This dungeon has mushrooms growing on it.

Chapter 145, Section 144: Solo Kill
Wow!

Is that huge lump actually a cocoon and not a nest?

This was the first time Lin Jun had ever seen a monster that could transform into a cocoon in this world.

What will the mayfly become after it completes its cocooning?

Will it become bigger, or will it transform into another form?
Lin Jun didn't know.

All he knew was that these hundreds of Puji were probably going to be wiped out, because the [Stiffness] effect on the giant mayfly below had just disappeared.

The mayfly broke free from the rocky peak it had been perched on, and like a swimming dragon, it flew towards the bats hanging below the mycelial platform.

Bobo—

Although she felt it was futile, Lin Jun still let the Pujis fire.

The mushroom cannon hitting the giant worm's carapace wasn't entirely ineffective.

It might chip off a tiny bit of the outer shell, but that's negligible compared to the shell's thickness.

If all these hundreds of Poji can hit the same spot at the same time, they should still be able to cause effective damage.

However, this kind of technical work is difficult even with a fixed target, let alone a moving target.

Xiao Hei's breath fluid was effective, but the amount was too small, and the damage it caused to the giant creature in front of it was very limited.

The LV65 Thousand-Headed Mayfly didn't even use any attack skills; it just wandered around twice.

Wherever it passed, the mycelial platform broke, and anything it touched died instantly, just like being hit by a dump truck.

It's clear that it was quite angry about being disturbed during its cocooning process.

After killing most of the puffies, it continued upwards, destroying the remaining mycelial platforms.

Unsurprisingly, the group of puji guarding the fork in the road were also taken down along the way.

The sabotage operation lasted for half a day. By the time it re-occupied its original position, Lin Jun's battle line had been pushed back to the position it had been in four days earlier.

The remaining puji below are being strangled by small mayflies, and the fungal carpet that the large insect ignored is also being cleared away little by little by them.

In short, I'm back to square one...

Lin Jun sorted it out a bit and finally figured out the creature's habits.

What Lin Jun initially thought was the absence of a passage for the giant insect was actually just that the insect had transformed into a cocoon.

Then, it's unclear whether it produced its own food or simply gathered a group of low-level mayflies to feed it.

In areas where only large insects are present, the cocooning process has not yet begun.

In other words, there is a high probability that large worms exist in all areas...

Moreover, you can't just ignore the cocooned worm, because if you kill all its little brothers, it won't have any to feed it. Surely it won't just starve to death inside the cocoon, right?

The one that emerged from the cocooned, rigid state only took a few minutes.

It's clearly different from the cocoon transformation that occurs in the past life of a caterpillar turning into a butterfly, where the caterpillar melts itself down and is recast.

In that case, wouldn't it mean that if I want to go down, I have to fight a level 60+ Thousand Pivot Mayfly?
Lin Jun hates fighting giant insects the most...

And what if you kill one and then bring in another?
This population of mayflies is clearly quite large.

Tsk!
If only it weren't for air combat, the terrain would be too restrictive.

Xiao Hei should have no problem defeating Qian Shu Fu You; his [Strong Acid Breath] has a restraining effect, and he is invincible in terms of speed and agility.

Should we really take the risk of letting Xiao Hei down?
……

Do we have to ask Xiao Hei to do everything?

Puji is not such an inconvenient thing!

Lin Jun ultimately decided against sending Xiao Hei down, and instead quietly increased the production of bat Puji.

A week later, when the Puji came back, their numbers had increased several times over!
There wasn't enough room on the first layer of mycelial platform, and Lin Jun didn't plan to put them all together.

Instead, it was carried out in batches, forming a five-tiered battlefront.

The vanguard remains the tumbleweeds, which advance downwards, clearing out the lower-level mayflies that have gradually recovered in number over the past week.

Although some more mayflies have gathered, their numbers are still not as large as they were at the beginning.

After sacrificing fewer than eighty Puji, the vanguard force returned to the position where they had previously suffered a defeat.

On that inverted stone peak, there was a giant worm, half-wrapped in silk again! Right in front of it, the puji mercilessly blasted away several small fish and mayflies that approached.

The larger insect, which had not yet entered the cocooning stage, naturally saw these little creatures that had come to bother it again.

A sharp hiss came from its mouth.

The giant insect bit through the half-finished cocoon and charged forward!

Although the vanguard fought back fiercely, just like last time, the giant worm only managed to break through a little of its shell before nearly all of the hundred-odd puji were wiped out by it.

Lin Jun remained unmoved; it was just a loss she had expected.

The giant insect continued upwards, intending to smash all the mycelial platforms that had entered its territory, just as it had done before.

However, it soon entered a dense purple fog of spores.

Hallucinogenic Spores LV7

The rift valley terrain is not actually enclosed, and the toxic fog can easily dissipate.

However, as long as there are enough Puji and the timing is right, it is still possible to achieve the desired effect in a short period of time.

So... what were the results?

In the poisonous fog, the giant insect's vision was blocked. Although it could still use [vibration perception] to find enemies, Lin Jun made the Pujis all go into a silent state after spraying out their spores all at once.

The big insect can only dart around wildly, relying on luck to cause damage.

Unfortunately, the LV65 mayfly was still too large, and even so many hallucinogenic spores couldn't paralyze it.

However, it wasn't completely ineffective; after breaking through the second layer of defense, the giant insect's movements slowed down slightly.

Faced with the giant insect continuing its attack, Puji from the third level charged down under Lin Jun's command.

A simple yet efficient way to self-destruct.

Countless fireworks burst forth on the giant insect's body.

After the small fireworks came the big fireworks. The four-story mycelium platform was particularly thick because it was occupied by fat otaku.

Several bats puffed up, dragging the fat guy with them, and dropped him down after aiming at the target.

It's like dropping a bomb; the difficulty with this thing is that you have to control when it explodes.

Unlike bombs that explode when they hit something, you can't use the "self-destruct" function if you accidentally crash into something and die.

A total of ten fat otaku poopi.

The giant insect, whose carapace was already riddled with cracks from the previous swarm of bats exploding, finally broke through its defenses when faced with the even more powerful fat man.

The outer shell of its head broke off, and the inside was blown to pieces. A fat guy also exploded in its mouth, severing its mouthparts.

The once menacing worm suddenly became shaky and precarious, hovering in the air, emitting mournful cries.

Lin Jun had prepared a backup plan with five layers of defense, but it seems that she no longer needs to use it.

A bat nimbly flew to the head of the still dazed insect, its mycelial tentacles wrapped with a whole bottle of newly collected strong acid breath.

Without any intention of saving any, they poured it all onto the insect's head, which had lost its protective exoskeleton.

Accompanied by the hissing sound of corrosion, the worm screamed even more pitifully.

However, this hissing didn't last long. Under Lin Jun's watchful gaze, the giant worm's already meager health bar quickly reached zero.

The moment it reached zero, its wings stopped flapping, and its massive body crashed into the rugged rock wall and rolled down.

call--

Back then, a level 65 Flame Demon could block Lin Jun's path.

Now, even the level 65 flying giant insects have been killed by it.

It's impossible not to feel a little smug.

But Lin Jun didn't relax; instead, she spread the mushroom mat even faster than before.

He could let go of the low-level Thousand-Hole Mayfly corpses before, but he would never give this LV65 one to other monsters to eat.

Level 60+ Thousand-Hole Mayflies have an additional skill called [Cocooning] compared to lower-level mayflies.

Lin Jun was extremely curious about what this thing would do!

(End of this chapter)