I woke up to find myself transmigrated into a disabled child.

Chapter 340 The Secret of the Endless Abyss

The insects that came this time were quite different from those he had encountered before. They had narrow, long bodies, small heads, but very large abdomens, at least ten times the size of their heads. They also had long antennae and mouthparts that kept clicking. They were everywhere, making Lezhi dizzy just looking at them.

So he didn't choose close combat, not because he was avoiding training, but because this thing was too far-fetched, and he didn't want to look at it at all.

In theory, it would be difficult for plants to survive in a cave with only stone walls, but with Lezhi there, with just a wave of his hand and a flash of green light, vines immediately sprouted from all over the cave, baring their fangs and claws at the enemy.

The battle was about to begin when vines suddenly appeared, shattering the insects' attacking formation. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lei Xiu drew his chang spear, his body crackling with sparks and electricity, and dashed into the horde of insects.

The vines clinging to his body seemed to come alive as he charged toward the swarm of insects, rapidly growing and spreading throughout his entire body until he was covered in a verdant armor.

The flowers of the insect-catching plant adorn various parts of the armor, seemingly harmless. However, if any foolish insect attacks it, it will immediately burst forth, instantly growing a thousand times larger, and devouring the insect in front of it.

The plants weren't just there to deal with the insects; their main purpose was to protect the insects from their shadows, which was what Lei Xiu truly feared.

However, now that he had protection, Lei Xiu was no longer hesitant and plunged in like lightning, quickly leaving a charred mess.

"Stab... stab..."

The crackling of electricity echoed wherever the chang gun went, the insect flesh was roasted to a crisp, the smell quickly overpowering the insect's peculiar aroma, and then carried away by the ever-flowing air.

Lei Xiu charged forward and soon reached the cave entrance, with vines swirling behind him. Lei Xiu led the way, while the vines cleaned up the mess. Working together, they easily wiped out the insects that had swarmed into the cave.

Despite its small size, the furball is a formidable predator. Any insect that tries to approach is mercilessly slaughtered. The most vulnerable spot for each insect is its head, either pecked by its sharp beak or scratched by its claws.

It must be said that birds and beasts are truly born to deal with insects.

After about ten minutes, the insects in the cave stopped breathing, and there was no need to stay any longer. Just as Lezhi was about to leave, the entwined vines whispered a message to him.

"You said there's a passage in the cave? And there seems to be something inside?"

The vine spoke with certainty, and even took direct action, using its vines as markers to open a path for Lezhi to access the passage.

The passage leads into the cave, but in the opposite direction. Lezhi isn't a very indecisive person. He came here to explore the hidden truth of the Endless Abyss, and now that he's discovered a clue, he naturally has to go and see for himself, otherwise this trip would have been in vain.

As for Lei Xiu, he stood at the cave entrance, looking like a lone warrior guarding the pass against ten thousand men. He was just waiting to kill most of the insects so he could lead them out. Judging from Lei Xiu's appearance, as long as he wasn't entangled by the shadowy figure, he should be fine.

After thinking it over, Lezhi decided to go and take a look.

Without disturbing Lei Xiu, who was in the midst of a fierce battle, Le Zhi followed the vine markers and groped her way into the passage.

The passage was small, barely enough for one person to pass through. The cave was well-ventilated, and the only smell that hit you was earth, with a slightly damp scent.

That's true; mushrooms love water, so the places they choose to grow must have a water source. Based on common sense from her previous life, Lezhi continued on her journey.

Vines continued to spread along the stone walls on both sides, and lanterns lit up one by one, illuminating the dim passage. After a while, feeling the change in the airflow, Lezhi knew that they must have arrived at their destination.

Sure enough, the view suddenly opened up, and emerging from the narrow passage, following the growth of the vines, Lezhi discovered the secret hidden by the mushrooms...

A huge white worm was packed tightly into the cave, and for a moment, Lezhi couldn't even tell its head from its tail. However, after careful observation, she managed to find its tail, because behind it was another cave, which was filled with countless translucent white eggs.

Through the mushroom's sensory system, Lezhi could detect that there was a nearly fully formed spore inside the worm, ready to burst out at any moment. Because of this threat, the worm had no choice but to obediently accept the mushroom's control and continuously lay eggs to prove its worth.

These insect eggs are parasitized by spores from the moment they hatch. Every so often, adult insects will come and carry the eggs away so that they can hatch elsewhere. Once these spore-parasitized insects are successfully born, the mushroom will have its own insect army.

They serve as both bodyguards, protecting its safety, and as a food source; as long as the mother insect lives, the mushroom will have a continuous supply of food.

From the memories that the mushroom sent him, he learned that its original plan was pretty much the same as what Lezhi had guessed.

This is how most fungi survive, so Lezhi wasn't surprised at all. She even exclaimed, "You understand sustainable development? That's pretty smart!"

The great project that Mushroom had painstakingly devised had been recognized by its new owner. Although it had fallen apart halfway through, it didn't stop Mushroom from being proud of its clever mind.

"Alright, alright, what about those bugs outside? Were they ones you raised before?" Lezhi asked.

He had some doubts about this, because the insects outside had been completely infected by the shadow, but Lezhi could not sense the presence of the shadow from the insect mother and eggs in front of him.

This is probably a backup plan that Mushroom left for himself. As for whether this place existed before or after the shadow's invasion, you'd have to ask Mushroom himself.

"Hmm, hmm, you set this up before the shadows infected you, which means that from the very beginning, your competitor was actually the insects, right?"

Having obtained the answers he sought from the memories transmitted by the mushroom, Lezhi finally understood the whole story.

At the bottom of the Endless Abyss, there were originally only two forces: mushrooms and insects. Mushrooms have strong regenerative abilities, and the environment here is very suitable for their growth. However, with the presence of insects, they take advantage of the mushrooms' rapid growth and reproduce infinitely, causing the balance of power to shift.

Finally, the mushroom couldn't take it anymore. Even a clay figure has a temper, and the mushroom wasn't one to be easily bullied. After thousands of years of wits and courage fighting with the insects, it finally evolved the ability to parasitize insects using them as a base. In this way, the insects and mushrooms became natural enemies, fighting back and forth, which barely maintained the balance at the bottom of the cliff.

In this situation, if the insects want to increase their population, they can only expand outwards, but the area outside the Endless Abyss is not easy to navigate.

The cocoa vine was on the verge of being forced to fight back, as the insects living there were not necessarily easier to deal with than the mushrooms.

When the contradictions accumulated to a peak, the appearance of the Blue Moon gave them a reason to invade outwards, and the cycle began to turn.

However, in the last hundred years, something unexpected happened. An external force disrupted the balance at the bottom of the cliff.

"In other words, the shadowy creature only appeared in the last hundred years, and it first targeted insects. That makes sense, since plants can't move, their expansion ability is indeed not as strong as that of insects. You said you were ambushed, which is why you were infected by the shadowy creature and had no choice but to cooperate with it."

As Mushroom revealed more and more of the truth, Lezhi had a bad feeling...