Chapter 515: The White World

"Crack... Cries for help... Crack..."

"Although I know...it's unlikely that there will be a signal...but..."

"We have to... smack... contact... beep... help..."

Here, somewhere in the void, is a...forgotten world.

The snow-colored and soft material covered the entire land, the sky would fall from time to time with white particles, and the light of the stars was also blocked by the endless thick fog.

In this world, almost all yīē are dyed white.

However, there are some creatures that have not been infected or assimilated, and they have never given up... They have been trying to contact the outside world, but they do not know whether they can succeed or not.

"Still not responding..."

In the dim fog, a group of creatures gathered under a huge rock, constantly debugging a mechanical device in front of them.

"It's no use, Captain, there's no response."

These creatures are Atlans, who had been involved in the attack on the pom-poms before being abandoned here by the brain spirits.

At first, they lived a life of escaping and hiding everywhere.

Those things like fungi were sent to this world, and then they spread like crazy. During this period, the terrifying fungi have devoured all the creatures called 'sweepers', Thrives in a vast amount of nutrients that eventually cover the entire world.

Now, most of the world has been covered with a white 'carpet', and it has become a world of fungi.

But even in this world, some creatures survived. They are... Atlan. They're not alive just because they're abundant. Also because they all wear armor.

A Void-specific operational armor kept them safe from infection, and they survived by finding places to hide where the fungus didn't spread.

But to survive means they need food, water, and air, and... hope to survive.

In this fungus-covered world, maybe that last bit is what keeps them alive.

Many living Atlans formed small camps.

They usually hide underground, and sometimes go out to find something.

Things to look for include food, as well as mechanical devices.

The Atlan Squad is a search for machinery and food, a team of five Atlans looking for mechanical devices in the fungus-covered area.

Although the brain spirit drove away the spaceships that could take them away in the past, it left a lot of underground or above-ground bases. There are many mechanical devices in these bases. Atlan tried to find some useful devices, and then tried To make things like spaceships or communication devices.

"It seems that the signal is not good here."

In addition to searching, this Atlan team has another task, which is to contact the outside world.

They believe. They must have some troops out there in the void, just get in touch. They will fly to the rescue.

"Maybe we should try it at a higher place." Atlan's captain looked at the team member in charge of liaison and said, "Put that thing away, we're leaving."

"Yes." The team members carried the contact device on their backs. This device was like a cube and was very large, so it was inconvenient to hold, but it was this shape that allowed them to contact the troops in the void.

They think so.

"So, Captain, where should we go next?"

"It's very close to the danger zone..." The captain said, climbed on top of the big stone, and from its angle of view, you could see a vast white land, which was the result of a large number of layers of mycelium covering it. The land has been covered with a carpet of mycelium.

The 'carpet' also has tiny fluffs that occasionally vibrate, releasing tiny particles into the air.

This is also the reason for the formation of mist in the air.

"It would be great if I could get up there..." The captain stood on the stone and looked into the distance covered by the fog, where a huge object could be vaguely seen.

Its height is more than 100 meters, and the thick stalk supports the umbrella-like structure with a diameter of more than ten meters at the top. This is a kind of thing called 'giant umbrella mushroom'.

"Those things are really getting bigger and bigger." One of the team members also climbed up on the stone, looked into the distance and said, "How big do they have to be? I never saw such a big one at first..."

"No matter how much." The captain said, "Check the level of danger there."

In this fungal world, there are many areas that are safe or dangerous for Atlas, which is mainly judged by the density of bacterial dust in the air.

When the concentration of bacterial dust is small, they have no problem wearing armor, but if the concentration is high, they can only move for a certain period of time.

So they can only be active in areas with small concentrations.

At first, the concentration was very high everywhere. In the past, Atlan did not dare to approach within one kilometer of the area covered with fungi... But now I don't know why, the concentration of bacterial dust seems to have decreased a lot, so Atlan came here.

"Captain, the concentration is within the safe range." A team member in charge of testing pressed the button on the helmet and said, "We can go in."

"Okay, although the contact was unsuccessful, we still have to find food." The captain said, "Go in and hunt."

Saying that, it jumped off the stone, stepped into the white carpet on the ground with its feet, and splashed a piece of white dust.

Armed with weapons in hand, the Atlans marched on this foggy and soft carpet, and with each step they stirred up a cloud of dust, which soon fell to the ground and did not aggravate the airborne Dust concentration.

"There!" Suddenly, the captain stopped, his helmet showing a moving object not far ahead.

Under the captain's voice, all the team members immediately became alert. They raised their weapons and quietly approached the target step by step...

"Just there..."

Slowly, they saw the target in the mist. It was a beetle-like creature. It was one meter tall and about three meters long. Although it was not very big, it was actually quite heavy.

And this creature was the prey that the Atlans wanted to capture recently.

Atlan used to feed on the food reserves here, but most of the areas where there are food reserves are contaminated with fungi, and although there are a few left, they will soon be eaten up.

Atlan initially seemed helpless about reducing food.

Because it is impossible to grow things here, and there is no way to find other food. Although there is groundwater, the things that are planted will soon be infected by fungi.

Atlan stumbled across this creature...they called it a 'fungal beetle'.

This creature was chūàn after the fungus had spread to almost the whole world, Atlan tried to catch some, originally wanted to study them, kànkàn what is the relationship between them and fungi.

But in the course of their research, they found that the beetles had no fungus, or something as infectious as a fungus, and the cells inside were judged to be fairly nutritious.

Of course, Atlan didn't dare to eat it at first, but then the food in their camp was quickly exhausted. After the food was exhausted, one Atlan ate the beetle when he was hungry.

And it is still alive and well.

Atlan found that as long as the bacteria and dust on the shell of the caught beetle were burned, there was no danger in eating the inside, and of course the internal organs such as the stomach could not be eaten. The news also spread throughout many Atlan camps , and now they all start trying to catch these beetles for food.

The only difficulty in catching the beetle is not to have any damage to its shell, otherwise the dust will enter through the wound and it cannot be eaten.

'boom--! ’

The captain of Atlan pressed the weapon in his hand, and with a sound, a large net was launched from the cylindrical weapon, covering the beetle instantly.

"Caught!"

The beetles kept struggling in the net, but they couldn't get the metal net to open. Several Atlans immediately ran up and tied the net with a metal rope.

"This thing can last for days!"

"Yeah, and it's very easy to catch, and there are quite a few, although I don't know where it came from..."

"According to research, their stomachs are able to dissolve bacterial dust without infection. If we study further, maybe we can also avoid infection... I have to admit that the situation is getting better and better recently."

"Yeah, the concentration has decreased, and there are also prey that can be caught... Captain, we should go back... Captain?"

A few Atlan dragged the beetle and wanted to leave, but they found the captain standing there, staring at the giant umbrella mushroom more than ten meters ahead.

The captain suddenly said: "I want to climb up there kànkàn."

"What?" One of the team members was shocked: "Why do you want to climb shàngqù?"

"There." The captain pointed to the top of the umbrella mushroom and said: "The top of the umbrella has already stretched out of the range of this dust mist. There may be a better signal there. We can try to contact the troops outside..."

"team leader……"

In fact, the team members here all know that contacting the outside world is just to comfort their hearts. They have basically believed that it is impossible to contact the rescue team.

"There is still hope, let's give it a try." The captain said: "You can go back first, give me that communicator, and I will climb shàngqù."

"..." Several team members looked at each other, and one team member stood up and said, "We won't go back first, anyway, this bug can't escape, let's shàngqù together." (To be continued...)

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