Chapter 22, Mushroom Forest
Thanks to Yue Yibu for the 100-point reward, thank you to the tight clothes for the 500-point reward, and thank you to the idle boss for the 500-point reward.
the other side,
After following the incredible map for a while, the two little ones successfully arrived at the mushroom forest.
[Maze name: Mushroom Forest]
English name: Mushroom Forest
Number of floors: 7F
Props that appear: pocket coins, apples, and blue-orange fruits.
Inhabiting Pokémon: Pallas, Mushroom, Baby Ball, Lampshade, Pyro, and Pyramid.
Overview of the maze environment: This is a dense forest full of mushrooms, with abundant rain, and sometimes even sunlight has difficulty penetrating the green shade.
It just started raining lightly,
It's still a little hazy now.
Walking in the mushroom forest, the soil under your feet is wet, and the footprints of small animals can be easily seen. The two strings are those of a Charmander and Pikachu.
Moss grows everywhere under the tree roots, and the humid environment is more suitable for fungi to survive, so that many tree stumps have wild mushrooms growing on them.
There are white, light blue, purple and pink, and even unknown black mushrooms.
Charmander remembered that there are many kinds of poisonous mushrooms in the human world, and these mushrooms in the wild must not be eaten casually.
It doesn’t matter if there are too many mushrooms.
But the most hidden part of this forest is the elves hiding under the wild mushroom bushes:
For example, the little Paras with two small clusters of mushrooms on his back, the mushroom mixed with the dark green mushrooms, etc.
As for the walking grass, it has long been indistinguishable from nature, and the two little ones didn't encounter many along the way.
"So we'd better reach the deepest point as quickly as possible, and be careful not to disturb those Paras and Mushrooms!"
Charmander was still walking at the front, with the captain leading the way. Pikachu who followed behind certainly looked relieved:
"As expected of Charmander!"
"We thought those two little mushrooms just now were wild fungi, but we almost didn't realize they were disguised by Paras. They were so amazing~"
In fact, to be more powerful, Pikachu is a master of encyclopedia, and he knows much more than Charmander.
For example, next,
The little Charmander is stretching out his little paws in front of him, breathing in the fragrance of the earth as he walks:
"ah!"
“It’s this fresh earthy smell~”
"You know Pikachu, I used to like to go for a walk in the park after it rains. Smelling this fresh fragrance will make me feel better instantly."
As soon as he finished speaking, Pikachu felt something was wrong with the earthy fragrance.
As the two little ones continued to go deeper, the earthy smell coming from the depths of the maze became stronger and stronger.
It happened that Pikachu read a paper when he was studying for the Encyclopedia Bachelor's degree, which was about the relationship between the smell of earth and spores after rain.
The smell of earth after the rain,
In fact, it is a trap set by fungi.
There are large and small groups of wild mushrooms in the mushroom forest. These fungi will release a "trap odor" after rain.
This odorant smells like an earthy fragrance on the surface, but in fact it attracts Paras, mushrooms, and baby mushrooms to come closer.
The so-called trap is to wait for these little elves to get close and then use their small bodies to help spread the spores.
While continuously spreading the flora, we jointly create a harmonious and symbiotic forest environment.
Charmander marveled at Pikachu's encyclopedic knowledge:
"Hey, hey, that's what it is like!"
We always thought that the smell after rain is a simple earthy fragrance!
Just as he was sighing, Pikachu behind him suddenly slipped and screamed in panic:
"Ouch, Charmander!!"
【!】
"I, I seemed to have accidentally stepped on something just now. I don't know if it was a wild mushroom or a small paras. What should I do if it was a small paras!!!"
At this moment, Pikachu was as exaggerated as if he had stepped on a landmine, and he dared not move.
It's not a big deal if you step on a little Paras, it's not like it's an exploding land mine.
"Forehead."
"It's okay Pikachu, you stepped on a bunch of mushrooms."
In fact, what Little Beastfoot stepped on was a bunch of wild white mushrooms, a non-toxic wild fungus.
"Wow, you scared me to death."
In fact, there is a reason why Pikachu fell down just now.
After the rain, the soil in the entire forest is moist, and the light gets weaker as you go deeper.
The shade of the trees was already thick, and the sky was still gray, as if it was going to rain again all the time, so there was even less light passing through the leaves.
The light is weak,
The two little ones had to slow down.
"Thanks to the Charmander, we don't dare to walk in front. If we accidentally step on a mushroom or something, it will be over~"
Charmander was quite confident: "Hahaha, that's not possible, I will be very careful!"
[Soon, Mushroom Forest 5F]
Along the way, the two little ones basically avoided the mushrooms.
Several large-scale visible mushroom groups have been deliberately avoided because there are too many small Paras living there, and sometimes a medium-sized Paras can even be seen.
The deeper you go into the jungle, the more complicated it becomes.
Sometimes it is necessary to cross several mossy tree trunks across the front.
Pikachu always scares himself along the way.
I am not very courageous, but I also love fantasy, so I walked behind Charmander and started telling ghost stories by himself:
"Hey, Charmander~"
"Have you heard of the urban legend about Paraster? I have looked up relevant information in the library before and made notes."
Charmander is not very interested in ghost stories, but it might be interesting to listen to Pikachu telling ghost stories in the dark jungle.
"What urban legend is that?"
Pikachu’s encyclopedia knowledge:
Parasite's Zombie Legend.
long long ago,
Little Paras has a pair of cute big eyes and carries two small mushrooms on his back all year round.
But after evolution, the mushroom on Paraster's back turned into one, becoming so large that it even encompassed half of the insect's body, as if he was carrying a huge mountain on his back.
At this time, Parasit, who seemed to be still moving around in the insect body, was actually dead.
The evolved Parasite has no emotions, only two eyeballs that are so empty that they only have the whites of their eyes.
What's even more terrifying is that what controls the movement of the insect body is actually the big mushroom on Paraster's back.
In other words, Paraster is just an insect zombie walking in the dense forest. His body is devoured, and everything is controlled by the big mushroom behind him.
Combined with the smell trap mentioned before, it is simply a thrilling plot to unfold!
That is,
Train to Busan 4 - Paras Invasion!!
"It's so scary, Charmander, I don't even dare to talk about it anymore!"
Charmander had never sensed any element of terror, but suddenly he suddenly stopped in front of him without any warning, signaling that Pikachu was in danger!
"Stop, be careful ahead!"
Pikachu, who had just been telling ghost stories and scaring himself, was now completely panicked, and his little tail twitched in fear:
"What...what's wrong? What's there...in front of you? No, it can't be Zombie Paraster!"
Charmander suddenly became serious:
"wrong!"
"It seems we have entered their territory!"
"Lead...territory?"
"He, they...mean?"
Fortunately, it's not Paraste or little Paras.
The two little ones stepped into a secret place controlled by a small group of mushrooms.
The second maze is opened. This time it is an adventure in the dense forest. What will happen to the two little animals on their first cooperative adventure? Let’s start the Mushroom Forest Battle~