The world enters the fungal world

Li Yu took the backpack; there weren't many small umbrella mushrooms left, barely enough for everyone to have another meal.

After waking Fang Mingxuan, everyone shared the remaining small umbrella mushrooms. Li Yu was still not satisfied and hadn't completely filled his stomach.

Fang Mingxuan slung his backpack over his shoulder, picked up the crowbar that was placed to the side, and then picked up the iron spear that was placed next to the crowbar. He handed it to Li Yu and said, "It's dawn, we should go."

He kept in mind what he had said last night about going to "Binhu Xinyuan" today.

Li Yu took the iron spear and stepped out.

As dawn broke outside, the sky was a deathly gray, as if shrouded in a thick veil. Through this veil, one could see the newly risen sun.

The sun was like a hazy disc, not dazzling, and could be looked directly at. The fog in the distance over the abandoned city was still thick, and the footprints left by people yesterday were once again covered by fuzzy fungal seeds.

As everyone emerged, Fang Mingxuan turned to look into the distance. Before he could speak, Zhou Xigang pointed in the same direction:

"To get to 'Binhu Xinyuan', you have to go there. It's about 1.5 kilometers away from here. Normally it takes about ten minutes, but at our pace, it will take twenty or thirty minutes."

They walk much faster than ordinary people now, but in this dangerous environment, they need to be careful with every step, which makes them slower than ordinary people.

Li Yu looked around and spotted a patch of pale blue mushrooms a dozen meters away. He recognized them as "Ye Qing Mushrooms," a type of fifth-grade edible fungus, and immediately walked over.

The others also spotted the green mushroom and followed.

Li Yu, carrying an iron spear in his right hand, walked towards the patch of green mushrooms. He appeared relaxed, but his eyes were gleaming as he remained highly vigilant.

If anything goes wrong, or if a fungal beast appears, he can thrust out his iron spear at any time.

There were about one or two hundred leaf mushrooms in this patch, quite a lot. After carefully checking and comparing them, Li Yu picked one and put it in his mouth.

This green mushroom has a different flavor from the previous jade mushroom and red liver mushroom, with a crisp and refreshing taste like lettuce.

Li Yu ate six or seven of them before finally feeling full.

Fang Mingxuan put down his backpack, and the group began picking mushrooms. The green mushrooms were much larger than the small umbrella mushrooms, and they couldn't fit in the backpack, so they wrapped the rest in their coats and took them with them.

After picking these green mushrooms, the group started walking towards "Binhu Xinyuan". They walked around the row of storefronts and passed through a patch of giant mushrooms. They saw a group of trees about two or three meters tall in front of them.

It is called a tree because it has a trunk, branches, and leaves, but both the trunk and branches are covered with tiny grayish-white mushrooms, no bigger than a fingernail, making it difficult for people to tell whether it is a tree or a fungus.

When Li Yu saw these tiny mushrooms huddled together, he felt a chill run down his spine. His trypophobia kicked in again, and he could only turn his face away, avoiding a closer look.

Not far from these trees, the group spotted a patch of green mushrooms, picked them, and took them with them.

"These level 5 edible fungi seem to be everywhere, nothing special. There's no need to deliberately pick too many; you can find them anytime you want to eat them."

As Zou Dapeng spoke, he looked around and spotted a patch of white mushrooms in the distance, which he suspected were oyster mushrooms, but he was too lazy to go closer to take a closer look.

Qian Lili nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, yes, I also feel that edible fungi are everywhere."

After bypassing the trees, Li Yu saw several cars huddled together ahead, looking as if they had collided with each other before. Now they were covered by various mushrooms, and only the general outlines of the cars could be seen.

Just as Fang Mingxuan was about to continue walking forward, Li Yu suddenly reached out and blocked him, her eyes flashing slightly, and her face showing a wary expression.

Fang Mingxuan stopped, realizing that Li Yu must have discovered something unusual.

Seeing that Li Yu, who was leading the group, had stopped, the others also stopped and looked ahead and around.

Just as Zhou Xi was about to ask why, a gray shadow suddenly jumped up from behind the cars, landed on the roof of one of the cars, crushed a few mushrooms, and made a dull "thump" sound.

This is a gray wolf, larger than an ordinary gray wolf, with mottled gray-black fur, and its back and ears are covered with umbrella-shaped fungi.

The skin on the neck bulged outwards, like giant earthworms, with fungal tendrils hidden inside, constantly wriggling slightly, as if they could break through the skin at any moment.

Its eyes are cloudy, fungal white, and its mouth and nose constantly drip a viscous liquid containing mycelium. Its limbs and hooves are hardened and covered with fungal shells.

The outstretched claws were nearly ten centimeters long, with a slightly curved arc, like daggers. One can imagine that the killing power of these claws was absolutely terrifying.

Upon seeing the gray wolf suddenly jump onto the roof of the car, everyone instinctively gasped. Li Yu thought of the fungal beast recorded in the booklet and immediately found a matching picture and description.

The Ghost Wolf Beast is a D-class fungal beast. Its claws have the ability to corrode flesh. Once injured by its claws, one must quickly dig away the rotten flesh around the wound until fresh blood flows out. Otherwise, the flesh around the wound will continue to rot and become infected, eventually taking one's life.

"This is called a Shadow Wolf Beast. Be careful not to get scratched by its claws, or you'll be in big trouble!"

Zhou Xigang has an excellent memory, almost photographic memory. He instantly recalled the information about the Ghost Wolf Beast and immediately called out to remind everyone.

With a "whoosh," the Ghost Wolf Beast braced its four paws on the roof of the vehicle and suddenly leaped into the air.

The car was already badly corroded, and when it was stepped on hard, the roof immediately collapsed.

It leaped four or five meters away, landed in front of the group, opened its large mouth which faintly smelled of fish, and tried to pounce on Li Yu, who was at the front of the group.

Li Yu stepped forward silently, his right iron spear thrusting out almost simultaneously.

The ghost wolf landed on all fours, and before it could even stand firmly, the iron spear, stained with blood, pierced its neck and emerged from the back of its neck.

Before the wolf beast could even let out a scream, Li Yu lifted it into the air with his iron spear and then slammed it down heavily.

With a loud bang, the body of the ghost wolf was smashed into a car covered in mushrooms. The already rusted car was flattened, and the steel body rotted and crumbled.

"howl--"

A terrifying wolf howl rang out, and behind several cars, from a patch of mushrooms, one ghost wolf after another appeared.

They opened their large mouths, dripping with foul-smelling saliva, revealing their fangs, and charged madly at the crowd.

At a glance, there were at least twenty ghost wolf beasts.

The wolves are accustomed to living in packs, and they had unintentionally wandered into the wolf pack.

Suddenly seeing so many ghost wolf beasts appear, coming aggressively and surrounding them in a fan shape, everyone's expression changed slightly. However, apart from Qian Lili, who looked nervous, the others remained relatively calm.