At night, the town was completely silent. Not even the barking of dogs could be heard. Luo Kai stood in front of the window and quietly looked outside. The dense black aura even drove away the moonlight, causing the entire town to be covered in endless darkness.
There seemed to be something floating in the air. It was very small, almost like dust. It gathered into a ball and gently floated in front of his eyes.
Luo Kai's expression changed. He reached out his hand and once again smelled the rotten smell. At the same time, his head was slightly dizzy. This thing seemed to be poisonous. He hurriedly closed his sense of smell. His hand was covered in black dust. No, it wasn't dust. It was a kind of spores, the spores of a fungal organism.
His eyes lit up with bits of green light. He tried his best to transfer his blood Qi to his eyes, pushing his night vision to the limit. There were black clouds floating in the sky above the town. They contained a large amount of evil energy. These black clouds were the spores of the fungus.
A numbing and itchy feeling came from his hand. The black spores that were stained with it actually drilled into his skin through his pores and seeped into his body through his blood.
Luo Kai was shocked. He immediately cut off the blood circulation in his arm. He pulled out the tactical knife at his waist and fiercely slashed his palm. The gray skin tissue was very tough. There was only a white mark. He hurriedly loosened the skin tissue on his palm and repeatedly slashed it several times. Finally, a small hole was opened. A spurt of blood shot out, carrying with it a large amount of fungal spores.
Luo Kai's heart thumped. A layer of cold sweat covered his body. This thing was clearly a parasitic organism. It was definitely not a good thing to be parasitized by it. However, this kind of spores were too small. They could even drill into the skin through the pores. How could a person guard against them?
It was very likely that the people in the town had already been parasitized by these spores. Feeling a little anxious, he flashed into the fat boss' room next door.
The fat boss was lying on the bed. He seemed to be asleep, but his breathing was very weak. His heart only beat once in a long time. Observing Luo Kai closely, he found that he wasn't normal fat. Instead, he was puffy. It was the kind of bloating that was caused by hunger for a long time.
He placed his hand on the man's wrist and carefully felt his pulse. This man was already in a state of near death, but there was another force in his body that maintained his signs of life.
Luo Kai got up and walked to the street outside. The black spore cloud in the sky was drifting with the wind. When he had the thought of taking precautions, his mental power formed a Dao-shaped barrier around him, preventing external things from entering.
Following the scent of life, the residents of the small town were like the fat boss. Most of them were possessed. The only difference was that some of them were still conscious while others were like zombies. There was a small building in front of Chen Ge who was very conscious. He had a lit oil lamp and was writing furiously on the table.
Luo Kai quietly pushed open the door and lightly walked to the front. This person was very thin, and it was hard to tell his exact age. However, he was very spirited, as if he had fallen into some kind of fanatical state. He did not notice the arrival of others at all.
Luo Kai poked his head out to take a look. He was immediately shocked by what he wrote. This person was actually researching the method of immortality!
Earlier, the hunters of the small town had brought back a millstone-sized fungus plant from the depths of Tieheng Mountain. Then, the people in the small town were infected. The infected people did not need to eat. They only needed to drink water and sunlight to survive. Moreover, they would not fall sick or even die!
The only downside was that the infected people's minds and consciousness would become sluggish, gradually turning them into zombies. In order to overcome this shortcoming, one had to kill, or rather, kill. According to this person's records, one had to devour the life force of the dead!
Luo Kai instantly understood. No wonder the small town was so desolate. It turned out that many people had been killed. Those who were still conscious had to keep killing to maintain their consciousness. This fungus must be a product of evil energy. Only by constantly killing the infected people would they be able to provide an endless supply of evil energy. The so-called method of immortality recorded by this person was basically a method to revive the dead!
Anger rose in his heart. Without hesitation, he punched the person's head. There was not much blood in the broken head. It was actually filled with large clusters of fungus spores!
The person's head was blown up, but his body could still move. He shook like a puppet and reached out to touch his head.
Luo Kai felt a chill in his heart. He stretched out his leg and kicked the person onto the bed. He picked up the oil lamp and threw it on top of the bed.
Killing intent rose. Luo Kai no longer had any scruples. He followed the scent of the infected townspeople and killed them one by one. Then, he started a fire. In a short while, the entire small town was turned into a sea of fire.
The black spores in the sky crackled as they were burned by the flames. The thick evil energy rolled violently, as if it was very angry.
Luo Kai stood in the center of the small town. He coldly stared at the black evil energy in the sky. If he wanted to cure the root of the problem, he had to find the source of the fungus. Although the evil energy here was also very large, it could not be compared to the Ironwood Fort. Even if he resonated with it, he should be able to withstand it.
It was different from the chaotic evil energy in the Ironwood Fort. The evil energy here was already controlled by other creatures. His consciousness frequency was immediately rebounded as soon as he extended it. The turbulent evil energy swept towards him.
If it was anyone else, they would definitely find it difficult to resist the violent impact of the evil energy. However, Luo Kai already had experience. Moreover, he had a preliminary understanding of the true meaning of a small universe. As long as he guarded his heart, any energy that entered his body would have to submit to his will!
Moreover, he did not need to resist the evil energy from entering his body. He only needed to guide the energy out after it entered his body.
His body was like a transit station. Violent baleful aura was constantly pouring in, only to be pushed out.
At this moment, Luo Kai had already sensed the source of the evil energy. His heartbeat suddenly accelerated. He ran towards the northwest corner of the small town. As he ran, he constantly increased the speed of his blood and Qi. His gray skin began to turn red and his eyes became as black as ink again.
There was only a lonely courtyard in the southwest corner. In the courtyard, there was a fungal creature the size of a millstone. As if it had sensed Luo Kai's arrival, the huge fungus suddenly contracted and then suddenly opened. It spat out a wisp of black flame at an extremely fast speed. It was not inferior to a bullet in the slightest.
A strong sense of danger welled up in his heart. Luo Kai hurriedly moved to the side, avoiding the wisp of black flame. He took out his handgun, aimed at the strange plant, and pulled the trigger.
"Bang!"
The bullet hit the fungus. It was like a drop of water falling into the sea. The fungus rippled, but it was actually unable to harm it.
Luo Kai did not dare to get close to the strange plant. He circled around it and fired continuously. At the same time, he dodged the black flame that the fungus spat out.
The handgun only had seven bullets, and it was quickly used up. He could only pick up a thick wooden stick on the ground. He slightly moved forward and swung the stick down.
The fungus spat out a wisp of black flame and hit the wooden stick in Luo Kai's hand. The thick wooden stick was burned and corroded at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Luo Kai hurriedly threw the wooden stick down. Seeing the wooden stick on the ground turn into a wisp of green smoke, he became anxious. What should he do?!
The evil energy in the small town had all gathered above his head. A part of it was still rushing towards Luo Kai, while the other part was rushing towards the fungus.
After being replenished by the evil energy, the entire fungus was covered in black flames. Moreover, the black flames that it spat out were clearly much larger. Originally, it was only the thickness of a little finger, but now it was the size of a fist. This thing was practically unstoppable. Even the bricks and mud that came into contact with it would be corroded into green smoke. It was extremely terrifying.
Luo Kai quickly dodged while thinking of a solution. His means of dealing with enemies all came from his body. Now that he had encountered this hedgehog-like fellow, he was at his wit's end. It seemed that he could only temporarily retreat. If there was no other way, he could go and get some explosives. In any case, this thing could not move.
Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly saw a well in the courtyard. His expression changed. How could he have forgotten the most important thing!
His consciousness seeped out of his body, and the water in the well immediately went berserk the moment it came into contact with his consciousness frequency. Streams of water shot out from the well, forming a waterspout in the air as it rushed towards the Strain.
A surprising situation occurred. The water was actually unable to extinguish the black flames. Instead, it was corroded by the flames and turned into green smoke.
Luo Kai summoned even more water. The surrounding water elements also began to gather here. The air became moist and a thin layer of mist rose.
Although the water was unable to extinguish the black flames, it was constantly depleting its energy. Very quickly, the black flames on the fungus were exhausted. Balls of water constantly rushed towards it. Countless tiny spores were washed out by the water. Not long after, the millstone-sized fungus became a size smaller and became listless.
Luo Kai picked up a wooden stick and cautiously approached it. He circled it once. Seeing that there was no danger, he swung the stick and smashed it into pieces. Without the protection of the black flames, this thing was very weak. He picked up some firewood and piled it on top of the stick. The raging flames rose and he breathed a sigh of relief. He had finally killed this thing.
He stood up and looked around. There were a few withered skeletons scattered around the courtyard. The original inhabitants of this place must have been relatively well-off. The house was filled with moldy food. It was a pity that they had suffered such an unexpected disaster.
He stood up and prepared to leave. After taking two steps, he suddenly felt that something was not right. The black aura in the sky was still circling around. Logically speaking, once it lost its resonator, it should have dissipated from the world.
Just as he was on guard, he felt a burning pain in his chest. The scene in front of him suddenly changed. The fungus was still in front of him, but the fire he lit was beside it. It did not burn at all.
A wisp of black flames burned in his chest. His tough skin was quickly corroded and rapidly spread to other parts of his body. Everything just now was an illusion!
He did not kill this thing at all!
Luo Kai let out a muffled groan. In this life and death crisis, he instantly adjusted the speed of his blood and Qi to the peak. His hot blood began to boil. He completely ignored the black flames burning on his body and directly pounced on the fungus. He swung his fist and smashed it into pieces in an instant. He felt that the cloud of aura in the sky became chaotic until it began to dissipate. This time, he really killed this thing!
However, his entire body was wrapped in black flames. His entire body was burning. This kind of pain was far beyond anything he had ever experienced before. It was the kind of pain that even his soul was burning. His spirit and will were burning under the black flames. The feeling of falling into eternal darkness once again surfaced in his heart.
His consciousness frequency spread out uncontrollably. The water in the well gushed out, but it was unable to extinguish the black flames on his body. The aura in the sky gathered again and swarmed into his body. It continuously assimilated the black flames. Only then did the black flames stop spreading. His life was saved, but he could only let the aura transform his body once again.