The world enters the fungal world

Lin Muying shook her head and said, "There is a difference between illusion and reality. Just like dreaming, we have all dreamed. Although we don't think we are dreaming when we are in a dream, the feeling is not real. It lacks a sense of reality. Everything we are experiencing now has this sense of reality, so it cannot be an illusion."

Qian Lili said, "Mu Ying, you mean all of this is real, but... but what could possibly cause this situation?"

Lin Muying took a deep breath and said, "I think Li Yu's speculation is more reasonable. Something like a meteorite must have hit the hotel building, which caused all of this. It's possible that the impact of this thing could create a spacetime tunnel, or something else, but it's definitely not what you call an illusion. If we can enter the collapsed pit and find this thing, we might be able to solve our current predicament and return to the world we know."

Li Yu nodded slightly and said, "The most important thing now is to find this thing. Those monkeys that turned into monsters should also be because of this thing. But the biggest trouble now is these monsters. Although I was able to kill one just now, it was just by chance. I might not be able to kill it in a one-on-one fight, let alone a group of these monsters."

Hearing Li Yu say this, Lin Muying took a breath. She thought of the "squeak" and "chirp" sounds they heard from the third floor before they escaped. Those were not the sounds of a single monkey, but rather the sounds of a whole group of monkeys.

Qian Lili said, "Since that thing is so important, but there are so many monsters there, how are we going to get it?"

Li Yu said slowly, "Now that we have a clear goal, we can act with purpose. There are always more solutions than problems. Putting aside these monkeys parasitized by mushrooms, just getting down into that bottomless pit will not be easy. We need to prepare a lot of things, including lighting equipment and ropes that are long enough."

He paused slightly at this point, then continued, "As for those monkeys... do you remember the woman who was eaten up by the mushrooms? Perhaps it won't be long before these parasitized monkeys are also eaten up, since we haven't yet figured out what changes occur after being parasitized by these mushrooms."

Qian Lili perked up and said, "You're right. Maybe these monkeys will die on their own, and then we can go down and look for that meteorite."

Li Yu said, "This is just an optimistic guess. It's certain that these monkeys will be eaten up by the parasitic mushrooms, and it's certain that the falling meteorite can help us return to our original world, but all of this is uncertain."

His words left Qian Lili speechless, unsure of what to say.

Lin Muying thought for a moment before saying, "Given that nothing is certain right now, the most important thing is to ensure that the three of us can survive here."

Li Yu nodded and said, "That's right. The most important thing now is survival. We need to survive in this Jiangcheng that has been devoured by fungi and find a way to get the food, water, lighting, and ropes we need."

As he spoke, he slowly tightened his grip on the fire extinguisher crowbar in his hand, pointed to a spot not far away, and said, "That should be a supermarket. Let's go in and take a look; hopefully we'll find something."

Although he ate quite a lot at the wedding banquet, he drank too much alcohol and vomited up almost everything he ate. Now he feels a bit hungry.

I saw a sign not far ahead. Although most of it was covered by grayish-white mushrooms about the size of a fist, a small part of it was still visible. It was the two faded characters for "supermarket".

Hearing Li Yu's suggestion, Lin Muying nodded in agreement. Although they all guessed that there was something key in the deep pit of the hotel that might help them return to their original world, they lacked the tools at the moment. Even without those monster-like monkeys, they couldn't go down into that bottomless pit.

The most important thing now is to find the tools.

"There's a supermarket there, maybe they have the rope we need." Qian Lili saw the supermarket and perked up. She wasn't hungry, just a little thirsty, but she could endure it. She didn't have an urgent need for food or water.

Li Yu picked up the fire crowbar and headed towards the supermarket. Fortunately, it was no more than 20 meters away, and they would arrive soon.

Lin Muying followed closely behind, while Qian Lili, clutching the ram's horn hammer tightly, dared not lag behind. Although she hadn't been attacked in the past half day, she had come to understand the importance of this weapon. Holding the ram's horn hammer, she felt much safer.

Li Yu walked slowly, looking around from time to time. Although it was quiet all around and the monsters in the hotel hadn't caught up, he remained very cautious. No one knew if there were any dangers hidden in the mushroom-covered buildings around them.

Upon arriving at the supermarket entrance, Li Yu saw that the supermarket's glass door was also shattered, just like the hotel's revolving door, with the door frame twisted and showing signs of being damaged by a huge force.

A large number of dark red mycelia hung down around the door frame. Some of these mycelia were as thick as a finger, while others were as thin as a hair. They were swaying slightly in the breeze.

This is a small supermarket, dark inside. Li Yu can see a lot of shelves, all filled with items. Some of the shelves have fallen over and are scattered all over the floor.

Unfortunately, most of the items, whether on the shelves or scattered on the ground, were severely corroded, with a lot of mold on their surfaces, and many items had small mushrooms that were only slightly larger than a fingernail growing on them.

Li Yu frowned slightly, preparing to examine the inside more closely in hopes of finding something, when suddenly he heard a sound coming from deep within the rows of shelves.

Deep inside the dimly lit and gloomy supermarket, a sound suddenly came, followed by a loud "bang," like something falling heavily to the ground.

All three of them shuddered. Qian Lili's heart tightened, she gripped the hammer tightly with both hands, took a step back, and was ready to turn and run away at any moment.

Li Yu did not back down, but instead raised the fire crowbar, his muscles tensing up.

He has encountered a series of unexpected events in the past half day, and has witnessed all kinds of frightening and terrifying scenes. Now he is much braver and has become much calmer than at the beginning.

My right eye still itches intermittently. Moreover, this itch seems to be contagious, even causing a faint itch in the wound on my injured right cheek.

Although it itched, he dared not scratch it, which caused his face to twitch slightly.

"Ouch..."

After the sound of something heavy falling, faint groans could be heard from inside. Li Yu heard it clearly; it was a human sound. Lin Muying cried out in a low voice, "Is someone inside?" Her voice was filled with barely concealed excitement.

Li Yu took a deep breath, but still didn't dare to rush in directly. Instead, he deliberately coughed, so that if there were really people inside, they would definitely hear his cough.

"Outside...who's outside?"

Finally, a man's voice came from inside, followed by the sound of someone getting up from the ground.