This dungeon has mushrooms growing on it.

Chapter 120, Section 119: The Viscount's Squad (Part 2)

"You two, go in and scout ahead."

Outside the cave, the viscount pointed to the deep passage and said something that made Hack feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

By eliminating both the buried creatures and the flying ones along the way, Huck gained a full understanding of the level of danger.

It's completely impossible for someone at level 42, the Gold rank, to survive alone in this tier.

Hack couldn't understand how the adventurers here usually lived. Did they only stay in the first four floors?

Now, the Viscount is sending him and another person to explore this obviously suspicious tunnel.

He wasn't confident he could escape from this terrain, where a few explosions would happen...

But he had no choice. Under the Viscount's piercing gaze, Huck could only grit his teeth and go inside.

The tunnel leading uphill was pitch black, but fortunately, Hack had a light spell that illuminated the uneven uphill path beneath their feet.

If he weren't a mage who could cast spells of illumination, the Viscount might have chosen someone else, Hark thought to himself.

"How long is this road exactly?"

After hearing his companion complain like this for the third time, the two finally arrived at a room.

The meticulously polished stone walls, the eight uniquely shaped supporting pillars, the stone altar at the very back, and the yellow book on it.

"Is that the holy book the Viscount mentioned?"

If you were to hand this over to the Viscount, it would surely be a great achievement!

Hack thought this, but his body remained motionless.

His companion, who was about to step forward, chuckled and stopped after glancing at the unmoving Hack.

Tsk!
He's the type of guy Huck hates—a shrewd fellow.

At times like these, he would start to miss his short axe, which he would always foolishly charge ahead of.

puff-

During the standoff between the two, four Puji emerged from behind the stone altar, two with scales and two without.

Another poop?

Hack glanced around; there were no other monsters.

If it's just four Puji...

Huck and his companion exchanged glances.

"I will support you with my magic."

This time, his companion didn't refuse and nodded, as it seemed the danger wasn't too great.

Fourth-tier magic—Wind Speed!
Second-tier magic - Wind Blade!
The acceleration effect was amplified on the teammates rushing forward, and Hack unleashed another wind blade, intending to take down a Puji first.

The wind blade struck first, but just as it was about to cut into Puji, a black whip flashed past.

Like swords clashing, a fungal tentacle with a blade at its tail was flung out, intercepting the incoming wind blade.

"what?"

If Puji could dodge it, I could accept it, but what's with directly scattering the wind blades with a whip?

It wasn't over yet. Hack noticed that the two scaleless Poji opposite him suddenly gathered a large amount of magic power...

"careful!"

Fortunately, his teammates were not novices either. He dodged the sudden magic explosion by using the wind speed boost, and then engaged in close combat with the scaled Puji.

At this point, anyone who wasn't a fool could see that these four Puji were no ordinary creatures, at least not like the Puji outside that only knew how to self-destruct.

For a time, it was impossible to determine a winner.

Hack decides to break the deadlock with something ruthless—ruthless towards his teammates!
More magic gathered before the staff, and after a considerable period of charging—

Sixth-tier magic—Great Storm!

Countless swirling wind blades flew forward, ignoring both friend and foe and unleashing a baptism upon the entire field.

"Hack! You son of a bitch %&）*&￥…@"

Amidst the angry curses of their teammates, the two scaleless Poji were shattered by the storm, and even the two scaled melee Poji were slashed in several places.

As for Hack's teammates, unfortunately, they also ended up covered in blood, though they weren't dead yet.

But with only two low-health plops left, they can be taken down in a few hits...

The smug Huck suddenly glanced at the stone pillar beside him.

The stone pillar was affected by a strong storm, and some of the outer rock layers collapsed, revealing the white, solid body inside.

A chill ran straight up to the top of Hake's head!

His eyes quickly scanned the other stone pillars, and beneath some of the broken cracks, they all revealed the same color as Puji's body!
"run!"

Huck turned and ran, his teammates yelling at him from behind, but Huck didn't care. A simple reminder was all the morality he had as a teammate.

Whether these poops hidden in the stone pillars were self-destructed or generated in battle, they were clearly beyond his ability to handle. He went out to report to the Viscount and let the Viscount decide what to do!
But when he finally managed to escape, he saw a crater-filled area, some somewhat familiar dismembered corpses, and the Viscount fighting in the Puji Sea in the distance...

That's right, Pujihai!

Countless glowing projectiles fired relentlessly at the rapidly moving Viscount in the distance, while the Viscount continuously ejected thin streams of blood from his hand. Hark could roughly guess where the blood was coming from…

Although the Viscount looked impressive as she took on countless opponents, Hack instantly realized she couldn't win—she didn't have much blood left in her hands, while the ground was covered in endless splattering.

Even more outrageous, Hack even saw several Puji that were pierced by blood lines and should have died, but after lying down for a while, they stood up again!
What the hell is this?

Hack decisively pulled a scroll from his pocket—the Invisibility spell!

He then increased his wind speed and, taking advantage of the fact that the Viscount had drawn almost all the firepower, made his escape!

Although I don't know what the future holds, at least I should save my own life right now!

……

Lin Jun noticed this guy who deserted his post, but Puji was busy hunting down the vampires and couldn't be bothered to deal with him.

However, some sprites were generated on the later levels, blocking his way up.

This time, Lin Jun deliberately didn't let Xiao Hei go directly into battle; he wanted to see how he felt when facing a diamond-level opponent.

As a result, I suffered a small loss right from the start.

The bats shot down by the bloodline were all smashed to pieces.

Her ability to manipulate blood is even stronger than Lacus's; this skill, capable of precise, wide-range, multi-target attacks, is truly formidable.

While impressive, it lacked any real restraint.

Having learned her lesson, Lin Jun now only sends out ground troops, equipped with [Mycelium Recombination LV4].

Even if a skill like Bloodline kills a Puji, it won't be long before it can get back up thanks to the [Mycelium Regeneration] effect.

In addition, the sheer number of Puji created an endless array of effects.

The vampire on the other side must have noticed this detail as well, but she obviously had no other choice but to resort to desperate measures.

The plop blocked her escape route, and the blood she had drawn from the cannon fodder was dwindling...

In reality, even with more blood, she would find it difficult to break through. Manipulating blood still consumes magic power, and by now she had very little magic power left...

The relentless attacks from all angles gave her no chance to transform and escape; she could only futilely kill the puffies gathered in front of her again and again.

At one point, the magic ran out, and the few remaining blood orbs in the vampire's hand shattered with a roar, while the ocean in front of him still stretched endlessly...
-
When Vera led the twins out of the dungeon, she instinctively stopped in her tracks.

Something seems wrong?
It was so quiet all around. There were no adventurers coming and going, no animal sounds, and even the guards who should have been guarding the gate were nowhere to be seen.

“Vera?” Filyn asked, puzzled.

After leaving the dungeon, Fei Ling naturally became less vigilant.

"Let's go back."

Although Vera didn't know what had happened, he decided to go back to the observation group.

Fourth-tier light magic – Light Curtain!
A wall of light suddenly appeared behind the three of them, blocking their retreat, while dense footsteps came from behind the woods.

Vera instantly drew her curved sword from her waist and stood guard alongside Felix and Felix, while quickly searching for a way to escape.

But they soon noticed the insignia on the people surrounding them.

"church?"

A group of church warriors formed a line, their meticulously maintained armor gleaming in the sunlight.

"Our target is the demons. The three of you should not make any rash moves."

Behind the array, Priest Mayne maintained the light barrier while trying to persuade Vera and the others not to resist.

Look at the church warriors who have blocked them, numbering at least thirty—none of whom are below the silver rank.

Vera had no choice but to lay down her weapon...

After a brief body search, they were cleared of suspicion.

This was not unexpected. The fact that Soralin's [Vision of Truth] did not react meant that there were no demons among them, and since she did not have any suspicious items on her, she was most likely not one of the demons.

Maine and his group have checked many adventurers like Vera for most of the day, but they haven't found the demons yet.

Bang—bang bang bang—!
The sudden noise drew everyone's attention to the direction of the underground city gate.

Covered in dust and having lost his staff, Hack appeared at the dungeon exit, slapping his hands frantically on the light screen.

"Quickly! Let me out! Let me out!"

Suddenly, something seemed to hook him from a blind spot in everyone's sight, dragging him to the ground.

"Damn it! Let me go! Help me! Help me—"

The piercing cries for help left everyone somewhat bewildered.

Solalyn leaped out of the array and rushed towards the door, shouting, "Maine, light screen!"

Mayne snapped out of her daze and quickly made the light barrier blocking the exit disappear.

However, when Solalyn rushed into the dungeon hall, she searched around but saw no one. The hall connected to several corridors, and the man who had called for help had been dragged somewhere. She only found a small box that had been left on the ground.

"What's going on?" Mayne asked anxiously as she caught up.

Solalyn shook the box, pouring out several grayish-white pills. "Maine, we might not be able to wait for that demon army..."

(End of this chapter)