The Origin of Species

The first to respond to the changes in the ground was Shinwoo's brother. He swung his hat and opened his eyes wide.

“Well, what the hell. Clan leader, I think we should act quickly! ”

“Sir, Bricksha will flip over at this rate. ”

I shouted in succession. I licked my lips and looked ahead. Beyond Bricksha's glass window, the black ground rises like a cliff. After seeing him, Iran sighed.

“Huh. What the heck · · ·. I don't see a way out of here. ”

The ground turned into a tidal wave, just like she said. Situation where the slope is already more than 45 degrees. Bricksha slides like a sled of snow in the dark, even when she hits the brakes.

“Heeheehee! Bricksha's coming back!! ”

I rub my neck against Fei's thump and look back. Heart's beating, but it's a similar crisis. Haven't you been through enough? I rolled up my sleeve and grabbed the handle. At the same time, I realized that mushrooms look different.

Lindsey who saw it began to hiccup.

“Huff. Puff, mushrooms are making eyes and mouths! Hic. I ate that. ”

“Hey! Some people eat fish eyes. What's the status?”

“Definitely not poisonous mushrooms! ”

People who eat mushrooms have nothing but Lindsey and hope. He also seemed to have eaten mushrooms after losing his mind based on his state of hope. In other words, the psychological attack has nothing to do with the consumption of mushrooms. You shout as you quickly adjust Bricksha, who slides backwards.

“I think it's the smell! Slow breaths, everybody! ”

Fei impressed and arrested Julie and the rest of them. They keep muttering, "You have to eat."

“Bro, what's with all the breathing? Everyone's trying to get out! ”

“Hang in there! ”

He yells at Fei and adds a word.

“Sunbae, go out and check on the situation. Especially out of our sight! ”

“Yes!”

Soon, bricksha's ceiling calls out for help.

“This is crazy. This is what it looks like. Slippery mucus is secreting on the floor and the ground seems to be turning into a funnel! Everything is sliding towards the center. ”

“Mushrooms?”

“It's like they're just watching us! No, I think you're laughing at me. ”

Surprisingly, the faces of the mushrooms appeared. That smile seemed to mock us. You quickly exchange your gaze with the clan members. Surin said in a short and concise tone.

“Fei, let's get out there and clear the way! ”

“What about people?”

“We'll protect it first. ”

“Okay.”

Fei slams open Bricksha's door and strikes at the surface like the Tidal Wave.

Boom!

But will that shatter the thick ground? Only his fist is firmly planted in the ground. There were only two ways to escape this moment.

Dig the ground, cross the ground.

The choice was the second.

“Fei! Let's get Bricksha up there. ”

“Eek!”

Fei taps his cheek with his palm. Then you start climbing the cliff with Bricksha in your hand. In bricksha, rattling with his movements. I soon realized I had a new problem. People who had lost their minds started convulsing.

“Sir, shall I make a trade? ”

I shook my head in Lindsey's urgency. We don't know how long it will take to get out of here. What if we treat them and they lose their minds again? What if there are more powerful enemies? I could have died in Lindsey's waiting time. Moreover, if Lindsey lost her mind, she might not be able to change her state at a crucial moment. I'll be back to normal in 10 minutes, of course, but I don't know the future.

People's reactions escalated as they got further away from the center of the ground causing the adverse event. I thought you might want to take your hope downstairs, and then you'll feel better. This place was a really nasty trap. As soon as I got out of here, I thought they might die.

There was no immediate return to status exchange. I analyzed the situation closely again. Is it really the best way to get out of here? Your judgment is swift. You grip your teeth and shout at Fei.

“Fei! Let's go to the center. ”

“Yes?”

“There's no answer for escaping. This is unfortunate! There can't be this many monsters on the 6th floor. If it's a monster, kill it. It's simple!”

“Hiya!”

“I don't have time for nonsense. If we lose our minds, it's over. ”

“Yep!"

At the same time, I asked Iran.

“Is there anything about this monster in the information of the Battery? ”

“Yes, this is the first time I've been there. ”

She bites her lip hard. I didn't think he was lying. Well, you said you cleared up the monsters' information through a massive release, so it was a good possibility that this thing was missing. If it was immobile, it wouldn't have made it out of the tower when it was released.

“Then there's no information at all. ”

“I'm sorry. My mistake. None of this was predictable. ”

“It's okay. Not all fights go as expected. Yeah, slut. Experiences. ”

Once it was a monster, it seemed clear. It was not clear whether it was a monster originally on the sixth floor or unhappiness from the upper floors. I spoke to the clans in a calm tone. The more I panic as a leader, the more they panic.

“I'm afraid I'm no more than a general. Seems to me like a smith of seven levels or more. ”

“Cheong Sam. That's what I thought. ”

“Hmm, if it's a monster. We've dealt with Palawan before. ”

Surin and Bonapas speak with confidence.

Our objective was more than a class of nine-tier generals, anyway. Compared to them, this creature was just a back mountain in a town we had to cross.

“Bonaparte, and Surin. ”

They looked at my lips. And I added a hint.

“Let's burn it all here. ”

Bonaparte breathes fire immediately. Surin's wind scatters the fires everywhere.

“Khahaha. Leader. You know, there are limits to the amount of injustice I can control. If you don't want to get burned, you're gonna have to move fast. ”

“Hehe. That's it. You have a brother. Don't worry.”

Shinwoo's brother put his hat back on like a charm.

“Clan leader, I'm ready too. ”

I cried out, looking down at Bricksha.

“Fei! Let's run! I don't have time for this. ”

“Ahhhh!! ”

Slit my wrist. The floor is already quite slippery with slime, making it difficult to move to Bricksha. It would be much faster for a payday to move around in time. If there was a metal plate, I would try something else. It was a situation that could not be recovered as I rushed into the rock tower.

Bricksha makes swift progress in Fei's footsteps. There were people who lost Izzie, so it was much easier to take her to Bricksha and go. If we just use the locks, we can lock them up. Fortunately, no one exerts super-strength in a state of insanity.

Now Fei's speed was approximately 210 m/s, meaning he could move 210 meters per second. Nevertheless, the center of the strange ground does not appear quickly. Lindsey said, wiggling her fingers.

“Sir, are there any monsters in the center? ”

“Well? Maybe. It's like this monster is luring food to the center. ”

“Obviously. The more you get to the center, the better people get. I don't think I'm going to make it yet. ”

“If you think about it, you'll be drooling. Don't you think it's rare for food to be about our size? This is happening as soon as we try to get out. Well, we have three attendees. ”

Then the seamstress pointed somewhere.

“Ahjussi, there's the golden water. Sweet potato cubs, too. ”

“This monster is clearly greedy. You're gonna eat it all. ”

“They're eating mushrooms and going all the way to the center. ”

In the meantime, Bonapas have been burning with excitement. A spark that rises from the floor brightens the world in darkness like a single face. At the same time, the mushrooms began to change gradually. The laughter that mocked us disappeared and began to show the face of hatred.

Suddenly, there was a shout from the forefront.

“I sense a lot of hostility!! Mushrooms! Mushrooms are after us! ”

It's not the little mushroom Lindsey ate. The mushrooms we mistook for trees sprayed black venom. Xinwoo's brother raised his thumb as he rotated the water and blocked them.

Nice Nice Nice! Lee Sin-woo! ”

“It's not over yet! ”

The giant mushrooms spit out a round spore. Soon it was zigzagged with gold, and within it popped dwarves with flowers on their heads. Then you hear Fei's cry from the floor of Bricksha.

“Hehe! Never seen a monster like that again! ”

They start firing poison spikes. What was more difficult for them than mushrooms was that they had legs. The sailor draws his dagger and protrudes out. She handles the monsters approaching Bricksha directly, avoiding ranged attacks.

I spent time sharing with the crew and took a deep breath. The cloudy smoke pierces your lungs, but you don't blink an eye.

“Prosecutor Kim, what's the status of the people? ”

Surin moves his lips quickly.

“Still.”

And did he move about 10 kilometers? We have a huge lake in front of us. I imagined that this would be what all of Baekdu Mountain looks like. Except for the fact that there are monsters floating in black water.

Surin blinks quickly.

“If this strange ground is circular, it's about 10 kilometers in diameter. If I lose, I won't be a monster, will I? I don't see any monsters anywhere. ”

“Prosecutor Kim's face will not be a monster. Maybe these mushrooms are monsters. ”

“Yes?”

In fact, the mushrooms that we saw and ate were only a tiny part of mushrooms. The true body was most likely a mycelium on the ground. At first, I thought it was impossible, but after arriving at the center, my suspicions became clearer.

“Do you see that under the black water? Like a white papyrus. They all look like monsters to me. He's getting worse than that. ”

With the exception of those who have lost their minds, the clans have all come out. Bricksha's locks are also secured, followed by a fight with the mushrooms.

Flowered dwarves shoot poison needles through the flames, and a white thread spills out from the black lake. Moreover, the barrels of giant mushrooms opened their mouths and there was no time to rest.

It was the creature's intent. I had a good idea. He'll want to buy some time. Eventually, we're gonna lose Izzie and we're gonna find mushrooms. But even if the clans lose Izzie, won't Lindsey and I last? I believed that we could do the status exchange at that time.

However, as long as we don't know how much time we have left, we need to deal with him quickly. And the means were definitely there for us.

“Iran! Get the electricity out of the lake!! ”

She nods without an answer. At the same time, I hold my fist with a serious face. And then a huge noise erupted from the lake.

Fudd Duck!!

Bonaparte shouts in a bright light.

“Is it working?”

“No! I was weak. ”

The mycelium rumbles like it's been electrocuted, but it's clearly suffocating. The area of the mycelium that was invisible must have been enormous, so I had to do something else quickly. A more powerful attack is needed.

The mushroom monster either senses its crisis or does his best. All sorts of attacks were not enough, so mushrooms as big as trees sprayed poison like showers.

Then Xinwoo's brother reached out and shouted.

“Leave it to me! ”

But...

At that moment, his eyes turned blurry.

‘Fuck.’

Pei and Surin have even lost Izzie. I hurriedly shared time with Lindsey and shouted quickly.

“Exchange everything!! ”

“Yes! Exchange! ”

In the meantime, Bonaparte has opened up a wall of randomness in the air to stop the poison. I ran to protect her because Lindsey's rationality would disappear at the same time that the other clans' rationality would return. And then I looked back.

Fortunately, the clan members, including Shinwoo's brother, were safe. The problem was that the poison pierced the fire and drenched Bricksha. Black smoke rises from Bricksha as proof of his innocence.

“Julie!! ”

Faye runs for Bricksha. Bricksha was clearly melted, and the people inside were not at risk for their lives. Moreover, Lindsey lost her mind. Should I call it bad luck, or should I call it my fault · ·.

My heart aches. Yet what I cannot stop is where I stand. I swallowed the coldest emotion of all, and I clapped my chest with my palm.

“Payne, check on Bricksha's status. Shinwoo, Bonapas. Scare off the steam! Like a fucking cloud. And Inspector Kim will spread the steam as far away as possible. Iran! Iran moves the charge in the steam! All right? Don't get bruised! ”

My mouth moved relentlessly, but I couldn't easily look at it. I clenched my fist repeatedly, staring only at the monster. Lindsey's weight in her arms felt so heavy.

It was then that I heard Fei's horror.

“Ahhhh!! Thank goodness!!"

What, thank God?

I turned my gaze to Bricksha. You see a white protective shield in the melted bricksha. I rub my eyes with my palms. What the hell is that? It was clear that there was hope for the answer.

“Leader. Let's just focus. I'll talk to you later. ”

Bonaparte closes his eyes briefly and opens his eyes. There was a faint smile on his mouth that prevented the monster's attack.

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* The world's largest organism is the honey mushroom in the mulberry mushroom. In particular, the world's largest honey mushroom is the 890ha mushroom found in the Malfoy National Forest region of eastern Oregon. 890ha (including mycelium) is 2,692,250 square feet. By the way, the football field is about 2,000 square feet. That's over 1,000 football fields.