93: The tragic investigation team

"The investigation report shows that when this team was investigating, they discovered that the entity of this new type of mutant fungus has reached the size of a residential building. According to preliminary judgments, the Mycelium it has spread might even be as large as several football fields." The secretary flipped through the documents in his hand and explained patiently.

"As large as several football fields? Is this fungus that formidable? Were any samples collected and handed over to the research institute for study? What are the results of the report?" The officer rubbed his chin and asked.

"Uh, the research institute says they will submit it for study as soon as possible..." The secretary scratched his head awkwardly and said apologetically.

"Sigh, what a perfunctory bunch." The officer covered his forehead and said helplessly.

"Extract the monitoring recordings of that Foreign War God Squad and see if we can get anything out of it."

"By the way, have the Investigation Team from the North Military Region return to County 0203. They are more familiar with that area. See if they can find any traces at the location where they died. This way, it will be easier to answer to the American Military." The officer ordered.

"Yes, sir!"

"What? A War God Squad died in County 0203?"

"And we have to go back to County 0203 to investigate again?" The original Investigation Team was slightly shocked after receiving the intelligence from their captain. Upon learning they had to return to County 0203 to investigate, their hearts all skipped a beat.

Knowing that a War God Squad had already died there and still having to go back to investigate, the risk factor was undoubtedly high.

"Captain, can we not go? The one that died was a War God Squad. Wouldn't we just be throwing our lives away if we go?" A Soldier over two meters tall said with a long face, half-jokingly.

"What do you think?" Captain Feng Zhisheng glanced at the tall Soldier, his eyes filled with a murderous gaze.

"Li Zheng, shut your little mouth. Do you want to copy the military discipline a hundred times again?" The short Soldier, Wang Mian, intervened at the right moment.

"Uh, I was wrong, Captain." Hearing Wang Mian mention copying military discipline, Li Zheng immediately cowered and hurriedly apologized to the captain.

"Sigh, alright, alright. The crucial point now is that based on our previous investigation report, the higher-ups suspect that the death of the Foreign War God Squad this time is related to the fungus we investigated earlier." Feng Zhisheng said sternly.

"But when we went to investigate last week, we clearly didn't find any danger..." Li Zheng said hesitantly, fearing the captain would take his anger out on him for speaking inappropriately.

"The past is the past, and now is now. How can you guarantee that it hasn't developed aggression during this period?"

"Since it might have become aggressive this time, our preparations need to be more thorough. Let's apply for some s-class combat suits and equipment from the higher-ups. Life safety is the most important thing." Feng Zhisheng said coldly.

"Yes!" The other three members of the Investigation Team saluted in response.

At this very moment, Qiao Yu was absorbing the experience package from the Foreign War God Squad.

"As expected of a war god level squad, they are truly filthy rich!"

The three Primary War God Level squad members each provided him with 100,000 cubic meters of fungal swarm, totaling 300,000 cubic meters of fungal swarm.

And that Advanced War God Level captain provided a full 500,000 cubic meters of fungal swarm.

"A total of 800,000 cubic meters of fungal swarm; it's almost worth what I got from occupying the entire county. This remaining fungal swarm is completely enough for me to upgrade to the War God Level."

"And there are other gains. The fungal swarm swallowed three sets of A-class combat suits, three A-class weapons, as well as one s-class combat suit and an s-class weapon."

Qiao Yu took stock of the quantity of the fungal swarm within the System. Adding the fungal swarm obtained from occupying a portion of the main city earlier, the total quantity of the fungal swarm had now exceeded one million.

"I was originally planning to buy a new set of equipment after returning to the Base City, but now it seems I can save that. Losing one set of equipment can be exchanged for countless pieces of equipment. If this business could take off, it would be extremely profitable."

"The fungal swarm can replicate after consuming basic materials, and can even carry out partial upgrades based on the original. As long as they are within the Fungal Camp, they can be repaired an infinite number of times. If the entire Earth could be covered by my fungal nest, wouldn't that be equivalent to having an absolute guarantee for other Martial Artists?"

"However, for now, I should just use it myself. A piece of self-repairing equipment that is also affordable and high-quality would likely corner the market of other Families. I don't want to be targeted when that happens."

Qiao Yu became more and more excited the more he thought about it, but he quickly poured a bucket of cold water on himself.

"I still must prioritize strength and not be too high-profile. Half of the main city has been occupied now; there shouldn't be any other Lord Level monsters left, right?"

"Whew!" Qiao Yu whistled. The Black-crowned Golden Eagle, which had been hammered into a pulp of flesh, gradually expanded, and the Mycelium that had penetrated deep into the ground quickly extended from underground to the surface.

Breaking through from underground to the surface, it wove thousands of blood-red threads that plunged directly into the corpse of the Black-crowned Golden Eagle, continuously pumping fungus into it.

The flattened Black-crowned Golden Eagle, upon receiving the nutritional supply from the Mycelium, had its flesh and blood constantly twitching, and like a balloon being inflated, it turned into a blood cocoon.

"Screech!" The Black-crowned Golden Eagle was fully revived again.

After being revived, the Black-crowned Golden Eagle looked at Qiao Yu with resentful eyes once again.

"Why are you looking at me like that? You can't die anyway; caution is the first priority. You only suffered a little physically, but I consumed who knows how much fungus."

Qiao Yu touched his nose, whistled a few times, and moved on from the topic.

However, the Black-crowned Golden Eagle could not disobey the Fungal Lord's orders, so it just kept looking at Qiao Yu with resentful eyes.

"Alright, alright. There is still half of the main city left. Let's strive to conquer the entire County 0203 in these next few days. By then, it will be about time to return to the Base City for some rest."

"It's been almost a month since I went back; now I feel like throwing up whenever I see a monster."

Qiao Yu patted the Black-crowned Golden Eagle's head, made it lower its head, and walked along its drooping neck toward its back.

This Black-crowned Golden Eagle had a wingspan of over thirty meters, and its entire back was broad. It felt very comfortable to sit on, and one could even lie on it, provided that the Black-crowned Golden Eagle was not in flight.

Of course, a warplane is like "iron wrapping meat," which can use its shell to block wind resistance, but the Black-crowned Golden Eagle is different; Qiao Yu suffered from wind resistance while sitting on the back of the Black-crowned Golden Eagle.

Even though he was gripping the feathers of the Black-crowned Golden Eagle so he wouldn't fall off, due to the influence of wind resistance, the Black-crowned Golden Eagle could only slow down and fly at half the speed of sound.

"Within two days, I should be able to occupy the remaining area of the main city. Then I'll return to the Base City to enjoy myself."