"SOS … SOS … SOS … SOS … SOS …"
A small communication device was lying on a piece of white land. ※ ※
A small voice was emitted from its body, slowly echoing in this vast space …
Its voice became softer and softer, and then … disappeared.
This communication device, like the wreckage of the 30 chariots around it, was slowly covered by the drifting fungal dust in the sky, forgotten by this world …
"No, we haven't been forgotten, we … haven't been forgotten!"
"Our troops were destroyed, attacked by a group of giant creatures. There were many of these giant creatures, at least 10 of them. They destroyed our chariots, and our army was completely wiped out …"
"Only I … survived."
An Atran was leaning under a giant umbrella mushroom. It looked at the destroyed chariot wreckage next to it while inputting a large amount of information into its helmet.
"I don't know why the concentration of the fungal dust here has become lower, so I'm fine even if I'm outside." The Atran continued to input all the information, "The cause of all this is a creature that calls itself 'Maya'.
It's a creature that contacted us from the distant void. It wants us to go to the depths of the fungal area to observe the specific situation. That 'depths' is the initial area of the fungal infection. The fungal originally teleported back from the world that it wanted to invade with a huge … land. It wants us to go and see what has become of that place and promised to save us. "
"However, when we were close to the target, this happened …"
"If that's the case. No matter what, I have to complete this mission … even if I die. I can also save those Atran who are waiting for us! "
"Input complete …"
The Atran stood up. It picked up the weapon in its hand, looked at the dim sky, and continued to walk towards the target.
There was a map in its helmet, and it was about 100 kilometers away from the target.
This was a difficult journey. As long as the concentration of the surrounding fungal dust increased, it would soon die, but … it believed that it could complete this mission …
"Thud …"
It stepped on the carpet made of mycelium, and countless dust particles floated up. The Atran was moving at a slow and steady speed. It was always paying attention to the concentration of the surrounding fungal dust. The filter in its helmet had a function of cleaning clogs, but if the concentration was too high, the cleaning speed could not keep up.
"This is …" However, something that surprised it happened.
The Atlans had always thought that the deeper they went into the area covered by the fungus, the higher the concentration of the fungus would be. But in reality, they realized that …
"The concentration has actually become … lower?"
It seemed that the deeper they went. The concentration index displayed on the helmet became lower and lower until it was almost the same concentration as the edge of the fungus area.
"What's going on here?"
Although he still had doubts. However, this was a good thing for Atlan, as it had a higher chance of completing its mission.
It quickened its pace and walked forward. Suddenly, there was a splashing sound under its feet. It found that it had stepped into a pool of water.
He quickly pulled his leg back and took a few steps back. Atlan saw a pool of water in front of him. The pool was about ten meters in diameter, and the light red liquid in it was vibrating slightly because of his actions.
Atlan looked at it carefully and found that the water was quite clear. Although the color was a little strange, it seemed to be drinkable.
"Don't drink it!" Atlan was surprised to find that a strange thought had just appeared in its mind. Why would it want to drink water in such a strange place?
After discarding the thought, it went around the pool and continued to walk forward.
Atlan walked carefully step by step, and after this process lasted for hundreds of seconds, it slowly quickened its pace. The environment here looked strange and dangerous, but in fact, there was nothing.
Looking around, it could only see a white carpet, the thick stalks of the giant umbrella mushrooms, and dust powder flying everywhere. Other than that, there was nothing else.
"It's too far. If I have a tank, I can get there quickly …"
After walking for thousands of seconds, Atlan found that the concentration of the fungus was indeed getting lower and lower, but there was another problem that troubled it, and that was that it was too slow …
"Let's take a rest first." It walked under the giant umbrella mushroom and sat on the soft carpet next to the stalk. However, the moment it sat down …
"Boom …" A heavy roar came from the ground in the distance, and it made Atlan stand up immediately. It quickly looked in the direction of the roar and found that there was a … huge creature lying there.
"This is the one that attacked us earlier … Why is it like this?"
Atlan could see from his helmet's telescopic vision that the creature's legs were quite familiar, but its body surprised Atlan even more.
In fact, during the process of being attacked, Atlan could only see the creature's legs. Due to the thick dust in the surroundings, he couldn't see anything clearly.
However, the fungus here was much less, and this creature was lying down, so Atlan could see its full appearance. This creature was actually … an Atlan.
However, its body was rather huge. It was over thirty meters tall, and its skin was covered in a large amount of mycelium. There were also bulbous cysts on its shoulders, legs, head, and many other places that seemed to be made of fungus as well.
Although its appearance was completely different, it could still be clearly seen that its overall body shape was the same as Atlan's.
"Gulp …" Suddenly, Atlan saw the bulbous thing on the creature's head begin to expand rapidly, and then … "Boom!"
After a series of explosions, a large amount of liquid splashed out and splattered on the carpet around it.
"What kind of monster is this …" This phenomenon was quite 'disgusting' for Atlan. It resisted the churning in its stomach and wanted to go around this place.
"Continue to observe for a while!"
Just as Atlan was about to leave. A voice suddenly came from the helmet.
"What?" Atlan was shocked. "Who is it?"
"Could it be …" Suddenly, Atlan reacted. Atlan reacted again and said, "You're the one who asked us to go deeper to observe … That creature called Maya! How did you contact me? "
"Your mission is to observe the creatures here," the voice in the helmet said. "Record their form. Record their structure, specific characteristics, and so on. "
"As long as you complete your mission well, I will come and save you."
"… I understand." Although Atlan felt that this creature was very suspicious, it had nothing else to do right now. Besides, it came here with the intention of dying.
So, it followed Maya's instructions and continued to observe the huge … Atlan.
"Alright, we can continue forward."
After observing for a while. The huge creature did not show any special reaction. The voice then told Atlan: "You still need to go to the center to observe."
"Finally, I don't have to look at that monster anymore …"
After hearing that, Atlan left.
It continued to walk forward, heading to the center where it wanted to go.
After walking for a while, Atlan asked: "What kind of creature are you? Why do you care about what happens here? "
"I noticed it at some point," the voice said. The voice replied: "Among the stars, there are a few special creatures, a powerful and terrifying creature that is rising."
"I decided to pay attention to this creature. I saw you, you are the first line of defense standing before this creature. So, you will fight for me. I will watch you like the stars in the sky. Come, chant the war song and advance! "
Atlan said: "… It seems you don't want to tell me anything."
"Have you noticed the stars in the sky?" the voice continued: "This is your salvation. You will be saved."
"I can't see the stars here," Atlan said: "And …"
"Stop!" the voice suddenly shouted. Atlan hurriedly stopped and asked: "What is it?"
"Pay attention to what's in front of you. You almost stepped into the path of destruction!" Under the guidance of the voice, Atlan looked ahead and saw a group of moving figures a few dozen meters away.
"What … is that?"
Atlan adjusted the angle of view on the armor and zoomed in on what was in front of it. It couldn't help but feel fear.
It saw a group of … skeletons.
These skeletons were about the same size as Atlan, with a thin layer of mycelium growing all over their bodies. There were also some lumps of mycelium, but their bodies were made of bones, and they were Atlan's bones.
All creatures with personalities seemed to have a certain degree of fear towards their own skeletons, and this Atlan was no exception. Not to mention, these skeletons were moving around in a circle as if they were dancing.
"Why … why are these things here?" Atlan suppressed its fear and asked.
"I don't know," the voice from the helmet replied: "But they have noticed you. Get rid of them"
"What?" Atlan was shocked. At the same time, it also noticed that the skeletons had stopped 'dancing' and were all staring at it. Their eye sockets were shining with light blue fluorescence, as if it meant that they … had vision.
Suddenly, one of the skeletons charged towards Atlan, and the other skeletons followed suit.
"Aaaaaah!" Atlan quickly pressed down on the weapon's switch. A storm of bullets instantly rained down on the skeletons.
Although these skeletons were very scary for Atlan, they were still skeletons. Under the impact of the bullets, their bones instantly shattered into pieces. In a few seconds, they were all reduced to dust, unable to withstand a single hit …
However, for Atlan, the fear still hadn't faded away … It was as if he was floating in the sky.
PS: Thank you ~ Lesne ~ for the tip ~
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