"How long have I been walking here..."
Dark, damp, terrifying...
This place was too stressful for a creature. However, Atlan could no longer turn back. It could only walk towards the end of this terrifying place and find its target.
But how far away was the target? It could not find out the answer now.
"Why is this happening..." When Atlan tried to open the map in the helmet, it found that although the map showed its location, it did not show its location.
There was only one reason for this problem. The helmet's GPS locator was based on the Brain Spirit bases that were scattered all over the world.
However, it might not be able to receive the signals of those bases now, so it could not confirm its location.
However, the helmet could still receive Maya's words, so it felt very strange...
Beep! Suddenly, a sound came from the helmet. Atlan was shocked and immediately lay down on the ground, stirring up a cloud of powder.
It crawled forward a little and used the helmet's long-range vision to look into the distance...
"Those bones are coming out again."
Dozens of meters ahead, a group of skeletons was dancing around a small fungus hill. They were constantly swaying their bodies and dancing with joy.
Although it looked strange, Maya had already explained to Atlan that the skeletons' movements were to 'unblock'.
This was because their 'flesh' would easily solidify if they did not engage in vigorous activities. This seemed to be a side effect of the fungus' modification, so these skeletons had to be constantly moving.
They were also very hostile to non-fungus creatures around them. However, their perception was not very strong. As long as it was hidden within a certain distance. They would not be able to detect it.
"Guguguga?"
One of the skeletons seemed to have discovered something. It raised its head and looked into the distance, then immediately ran away. The other skeletons followed and ran away.
"They're finally gone." After seeing the skeletons run away, Atlan stood up and prepared to continue forward, but... it hesitated.
It could not confirm whether the direction it was going was' forward 'or if it was going in circles. It had no idea at all … and Maya had no way to help it, and she hadn't spoken to it for a long time.
Beep beep beep! Suddenly, another sound came from the helmet. This shocked Atlan again, but it realized that this sound was... a signal from a companion.
As long as a similar armor entered the detection area, Atlan's helmet would receive the signal.
'There's a similar armor nearby … Could it be a companion?'
Astounded, Atlan quickly ran in the direction indicated by the helmet.
"That … that is!"
After running for a while, Atlan saw a fallen Giant Umbrella Mushroom, and under the mushroom stalk on the ground was … Atlan.
It was wearing the same armor as him. However, it had no weapons in its hands, and it was surrounded by several skeletons.
"I will come and save you!"
Atlan shouted at once. It raised the weapon in its hand …
Bang! The bullet accurately hit the skull of one of the skeletons, and the skull exploded. The other skeletons let out a strange shriek and pounced on Atlan.
However, under the impact of the warhead, none of the skeletons could get close to Atlan. They all fell to the ground.
"Are you okay? Why are you here? "
It immediately ran to the side of its surrounded companion. It had been walking here for a long time. Although it was extremely excited to see a companion, it also had a lot of doubts.
"I …"
The companion that was just saved had just opened its mouth when it suddenly fell to the ground.
"What happened to you? What happened to you? "
Atlan quickly used the life detection function in the helmet. It found that its companion was still alive, but had lost consciousness.
Beep! At this moment, Atlan suddenly realized that it had received a signal. This was another companion's signal.
"Why is there another one?" Atlan looked at its companion lying on the ground. It was hesitant to go over and take a look. It could not leave it alone, but it wanted to go over … Beep!
"Beep!" Suddenly, Atlan received another signal from his comrade. It was from another direction.
"Why are there so many of them? How did they come over? " Atlan was now at a loss. At this moment, Maya's voice appeared in its helmet. It had not contacted it for a long time.
"Test the brain waves of this fainted one." This sentence was very simple.
"Brain waves?" Atlan was stunned. It knew that their helmet had the function of detecting their brain waves. It could detect whether their mental state was normal.
Although it was strange, Atlan still listened to Maya and quickly activated the detection function. After detecting its companion's brain waves, it found that its companion's mental state was' abnormal. '
"This happened." Maya's voice said, "Your kind has been affected since then."
"What?" Atlan obviously did not understand what Maya said. It asked curiously, "What's affected?"
"It's when you … ate that beetle."
"That beetle …" Atlan suddenly realized and said, "Could it be …"
"That's right. It's the beetle that you always hunt." Maya's voice came from the other side. However, it was not Maya who said this. It was Cryopteris who said, "Why do you think that beetle was so easy to catch? Why was it so easy to catch? Why was there no danger? It was not for you to eat for free … "
"After eating those beetles, your brain will be affected and infected by the fungus. In the end, you will uncontrollably walk towards this place!"
"How is that possible …"
Just as Atlan finished speaking, it was shocked to find that the helmet continuously displayed a large number of signals. There were at least ten of its companions moving towards this place.
"There are so many of them …"
"Ignore them. You must continue to move forward. Go to the center and see what I want you to see. Quickly leave this place!"
Under the voice of the helmet, Atlan did not care too much. It immediately turned and ran, leaving this strange place that was constantly echoing with signals.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the void, Maya was thinking about the situation here.
Maya had observed Atlan for a while, so she knew that they hunted those beetles that were at the edge of the fungus area. In fact, other than the modified giant creatures and skeletons, those beetles were also very strange things that were very suspicious …
Now, Maya finally understood that those beetles did not appear there for no reason.
Their purpose was to be caught by Atlan. Atlan's current equipment did not detect any danger from the beetles, but in reality, if they ate the beetles, there was a possibility that they would be … controlled.
It might affect their brain, and the affected Atlan would walk towards the depths of the fungus area. However, she did not know the details of the theory …
"Have you eaten a beetle before?"
Thinking about this, Maya asked Atlan who was moving forward.
"That … I haven't eaten it before," Atlan said. "We have a lot of other food in our camp, so I haven't eaten that … It feels a little disgusting."
"That's good."
"But …" Atlan asked, "Can they still be saved? I mean, after eating the beetles, can they be rid of the infection? "
"It's possible. Moreover, the effect is not complete." Maya said, "Hurry up, keep moving forward. You can observe the direction they are moving in to find the correct path. That's your target!"
"… I understand."
With that, Atlan continued to move forward quickly.
After a few hundred seconds, something new appeared in front of Atlan's eyes.
Originally, there was only a white carpet and giant umbrella mushrooms. Now, in front of him, there was a large amount of fungal structures growing … a forest.
These fungal structures included mushrooms of various shapes and structures of different shapes. Around this fungal forest, Atlan saw a group of active creatures.
He immediately crouched down and used the helmet's telescopic function to observe these creatures carefully.
"Finally found them."
Maya's voice rang in his head. Atlan noticed that these creatures were also beetle-shaped.
However, their shape was a little strange. They were thinner, about a meter long, and they only had four limbs.
The most eye-catching part of them was their carapace. The translucent carapace was so transparent that one could see the innards inside. These beetles were gathered at the edge of the fungal forest, moving in and out as if they were transporting something.
In order to get a better look, Atlan moved closer. He noticed that the beetles were carrying soft objects and they were piling these objects outside the forest.
"What are those …" Just as Atlan was puzzled, a voice came from his helmet …
"Go! They've found you! "
"What?" Atlan was shocked. He suddenly saw that all the beetles were looking in his direction.
At that moment, in the forest behind these beetles suddenly appeared … a large number of skeletons.
They made cracking sounds as they rushed towards Atlan's position. Atlan quickly raised his weapon and the sound of explosions echoed in the dust-covered sky …
…
The battle didn't last long. Even if the Atlan had weapons, there were too many skeletons. The skeletons easily drowned the Atlan, but they didn't kill it. Instead, they took off its armor and dragged it into the forest of fungi.
Maya looked through Atlan's helmet that was thrown on the ground and saw Atlan's figure being dragged into the forest. She had decided …
"… The mission has failed. I'll go personally."
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