The world enters the fungal world

Chapter 74 Special Fungi (Thanks to Bei Mingfan for the donation)

Once the terrifying fox howls from behind had disappeared, Li Yu turned around and, finding no more foxes chasing after him, dared to stop.

The others also stopped, all breathing heavily. Qian Lili bent over, her hands on her knees, her face showing exhaustion and lingering fear.

"Oh—how terrifying, three elite beasts have suddenly appeared—" Qian Lili gasped as she spoke intermittently.

Zhou Xi spat and then said, "It seems there are even more powerful ones. Luckily we escaped quickly. Damn it, have you noticed that the fungal beasts seem to be getting stronger as we head towards the South District?"

Qian Lili's face paled slightly, and she asked nervously, "What should we do? Should we go back to the hotel?"

Fang Mingxuan's expression changed, and he, who rarely spoke, immediately blurted out, "No!"

Everyone looked at him.

Zhou Xigang frowned slightly and asked, "Why not?"

Fang Mingxuan pursed his lips before lowering his voice: "Going back to the hotel is a dead end. We have to find Lingxu City to survive."

Zhou Xigang curled his lip and said, "You want to go to Lingxu City to find your wife and children, right? But the current situation is that we're heading towards the South Mountain area. The fungal beasts are getting stronger and stronger. Do you want us all to die with you?"

Fang Mingxuan looked up at him, gripping the crowbar in his right hand. He was about to say something when Li Yu suddenly said, "Let's stop arguing about this. Let's find a place to rest first, and we can discuss the rest later."

As he spoke, he looked around and found that there were patches of mushrooms and residential buildings all around him, so he walked towards a building in front of him.

Lin Muying didn't speak, but glanced at Fang Mingxuan and Zhou Xigang, her delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly, she sighed inwardly, and followed Li Yu towards the residential building.

Zou Dapeng reached out and patted Fang Mingxuan's shoulder, saying in a low voice, "Don't be anxious. We have to go to Lingxu City sooner or later. Let's find a place to rest first."

Fang Mingxuan nodded slightly, said nothing more, and followed Li Yu and Lin Muying with Zou Dapeng.

Zhou Xigang chuckled, shook his head, and followed.

Li Yu had just taken a few steps toward the residential building in front of him when he suddenly noticed a giant red mushroom bursting out of the side wall of the building.

This mushroom is huge; its exposed cap must be two or three meters in diameter. It clings to the right-side exterior wall of the residential building, and from a distance, it looks like a flamboyant flower.

Upon seeing the red mushroom, Li Yu frowned, realizing that the interior of the residential building must be severely invaded by fungi, which was why a mushroom had broken through the wall. He then gave up on entering and turned to walk towards another residential building not far away.

The exterior walls of this residential building also have many cracks, from which a large number of small mushrooms and mycelium are growing, but there are no flamboyant giant mushrooms, which makes people feel much more comfortable.

Li Yu pried open the security door on the first floor, looked inside to make sure there was no danger, and then went in.

The group followed and sat down on the ground. After several rounds of fighting, everyone felt extremely tired.

Fang Mingxuan silently helped everyone arrange the weapons neatly before sitting down in the corner of the living room, leaning against the wall, pursing his lips slightly, staring blankly at his right hand, listening to everyone's conversation.

As soon as Zhou Xi sat down, he began to offer his suggestions. According to his judgment, continuing to go to the South District would become increasingly dangerous, and they might encounter even more powerful fungal beasts at any time and lose their lives there.

"Think about it, three elite winged fox beasts just appeared. Apart from Li Yu, who among you dares to confidently say that you could defeat such elite winged fox beasts?"

Zhou Xigang's question stumped everyone. Whether it was Lin Muying, Qian Lili, or Zou Dapeng, if they encountered such an elite winged fox beast one-on-one, they didn't even know if they could escape alive, let alone kill it.

Suddenly, Zou Dapeng seemed to have thought of something. He looked at Li Yu and said, "Li Yu, there's a question I've wanted to ask for a long time. You've entered the spore stage just like everyone else, so why are you so powerful? Don't tell me it's because you obtained the crystallization bacteria. I remember that before you obtained the crystallization bacteria, you killed a crystallization python beast, which was also an elite beast."

As soon as Zou Dapeng spoke, everyone looked at Li Yu, including Fang Mingxuan, who had been silently staring blankly.

In fact, Zou Dapeng asked the very question that was on everyone's mind.

At first, Li Yu wasn't much stronger than the others, but unknowingly, he became more and more ferocious, which the others couldn't understand no matter how they thought about it.

They all have the same spore stage, so why is there such a big difference? It's just that no one had asked directly before. Zou Dapeng's question was the one that spoke for everyone.

Li Yu raised his eyes slightly and saw that everyone was looking at him. He said, "The crystallizing bacteria is one aspect, but the main thing is that I have entered the second stage of the spore stage, while you should still be in the first stage."

Everyone was taken aback by these words. Zhou Xigang's eyes widened, revealing a bright light, and he said excitedly, "I understand now. The spore stage must be divided into several stages. We've only just entered the first stage. After that, we can continue to grow and enter the second stage, or even the third stage. In that case, it won't be long before we can all enter the second stage and become as powerful as Li Yu. By the way, Li Yu, when did you enter the second stage?"

Li Yu said, "Last night."

Zhou Xigang said excitedly, "We entered the first stage of the spore stage a day later than Li Yu. According to the time, Li Yu entered the second stage last night, so we should be able to enter the second stage tonight."

Upon hearing this, both Lin Muying and Qian Lili showed a hint of excitement on their faces.

Li Yu's formidable performance throughout the day had already shocked everyone; who wouldn't want to become as powerful as him?

"It seems that once we reach the second stage, we won't have to be afraid of these elite beasts anymore," Zhou Xigang said, becoming more and more excited.

Li Yu took out the rock mushroom he had obtained earlier and held it in his right hand. He frowned slightly, wondering why he could fuse with crystallized fungi but not with this rock mushroom.

Could it be that the pupil fungus can only fuse with one specific type of fungus? Or is there some other reason?

Qian Lili asked curiously, "Li Yu, what kind of mushroom is this? It's so strange, it doesn't look like an edible fungus."

The others also looked toward the rock mushroom on his right.

Li Yu gently stroked the small mushroom emitting a white halo in his hand and said, "It should be similar to crystallized fungi, belonging to a special type of fungus. I obtained it from the corpse of the first elite winged fox beast I killed, but unfortunately, I can't fuse with it—"

At this point, a thought struck him, and he handed the rock mushroom to Lin Muying beside him, saying, "Try it and see if it can resonate with the light fungus in your body?"

Among the group, only Lin Muying's special ability, "Fountain of Light," is of a support nature, so her attack power is currently relatively weak. If she can fuse with this rock mushroom, it should enhance her attack power.

Knowing the power of this mushroom, Lin Muying accepted it without hesitation.

"Grip it tightly in your hand, feel it with your heart, and see if there is a reaction?"

At Li Yu's prompting, Lin Muying squinted slightly, gripped the rock mushroom, and tried it out. Everyone watched silently. After two minutes, Lin Muying let go, shook her head, and sighed.

She couldn't connect with the rock mushroom.