The world enters the fungal world

Suddenly, Lin Muying, who was sleeping on the other side, also stirred slightly and then quietly sat up.

It seems they're not the only ones suffering from insomnia.

"Tachimei..."

Suddenly, Qian Lili, who was sleeping next to Lin Muying, softly called out Wu Limei's name. Li Yu looked at her and found that Qian Lili had her eyes closed and had not woken up. Instead, she turned over and continued to sleep.

It seems she dreamt of Wu Limei; what she just said was sleep talking.

Fang Mingxuan's eyes were somewhat vacant. He suddenly whispered, "Li Yu, do you think we might all die here?"

Li Yu glanced at Fang Mingxuan and saw a hint of desolation on his face. Then he looked at Lin Muying, who was sitting in front of him, her clear black and white eyes shining in the shadows as she silently watched him. An indescribable feeling welled up in his heart.

"No, Xiaoyue, your uncle and aunt are waiting for you. We won't die. We will find them."

Li Yu thought of his parents, and a strong longing welled up in his heart. It was at times like these that he missed his family the most.

Although he was comforting Fang Mingxuan, three people had already died in just two days. Who would be next to die?

Li Yu didn't know that any of the six people could be involved, but he didn't dare to say it aloud.

The once dark living room gradually brightened, and a new day had arrived. Li Yu calculated the date; if they hadn't time-traveled, today would be April 29th.

Zou Dapeng also woke up, a hint of excitement on his face, and said, "I just had a dream. I dreamt that there was a giant mushroom inside my body, emitting a green light..."

Li Yu looked at him: "What's this mushroom called?"

Zou Dapeng said, "Shuojun, this green-glowing mushroom is called Shuojun. By the way, Fang Mingxuan, what's yours called?"

"Lei Jun." Fang Mingxuan pursed his lips slightly, his eyes falling on his right hand again.

Zhou Xigang and Qian Lili also woke up, and then everyone ate all the jade mushrooms they had picked the day before.

Of the six, Li Yu had the biggest appetite. The others finished eating quickly, but Li Yu still felt unsatisfied after finishing the last Jade Mushroom. He then took out a few small umbrella mushrooms from his backpack and ate them before he was full.

Li Yu understood that this was because the pupil bacteria in his body required more energy than others.

Now that they had cleaning spray and cleaning wipes, everyone cleaned their mouths briefly after eating the mushrooms, and then sat together to discuss the next part of the trip.

After Li Yu finished eating, he felt an unusual change in the spores of the Pupil Fungus deep in his right eye. Although the spores were so small that they were almost invisible if one did not carefully sense them, he could still sense that the spores were slowly changing. Judging from the size of the spores, they were almost twice as big as before.

Clearly, the spore has absorbed enough nutrients and energy and is growing.

Although Li Yu didn't know what the spores in other people's bodies were like, he guessed that they should be similar to his pupil fungus spores.

As he pondered, he heard Lin Muying's voice beside him: "The 'small umbrella mushrooms' and 'gray leaf mushrooms' in our backpacks are only enough for one more meal. We must go out and find edible fungi again today."

Zhou Xigang said, "While the sunlight is good during the day, we should pick more today, at least enough for three days' consumption. What do you all think?"

Fang Mingxuan frowned slightly: "Have we been hiding here for the next three days after picking so many edible fungi?" He said, glancing at Zhou Xigang.

He missed Wang Xiaoyue, his parents, and his relatives terribly, and he was determined to find them. He couldn't bear to stay here for the next three days.

Zhou Xigang pursed his lips and said, "If we don't hide here, do you have any better suggestions? Last night I dreamed about the bone fungus in my body. I have a feeling that the fungi in our bodies are growing all the time. Every day we get stronger, so my opinion is that we should try to stay here and not go out to take risks. As long as there are edible fungi, we should not go out."

"We can go see other places, or maybe revisit that hotel, once we've become strong enough."

After Zhou Xigang finished speaking, Li Yu looked thoughtful. From a prudent point of view, this was a good suggestion.

This city is fraught with danger. No one knows what terrifying mutated bacteria are lurking elsewhere. Right now, it seems that hiding here is the safest option.

Fang Mingxuan's face showed a hint of anxiety. Clearly, he didn't want to hide here any longer. Since there was no hope of getting into the hotel, he wanted to go home. His home was only about two kilometers away.

If I'm lucky, I'll be home soon.

Li Yu understood Fang Mingxuan's thoughts, but traveling two kilometers in such a place was extremely dangerous, especially since Fang Mingxuan and Zou Dapeng had not yet awakened their "spore stage," so they could not take the risk.

Seeing that Fang Mingxuan still wanted to argue with Zhou Xigang, Li Yu said, "Mingxuan, you and Zou Dapeng haven't entered the spore stage yet. It's too dangerous for you to run around now. Our main task today is to look for edible fungi in this area. We can talk about the rest when you and Zou Dapeng enter the spore stage."

Fang Mingxuan nodded in agreement when he heard Li Yu say this. He understood that he and Zou Dapeng were too weak before the spore stage, and it would indeed be too dangerous for them to cross two kilometers to get home now.

Afterwards, the group discussed the distribution of weapons and equipment. Li Yu got the iron spear, Fang Mingxuan got the crowbar, Zhou Xigang got the leather armor, Zou Dapeng got the dagger, and Lin Muying got the remaining knee pads.

Lin Muying insisted on giving the knee pads to Li Yu. She believed that Li Yu was the main force among them and played the biggest role in every encounter with monsters. These lightweight knee pads provided some protection for the legs, and ensuring that Li Yu was less likely to get injured was the most important thing.

Seeing Lin Muying's insistence, Li Yu didn't stand on ceremony any longer. He put on the lightweight knee braces, then moved around a bit to make sure they wouldn't affect his movement.

After that, everyone's main task was still to memorize the information about the edible fungi and the fungal beasts. Not everyone had Zhou Xigang's almost photographic memory; they needed to memorize it many times before they could slowly remember it.

By noon, everyone was hungry, so they ate the remaining small umbrella mushrooms and gray leaf mushrooms in their backpacks, rested for a while, and then decided to go out to find edible fungi.

Fang Mingxuan carefully put the booklet, cleaning spray, and cleaning kit into the small pocket inside his backpack, slung the backpack over his shoulder, picked up the fire crowbar, and followed Li Yu as the group filed out.

Having experienced what happened last night, Zhou Xigang was much more low-key and cautious today, falling behind the group.

Li Yu, carrying an iron spear, led the way. The group of six went downstairs and saw a dense patch of small umbrella mushrooms in a corner of the supermarket not far away.

Previously, people didn't know which fungi were edible, and they didn't dare to pick them even when they saw them. Now that they know, they immediately rushed over.

Fang Mingxuan put down his backpack, and everyone started picking small umbrella mushrooms and putting them into his backpack.