This dungeon has mushrooms growing on it.

Chapter 212, Section 211: New Types of Skills

Being set up!
At the edge of the upper area, Lin Jun discovered the pool of purple blood that had long since congealed and was covered with a thin layer of frost.

A hidden path was revealed, winding its way to the side of the castle.

At the end of the path, the corpse of a demon lay on the cold stone ground outside the side gate.

Having learned a lesson from their unfamiliarity with the terrain, Lin Jun only ordered the Puji to block off the front.

The increasingly lighter purple bloodstains extended all the way to the upper layer, eventually disappearing into the vast ice plains.

But... how did it get out?
It's obvious that Qis needs the help of the demons to cross the middle level, and there can't be another demon to drain its resources when it goes from the upper level to the outside, right?

After thinking for a moment, the Puji captured a young fat beast and carried it away.

Not long after, Puji stood outside the underground city, looking at the fat beast larva still struggling in the middle of the tentacles, and Lin Jun understood a little.

They captured the fat beast all the way to the middle level, but this time, as it passed through the levels, it exploded into a pile of minced meat...

The restrictions in this godforsaken place are way too harsh!
In comparison, the Amethyst Dungeon's method of execution by lightning is quite elegant.

Therefore, judging from the current situation, the upper-level blockade has failed. Apart from slight differences in magic concentration and temperature, it is no exaggeration to say that it has already broken away from the dungeon category.

The blockade on the middle level is still in place, but it's unclear how effective it is. As for the lower level, Lin Jun hasn't found the entrance yet.

This dilapidated underground city has caused the duck that was about to be eaten to fly away!

The bloodstains were generally heading south. Two Hunting Puji controlled by Familiars were sent out—essentially armed versions of Reconnaissance Puji.

The two puppies were trapped in the icy wilderness with only enough magic reserves to sustain them for three days. Regardless of their success or failure, this was a pursuit from which there was no return.

To be honest, Lin Jun was just trying to give it a shot. With Qi Si's intelligence, it certainly wouldn't just run away in a straight line. And with such a large area, it seemed too difficult to just happen to run into it.

Lin Jun was just unwilling to give up; what if she actually succeeded?

On the other hand, there was another upsetting thing—the little pig was missing.

It's been out of the mushroom net area for a whole day, and there's still no news.

He defected, didn't he?
This must be a defection!
The worst-case scenario is that she grabs the Sunstone fragment and runs out of the dungeon; a slightly better scenario is that she simply runs away, while the fragment is still somewhere in the middle level.

traitor!

I clearly felt that she... she...

Ok……

Looking back, Little Pig was basically a miserable tool here, with the occasional reward being a good meal. If it were me, I reckon I would have run away too.

Okay, that's fine then, but if we get a chance to catch her, we must use her to grow mushrooms!
Looking back at the situation, I realize I was indeed too hasty.

Upon calm reflection, a six-clawed creature shouldn't be able to escape beyond the middle level; it would find itself sooner or later. I shouldn't have let the pig chase after it.

But with the important props right in front of them, who could afford to think things through?
What's going on? We won, but it feels like we lost both our wife and our army.
Keith is a damn good-for-nothing!
It's not fair to say there was no gain at all.

[Level Up: LV58 → LV59]

[Seven Sins of Greed Trigger]

[Plunder Skill: Claw Strike LV9→LV10]

[Plunder Skill: Magic Perception LV7→LV8]

[Plunder Skill: Magic Shield LV3→LV4]

[Plunder Skill: Petrifying Ray LV2→LV3]

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As my level increases, the difficulty of leveling up becomes significantly higher. I don't know if it's just my imagination, but it seems like I need more experience to level up than others.

In terms of skills, the quantity and quality of this batch of Qis are rather average. After dismantling them, their [Cold Resistance] didn't even level up by one level, although it felt like it was just a little bit short...

And the first skill I maxed out was [Claw Strike], which I'd hardly ever used!
Lin Jun was also impressed.

I had a Puji try it out, and the sharpness did increase to the maximum level, but it was within the expected range and didn't mean much.

However... could combining it with something like [Steel Bone] allow for the mass production of decent blades?
The length that a puffball can grow to is, at most, only good for a dagger.

Moreover, [Steel Bones] lacks a stable supply channel and is only level four. Compared to this basic attack skill, which she hadn't had high hopes for to begin with, Lin Jun had high hopes for the [Split LV1] skill she had obtained earlier.

This is a divine skill that allowed that guy Keith to escape right under my nose!

I tried installing it on a Puji, and something unexpected happened—the skill disappeared from the original character!
???

An unprecedented situation!
What does that mean? Can this skill be taken back?
Won't it just go to waste?!
[Race: Mushroom-Puff]

[Skills: Mana Storage LV7, Split LV1]

Staring at the Puji, Lin Jun hesitated for a moment before letting it use its skill.

Puji's magic power was greatly depleted, more than the amount needed to accelerate the production of one Puji.

【Race: Mushroom-Puji (Split)】

[Skill: Split-body LV1]

A miraculous thing happened: the [split body] on Yuan Puji disappeared!

Trying to activate it again, the two attribute panels instantly swapped, perfectly recreating the scene of Keith's escape.

However, I couldn't switch them again.

So... this thing is a consumable survival skill?
Use and discard?

And now I'm using it on Puji...

Lin Jun wanted to swear!
Upon reflection, the [Split] skill on Qisi's Heart was at level 3, but the one left for Lin Jun was only level 1.

Does this thing reduce your level by one level with each use?

After much deliberation, Lin Jun decided to try to regain this skill.

Lin Jun had already tried the method of greedily dismantling her own Puji's skills to increase proficiency back when she was at a low level.

The result, of course, was not acceptable.

This kind of bug, where the left foot steps on the right foot and ascends to heaven, obviously does not exist.

But this [Split] skill is obviously a bit different now, and Lin Jun can't think of any other way to reclaim it, so it's a last resort.

The mycelium enveloped the Puji split, and it quickly melted into the fungal carpet.

Lin Jun opened her panel and scrolled down to the bottom of the skill bar to search for it.

[Skill: ...Split-body LV1...]

They actually recycled it!

Honestly, if this skill were wasted, Lin Jun would probably burst into tears on the spot!
This time, it won't be done through Puji, but directly through the main body.

I thought that nurturing the original body would be difficult and time-consuming, but the situation was not like that at all.

Almost the instant the thought flashed through my mind, consuming a tiny amount of magic power, another almost identical green mushroom grew next to the first green mushroom.

The magic power consumed was even less than that of Puji splitting...

What do you mean?
Is it implying that the "value" of the main body is not even as good as that of a Puji?

【Race: Mushroom - Master (Split)】

[Skill: Split-body LV1]

Currently, this separate unit seems very similar to an individual controlled by [family members] to Lin Jun.

Try the effect.

Transfer...decompose...divide again...

Emmmm…

Does this count as encountering a bug?
Originally, [Split] was a consumable skill, roughly equivalent to a precious resurrection coin, but now it can be used repeatedly?
Since it can be retrieved, does that mean that if we encounter an enemy in the future and the clone is killed, as long as we can find a way to retrieve it, we can continue to use this skill?
You don't even need the enemy to kill you. To be shameless, when you see the enemy coming, just move away decisively and then dissolve the parts on the spot.

Following this logic, as long as one is not instantly killed or forced to the point where there is no chance to release a clone... wouldn't one be practically invincible?

In short... I'm invincible?!

(End of this chapter)