Monsters: Evolving from Titans to Ancient Gods

Chapter 143 WAAAGH!! There's a surprise in this chapter, click to unlock now.

A dazzling rain of light fell before Longbo's eyes, then was carried by a gentle breeze to the edge of the forest and bamboo grove. Spores landed on the ground, germinated, and took over the land.

Fungi spread throughout the world, showing no regard for the life or death of forests and bamboo groves.

Longbo merely glanced at it calmly and paid it little attention. It was normal for the three parties to erode each other; they would all do the same thing.

His gaze pierced through the rain of light, landing on the two giant mushrooms in the distance, towering like twin towers.

Longbo sensed that the two mushrooms were already gestating the embryonic form of a monster.

"..."

Longbo remained silent for a moment, then stepped into the mushroom jungle covered with mycelium, stopping in front of a green mushroom that was almost as tall as him.

His eyes narrowed slightly as the scene inside the giant mushroom came into view.

The first thing that appeared before him was a mycelial chamber that resembled a womb, its surface filled with nutrient solution drawn from the sunlight and soil.

Strands of mycelium, resembling flesh and blood, intertwined, continuously providing nutrients to the embryonic form, nurturing the growth of the monster.

Although they are currently only embryonic forms, and have only been born for a few hours, their rapid growth has already given them a semblance of being fully formed.

The emerald green monster has a humanoid shape, with facial features similar to humans, but a more robust body.

Perhaps to maximize the efficiency of photosynthesis, they have no hair at all, and every muscle fiber in their bodies contains particles that efficiently perform photosynthesis.

Two fangs protruding into their lips have appeared at the corners of their mouths. Their bones are exceptionally robust, and all their organs are designed for combat. They have no redundant gender or reproductive systems.

Although they were born only a few hours ago, they have already grown to seven or eight meters tall. Their powerful hearts pump blood, allowing them to develop at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Based on Longbo's extensive experience and observations, if given sufficient power, these monsters would be no less powerful than most cannon fodder monsters in the universe.

Before long, they will emerge from these two mushrooms and take their first breath of air.

Longbo looked around and found that the mushrooms of all sizes around him had similar functions, but they did not yet have enough nutrients to cultivate.

Then, Longbo turned to look at the forest behind him. The carnivorous plants were now devouring the spores at an astonishing speed, preventing the fungus from spreading, and in turn using the energy-rich spores as nutrients.

The bamboo forest in the distance is the same; relying on its rich root system and unique symbiotic insects, it blocks the invasion of fungi.

Clearly, just as Longbo predicted, none of the three parties could do anything to the others, and none of them could effectively encroach on each other's territory.

But at this moment, the two gestating monsters are telling Longbo that the fungus's ambition to devour and expand seems even stronger.

Faced with the inability to expand effectively using conventional methods, the mycelium began to resort to violent means, perhaps because it had seen many enormous monsters in this magical realm.

The mycelium began to contemplate the idea of ​​creating monsters to help it expand, until the light of planet L77 merged into the Pandora's Realm, at which point its plan was fully launched.

Clearly, it attempts to breed monsters, hatch them, and then use the monsters' violence to dismantle forests and bamboo groves, allowing the mycelium to spread and complete its expansion.

"This is... way too awesome."

Longbo was astonished by this, never expecting that the mycelium, which he rarely paid attention to, had already begun to create monsters.

In this arms race between fungi, herbaceous plants, and woody plants, fungi have clearly won.

While the bamboo was playing symbiotic games and finding helpers, and the forest was constantly adding to its carnivorous path, the fungi had already begun to create monsters, clearly showing the difference in strength.

If Longbo doesn't take any action, the forests and bamboo groves will soon be overrun by fungi, and the creatures living in them will be crushed like speed bumps.

This won't take long.

After a brief moment of thought, Longbo intervened directly, controlling the forest and bamboo grove to split off half of the territory and give it to the fungi.

They lost the arms race, and Lumbert felt that leaving them half their territory was already very lenient; if he didn't take care of them, they wouldn't have any left.

As Longbo's will was conveyed, the root systems of trees and bamboo began to recede, and many trees and bamboo even uprooted their roots from the ground and ran back to more densely populated areas.

The ubiquitous mycelium, sensing this change, showed no mercy, expanding wholeheartedly with both mycelium and spores working in tandem.

Spores swirled around Longbo, landing on his cloak and palms. A faint consciousness followed, the collective consciousness of the mycelium conveying its gratitude to Longbo.

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Longbo gazed quietly at the golden spore in his palm, and couldn't help but recall the planetary will Ava he had once encountered, who also seemed to communicate with him through spores.

Such a thought flashed through Longbo's mind, and then Longbo gave the spores a completely new instruction.

He wanted to use the monsters bred by the fungus to form a massive army.

Although Longbo might not necessarily need such an army, he felt that at least one such army was necessary.

The Land of Light is home to over 10 billion Giants of Light, while the Aliens of the Dark Nebula also possess a mass-produced army of Iron Gods and monsters.

Belial in other universes also has a large army of artificial Zero robots.

Longbo pondered that he himself could also possess such a large army. He might not need it, but he absolutely had to have it.

Although his increasingly powerful derivative giants could often serve as an army.

However, their numbers were too small, and they were all descendants of his old acquaintances. He was reluctant to throw them out as cannon fodder, so he could use them as managers in the future.

But these monsters are different; they grow from fungi, grow quickly, are cheap and durable, and if they die, they die—you don't have to feel bad at all.

Lombard then used his connection with these gene extensions to transmit commands to the fungi.

We should increase the production of these monsters as much as possible, and ideally, we should implement measures to prevent genetic leakage and loss of control.

Lonbo stated that when necessary, one can rely on their own power, whether it be psychic energy or the light of the Star Voice, anything is possible.

In response, the mycelium enhanced the spores, causing them to emit a faint glow, as if giving Longbo their reply.

Although these monsters were created by them to overturn the forests and bamboo groves, since Longbo needs them, they will devote themselves to this task from now on.

During this time, they were also subtly implying the incompetence of the forest and bamboo grove, suggesting that they should be abandoned as soon as possible.

Lumbert ignored their hints and went on to make his own ideas and demands.

After a brief consideration, Longbo felt that these monsters should be equipped with the ability to survive in the harsh environment of space and absorb star radiation to improve their endurance.

Given that nurturing these giant monsters would absolutely require a massive amount of energy, and that Pandora could only currently nurture a maximum of ten thousand monsters by drawing energy from the dimensional realm, a more perfect environment is needed.

Longbo had some initial ideas about this.

That is to release fungal spores into space, into those planets, and let the planets provide them with a place to develop. After all, most of their energy comes from star photosynthesis, so it doesn't require too much planetary energy.

As long as the number of monsters nurtured on each planet is controlled, and ownership of all monsters is maintained, there shouldn't be any major problems.

The only thing to be careful about is that these monsters are essentially fungi, and they will become infected or lose cells once they are injured.

At best, it could cause the planet's native ecosystem to be invaded; at worst, it could cause this biological weapon to go out of control and inadvertently trigger a green disaster that covers the entire universe.

After all, as a being favored by the stars of the universe, Longbo didn't want to one day step out and see waves of out-of-control monsters running rampant in the universe.

Therefore, the cells of these monsters must be strictly processed to ensure that killing one in the spring does not result in harvesting a horde of out-of-control monsters the following year.

At least not under normal circumstances, unless you're caught in a monster army-level battle, in which case you can loosen your control and let the monsters multiply.

Normally, if possible, Lombard hopes that the cells of these monsters can improve the surface environment of their planet and promote the growth of plants there.

When they lie dormant, they can nourish the life on the planet's surface or encourage life to grow on barren planets, while when needed, they can transform into terrifying weapons of war.

In legion-level warfare, the numbers keep growing, plunging the enemy into despair as they face waves of monsters.

This is the monster weapon that Longbo conceived after seeing the monster conceived by the mycelium again.

Although the universe is generally peaceful thanks to the help of the rogue forces of the Land of Light, there have been brutal wars that have spread across galaxies.

This was not uncommon, whether during the reign of the Gua Empire or during the expansion of the Alien Empera. The Great Ultra War 20,000 years ago was the most typical example.

Longbo lingered in the fungal colony for a long time, witnessing the entire process of the first two fungal monsters being conceived and watching them emerge from the giant mushroom.

"Click..."

The mushroom, resembling twin towers, had completed its physical mission. Its cracked skin split open, and two emerald-green humanoid monsters flowed out with the viscous nutrient solution.

The monster, over sixty meters tall and weighing over fifty thousand tons, had rapidly undulating muscles, translucent emerald green skin without a single hair, and a false sunlight reflected off its head. Its mouth, with its enormous fangs, was breathing slightly.

Under Longbo's watchful gaze, the fungal monster—Ork—was born, letting out its first roar.

"WAAAGH!!!"