"Brother Bai." Zhou Xi was quite excited to see Bai Xiuluo; Bai Xiuluo's bravery had left a deep impression on him.

"This supply point has a thousand people, so ten supply points would be ten thousand people?" Qian Lili looked astonished, her expression one of disbelief.

Bai Xiuluo nodded, then pointed to the other side and said, "Let's go over there and talk. There are too many people here."

After saying that, he took the lead and walked towards the distance.

Li Yu knew that since Bai Xiuluo said that, he must have something important to say, but it was inconvenient to do so with so many people around.

The four followed Bai Xiuluo and soon found a secluded corner where no one was around.

"Brother Bai, where did these people come from? Do they come in batches every month? Where do so many young people come from?"

Zhou Xigang only asked when he saw that no one was around and no one could hear their conversation.

Qian Lili chimed in, "Yes, Brother Bai, were you also a newcomer who set off from the inner city to supply point number five last month?"

Anyway, Bai Xiuluo already knew that they knew nothing about these things, so when they asked Bai Xiuluo, they didn't hide anything and just wanted to know the truth.

Bai Xiuluo nodded and said, "Yes, I am a newcomer who arrived in Lingxu City on the 15th of last month and left on the 16th. I was assigned to supply point number five. The newcomers you just saw should have arrived yesterday. Today they will go to the ten supply points in batches."

"A month later, they will return here again, just like us, to escape the bacterial plague. Of course, only about one-tenth of them will make it back alive."

Li Yu looked at Bai Xiuluo, somewhat shocked: "Could it be that every month there's a new batch of people like this? Repeatedly sent to supply points? And only a very small number of those who level up quickly manage to return to the city alive?"

Bai Xiuluo nodded and said, "Yes, according to the information I have, that should be the case."

Zhou Xigang asked, "Brother Bai, where exactly do you come from? Were you ordinary people before you turned twenty? Did you live in the inner city of Lingxu City before that?"

If they weren't ordinary people, he couldn't explain why these people evolved so slowly. The only reasonable explanation was that, as newcomers, they were just ordinary people like them before being sent to the supply point.

"Twenty years old?" Bai Xiuluo suddenly smiled faintly, then slowly said, "We are not from Lingxu City, we are from the Mother Entity."

These words made Li Yu and the other three frown and exchange glances.

"The mother body?" Zhou Xigang asked, somewhat surprised.

Bai Xiuluo slowly said, "You are natural beings, so it's normal that you can't understand the Mother Body."

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