The tiny Doomsday Fortress-279 passed through the thick fibrous mycelium and entered the interior of the "outer sphere" of the mold nest. The entire metropolis, which was dragged into the gate of hell on a certain "dispersion day", was immediately unveiled. Along the way, except for the most difficult-to-degrade reinforced concrete and metal car shells, almost all traces of human civilization in the entire city will be devoured by bacteria. All that remains is a huge empty shell of the city.
"My God, they ate up everything in the city." Valkyrie manually turned the camera lens and traced the veins of a huge mycelium: "Could it be that those rubbers and plastics that are difficult to degrade even in waste soil, Was it eaten by mold too?”
"Obviously." Wu Chen nodded slightly: "It is said that some 'glacial microorganisms' can degrade polyethylene polymers."
It is said that research has found that some microorganisms living in polar glacier environments can break down plastics such as polyethylene (PE). These microorganisms may have adaptations to survive and degrade plastics in extreme cold conditions. There are many other "glacial microorganisms" like this that can degrade plastics. With the outbreak of the world-killing bacterial disaster, the superpowers of all earth's microorganisms have been gathered into one place.
"Many years ago, we discovered that dried mycelium fibers are very light and very tough, and have a tensile strength comparable to silk. Therefore, mycelium once became one of the many organic fibers being studied for new building materials. Examples include using mycelium as a cheap, durable and non-toxic way to build environmentally friendly enclosures, insulation and plastics." Ms. Anoushayh Ansari also joined the conversation.
"Madam, the polar storm has never blown again, right?" Wu Chen seemed to have thought of something.
"Yes, Wu Chen. Ever since you blew open the gate to hell, a special electromagnetic field has enveloped the entire Arctic Circle." Ms. Anoushayh Ansari said about the abnormal situation that is happening: "It stands to reason that this An unusually strong electromagnetic field should interrupt all electronic signals. However, this is not the case at all. It is like a...harmonic."
"I understand." Wu Chen also thought: "It is probably the domain of the 'Mother of Darkness' Mahakali that is causing trouble."
"You also think that she is monitoring our every move." Ms. Anoushayh Ansari said it generously. This mold nest, wrapped in a thick ice shell and occupying almost the entire Arctic Circle, has far exceeded the expectations of human scientists on the ISS International Space Station. In fact, if the entire earth is regarded as a giant conch shell, then Mahakali, the "Mother of Darkness" dormant in the gate of hell, is a huge hermit crab. This behemoth, which is far beyond animals and plants, and even far beyond the scope of known biology, cannot be equated with the microbiome at all. What’s even more frightening is that the ancient mold that gave birth to the “Mother of Darkness” Mahakali almost ate up the entire earth’s organic sphere, and then fell into a hibernation-like sleep. Accidentally awakened, Wu Chen and his adventure team will suffer disaster in an instant. Now it seems that the previous trip to the wasteland is just the appetizer of the entire "Limited Project". It is correct to say that golden elevator cards must be more advanced.
"Perhaps it's an unconscious brain wave. A stream of consciousness that naturally covers the entire scene without warning. As long as we don't trigger some special alarm wave, we won't be targeted by unconscious brain waves." Wu Chen didn't hide anything. My own opinion. Not waking up the "Mother of Darkness" is the core of this hidden route adventure. As long as you walk inside the gate of hell "without knowing it, without knowing it", there is no need to even write down "I came here". After completing the geological surveying and mapping, just leave everything to the "Destruction Star Project".
"So, the 'Mother of Darkness' Mahakali is asleep." Ms. Anoushayh Ansari immediately grasped the key point.
"Yes, ma'am." Wu Chen thought the same way: "Just like a giant, the reflex arc must be very long. According to past experience, it is difficult to wake up similar giants once they fall asleep."
"Agreed." Ms. Anoushayh Ansari nodded happily: "It is just like the management program of the ISS International Space Station. Each self-check takes a long time."
"Yes, ma'am." Wu Chen nodded happily. Compared to fibrous mycelium, normal humans can trust each other unconditionally.
"Chen, is each hyphae..." Everyone understood the second half of the sentence that Ferosha omitted.
"Yes. Every hyphae erupts from the living body. As you can see, all animals and plants, including humans, have been swallowed up. Not even tables, chairs, benches, pots and pans are left." Wu Chen Also found.
"Then is our journey still meaningful?" Ferosha, who was concentrating on driving, couldn't help but ask again.
"Of course." Wu Chen understood her thoughts: "What secrets about the 'Mother of Darkness' Mahakali are hidden in the nested spherical shells? This is the answer we must find. This is related to the entire human civilization. continue."
"Your Majesty is right." Valkyrie also agreed: "Previously we saw countless spherical shells and countless holes from the outside. Now that the entire 'biological surface' has been dragged into the gate of hell, the ruins and hyphae of human cities The bodies are glued together to form a hard spherical shell. According to adults, it is like a protective shell carefully built by a hermit crab for itself. This 'Mother of Darkness' Mahakali must have hidden ulterior motives."
"Don't forget the microbial appliances that can mirror everything." Wu Chen reminded everyone to be careful: "We haven't discovered them yet."
"Understood, my lord." The beautiful warrior mothers said in unison.
Because of its huge structure, the fibrous mycelium looks densely packed and criss-crossed from a distance, but when you get closer, you will find that there are large gaps between them. Not only is it enough for the Fortress of Doom-279 to pass through, it can even allow larger vehicles to pass through unimpeded.
As Doomsday Fortress-279 continues to penetrate deeper, the vaguely discernible road before has disappeared unconsciously. It is replaced by fibrous mycelium that has long been hardened. These fibrous hardened mycelium have a texture between wood and plastic. Wu Chen's eyes of true seeing, which could be extinguished in a flash, had already seen through, and there was still a weak current in the hardened mycelium.
Yes, it's electric current.
Because the structure was too huge, Wu Chen was unable to see through the entire "outer spherical shell" of the mold nest for a while. Moreover, the unknown "danger switch" does not know when it will be triggered, and it will suddenly be flooded by various "mycelium adhesive monsters" coming in like a tide...
Precisely because he has experienced too many similar apocalyptic plots, the string in Wu Chen's heart has been tight from beginning to end.
"Wow -" After an unknown amount of time, the familiar yet unfamiliar scene made Valkyrie scream out.
"We arrived in Manhattan." Wu Chen also discovered a group of skyscrapers stuck to the spherical shell by mycelium.
"Is there anyone inside?" Perhaps because of the deep enough reason, Ferosha vaguely noticed that there seemed to be an unusual light in the reinforced concrete skyscraper. It was like the candlelight lit in every household during the initial blackout period when the apocalypse came in the wasteland.
"Still not." Valkyrie looked at the real-time scan results on the display.
"Chen, look over there." Ferosha, who was concentrating on driving, suddenly noticed something unusual.
In the area illuminated by Doomsday Fortress-279's searchlight, a wonder similar to "Stonehenge" blocked the way.
Wu Chen's heart moved: "The reproduction of mycelium usually starts from one point and spreads radially around. Therefore, the fruiting bodies formed by the new hyphae on the periphery of some mushrooms are often distributed in a circle, which is called a 'mushroom circle' or ' Immortal Ring'."
"The reproduction of mycelium usually starts from one point and spreads radially around..." Valkyrie also thought: "So, we have encountered the origin of the bacterial disaster."
"Yes, this should be the outbreak point of the world-killing bacteria disaster during a certain 'Flying Day' that caused New York to fall."
"Seed Protector" Melissa Jaffer immediately said: "Sir, do you want to go down and take a look?"
