This dungeon has mushrooms growing on it.

Chapter 125, page 124: Popsicle Plop
A little mushroom floated quietly in the deep blue water, its entire body submerged underwater, with only its blue mushroom cap remaining on the surface.

The mushroom cap, seemingly drifting with the current, is connected to a sturdy rope made of three intertwined mycelial tentacles, which is linked to the mycelial carpet on the ceiling. Inside the body of the mushroom, there is a small sickle weapon used as a hook.

On the shore sat a group of spare Puji and the big black mushrooms who had come to join the fun. Without Lin Jun's command, the big black mushrooms would randomly spawn on the ground where the Puji were gathered.

When Xiao Hei first saw Puji soaking in the water, she wanted to go down too, but the other Puji stopped her. Now she's just leaning against the wall on the shore, staring blankly at the Puji in the water, lost in thought.

Suddenly, the plop sank in the water and then bounced back to the surface.

Something's about to take the bait!
Lin Jun was on high alert!
To be honest, Lin Jun didn't think she would fail to catch anything. With real-time awareness of the bait, how could she possibly not catch anything!
That guy underwater just tore off half of Puji's leg. He probably intended to drag Puji to the bottom of the water, but he didn't expect his leg to break off when the rope was pulled. He'll definitely come back again.

Sure enough, the bait plopped in and sensed a current of water approaching—

The giant catfish leaped out of the water, swallowing Puji and half a rope whole in its mouth, before plunging back into the water.

The rope tightened instantly under the pull, and the catfish on the shore stretched out its tentacles to pull the catfish back. However, before it could hook the catfish, the rope fixed to the ceiling was pulled down along with the mud and gravel, and fell into the water and disappeared.

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That's the nature of fishing; anything can happen, which is what makes it so interesting.

Lin Jun had a good attitude. She moved the Puji to a different position, and with the infusion of magic, a new rope quickly grew. She tied a hook to the front of the rope and carefully threaded the bait Puji onto it.

Round two, let's start fishing!
The shrimp's claws snapped the rope...

The giant frost eel froze the water's surface and calmly devoured the portion beneath the ice...

The alligator snapping turtle chewed up the poop, hook, and rope in one gulp...

The one who delivered the fatal blow to Lin Jun was Xiao Hei, who had witnessed the entire incident.

Seemingly finally understanding what the Puji wanted, Xiao Hei quietly dived into the water, grabbed a catfish with his bare hands, and pushed it to the Puji on the shore.

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Clearly, the reason Lin Jun couldn't catch any fish wasn't due to her skill level; it was simply because the fish at level seven were no ordinary fish.

Monster!

They are all vicious monsters!

Ordinary fishing methods will not work.

Dozens of hours later, a new batch of Puji returned, full of vigor!
Lin Jun first casually threw some mushrooms into the water to create a nest. After waiting for a while, when she felt it was about time, the six little fish jumped into the water one by one.

[Infrasonic Attack LV6]

The invisible attack spread through the water, yet not a ripple could be detected on the surface.

Soon, a bunch of dead fish with their internal organs ruptured floated to the surface.

However, Lin Jun was not very satisfied—there were no big fish.

Large fish with high health will quickly retreat after being attacked, and the ones that can be killed are truly small fry.

I cleaned up the floating fish and threw them onto the fungal carpet. After accelerating the decomposition, as expected, there was almost no harvest.

We still need a big fish!
Fortunately, Lin Jun had more than one plan this time, and a fat otaku came out.

Don't let Fatty's chubby appearance fool you; he's actually not very dense, and his belly is hollow. If you put him directly into the water, he'll float on the surface like a water balloon. So Lin Jun had Fatty stuff a few stones into his belly beforehand.

As soon as he entered the water, Fatty sank to the bottom.

Lin Jun chose the edge of the waterway, where the water was less than ten meters deep.

The fat guy lay quietly underwater, and Lin Jun ignored the small fish that began to tentatively nibble at his body.

The confidence that comes with high health!

Until a giant frost eel swam over and wrapped its serpentine body around its prey, Fat Puji... A dull sound came from underwater, causing ripples on the surface of the water.

Several cattle and horses equipped with [Underwater Adaptation LV4] jumped into the water with a splash. At this time, there were no live fish in the water; those that were still alive had long been scared away by the vibrations.

Before long, the Frost Giant Eel's body, which had been blown into several pieces, was retrieved by the Puji. Also retrieved was a giant shrimp, which crawled over but before it could even take a bite, the fat man exploded, breaking off its claws.

Lin Jun, being kind-hearted, helped it retrieve the pliers as well, reuniting them.

[Seven Sins of Greed Trigger]

[Plunder Skill: Frost Path LV1]

[Plunder Skill: Frost Shield LV1]

[Plunder Skill: Jet Wake LV1]

[Plunder Skill: Saliva Arrow LV4→LV5]

[Plunder Skill: Water Flow Perception LV1→LV2]

[Plunder Skill: Giant Claw Smash LV1→LV2]

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After the two inferior items were dismantled, Lin Jun finally obtained the skill she wanted, although it was still at a very low level.

After testing a few hastily made Puji, Lin Jun figured out these skills.

Both Frost Path and Frost Shield are underwater skills of the giant eel.

The former can freeze the surroundings briefly, while the latter can temporarily form an ice shield, but they don't seem very practical when equipped on Puji.

On the contrary, the shrimp's skills seem much more suitable.

【Jet Wake】As the name suggests, it accelerates underwater by ejecting water stored in the body, which is quite useful for dodging and escaping underwater.

We still have to rely on our old, nerdy employees, Puji.

Once it was confirmed to be effective, the seven-layer area where the fungal carpet had already been laid began producing fat otaku.

With a little magic acceleration, I estimate I can gather all the underwater skills in about half a month.

The problem of the rift is indeed not to be ignored; now is not the time to conserve magic.
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The palm-sized incense ball floated on the water's surface, its pale red substance slowly spreading. Four Gold-level adventurers hid not far from the shore, waiting quietly.

A tiny ripple appeared, and everyone became extremely alert.

coming!

A giant catfish leaped out of the water and swallowed Xiangwan whole.

"It's now!"

A dazzling light shone from the mage's staff.

Fifth-tier magic - Ice Seal!

The waterway, more than ten meters wide, froze instantly. The catfish crashed heavily onto the ice, its tail even frozen solid, and struggled violently in its instinct for survival.

"Don't give it a chance to break the ice!" the captain said as he led the charge.

Under the squad leader's command, the experienced men quickly killed the catfish, which was almost powerless to resist.

After cutting off the catfish's whiskers, the captain cut open its belly. Besides its whiskers being used as ingredients for potions, the meat from the belly of this catfish is also a top-quality ingredient that can be worth some money. Even if they don't sell it, it's still good for them to satisfy their cravings.

"Huh? What is this?"

After some fumbling, the captain, looking completely bewildered, pulled a small sickle from the catfish's belly...

(End of this chapter)