Chapter 132

If I’m gunna be stalked by everyone in this forest, growing into the burnt field and becoming a pseudo-elder wasn’t much appealing anymore.

If I’m to be judged on something I’d much rather it to be because of something I did not something that I could do. It’s such utter bullshit.

But something interrupts my brooding.

It feels like one of my mycelium tendrils is… is being eaten? I focus more closely on where I felt the sensation come from and find it.

Something is eating my mycelium tendril. Not one from below but from above. One of the tendrils I used to tap into the lichen’s mycelium. It was being eaten. And I had no idea what was doing it

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I wasn’t expanding the sensory network anymore since my decision to grow into the field, since I’m not really sure that’s happening anymore I quickly grow one around the tree.

I also begin cannibalizing the tendril cuz if anyone is going to get those nutrients it’s gunna be me.

It takes awhile for the sensory network to grow but once it does I find myself waiting for the animal to move.

I’ve reclaimed most of my nutrients from the tendril but there’s still more to go and from time to time I still feel whatever it is, munching on my mycelium.

For a second I feel indignant, the fuck does this creature think it’s doing? I’ve worked hard to find an energy source, it doesn’t get to steal that from me.

But then it hits me, I can turn this into my advantage. I can train whatever this asshole is to do stuff and use these tendrils as a treat.

This would completely interfere with my energy consumption though so first order of business would be to get it to switch targets to a tree free of lichen close by where I can grow a tendril.

How to go about that is the question though.

Just as an idea is on the tip of my metaphorical tongue the creature steps a bit away and I finally find out what it is.

It’s jade.

The betrayal I feel skyrockets.