This dungeon has mushrooms growing on it.

Chapter 188. Change
Little did Qi Si know how much effort Lin Jun had put into this "luring the enemy into a trap" scheme, and how many plays she had put on!

Despite the fact that the creeping fungus can detect all invisible units, they go to great lengths to disguise themselves as being discovered by only a few scouts.

Despite his meticulous plan to make the other party discover this "mushroom factory," he had to control the pace, making sure that Keith didn't notice it too easily or deliberately, lest it arouse suspicion and reveal his weakness.

Finally, you have to wait patiently for several days before the prey falls into the trap.

To be honest, even Lin Jun herself was slightly surprised that Qi Si had chosen a large-scale flanking maneuver instead of the shortest and easiest passage he had anticipated.

However, their detour plan was detected by the scattered fungal carpets along the way. The so-called lack of time to regroup was simply a ploy to lure the enemy deeper into their territory.

Now... it's time to reap the rewards!

There were a total of fifty heavily armored Pooji on the field, which Lin Jun had spent a lot of money to build. Norris's modification plan was put on hold because of this, and now they are lying quietly on the mycelium bed like frozen meat, waiting for further processing.

Faced with the encircling army of the Puji, Qisi was naturally unwilling to offer his neck for slaughter.

The Evil Eye attempted to attack with the Petrifying Ray, but it was blocked each time.

Cave No. 8 is already filled with jagged rocks and mushroom trees that Lin Jun deliberately created, making the terrain complex.

At this moment, the heavy armored puffies transformed into massive mobile shield walls, weaving between the cover.

Each time, they would cover about ten ordinary Puji as they moved, steadily squeezing the living space of the Qisi army!
The Qiss side was not without ranged means—slingshots, stinging arrows, and acid sprays at close range.

However, these attacks were like tickling the heavily armored Poji, which was designed for defense, and it was difficult to even break through the outer rock armor.

To deal effective damage, you need to engage in close-range combat.

However, whenever Six Claws bravely launched a charge, they were immediately met with relentless crossfire from behind cover, resulting in extremely heavy casualties.

Several attacks resulted in the loss of a large number of elite troops, but the only outcome was the destruction of four heavily armored puji... a drop in the ocean!
With the two sides less than 200 meters apart, Lin Jun launched a barrage of fire without hesitation.

Using the terrain and their heavy armor as cover, they launched a brutal attack on the remaining Keith.

In the midst of the battle, a heavily armored Puji ventured deep into enemy territory, clumsily charging all the way to the front line, even standing directly beneath the Evil Eye, who was busy rolling his eyes, trying to petrify the Puji that had made a mistake in positioning in the distance.

Keith didn't have the energy to focus on this heavily armored Poogie that was charging ahead; without the Mushroom Cannon's support, its own lethality wasn't high.

Then, this heavily armored creature...poof! It exploded!
The explosion damage of 50 stamina points far exceeds that of a normal self-destructing bomb.

The heavy stone mushroom cap was violently blown away by the impact, like a cannonball, instantly piercing through the evil eye's [magic shield] above and slamming into its huge, fragile eyeball!

Suddenly struck by a critical blow, Evil Eye was unable to maintain its shield for a moment, and as a result, more than ten mushroom cannon shots instantly took away this huge but extremely fragile guy.

With the fall of the Evil Eye, the battle situation instantly collapsed.

The Puji no longer need to hide their forms and can unleash their full power without any worries.

Even more deadly is that the Evil Eye is not only the main source of damage, but also the spiritual link node for the entire Qiss army!
Without the Evil Eye, the remaining Keiths were reduced to a disorganized mess, eventually turning into a pile of rotten flesh.

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As usual, the cleanup work after the war fell to the hardworking ox-horse, Puji. This time, they not only had to clear the mountain of Qis's remains, but also dismantle the giant mushroom that had completed its mission.

This enormous, empty shell, which is all show and no substance, consumes a lot of magic power just to maintain its shape. Now that its value as bait has been exhausted, there is naturally no need for it to continue existing.

This time, we not only dealt with the Evil Eye, but also obtained a large number of Qis corpses. Presumably, our [Cold Resistance] can be upgraded to LV7. When we turn around, we can just stand in the rift with heavy armor and block Qis, and then we won't have to worry about it interfering with our continued expedition!
At the edge of the cave, Louisa, who was part of the reserve force but ultimately didn't get to participate in the battle, unconsciously swallowed hard.

As a diamond-level vampire, she gained her current strength only after countless battles.

However, outside the underground city, the biggest battles she had ever experienced were only small-scale military conflicts.

Commanding over a thousand Puji to wipe out the monsters was already the biggest scene she had ever witnessed.

Today, thousands of Puji were engaged in a fierce battle with the Qisi army, including a colossal beast like the Evil Eye... This scene struck her heart like a heavy hammer, bringing unprecedented shock!
She also witnessed the power of those heavily armored Pojis and clearly sensed that the boss's Pojis were evolving rapidly!
A burning thought quietly took root: Could he one day command an even more powerful army of Puji?
One day, perhaps, they will no longer be confined to this dark underground kingdom, but will lead them back to the surface to bask in the moonlight.

Could one really unleash such a massive, bloody, and... intoxicating war frenzy with a mere wave of one's hand?

The thought stirred her emotions, but it also brought a chilling fear—she was afraid!
Fearing that his stagnant strength would eventually fall behind Puji's evolution, he realized that his progress was limited.

I fear that one day, I'll be seen as a useless pawn by the boss, abandoned in some dark corner, left to grow mushrooms and rot silently...

She is a vampire, so naturally she cannot be accepted by other races.

So much time has passed since the mission failed that even if she escaped back to the Empire, she would definitely be examined and the abnormality of her body being fused with mycelium would be discovered.

She had nowhere else to go. If she didn't want to live a secluded life, she could only follow the boss. At least Puji didn't reject vampires.

However, due to the shackles of her bloodline, her level was limited to 50 and could not advance any further. The leader also seemed to have no intention of replicating Norris's "transformation" on her.

She interpreted this as her identity being that of a "prisoner," rather than "herself."

Louisa's fingertips tightened slightly.

It seems... I need to find a way to achieve a significant accomplishment so I can use that to mention to the boss about how to become stronger in the future...

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On the other side, Lin Jun, who was completely unaware of what the little pig was thinking and was immersed in the joy of the harvest, suddenly paused.

In my perception, a slightly familiar signal entered the range of the fungal carpet in Silent Wind Town...
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"Um--!!!"

A sudden, suppressed groan made the middle-aged man riding at the front of the group turn around.

"Inanna, what happened?" The man's voice was filled with concern and doubt.

“No…it’s nothing, Uncle Elvin,” Inanna said, trying to remain calm, but her slender white fingers unconsciously tightened their grip on the reins. “I just…suddenly shivered…I’m fine now.”

She pursed her lips, her legs instinctively clamping together the docile mare beneath her, trying to suppress the warmth and excitement of "returning home" that arose from the sudden connection with the fungal network, and forcefully pushed it back into her heart.

Not yet... I can't turn myself into a Puji yet, nor can I directly call for the boss in the mushroom network.

Be patient! Be patient! At least until I have a room to myself...

(End of this chapter)