The world enters the fungal world

Seeing that she was unwilling, Zhou Xigang had no choice but to give up the idea. Last night, he went to the kitchen and saw two kitchen knives. He originally thought that kitchen knives could also be used as weapons, but unfortunately, both kitchen knives were broken and shattered into pieces when touched.

He could hardly believe that these fungi and mushrooms possessed such terrifying corrosive power, corroding the two kitchen knives into this state.

"We went out to pick mushrooms, and we hope to pick them as quickly as possible and come back immediately. The clothes and bags in this room are all rotten and unusable, so we can only use our own clothes, just like Li Yu did before, packing them with his coat." Zhou Xigang said as he took off his coat and held it in his hand.

Li Yu first went to the balcony and carefully observed the surroundings to see if there was any danger.

As the sky gradually brightened, it became difficult for him to observe the faint points of light, making it impossible for him to detect danger by observing the unusual fluctuations of those points.

"How's it going? Any discoveries?" Zhou Xigang asked.

Li Yu shook his head and said, "It looks very quiet there for now, and I haven't found any danger. Let's go."

After saying that, he took the jacket he had used to wrap the mushrooms in one hand and the crowbar in the other, and walked towards the door first.

Staying here would only lead to certain death. Although he wasn't hungry for the time being, he estimated that it wouldn't be long before he would feel unbearably hungry. Therefore, going out to pick mushrooms was a must.

Lin Muying followed closely behind Li Yu with a fire axe in hand, followed by Zhou Xigang and Qian Lili.

Li Yu cautiously observed the stairs, making sure there was no movement, before carefully descending, asking as he went, "Do you feel anything unusual about the areas where you were injured yesterday?"

"How does it feel?" Zhou Xigang replied casually.

Li Yu thought about his injured right eye, which was suspected to be parasitized by something. The name of this thing was most likely "Pupil Fungus", which allowed him to see countless bright spots in his right eye that ordinary people could not see.

So, Lin Muying, Qian Lili, and the other two were also injured yesterday. Now that they all have such a strong craving for mushrooms, they must have been parasitized. So, have they also gained a special ability similar to "Pupil Fungus"?

Upon hearing Zhou Xigang's question, Li Yu frowned and said, "Don't you feel anything?"

Qian Lili said, "I don't know what I could feel. Right now, I just feel extremely hungry, so hungry that it's almost unbearable."

Upon hearing Li Yu's words, Lin Muying carefully examined her previously injured right arm. In fact, after eating the three white jade mushrooms, she had a faint, almost imperceptible warmth in her stomach. Now, this warmth was flowing to the previously injured area of ​​her right arm, though it was barely perceptible.

Lin Muying wasn't sure if it was her imagination or if she really felt that warmth, so she didn't dare to ask to confirm.

Zhou Xigang said, "Li Yu, since you asked, is it because your injured right eye is experiencing some unusual sensation?"

Li Yu did not respond to his question, but simply said, "Perhaps everyone's situation is different. Since you don't feel anything, then let it go."

As they talked, they went down the stairs and soon arrived at the first floor.

As dawn broke, Li Yu took out his phone to check the time, only to find that it had lost power and shut down. He could only put it back in his pants pocket.

Without a signal, a phone's battery drains faster than normal. He hadn't used his phone much that night, and it unexpectedly shut down due to a power outage.

The four of them filed out of the second unit of the residential building, with Li Yu still leading the way, and headed towards the alleyway ahead.

The alley was only about ten meters long. Once they passed through the alley, they would reach the supermarket entrance. The white jade mushrooms they wanted to pick were located near the abandoned car in front of the supermarket.

"Everyone, hurry up and get back as soon as we pick the mushrooms." Zhou Xigang lowered his voice, gripped the fire axe in his right hand, took a step forward, and came to Li Yu's side.

Just then, a startled cry came from not far away.

The incident happened suddenly, and all four of them stopped abruptly. Li Yu immediately gripped the crowbar in his right hand, his whole body tense, and looked in the direction from which the sound came.

With this exclamation, the four saw two people rushing out of the fourth unit door, one after the other.

Two young people, a man and a woman, rushed out.

Leading the way was a man who was nearly thirty years old, about 1.7 meters tall, with a somewhat thin and long face. Close behind him was a woman who was two or three years younger than him. She was not ugly and had short hair dyed light yellow.

At this moment, both of them looked terrified and were desperately running out of the fourth unit's door.

Li Yu, Lin Muying, and the other three didn't expect to suddenly encounter people here. The two people who rushed out also saw them and immediately shouted at them, "Help—"

Before the words were finished, the four saw a dog that had been mutated by a mushroom parasite rush out from behind them.

A grayish-white mushroom grew from the center of the dog's forehead, and dark red mycelium sprouted from its back fur, like giant earthworms, wriggling as it ran, making it look indescribably strange and ugly.

The parasitic dog was faster than them and quickly caught up with the young woman who was fleeing behind. It pounced and knocked the young woman to the ground.

Li Yu, carrying a crowbar, was the first to rush forward.

Lin Muying followed closely behind, and Zhou Xigang was stunned for a moment before rushing forward.

As for Qian Lili, she was the last to react, nervously gripping the ram's horn hammer. She only caught up after everyone else rushed over, but given her speed, it was clear that it wouldn't be her turn to attack the parasitic monster.

The man who was running ahead saw Li Yu and his three companions rushing towards them, and hurriedly shouted for help. He then changed direction and ran towards them.

Li Yu saw the parasitic dog pounce on the young woman from behind, its gaping maw biting into her left thigh.

The young woman screamed and struggled desperately with her hands and feet.

Li Yu was the fastest, leaping forward, gripping the crowbar tightly with both hands, and swinging it at the parasitic dog in mid-air.

This time, when he swung the weapon, Li Yu heard a faint whistling sound again. Both the speed and the power were completely different from the last time.

Li Yu could feel that his speed and strength had improved compared to before.

The parasitic dog had just bitten the young woman's thigh when it realized Li Yu was moving so fast. It reacted quickly and stopped biting the young woman, immediately jumping to the other side to avoid the crowbar Li Yu was swinging.

Li Yu swung the crowbar at empty air and took a step forward. The parasitic dog that had jumped to the other side suddenly exerted force with its hind paws, lifted its body up, and stood upright with its two front paws dangling in the air. Its blood-red mouth opened wide, trying to bite Li Yu's neck.

Li Yu saw it clearly and kicked out suddenly, hitting the parasitic dog's abdomen right where it was standing upright.

The force of the kick surprised even Li Yu; the adult country dog ​​that had been parasitized was sent flying through the air.