Suddenly, a large opening appeared on the top of the giant mushroom.

"call!"

A plume of black smoke rose from the opening like a mushroom cloud.

Lian Daxun hurriedly asked, "What is that?"

Qiao Bingyan observed the data transmitted to the tablet: "No extra abnormal energy was detected, but life fluctuations were detected in that smoke."

Li Shi's expression changed: "Oh no, those are the spores he released. It sensed the danger and spread its seeds. We can't bombard it anymore."

Lian Daxun understood and said seriously, "It seems I still have to use the mecha."

He doesn't want to use the mecha unless it's absolutely necessary.

Because the mechs consume too much energy.

When the mech moves, it consumes one energy point every few seconds. In combat mode, it consumes one energy point per second. This consumption is something that ordinary people cannot withstand.

Now he had no choice but to get into the mech and use it to destroy the giant mushroom.

The mech walked step by step into the factory area and arrived at the base of the giant mushroom.

The base of the building has been blasted open, creating a hole as big as a room.

Lian Daxun originally intended to use the plasma cutter on the mecha arm to cut the root of the giant mushroom.

However, the roots of the giant mushroom also occupied most of the factory area, and were extremely large. If it were to be cut, it would probably take a whole day and night.

Lian Daxun directly gave up on cutting it off.

I glanced at the huge hole that had been blown open. The hole wasn't completely solid; instead, it revealed several holes about two meters high, like the entrance to a maze.

Lian Daxun went inside out of curiosity.

Upon entering, I discovered that it truly was a maze.

However, for modern people with advanced technology, mazes are nothing. The mechs have built-in navigation, so once you've walked a path once, you won't go the wrong way again.

Following the right path, we soon reached the center of the mushroom's roots.

This place is a hidden paradise.

It resembled a grand palace.

The reason I say this is because the place is very open, and there is also a strange sight here.

There are countless giant rats and giant cockroaches gathered here.

It was like a pilgrimage.

In the very center hangs a glowing stone that looks like a heart, with several vein-like structures connecting it to various parts of the giant mushroom.

This is probably the heart of the giant mushroom.

Just as Lian Daxun was wondering why so many giant rats and cockroaches were gathered here and living peacefully, he saw that small black mushrooms were growing on the ground beneath the feet of the rats and cockroaches.

Giant rats and cockroaches gather here to eat these mushrooms.

Just as the rats and cockroaches are munching on the small mushrooms, vines will descend from above, lifting up the largest rats and cockroaches and carrying them to the glowing heart.

The rats and cockroaches remained motionless as the vines extracted energy cores from their heads and delivered them to their glowing hearts.

Lian Daxun was shocked by this scene. Why weren't these rats and cockroaches fighting back?

He soon discovered what was special about it.

These rats and cockroaches each had a small mushroom growing on their heads.

Based on his experience, Lian Daxun judged that these rats and cockroaches had been parasitized by mushrooms!

Lian Daxun felt a chill run down his spine upon closer examination.

The giant mushroom parasitized these mutated creatures, grew food to feed them, and then nourished itself once their energy cores matured.

This process is nothing special for humans.

But for a mutated creature, this operation is nothing short of terrifying and bizarre.

Lian Daxun must not let this mutated creature live.

Lian Daxun extended his left hand, aiming his arm at the glowing heart, and fired two small missiles at the glowing heart.

"Boom!"

The glowing heart was not destroyed; instead, it triggered a series of chain reactions.

Countless vines hang down from above.

All the cockroaches and rats on the ground were eyeing the mecha covetously.

Lian Daxun was not surprised, because energy crystals with energy levels reaching several thousand are indeed not easy to destroy.

Lian Daxun silently used the plasma cutter in his right hand and walked step by step toward the glowing heart.

The rats and cockroaches on the ground became agitated and pounced on Lian Daxun, launching an attack.

However, these mutated creatures were like vegetables being chopped down in front of the mechs.

The mech's plasma cuts through everything in its path, decapitating all the mutated creatures.

The mecha finally reached the heart.

As he raised the plasma cutter to make a cut, a vine wrapped around the mecha arm, then a second, a third... countless vines coiled around Lian Daxun's mecha.

Even the powerful mechs could not withstand the entanglement of countless vines and finally came to a standstill.

Even Da Xun didn't expect things to turn out this way. Being controlled by these vines, what difference was there between him and being dead?

Lian Daxun hurriedly ordered: "Request artillery support, fire, fire!"

Upon hearing the order, the soldiers outside once again used mortars to bombard the base of the giant mushroom.

Lian Daxun heard the sound of cannons outside, and at the same time, the vines wrapped around his body loosened.

Lian Daxun seized the opportunity, activated the mecha's maximum power, and with a flip, severed a patch of vines above his head.

Before the vines could react, Lian Daxun's plasma cutting blade sliced ​​off the "blood vessels" connecting the glowing stone with several strokes.

The glowing stone fell to the ground.

Lian Daxun could clearly feel that the entire space was shaking—no, the entire giant mushroom was shaking.

The surviving rats and cockroaches on the ground scattered and fled out of the mushroom.

Lian Daxun picked up the glowing stone from the ground and was about to breathe a sigh of relief when he heard Li Shi's anxious voice coming through the communicator.

"Don't let these mutated creatures escape! Quickly, at all costs, eliminate them..."

However, the number of cockroaches and rats was simply too great, and the weapons they had were far from enough to eliminate them all; many could only watch helplessly as they escaped.

When Lian Daxun came out, he learned a fact.

These parasitized organisms are also the seeds of giant mushrooms.

Once the right place is found, giant mushrooms will grow from the mutated organism.

Lian Daxun looked at the distant world with some confusion.

The spores released by giant mushrooms into the air can be predicted and controlled by meteorological observations, allowing the spores to land in specific areas.

But how can we control the seeds taken away by the mutated creatures?

Cockroaches and rats can survive anywhere on Earth except in the Arctic and Antarctic; they can reach any corner of the planet.

What will the future hold?