"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. He could only walk towards the end of this terrifying place and search for his target.
However, how far away was his target? He had no way of knowing the answer now.
"Why is this happening?" When Atlan tried to open the map in the helmet, he realized that although the map showed him, it did not show his 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, he might not be able to receive the signals from those bases now, so he could not confirm his location.
However, the helmet could still receive Maya's words. That was why he 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.
He crawled forward a little and used the helmet's long-range vision to look into the distance.
"Those bones are coming out again."
A few dozen meters ahead, a group of skeletons was dancing around a small fungus mound. They were constantly swaying their bodies and dancing with joy.
Although it looked strange, Maya had already explained to Atlan that the skeletons were doing this to clear the fungus.
This was because their flesh and blood 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 very hostile to non-fungus creatures around them. However, their perception was not very strong. As long as they were hidden within a certain distance. They would not be able to detect them.
"Gugugugugugua"
One of the skeletons seemed to have noticed something. It looked up and ran away immediately. The other skeletons followed and ran away.
"They're finally gone." After seeing the skeletons run away, Atlan stood up and prepared to continue moving forward. However, he hesitated.
It couldn't confirm whether it was moving forward or just circling around in the same place. He did not know at all. Maya could not help him and she had not spoken to him for a long time.
Beep beep beep. Suddenly, another sound came from the helmet. This surprised Atlan again. However, he realized that this sound was the signal of a companion.
As long as there was a similar armor nearby that entered the detection area, Atlan's helmet would receive the signal.
If there was 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 in front of him. Under the mushroom stalk on the ground was an Atlan.
It was wearing the same armor as him. However, it had no weapons in its hands and was surrounded by several skeletons.
"I will come and save you."
Atlan shouted at once. It took up the weapon in its hand.
Bang! The bullet hit the skull of one of the skeletons. The skull exploded. All the other skeletons let out strange screams and rushed towards 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 alright? Why did you come 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.
"Me?"
Just as the companion that had just been rescued opened its mouth, 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 the companion was still alive but had lost consciousness.
Beep. At that moment, Atlan suddenly received a signal. It was another companion's signal.
"Why is there another one?" Atlan looked at the companion that was lying on the ground. It was hesitant to go over and take a look. It could not leave it alone, but it also wanted to go over.
Beep. Suddenly, Atlan received another companion's signal. This time, it was from another direction.
"Why are there so many of them? How did they come here?" Atlan was at a loss. At that moment, Maya, who had not contacted it for a long time, spoke in its helmet.
"Test the brain waves of this fainted one." It was a simple sentence.
"Brain waves?" Atlan was stunned. It knew that their armor had the function of detecting the brain. 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.
"Something like this happened." Maya's voice said, "Your kind has been affected since then."
"What?" Atlan did not understand Maya's words. It asked curiously, "What's affected?"
"It's when you ate that beetle."
"That beetle?" Atlan suddenly reacted, "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 spoke. It was Cryopteris who spoke, "Why do you think that beetle is so easy to catch? Why is it so harmless? It's not just for you to eat."
"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?"
As soon as Atlan finished speaking, it was shocked to find that the helmet continuously displayed a large number of signals. There were at least ten companions nearby that were 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 about anything else. It immediately turned around and ran away, leaving this strange place that was constantly reverberating with signals.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the void, Maya was thinking about the situation here.
Maya had observed the Atlan here for a while, so she knew that they were hunting those beetles that were at the edge of the fungus area. In fact, other than the modified gigantic 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 captured by the Atlan. The Atlan's current equipment did not detect any danger from the beetles, but in fact, if they ate the beetles, there was a possibility that they would be controlled.
What would happen to their brain? The affected Atlan would walk towards the depths of the fungus area. However, they did not know the exact mechanism behind this.
"Have you eaten a beetle before?"
Thinking about this, Maya asked the Atlan that was moving forward.
"I haven't eaten that before." Atlan said, "We have a lot of other food in the camp, so I haven't eaten that disgusting thing."
"That's good."
"But," Atlan asked, "Can they still be saved? I mean, after eating the beetles, can they get rid of the infection?"
"It's possible, and the effect is not complete." Maya said, "Hurry up, keep moving forward. You can observe their direction to find the right path. That's your target."
"Got it."
With that, Atlan continued to walk swiftly forward.
After a few hundred seconds, something new appeared in front of the Atlan.
Originally, there was only a white carpet and giant umbrella mushrooms. Now, in front of it, there was a forest with a large number of fungus structures.
These fungus structures included mushrooms of various shapes and structures of different shapes. Around the forest of fungi, the Atlan saw a group of moving creatures.
It immediately crouched down and used the helmet's telescopic function to observe the creatures carefully.
"Finally found them."
Maya's voice rang in its head. Atlan found that the creatures were also beetle-shaped.
However, their shape was strange. They were thin, 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 almost see the innards inside. These beetles were gathering 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 got closer and found that the beetles were carrying something soft. They were piling these things outside the forest of fungi.
"What are those?" Atlan was puzzled when a voice suddenly rang in its helmet.
"Go, they found you."
"What?" Atlan was shocked. It suddenly saw that the beetles were all looking in its direction.
At that moment, a large number of skeletons suddenly appeared in the forest behind the beetles.
They made crackling sounds as they charged towards Atlan. Atlan quickly raised his weapon, and the sound of the explosion echoed under 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 the helmet that was thrown on the ground and saw the Atlan being dragged into the forest. She had made up her mind.
"The mission has failed. I'll go personally."
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