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Chapter 1401 - 990: Spirit of Fear

Chapter 1401: Chapter 990: Spirit of Fear

"We’ve discovered fungal growths of Beastmen spores, and we’ll continue to move forward, exploring how many Beastmen there are in the Bottom Nest and to what extent they have developed."

Inside the Bottom Nest, after Blood-Red Begonia and Little Drill Wind shared the intelligence they gathered with their comrades, they continued to advance with the team.

Although the players were surprised, they were not too shocked.

Beastmen, a species between animals and plants, are very troublesome.

This race was created by two powerful Divinities, hailed as ’perfect creatures’.

If a single Beastman appears in a place, it won’t be long before hundreds or thousands of Beastmen surface.

Even if the local armed forces eliminate the Beastmen immediately, it was difficult to stop what was coming.

Because the corpses of Beastmen would turn into spores, and even if the battlefield was set ablaze, there was no guarantee that the spores hadn’t already drifted afar and given rise to more Beastmen. After sprouting from mushrooms, the Beastmen could photosynthesize, eliminating even the hassle of food. When they were hungry, they just needed a bit of sunlight.

In a few years’ time, countless green-skinned Beastmen could sweep through and engulf everything.

And their race all worshipped Divinities and were blessed by them.

They possessed various degrees of reality-distorting abilities, and when there were enough Beastmen, their cumulative power could even defy physical laws. When they believed their crafted weapons could fire, the firearms would work properly despite their many internal problems.

They could even create the kind of giant Beastman mechs the fleet had encountered before.

Whenever a Beastmen tribe grew strong enough, they would select a powerful chief through killing, who would then lead the Beastmen in a terrifying onslaught on their world. Once the world was overrun by Beastmen, they would begin expanding to other worlds.

In the endless void, they were a very troublesome and dangerous force.

The players had long speculated that some Beastmen spores had inadvertently entered the giant city and secretly begun to infiltrate.

The Bottom Nest was the perfect choice.

Deep within the Bottom Nest, the pathways were complex and labyrinthine, with only the faint lights on the walls and the ubiquitous ventilation proving that it was a human civilization’s construction, not an abyss leading to hell.

Even residents who lived year-round in the Bottom Nest would not venture here.

They couldn’t be certain whether, after going deeper, they would still be alive to come out.

For humanity, the depths of the Bottom Nest had become a forgotten territory.

And now, Blood-Red Begonia and her companions were delving deeper.

Using their skills and equipment for assistance, they explored rapidly.

Along the way, Blood-Red Begonia found more and more fungi sprouting Beastmen spores. After destroying them all, her expression grew even more solemn. The number seemed greater than she had anticipated.

One should know that although Beastmen could photosynthesize, the dimness of the Bottom Nest wouldn’t allow for a substantial number of Beastmen to develop. After growing from the fungi, they would starve to death due to the lack of food.

But the current situation seemed much worse than anticipated.

Finally, as they neared a pipeline junction, Blood-Red Begonia stopped the team and turned off all flashlights.

Because there, Beastmen had appeared.

It was a Beastmen squad, each holding high-caliber firearms, and there were even Beastmen motorcycles that could travel through the pipelines.

They roared as they stood guard at the junction, or rather... they were feeding!

The bright lights fully illuminated the junction. The Beastmen squad sat in the corner, enjoying the light and photosynthesizing.

Watching the Beastmen from a distance, a Transcendent whispered, "It would be difficult to take them out stealthily. They all have firearms, and once they start shooting, it will trigger the response of the entire Beastmen team."

"I know, you guys fall back to the previous pipeline and wait for me. I’ll sneak in..." Blood-Red Begonia said, "Set up the explosives in advance. If we are truly discovered, blowing up the passage can save us temporarily."

Little Drill Wind’s hand shimmered with a spatial ripple as he pulled out a bottle filled with Black Fog, saying, "I don’t have the ability to stealth alongside you, so take this for self-defense. This is my Nightmare’s Spirit of Fear essence. Once released, it can instill fear in almost all nearby creatures, a very effective intimidating tactic. Of course, it’s generally ineffective against higher-order divine creatures. Smashing it is also an option, but you must hold onto the cap, or you’ll be affected as well."

"Your Nightmare’s Spirit of Fear? I’ve heard good things about it, thanks," Blood-Red Begonia smiled. It was clear she was aware of its existence.

The foundation of Nightmare was actually because an original player obtained a divine creature’s Symbiotic Body, the Spirit of Fear.

Their relationship was very good, and that player also formed their own small group.

Later, the player died in battle.

However, the Spirit of Fear stayed in the main world.

Continuing to preside over the small group created by the player.

And with Evolution Game’s update and the establishment of Guilds, the small group was officially named Nightmare, in honor of the player’s Sequence.

The abilities of a divine creature like the Spirit of Fear were quite special, feeding on the emotion of fear.

Its mist could materialize the most feared existences or events for intelligent beings, resulting in a forced fear effect.

Afterward, it would have a feast.

A small vial of its Black Fog could bring an unexpected turn of events in complex situations for the Holder.