This dungeon has mushrooms growing on it.

Chapter 114, page 113: The Bat Plop
[Seven Sins of Greed Trigger]

[Plunder Skill: Blood Manipulation LV2]

[Plunder Skill: Demon Common Language LV1]

[Plunder Skill: Nightshade Avatar LV1]

[Plunder Skill: Bite LV6→LV7]

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Lying on the mycelium ground was a stone-skinned wild boar, its grayish-brown belly covered with several cuts on the side, clearly Norris's handiwork—if Little Black were to do it, it would usually be a pile of rotten flesh.

After lying down for two days, the kid plunged back into the battle against the monsters.

This time, Lin Jun asked him for a piece of prey, and he watched from the side.

The wild boar's skin clung tightly to its skeleton, revealing its rugged outline. The indentation of each rib was clearly visible, and even the eye sockets had shrunk into two deep pits.

A puffy creature stood in front of the wild boar, a red sphere hovering above its head emitting a faint fishy smell.

Lin Jun manipulated Puji to control the blood sphere, trying to transform it like a half-vampire would, but she couldn't do it after several attempts.

In the end, he could only throw the entire blood orb out like a bomb, and the force of the explosion on the ground was about the same as that of a mushroom cannon.

Lin Jun's assessment was: The level is too low; it only has entertainment value for now.

I must say, it does look quite intimidating.

"Do you want this skill?" Lin Jun asked Norris, who was watching the mushroom play with blood in a daze.

Norris quickly shook his head. There's a big difference between being treated as a monster and being treated as a vampire!

Lin Jun didn't insist. The content of his second round of enhancements hadn't been finalized yet, and it was acceptable to consider his opinion to some extent.

"By the way, this is for you."

A cow or horse plopped something out of its belly and threw it over.

Norris took it, looked at the small piece of metal in his hand, and asked, "What is this?"

Lin Jun explained, "It's a nail file. After filing, it can prevent the nail from growing back for several days. You're not used to your nails being too long, so this is perfect for you!"

Norris was overjoyed!
Honestly, this thing is only suitable for Norris; Little Black wouldn't consider grinding down his own weapon.

After testing [Blood Manipulation], it's time for [Nightmare Avatar].

The skill name sounds impressive, but it's actually just turning into a bat. Still, it's something to look forward to, since Lin Jun only lacks the ability to fly.

Under the effect of the skill, Puji transformed into Bat Puji—a Puji with bat wings.

Wait... this art style is off, isn't it?
Lin Jun recalled what it was like for a half-vampire to transform into a bat; amidst the swirling blood, it changed form and coalesced into a real bat.

Why is Puji acting like this?
What's the difference between this and a glider wing you made yourself?
Before long, Lin Jun discovered that there really was a difference!
Without Lin Jun's control, this little creature actually managed to fly using its bat wings!
It can even use its two round feet to grip a stone and hang upside down!
Is this the power of skill?
The "wings" you painstakingly create are nothing more than a clumsy imitation of skills, far inferior to even a fraction of true skill!

The only downside is that, whether it's because the skill level is too low or the puff is too big for a bat's wings, it flies very slowly and with great effort.

The small wings flap desperately to slowly take off, but after a short while, they quickly freefall, naturally consuming energy very quickly.

Lin Jun tried equipping it with a mushroom cannon, but it couldn't withstand the recoil. Not only was it inaccurate, but it would also spin and crash around after each shot.

Judging from this flight ability, melee combat wouldn't be very effective either, but thankfully there's the all-powerful self-destruct ability!
Seeing that the boss was getting engrossed in the "game" of making Puji self-destruct, Norris withdrew from the scene without hesitation.

He was genuinely afraid that if the boss got into a bad mood, he might also self-destruct...

Back in the mushroom forest, he took out the newly acquired iron plate and carefully tried to grind down his claws—ten centimeters was indeed too inconvenient.

He couldn't make a fist, and it was difficult to hold things, among other inconveniences. Although it was indeed very useful in combat, he still decided to at least restore one hand to normal.

Its claws were very long. After he finally finished sharpening one claw, he looked up and found a large black mushroom had been squatting beside him for who knows how long...

"Senior...senior?"

Having stayed for so many days, he knew that this big black mushroom was actually a dragon-man.

Having witnessed the power of her fists, he dared not be careless. However, having not interacted much before, Norris did not know how to get along with this senior.

Xiao Hei didn't react to Norris's words; to be precise, she didn't know what "senior" meant.

She simply stared silently at Norris... at the shimmering silver scales on his body.

Little Black was very envious of Norris; her shiny scales were so beautiful, but unfortunately, her own scales were black and unattractive.

Unconsciously, Xiao Hei moved even closer, and his chubby little hand pressed against Norris's body.

Norris was a little embarrassed by the touch. Although he didn't know the gender of this senior, he couldn't stand being touched like that, regardless of gender!
"Senior, what are you doing?"

Norris shuffled back, but Little Black came closer, looking like he wouldn't let it go.

Puji's hands moved faster and more roughly over Norris's body!
"Senior, senior! What are they doing... Ah!!!"

With a scream, a silver scale, still covered in skin, appeared between Little Black's hands, while Norris curled up on the spot, clutching his shoulder and groaning in pain.

Seemingly finally realizing his mistake, Little Black frantically gathered some mycelium, slapped it onto Norris's wound, and ran away...

Norris: ? ? ?

Norris's screams even alerted Lin Jun, who was still experiencing flight.

After quickly figuring out the situation, a puffball poured a bottle of basic healing potion onto Norris's shoulder and cleaned the dirt and fungus off his wound.

The injury wasn't very serious to begin with, and the medicine worked quickly to heal it, although it will take some time for the scales to grow back.

He felt deep sympathy for Norris's plight and thoughtfully added the color-changing [Mimicry] and injury-healing [Regeneration] to the next round of enhancements for him.

Lin Jun decided to teach Xiao Hei a lesson. How could he just steal something so shiny?

Even if we disregard the fact that they robbed outsiders, Norris is still considered one of our own, so we should at least follow some rules.

Not long after, Norris, who was still examining his wound, saw the big black mushroom reluctantly and slowly walk over, carrying a pile of things.

He was so frightened that he quickly stood up and tried to run away. He was genuinely scared. The feeling of being suppressed and unable to control his own body brought back many unpleasant memories.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, Little Black has come to apologize to you." The boss's words stopped Norris in his tracks.

Apologize?

Seeing the large black mushroom approaching, Norris barely managed to resist turning and running away.

The big black mushroom stretched out its hands and stuffed a large pile of glass shards into Norris's arms. Then, heartbroken, it stopped looking at the treasures it had given away and ran back to the mushroom house.

Lin Jun also stepped in to explain, "Alright, alright, Xiao Hei has already given you her third...fourth favorite thing, so please forgive her this time."

Norris looked at the shards of glass in his arms that had torn his clothes.

what?
Lin Jun kindly added, "By the way, next time you go hunting, if you get any scales knocked off, collect them. Little Black will thank you!"

Norris nodded somewhat blankly.

Perhaps I really should collect some of the fallen scales.

At least next time his senior wants to skin him alive, he can use that to save his life...

(End of this chapter)