Chapter 1027 The Parasitic Mystery (Ⅱ)

The "brood will" of the spore monitor lizard is very obedient to the fungus king.

Unless the fungus king gives an obviously unreasonable order such as letting it commit suicide, the "brood will" will always obey.

Joan didn't know these inside stories before, and he couldn't observe the "brood will" formed by the "parasitic spore cluster" from the perspective of an outsider. He could only see the interaction between its host "spore monitor lizard" and the fungus king, so he mistook " The "spore monitor lizard" is regarded as a kind of intelligent advanced undead creature.

In fact, the biological category of "spore monitor lizard" should be included in the ranks of "supernatural fungi".

The body of the monitor lizard is just the "shell" of the parasitic spores and their "brood will".

This is like a little crab living in a jar, dragging its jar wherever it goes, but you cannot say that it is an "activated jar", a construct, in fact, whether there is That jar, it's still a crab.

The small crab lives in the jar in order to obtain an armor that can resist the attack of natural enemies.

The spore clusters parasitize the living organisms, which is also to provide the "brother will" with a body that can shelter from wind and rain.

A simple cluster of spores is too fragile, and can be blown away by a gust of wind. When the cluster collapses, the "will of the brood" will also be wiped out.

"Brood Will" at least has 2 points of intelligence, understands the value of life, and of course must do everything possible to survive.

For this reason, it must find a body as strong and tough as possible as a host, just like putting on a solid armor for itself, providing perfect protection measures for spore clusters.

After sorting out the interdependent relationship between "parasitic spores", "brood will" and "spore host", Joan recorded his insights in a notebook, and then came to " In front of the "Spore Monitor Lizard", give this behemoth a comprehensive physical examination.

After some busy work, Joan got a medical examination report with detailed data.

The six basic attributes of the "spore monitor lizard" are strength 24, agility 8, constitution 20, intelligence 2, perception 14, and charm 6.

Judging from this data, the strength, agility, and physique of the spore monitor lizard are basically the average level of a super-large adult monitor lizard, and it is likely that it has retained the physical attributes of its life.

As for the latter three spiritual attributes, they are obviously higher than the level that ordinary monitor lizards should have. It should be that the spore cluster replaced the spiritual attributes that monitor lizards should have with their own "brood will" mental attributes.

After Joan wrote this section of the experiment log, he thought about it, crossed it out, and started a new line to correct a cognitive error he had just made.

It would be inappropriate to say that "Brood Will" replaces the Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma attributes of a Varanus.

Because the monitor lizard is actually dead before being parasitized by the spores.

A corpse that has lost its soul, of course, will not have any spiritual attributes.

The spore clusters parasitized on the body of the monitor lizard, filling the vacancy of the soul with the "brood will", and re-"endowing"—not replacing—the monitor lizard's spiritual attributes.

On the spiritual level, the two concepts of "giving" and "replacing" are completely different.

At most, the former can be regarded as taking advantage of the situation and making use of waste, while the latter is possessing the body and taking the body forcibly, which inevitably reminds people of the vicious behavior of demons and those necromancers that are very controversial on the moral level.

After the "parasitic spores" enter the host's corpse, they will secrete a special substance through the flagella, which can prevent the corpse from decomposing and maintain vitality for a long time. This is the premise that the host still has the ability to move after death.

This kind of secretion is indeed miraculous, but it can only maintain the vitality of the muscles and bones of the corpse, but it cannot restore other more delicate and fragile organs, such as the eyes, to their former functions.

A pair of eyeballs of the spore monitor lizard have dried up and withered, and the senses such as hearing and smell have all disappeared. The reason why it can still maintain contact with the outside world is completely dependent on the "spiritual spores" that coexist with the "parasitic spores" in the body.

The "brood will" of the spore monitor lizard can control the host to spit out "spiritual spores" to the outside world, and then extend its own spiritual tentacles to the space where the "spiritual spores" diffuse.

This has two advantages.

First of all, of course, it is possible to communicate with the intelligent creatures in the diffused area of ​​"spiritual spores".

Secondly, through these randomly distributed tiny spore particles, the "Brood Will" can also obtain a sensory ability similar to "blindsight", and it is clear about the wind and grass around it.

Joan's tests on the spore monitor lizard also showed that this strange creature has strong immunity.

Negative effects such as disease, poison, blinding, paralysis, stun, hypnosis, and charm, whether due to drugs, spells, or supernatural abilities, all have no effect on it.

This seems incredible if the spore monitor is regarded as an ordinary beast.

However, after deeply understanding that this creature is actually a closed ecological circle composed of monitor lizard corpses, two supernatural fungal spore clusters, and the clustered "brood will", Joan is no longer surprised by it.

Any negative status that cannot affect the fungal spores must be ineffective against the spore monitor lizard.

Then, on the other hand, will the things that the fungal spores fear also become the weakness of the spore monitor lizard?

In response to this problem, Joan designed a set of experiments.

First of all, he can be sure that sunlight (ultraviolet rays) has the effect of killing fungal spores, even supernatural fungal creatures such as mushroom man, phantom mushroom, and gas spore eye are also difficult to overcome the nature of fear of sunlight.

Monitor lizards living in the underground world are also not used to sunlight, but as long as they close their eyes to avoid the stimulation of strong light on their sensitive eyeballs, and occasionally take a "sunbath", it is actually quite comfortable.

So what will happen if you invite the spore monitor lizard to bask in the sun?

Joan can't let sunlight illuminate the dark area, but he can use the 3-ring "Daylight" to simulate real sunlight.

The experimental results basically verified Joan's guess.

After the spore monitor lizard was irradiated by the "Daylight Art", the "parasitic spores" attached to the body surface immediately flashed green fluorescent light at an unusually high frequency, as if sending a strong warning to the same kind in the body.

After that, the spore monitor lizard was remotely controlled by the "brood will" in its body, and tried to turn around and escape from the illuminated area.

And when Joan chased after him with the wooden stick blessed with "Daylight", and continued to apply strong light radiation to it, the desperate spore monitor opened its mouth and sprayed a large group of "spiritual spores" at Joan, as a way The media sent out a mental wave full of grievances, as if they were complaining about why he treated him so cruelly.