Chapter 81 Gene Invasion 7
The man was dressed lightly and kept scratching his hands. Lin Xia used her spiritual power to look over and saw that he was scratching his arm, tearing off a layer of skin. There were several more pieces of skin lying on the ground nearby.
But what was exposed wasn't muscle, but a layer of net-like fungal hyphae. There was no bleeding, and he didn't seem to be in any pain at all...
While the others hid, they grabbed extra clothes to cover any exposed parts of their bodies and ran outside. Soon, he was the only one left in the room, sitting there mechanically scratching.
Soon after, mucus seeped from his pores, and several fungal caps grew on his body. At this point, he stopped scratching.
More and more mucus appeared on her face and body, and more and more mushroom caps sprouted from her body. Lin Xia withdrew her mental energy and rubbed the goosebumps on her body.
They sealed up all the gaps in the room doors so that they could take things out, and they also removed the air conditioner and sealed up the holes it had drilled.
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The third day.
Lin Xia opened her eyes and rubbed her forehead. She hadn't slept well all night, getting up frequently to check if any spores had gotten into the room.
Fortunately, no more terrified screams were heard throughout the night, suggesting that the parasitism can vary from person to person.
The rain outside had stopped, and the sun was shining down, but Lin Xia's spiritual power could still see the spores floating in the air, scattering everywhere with the wind.
Aside from human voices, the surroundings were completely quiet. When Lin Xia scanned the area with her mental energy, she found that there were no birds chirping or insects chirping, and even the rats underground had disappeared without her noticing.
Lin Xia checked the direction and found that they were walking in front, consistent with her observation that the spores were spreading from behind.
It seems that humans are indeed the most oblivious. This thing poses no threat to them, so they didn't even send out a mental warning.
Although there is no threat, the situation of being infected is too disgusting.
Lin Xia only thought for a moment before deciding to leave. Although there were still spores spreading in the air, the mushrooms growing on the ground were already larger. Once they also started to release spores, the spore content in the air would be even higher.
After packing her things and checking that her trouser legs and cuffs were properly tied, Lin Xia quickly ran out.
Lin Xia only needed to avoid plants and insects along the way, which made her much faster. When she saw the barren landscape and bright sunshine ahead, she longed to go, but she quickly stopped.
The place where she was located was shrouded in lush greenery, with only occasional slivers of sunlight filtering through the gaps, making it damp and gloomy.
Ahead, the sun shone brightly, and looking up, you could see the azure sky. The sunlight was abundant and felt very warm.
It's as if there's a dividing line in the middle, clearly separating the two areas. The area is large enough to block out this whole area. Next to it is a lake, which occupies a large area and has several well-preserved duck boats.
Looking at the huge tree in front of me, it seemed to reach into the clouds, incredibly thick, with vines climbing all over its trunk, hanging down and blooming with small purple flowers.
There were palm-sized bees buzzing around collecting nectar, and the flowers swayed gently in the breeze—it was absolutely beautiful.
But apart from fungi, there were no other plants or animals around.
Mushrooms sprouted up in the open space. Lin Xia looked at the fungi with some curiosity. How could mushrooms grow so quickly in such a sunny place?
In less than a minute, the open space was covered with mushrooms, densely packed. Lin Xia quickly retreated, glanced at the big tree, and felt that the big tree seemed to have withered a lot.
With a growing sense of foreboding, Lin Xia turned around, activated her [Intermediate Protective Shield], and sprinted backward at top speed, running almost recklessly, except for the trees.
'Puff' 'Puff' 'Puff'... More spores were released and fell into the surrounding area. Lin Xia stirred up a gentle breeze around her, blowing all the flying spores away.
Looking back, I saw that the vines on the tree had multiplied into dozens of branches, inserting themselves into the mushroom grove, causing the mushrooms that grew to wither and die immediately.
The flowers on the vines bloomed more brightly, while the big tree withered even more. After the mushrooms completely dried up, the vines stretched out rapidly and plunged into the empty circle.
The lush green flowers and plants withered and died quickly, while the vines grew thicker and faster, chasing after Lin Xia at great speed. A sweep of spiritual energy from behind revealed that wherever the vines passed, all life withered, and the color of the vines gradually changed from bright green to dark green.
The throwing knives shot out with a whoosh. At first, the vines could be cut with a single stroke, but now it took two or three strokes to cut them. However, the vines absorbed the energy too quickly and grew even faster, so cutting off a section of the vine had no effect whatsoever.
Lin Xia stopped wasting her time and went all out. Finally, the vines stopped. Lin Xia looked back and saw that the tree was even taller, reaching straight to the sky. The vines were also incredibly thick, wrapped around the tree, and purple flowers swayed in the wind on the hanging vines.
Lush green grass quickly sprouted around the tree, completely covering the traces of what had just happened. If it weren't for the sparse vegetation, it would be almost impossible to tell anything unusual. Given time, once the plants had fully grown, who would even know what had transpired here...
Just then, a person ran up and somehow provoked the bees, who were now being chased by a swarm of them. Their black, shiny stingers could kill someone with a single sting to the head, yet they were now swarming together.
The man was incredibly fast. Just as Lin Xia was about to dodge, he threw something at her – honey! Lin Xia dodged far away, and before the bee could react, she vanished in a flash.
Seeing the man run into the newly grown grass, Lin Xia ignored him and continued forward. Soon she saw a huge beehive hanging on a giant tree. Lin Xia probed it and found that there was a lot of honey inside, golden in color, and it looked to be of very good quality.
But she quickly went around it; she wouldn't dare eat anything from there.
Along the way, I saw several people walking carefully on the road, all of them wrapped up tightly.
Lin Xia used her mental power to clear a path, taking a roundabout route, but it was safe enough. After passing through several dangerous places, the people in front of her would always see Lin Xia taking the roundabout route when they went back, and they would slowly realize what was happening and follow behind her.
Although they followed, they all kept a great distance and were very wary. Lin Xia guessed that these people were likely mutated, very fast and agile, and that normal humans would fall behind as they followed.
After walking for most of the day, we arrived at the gas station. There were a few houses there that were relatively well-preserved, and there were two people inside.
Lin Xia went in and quietly walked to a corner, ate some compressed biscuits and drank some water. After a while, three more people came in and sat quietly, far apart from each other.
Looking at the people following her, Lin Xia frowned. This was very inconvenient for her. She needed to speed up and shake them off so she could find a place to stay for a few days. Walking like this wasn't a solution anyway, since she had no destination and it didn't matter where she went.
Just as Lin Xia was about to leave, it started raining again outside. The others were more perceptive than Lin Xia and immediately jumped up and blocked all the doors and windows tightly.
He scanned the room with his mental energy, but found no spores. The thought of spores reminded him of the vine plant he had just seen. If those spores grew up, they would be like vegetables being delivered to someone else. He would have to go further away once the rain stopped.
This game, while presenting numerous minor troubles, didn't seem particularly difficult to Lin Xia. However, Lin Xia was somewhat worried, fearing that something big might come up later.
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