Liu Kai was unaware of the species of these mysterious cave mushrooms, nor whether they were poisonous.
But that's not important.
Because what Liu Kai wanted to devour was their life force, not to eat these things of unknown origin.
He would even swallow the world's most famous poisonous Amanita mushroom without hesitation.
Upon seeing such a large bacterial colony, Liu Kai couldn't help but recall the cases he had seen online.
More than forty years ago.
A team of forestry scientists traveled to eastern Oregon, USA, for research.
Similar items were found in the Maluer National Forest Park.
It was a giant life form composed of Armillaria ostreatus.
It is estimated that it is over 2,400 years old.
Not only are there a large number of mushrooms on the surface, but also extensive mycelium underground.
It covers an area of 9.65 square kilometers, equivalent to the size of 1,665 football fields.
Its weight exceeds 605 tons!
As he pondered, the convoy was nearing its final destination.
However, even as he got closer, Liu Kai was unable to detect the extent of the mysterious fungus's coverage within the cave.
The 12-kilometer distance is merely the limit of the scan, not the limit of this mysterious fungus.
Liu Kai became increasingly excited.
Such a high concentration of vitality even exceeds that of the more than 20,000 mu of newly sprouted grain in the storage space!
Moreover, he doesn't have to worry about production and can take his time absorbing nutrients.
We can go all out and harvest all the mushrooms here.
However, the surprises that this cave brought Liu Kai went far beyond just the mushrooms.
He also detected the presence of a large number of animals in areas closer to the Earth's surface.
First, there are cave bats, whose size is comparable to two sparrows.
The sheer number of them is staggering; a rough count suggests at least 40,000!
These bats are currently hanging upside down from the top of the cave.
If someone enters the cave and shines a flashlight inside, they will see that it is all densely packed black.
And these black things keep wriggling.
Just thinking about it is a scene that makes your scalp tingle, especially for people with trypophobia, who might even faint on the spot.
If they take off together again...
Liu Kai couldn't help but shiver and quickly shook his head to banish the image from his mind.
These bats confirm that the cave definitely has an exit to the outside world.
However, starting from early this morning, the outside world was frozen again, and the bats' food source was cut off.
The good news is that the cold snap didn't last long.
These bats had already caught enough food during the previous hot weather.
At this moment, it looks quite robust and full of vitality!
The only slightly tricky aspect is that bats aren't exactly unintelligent.
This means that consuming the life force of bats may cause a certain degree of "resentment" backlash.
So Liu Kai decided to take it easy and save the bats for last before devouring them.
There are also animals with low intelligence.
On both sides of that ever-flowing underground river, there are numerous puddles and damp lava fields.
These puddles and rocks are also home to a terrifying array of animals.
Golden apple snail, giant African snail, pleco...
What's even more chilling are the clusters of pink apple snail eggs along the shore.
There are also a large number of scavengers and snail eggs underwater.
Upon witnessing this scene, Liu Kai couldn't help but sigh.
This isn't a cave; it's a den of demons where a hundred ghosts roam at night!
Bats carry a large number of viruses that are deadly to humans.
Both golden apple snails and giant African snails are full of parasites.
And scavengers are masters at destroying aquatic environments.
From nature's perspective, all animals want to live, and their behavior is neither right nor wrong.
From a human perspective, however, none of these are good things.
Moreover, their sheer number and overall vitality far surpass those of the sprawling giant mushrooms.
This made Liu Kai feel both disgusted and happy, a very contradictory feeling.
It's as if you see a bundle of hundred-yuan bills fallen into a pile of excrement; you don't know whether to pick it up or not.
Of course, any normal person without money would choose to pick up money.
Liu Kai was no exception.
He made a decision immediately: he absolutely could not miss this opportunity.
Eliminating these things not only rids humanity of a scourge, but their immense vitality can also be considered a New Year's gift to Liu Kai.
After all, as the old saying goes: If you don't take what Heaven gives you, you will suffer the consequences.
Since that's the case, he accepted it with a smile.
Soon, the convoy had traversed the long underground tunnel.
Finally, they were parked in an orderly manner in this cave, which is as spacious as an underground base of a provincial military district.
While the vehicles were queuing, Liu Kai, who was sitting in the cargo box of the last truck, quickly took off his winter coat.
Take out the highly sealed powered exoskeleton from the storage space and put it on.
He could devour these animals without fighting, but he found it unpleasant.
What if those bats suddenly took flight and pounced on him?
Or you might accidentally step on a clump of golden apple snail eggs that burst open...
Although it did not cause any physical harm, it caused immense psychological damage.
It's just too disgusting.
Having made the necessary preparations, Liu Kai immediately took action.
This huge warehouse naturally contains monitoring equipment and motion alarm devices.
But Liu Kai is cheating.
It immediately entered the folded space and disappeared.
Ignoring the spatial distance and the thick walls and soil barriers, they quickly passed through the warehouse and arrived at the hidden cave.
The fungus was too large and clung tightly to the rock wall to fit into the storage space.
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