Chapter 290 Human Fungus

Chapter 290 Human Fungus

Chapter 290 Human Fungus
Make me feel good?

Lin Xian, who was originally in a very gloomy mood, was stunned when he heard this. He originally wanted to thank Ding Junyi. As a member of the Infinity Number with a low presence, Lin Xian wanted to take this opportunity to give her some rewards. Why did it sound like he had become her reward now?
Ding Junyi looked at Lin Xian, raised the corner of her mouth slightly, and then said seriously
"Back to work, I have very important information to give you."

Lin Xian breathed a sigh of relief: "Well, go ahead."

Ding Junyi walked to the side of Hell Black Chrysanthemum and said, "When we were investigating the Dark Mark, I used my ability to try to sense the affinity of Hell Black Chrysanthemum, and it showed me something unusual."

“See?” Lin Xian pointed at the Hell Black Chrysanthemum that was flashing red light and absorbing dark energy for transformation: “Visually?”

Ding Junyi nodded: "Yes, I am sure that I saw the perspective of a dark creature in Xilan City through this disaster plant. Perhaps it was the giant sea urchin, or it was the more advanced creature that it worshipped and guided."

Lin Xian's face became serious when he heard this, and he looked at her and motioned for her to continue.

Ding Junyi frowned coldly: "To be precise, the word 'see' is not rigorous enough. Dark creatures are currently another form of biological existence for humans. Their senses and survival mode are completely different from ours. They should have a special visual/olfactory/perception network. The WIMP-type weakly interacting massive particles we discovered this time can directly form dark matter bonds with human cell membranes, making the marked people become "dark universe lighthouses." In other words, this dark matter is their "light."

Lin Xian pondered and said, "But they can't see our light?"

"That's right." Ding Junyi: "We can't use common sense to understand the existence of this kind of creature. For example, cold dark basic particles may be their oxygen or a higher level of energy. I just sensed the existence of a super large creature through the perspective of the disaster plant. Combined with the behavior pattern of the sea urchin, we judged that it should be a scout."

"Of course, all this is just my guess and has little significance for the current research. What I want to tell you is something else."

Ding Junyi said this and immediately raised her hands. In front of Lin Xian, she actually gently lifted up the extremely fine energy fluid flowing in the air and - sent it directly into her body!
"This...ah?" Lin Xian was confused: "Can you capture this energy?"

"It should be that I have some characteristics similar to the Hell Black Chrysanthemum, which can directly transform and absorb the energy of black smoke. Although it is extremely weak... but..." She looked at Lin Xian with a somewhat bewildered expression: "To be honest, I am pessimistic about this change."

"At present, I am not sure whether this characteristic will exist for a long time. Is it a replica or a borrowed one? Or is it because of my plant ability, which has caused me to maintain a symbiotic relationship with the disaster plant..."

"This is also the reason why I was able to sense the location of Hell's Black Chrysanthemum when Team Leader Yu was in trouble."

Ding Junyi's brows were furrowed and her tone sounded very worried, but Lin Xian was numb at this moment.

No, sister, you are a plug-in collector?
How could Hell Black Chrysanthemum's incredible ability be copied directly onto you?
"Lin Xian?" Ding Junyi looked at the stunned Lin Xian and asked, "Do you also think this change is unusual?"

"you are too humble."

Lin Xian turned his head away, and at this moment, there were ten thousand horses galloping through his heart. He was thinking about what words to use to describe it, but seeing Ding Junyi's serious expression, he could only say
"First...keep it up and see. Your superpowers have just awakened. There may be many, many, many, many..." Lin Xian deliberately said a few "many" to emphasize the point: "There are many unknowns that need to be discovered."

"For example, if you can sense the disaster plants, you may be able to discover more of them."

Ding Junyi shook her head when she heard that: "No, I've tried, but I can't sense anything except the Hell Black Chrysanthemum, such as the Silver Dragon Hundred Thousand Errors."

"Oh, right!" Lin Xian reacted at this time: "Have you discovered the function of this thing?"

"No, but if I can use the same method as Hell Black Chrysanthemum, I should be able to find the answer."

"Don't!"

Out of caution, Lin Xian refused immediately: "I think we shouldn't do this for now. You fainted last time, and we haven't even found the reason why this Hell Black Chrysanthemum affected you. If we rashly try another one, it might backfire."

Lin Xian's worries were not without reason. Who knew if this silver dragon Shiwancuo would be related to some terrifying existence in the darkness? Their key task at present was to quickly escape from the polar night. It was better not to do such suicidal behavior for the time being. This thing couldn't run away anyway. With Ding Junyi, a biologist and plant-based psychic, he would solve the mystery sooner or later.

"You're right." Ding Junyi nodded: "We can't be too aggressive."

Lin Xian looked at the dark corridor of the train and said to Ding Junyi, "The Hell Black Chrysanthemum absorbed a lot of energy this time. In addition, everyone has been fighting for a day and two nights, so we may need to prepare more vegetable juice. I'm going to trouble you for this."

"Well, don't worry, the research on the Dark Mark has been completed. My main focus next will be on cold dark basic particles and plant cultivation."

After talking with Ding Junyi, Lin Xian walked towards the back of the car.

At this time, because the lights were not on, the train was running quietly. Dalou and Brother Huo in carriage No. 5 were both sleeping soundly, so Lin Xian went directly to the living carriage.

But before anyone arrived, a burst of chattering could be heard from a living cabin, involving both men and women.

"Madoka, you're so brave. You actually drove over there alone to look for Hell Black Chrysanthemum."

"That's right, we were all scared to death at that time..."

"It was a close call. I never thought that Captain Lin would rush over and rescue you from the giant insect's belly. Oh my god, it was like a god descending to earth!!"

"Our Captain Lin is really amazing, he's like a savior. I've fallen in love with him."

"Achen, have you forgotten that you are a real man?"

"So what? What man doesn't like a super-large mecha? It's so cool. Okay, open the shell of that sea urchin!!"

"That's right, awesome!"

Xiao Yuan's voice came: "Okay, stop talking, Captain Chen asked us to keep our voices down, everyone listen, ah~"

"Madoka."

At this time, Lin Xian walked over. When everyone saw that it was Lin Xian, they all stood up in surprise and joy.

"Forest……"

Lie.

Lin Xian made a gesture to keep quiet: "It's polar night now, try not to make too much noise before you know the situation outside."

Everyone nodded and lowered their voices.

"That's great, Captain Lin. We are relieved to see that you are okay."

"Thank you for your hard work, Captain Lin"

"Everyone has fought for their lives. There's no need to say these things." Lin Xian nodded and looked at Xiaoyuan. Xiaoyuan still had bandages on her head and body. The full-effect medical cabin had already given her two rounds of treatment. However, because of the huge squeezing damage and the massive invasion of darkness in the huge mouth of the abyss, Xiaoyuan's face was full of weakness at the moment. Her originally chubby face was now pale. When she saw Lin Xian coming, she first widened her eyes in shock and immediately prepared to get up from the bed.

"Lin...Captain Lin."

Lin Xian immediately stretched out his hand to signal her not to get up: "It's good that you survived. Take care of your body first."

Xiao Yuan looked at Lin Xian with gratitude and nodded obediently: "Yes, Captain Lin, thank you."

"You almost died to save me, why are you still thanking me?" Lin Xian looked at her sadly and said, "You are very brave, I should be the one thanking you."

"I……"

air!
At this moment, the train suddenly shook slightly, and everyone's nerves tensed.

Lin Xian signaled for everyone to be quiet, and then Ning Jing's voice came from the communicator.
"All the following teams, please be careful. Some creatures have appeared on both sides of the track. Do not attack them yet."

As soon as she finished speaking, Ning Jing immediately asked Lin Xian in a separate channel.

"Captain Lin, check to see if there are any marks."

"Team Lin!"

At this time, Shuqin also walked over quickly: "Look out the window!"

Lin Xian's face changed immediately when he heard that. He immediately opened the sunshade of the living compartment and found that the wind and snow had subsided. He saw that some buildings and fences began to appear on both sides of the originally dark track, making it look desolate. What surprised everyone the most was that some kind of fungus was strangely growing on those barbed wires, fences, houses, and abandoned cars, emitting a faint fluorescence in the dark night.

The fluorescence was very weak, blue and green, and cold. As the joint train moved forward, these luminous mushrooms gradually grew from tiny dots at first to clusters and patches of fluorescent fungus carpets.

Suddenly, people on each train opened the sunshades and looked out. Under the patches of luminous mushrooms, people gradually saw a city cluster in the dark, Ijin.

Everyone in Infinity was surprised when they saw this scene.

"What kind of mushroom is this? It glows?"

"If it grows in the polar night, it's definitely not something from the Blue Planet."

"It looks so beautiful..."

"Can I eat it?"

A group of people began to discuss in low voices.

At this time, Xiao Yuan suddenly shouted, "Captain Lin, look quickly."

She pointed to a few low houses in the distance on the track. Lin Xian and the others looked over and saw several people standing on the ruins in front of the house!
Those figures were motionless, and it was unclear whether they were dead or alive. The most important thing was that these people were all covered with luminous mushrooms on their bodies and heads. They just stood there. As the train roared, those "people" turned their heads in unison. No faces could be seen clearly, but a creepy breath came towards them.

"Director Ding."

Lin Xian subconsciously pressed the communicator, and Ding Junyi in carriage No. 3 immediately replied: "No mark was generated." Lin Xian asked Ding Junyi to report the mark situation to the frequency bands of the 22 train leaders in real time, which slightly eased everyone's tense nerves.

But at this time, more and more strange "people" appeared on both sides of the track.

They may be in twos or threes, or in groups, but without exception they all stand still like wooden stakes, only their heads will slowly turn towards the sound of passing train tracks.

Shasha and Chen Sixuan were leaning against the window, watching the strange scene outside. At this moment, a 'person' very close to the train passed by the window. The 'person' turned his head, and with the help of the reflection of the luminous mushrooms on the window, the two could see the person's face clearly.

That was actually a living person!
The face of the man, who was as withered and yellow as rotten wood, was covered with old vines of hyphae. The top of his head was pierced by the hyphae, and the grayish-white brain matter solidified into the veins of the umbrella cap. The umbrella cap was covered with honeycomb-like holes, oozing blue-green fluorescent mucus. His lower jaw was drooping as if it was dislocated, and his throat was covered with coral-like clusters of fungi. The most terrifying thing was that the man's eyes were still moving, like a living thing.

"Mom!"

Sasha took a step back suddenly and said in shock: "What the hell is this thing? Is it alive or dead?"

"I saw its eyeballs moving. Could it be a zombie?"

As they gradually entered the city of Yijin, more and more human fungi appeared in their field of vision, causing the survivors who had initially seen the magnificent luminous mushrooms to feel an indescribable weird feeling in their hearts. At the same time, everyone was looking at those human fungi with strong vigilance, not knowing what kind of dark creatures they were.

"No mark has been generated yet. All teams should synchronize and do not shoot!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a violent explosion was heard from an area one kilometer away.

Soon, a voice came from the communicator. It was the captain of the train named Ocean who said anxiously:
"Sorry, Captain Lin, someone in our convoy fired at that human mushroom. That mushroom will burn and explode. It's very powerful. Everyone, please be careful!!"

In an instant, the hearts of all the convoys were lifted, and they all hurriedly passed down the order not to open fire.

Lin Xian ran all the way towards carriage No. 2, ready to send out a drone to take a look. At this moment, the train suddenly braked!

squeak! !

Starting from Longshan No. 15, the train behind was hit by inertia and everyone felt a violent stagnation. The -kilometer-long steel dragon made a harsh metallic sound and sparks flew on the track!
"All trains stop, track broken ahead!"

Ning Jing's urgent voice suddenly came from the communicator. In an instant, many people panicked. Lin Xian quickly stopped the power output of Infinity, but the powerful impact inertia of the entire convoy still pushed the braked Longshan No. 1 to continue rushing out hundreds of meters.

Accompanied by a sharp and trembling sound of friction, the Xilan United Train Team finally stopped.

The shrill sound echoed in the city of Yijin in the dark night, seeming particularly abrupt.

In an instant, more than 4 extremely sensitive survivors who had just experienced the defense of Xilan City were like frightened birds. They immediately picked up their weapons, held their breath, and prepared for battle.

"what happened?"

"Did you encounter a monster?"

"Don't shoot, follow the captain's instructions!"

On the Infinity side, everyone was tense. Dalou and Huoge were both awakened. Even KIKI got up sleepily and asked everyone, "What's wrong? What's wrong?"

"Everyone calm down first."

Lin Xian happened to be standing in carriage No. 3, looking at Hell Black Chrysanthemum. Ding Junyi standing beside him shook her head seriously.

No markings.

So Lin Xian asked Ning Jing: "Sister Ning, what's the situation?"

"Not good."

Ning Jing's words immediately made Lin Xian's heart tremble.

On the Longshan No. 1 side, Ning Jing looked at the large blank space on the orbiter with a gloomy face, and said to Lin Xian: "The distance of our orbiter is at least one kilometer..."

As she spoke, she looked up in front of the cockpit. Through the faint outline of the luminous mycelium community, she could see that in front of the track was an area of ​​urban waterlogged area covered with an ice shell, like a swamp. Further ahead was complete darkness, with no trace of the track in sight.

Ning Jing took a deep breath, and then turned on the large searchlight of Longshan No. 1.

In an instant, a dazzling train headlight illuminated the buildings in front of the track and on both sides of the road as bright as day. The deserted city buildings and the ground were still covered with a thin layer of snow. Everywhere you looked, there was deathly silence.

The lights were shining far away. The train had just entered Yijin City and was not yet at Yijin Station. The ground on the streets in the distance was cracked like a spider web, and coral-like fungi were gushing out of each crack. Billboards and abandoned buildings covered with various withered and yellow fungus vines could be vaguely seen. Various human-shaped "human fungi" could be seen everywhere on the road. They had different shapes, some with cracked chests, and some with feet already growing on the ground.

The hyphae intertwined like veins to form a symbiotic body. The words "Welcome to Ikin City, the beautiful western home" on the billboard were rewritten by fluorescent bacteria into "Welcome... to... the beautiful... home."

As the lights of Longshan No. 1 were turned on, the luminous mushrooms on the large number of human fungi illuminated by the light retracted their caps, and then these humanoid creatures began to shake violently, with crackling sounds. The vines on their bodies were torn off, and the roots that were already fixed to the ground were pulled out. These strange "people" pulled their necrotic joints like machines, and began to move continuously towards Longshan No. 1.

Seeing this, Ning Jing immediately turned off the lights and shouted into the communicator with a vigilant look:
"Everyone, be careful, these things will move when exposed to light, don't turn on the lights!"

After saying that, she stepped back two steps. Shi Diyuan, with his upper body covered in bandages, limped forward. Looking at the countless silhouettes approaching in the darkness ahead, he said coldly:
"What the hell, I haven't even had a day off yet, what the hell is this?"

"I don't know. Now the track is broken. We can't escape even if we want to." Ning Jing frowned and said, "We need to send someone to investigate the situation of the track and repair it as soon as possible, otherwise we will be trapped here."

Among the 22 doomsday trains, only Monica's Queen Mo has real all-terrain driving and deformation capabilities. Longshan No. can only be considered half a doomsday train. Under such road conditions, it is impossible to tow dozens of iron-wheeled carriages away.

"If I had known we would encounter the Silent City, I would have changed everything." Shi Diyuan found a shotgun and quickly loaded it with one hand. He looked at the monster that was getting closer and closer with a stern look and said, "Now it's good. It's better to be safe sooner rather than later. Damn, breaking the track in the polar night is really a joke."

"It's just talk. We didn't have that much to trade with Silent City at that time."

"Then..."

"Wait, don't be impatient." Ning Jing held down Shi Diyuan. She found that the humanoid mushrooms that were approaching stopped halfway and stood still. Not long after, the mushrooms on their bodies began to slowly open their umbrella caps and emit a faint light.

"These things are only attracted by light, and don't seem to have any offensive capabilities..."

Bang!
Before Ning Jing finished her words, a loud crash suddenly came from the side of the cockpit, as if some creature had crashed directly into the armored plate of the cockpit.

The two were startled, and before they could react, there was another collision in the carriage behind them. Then, more and more collisions occurred on both sides of the train convoy.

On the Infinity side, Lin Xian felt the powerful impact and immediately opened the sunshades on both sides. Several people hurried to the information center. KIKI pointed to the night vision mode of the Sentinel system on the monitor and saw that several strange-looking giant rat creatures covered with thorns appeared on both sides of the carriage, and were madly hitting the Infinity. The same situation happened on other trains.

"It must be the brake sound just now that attracted these things!" said Chen Sixuan.

"Director Ding." Lin Xian called out

“No mark!”

"Do you want to fight back?" Shu Qin asked at this time.

"Get ready to kill them." Lin Xian immediately deployed, Shu Qin nodded, but before she took two steps, Lin Xian suddenly stopped her, "Wait!"

At this time, Lin Xian discovered that these giant rats gave up quickly after crashing for a few minutes and then disappeared into the darkness.

Although the collision just now caused some panic, it did not cause any substantial damage to the train. The Infinity's new composite armor was not even broken. Not only the Infinity, but other doomsday trains were the same. Only some grille steel plates were dented. Apart from that, no other trains had any problems.

In an instant, more than 4 survivors who had been on edge and ready to fight back breathed a sigh of relief.

"Trains are indeed much safer." Luo Yang and a group of classmates from the Sun Team breathed a sigh of relief with horror on their faces. A collision like the one just now would not have been possible for an ordinary jeep or off-road vehicle to withstand, unless it was a heavy truck.

After the sudden attack in the dark night, the leaders of the 22 convoys immediately discussed on the communication frequency band.

"The Longshan No. 1 drone has already flown more than ten kilometers, but still hasn't found a track. What the hell, where has the entire Yijin City's urban track gone?"

"We're not going to be trapped here."

"Wait a little longer, there will be news soon."

On the Infinity side, all the key members gathered in carriage No. 2, waiting for the reconnaissance information from Longshan No. .

"Everyone." At this time, Ning Jing's voice sounded in the communicator: "Good news, we found the track. Bad news, the break point is in the north of the city. In other words, the entire 22-kilometer urban railroad that crosses Yijin City is gone, including the spare track section."

"What, 22 kilometers?"

At this time, Qian Dele in the Joker team looked at his dumbfounded subordinates and complained to Monica through the communicator: "Hey, bitch, didn't you tell me that you basically didn't encounter any track problems?"

"You're so lucky."

In the luxurious driving compartment of the Queen Mo, Monica looked at the feedback from the train system and said with a headache: "We have been on the orbit around the star before, and we have never entered the polar night area. This time, you are the one who is rushing."

Monica was not very panicked. Her ship, the Queen Mo, had the ability to move in all terrains, which meant that she was the only one in the 22-train convoy with a way out. However, she actually chose to follow the track just to get on board the Infinity. After all, this man had just driven a giant mecha to chop open an S-class monster. Monica believed that it was very important to choose the right team in the doomsday, which was sometimes even more important than improving one's own strength. She had no doubt about this.

(End of this chapter)