Chapter 259

Finally, they saw this island-sized creature again — — the 'Traveler'.

This creature carried many other creatures on its back, swaying back and forth in the stormy sea. Judging from the direction it was heading, it seemed to be heading in the same direction as Lin. Since that was the case, they decided to follow it and take a look.

Lin's troops followed the Traveler. Its gigantic body was quite unstable on the sea, forcing the creatures on its back to gather at the center to avoid falling into the water.

Lin's air force flew above these creatures and carefully observed them. They seemed to be in low spirits, not because of the storm, but because of the lack of water and hunger. They must have passed through many islands with food on their way here, so they didn't starve to death like the group Lin saw before, but they were close.

And now, with the storm's influence, the rain and the airflow made them feel very cold, if this continued, they might …

While Lin was thinking that, the dark clouds in the sky suddenly scattered golden rays of light, the airflow around them calmed down, and the rain also lessened …

The storm on the sea left as quickly as it came, and in the end, the dark clouds in the sky quickly dispersed and the sea returned to its calm state.

So this is what they call 'ever-changing'?

Of course, even though the storm had stopped, these creatures were still dangerous, and they needed food and energy. Lin observed for a bit and found that there were only about a hundred reptiles on the Traveler's back. They were of many different species, but there were very few of them and they weren't that large.

Since that was the case, she decided to bring them back.

Lin ordered some of the Bombers to bring these weak reptiles back, but before that, she would feed them some food with sufficient energy. The plague had been stopped. There was no problem for them to return.

Lin, on the other hand, continued to follow the wanderer. She wanted to see where it would end up, perhaps it would head to the mainland.

Although this creature was large, it moved very quickly. There was something similar to a magnet in the Traveler's head, which it probably relied on to determine its direction.

Just like that, Lin slowly followed the Traveler, while the bombers brought the creatures back to the island. Obviously, they had escaped from this island. Because of that, they quickly found their original nest. Lin found that some of them were surprised, perhaps they thought that this island would be destroyed by the 'plague', but now they found that nothing happened …

In short, although there weren't many of them, these creatures should be able to slowly restore the island's environment.

On the other side, Lin also saw the real island destroyed by the plague …

During this period of time, Lin discovered that the Unbounded Voyager would indeed approach a few islands, most of which were inhabited by living creatures, regardless of their size. It would stay on the shore for about 7600 seconds each time, although no one knew why it did that. Perhaps it was resting, but this also allowed some land creatures to move between the islands.

The Voyager was like a 'sea bus'. After passing by the islands along the way, many small creatures boarded it. And now, Lin saw an island … As soon as this island appeared on the surface of the sea, the Voyager stayed far away from it, not wanting to get close at all.

Only after Lin had some troops fly closer did they discover the true appearance of this island.

The island was not very big, with a diameter of about 300 meters. However, the entire island was filled with a large number of … fungi.

It looked like various kinds of fungi had gathered together, the ground was covered in a thick layer of mycelium. Various large mushrooms stood on the island like trees, the tallest of which was about 5 meters tall. The stems of the mushrooms were filled with pompom, spikes, and other strange structures. They covered the entire island, probably because this island was once filled with a rich variety of plants. That was why they grew so vigorously.

A large amount of fungal dust drifted in the air. Lin's Bombers could not approach this island to investigate, so Lin created a new type of unit called the 'Seeker'. Lin learned about the corrosive properties of fungi after dissecting them, so she created a special kind of carapace to protect against this corrosion. And the Seeker had this kind of carapace. It was a ball-shaped unit with a diameter of about 2 meters. At the same time, it was equipped with oxygen sacs in its body, allowing it to swim in the air using its fin-like limbs. It slowly drifted into the fungal island.

The Seeker slowly moved through the deadly environment filled with fungal dust. Lin felt that this place was like a forest with a rich variety of plants. All kinds of fungal structures covered the ground. The Seeker lightly bumped into a relatively large mushroom tree in front of it. A crack immediately appeared on the mushroom tree. At the same time, a large number of strands and fragments fell down from above.

This structure felt really fragile. It was probably starting to die because it had exhausted all the nutrients here …

The Seeker extended some of its tentacles and collected some of the fragments of the fungus. It then began to decompose the fungal components in its body.

Lin discovered that this fungus was not quite the same as the 'plague fungus' of the locusts. Their growth rate was slower, but they were the same in other aspects. They were very aggressive.

Next, the Seeker observed the island. Lin did not discover any locusts or anything else out of the ordinary. These fungi probably got infected by the fungal dust that drifted here.

After the exploration was complete, Lin had Bechymos aim the cannon at the island and fired several incendiary bombs that Lin had just researched. These bombs would scatter a large number of sparks. The sparks would rapidly spread and burn the fungus. Since there were no locusts, the fungus would be completely burned by the flames before they could react. In the end, the flames would burn the entire island to ashes.

These creatures were really troublesome … they only knew how to devour and devour. How would they survive if they ate everything?

After destroying the island, Lin continued to follow the Seeker westward. She came across a few more fungal islands in this part of the sea. There was one island where the fungus hadn't been 'eaten clean'. There were many remains of animals and plants wrapped in mycelium on the island.

The fungus on some islands would slowly start to die after they ran out of nutrients. Lin discovered that some fungi seemed unwilling to just wait for death. They had developed a peculiar method of hunting. They would release a certain scent from their mushrooms to attract nearby sea creatures. For example, flying fish would jump onto the island. Any creature that entered the island would be quickly surrounded by mycelium and decomposed into nothingness.

The Seeker didn't dare to approach any of the islands. Lin discovered that it would become fatigued after moving on the sea for a long time.

Lin's method of dealing with these islands was … to burn them to the ground.

After the last fungus-infected island was reduced to ashes by the raging flames, the Seeker finally found a place to rest on the sea …