I'm a forest ranger, why would I enslave a succubus?

Chapter 317: Attack and Secret Door

Everyone came to the location provided by the Sporelight Colony.

In a secret cave fifty miles north of Lake Esmere on the Kochi Plain.

Looking at the half-collapsed cave in front of me.

Everyone had a bad feeling in their hearts.

"There are signs of fighting."

Rhodes bent down and found some scratches and potholes caused by impact on the compacted earth wall of the cave entrance.

The team this time is very strong, so they are naturally not afraid.

The one with the lowest spiritual accumulation is the mushroom man Noah, who seems to be at the high level of the fifth stage.

But he was not afraid at all, with a silly expression on his face, and walked forward without saying a word.

The rabbit-man Ona and the star-man Hayley called out to stop him.

After all, they are mages, so they prefer to be prepared beforehand.

Ona first cast [Group Invisibility].

Then, using several strands of Rhodes' hair as spell material, he used [Simulation].

They are all seventh-level spells.

Not to mention group invisibility.

[Simulation] is an illusion spell that creates a copy of a creature with half the strength of the original creature.

After all, Rhodes is the spiritual warrior with the highest spiritual accumulation present.

The Protoss Hayley is indeed a mage type who is good at using avant-garde.

[Brute Strength of an Ox] [Patience of a Bear] [Grace of a Cat] [Insight of an Owl] [Cunning of a Fox] A round of spells were cast swiftly.

And it's a group thing. Rod, Noah and Rod's simulacrum are all within the range of influence.

Rhodes' basic attributes are too high, so this addition won't have much of an impact.

The mushroom man Noah felt quite good.

"Oh--"

He raised his white arms and showed off his muscles like a human.

Although his arms had almost no outline, they looked no different from a large lotus root.

The preparation is complete.

With the magic simulation leading the way, everyone officially entered the cave.

As soon as he walked in, Rhodes immediately noticed the difference in the mushroom man cave.

Honestly.

He had been through quite a few caves, including the abandoned maze caves of Shuangzhi Mountain, abandoned mines, and the underground city of the ratmen.

All of them were dark, damp, and smelled of decay.

But the myconid's cave is different.

As soon as you enter, you can see vines and mosses emitting a faint blue light.

Then a humid air rushed towards me. Although it had a slightly musty smell, it was also mixed with the fresh scent of soil and unknown plants.

The tunnel is bumpy and can accommodate two adults walking side by side.

As we go deeper, we find more traces of battle, and they become more intense.

Along the way, stalagmites broke and clusters of colorful mushrooms shattered into pieces.

"It's lycanthropy."

In front of her, Haley saw a corpse smashed into the cave wall, and the head of the corpse was smashed to pieces by the huge force.

She cast an identification spell on the blood on the ground and came to a conclusion.

"Lycians attacking myconids?"

Rhodes was puzzled.

He knew that people infected with beastiality would instinctively spread their blood, but there was no blood circulation in the bodies of mushroom people, so why couldn't they be infected with beastiality and attack them?
Haley couldn't figure it out either, so she looked at the mushroom man Noah.

Noah scratched his head and looked at Ona.

The rabbit girl Ona was worried about the safety of her old friend's child and had no time to care about him.

"Perhaps revenge?"

The large myconid bravely guessed, "We hate them for messing up the plains and want to drive them away, so they hate us for that."

Hayley shook her head.

"Normally, no. They would consider spreading the disease their top priority. Revenge on a race that cannot be infected is not in line with their habits. Moreover, the Mycelium Clan has just moved in, and their attacks on patients with the disease are definitely not as frequent as those of the other four local colonies. Revenge will not befall them."

She walked downstairs while talking.

Perhaps because the road was slippery due to the damp moss, she stumbled and almost fell.

Rhode was quick to grab her, but she didn't even have the strength to push, and she crashed right into his arms. Huh?
Is it my imagination?

Why is the collar of the Protoss so much wider, even revealing a small piece of light blue translucent skin and a small white vest on his chest?

"Well!"

Hailey pushed him away.

He quickly tightened his collar.

He didn't even look at Rhodes, as if nothing had happened.

When she turned her back, a smile appeared on her face unconsciously.

The tactics are right!
Look at this man, his eyes are almost popping out!

Rhodes didn't know what she was thinking.

I felt a little embarrassed seeing her reaction like that.

Continue deeper into the cave.

It took about ten minutes to walk.

Walking out of the tunnel, the space suddenly becomes clear.

Then you will see a crystal clear underground river running through this underground space. On both sides of the river, there are several simple but cute huts woven with vines and branches and roofed with huge mushroom umbrellas. You can see that some of the huts are still under construction.

But the aftermath of the battle destroyed all of these things.

Charred debris, broken walls, and mushroom-shaped roofs that have become moldy due to lack of nutrients.

The battle here is even more intense.

The corpses of myconids and lycanthropes were everywhere.

To prevent the underground river from being polluted, everyone cleaned up the bodies while checking the surroundings and searching for possible survivors.

Seeing that there was no danger, Ona ordered [Simulation] to guard the cave entrance outside in case of any special circumstances.

Rhodes walked along the underground river.

There are few fluorescent plants here, and the stalactites and stalagmites are not processed.

Apparently, the mushroom people of the Mycelium Tribe have not had time to develop it yet.

So it looks like there's nothing here.

Ty Lee suddenly jumped out from the shadows.

"Master, there is room for other things here."

"Ah."

Rhodes nodded, and his [Spider Sense] also sensed a very subtle and different wind.

It is different from the hall outside, which means there is another space here.

He gripped the hilt of the Soul-Shaking Blade and activated the Secret Door Detection on the sword.

Immediately, I saw a spiritual thread floating and flowing towards the depression in the wall not far away.

As the spell took effect, an unnatural stone door appeared in the depression.

It is densely covered with green hallucinogenic spores.

Rhodes used a [Repulse] to blow away the spores, and then activated the [Instant Unlock] on the sword.

click-

The stone door opened automatically.

A narrow space completely different from the cool environment in the cave was revealed.

There is a circular patio on the top of the small room, and the sunlight shines directly down, making the place warm.

Green moss enveloped the entire space. In the center, there was an old and decayed tree stump, on top of which was placed a shining golden crown.

Flesh-colored living hyphae are wrapped around the crown, pulsating as if with life.

It looks a little weird.

"Ok?"

what is this?
Just wondering.

Terry next to her leaned forward and tried to grab the golden crown.

Rhodes frowned.

The succubus is a shrewd and clever person, and will never come into contact with unfamiliar things.

He pulled her over.

Sure enough, Terry's eyes were empty and she fell into the trap without realizing it.

Rhodes held her face and used the [Green Vine Mutual Healing] which could even expel negative states.

It soon brought her back to consciousness.

(End of this chapter)