This dungeon has mushrooms growing on it.

Chapter 163, page 162. Fifteen
Inside the conference hall, Far sat in the main seat, with his maid Lillian standing behind him like a shadow.

Besides the two of them, three others sat on either side—Solarin, the squad leader of the Wings of Judgment; Aidin, the illusionist; and a man with two straight swords at his waist.

Aidin was invited by Far through a special commission.

While reviewing the files, Far noticed the illusion master who had successfully completed a five-layer reconnaissance mission; his abilities were quite useful.

Upon seeing the generous reward, Aiden immediately accepted the commission.

The other man, who had two straight swords at his waist, was a friend that Far had asked to help.

As for the Church, it dispatched four complete Wings of Judgment squads to assist in dealing with the dungeon problem, and Soralin, who was the first to report the dungeon anomaly, was naturally selected to be among them.

Despite having only five Gold-level and thirty-six Silver-level church warriors, the Wings of Judgment excel at combined battle formations, and the practical value they can exert in combat even surpasses that of one or two Diamond-level powerhouses.

Although the Church rarely intervenes directly in dungeon affairs, Far is well aware that its attention to the dungeons is no less than that of the Adventurers' Guild. For example, the Church is the financial backer behind the long-term commission to acquire werewolf teeth and heart essence.

Far was actually very curious: what exactly did the church intend to do with these wolf teeth?
As far as he knew, the most valuable item that Wolf Fang could refine was the "Wolf Transformation Potion".

This drug can significantly enhance a user's physical fitness and sense of smell in a short period of time, at the cost of excessive body hair growth and a bloodthirsty urge.

To some extent, the potion did indeed suit the Church, whose warriors generally had stronger willpower than ordinary soldiers or adventurers, making them better able to suppress the side effects of bloodlust.

However, as a temporary reinforcement measure, a moderate reserve is sufficient, and excessive hoarding is meaningless.

The church must have other uses for werewolf teeth that Fal was unaware of.

"President Fal, did you call us here because a plan has already been finalized?" Soralin asked first.

In response to Soralin's question, Far shook his head: "It's not that it's already decided, but rather that we're planning to discuss a plan with you all. What we're going to face this time can't be regarded as an ordinary monster; it probably possesses intelligence no less than that of humans."

"Intelligence?" Solalyn frowned. She only knew that the other party might be a collective will, but she was not clear about intelligence.

Meanwhile, Aidin, dressed in an elegant aristocratic outfit, had an expression that said, "I knew it."

Without saying much, Far used his sword to slice open the body of the lamplighter lying on the table, revealing its internal structure.

“This is…” Looking at the crooked, dyed mycelium pattern inside Puji’s body, Solalin felt it looked familiar, but she was still unsure what it was.

It was Aiding who cut to the chase: "A formation... the most basic illumination formation. This target's intelligence is quite high."

After a pause, Aidin asked, "Excuse my bluntness, but is this really not being manipulated by some mage behind the scenes?"

Although Aidin had suspected that the Puji possessed some intelligence during the last mission, he still found it hard to imagine that the Puji would study formations.

If all of this is being manipulated by some mage behind the scenes, then it makes sense; the other party probably used some means to control this group of pukki.

While the ability to control monsters is rare, it does exist; however, the ability to control such a vast number of monsters is unheard of.

"We cannot rule out this possibility, so we need to figure out exactly what the goal is first."

Is it a monster with a collective will, or is someone sabotaging it from behind?
If it's a person, where is he hiding?

If they are monsters, does the collective will have a single entity, or is the will dispersed among all the Puji?

What are your opinions on the investigation?

Although Far was asking the three people present, his gaze was fixed on Aidin.

Instead of immediately explaining the method, Aidin asked, "Can the items consumed during the mission be reimbursed? Is there a limit to the amount?" "Don't worry about the money," Far replied casually.

As expected of the young master of the Isaacs family, Aidin muttered to himself as he offered his plan: "Then I suggest using miniature illusionary reconnaissance vehicles to accomplish this. This method has no drawbacks except for being a bit expensive, and the area that most needs reconnaissance is undoubtedly the fifth floor..."

Aidin described his plan, and Far and Solalin nodded in agreement from time to time. Only the man who remained silent and motionless in his chair was naturally ignored by everyone.

Just as the preliminary plan was about to be finalized and the meeting was about to end smoothly—until that little poop stood up!
As the discussion progressed to the stage where Aidin was responsible for recording the necessary materials, no one noticed that the wound on the lamp lying on the long table had healed without anyone noticing.

After two flashes, an orange-yellow light illuminated the conference room, a sudden change that caught everyone off guard.

Puji arched its body, leaned against the mushroom cap, and stood up on its two short legs.

According to Lin Jun's instructions, it should now try to return to Fatty Puji's side to recharge.

With the first step it took, its bouncy body silently split into four pieces, scattered on the cold tabletop.

The perpetrator simply gripped the hilt of his sword at his waist, as if it had never been drawn.

So fast!

This lightning-fast attack caught not only Solarin, a Gold-ranked warrior, off guard, but also Aidin, who was completely unable to react!

In the entire conference room, only Lillian witnessed the man drawing his sword.

"Fal, so you really called me here to kill Puji this time?!"

"...After listening for so long," Far's voice carried a hint of helplessness, "this is all you've understood?"

The man smiled awkwardly, too embarrassed to admit that he had been daydreaming.

Solarin suddenly asked, "President Fal, you haven't introduced this person to us yet...?"

Having witnessed that sword strike, Solalyn and Aidin could no longer regard the person before them as an ordinary person as before.

“He is my friend Fifteen. Of course, you might be more familiar with the title ‘disciple of the Sword Saint’.”

The Sword Saint's disciple!
Sword Saint Elwin Slaine—the name itself symbolizes a living legend for Solalyn and Aidin.

He was fond of teaching others and would give pointers to anyone with swordsmanship talent. As far as Soralin knew, even a vice-captain of the Wings of Judgment had received his guidance.

However, only three people can truly be called his disciples.

And this Fifteenth in front of me is actually one of them. No wonder he has such a high level of swordsmanship!
Although Far didn't provide more details, both Solalyn and Edin felt more confident about the operation, especially Edin.

He had been worried that, without more people participating, he, as a diamond-level illusionist—even though he wasn't good at direct combat—would be pulled in to fill the gaps in the fighting force.

In hindsight, he had worried too much; all he needed to do was provide support.
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The strategy team was full of confidence, while their target, Lin Jun, was now somewhat clueless about the mushroom hat.

Just now, a signal from a luminous Puji suddenly appeared in the Adventurers' Guild. He remembered the Puji that had been taken away before, and his gaze shifted over to see what was going on.

Then I witnessed the horrific scene of Illumination Puji being dismembered on the spot, right there on the long table. It was so cruel.

But... what exactly is this junior president up to?
A bunch of people were surrounding Puji, and they clearly had bad intentions. Not to mention that Aidin was one of them, a "familiar face" who left a deep impression on him. It was just that there was too little time, and he didn't have time to open their interface.

Just to be on the safe side, Lin Jun decided to be more careful lately.

(End of this chapter)