Chapter 40
The fire was fast approaching.
And as much as I was concerned for myself I was also growing more and more concerned for the collapsed animal.
I didn’t even know if the damn thing was breathing.
And I know its not the most wise decision to direct some of my nutrients towards figuring out its condition, especially when the fire was fast approaching, but I couldn’t help it.
I grew a few mycelium stalks that gently pushed against the poor thing. The ones from the sensory network were all crushed. I made those particularly fragile so that I would definitely know when an animal was there.
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The ones I was making now were more like the wind detecting mushroom. Not big obviously but they were a bit more flexible and sturdy. I wanted to see if the downed animal was still breathing.
Which in retrospect should have been my first step instead of growing a puddle nearby. If it was breathing than great it’d have some water to drink to regain a bit of strength, if it wasn’t and it died from its exhaustion then all I was doing was wasting my time.
The mycelium grew a lot quicker than my regular mushrooms and I was able to check they’re status.
... There. It is breathing, its alive.
I need to wake this thing up before the fire reaches us. Got to get it up and moving. I could use the repelling compound I found in the hub to move it along but I don’t know if it’ll register the smell while asleep.
The water I’m dispersing will help deter the fire from catching things on fire and thus not kill the animal, but the fire CAN eventually evaporate the water and then easily set everything on fire. i remember from camping that wet wood doesn’t catch on fire but it can after drying.
I would have to constantly disperse water for it not to kill everything in my territory, including the animal. Fun times.
... AND the fire just reached the fifth to last mycelium stalk on the pathway.
Alright little guy lets see who has the most endurance me or a damn forest fire.