The world enters the fungal world

Chapter 75 Nightmare (Seeking monthly votes and subscriptions)

Zhou Xigang said somewhat eagerly, "How about I give it a try?"

Lin Muying looked at Li Yu, and Li Yu nodded to her.

They are now a small team, and any improvement in the abilities of any member is beneficial to the team. Since the rock mushroom cannot be used by themselves, it doesn't matter who improves their combat power.

Seeing that Li Yu agreed, Lin Muying handed the rock mushroom to Zhou Xigang.

Zhou Xigang excitedly cupped the rock mushroom in his hands, then closed his eyes, held it tightly, and focused his mind on sensing it.

His expression quickly shifted from excitement to disappointment. He opened his eyes, dejectedly saying, "I didn't notice anything either. Is this mushroom different from that crystallized fungus?"

He believed he was the main character and was initially very confident that he could connect with the rock mushroom. However, the bone fungus inside his body did not react at all.

Instead of doubting his own abilities, he began to suspect that there was something wrong with the mushroom. Perhaps it was just an ordinary little mushroom, not a special mushroom like the crystallized fungus.

Afterwards, Zou Dapeng, Fang Mingxuan, and Qian Lili all tried, but none of them could connect with the rock mushroom, let alone integrate it into their own bodies.

Finally, the mushroom returned to Li Yu's hands. Zou Dapeng shook his head and said, "Perhaps it's true, as Zhou Xigang said, that this mushroom is different from the crystallizing fungus and cannot be fused."

Li Yu recalled the stone patterns he had seen on the surface of the elite winged wolf beast's right claw, which even the crystallizing blade could not cut through.

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Then, after killing the elite winged wolf beast, these rock mushrooms appeared. These mushrooms look like the same kind of mushroom as the crystallized fungus, so they cannot fuse. There must be another reason.

"I already have crystallized bacteria, so it's normal that I can't fuse with them. As for why you can't fuse with them, it's probably because you haven't reached the second stage of the spore stage yet."

Li Yu thought for a moment and then offered his guess: "Perhaps only in the second stage can we fuse with this mushroom."

He thought that when he fused with the crystallized bacteria, it was already in the second stage of the "spore stage". So, could this be the reason why everyone else was unable to fuse?

Lin Muying said, "What you said is very likely. We'll know once we get to the second stage."

Zhou Xigang yawned, glanced out the window, and said, "It'll probably get dark soon. Let's go out and pick some edible mushrooms while it's still light, and discuss where to go next. Continuing to Nanshan District isn't out of the question, but we should at least wait until we enter the second stage of the spore stage, otherwise it'll be too dangerous."

Li Yu nodded slightly. What Zhou Xigang said was exactly what he was thinking. After what they had just experienced, it was indeed too dangerous for them to continue to the South Mountain area with their current strength, unless everyone had entered the second stage.

This time, Fang Mingxuan did not object, knowing that what Zhou Xigang said was true. Although he was determined to go to Nanshan District, enter Lingxu City, and find Xiaoyue and her son, he could not let everyone die with him. The safest approach was undoubtedly to wait until everyone's strength improved.

Zou Dapeng touched his neck and nodded, saying, "Yes, it would be safer if we all entered the second stage of the spore stage. Anyway, we're already in this damned world, so there's no rush."

He sighed again, saying, "When I came to the wedding, I promised Yuqin I'd be back that same day. But I've been stuck in this damned place for days, and I still have no clue what to do. I wonder how worried Yuqin is that she can't contact me. Sigh!"

Another long sigh escaped Zou Dapeng's face, revealing intense longing and a sense of helplessness and frustration.

Li Yu knew that the Yuqin he mentioned was Wang Yuqin, his girlfriend who was two years older than him and worked in an entertainment venue. It could be said that Zou Dapeng was basically supported by Wang Yuqin during his college years.

Although many people mocked Zou Dapeng for marrying a woman who was a kept man, Zou Dapeng didn't care at all. He believed that he and Wang Yuqin were true love.

Qian Lili asked, "What's wrong, Zou Dapeng? Missing your girlfriend?"

Zou Dapeng didn't deny it, nodding and saying, "Yes, I dreamt about her last night. In the dream, we got married—"

He paused slightly here, then continued, "If this trip is truly the last time I can go back, and I never see her again—my biggest regret now is not proposing to her, not being able to give her a wedding—"

He shook his head slightly as he spoke, a look of sadness on his face. He remembered that Wang Yuqin had once told him that she was getting older and wanted to get married, but he had brushed her off. Now, a strong sense of regret welled up inside him.

Listening to Zou Dapeng's words and seeing his regretful expression, Lin Muying was also somewhat affected by his emotions, and her thoughts drifted.

She thought of how they, like Zou Dapeng, had entered this world, and none of them knew if they could return to their former world alive.

However, compared to Zou Dapeng, she seemed to be luckier, at least—

She couldn't help but raise her head and secretly look at Li Yu. Her originally slightly furrowed eyebrows slowly relaxed, and the corners of her mouth turned up slightly, revealing a beautiful arc.

Next, the group picked a lot of edible fungi outside. Fortunately, these level 5 edible fungi are everywhere, and you can see patches of small umbrella mushrooms as soon as you step out of the residential building.

Li Yu filled his backpack with small umbrella mushrooms, and then wrapped many more in two coats. He noticed that the mold spots on the coats were increasing, and it seemed that the coats would be unusable in a couple of days.

Not only their coats, but also the clothes they wore, as well as the fire crowbars and fire axes they used, were covered in mold. The ability of fungi in this world to corrode dry objects is terrifying.

However, the leather armor, knee pads, iron spears, and daggers they obtained showed no signs of corrosion. Clearly, these items were specially made by the native inhabitants of this world to prevent fungal erosion.

Based on the timeline, Zhou Xigang, Lin Muying, and Qian Lili are likely to enter the second stage of the spore stage tonight, which has kept Zhou Xigang in a state of great excitement.

After picking the small umbrella mushrooms, everyone rested for a while and began to feel hungry. Only Li Yu did not feel hungry, which surprised him. This level four jelly mushroom could keep him full for a whole day after eating it.

After everyone had eaten their fill, it gradually got dark outside. The group decided not to go out for the time being and planned to rest there for the night until Lin Muying and the others entered the second stage of the spore stage before setting off.

As evening fell, everyone began to rest. According to the shift schedule, Zhou Xigang was on duty for the first half of the night, and Zou Dapeng was on duty for the second half.

That night, Li Yu had many dreams. These dreams were fragmented, but almost all of them were related to mushrooms. Mushrooms appeared in every dream, all kinds of strange mushrooms, as if they formed a huge mushroom maze. He desperately tried to escape in the mushroom maze.

The endless escape suddenly led to an enormous, blood-red mushroom appearing at the end of the mushrooms. It was as beautiful as a flower, and its blood-red cap slowly rotated, obscuring the sky above and pressing down slowly. Blood was dripping from it.

With a soft "smack," a drop of blood fell onto Li Yu's face.

Li Yu felt a chill on his face and suddenly woke up with a start.

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