Chapter 642
, 641, Mushroom Rise
Chapter 642, Section 641: Ascension
The tide came in and then receded.
Will stood on the shore.
As the waves washed over him, the grime on Will's body was cleaned, and he felt a sense of relief he had never felt before.
Will can no longer recall the cultists' hideous faces, his fellow members of the Mushroom Cult, or even how he came to this coast.
He just stood there, hesitating about where to go.
Behind me stretched a long beach, and beyond that, a vast expanse of white, empty land.
He had a vague feeling that he should go that way; that was the end, the destination, the final place for everyone standing here.
But the sea was trying to keep him.
One wave after another, each one receding more slowly and rolling in deeper.
Will stood on the shore for a long time, and finally, he took a step towards the sea.
Step by step, the seawater rose above my calves, then my waist, and then my chest.
He continued walking, feeling neither cold nor suffocated, only a growing sense of lightness as he was enveloped by the seawater…
Will's world has once again fallen into darkness.
Pfft—
……
"I didn't expect a new mushroom to suddenly appear. That's great, Fourteen, you're not the youngest anymore."
"...So this is just called Fifteen?"
"It's moving! It's about to come out!"
The telepathic dialogue appeared directly in Will's mind. He knew it was a microbial network communication, but he was completely unfamiliar with the two thoughts that were conversing with him.
Who are they?
Are you a fellow member of the Mushroom Cult?
I actually survived by sheer luck?
Will tried to open his eyes, but found he couldn't.
Am I going blind?
The thought made Will panic. Losing an arm was already difficult enough for him, but if he lost his eyes too... it would have been better to be killed on the spot by the cultists.
But Will soon noticed something was wrong.
Although I didn't open my eyes, I could sense my surroundings and that I was being wrapped in something.
and many more.
Right arm?
Something was slightly wriggling in my right arm, which should have been empty.
"tentacle?!"
puff--!
Startled, Will jumped out of the mycelial cocoon, then landed on the ground, bounced, and rolled to the Sword Saint and Number Seven.
Not yet used to his round body and four tentacles, Will lay on the ground like a fish out of water, thrashing about.
Number Seven: "What a vibrant new mushroom!"
Sword Saint: "My physical coordination seems to be lacking."
"Mushroom... Mushroom Master? Two? No..." Number Seven is out of the question. Sword Saint Puji has four swords on its back that are longer than its entire body. It just stands there casually, its tentacles overlapping. It looks arrogant and obviously not a Mushroom Master.
At the same time, Will also realized something else: he had lost his mouth and could only communicate through the fungal network.
Furthermore, its round, tentacle-covered appearance looks exactly like...
"How did I turn into...Puji?" "Turn into?" The Sword Saint caught the word, took half a step forward, and tentatively asked, "What...is your name?"
“My name is Will,” Will answered honestly.
As soon as he answered, the Sword Saint understood most of the situation; it was probably another guy who had been transformed like himself.
Number Seven was initially shocked that he wasn't called Fifteen, then extended his tentacles and patted Will's mushroom cap reassuringly.
The two of them had been called by Lin Jun to bring new mushrooms, so they led Will around the mushroom garden while asking him about his background.
"It was actually promoted to Puji by the Bacterium Master, no wonder it doesn't have a number." Number Seven suddenly realized.
The Sword Saint's focus was clearly on something else: "The Hand of Death... Ha, it's impossible to completely cut it off."
Will, meanwhile, gradually came to his senses.
Looking at this amazing mushroom garden, I was reminded of that passage in the doctrine: Believe in the devil and you will have eternal life.
Whether he's immortal or not, we don't know, but at least he's been reborn!
Although it was a sudden, painful death, what is there to worry about compared to death?
Thinking of this, Will couldn't help but pray devoutly, "Praise be to the Lord of Fungi!"
"Hmm." Another unfamiliar thought appeared in his mind, "Let you adapt well in the mushroom garden first, and we'll send you back after a while."
Will was stunned.
He subconsciously looked at Sword Saint and Number Seven: "Who...whose voice is that?"
"Master Mushroom! Weren't you just praising Master Mushroom?" Number Seven also felt that this new mushroom wasn't very smart.
Will nodded, but something still felt off.
Gods... is this how you can communicate?
……
Faith really works!
Strictly speaking, Will is the second person to be reincarnated as a Puji through faith, but the first one was not devout enough and his soul lacked cohesion.
If you die accidentally, your soul merges into the world.
Will was different; his soul was much more sticky.
Although the world's pull on the soul gradually increases after it is extracted, it will eventually merge back into the world if left unattended.
But this stickiness gave Lin Jun enough time to calmly stuff Will into the mycelial cocoon.
This is absolutely a historic moment!
It's important to know that although Will is a member of the Mushroom Clan, he is different from Seven and the others; his soul remains independent!
In other words, he can command a group of people through the fungal web, just like other people parasitized by mycelium.
Compared to other parasites, Will is dead, but as long as Lin Jun collects his body in time, he can be resurrected and reused!
The army of Fungus Fortress may appear formidable now, but beneath the surface, they can be viewed as an army composed of summoners.
It doesn't matter if summoned creatures die; no matter how many die, it's just a waste of magic power.
However, if the summoner dies, then there is a real loss of combat power.
But if everyone becomes a Puji, then this weakness, which isn't really a weakness, will also disappear!
Parasitizing a person only provides temporary combat power, but transforming a Puji is equivalent to permanently increasing one's control limit by more than twenty Puji.
In this way, the importance of the Baigu Cult project has undoubtedly been greatly enhanced!
If people were to be transformed into mushrooms and this were made public, it would surely attract many people to join the Mushroom Cult, but it would also inevitably terrify many others.
After all, strictly speaking, this is similar to turning a person into a vampire.
Lin Jun decided to increase support for the Mushroom Cult and develop it according to the current policy.
Once this method has reached its limit, we'll reveal the truth about the transformation of Puji and further expand its reach.
As for what would happen to the world if everyone turned into a Puji?
A world full of poops isn't so bad in Lin Jun's eyes!
Since they are all the same soul, and can be human, demon, elf, dwarf, or goblin, why can't they be a Puji?
Everyone turns into a pukei, and under the leadership of the hero, they unite to save the world. Isn't that great?
(End of this chapter)