Elf life

Chapter 22, Mushroom Forest

Thanks for the 100 reward of Yue Yibu, the reward of 500 points for the tight clothes and the food, and the reward of 500 coins for the on-hook boss.

the other side,
After traveling according to the incredible map for a while, the two little ones came to the mushroom forest smoothly.

[Maze Name: Mushroom Forest]

English name: Mushroom Forest
Layers: 7F
Items that appear: pocket coins, apples, blue oranges.

Perched Pokémon: Little Pylas, Mushroom, Baby Ball Mushroom, Lampshade Night Mushroom, Walking Grass, Pylast.

Labyrinth environment overview: This is a dense forest full of mushrooms, with plenty of rain, and sometimes even sunlight can hardly penetrate the green shade.

Just after the rain,
It's still a bit cloudy now.

Walking in the mushroom forest, the soil under your feet is wet, and the footprints of small animals can be easily seen. The two strings are of a small fire dragon and Pikachu.

The roots are covered in moss, and the damp conditions are more suitable for fungi, so much so that wild mushrooms grow on many tree stumps.

There are white, light blue, purple powder, and even unknown black mushrooms.

Little Fire Dragon remembered that there are many kinds of poisonous mushrooms in the human world, and these mushrooms in the wild must not be eaten at will.

Too many mushrooms

But the most hidden part of this forest is the elves hiding under the wild mushroom bushes:

For example, little Pylas showing two groups of small mushrooms on his back, mushrooms mixed with dark green mushrooms, and so on.

As for the walking grass, it has long been indistinguishable from nature, and the two little ones have not encountered a few along the way.

"So we'd better get to the deepest part as fast as possible, and be careful not to disturb those Pylas and mushrooms!"

The little fire dragon was still walking at the front, and the captain opened the way along the way. Of course, Pikachu, who followed behind, looked relieved:
"As expected of a little fire dragon!"

"The two groups of small mushrooms just now, we thought they were wild mushrooms, but I almost didn't see that they were disguised by Pylas, saying, it's amazing~"

In fact, to be powerful, Pikachu is a dignified encyclopedia scholar, and he knows much more than Little Fire Dragon.

For example, next
The little fire dragon is stretching out its small claws in front, breathing the fragrance of the soil while walking:
"what!"

"It's this fresh earthy smell~"

"Do you know Pikachu, I used to like to go for a walk in the park after the rain, smelling this fresh fragrance, the whole person will instantly feel better."

As soon as the words fell, Pikachu felt that the fragrance of the soil was not right.

As the two little ones continued to go deeper, the earthy smell from the depths of the maze became stronger and stronger.

It just so happened that Pikachu read a paper when he was studying for a bachelor's degree in Encyclopedia, which was about the relationship between the smell of soil after rain and spores.

The smell of earth after the rain,
In fact, it is a trap set by fungi.

There are large and small groups of wild mushrooms in the mushroom forest, which release a "trap odorant" after rain.

This odorant smells like earthy fragrance on the surface, but it actually attracts Pylas, Mushrooms, and Baby Ball Mushrooms to approach.

The so-called trap is to wait for these elves to approach, and then use their small bodies to help themselves spread the spores.

While spreading the flora, a harmonious and symbiotic forest environment is created together.

The little fire dragon was amazed at the encyclopedic knowledge Pikachu mastered:

"Hey, hey, that's how it is!"

We always thought that the smell after the rain was a simple earthy fragrance!
The emotion just fell, only to hear Pikachu behind him suddenly slip on his feet, and screamed in panic:
"Oops, little fire dragon!!"

【!】

"I, I seem to have stepped on something accidentally, I don't know if it's a wild mushroom or a little Pylas, what should I do if it's a little Pylas!!!"

At this moment, Pikachu is as exaggerated as stepping on a landmine, too afraid to move.
It's not a big deal to step on a little Pylas, it's not a mine that explodes.

"Forehead."

"It's okay Pikachu, what you stepped on was a mass of mushrooms."

In fact, what the little beast's feet stepped on was a mass of wild little white mushrooms, or the kind of non-toxic wild fungi.

"Wow, you scared me to death."

In fact, it is not without reason that Pikachu just fell.

After the rain, the soil in the whole forest is moist, and the light becomes weaker as you go deeper.

Originally, the shade of the trees was thick, and the sky was still gray as if it was about to rain again, so that there was less light passing through the leaves.

the light is dim,

The two boys had to slow down.

"Thanks to the little fire dragon, we don't dare to walk in the front. If you accidentally step on a mushroom or something, it will be finished~"

Xiao Huolong is quite confident: "Hahaha, that won't happen, I will be very careful!"

[Soon, Mushroom Forest 5F]

On the way, the two little ones basically avoided the mushroom group.

Several large-scale mushroom colonies have been deliberately avoided, because there are too many small paras inhabiting there, and even a medium-sized parasite can sometimes be seen.

The further you go deeper into the forest, the more complicated it becomes.

Sometimes it is necessary to cross several mossy tree trunks across the front.

Pikachu always scares himself along the way.

I'm not very timid, and I especially love fantasy. This is not to walk behind the little fire dragon and start telling ghost stories by myself:

"Hey, little fire dragon~"

"Have you heard the urban legend about Pylast? I checked the relevant materials in the library before, and I even took notes."

The little fire dragon is not very interested in ghost stories, but it may be interesting to hear Pikachu tell ghost stories in the eerie jungle.

"What urban legend?"

Pikachu's encyclopedia knowledge:

Pylast's Zombie Tale.

long long ago,

Little Pylas has a pair of big cute eyes and carries two small mushrooms on his back all the year round.

But after the evolution, the mushroom on Paraste's back became one, and it became so large that it included half of the worm's body, as if carrying a big mountain.

At this time, Paraste, who seemed to be walking around with worms, was actually dead.

The evolved Paraste has no emotions, only two eyeballs that are so empty that they only have the whites of their eyes.

What was even more frightening was that the one controlling the worm's movement was actually the big mushroom on Pylast's back.

That is to say, Pylast is just a worm zombie walking in the jungle, its body is swallowed, and everything is controlled by the big mushroom behind it.

Combined with the smell trap mentioned earlier, it is simply a terrifying plot development!
That is,
Train to Busan 4: Paras Invasion!!
"It's so terrifying little fire dragon, I don't even dare to talk about it later!"

The little fire dragon has never felt any horror elements, but suddenly and without warning, he stopped in front of him, indicating that Pikachu is in danger!
"Stop, be careful ahead!"

Pikachu, who was still telling ghost stories just now, was completely panicked by himself, and his little tail shook with fright:

"What...what's the matter, front, front...what is there, no, it can't be Zombie Pylast!"

The little fire dragon suddenly became serious:
"wrong!"

"We seem to have stepped into their territory!"

"Lead... territory?"

"He, they... mean?"

Fortunately, it is not Pylast, and it is not Pylas.

The two little ones stepped into a secret land governed by a small group of mushrooms.

　The second labyrinth has opened. This time it is an adventure in the jungle. What will the first cooperative adventure of the two little ones be like? Let's start the mushroom forest battle~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)