Chapter 11: Man-eating mushrooms

. Shumilou.CoM.Shumilou.Co

In addition to the lack of sunlight, even during the day it remains dim, the swamp here is indeed a very beautiful space, the faint mist with the color of flowers, for the forest to cover a hazy colorful veil, colorful mushrooms grow from the ground and the trunk of the Suogu tree, some large mushrooms can even bear the weight of a person, even if you sit on it, it will not be crushed, from the umbrella cover on the top of the mushroom, sometimes there are large faint spores erupting, and the spores of the same color as the mushroom are sent in all directions by the floating force of the air, transmitting the will of life and species to all around。 The shrubs were adorned with flowers, butterflies danced among the flowers, the buzzing of the wings vibrated to add life to the swamp, and the timid little beasts poked their heads out of the bushes and looked at the strange visitors in the swamp with curious eyes. The birds roost on the canopy of the Sogok tree, the dense canopy obscures their figures, but it can't block their melodious birdsong and the sound of flapping leaves as they rush to the sky.

"You're a little mistaken, Catherine. "Pannis sat on a large mushroom, and even with the weight of more than two hundred kilograms in the backpack, the mushroom's canopy still maintained its original posture, and at most it only slightly sagged. As if familiar with the properties of these mushrooms, Pannis does it leisurely and speaks in a leisurely voice: "In fact, the real danger is often dressed up in a beautiful coat. Although the ugly environment is frightening, it does not bring much pain to people, because when they see the ugly environment, most people will retreat from afar, and a few people will maintain the highest alertness at any time even if they are close, so in that environment, there are often not too many victims. But the beautiful environment is different, look at it here, it's as beautiful as a fairy tale for children. Even the air is filled with the fragrance of flowers, and it is dim but full of unique charm, so it is a beautiful place. ”

"That's right. "Since it took a long time to enter the swamp, Galantis simply led everyone to the edge of the swamp and began to rest a little. Catherine learns from Pannis. Sit down on another identical mushroom beside him, her full gear and backpack combined to weigh more than Pennis, but the mushroom could still withstand it. I sat tentatively and found that the mushrooms that were used as chairs were actually very elastic, as comfortable as soft chairs made of the gum of the lizard tail tree. Catherine finally put her whole body weight on the mushroom with confidence, nodded very cooperatively and said: "Why, is there danger hidden here?" I have carefully observed just now, there is nothing strange hidden, and you people who have entered the swamp are leading, as long as you don't do some superfluous things, you shouldn't encounter too much danger." For example, if I only walk the path you have walked and only touch the species you have touched, will there really be any accidents?"

"Look to the right side of your body. Probably twenty meters away. Pannis pointed to Catherine's right and said, "Do you see that mushroom forest?

"Those mushrooms...... Not like what we were sitting on?" the light was dim, but something could still be seen from twenty meters away, and Catherine followed Pannis's point, carefully examining the mushroom grove he was pointing to. It is also orange-yellow with white spots, the same straight and tough, and even sprinkled with a thin layer of yellow spores on the edges, which is exactly the same species as the mushroom I made, and I don't see anything unusual. But Catherine knew that Pannis wasn't going to be just talking. But no matter how much she observed, she couldn't find any problems, so she could only ask suspiciously: "I really don't see anything special there, how many of you are there." Can you find any problems? Vivien, you have the most knowledge, Eva, you have most of the goblins' biological information, Lina, you read the most strange novels, maybe you can know. ”

Vivien shook her head vigorously, and Lina protested disapprehensively at Catherine's evaluation of the novels she read, but there were no constructive answers. Only Eva narrowed her eyes and nodded thoughtfully: "I see, it's really a strange biological system, I seem to understand some of the goblins' records, it's really interesting." ”

"Is there really a difference?" the girls let out a low cry of surprise, and then observed intently from a certain distance for a long time, but still couldn't find any abnormalities, so they could only ask for help: "I really can't see it, is there a problem with our observation? Why do we think that the mushrooms there are the same kind of mushrooms here, except for the shape?"

"Well, it's exactly the same, because I was wrong. Pannis said with a serious face: "Hey, don't fight, don't fight, why are you getting more and more violent, it's just a joke, okay, okay, I said it's not okay, put the weapon down, and Freya, don't you love me the most, why are you even assembling the base of the crystal cannon." ”

"Because I love you enough, dear Mr. Pannis. Freya had a deep tenderness on her face, but she threw the assembled gun mount on the ground with a clatter, and said gently: "Since my expression can't get a response from your love, let's just turn to ashes together in the flame of love, so that we can be together forever." ”

"Hey, calm down. A cold sweat broke out on Pannis's forehead, and he said quickly: "Actually, there is still a difference, I'm just joking to adjust the atmosphere, and it's too dangerous to put away the weapons." Phew, you people are terrible. ”

"Say it quickly. Catherine's eyebrows were crooked, and there was a thick smile in her clear voice: "If you don't say it, you know the consequences, and you don't want to cause a bloody case as soon as you enter the swamp." ”

"You're getting more and more terrible, don't learn from them, Galantis, for Alcmene will be angry if you know that you're bad at my side. Pannis wiped the sweat from his forehead, and habitually patted her bulging triangular mouth at the lizardman lady who was wrapped around her and looked at the girls who interacted happily with Pannisy with envy, and then slapped her tongue away from her face, and then became serious and explained: "That mushroom and these we are sitting on should belong to the same species, I haven't carefully studied whether this is the case, and it should be right to guess from the appearance." However, although they belong to the same species, the division of labor is different, and those who should be divided into the duties of hunting in this mushroom tribe. ”

"Hunting?" the girls were stunned, and Vivien asked, "Is it hunting like those man-eating flowers and man-eating trees?"

"Pretty much. Pannis nodded and said, "Although the methods are different and the forms are different, the overall meaning is similar." ”

"Found it. Lina, who had just taken out the Warcraft Illustrated Illustrated Beast as thick and hard as a stone as a weapon, let out a cheer and found an inconspicuous mark from the open Illustrated Illustrated Book:" Well, it says that most of these mushrooms are not dangerous, but some strange mutants are very aggressive, and the danger level is four points two, oh my God, the danger level is actually four points two, and the danger level of many legendary-level fierce monsters is only four, and this group of bastards wants to murder, such an important piece of information is actually only marked with such a line of small print, it's too much. ”

"Because this kind of hunting mushroom is not common, the group of clerks in the guild have not seen it with their own eyes, they just copy the information, of course, they won't pay much attention to it. "And although these mushrooms are dangerous, as long as they don't get a meter away from them, they're fine, and even if they do, there's no danger in keeping the shield open." ”

"I look at the way they hunt, damn it, oh, I beg Lord Denya to forgive me for my foul language. Lina glanced at the detailed instructions in the illustrated book, and couldn't help but curse in a low voice before saying, "These mushrooms are too sinister." You see, when they are touched by someone, they will burst out all the spores that have accumulated, and these spores are very paralyzing within a meter of them, and if they inhale too many spores, they will paralyze the whole body. In addition, the spores are also extremely corrosive to the respiratory tract, after being paralyzed, if they cannot be detoxified in time, they will corrode the respiratory tract of the prey and accelerate the decay rate of the prey, and eventually cause the prey to suffocate and die in a short time, and then the carcass of the prey, including the bones, will quickly decay under the feet of the mushroom, turning into nutrients to nourish the land, and the nearby mushrooms will benefit from this and grow more vigorously. Whew, to put it simply, these mushrooms are grown by eating meat or eating people. ”

"There's more. As Lina read, the girls remembered themselves falling at the feet of the mushrooms, turning into a mass of sludge in a few days, and they couldn't help but feel a chill in their backs. However, Catherine pointed to the illustrated book and said: "There is a way to deal with it later, it is relatively simple, as long as you open the shield in time after inhaling the spores and before being paralyzed, the shield will automatically expel the foreign body, so that it will not be eroded and paralyzed by these spores." Fortunately, when you are shrouded by a foreign object, your first reaction must be to open your shield and retreat, so that you can just avoid erosion. ”

"I'm sorry, but those spores are colorless. Pannis shook his head and said: "This is the reason why the danger is so high, if you can't understand its danger in advance, I'm afraid it will be difficult to react even if it is sprayed by spores." So, Vivian, you can prepare a bottle of antidote for each of you, many dangerous things in the swamp are related to toxins, and antidote has a miraculous effect. ”

For a while, the image of the swamp in the eyes of the girls has undergone subversive changes, and the originally beautiful swamp has now added a layer of demonic color. (To be continued.) )