"This is … the smell of meat …"
It was a dark cave.
Although it should be daytime, the place was still dark. Only the light from the imaging device in his hand could barely illuminate the surrounding environment.
The Scholar had been in this dark environment for two days and nights.
It found water and food here. In front of the scholar, there was a small pit. It looked like a dried up pool, and there was a strange plant growing in it.
The Scholar had chased the jade salt to this place. Although it lost the jade salt, it found that this plant was edible. It tasted like … meat.
Therefore, the Scholar had satisfied its hunger, but it soon encountered a new problem … the problem of energy.
Its imaging device was almost out of power, and the Scholar was almost completely dependent on this thing. Whether it was scaring away predators, finding water, or finding food and lighting, they all had to be done by the device.
Without it, the Scholar felt that it could not last a day and night.
Therefore, it had to find a way to leave this place. Only by touching the light could it replenish its energy.
Thinking of this, the Scholar stood up. Although it felt a little tired, it was not the time to sleep.
It had to find a way out as soon as possible …
One step, two steps, the Scholar walked in the cave tunnel covered with soft white sand. It remembered that it had encountered many cave openings that led to the surface, but now it had no way to go there.
Because when it was chasing the jade salt, it got lost. It did not know where it was now. Although the imaging device had the function of recording a map. However, because of the lack of energy, the Scholar did not activate this function.
Therefore, it did not know where to go now …
"This is …"
While thinking, the Scholar found that it had walked into a strange place. The ground here was full of sharp stalagmites. These stalagmites were generally one meter tall. Some of the stalagmites had something like meat hanging on them.
"It smells so good …"
At the same time, the Scholar smelled the fragrance. It approached a stalagmite. There was a piece of meat on the tip of the stalagmite. This piece of meat was already dry, but it emitted a faint fragrance.
It made the Scholar want to … try a bite.
However, it would not eat this strange thing casually. It was not clear where this thing came from. It might be a trap of some creatures. In this random world, it was not surprising that anything would appear.
The scholar continued to walk deeper into the cave. There were more and more stalagmites here. Every ten stalagmites had a piece of meat stuck in them.
The smell of the meat tempted the scholar. However, the Scholar resisted the urge to eat them. These stalagmites looked too suspicious. Although they looked like stones, the Scholar felt that they were creatures waiting to be hunted.
The Scholar remembered that the Voidfolk had not eaten real meat for a long time. The 'meat' they ate now was basically made from algae, so meat would not be that attractive to them …
"Ah!"
While he was lost in thought, the Scholar realized he had accidentally kicked a stalagmite. The stalagmite opened up into three petals like a flower. Each petal was covered with sawteeth, and it bit into the Scholar's leg.
The Scholar struck the stalagmite with all his might. The stalagmite let go of the Scholar's leg and retreated into the ground.
"As expected …"
The scholar hurriedly took a few steps back and checked the wound on his leg.
These things were quite dangerous … However, their hunting method seemed to be targeted at small creatures, so it was not able to swallow the Scholar whole. It only bit the Scholar's leg.
The Scholar looked at the wound on his leg and confirmed that it was not a big problem. This was one of the benefits of being a creature with dense bones. Normal attacks would not easily hurt them.
The Scholar quickly walked forward, carefully avoiding the stalagmites. The Scholar found that the stalagmites would react as soon as he got close. They would vibrate slightly, as if preparing to attack …
Finally, after walking for a while, the Scholar left the area of stalagmites. In front of him was a slope that led downwards.
"After walking for so long, I'm going deeper …"
Looking at the slope in front of him, the Scholar hesitated whether or not to go down. If he went back, he would have to pass by the place where the meat stalagmites hung …
There is no other way … The Scholar thought as he walked up the slope.
"Ah!" The moment he stepped on the slope, the Scholar suddenly felt his feet slip, and his whole body rolled down the slope!
In the rapid roll, the Scholar tried to grab the ground to stop his body, but he found that the ground was slippery sand. There was no way to stop his body.
"Bang!"
It was not until the Scholar bumped into something that his body came to a stop.
"This is …" The Scholar rubbed his dizzy head. When he stood up, he found that there was a large pile of white stones in front of him.
The Scholar grabbed one of the stones, and when he squeezed it a little, the stone was crushed into powder.
"I see … There should have been a very large but very brittle stone here. When I bumped into it, it broke into pieces?"
The Scholar patted the dust off his body and stood up. He looked around and found himself in another white cave. This time, however, he did not have to turn on the imaging device for illumination.
In front of the Scholar, countless fluorescent objects filled his field of vision. On the walls of the cave, there was a large number of fungi. These fungi came in all kinds of shapes and sizes, and they emitted a beautiful light.
Looking at the light emitted by the fungi, the Scholar slowly walked over. Under the illumination of the fungi, he took out the imaging device.
The fluorescent light of the fungi should not be able to charge the device, but the Scholar still wanted to test it. So, he came to the largest 'wall' of fungi.
A large number of fungi grew here. They came in all kinds of shapes and colors, and they covered the entire wall of the cave.
Under this wonderful scene, the Scholar took out the imaging device and aimed it at the fungi. Generally speaking, most light could be used to charge the fungus, but it had to be strong enough.
While the device was charging, the Scholar also observed these organisms. Suddenly, he found something very strange.
"These mycelium … are moving?"
The wall was covered with tiny mycelium. The Scholar found that they were wriggling little by little, and they were entangled together. It felt like a large number of tiny worms.
"Could this be … Impossible …"
The Scholar had read about plague fungi, and some of the things in the data were very similar to the situation here … The Scholar could not help but take a few steps back when he thought of this, but he quickly calmed down.
This was because the Scholar thought of another organism. This organism was also a fungus. Although it also wriggled, it was not as dangerous. However, this kind of wriggling fungus could not grow on its own. They needed a specific organism to grow them, and that was …
"Gululu?"
A sound came from behind the Scholar. The Scholar quickly looked back and saw a small organism.
This organism was ten centimeters long, and it looked like a beetle. However, the strange thing was that it only had four limbs. It was probably the arthropod organism with the least limbs.
Moreover, the shell on its body was glowing like stars, and it looked almost exactly the same as the light of fungi.
Just as the Scholar had noticed this organism, this organism also noticed the Scholar. Under its strange cry, more beetles appeared around it.
"This is … a chibucha!" The Scholar had seen the information about these organisms.
These organisms were first discovered in the Northern Continent, but there were similar subspecies on other islands. One of these subspecies had formed a symbiotic relationship with plague fungi.
However, after the plague fungi disappeared, these subspecies did not completely break away from the fungi. They grew another type of fungus and formed a new symbiotic relationship with it. After that, they lived in a certain place.
As for where they lived, the Scholar did not see any relevant information. However, based on the current situation, it was clear that they lived in this place, and their body shape was also different from what the Scholar had seen in the data.
However, only one type of arthropod had so few limbs, so the Scholar was sure of their identity.
More and more chibucha were now gathering in this place. They seemed to be curious about the Scholar, and the Scholar knew that they should be intelligent creatures and should be able to communicate with them.
However, how should they communicate with them?
"Clack clack clack …"
Suddenly, one of the chibucha made a strange sound. This sound seemed to be produced by the friction of their elytra wings. When the first insect made the sound, the other insects also made a similar sound.
"Clack clack clack …"
The strange sound echoed throughout the cave, and the Scholar could not help but feel uncomfortable.
"This is …!" The Scholar suddenly felt something behind it. It turned around and found that the fungal wall behind it was also covered with a large number of chibucha insects.
As they made the sound, they slowly surrounded the Scholar …
…
"Where is this?"
When it opened its eyes again, the Scholar found itself in a strange place.
Its surroundings were still dark, and it was obvious that it was still in the cave environment. However, a faint light illuminated the surroundings, allowing it to see clearly.
"I remember …"
The Scholar remembered that it was surrounded by a large number of chibucha insects, and then fainted for some reason, and then …
"What is this?"
The Scholar suddenly noticed that the light around it seemed to be coming from its own body. The Scholar hurriedly raised its hand to take a look, and found that its hand was actually emitting a star-like light just like the chibucha insects …
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