In the end, the soldiers safely evacuated the mushroom forest, and the workers only cleaned up an area of more than one kilometer today. However, the fungi were killed by using sewage in the cleaned areas.
Fungi are also living things, and they need to look at the environment if they want to survive. In places with harsh environments, many fungi cannot grow. But now, the soil is polluted, and fungi cannot live in polluted land, and originally they were underground The white hyphae also died one after another.
It can be said that according to the current progress, cleaning an area of one kilometer every day will eventually take a month to reach Ruili.
However, if you want to move forward at this time, the first thing you must do is to solve the problem of mutant beasts. The mutant beasts that have attacked the army now are not simple beasts. According to Shen Feng's speculation, these mutant beasts are at least four. The mutant beasts of the fourth level correspond to the fourth-level superpowers, and compared to the evolved ones, these mutant beasts are also huge in size.
After everyone brought the wild yak and reticulated python back to the camp and explained the situation, Qian Buffei took it very seriously and quickly said: "Send them to the scientific researchers immediately for dissection. In addition, before the situation is clear, who will No one is allowed to eat the meat of these mutated beasts."
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Everyone nodded quickly. In this situation, who would dare to eat mutant beasts casually? After all, the fearless attacks of these mutant beasts are simply frightening.
Shen Feng and Chu Chaoyan also followed to the area where the scientific researchers were, wanting to see what was going on and why there were mushrooms on the heads of these mutated beasts.
The scientific researchers directed others to use electric saws to open the wild yak's head. Even if they needed to remove the mushrooms, they had to wear gloves to avoid getting things they shouldn't touch. Shen Feng immediately saw an astonishing scene.
The mushroom that originally grew on the head of the yak was thought to only grow on the head of the yak. After all, yaks have a lot of hair on their bodies. They usually live in plateaus and mountains, and there is also a lot of sludge in their hair. , it is not impossible to grow mushrooms, but after cutting open the yak's head, it was discovered that the mushroom's mycelium had penetrated deep into the brain, and countless slender mycelium took root in the brain like rhizomes. .
After seeing this scene, Shen Feng was immediately shocked and asked: "Isn't this mushroom so scary? It can actually grow mycelium into the brains of animals. How is this done?"
After carefully observing the brain of the yak, the scientific researchers came up with this conclusion: "No, it is not the mushrooms that take root in the brain, but the mycelium that develops in the brain and finally grows out of the brain. It doesn’t grow from the outside in, it grows from the brain to the outside, there is no need for any doubt about this.”
Chu Chaoyan quickly asked: "You mean, the mushroom grew from the brain and finally came out of the forehead? How is this possible? The skull is very hard, otherwise the fossils left by dinosaurs are basically bones. ?The mushroom is so weak, how can it break through the skull?"
"Having said that, bones are indeed very hard, but there are also seams in the skull, especially in our human children. The skulls have not yet been closed, and there may even be fontanelles. As long as there are seams, it is a weakness. The hyphae slowly grow from the bone seams, opening the skull bit by bit." The researcher explained seriously at this time.
The skulls of many animals are not one piece, even those of cattle and sheep that like to collide. The skulls were originally one piece, but they became one piece after subsequent development. Although they are closed, the skulls are not in one piece. There is a gap between them. Generally, the closed skull is very tight, and it is impossible for ordinary people to separate the skull.
At this time, Shen Feng had a new question: "Wait a minute, even if you say that mushrooms grow from the mycelium in the head, how do these mycelium enter the brain?"
The question Shen Feng asked at this time was very important, because at this time, other people also had the same question in their minds. Why do mycelium exist in the brain of a yak?
The researcher could only shake his head helplessly and said: "I don't know why. Maybe the yak accidentally ate the mushrooms. Moreover, in addition to the mushrooms, it is also possible that the yak ate the mycelium or inhaled the spores. These The spores develop into hyphae within the body."
Shen Feng and Chu Chaoyan continued to observe the scientific researchers, because they were also worried about mushrooms growing on their heads. As long as they thought about the mycelium slowly opening the bone seams, and then a mushroom would grow. This kind of scene makes people's hair stand on end just thinking about it.
At this time, the researchers were directing the dissection and said: "The nerve center of many animals is the brain. Just like zombies, after the brain is destroyed, they become completely stupid, and these hyphae are directly in the brain of the animal. Growing in it, in this way, these hyphae may really be able to control the behavior of the parasitized animal. Therefore, this wild yak will fight until the end. Even if it knows death, the yak cannot control its own actions. , we can only fight until we die."
Chu Chaoyan touched his head and asked: "Will such mushrooms grow on human heads?"
The scientific researcher shook his head and said: "I don't know. At this time, there are no examples of being parasitized by fungi. However, even yaks have been parasitized by fungi now. If it were humans' turn, the same result might be the same. "
Afterwards, everyone dissected the golden reticulated python. Similarly, there were many hyphae in the python's head.
Nowadays, if you want to continue to advance in the mushroom forest, you can only wait for heavy firepower to be sent. Only with heavy firepower can you carry out fire suppression in the forest. If you can clear the ground with artillery shells before exploring the path, then Even better, even a wild yak as huge as the one encountered today cannot withstand a cannonball.
The camp where Shen Feng was located immediately entered a defensive posture. The Yunnan Army in history was actually famous for its positional warfare. If you think that it was able to win in Taierzhuang in the end, it was inseparable from the Yunnan Army's stubborn defense of Yuwang Mountain. At this time, the Yunnan Army has also inherited the ability to build fortifications from its predecessors. There are three low walls outside the mushroom forest, and behind the low walls are trenches. There are gullies connecting the three trenches. It is said that this is just to deal with the attack of mutant beasts. Even if it is to fight an army, the defenses here can definitely support it.
Tens of thousands of people began to rest. Because of the fighting that occurred today, treatment began directly in the temporary hospital. However, hundreds of wounded appeared in just one day, and most of these wounded were injured by mutated wild yaks.
Yes, many people cried out in pain while lying on the hospital bed.
At night, strange sounds suddenly came from the camp. Dozens of soldiers emerged from the tents and rushed towards the hospital. As they rushed, they covered their heads and said in pain: "Help!
Ah, my head feels like it’s going to explode, please help me.”
The doctors and nurses in the hospital were already very tired, but they didn't expect that there would be patients coming in at night. Each one said they had a headache. Could it be that they were all suffering from food poisoning?
"Have you eaten anything that shouldn't be eaten recently? Otherwise, why would you have stomachaches together?" The doctor started asking directly after seeing the current situation. So many people were sick at the same time at this time, and finally
It may be food poisoning, and these people are all together, dozens of people are in the same company.
The soldiers covered their heads and said in pain: "No, how dare we eat indiscriminately? We have been in the camp during this period, and we dare not eat anything indiscriminately."
The soldier's answer made the doctor confused about the situation. If he didn't eat randomly, he probably didn't eat something he shouldn't have eaten.
Helplessly, the doctor made some preparations and performed CT scans on many people who had headaches. Only then did he discover that some rhizome-like things had appeared in their heads at some point, and it looked like a mess when they appeared in their heads.
, everyone was extremely shocked. Thinking of what they discovered during the day, there is only one explanation, and that is that the brains of these people have been parasitized by fungi.
"Something is wrong, nothing is wrong at all. Why are there so many fungi in your brains? Did you secretly eat mushrooms?" The doctor was already shocked at this time. He was already shocked when he came here.
A notice was given to everyone that they were not allowed to eat anything. As a result, at this moment, everyone has mycelium in their brains. Wouldn't the next step be to grow mushrooms on their heads?
When the soldiers heard that this happened, they were scared out of their wits. During the day, they all saw the crazy appearance of the wild yak, golden reticulated python, and these powerful mutant beasts were finally controlled.
, if mushrooms grow on your head, won’t you have to be controlled in the end?
"Doctor, we really don't eat mushrooms casually. We all know that mushrooms are poisonous. How dare we eat mushrooms under such circumstances?" The soldiers quickly cried out.
"That's right, we are also soldiers after all. The army has repeatedly told us about the dangers of these mushrooms. How can we dare to eat them in this situation?"
"Doctor, are we unable to control ourselves in the end?"
For a time, many soldiers were panicked. They were not injured during the battle, but in the end they were parasitized by fungi at this time. This feeling simply made life worse than death.
The doctor also felt that it was abnormal. It was unlikely that these soldiers had eaten mushrooms, and the transportation of the mushrooms was basically done by workers. None of the workers had any accidents. Logically speaking, the soldiers should not have any accidents. What happened?
What's up?
"Remember carefully. Have you ever done anything special? Everyone, please recall and don't miss any details." The doctor warned seriously.
At this time, someone has been parasitized in the camp, and if this matter is not resolved, it will definitely cause everyone to panic. Therefore, this matter must be resolved immediately, at least to know
How did these people become parasitized?
At this time, the soldiers were enduring the severe pain in their heads while thinking. Finally, the soldiers thought of one thing, that is, more than fifty people had patrolled the eastern area before, mainly to observe the terrain.
, as for other things, there is nothing in common.
Some soldiers said: "I found two wild fruits there and ate them, but these wild fruits are obviously edible."
Another soldier said: "I just saw the camellias over there were blooming and just smelled them. I didn't do anything special."
Another soldier hesitated and said: "I found a beehive over there, so I smoked the bees away and ate the spring honey."
"There must be a problem in this area. You stay in the hospital and give an intravenous drip first. As for the effect, well, it depends on the situation." After the doctor learned the news, he immediately decided to report the matter, hoping that the superiors could handle it.