Chapter 271: A corpse that shouldn't appear here

A corpse that shouldn't appear here

What exactly the two talked about was unknown to outsiders. In short, after an unpleasant exchange, Xiang Honglin the big cat paced and followed the direction everyone set off, while Bird Feather Brother disappeared.

He watched Xiang Honglin's departing back and turned into the depths of the denser mist.

On the other side, the Hunter-led team moved very fast. This 【Truth】 Hunter was very pragmatic, cold-faced throughout and didn't speak much. Only when facing a fork in the road would he frown and mutter to himself:

"Left, or right?"

After thinking for a while, he made a choice and led everyone to continue tracking.

Just like this, tracking for a long time along the traces only visible to the Hunter, the four finally found a new clue under a Twisted Night Python tree. And this time, the clue was no longer a footprint, but a human corpse!

A corpse torn apart and bitten, discarded under the tree at will.

The Hunter's gaze sank, and he looked around vigilantly.

"This is not right, the wound is very fresh. Be careful of the surroundings, the real hunter might not have gone far."

Everyone immediately tightened their heartstrings, and even Cheng Shi quietly pinched a scalpel in his hand.

Slacking is fine, but you can't have no eye for things. At least in times of danger, you can't hold back the big thighs.

On this point, the Slacker Master was very self-aware.

And at this time, the big cat also chased over. She, who hadn't turned back into human form, flipped through the broken corpse with her front paws, her gaze sinking:

"This person was chewed and spat out. If judged only by bite force, the beast or monster that attacked him must be no smaller than me.

No traces like saliva or fur were left at the scene. This is very strange. It's impossible to judge the type of attacker just by this chewed-up corpse, but at least it can be confirmed that this unlucky fellow who was attacked was a...

Mushroom Foot Person."

!!!

Mushroom Foot Person?

How could it be a Mushroom Foot Person? How could they appear underground?

Cheng Shi wasn't the only one with doubts. Seeing others frown one after another, Xiang Honglin flipped through the corpse and continued to explain:

"Although his feet have been gnawed away, look here, you can still see mycelium-like blood vessels in the flesh on his knees.

This is the most recognizable biological feature of Mushroom Foot People.

And this, half a broken skull, look at this residual hair, it's exactly the same as mycelium.

He is indeed a Mushroom Foot Person, so this trial is very strange. Why would a Mushroom Foot Person appear in the Sighing Forest?

Even if this is His trial, this is an illogical thing."

Indeed, this is too strange.

Cheng Shi knew a little about Mushroom Foot People. He knew that Mushroom Foot People were a group that believed in 【Prosperity】, living in the rainforests in the southwest of the Continent of Hope.

This race, like Wood Elves, was born as the most pious believers of 【Prosperity】. Their appearance was basically the same as humans. In the case of not looking at their feet, they could use their hair to barely distinguish, because the hair of Mushroom Foot People was long and shaped like mycelium.

But if you could see their feet, then their identity would be even easier to recognize.

As the name suggests, the feet of Mushroom Foot People were not flesh soles, but pseudo-human feet composed of countless mycelium roots piled up and intertwined. Their legs gradually transitioned into mycelium root clusters of varying thickness from below the knees. This fungal foot born in the soil, besides allowing them to walk without hindrance like ordinary humans, also allowed them to insert their mycelium roots into the ground at any time to absorb nutrients.

So Mushroom Foot People were a race that didn't need to look for food at all. They only needed to "stand at attention" to feed themselves in fertile soil, or even turn into real fungal strains to stand and sleep.

From a certain perspective, they were somewhat similar to the Twisted Night Pythons transformed by 【Decay】, both being two-state organisms.

But the problem was that Mushroom Foot People's dependence on rainforest ecology and fertile land was too high, causing them to almost never travel far. Even appearing in other places on the surface seemed somewhat incredible, let alone appearing underground now.

Xiang Honglin, who knew everything about 【Prosperity】 groups, had never relaxed her frown since confirming the identity of the Mushroom Foot Person.

Cheng Shi knew what she was thinking, or rather, he could guess what everyone was worried about.

Everyone was worried about whether this dead Mushroom Foot Person was that "star fire" that was about to go out...

Shouldn't be that unlucky, right?

Opening is the ending?

Isn't 【Fate】 on his side?

He might have been absolutely sure about his good luck before, but now that he had retrieved the 【Deception】 faith... he was also a bit uncertain.

But anyway, at least now he was a 【Fate】 believer both on the surface and inside. He hoped that a certain benefactor wouldn't be as heartless as before.

Cheng Shi had a wild thought, and then continued to look at the Mushroom Foot Person's corpse.

"That... Bird Feather Brother, why didn't he come back with you?

He is a 【Decay】 believer, does he know more about the creatures in the Sighing Forest? Maybe he knows..."

"He doesn't know."

"......" Cheng Shi looked at Xiang Honglin, who directly denied Bird Feather Brother's ability, thinking, big sister, you wouldn't have really killed him, right?

Xiang Honglin sniffed and didn't speak, turning her head to look around.

Cheng Shi saw that she didn't respond, and pointed to the Mushroom Foot Person's hand again.

"What is he holding in his hand?"

Zuoqiu bent down to pick up the thing in the corpse's hand, and after studying it for a while, said:

"A lamp similar to a bug lamp, but the insects emitting fluorescence were replaced by liquid with fluorescent effects. The pale blue fluorescent traces we saw earlier should have leaked from this lamp."

"But this fluorescence..." Cheng Shi twisted a bit on his fingertips, held it up to examine it for a while, and said, "It can't illuminate the mist of the Sighing Mourning Tide. So, why is he holding a lamp that can only shine but is useless?"

Everyone was silent after hearing this. Indeed, this behavior was too strange.

"Don't obsess over things you can't understand. When we can't think of an answer, it means we lack clues. Hunter brother, can you still find traces?"

Zuoqiu wiped his hand that had touched the corpse on the rotten leaves, put away the broken little lamp, and looked at the Hunter. The Hunter nodded confidently, not knowing what tracking means he had, and continued to lead the way with a cold face.

Everyone's expression changed slightly and followed. Players now only prayed that the end of this road was another new clue, not some dead end that stopped abruptly.

Cheng Shi fell behind by a step, walking side by side with Xiang Honglin the big cat, and asked in a low voice:

"Don't you think it's strange?"

"Of course it's strange, Mushroom Foot People shouldn't appear here."

"No, that's not what I mean." Cheng Shi shook his head, although his line of sight was limited by the thick fog, he was still looking around.

"Are you saying why the beast that attacked him didn't swallow him but spat him out?"

"Neither, don't you think his corpse is too complete?"

Complete?

Xiang Honglin was stunned, thinking the corpse had been chewed like that, how could it be said to be com...

Wait!

The big cat's footsteps paused, and she suddenly realized what Cheng Shi wanted to say.

That dead Mushroom Foot Person, except for the wounds from being attacked and chewed, had no traces of 【Decay】 aging and decay!

"Thought of it, right? Very strange, right? The reason we are fine is because of the newborn baptism you provided.

Bird Feather Brother is a 【Decay】 believer, so it doesn't count as returning home. Hunter, well, probably has his own hidden little means.

But a Mushroom Foot Person, a Mushroom Foot Person who believes in 【Prosperity】 in a place where the will of 【Prosperity】 does not exist, how could he not be affected by the Sighing Mourning Tide?

And without any weapons, why did he dare to hold a lamp and walk alone in the Sighing Mourning Tide?

Who gave him the courage? The Continent of Hope doesn't have Liang Jingru, right."

"......" What does this have to do with Liang Jingru?

Xiang Honglin was very speechless, but she still understood Cheng Shi's meaning, glanced at him appreciatively and said: "The lamp is weird!"

Cheng Shi nodded and looked at the Historian's back in front.

"Zuoqiu discovered this point long ago, but he didn't say it, and even collected the lamp in front of us.

It looks like he's saving props or collecting 'cultural relics,' but he cut off this clue.

Our Historian is not simple."

"Heh, twisting and turning, costing effort, just ask directly."

Xiang Honglin sneered, took a few big steps, and patted Zuoqiu on the shoulder with a claw, making the Historian stagger.

"You..."

Just as she wanted to ask Cheng Shi's question just now, she heard Zuoqiu exclaim at a thick fog not far in front of him:

"Mist Gate! We actually encountered a Mist Gate!"

The Hunter's gaze tightened, and he stepped back half a step: "The fluorescent traces of the Mushroom Foot Person disappeared from inside here. Be careful, the power of 【Decay】 here is too thick."

Everyone's body stiffened upon hearing this, and their heartstrings tightened immediately. ===== CHAPTER 272 =====