Mushroom

Lin Dong witnessed the process of the fungus transforming into a human with his own eyes and found it incredibly miraculous.

He was not very educated and had no idea what principle was behind it, but he had once heard of a kind of "enzyme" that could achieve a biomimetic state by reducing its own metabolism. People called it—"Biomimetic Enzyme."

After the woman took shape, her expression was dull and her eyes hollow. She started walking, step by step, into the distance.

Lin Dong guessed that she must be searching for a new host.

Most likely one of the dead woman's companions.

There were other humans in this forest...

So Lin Dong followed her.

After walking for about ten minutes, they had left the fungal area behind. The forest returned to normal. Though it was still pitch-black, the faint chirping of nocturnal insects could be heard from the grass and treetops.

There were even fist-sized mutated spiders weaving enormous webs between the branches.

Lin Dong sniffed lightly and soon caught the scent of humans.

Not far ahead stood a massive tree that would take three people to encircle. It had already withered, and weeds were piled around it, clearly showing signs of human activity.

The woman's footsteps were headed toward the tree.

Beneath the thick weeds was a hidden tree hollow, where three young men were sheltering. The cramped, dark, and damp space felt especially oppressive.

The three were squeezed together, able to hear one another breathing.

One of them wore tattered clothes and had a face full of stubble. He held up a phone, moving it left and right.

"The signal's too weak. I can't connect to Tech Company's network at all."

"Tomorrow, we can head a little closer to the edge of the forest. We should probably be