This dungeon has mushrooms growing on it.

Chapter 204, Section 203: Advance
Not only does Qisi love peace, but the Puji also yearn for peace with the same fervor!

This is not,

Once they crossed the rift, the Puji couldn't wait to throw themselves into the "purification" work—diligently sweeping away obstacles that hindered peace, such as certain monsters that kept spawning at the edge of the creep!

A chubby, scaly creature tumbled clumsily into the crevice and was immediately attacked by Keith's acid.

In numerous encounters, Keith discovered that acid was far more effective against Puji than other methods. It had a wide range, could kill multiple Puji at once, and was not easy to dodge.

A mere 10 HP Poji will die instantly upon contact and is unlikely to be revived.

The only downside is its short range; it will get beaten up if it goes toe-to-toe with the mushroom cannons of the Puji.

However, as a defensive measure to block the gate and maintain stability, acid is remarkably effective!
However, this trick obviously doesn't work on fat otaku Puji.

The hissing sound of corrosion echoed on the fat man's body, but it was impossible to kill him instantly. The next moment, a deafening explosion burst forth at the crack!

Along with the shockwave, countless sharp scales shot out!

In an instant, the Qis in the front row were riddled with bullets and turned into a pile of mangled flesh.

Qisi's firepower weakened considerably for a moment, and taking advantage of this opening, even more puffs poured in.

Keith reacted quickly, and his reserve forces rapidly filled the gap, attempting to drive the Puji back, but the Puji clearly wouldn't easily give up the area they had already occupied.

Finally, with the help of an evil eye that rushed in, a large number of the rushing Puji were turned into stone sculptures, barely managing to push the battle line back.

However, that one move almost cost Evil Eye his life!

Faced with the sudden appearance of the evil eye, a heavily armored creature self-destructed without hesitation.

Its body exploded like a powder keg, and the enormous impact sent its giant mushroom cap flying off like a cannonball!

Unfortunately, the angle was tricky, and the mushroom cap tumbled in the air, deviating from its target. After a loud bang, it embedded itself hard in the rock wall above the Evil Eye's head!

Pebbles rained down, and Keith hurriedly hid the Evil Eye again, no longer daring to show himself easily.

However, after losing the strategic deterrent of the Evil Eye, Keith inevitably fell into a disadvantageous position in the struggle for the Rift.

When the two thousand Puji used as the vanguard were more than half depleted, and the fragments of Puji on the ground could even float on the viscous purple blood flowing from Qisi, Lin Jun finally threw the little pig to the other side of the rift.

As soon as Louisa stepped across the crevice, she gracefully raised her arm—

A massive shield formed from viscous purple blood suddenly rose up, blocking the acid and spikes coming from all directions!
Closely following behind was a group of vampires!

[Blood Control LV4]

Since there are no supply channels, I can only train on my own, so my skill level is not high. But these are genuine, with the ability to manipulate blood like a vampire!
On battlefields teeming with blood, they are far more useful than ordinary Puji!

With the addition of the vampire puffies, the task of maintaining the blood shield was quickly handed over to them.

They manipulated the inexhaustible purple blood on the battlefield, erecting thin yet continuous purple barriers in front of the Puji army.

Although the individual blood shields were not as strong as Louisa's, they had the advantage of being numerous. Several blood shields overlapped and covered each other, with purple blood flowing continuously, which blocked Keith's attack.

Louisa, meanwhile, freed up her hands to unleash her signature move—the Bloodline.

Countless fine lines of blood, like living venomous snakes, deftly bypassed the gaps in their own blood shields and shot into the Qis's position!
Blood threads weave, entwine, and cut through the swarm of insects... Ordinary Qis are powerless against this bizarre and tricky attack, and their counterattacks are firmly blocked by the blood shields of the Puji.

Meanwhile, more cannon fodder are still pouring in like a tide.

Keith tried to struggle a bit more, but as soon as the Evil Eye returned, it was targeted by several blood lines. Several clumps of purple blood exploded violently outside its magic shield, creating ripples!
Seeing that Louisa had conjured another huge blood spear in her hand, Evil Eye was forced to retreat before he could even retaliate.

Unable to resist any longer, after leaving behind more than ten more corpses, Qisi decisively fled! The cattle and horses immediately swarmed in and began diligently collecting the remains and spreading spores.

Soon, a carpet of fungus, piled high with corpses and radiating vitality, spread out in this cold place—the Puji had established their first bridgehead in the far north!

It’s so cold!

This was Lin Jun's first impression after arriving here.

Although the main body hasn't moved here yet, you can tell how cold it is from the state of the fungal carpet.

Despite having a level 7 [cold resistance], the activity of the mycelium was still ruthlessly suppressed, most obviously manifested in the fact that the spread of the fungal carpet became quite slow.

Lin Jun had no choice but to instruct the Puji to directly sow spores in the direction of their advance to speed up the spread of the fungal carpet.

Fortunately, the Qis seemed to have been frightened. For every inch that Lin Jun's fungal carpet encroached forward, the Qis would tacitly retreat a step.

Even those areas filled with giant fleshy spheres, resembling hatcheries, were easily abandoned by Keith without any resistance.

Is this giving up?
Lin Jun was unaware that Qi Si was confined to the middle level of this underground city. Seeing how decisively it gave up, she mistakenly thought that the other party had a wide range of escape routes to choose from!

Qi Si was unwilling to confront Pu Ji head-on anymore, and Lin Jun was happy to easily occupy space for coloring.

However, besides the bone-chilling cold, this land left Lin Jun with another profound impression—barrenness.

It's not that the species is rare; this is Keith's lair, so it's impossible for it to be full of life. The barrenness here refers to the lack of magic.

It might be slightly higher than the surface, but compared to its own underground city, the gap between rich and poor is obvious!

With the fungal carpet spread here, the amount of magic that can be collected is pitifully small. Under the same area, the yield is probably only one-fifth of that of the deep zone, or even less.

It's barely enough that the profit is slightly higher than the cost of maintaining the mushroom mat, and a small surplus can be squeezed out, but that's about it.

With this level of magic concentration, it's easy to imagine that not many monsters can be born here. No wonder Keith has been so eager to cross the rift and plunder as soon as it opened!
Compared to this, Lin Jun was even more eager to repair the core of her underground city, otherwise she would only be able to live in this cold and "poor" desolate place in the future.

Going from extravagance to frugality is incredibly difficult...

Oh right, we can call Xiao Hei and the others over now!
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A warm lump of flesh was placed into Qiong's arms as she leaned on her wooden cane. Even through the leather armor, Qiong could feel the pulse of life within it.

In front of the dome is a long corridor leading out of the castle.

"Qiong! Don't believe it! This thing is dangerous..." Hunting's warning was abruptly cut off!

A carapace-covered insect claw gripped his throat, its claws digging deep into his flesh, silencing all his voice.

Hunt's face flushed instantly, his bloodshot eyes fixed on Sora, trying to stop him from doing what he was about to do with his gaze.

Qiong hesitated for a moment as she looked at Shou, whose life and death were in the hands of Qisi.

"It's an agreement, take them out, and they'll all live." The urging from Qi Si echoed in his mind, carrying a barely perceptible sense of urgency.

What if you break your promise?

"You have no choice."

She glanced at Shou again, and ignoring his objections, Qiong limped away.

He didn't believe Qis, just as Hunt had said, it wasn't trustworthy!

As soon as he crosses that line, he will immediately turn around and use the strange lump of flesh in his arms as a bargaining chip to force Qis to release the Hunt!
No matter what, he had to save Shou!
　I'll start making up for the missed updates next month (not necessarily three updates in a row).

　　
　
(End of this chapter)