This dungeon has mushrooms growing on it.

Chapter 116, Section 115: Revenge

In a place where supplies are scarce and there's nowhere for even a poop to settle down, how do you fight a territorial war against a massive number of monsters, who may even have powerful backers?

Lin Jun ate her fill before doing this, and decisively chose to change course.

Now the bat poop comes in handy!

Bats flapped their wings and flew into different rifts. It would be best if they could find the rift that Inanna had gone down into. If not, they would at least explore a path that would allow them to reach the bottom without any obstacles.

However, something strange happened: even though some of the many cracks merged after extending downwards, there were still nearly 20 routes left.

But no matter which route you take, once you fly down to a similar depth, all you'll see are the mayflies that live there.

The only difference is that a small number of areas are inhabited by solitary, high-level Thousand-Hydra Mayflies, while most areas are inhabited by swarms of low-level Thousand-Hydra Mayflies.

Regardless of whether they were high-level or low-level, when they saw the bat Puji flying down, they all chose to rush up and eat it.

The bats couldn't outfly them at all, so they had no choice but to self-destruct.

But that's strange. If all routes have Thousand-Hole Mayflies, how did Inanna get down there in the first place?
After she transformed into a Puji, she wasn't connected to the microbial network, so she couldn't observe her surroundings.

But if she had encountered these mayflies while drifting down so slowly, she would have been snatched away long ago. How could she have managed to fall down successfully?

Or perhaps something changed there after I left the Deep Zone?
The impact of the demonic tide?
Lin Jun was unsure, but he knew that his direct route plan would likely need to be reconsidered.

He hadn't yet decided whether or not to fight a battle far from home, a battle where he had no advantage in terrain.

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Lin Jun was still making a last-ditch effort, hoping to find a blind spot that Qian Shu Fu You hadn't occupied to sneak down, unaware of the work the new employee had given him...

A python was coiled around Norris, rendering him unable to move, its mouth biting Norris's shoulder, seemingly injecting venom.

However, Norris has [Toxin Resistance] and [Paralysis Resistance], so he was not affected.

Even though he wasn't poisoned, his condition was still not optimistic.

His left arm was pinned to the tree trunk by the roots of three flower fairies, leaving him with only his right hand that he could move.

Norris hadn't expected the python to team up with the flower fairy, and inadvertently found himself in a 1v2 situation.

He was already regretting filing his nails; his right hand, which he could still move, was completely useless against the python without claws.

But if he doesn't fight back, he'll be killed.

I wonder if I'll be thrown into the swamp if I die?
Shaking his head to clear his mind, Norris used his only remaining right hand to grip the python's body in front of him, using all his strength to pry open a wound, and then bit down!
[Neurotoxin LV4]

He can use poison too!

The toxin is so mild that it's like saliva when you use it, so you never have a chance to use it in a fight. I never expected to have to use it today.

Fortunately, the python did not have the corresponding resistance, and under the effect of the venom, the snake that was tightening its grip on Norris's body loosened.

Norris reached out and pulled out the roots pinning his left hand. He didn't even have time to deal with the python beneath him before turning to hide in the bushes.

The reason he was in such a hurry was that, according to the senses provided by the fungal network, three adventurers were approaching him, and he needed to hide quickly...

Another root sprouted from the ground beneath his feet and pierced Norris's foot.

"This flower demon!"

Norris now hates this flower fairy to death. He doesn't care about the injury or pain. Since being transformed, minor injuries heal very quickly, but this is a different story!

"what is that?"

The adventurer's voice rang out, and Norris froze on the spot.

"A lizardman from the demon race?"

"It looks a bit like it, but it doesn't have a tail."

"Even in the underground city..."

In just a few words, the adventurers had already determined Norris's allegiance based on his appearance.

The adventurers seemed somewhat afraid of the demons, but then someone said:

"He looks injured!"

After Norris pulled the roots off his feet, the three adventurers had already subtly surrounded him.

Demons are dangerous, but the reward for killing demon spies is substantial. With both demons and monsters weakened, everyone would want to be the one to reap the benefits. Norris was debating whether to turn and run or try to explain himself, but when he saw a halfling among the adventurers, he stopped in his tracks.

Norris didn’t know the halfling’s name, but he remembered the distinctive scorch mark under the halfling’s left eyelid.

This is the person who stole my silver coins, and after I found out, he and his companions beat him up!
Norris didn't know why he suddenly stopped running.

So what if you know the other person bullied you?
Haven't I been bullied enough over the years?
I'm still injured, I should turn around and run away while asking the boss for help.

But why did I extend my claws and approach them?

After that, his memory was a bit hazy. Norris only felt that his breathing was getting more and more rapid, and his body was as if it were being controlled by a demon, dancing outside of his consciousness.

When I came to my senses, the first thing I noticed was the strong smell of blood lingering in my nostrils.

There were his, and there were adventurers.

Beneath him lay the mutilated corpse of the halfling, while the other two adventurers lay nearby, one covered in claw wounds and the other strangled to death by tree roots.

root?

"are you OK?"

Beside them, a tree spirit named Little Green, surrounded by Puji, stepped forward and asked.

Because it frequently operated on the sixth floor, Norris recognized it; it was also one of the boss's subordinates.

It seems I've received some help from it?
Norris tried hard to recall the details of what had just happened, but could only remember the sensation of claws tearing through flesh.

"Th...thank you." Although he couldn't remember, it didn't stop Norris from saying thank you.

However, the tree spirit only asked again, "Are you alright?"

Seemingly realizing something, Norris looked down at his body.

Blood was gushing from the gash in his abdomen. He was kneeling on the ground because his right leg was missing below the knee, and there was a dagger stuck in his heart...

That's right, how could I possibly defeat three silver-ranked adventurers...?

Little Green caught Norris, who had fallen headfirst, and quickly contacted Lin Jun through the mushroom network.

Lin Jungu's hands were numb.

I wasn't paying attention for a moment, how did it get into this state?

Lin Jun couldn't understand it; she had said that if they encountered adventurers, Norris should hide.

Even if there were unexpected circumstances, Norris should have called out to him immediately!

Why did this happen? They fought to the bitter end, and in the end, it was Little Green who had to report!
It instantly took over the Puji that were originally following behind Xiao Lü.

A few Puji were responsible for dealing with the adventurers' corpses—stripping them and throwing them into areas with fungal carpet.

The remaining plop swept up Norris and he fell into the grass, his right leg leading him towards the fifth floor.

"Clear the way! And tell me what's going on," Lin Jun instructed Xiao Lü directly.

Little Green took the order and went to the front.

"I don't know the specifics either. I noticed Norris fighting with someone, so I came over to take a look. When I arrived, I saw that he was almost killed by an adventurer, and in the heat of the moment, I killed one of the adventurers."

The tree spirit is also connected to the fungal network, so it's normal for it to be able to sense situations that are a little further away.

Lin Jun had also stipulated that the tree spirit was not allowed to attack adventurers, so Xiao Lü made a special explanation here.

"Ah."

Lin Jun didn't ask any more questions; she figured things would only become clear after Norris woke up.

I'm currently focusing on several things at the same time, so it's impossible for me to have a comprehensive understanding of the entire underground city.

It would be great if the fungal mat had a playback function...

Or it would be good to upgrade that [Mental Integration] skill that hasn't been used in a long time!
Hopefully, Norris didn't start this whole thing.

Norris had already told him the rules; subordinates who didn't follow the rules were more trouble than help.

Thinking about it carefully, of his four subordinates, Little Green, the tree spirit, is actually the one who gives him the least trouble?

(End of this chapter)