Chapter 281

The gigantic creature was rapidly advancing over the ocean.

It had been several days and nights since they moved in the direction of the fluff balls from the plague fungus.

At present, Lin's Bechymos had yet to discover anything out of the ordinary. She only discovered that the fluff balls seemed to be able to choose their own direction and didn't simply float with the wind.

Therefore, Lin's objective became even clearer. Her main objective was to head towards the northwest of the dinosaur continent, where the fluff balls came from. What she needed to do now was to find them and destroy them.

Lin felt that things might not be that simple. That might be their final stronghold. Although the distance between the two places was rather far, news of the destruction of the fungus probably wouldn't reach the other side.

But Lin had a feeling that this might lead to a war … …

While moving forward, Lin observed and examined some marine life. Lin had always felt that this was a problem that required attention. Fungi might be able to adapt to the marine environment. They originally crawled from the ocean to the land. If the plague fungus were to reach the sea, it would be troublesome. It was unlikely that it would be possible to clean them up.

Bechymos approached the surface of the ocean and released some miniaturized soldiers into the water to observe a school of fish known as the Star Shark. These miniaturized soldiers could stick to the skin of the fish in large numbers to examine their physical condition and various other things.

These fishes seemed to be in good condition. Lin had yet to discover that the fungi were unafraid of seawater.

However, Lin had never used seawater to attack them. She was worried that they would develop a resistance to seawater. The rate at which these creatures mutated was truly difficult to determine.

What is that?

Bechymos suddenly discovered a gigantic object floating on the surface of the ocean in the distance. That shape looked like … …

… … an Aztec airship?

After Bechymos approached, Lucifer's eyes widened. Lin carefully observed the gigantic object floating on the ocean. She still remembered this object. It was a structure created by Aztec insects and used to float on the ocean. It could be called a 'ship'.

However, the three pillars on which the sails were erected were all broken. They could no longer move.

Moreover, there were many ships when they set off. Only one could be seen here.

Bechymos released some aviators. They flew into the holes and crevices of the ship to observe the situation inside. Lin saw that the interior was filled with small Aztec insects, but they all appeared to be dead. There were also a few that were in a state of 'dying'.

Monte II wasn't here. He was somewhere else, in the same direction as the fungus fluff balls.

Since that was the case, he had to go over and take a look. It should not be infected by the fungus, otherwise, Lin's parasitic troops would die.

Bechymos sped up and flew in the direction of the target. Along the way, Rin saw more and more floating fungal spheres. However, these things would be intercepted by the airborne troops when they approached the continent. Not a single one of them could fly into the continent.

Currently, Lin's pterosaurs were living with the skeletal dragons on the continent. Hunting and living with them seemed to have become part of the same tribe. They also built a small hut for Lin's pterodactyl.

After living with them for a while, Lin got to know them better. This group of Humerus Dragons liked to hunt nearby. When they ran out of water, they would go to the river to get water. They used a kind of plant root system to make a container to hold water.

Almost all of them liked to sprinkle salt on their food. This would indeed be more 'delicious'. After some consideration, Lin decided not to tell the Cephalopods about the taste of this food. She felt that the Cephalopods would develop a dependence on this kind of food. The Humerus Dragons might have eaten it for a long time, so their bodies had developed a resistance to it. But for the Cephalopods, eating too much of it would definitely be harmful.

Lin was currently trying to understand the meaning behind the Humerus Dragons' words. Their vocabulary wasn't as rich as that of the Cephalopods, but it still contained a lot of content. Recently, their leader seemed to be planning to lead her tribe to the other side of the desert – the direction of the white sea of salt and sand to explore and search for food.

They wouldn't go there that quickly, but would only go there after a few days and nights.

Because Lin didn't like to do two things at once, she had to deal with the situation here first.

The Bechymos flew over quite a few small uninhabited islands. Rin discovered that there were quite a few atmospheric slimes in the sky. These peculiar creatures were like fish swimming in the sky. They would flee the moment they saw the Bechymos.

After flying for a while, Lin also saw a kind of large aquatic reptile moving in the sea here. And in the distance, Lin's destination finally came into view … …

It was a huge island. In the distance, Lin could see a forest of large mushrooms standing on the island. They were far away from the beach lapped by the waves, and were spread all over the island. Obviously, the creatures on the island had long been devoured by them.

Although Lin wanted to fire an incendiary bomb at them from this position, she stopped herself in the end.

These fungi seemed very strange. They gave Lin a different feeling …

Bechymos slowly approached the island. The huge mushrooms didn't react at all. They didn't form cannons and shoot at her or anything. They seemed to know nothing …

That way, Lin could study them. Their color was one of their peculiarities. The 'umbrella' at the top of these mushrooms was actually green.

Lin had seen quite a few plague fungi before. They basically had three colors: grey, red, or purple. This green color made them look like … plants.

Moreover, even the mycelium on the ground was green. Lin had Bechymos release some explorers, and let these soldiers with defensive capabilities eat some mushrooms and mycelium for inspection.

This feeling … was indeed very strange.

After the explorers ate some of the fungi and decomposed them, Lin discovered that they were indeed plague fungi. However, they didn't grow as crazily as the plague fungi on the distant island. In fact, they didn't grow at all, nor did they attack cells. They seemed to have lost the infectivity of common plague fungi …

As for the green parts, they were the same as plants, which were used to absorb light to obtain nutrients. However, there were some differences. Fungi didn't grow these green structures on their own, instead, they grew from a different kind of organism, a kind of green algae that gathered in large numbers.

The fungi had formed a symbiotic relationship with the algae, which made them similar to plants. They could obtain the energy of light. The same was true for the mycelium on the ground.

Did these fungi lose their infectivity because they absorbed nutrients from the algae? Moreover, the dust released by these fungi didn't have the infectivity. They were more like plants that would grow after falling on the ground. However, they would only grow when there were no mushrooms nearby.

At first, Lin thought that the fungi on the island were growing so well because they hadn't finished eating the island yet. Normally, the fungi would slowly wither away after eating the entire island.

However, it was the complete opposite here. They might have stayed here for too long and realized that they were about to die after eating up the entire island. That was why they came up with such a method to continue living.

Lin didn't know if those fungal spheres came from here. Sounds could be heard coming from afar.

Lin released more explorers to observe the surroundings. Meanwhile, Bechymos flew to the beach and remained motionless. Although these fungi didn't seem to be contagious, they still needed to be careful.

This was …

When they flew to the beach, Lin noticed a hole with a diameter of more than two meters. It seemed like something had dug here. Bechymos released a predator into the hole to investigate. The hole was very deep, and its inner walls were reinforced. Lin found many broken eggshells inside.

These belonged to Aztec worms … Speaking of which, Monte II was also in this place.

He seemed to have reached a very deep place on the island. Lin Sanjiu decided to wait for the explorers to slowly explore that place before looking for him.

Some of the explorers flew into the forest. Lin discovered the source of the noise. There were some huge spherical structures in the forest. These spherical structures would constantly expand and release those pompoms.

The dust contained within those pompoms still possessed the same strong infectivity as before. They were exactly the same as the plague fungi that Lin destroyed previously.

This was really special. Although they had become 'peaceful' here, they were still highly contagious to the outside world.

Moreover, these spherical structures were connected by a ring of mycelium on the ground. These mycelium were also connected to nearby mushrooms. It could be said that all the mushrooms in the surrounding forest were providing energy to these spheres.

They were trying their best to spread outside! It seemed that even though they were trapped on the island and had come up with a way to survive, they still didn't forget to constantly spread and invade.

They were indeed a very troublesome species. Perhaps Lin should 'purify' the entire island, but for now, it was better to investigate first. The island was rather large, perhaps tens or even hundreds of kilometers wide. However, there weren't many pompoms floating out, so it was better to keep an eye on them. Perhaps they had drifted in another direction, or perhaps there were other secrets hidden within.

Apart from the green mushrooms and mycelium on the island, there were also many fungal structures that imitated the form of plants. They were all covered in green algae, which they now completely relied on for their survival.

While the explorers were exploring the forest, the sky gradually darkened. These fungi suddenly displayed a peculiar side. They began to emit bursts of light one after another. All the fungi sparkled like stars, looking rather beautiful.

Perhaps they were doing this to provide light for the green algae, but the energy conversion didn't seem too cost-effective. Perhaps there were other purposes …