135: Level 3 nest formation

Just after the Perch-eyed Water Monster finished its frantic biting, it had no idea how many tons of fungal nest fragments it had swallowed.

Even for a King-level Monster, its digestive capacity could hardly absorb all these fungal nest fragments quickly.

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Under the King-level Monster's constant gorging, the Perch-eyed Water Monster's belly became more and more bloated until it could no longer eat any more fungal nest fragments and finally stopped.

It was no wonder the Perch-eyed Water Monster was so desperate to swallow the fungal nest fragments; ever since it ate its first Fungus Monster, it discovered that the energy provided by these black monsters far exceeded that of ordinary monsters.

After digestion, it even felt that its skin had become much tougher. The Universe energy provided by these Fungus Monsters and the strange structures could even directly enhance its own strength, which was a tangible benefit.

Therefore, even though the Perch-eyed Water Monster instinctively reacted with stress when the fungal nest suddenly appeared before it, it was still a greater temptation for the creature—a temptation to advance once again.

Having already reached the King-level, it was extremely difficult for it to advance further through normal feeding as it had in the past; its promotion to King-level had only been achieved through the slow accumulation of time.

Originally, it thought there was no hope for promotion, but after swallowing these black monsters, it found that the Universe energy they provided was hundreds of times that of other monsters, and swallowing the fungal nest provided a thousand times more Universe energy.

If it continued to consume such organisms, its strength would evolve toward an Emperor-level Monster in a very short time. This was why it ignored its instincts, ate desperately, and repeatedly swallowed fungal nest fragments.

Just as it was feeling smug about swallowing so many good things, the feast in its eyes did not decrease at all; in fact, there was more and more of it.

However, the Perch-eyed Water Monster's stomach was truly stuffed to its limit. It could only stop its large mouth from feeding and quietly digest.

The Perch-eyed Water Monster, which had originally thought it could rely on fungal nest fragments for full meals in the future, now discovered that the fungal nest in front of it actually expanded several times in an instant. Before it could react, the fungal nest expanded a hundred times more.

The Level 2 Fungal Nest, which originally covered an area of only about a hundred meters, had now established over a thousand units in the water, reaching the prerequisite for Fusion into a level 3 fungal nest.

Qiao Yu directly merged all of the thousand-plus Level 2 Fungal Nests. The nests began to connect with each other as Mycelium continuously extended out, resembling the scene in the movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial where E.T. first makes contact with humans.

Numerous strands of Mycelium continuously adhered to each other. Even though they were in the lake water, the Mycelium was not washed away by the current.

The massive size of the fungal nest itself steadily blocked the waves in the water, forming a unique protective shield.

As more and more Mycelium adhered together, the distance between the fungal nests was even pulled closer by the Mycelium.

Some fungal nests that adhered faster merged directly together to form an even larger fungal nest.

Countless strands of Mycelium also extended toward the bottom of the lake. Although these strands were not protected by a fungal nest and were constantly being washed away, their sheer number was overwhelming.

The Perch-eyed Water Monster also felt the touch of the Mycelium falling on it, but it didn't care. In its eyes, these drifting strands of Mycelium were like plankton, just insignificant bits of food.

Just as a Whale Fall gives life to myriad things, the decomposition of organisms in water presents a similar phenomenon.

The Perch-eyed Water Monster watched as the Level 2 Fungal Nests merged with each other. Finally, after half an hour, all the Level 2 Fungal Nests were adhered together, forming a giant black cocoon tens of thousands of meters long in the water.

At this moment, Qiao Yu felt a wave of sleepiness hit his mind. Every upgrade of the fungal nest would bring a massive boost to his strength, especially when his strength was still weak before.

When promoting to a Level 2 Fungal Nest, Qiao Yu hadn't experienced much change, mainly because his strength had already reached the God of War Level at that time.

This time, the level 3 fungal nest could breed King-level Monsters. It was likely that after upgrading to a level 3 fungal nest, Qiao Yu would be able to advance directly to the Planetary Level.

Qiao Yu's sleepiness grew heavier, and his entire being felt as if it were about to melt.

If one were to look at Qiao Yu's body in reality at this moment, they would find that Qiao Yu was truly starting to melt.

Like a black humanoid candle being constantly melted by flames, he eventually turned into a pool of black fungal water that slowly flowed toward the giant black cocoon in the lake until they were completely fused.

The Perch-eyed Water Monster in the water also noticed the changes in the level 3 fungal nest. However, it had never seen such a scene before. Although doubts arose in its heart, it didn't care too much.

In its eyes, the fungal nest was more like a suddenly appearing food storage warehouse.

It had no idea that the monster groups on land were already in a state of constant panic because of Qiao Yu's fungus army, having almost no living space left and only being able to scrape by under the protection of King-level Monster groups.

Currently, only those flying in the sky and swimming in the water had not been harassed by Qiao Yu for the time being.

Seeing its food reserves increasing, the Perch-eyed Water Monster was naturally overjoyed. It swam happily around the level 3 fungal nest, and it even drove away any other small aquatic monsters that tried to approach.

At this moment, deep within the North Military Region in Jiangnan Base City, the anomaly in City No. 023 was also detected via satellite signals and quickly reported.

"Report! A large number of Beast Swarm Riots have appeared in City No. 023. Currently, all beast group signals have gathered at the King-level Monster's stronghold. This may be a precursor to a Disaster-level Beast Tide!"

The Soldier monitoring the satellite watched as the jumping red dots on the screen gathered together, as dense as if a red fire ant nest had been poked, making one's skin crawl.

"What did you say? A Disaster-level Beast Tide?"

The Officer, who was still handling affairs in his office, could no longer sit still after hearing this report. He immediately ran toward the monitoring room and hurriedly pushed open the door. The bright red reflection from the screen hit his face like blood, making his heart skip a beat.

Past beast tides also had precursors, and monitoring these was the task of the official personnel in the North Military Region.

They tried their best to report as soon as possible and then send out high-strength Martial Artists directly to the site for manual intervention to prevent the birth of large-scale beast tides and avoid widespread losses to human cities.

This was how it had been for many years. While not claiming remarkable success, it had effectively curbed the emergence of Level 1 and Level 2 Beast Tides.

Although the number of Level 3 Beast Tides and those below Level 3 was also terrifying, a count of millions could still be perfectly handled with the support of the human military's massive weaponry.

Guns and cannons would kill Beast Soldier-level Monsters, while human Martial Artists would carry out encirclement and suppression of Beast General Rank Monsters.

But if it were a Level 2 Beast Tide, then unless more than half of the powerhouses from the War God Palace were mobilized, the Base City might not remain safe.

But a Disaster-level one?