This dungeon has mushrooms growing on it.

Chapter 379, Chapter 378: For the Boss!

A beam of light rose into the air, its orange-yellow glow dispelling the darkness.

The space was quiet, as if there were no living things.

Before entering, Iros deactivated the Insight spell in his eyes.

The black cubes in this abyss are highly condensed, materialized information; observing them directly with the Insight Technique will produce a mental impact similar to touching them.

He suffered a great loss when he first accidentally broke in, but he also benefited from the misfortune by glimpsing clues about the "Ark Project".

Although he couldn't use the Insight spell, Iros had another method. He crushed a crystal, and the surrounding magic field instantly fluctuated violently around him.

Although the disturbance lasted only a moment, any magical traps or stealth spells would be revealed during this brief fluctuation.

However... nothing was found.

Immediately afterwards, a ring of fire spread out from beneath Iros's feet, extending more than ten meters away.

Iros then carried the moving ring of fire, sensing the direction of his mark as he slowly moved forward.

He stopped only when he reached the base of the giant trunk of the sacred tree.

He could sense the mark was nearby, but it was blurry and difficult to pinpoint.

"Did the information blocks interfere with perception...?" he muttered to himself.

But he did not rush to find the artifact; instead, he cautiously looked around again.

Although no trace of the cunning enemy was found, Iros did see the "gift" left behind by the other party.

On the rough trunk of the sacred tree, two elves lay unconscious, trapped between the bark crevices.

They were all people Iros knew: Serdan, his disciple who stayed at the entrance to guard the entrance, and Pelagal, a senior member of the Ark organization who had previously gone missing.

Both men were covered in wounds, as if they had been severely tortured. Although they were seriously injured and on the verge of death, they were still clinging to life.

The other party did not kill them directly or take them hostage, but simply displayed them in front of him, clearly intending to give him a warning.

Or perhaps they're using this as a pretext to distract him and protect the two of them once the battle begins?
If that's the case, then their plan will fall through.

He had already made up his mind about what could be sacrificed and what must be obtained.

While remaining vigilant, Iros put the two down.

The spell of awakening took effect on the two of them. Seldan groaned painfully twice, but kept his eyes tightly closed, as if he were having a nightmare. Only Peragel slowly woke up.

“I… this is…” Peragel looked around blankly, seemingly confused.

"Peragol, who captured you?" Iros asked the question he most wanted to know, which was also the reason he had put the two of them down.

"Chief?! Everything... everything was Salian's conspiracy! He orchestrated everything!" Pelagal suddenly shouted.

“Salian?”

The moment Iros fell into thought in surprise, Perrager had already stepped forward and thrust his venom-covered dagger at him!
However, from within Iros's robes, several vines arrived first, blocking all of Pelagal's movements.

Iros didn't even glance at Perragal, but instead scanned the surrounding darkness: "Only sending a Diamond-level to ambush me?"

"Hahahaha! Just?"

The next moment, a huge energy surge suddenly erupted from Peragel's body.

"For the boss!" "How could this be?!"

Bang-!
A massive explosion, far exceeding any normal explosion, engulfed the three people.

At the epicenter of the explosion, a semi-transparent shield covered Iros, but it was too late. Half of his body was torn open, and his robes were ripped to shreds.

As for Perrager and Serdan, it was even less likely they would have survived such an explosion.

It wasn't that Iros was careless; he simply couldn't believe that an elf could self-destruct like that!

Magic can indeed achieve such an effect, but he couldn't possibly be unaware of the magical fluctuations during the preparation phase; he was fully capable of dealing with them.

The ability to initiate a self-destruction so quickly must be a natural skill!
In other words... Perragal awakened the ability to self-destruct?

That's an utterly absurd conclusion!

And they used the diamond-level Pokémon without any hesitation at all?!

Iros couldn't quite grasp what was happening before his eyes, but he didn't have time to think about it anymore!
At the exact moment the explosion ended, a large number of puffs burst out of the information block and attacked him.

Countless mushroom cannons struck his shield, creating ripples.

It was hidden in the information block!
The previous doubts were resolved, but new doubts followed one after another.

Information blocks do not have physical form, but inanimate objects like artifacts are one thing, as those are places where living things can be hidden.

Whether it's a magical pet or a puppet, once it goes inside, it either gets its head blown off or gets disrupted and loses contact!

Ilos couldn't understand how the other party had done it.
And even with magical pets... there are just too many!
The space that was empty before is now completely filled with poop!

The constant "plop plop" of footsteps filled Iros's ears, irritating him to no end.

The vines swept across, but the Puji exploded before they could even touch them.

After sweeping around, even the toughest vines become riddled with holes and unusable.

Meanwhile, the mushroom cannons fired by the Puji never stopped. Although they couldn't break his shield, they were constantly draining his magic power.

Iros immediately realized that his opponent intended to wear him down, so naturally he could not let his opponent have his way!
He reinforced his defenses, then stood still and prepared to unleash a large-scale spell.

The Puji naturally didn't hold back and rushed forward.

However, neither self-destruction, mushroom cannons, nor blade whips could break through the defense of Iros's vines and shields.

But... just stand still?

That's incredibly disrespectful to mushrooms!
A group of people carried out an extra-long version of the resonance cannon.

Unfortunately, even in the chaos of the battlefield, the massive magical fluctuations generated by the Resonance Cannon still caught Iros's attention.

The moment he sensed the danger, Iros endured the nausea of ​​the reversed magic flow, stopped the spell he was preparing, and dodged the cannon fire.

The massive magical explosion confirmed his choice; with such a powerful magical cannon, his shield might not be able to completely block it.

He unleashed a large fireball in an attempt to destroy the strange combined monster, but it was blocked by the [Magic Shield] cast by numerous Puji.

It's not that Iros can't break this shield with magic, but that would put Iros at a disadvantage in terms of magic power.

Finally, he rushed within a certain distance and used vines to strangle the combined demon, before resuming preparations for his previous spells.

When the second resonance cannon appeared, forcing him to stop casting the spell again, Iros was already ready to curse!
(End of this chapter)