Mutations Are Not Just Organisms

"I've searched those over there carefully. If I find anyone missing something, I'll feed them to my dog!"

On the wet floor covered in moss, a mutated man with pus all over his body, wearing only leather pants, rode on the back of a three year old Labrador dog that appeared to be three years old. This Labrador had already mutated, its ears hanging on both sides of its head whistling and stirring, its gaze fiercely fixed on the gladiators ahead. For it, it was not a person in front of it, but rather a walking flesh bone.

Green moss covered the floor, and in the eyes of the gladiators, it was like a grassy field as high as their feet. They searched for unknown wild fruits and demons growing in the crevices between the rubble and waste rocks. One of the men, who was not particularly tall but had a bright and lively gaze, looked around and quickly discovered a mushroom under a stone shadow.

This man is the captain of the Gladiator Luo Jun team, Tom. It has been a month since his debut as a Gladiator, and he has slowly adapted to the life in the Mutant Camp.

This time, the mutant named "Single Kidney Dog" led the team to collect food 1 kilometer away from the campsite. In addition to the 26 gladiators from Luo Jun's team, there are also 18 mutant guards accompanying the team.

The mutated human of this single kidney dog has the ability to communicate with animals, but unlike Tom, he does not achieve friendship through communication with animals, but directly and rudely invades the simple thinking world of animals, creating various terrifying emotions in their minds, and using torture and threats to make animals obey his commands.

His ability can also be used on humans, but it is effective for weak willed and disorganized bipedal sheep. Gladiators with a bit of mentality don't like his tricks, but apart from driving cockroaches and mice, his proudest achievement is successfully capturing a Labrador puppy to threaten and tame it.

This mutated Labrador was not as enthusiastic about cannibalism as other creatures, but after being domesticated several times, the single kidney dog seems to be enjoying it now.

The mutation caused this originally only six month old Labrador dog to rapidly increase in size, and within three months, it grew into an adult physique of around three years old. As a female dog, it has a shoulder height of 45 centimeters. Including its head, it reaches a height of 59 centimeters. From the perspective of a small person, it is as tall as nearly four floors, which is truly terrifying.

It is precisely because it can handle such a tall Labrador mutant dog that the single kidney dog's combat power is very strong, ranking second among Zhang Meng's "Four Heavenly Kings" as the "Dog King".

In the supermarket, the most common food they eat is various biscuits and dry food, followed by rice and flour products. The house is managed by a rock shaped mutant, and the clothing is also managed by a female mutant who can shape fabrics. This is also one of the reasons why they didn't like Tom's clothes in the beginning.

Considering that his subordinates are tired of the specialty food in the supermarket, Zhang Meng will regularly send people outside to collect other food and search for other survivors, catching them back as two legged sheep or gladiators.

During Tom's one month tenure as a gladiator, the overall score of Luo Jun's team increased from 46 points to 73 points, reaching the passing line level, and the overall treatment of the team members also improved. Although seven players in the middle died in the knockout stage due to zero points, they soon received nine new players to supplement.

The spring rain in Morikawa City in March is abundant. Amidst the climate change of cold today and hot tomorrow, the rebound weather makes all the floors and walls wet, which is also a very important test for young people. The body is often covered with moisture, making it easy for people to get sick and catch colds. Among the 7 eliminated team members, 4 lost points due to illness and were eventually eliminated and eaten.

So Tom asked the team members to stay active at all times, allowing their bodies to emit heat to resist the humid and cold environment.

Today, we are collecting fruits and mushrooms here. The micro shrinkage disaster has been happening for almost a year, and the steel and cement city has been occupied by crazily growing plants. Like animals, some plants have also mutated, and some pose a threat to the little Europeans.

The plants mentioned in fantasy stories, such as cannibal flowers and rotting plants, have actually appeared. Some wild grass leaves even look ordinary on the ground, as if they are withered leaves. When people walk over, their leaves will quickly close, wrapping them tightly together.

Halfway through, a team member was hit. Fortunately, Tom was quick witted and quickly used his knife to break open the leaves, rescuing him before suffocating to death.

Vegetables and fruits are also one of the daily food choices for mutated individuals, but of course, these foods that need to be collected and brought back from other places are destined to only be consumed by a few elite mutated individuals.

After living in the camp for over a month, Tom had occasional contact with Yu Liangjun and obtained a lot of intelligence.

How many 147 mutants are there in this camp, and only 48 are eligible to participate in the gladiatorial dinner, as the result of the fight is the ability to eat extra human flesh. This is the meat of a gladiator, which is more tender and refreshing than the meat of a two legged sheep, destined to only be enjoyed by the elite class.

Of course, daily fighting is not held in a pit of fire, but rather in an open space outside the campsite, which can be watched and participated in by all mutants.

In the battle of his debut show, Tom inferred that there was another person who made these rules and confirmed that they were in a two-story building. Because only the second floor of the building, which is located in a special location, can clearly see the battle situation at the bottom of the pit, which is the ideal viewing location for those who are not convenient to appear.

Yu Liangjun knows that building, which is where Zhang Meng lives. As for whether there is anyone inside, he is not sure. However, after inquiring with Zhao Xifeng, he mentioned several times that when he went in to meet Zhang Meng, he would find a strange woman wearing loose clothes. According to Zhao Xifeng's intuition, Zhang Meng seemed to care about that woman quite a bit.

Yu Liangjun inquired in the camp for a few days and finally found out that the woman only began to appear when Zhang Meng joined and killed the original leader, becoming the new leader. The seasoned mutants privately refer to her as the Black Widow, as if this is also what she herself has requested.

However, this black widow rarely appears in the campsite, mostly in that two-story building. Yu Liangjun also heard a rumor that this black widow doesn't seem to eat people, and the crystals she sends in are all level two or above. If it's a mutant, this is a bit abnormal. After all, mutated individuals need to regularly consume crystal energy to replenish their physical strength. If there is a shortage of crystal energy in the body, they will fall into madness, resulting in becoming irrational and supernatural destructive demons.

This kind of destructive madness has occurred several times in the mutation camp, and only a dozen mutation people can control it. It is very powerful and fearless of death.

The scent of an ordinary person is very obvious to a mutated person. A few mutated people approached her and found that she did not have the "sweet" scent of an ordinary person, indicating that she is truly a mutated person.

Tom has reason to believe that the person who truly established and supervised Zhang Meng's rule over the camp behind him is most likely the black widow. On the night of his debut in the arena, Zhang Meng had Tom's opponent number 136 ignore the rules and go to kill the winner Tom as a loser. As he was about to take action, Zhang Meng suddenly made a 180 degree turn and changed his tune on the spot to announce the end of the game.

It is very likely that the black widow used spiritual communication, commands, or threats to change Zhang Meng's mind.

It is impossible for Tom to escape from here with his current abilities. With only 9 strength and 6 speed, he can also use his rich experience to win in the gladiator circle. Faced with mutants with strength exceeding 20, any flower fists and embroidered legs cannot be effective.

At this moment, Tom seemed to have returned to Uncle Wei's old clinic camp and had just woken up. Even if he had a special ability and no crystal, he couldn't use it, feeling like he was being bullied by a dog. How to deal with crystals? Either find opportunities to come into contact with crystals while exploring, or... become a destined person, and then Zhang Meng will give him a level 1 crystal to eat.

After learning about Tom's strength from Zhao Xifeng, he believed that Zhang Meng would not give him the opportunity to come into contact with crystals, even if he were to become a destined person.

Then there is another possibility, that is, when he was about to be eaten by Wen Yiku's mutant Pekingese in Farm 3, he accidentally drank the blood of the Pekingese who had just eaten human flesh but had not yet had essence. At that time, his power erupted, and he could use powerful powers even without water crystal.

There is no shortage of mutated creatures in the camp of the mutated humans. In addition to the Labrador with a single kidney dog, there is also a mutated human riding a moth, which can be considered a true ace in the air force. Not to mention the mutated creatures captured by various ants, mice, cockroaches, and other creatures used in gladiatorial combat.

Usually, the battles between humans and beasts or between humans and mutants are only held on special days. Tom has been here for a month and has not encountered him yet. After inquiring with Yu Liangjun, it seems that Zhang Meng and his team have no plans for this at the moment.

For now, let's try our best to complete the collection work first. Failure to complete the task will result in deduction of points, and we won't have to eat dinner either. Gladiators may not provide sufficient food, so it's okay to eat one or two meals less. However, if they suddenly arrange for a fight, their lack of energy can put them at a disadvantage on the arena.

The mushroom in front of me looks unremarkable, as if it is a variant of shiitake mushrooms. It has a height of 9 centimeters and is even taller than a human. The open mushroom cap is like an umbrella, and the entire exposed part is composed of fruiting bodies.

Fruiting body, sporocarp, construction is the sporulation structure of higher fungi, which is the fruit body composed of organized hyphae. In Basidiomycetes, it is also called basidiocarp, and in Ascomycetes, it is also called ascocarp. Whether it is sexual reproduction or asexual reproduction, whether the structure is simple or complex, the sporulation structure is called a fruiting body.

And mushrooms (scientific name: Agaricus campestris) are composed of two parts: mycelium and fruiting body. The mycelium is the nutrient organ, and the fruiting body is the reproductive organ. Mushrooms are different from plants in that plants can engage in photosynthesis, while mushrooms cannot. Mushrooms belong to fungi and can be divided into large fungi and small fungi (including epiphytic fungi).

Tom looked at the tall mushroom 10 centimeters away and felt a strange feeling as he looked at its stem covered in black and white spots.

Seeing him hesitating, a thin and small gladiator ran over and enthusiastically said, "Captain, I'll take care of this, I'll cut the mushrooms!" As he spoke, he wielded his knife and slashed at the stem of the mushroom.

"Be careful!" Tom was about to stop when he saw the mushroom cap suddenly expand and double, shaking off a large amount of dust from the cap.

"Ah!" The little one shouted in pain, and Tom grabbed his collar and dragged him out. "Number 357, close your mouth and cover your nose, don't breathe!"

Others were startled by them and looked over, even the single kidney dog lying on the head of the Labrador variant stood up.

Although No. 357 was dragged away by Tom, he was contaminated with too much unknown dust. He couldn't help but scream and struggle on the ground, his clothes and muscles quickly corroded, emitting a pungent smell,

Tom could only cover his mouth and frown as he retreated to the side, watching helplessly as he screamed in pain for more than ten seconds without any movement. His whole body quickly corroded into a pile of flesh and mud, and his skeleton was terrifying.