Chapter 227: Tasty?

Uncomfortable squelching sounds rang out as Apollo and Layla walked through the toxic wasteland. Several of the dark green locust-like bugs scattered when they approached, seemingly afraid.

Apollo took a brief scan of his surroundings, noticing there were countless strange variations of living beings. The ones around him were quite small, perhaps the size of a puppy.

Their features were seemingly random, such as an extra head, or unusually long body part. However, as Apollo walked through, he found several reoccurrences of the same variation. Rather than some genetic mutation, it was more like they had evolved this way.

To survive in a place as barren as this.

Apollo noticed that a few mushrooms were growing around the place and that most of the small creatures were eating them. When he approached, they would flee quickly, making space for him.

A white mushroom with a yellow tint was revealed before him.