This dungeon has mushrooms growing on it.

Chapter 184, Section 183: A Pyrrhic Victory
They are round, but not euglena; their size is similar to that of a hot air balloon.

Lin Jun easily guessed what it was: the evil eye she encountered last time!

Lin Jun looked at her own team, which was called the 600-strong Puji Army, but in reality, there were nearly 100 oxen and horses among them.

After all, killing the enemy was not the goal; the goal was to transport the corpses back and decompose them.

With less than 500 Poji now, how do you expect to win against a level 50 monster?

Lin Jun really thought she could fight.

Since the eye worm is so fragile, the evil eye, which also has the appearance of an eyeball, shouldn't be known for its high amount of blood, right?

And this time, my Puji has a complete variety.

There are rolling blasters, flying blasters, blasting mushrooms, and even a blasting mushroom variant that sprays digestive slime.

Even if the Evil Eye's ray attack could wipe out a row of Puji in one hit, there should still be enough time for the Puji to deal damage.

The Puji didn't have to wait long. Although Evil Eye was floating, he was quite fast and quickly entered the cave.

The moment it entered the range of [Magic Perception], Lin Jun opened its panel.

[Level: LV50]

It really was the same one as last time.

[Health volume: 1480]

Despite its enormous size, it only has so little health; it's definitely a fragile monster.

After Evil Eye entered the cave, the Puji scattered and rushed over.

Based on the previous experience, the Evil Eye's range far exceeds that of the Puji, so this time it's the Puji's turn to charge.

Leading the charge are still Bat Puji and Rolling Puji.

The Evil Eye stopped far away, and facing the surging army of Puji, its enormous pupils suddenly expanded to their limit.

[Petrification Ray LV8]

The closest bats, Puji and Rolling Puji, were both affected by petrification, and grayish-white stone spots immediately appeared on their bodies.

Although the petrification speed was not as rapid as when they scouted Puji before, even if only part of the body stiffened for a moment during a high-speed sprint, the unbalanced weight was enough to make Puji completely lose control.

In an instant, the out-of-control Puji either crashed violently into the jagged rock wall and were smashed to pieces; or they tore their bodies apart in the rolling and friction and collapsed to the ground—the suicide bombing squad was completely wiped out by the Evil Eye in one blow!
On the contrary, the mushroom troops that had not yet been able to get close were completely unaffected by the petrification.

It seems that this method of wide-area attack would simultaneously weaken the power and range of petrification.

However, Lin Jun didn't dare let the Pujis get any closer.

Since there's a mid-range attack, the number of Puji isn't an advantage. It's better to sacrifice accuracy and try a super long-range attack.

Lin Jun ordered the Puji to begin their attack on the spot.

At a distance of nearly 500 meters, even with the enhancement of "precision," and with the target being the enormous Evil Eye, the Puji's hit rate was still appalling.

Unable to determine the precise range of the Evil Eye's area-of-effect attack, Lin Jun could only order her troops to keep firing, trying their best to wear down the enemy and chip away at their health as much as possible.

but……

A few lucky shells finally crossed the distance and were about to hit the massive body of the Evil Eye, but at the moment before contact, they were easily blocked by an invisible magical barrier, disappearing without a trace after only a few faint ripples.

The Evil Eye was completely unharmed.

Lin Jun had to examine its skill bar carefully once again.

[Skills: Petrifying Ray LV8, Magic Shield LV8, Cold Resistance LV8, Magic Perception LV7...]

Magic Shield?

The Evil Eye's enormous body had drifted within a 300-meter radius, and the number of mushroom cannons hitting it was gradually increasing!

However, apart from creating futile ripples of magical energy in front of it, it did not cause any harm at all!
The mushroom cannon didn't work, so Lin Jun wanted to try digesting the mucus to see if it could cause damage. However, this attack had a shorter range, and the Evil Eye had already released the [Petrification Ray] again... Under the pale light, the Puji were turned into stone in droves, along with Qi Si's dozen or so clumsy insects—it seems that this area attack cannot distinguish between friend and foe, just like Lin Jun's [Infrasonic Attack].

Before long, hundreds of stone pillars in various poses appeared out of nowhere in the cave, silent and still.

The troops Lin Jun sent to launch the surprise attack...

They're not all wiped out yet!
The three bats escaped unharmed.

Some of them hid behind rocks, while others hid behind other poops.

The petrification ray obviously cannot cause penetrating damage.

Just when Evil Eye thought he had succeeded and stopped attacking, three black shadows shot out from their hiding place like arrows!

[Wake jet]

One of them lost control and crashed to the ground, destroying itself.

But the other two flew over instead.

In a moment of desperation, Evil Eye only had time to glare before unleashing a single-target attack that turned one of the Puji into stone in mid-air, but the last bat Puji managed to rush up.

Evil Eye tried to attack the Puji with the tentacles floating beside its eyeball, but the Puji self-destructed beforehand.

The ripples of the magic shield surged wildly, but they were no longer as easily countered as when it blocked the [Mushroom Cannon].

It was like a firecracker exploding right next to his eyes; the Evil Eye was so blasted that he almost fell from the sky, and the light in his pupils dimmed considerably.

Although it lost less than one-sixth of its life, Evil Eye dared not continue forward. Its massive body hurriedly turned around and fled back to the deep passage it had come from at an even faster speed than before, quickly disappearing from Lin Jun's detection range.

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It's a lose-lose situation!
Qi Si's "transport convoy" was completely wiped out, and Lin Jun's raiding force was also completely wiped out.

However, we still gained a lot of information.

Lin Jun had roughly figured out the Evil Eye's attack patterns. As for its [Magic Shield], it seemed to be very effective in defending against magic-related attacks, but while it wasn't completely ineffective against physical attacks, its effectiveness was significantly reduced.

That way, we can develop more targeted strategies next time...

But these are not the main points.

In fact, this was the first time Lin Jun had encountered an enemy capable of wiping out cannon fodder on a massive scale.

Even at fifteen, it could only shatter things within a ten-meter radius. But this time, the Evil Eye had an area attack radius of about three hundred meters. The effect it showed was that Lin Jun's Puji Sea tactic... failed!

After thinking about it, Lin Jun decided to improve the basic qualities of the Puji and give them some specializations...

Firstly, for those with evil eyes, Lin Jun needs some puffs that can be placed in front to block their view.

Lin Jun thought of the fat otaku, whose large size made them suitable as cover for other otaku.

However, having a large physique with high physical fitness is not enough; strength attribute also needs to be increased appropriately, otherwise the fat guy will move too slowly.

In order to resist petrification, Lin Jun plans to add either [rock-eating] or [chitinous shell] to them.

The former can form a thick layer of rock armor on the body, but petrification rays can't petrify rock armor, can they?

As for whether the [Chitinous Shell] can block petrification, Lin Jun is unsure, but the shell is obviously much lighter than the rock armor, which can save a lot of attribute points.

At the same time, Lin Jun also equipped it with [Magic Resistance LV6], which she had hardly ever used before. In Lin Jun's understanding, this petrification should be classified as a magic attack.

Finally, there's the [Heavy Armor Mastery LV5] skill contributed by humans. This skill can enhance defensive effects and reduce the impact of heavy armor on movement, making it an essential skill for tanks.

Based on this, Lin Jun also plans to create several variations, such as adding mushroom cannons, hallucinogenic spores, and self-destruction.

(End of this chapter)