The world enters the fungal world

Chapter 76 Mysterious Disappearance (Thanks to Mingri Xingchen for the donation)

I looked up and opened my eyes. All around was quiet, with only the soft breathing of a few sleeping people.

It was already daylight outside. Li Yu propped himself up and slowly sat up from the ground, only to find that he was the only one awake; Lin Muying, Fang Mingxuan, Qian Lili, and Zhou Xigang were still asleep.

Faint roars of beasts could be heard outside, seemingly telling Li Yu that this world was full of danger.

Although he was awake, Li Yu still felt groggy, as if he hadn't slept well all night.

Lin Muying is a light sleeper. Although Li Yu's movements were very slight, she still sensed them, her eyes trembled slightly, and she slowly woke up.

She opened her eyes, tilted her head slightly, and looked at Li Yu, but did not get up immediately. She felt sore all over and was mentally exhausted and sleepy.

Li Yu also saw her, glanced at her, and then looked around with a puzzled expression on his face.

"Where is Zou Dapeng?"

There were only five people in the living room, including him; Zou Dapeng, who was supposed to be on duty in the middle of the night, was nowhere to be seen.

Li Yu frowned slightly, then quietly stood up and looked towards the other rooms.

Li Yu quickly looked through the house, including the kitchen, bathroom, and bedroom, but did not find Zou Dapeng.

He was not inside.

Given Zou Dapeng's personality and meticulousness, there was no reason for him to leave quietly by himself just as dawn was breaking without saying goodbye to everyone.

Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, Li Yu looked at the weapons that Fang Mingxuan had placed in the corner.

Iron spears, crowbars, fire axes, claw hammers, and even the dagger used by Zou Dapeng were all neatly arranged there.

"Wake up, all of you." Li Yu immediately woke up Fang Mingxuan, Qian Lili, and Zhou Xigang, his expression becoming serious. At the same time, he picked up the iron spear and dagger from the ground.

Lin Muying quickly stood up; she also noticed that Zou Dapeng was gone.

"What's wrong?" Zhou Xi was on night duty and was sleeping soundly when he was suddenly woken up. He felt dizzy and could barely open his eyes. He rubbed his eyes as he spoke.

"Zou Dapeng has gone missing."

"Zou Dapeng is missing? What's missing?" Qian Lili slowly got up, looking sleepy and confused, her mind still a bit foggy.

Fang Mingxuan's expression changed slightly, as he regained some clarity. He pursed his lips and said, "Dapeng is gone?"

He looked around; everyone else was there except for Zou Dapeng. He frowned and said, "Could he have gone outside?"

Li Yu said in a deep voice, "If he were to go out, he would inevitably carry a weapon, but now his dagger is left here."

"Li Yu, there's a drop of blood on your face—" Lin Muying suddenly noticed something and came to Li Yu's side. While wiping Li Yu's cheek, she asked in surprise, "How come there's a drop of blood on it?"

The drop of blood looked like it had just been dripped on and hadn't completely clotted yet.

"Blood?" Li Yu's heart skipped a beat. He immediately thought of the blood-red mushroom he had dreamed about in his sleep. The enormous cap covered the sky, and blood dripped from it. One drop of blood fell on his face, waking him up.

He thought it was a dream and didn't pay attention, but unexpectedly a drop of blood actually dripped onto his face.

Thinking of this dream, he immediately looked up.

There were many small cracks in the ceiling, and some green mycelium could be seen in the cracks. Some small mushrooms were growing on the mycelium. It looked very normal. Mycelium and mushrooms are everywhere here, so it is not unusual.

However, the drop of blood on his face could only have come from the ceiling above.

Fang Mingxuan, Qian Lili, and Zhou Xigang have now fully regained their senses. They know that Zou Dapeng has disappeared and the dagger was left here, and they all realize that something is wrong.

Qian Lili called out "Zou Dapeng" twice, but no one responded.

"Let's go outside and take a look."

Li Yu, holding the iron spear, handed the dagger to Lin Muying, his face somewhat grim, and walked out first.

Zou Dapeng has disappeared, but a drop of liquid resembling blood is dripping from the ceiling. Li Yu wonders if this is related to Zou Dapeng's disappearance.

The ground outside the door was covered with fuzzy fungal spores and various mushrooms, and there were no footprints. Even if Zou Dapeng had really gone out last night, his footprints would have been covered up, and no one could find him by the footprints.

"Go upstairs." Li Yu's expression turned serious. There were no other clues to find Zou Dapeng. The only clue was this drop of blood. Since there was nothing on the ceiling, they could only go upstairs to take a look.

Upon reaching the second floor, Li Yu pried open the tightly closed security door, but instead of immediately entering, he stood outside and peered inside.

The second floor has a living room with a similar layout to the first floor, but unlike the first floor, the second floor living room is covered with a large amount of green mycelium, which densely covers the floor and the surrounding walls.

Among these green mycelia, there are a dozen giant mycelia, which are blood red in color and as thick as the rim of a large bowl. They penetrate the ceiling on the second floor and extend down. Some of the mycelia have their tips inserted into the living room floor tiles, causing small cracks to appear around the tiles.

As they grow, sooner or later they will also penetrate the first-floor ceiling and enter the first floor.

Looking at these giant, blood-red mycelia, Li Yu thought of the drop of blood that had dripped from his face. It seemed that one of the giant mycelia had pierced through the first-floor ceiling and dripped down from the tip of the mycelia.

The tips of the mycelium hadn't fully emerged from the first-floor ceiling yet, so we hadn't noticed them from below.

Everyone looked on in shock at the numerous mycelia that had appeared in the living room, especially the dozen or so giant mycelia that stood out among the dense green mycelia.

Li Yu looked up at the second-floor ceiling, which had been pierced by more than a dozen huge holes and covered with numerous cracks resembling a spider web. It was clear that the second-floor ceiling would collapse soon.

"Let's go!" Li Yu turned and ran towards the third floor.

Everyone wore a solemn and tense expression, gripping their weapons tightly and following closely behind Li Yu. Zou Dapeng had not yet appeared, and the ominous premonition in everyone's hearts grew stronger.

They quickly reached the third floor. The security door on the third floor had already been destroyed and lay to one side. Li Yu looked inside and his heart skipped a beat. He instinctively gripped the iron spear in his hand.

Lin Muying, Qian Lili, and the others who were following closely behind him took a deep breath as they watched.

A bizarrely shaped giant mushroom was growing in the living room on the third floor, completely filling the entire space.

The cap of this giant mushroom was as red as blood, similar to the giant red mushroom that Li Yu had seen growing on the side wall of another building yesterday.

Beneath the red cap, dozens of bright red mushrooms with white spots clustered together, with thick, dark red putrid liquid dripping from their edges. In the center of these bright red mushrooms is a giant trap that looks just like a Venus flytrap.

The trap, with its sides covered in sharp, black and red barbs resembling a row of fangs, was closed at the moment.

Two rows of fang-like hard spines snapped together, with a hint of flesh visible in the gaps, and red liquid slowly seeping out along the gaps.