Battlefield of Civilization: From the Bottom to the First Citizen

Chapter 85 Plant-Based Energy Beast

Rabbits growing to one meter in length were not unusual at that time.

But with all these mushrooms of different sizes growing on its body, and moving so fast like a cannonball, that's quite special.

A carved longsword extended from his arm, which he swung and slashed.

An energy blade pierced the air and hurtled towards the falling rabbit.

A look of panic flashed in the rabbit's eyes, and its four legs seemed to move as if it wanted to run wildly through the air.

However, it's not as easy to gain leverage in the air as it is on the ground. Or rather, there are ways to gain leverage, but this rabbit can't do it.

The 'running' motion of its four legs actually increased its falling speed, causing it to collide head-on with the energy blade.

brush!

Without any obstruction, the rabbit was cut in half vertically.

The moment they were separated, those seemingly ordinary mushrooms began to absorb the flesh and blood from the rabbit's body, growing larger and larger.

In just a few breaths, the rabbit's corpse was completely covered by mushrooms.

Yes, these mushrooms even used their mycelium to stitch the dissected corpse back together.

"Huh?!" Wu Ou looked surprised when he saw this.

He narrowed his eyes and had a guess.

"Again!"

This time, he ran his fingers along the blade, altering the engraving.

With a single swing of the sword, a flame transformed into a fire dragon that hurtled towards the still-falling mushroom cluster.

boom!

Now, the mushrooms seemed to have no choice but to keep expanding and absorbing the other mushrooms.

Finally, it exploded violently, as if trying to spread its "mycelium" in this way, hoping to have a chance to survive.

Unfortunately, this flame also exploded in the end, spreading over a larger area than the mycelium.

As the firelight faded, Wu Ou took another careful look around in the air. He found not only no trace of the rabbit's original source crystal, but also not even a tiny fragment of mycelium or flesh.

"That's strange, Yuanjing..." Wu Ou suddenly thought of a possibility and turned to look down.

In a mountain forest, white is the base color, interspersed with green and the colors of other animals.

There is a kind of natural, harmonious beauty found in the mountains and forests.

But upon closer inspection, one will find that the animals' movements are actually somewhat 'sluggish'.

They are repeating several behaviors and operating within a certain area.

It's like a robot that's been programmed.

"So, an unusual change has indeed occurred?"

As Wu Ou pondered this, he moved closer to the ground, carefully observing the conditions on the ground.

whoosh-

when!

"ah--"

"Got you!"

Wu Ou's right hand was suddenly covered with a metal layer, and then it stretched out like rubber.

A peregrine falcon, about the size of a fist!

However, just now, he transformed the area where he had been attacked into a high-strength alloy.

As a result, the little bird crashed into the "steel plate," making itself dizzy.

Because he was a little slow, Wu Ou seized the opportunity and captured him in one fell swoop.

"Ah—" Even though it was caught, the peregrine falcon still tried to struggle.

"Such strength, mid-level level one!" Wu Ou raised an eyebrow. Although he had guessed that it was likely a 'Beast King' level beast when he saw the change in its body shape, he was still somewhat surprised after confirming it.

Because that rabbit just now almost reached the intermediate level of level one.

"The overall strength of the Source Beasts has increased dramatically. Did they arrive so quickly?"

If you calculate the time, it's only been a little over half a month since the first batch of relics appeared before humans!

Before his rebirth, it took more than a month for a large number of Level 1 Source Energy Beasts to appear.

Even if this peregrine falcon consumed a significant amount of source crystals within the ruins of the Ernoki civilization, what about that rabbit just now…?

"ah!"

I felt the peregrine falcon in my hand struggle even more, as if it had sensed some kind of danger.

Wu Ou looked around; he was now less than five meters from the highest point of the forest below.

It descended a little further, and the peregrine falcon struggled even more fiercely.

Sure enough, it was because Wu Ou was about to come into contact with the forest below, and something in there frightened it!

boom!

The longsword slashed downwards, and flames exploded.

Now nobody cares about him setting fires in the mountains.

The flames rushed toward the forest, and suddenly the trees burst forth with mycelium, which quickly wove together to form a large net, attempting to keep the flames out.

The tops of those trees that appear to be covered in snow are actually disguised as large mushrooms!

Now that they feel their lives are threatened, they will naturally take defensive measures.

"Wait, could it be that below..." Wu Ou looked at the trees in other directions and adjusted his eyes to see the texture of the tree trunks more clearly.

Finally, a scene that made his scalp tingle appeared before him!

Those trees that look lush and green are actually parasitized by mushrooms of all sizes!

These mushrooms disguise themselves as branches, leaves, and snow, making the trees look 'normal'.

As for those animals that move like robots, they are naturally parasitized by mushrooms, which disguise them as if they are still alive.

This is likely also to attract hunters of these animals.

There are more than a dozen trees in this area, and they are all in the same condition.

This place has completely become a hunting ground for these mushrooms!

Are they all these mushrooms, or is there only one core mushroom?

A hint of doubt, or even curiosity, arose in my mind.

"Ya ya ya ya..."

Wu Ou swooped down, and the peregrine falcon began to struggle frantically.

Unfortunately, he couldn't break free from Wu Ou's grasp.

Upon sensing Wu Ou's approach, the trees suddenly came to life.

Swish swish swish swish!

A dozen or so mycelia intertwined to form long tentacles like vines, and the cap at the head spreads out from the middle, revealing dense mycelia that look like arrows.

"snort!"

A horizontal slash of the sword sent sparks flying.

boom--

The fierce flames scattered the approaching fungal whips, and all the mycelia that tried to get close were burned to ashes.

Boom!

They landed on the ground, but there was actually a layer of energy enveloping their feet, so they didn't actually touch the ground.

"Sure enough, the ground is covered with fungal carpet."

Wu Ou felt the force beneath his feet that was trying to restrain him, then unleashed a burst of energy and charged towards the fungal trees.

However, the controlled animals, all under his control, rushed towards him.

At that moment, the peregrine falcon seemed to have given up on life; it closed its eyes and stopped struggling.

"Perfect, you guys can try this out!"

Wu Ou sheathed his sword and casually tossed the peregrine falcon away.

Immediately afterwards, the metal armor on his body changed again, transforming from a simple body armor into a sci-fi style.

But most importantly, extending from both arms are an energy blade on one side and an energy gun on the other.

If it weren't for the lack of a flight backpack-like auxiliary device on his back, he would really look like a space warrior.

The carvings on the metal armor on his legs lit up.

boom!