This Game Is Too Realistic

A dark underground tunnel.

After being knocked out, the three little mengxins were dragged here by a group of slime mold fruiting bodies, and then moved to a claustrophobic room.

This place seems to be somewhere in the underground transportation network of Qingquan City, but it has been transformed beyond recognition by plaque, and it is completely impossible to tell where it is.

The player who woke up first shook his head, and propped his hands on the ground. Feeling his hands were sticky, he was startled when he opened his eyes.

The surrounding area was scarlet, and the pulsating creeps were like fresh pieces of meat, exuding a disturbing stench.

Big Pig's Trotter looked around in a daze, and it took him a long time to hold back a word.

Fuck? What the hell is this place?

Why did I get disconnected for a while, and then I even moved my position when I got back online?

At this time, another pair of abducted men and women also woke up, seeing the surrounding situation and trembling with fright.

Hungry forces: My giao... we won't be swallowed by slime mold, right?

Bow to the hungry forces: Wake up, you are such a big lump, how can you swallow it without chewing it?

Hungry forces: ...?

Bow to the hungry forces: I was wrong.

At this moment, a strange figure appeared in the dark entrance ahead.

It is as tall as two people, and its burly body almost occupies the entire aisle. There are only abstract facial features on its face. The upper body is burly and strong, and the lower body is a stretched skirt, with octopus-like tentacles rolling around the edges.

It is somewhat similar to Xiaoyu when she was still in her mother's body, but it is obviously bigger, and the human element is less.

All three of them were taken aback by this guy's abstract appearance, and they backed away with expressions of seeing a ghost.

Unfortunately, this is a dead end, and there is a wall behind them, and there is no room to move.

Seeing that guy slowly squirming and moving his tentacles to his face, the hungry force oozes cold sweat on his forehead, swallows his saliva, and pouted his neck hard.

Gu... kill me, I won't say anything!

It is said that she has wanted to try this line for a long time, and the key is that these newbies don't know anything at all.

I don't know if he understood her words or just heard the voice, the alien turned his abstract facial features towards her, and suddenly a seam was opened in the hem of the skirt that was stuck to the ground.

Just when everyone was wondering what it was going to do, countless tentacles rushed out from the gap, and instantly dragged her into the open bloody mouth.

Even the screaming Woo Ka didn't have time to utter a sound, and the hungry force who was still talking hard a second ago disappeared in the closed mouth.

The stretched skirt fluttered up and down, as if chewing carefully.

Seeing his partner being eaten by the monster face to face, he bowed his head to the hungry forces and let out a hoarse scream after a brief moment of stupefaction.

Wife!! I will fight with you!

After he finished speaking, he struggled to stand up, and rushed towards the monster that was as tall as two people with fists in turn.

However, his end is no different from the previous players.

Before taking two steps, he tripped over a tentacle that slipped out from under the hem of his skirt, and was licked into the gaping bloody mouth without any suspense like a mosquito that landed in front of a frog. .

A pair of dogs and men both died.

After a full meal, Thea shook the tentacles under her body and patted the ground happily, as if she was chewing the steak she had swallowed.

It's just that there is still a hint of confusion in the abstract facial features, as if wondering about something.

Looking at the constantly fluttering scarlet skirt, Big Pig's Trotter turned pale with nervousness, and rolled his eyes in a hurry.

Brother! Don't eat me, I don't taste good... I, I, I surrender! Do you need a translator? I'll be your little boy!

I heard that this game has a lot of freedom.

What if it happens?

Thea faced him with the abstract facial features, and after thinking for a while, she suddenly opened the skirt that was close to the ground again without warning.

Looking at the clothes falling out of it and the tentacles rolling like a meat grinder, Big Pig's Trotter had already foreseen his end, and his expression changed suddenly.

This fucking is dead anyway!

I-

Before he had time to scold the dog planner, the bloody mouth opened and swallowed him in. Without even a chance to resist, his remaining consciousness merged into the scarlet sea of ​​blood.

Feeling the breath of life melting into her body, Thea chewed quietly for a while, the confusion on her face gradually turned into incomprehensible distress.

strangeness……

As if aware of the child's confusion, the mother's voice quietly appeared in its hazy sea of ​​consciousness.

What's the matter? My child.

Facing the empty scarlet wall and the indigestible impurities left under her feet, Thea murmured silently.

They, are empty.

Those guys are a shell.

Moreover, it is a purer shell than simple organisms such as cockroaches and mice, just like a piece of white paper without any information.

It was the first time it had seen such a strange creature since its birth.

This kind of thing can't be assimilated, or even if it is assimilated, it doesn't make any sense, they are just walking dead.

It can't understand what kind of existence they are.

Are they, like the mother's fruiting bodies, puppets controlled by a consciousness outside the body?

But they also showed a strong autonomy.

Thea couldn't help but bewildered on her face.

Could it be...

These humans also have broods?

...

They are assimilated alien species.

Vault 404, B4 Floor Browsing Room.

Sitting on the sofa, Heya briefed Chu Guang and Yin Fang on the preliminary test results of the two fruiting body samples from the Union Institute of Biology.

Hearing the unexpected and interesting words, Yin Fang put down the coffee cup in his hand and raised his eyebrows with interest.

assimilation?

He Ya nodded with a serious expression, and continued.

That's right... the slime molds collected their DNA data, and while absorbing their organic matter, they retained a part of the nervous tissue that originally belonged to those creatures.

After a pause, she continued.

You still remember Butch? It's the guy parasitized by slime molds. He has similarities with those special fruiting bodies, except that the slime molds in Qingquan City are obviously more aggressive than Yongdong City. The slime molds here Slime molds are more thorough in assimilation, turning most of the captured organisms into a part of their own body, and only retaining a small part of the brain tissue of the host.

In a sense, this is actually an improvement for the mutant slime mold in Qingquan City.

Similar to going from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age.

In addition to making the bones of their prey into weapons, they also learned to domesticate on this basis—that is, to train their prey to become obedient combat servants.

Yin Fang pinched his chin and fell into deep thought.

Chu Guang, who had been silent all this time, coughed lightly.

Can you change it to something I understand?

Heya explained patiently.

To put it simply, they have made improvements on the basis of unified consciousness. In the past, whether they were nibblers or crawlers, they hunted under the guidance of the brood, but now some special fruiting bodies remain With their combat experience, they can use the stronger bodies bestowed by the slime mold to hunt in the original way.

Yin Fang interjected and said.

Equivalent to a combat robot with an intellectual plug-in installed and not controlled by a cloud server.

Heya snapped her fingers.

That's right!

Chu Guang stroked his chin and thought.

What's the point?

Yin Fang analyzed according to his own understanding.

The meaning is that the mother hive can allocate more 'computing resources' of the hive to command at the strategic level, and some higher sub-entities and evolutionary bodies can make their own tactical decisions based on experience. Even if their tactics are not necessarily brilliant , but it will be more flexible and changeable than before... Do I understand this right?

Heya smiled and nodded.

That's right, that's it!

Picking up the coffee cup and taking a sip, Yin Fang said with a sigh.

It evolved to this level in just one year... The evolution speed of this thing is too exaggerated.

Heya shook her head.

It's not a year, evolution is a long-term process. They have been learning from us, whether it is our tools or our society... I am more inclined to think that the emergence of alliances has accelerated them to a certain extent evolution, but what really drives them to change from quantitative to qualitative is their long-term observation of us.

The spore clouds spread all over Qingquan City, theoretically the parent body in the city center could indeed see them.

Just like the alliance's biological research institute has been looking for a solution to the brood, that guy must also be tirelessly looking for a solution to the disintegration of human society.

Perhaps it would have been better to eradicate them early in the Wasteland Era, when slime molds would have been less difficult to deal with than they are now.

But these are things for later.

People at that time also had troubles at that time. It was not easy to survive in the severe cold of tens of degrees below zero, let alone fighting an unprepared battle against an unknown enemy.

Actually...Compared to what you said, I am more worried about another thing.

Seeing the two of them looking at him, Chu Guang paused, then slowly continued.

They have gradually learned to hide themselves during evolution, and while testing us, they consciously prevent us from obtaining their remains.

They seem to understand us more and more.

...

Wasteland OL official website.

Different from the dignified atmosphere in the browsing room, the forum is full of excitement at the moment.

Since the release of the new expansion pack, players have been looking forward to what new work the dog plan will come up with, and this time it really did not disappoint.

The original wave was a group of fruiting bodies swarming up to A, but now this group of fruiting bodies not only moved, but also played a wave of jaw-dropping cooperation, and even kidnapped three little ones under the eyes of Brother Quanshui. Meng new.

This is what no one expected.

Quit smoking: Ox!

Battlefield atmosphere group: Even the dog spring water is deflated, unscientific! (funny)

Commander Quanshui: Fuck off, I'm so exhausted, picking up a corpse already counts as a great achievement, okay?

Irena: Speaking of which corpses are left? Isn't there a monster? (curious)

Spring Water Commander: After the fog cleared, it disappeared. It is estimated that it was either dragged away for recycling, or eaten on the spot.

Fang Chang: It's okay if you eat it...

Ye Shi: Hiss...the new mother feels something.

Makabazi: Speaking of which, what about the brothers who were kidnapped by those fruiting entities? Haven't they come down yet?

Big Pig's Trotter: It's me... By the way, I might have seen the mother's body!

Hearing these words, the players squatting in the post instantly got excited.

Quit smoking: Damn it! Is it true?

Elf King Fugui: Tell me what that thing looks like, bro. (Funny)

Big pig's hoof: I don't know how to describe it, it's a bit like Xiaoyu's previous appearance... a circle bigger than it, and uglier.

Although he has never seen Xiaoyu in the game, there are always photos of Xiaoyu posted by other players on the forum.

Comparing those photos, there is still some similarity between Xiaoyu and it, but the contours of the facial features and body are more rounded, and the color is more pink.

An inappropriate but vivid metaphor is that the mother body called Thea is more like a shark with its mouth wide open, the kind that can scare a child to cry. On the other hand, Xiao Yu is more like a dolphin. Although he also has a ferocious side, he is closer to human aesthetics.

Spring Water Commander: Do you still remember where you saw that guy?

Big Pig's Trotter: Well, I don't know...but I think it should be somewhere underground, which is very similar to a subway station.

Paddle on the edge: Subway station... that's too broad a goal.

Spring Water Commander: But no matter what, it is certain that the brood and the hatching room are hidden underground this time... Damn, no wonder they are something we have never seen before.

Fang Chang: @Big Pig's Trotter, did that last mother eat you all?

The hungry force lowered its head: Yes, it swallowed my wife in one bite...it was still in front of me, woo woo woo.

Hungry force: Tsk, you guy, don't say it so strange, okay! (angry)

Like a hungry force bowing his head: I was wrong.

Big Pig's Trotter: ...

Spring Water Commander: And then? Didn't you find anything else? Anything is fine.

Hunger Power: Well, I feel...it seems to respond to our voice.

Spring Water Commander: Sound?

Hunger force: At first it seemed that it was going to eat my partner first, but as soon as I spoke, it swallowed me first... I always feel that it didn't understand what I said at all, after all I don't even know how to speak.

Xiang Hungry bowed his head: Hiss... I remembered it when you said that. I was the second one to utter a word, and I was eaten right after you.

Hungry forces: So this alien species preys on sound?

Spring Water Commander: No, I think there is another possibility. It mistook you for a human being giving orders... like the alpha wolf among wolves.

Hunger force: Huh? I still have this ability?

Bowing his head like a hungry force: What the hell? My partner has this ability?

Spring Water Commander: Then I don't know, but from its perspective, it might be like this. After all, most mammals rely on vocal cords to transmit information. Maybe in the cognition of the mother nest, the sound can be understood as a sound. Maybe a biopheromone.

Big Pig's Trotter: Speaking of which, I also found an unusual place. I don't know if it's a clue... That guy who seems to be a mother seems to be very surprised after eating those two bites.

Spring Water Commander: Surprised?

Big Pig's Trotter: That's right, it's like eating the wrong thing... I watched it carefully for a long time before I spit out their clothes and shoes.

Fang Chang: It's interesting.

Quitting: Uh, what do you mean?

Fang Chang: ... Do you think there is a possibility that other organisms are 'mushrooms' with autonomous consciousness in the slime mold's cognition, and the clone we use just doesn't have autonomous consciousness, so it is in the Puzzling where our self-awareness comes from.

Spring Water Commander: Looks like we're thinking of going together.

Fang Chang: However, if my inference is correct, the matrix this time is probably different from all the matrix we have encountered before. It does not simply eat its prey, but selects a part of them and assimilates them into 'self'. people'.

Just as everyone was discussing, an announcement suddenly jumped out from the official website.

[The Return of the Wave expansion pack update: Added the concept of Assimilation Body\