PFC Chapter 111 Determining the Hyphae Extent
Chapter 111 Determining the Hyphae Extent
"It seems like this is the only thing we can do now."
Regardless of whether you try to eliminate it or not, and consciously try to avoid it, you need to first determine how much territory it has occupied.
But Tiger, I've used up all my Laws of Command. Can I wait until I've recovered before we start?
Hmm... Pipi can help too; its lightning superpower makes it immune to those mycelium.
This way, we can define the perimeter!
Seeing that he had guessed correctly, the fisherman nodded in deep agreement, then smiled somewhat awkwardly.
His [Law] ability is versatile and powerful, but its only problem is its poor endurance.
He can only use it five times in a short period of time, and he just used it all up in order to escape.
Next, you need to rest for at least another half day before you can use it five more times.
Upon hearing the fisherman mention him, Pipi excitedly stomped his foot, and crackling electric arcs crackled across his body.
This is as if to say: The owner is right! Pipi can do it!
"Ow~!"
Cang Nian ignored the fisherman's request to take a break.
This wasn't him exploiting the fisherman; it was just that the fisherman was the only one in the entire group with drawing skills.
In this case, the task of exploring the mycelial range cannot be carried out separately; everyone must work together.
Now, I have plenty of energy, so there's no need for the fisherman to test the waters.
Then, Cangnian slowly walked to the front of the newly emerged wave of mycelium.
In just a short while, they had completely disappeared into the jungle, like chameleons.
If an unsuspecting animal were to walk by, it would likely end up deep within the mycelium, just like its own family had done before.
Their family, in terms of both race and special abilities, was among the best of all evolved creatures, which was why they were able to escape.
If it were any other animal, it would have no chance to climb out of such a location, and by the time it was attacked, it would be too late to escape.
Ultimately, those animals will fall under the dense entanglement of mycelium, their bodies penetrated and completely drained, becoming nutrients for the mycelium to expand its own size.
The fact that these mycelia have grown to such a scale suggests that they must have consumed an extremely large number of animals.
Suppressing these thoughts, Cang Nian rushed towards the mycelium!
Swish swish~!
As soon as they stepped into the territory of the mycelium, those mycelium that had just hidden themselves began to frantically attack and entangle the old man!
But Cangnian's speed was extremely fast, and the mycelium's reaction speed was too slow to keep up with his speed, leaving it behind like a dog being led around.
It's as if Cangnian is a player with only single-digit latency and smooth, fluid gameplay, while the fungus behind him is like a high-latency warrior with thousands of pings of latency, always several beats slower than Cangnian in everything he does.
Next, Cangnian tentatively explored the direction perpendicular to the mycelial boundary.
If attacked by mycelium, Cangnian will move two steps away.
If it wasn't attacked by the mycelium, Cangnian moved two steps further inside.
In this way, through this process of entering and exiting, the mycelium, a creature that has no thought and acts solely on instinct, perfectly cooperated with Cang Nian's probing, exposing its own limits.
At this moment, the fisherman realized that Cang Nian did not mean that he should use his powers even if he could not use them.
Instead, there's no need for him to probe the extent of the mycelium.
Seeing that Cangnian had explored the area, Tiger Dad, who had recovered by now, stepped forward, raised his paw, and left clear scratch marks on the trunks of the trees near the edge of the mycelium territory.
Tiger Dad knew his memory wasn't very accurate, so he used this simple and effective method to define the scope that Cangnian had explored.
Then, the tiger dad would occasionally raise his tail, stick out his buttocks, and spray urine onto the tree trunk.
This is equivalent to marking territory, which contains the unique scent of a powerful tiger and can be preserved for a long time as long as it doesn't rain.
If animals passing by smell this scent, they will deliberately avoid it to prevent encountering a predator like the tiger father who is at the top of the food chain.
"Tiger Dad is getting smarter and smarter!"
Seeing Tiger Dad's actions, Cangnian explored the area of the mycelium while sighing in amazement.
Leaving marks on the tree trunk with his claws wasn't anything that surprised him too much.
However, the fact that the urine left a scent indicates that the tiger father understood that the fungus should not be allowed to eat any more animals.
Otherwise, the mycelium will definitely expand again, potentially threatening one's own family.
However, Cang Nian was overthinking it.
Tiger Dad finally understood that these mycelia would eat animals.
However, its purpose in using urine as a marker is not to prevent the hyphae from expanding further.
Rather, it's to reduce the possibility of other animals being eaten!
In Tiger Dad's view, all the animals in this territory, regardless of size, should be food for his family!
This mycelium ate the food that should have belonged to its own family, and it ate so much of it!
Absolutely abominable!
However, Tiger Dad knew that the big guy who had stolen his prey was very powerful and that he couldn't beat him for the time being.
Therefore, it did not impulsively try to fight the mycelium, but rationally "protected" its prey.
If the mycelium eats less, the family will have more prey left over!
This is Tiger Dad's simple idea.
"Tiger Lord! I'll help too!"
Seeing Tiger Dad marking the area of the mycelium, the fisherman paused for a moment, then quickly ran over as well.
Even the tiger father thought of marking the area, but the fisherman, who is an intelligent human, did not, which made him quite ashamed.
So he also drew his dagger and slashed at the tree trunks and bushes.
The tiger father's claws were too big, so he could only leave marks on thick trees, and therefore the range he indicated was not precise.
Fishermen, on the other hand, can leave scratch marks on thinner tree trunks for more accurate markings!
Woof!
Seeing this, Pipi excitedly followed. While the fisherman paddled above, Pipi scratched below with its paws, marking the area of the mycelium together.
As for the Black King Serpent, it had already been silently following behind Cang Nian, using its heavy body to create a clear snake trail as a marker.
Because of its amazing defensive capabilities and extremely dense scales, the mycelium cannot penetrate it, and its body shape makes it difficult to entangle. Therefore, the mycelium cannot stop the black king snake from attacking it.
Seeing this, the tiger mom nudged her younger brother a couple of times, urging him to get to work too.
All the other beasts are already working hard, how can the little one slack off?
Ouch~!
Tiger Brother wiggled his butt and walked over very reluctantly.
It was also mourning the fat it had lost when it had just escaped.
That's the material it uses to store its special abilities!