Infectious Growth

### Blocks

Living Flesh Block, Flesh Block, Viscera, Infection Core, Infectious Blood and Bone Block

Infectious Growths are large masses of flesh that can spread to their surrounding environment. These structures are unique as they are "living", being that the growth can retaliate when you destroy a block.

They are created once an Infection Pillar reaches LVL 3. By the time it reaches this level, it will have 5 minutes to transform into the Infectious Growth. You will have to destroy the pillar before time runs out. If it is left ignored, it will transform into a small mass made of Living Flesh and one Infection Heart.

### **Stages**

**Immature Stage**

The growth, in its nascent stage, will be protected for 2 minutes by the pillar before it despawns. It will be unable to defend itself once the pillar has been defeated. It will infect natural blocks such as dirt and grass. Smaller nodules can form occasionally on these infected blocks.

**Mature Stage**

The growth's nodules will no longer grow any larger than their limits, but it will continue to spread infected blocks around it. This is the most vulnerable stage as they are unable to regenerate their nodules.

**Budding Stage**

At this point, it is nearly impossible to destroy this block by hand, as it is ten times harder than obsidian. The growth will stop spreading and the nodules will glow yellow. Do not touch these budding flesh blocks so as to not injure yourself with their corrosive acid. Its tentacles can also shoot the acid and the mobs it spawns have enhanced abilities. At this stage, you only have one minute left to destroy the source.

**Transformation**

The growth will transform into a boss called the Infectious Growth. This boss is a large monster with 1000 health for the first stage, and 700 for the second stage. It has a myriad of attacks, which are distinct

### **Anatomy**

Infectious growths have 4 main layers. They are made of the following:

**First Layer (Central)**

Infection Source/Growth Heart (Depends on which nodule it is found)

**Second Layer (Inner)**

Viscera

**Third Layer (Middle)**

Flesh Block

**Fourth Layer (Outer)**

Living Flesh Block

The growth is a structure made up of a central nodule, several outer nodules and the terrain that has been infected. The central nodule contains the Infection Source block. You will have to destroy this block to kill the growth. This block can spread the nodule 6 blocks away from the heart, which is a diameter of 13 blocks.

The outer nodules contain blocks called Growth Hearts. These ones are more specialized, can grow special flesh blocks, and can also summon mobs as a way to attack. These blocks however, can only spread the nodule to only 3 blocks away from the heart, meaning it can only be 7 blocks in diameter.

### **Death**

The growth can be killed easily by finding the Infection Source and destroying it. Where the source used to be, a gangrene-like decay will spread through flesh blocks and their variants. The decayed flesh blocks will also disappear, and will undo most of the damage the growth has done.

You can also use flamethrowers to severely disable the growth by charring flesh blocks. This can prevent it from growing, to making its source exposed and vulnerable.