Global Fog Survival

Chapter 73: Not A Single One Missing

This was a silent, dark forest. There was no trace of gray fog here, and the ground was dotted with glowing white fungi. They seemed to be a type of mushroom.

“Sunshine Mushrooms…” Colin immediately recognized them through the lingering white fog. These faintly glowing white mushrooms made the area less dark, giving it an eerie yet serene beauty. However, when Colin and his companions entered this area, illuminated by the lantern light, their hearts sank.

The trees here grew in a twisted, savage, and wild manner, resembling something out of a nightmare. Each tree was crooked and gnarled, giving off a horrifyingly eerie vibe. The trees seemed neither dead nor alive, but rather in a sickly, withered state.

For a moment, Colin thought of the famous painting “The Scream.” Suddenly recalling something, he looked back and saw that behind them lay a vast expanse of twisted trees. The white fog had vanished, cutting off their retreat.

?You realize that to get through this area, you must find the white fog again. You don’t know where it will appear, but perhaps reaching the forest’s edge will reveal it…?

“It seems… not too difficult?” Colin glanced around, feeling that the forest wasn’t particularly large, with the outlines of mountains faintly visible in the darkness. Wait, mountain outlines? Colin quickly looked up and saw not a rocky ceiling but an infinitely high thin fog. This place seemed like another dimension, a so-called multi-layered danger zone. How many such areas existed?

Colin recalled that the white fog’s teleportation was random, causing his breath to hitch. Could they still reach the High Court ruins? Beside him, Li Chou looked up at the fog and couldn’t help but speak, “Did we cross into another area?”

“Lord Colin, what do we do now?” Sanna asked, looking at him.

Colin composed himself, “Don’t rush. Let’s observe first and count our numbers to make sure no one is missing…”

“One, two, three… twenty-two,” Number One counted seriously, then reported, “Lord, everyone is here!”

“Good…” Colin nodded, “Now, return to your positions and turn off your lamps. Only mine will stay on.” With Colin’s order, the team quickly reformed, protecting him in the center.

They found themselves on what seemed to be an abandoned dirt road, with wilting trees lining both sides. The hint had given them a direction, but amid the uneasy atmosphere, Colin chose to observe rather than move immediately. Since they hadn’t been attacked yet, it meant they hadn’t triggered anything too dangerous.

Colin’s gaze fell on the strange trees: ?This seems to be an almost withered olive tree. You discover…?

?As you stare at it, it also stares back at you.?

Staring back at me? Colin’s pupils contracted, and his scalp tingled! Just as he was about to speak, a loud bang sounded. At the edge of the group, a servant was struck by a sudden attack from the darkness, sending him flying and crashing to the ground. His wooden shield shattered, but his decent physical attributes saved him from severe harm—just a minor fracture. He quickly discarded the shield and rolled back into the group.

“Enemy attack! Stay in defense!” Number One shouted, and the group immediately closed ranks. Then, more tendril-like objects attacked from hidden corners. Number One wielded a sturdy wheel and smashed one tendril with a crack—it was a tree branch!

In the next second, dozens of olive trees around Colin swayed as if blown by the wind. But there was no wind! These olive trees had come “alive,” and more and more were joining them, forming a forest of writhing, grotesque trees—hundreds, even thousands, impossible to fight off!

Colin hadn’t expected to encounter such trouble right away. “Follow me!” he gritted his teeth and charged ahead, where the olive trees hadn’t yet come to life. The others immediately followed, with Sanna blocking most of the attacks aimed at Colin. The few that got through were manageable for Colin himself. They couldn’t afford to stop.

The “olive trees” didn’t return to silence as Colin moved away; instead, they tried to uproot themselves and pursue. This was challenging since their roots were deep, but some smaller trees managed to free themselves and chase after them with surprising speed. The trees moved with their roots like legs, quickly closing the gap.

When the fastest small olive tree was about to reach the last servant, a “Holy Book” wrapped in iron chains suddenly flew out, smashing the tree and breaking its main branch in two. Sanna retrieved the Sun Bible with a tug.

More and more olive trees came to life in a bizarre manner, attacking Colin’s group. Their rustling leaves soon sounded like a woman’s crying, eerie and horrifying. Behind Colin, countless large trees waved their branches, casting frantic, dancing shadows like a demonic frenzy.

Finally, some gigantic “crying olive trees” broke free from the soil and rushed at them with terrifying speed. These trees, dozens of meters tall, chased in a twisted and horrifying manner, shaking the ground with their steps and raising clouds of dust. Each tree’s movement was bizarre, like brainless giants…

“Damn it, did I eat your mother? Do you have to be this ‘free’?” Colin cursed. The olive trees were filled with malice and overwhelming numbers. If these plant monsters caught them, the consequences would be dire!

Seeing hundreds of “olive tree” monsters accumulate in just under ten minutes, Colin stopped abruptly. Running would lead to certain death!

“Number One, Li Chou, throw out the blood!” Colin commanded. Gasping for breath, Li Chou quickly poured out the blood—a rare 100 ml of Lord-level mutant blood!

Colin felt a pang of pain. Almost simultaneously, Number One and Li Chou poured out the blood. Number One was about to cut his finger and drop a bit of blood to ignite the pool, but Li Chou beat him to it. He spat out blood from his gums onto the foul blood pool, which didn’t seep into the soil. Instantly, a towering flame erupted, over ten meters high.