This dungeon has mushrooms growing on it.

Chapter 405, Section 404: The Moon Over the Sea
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The sounds of clashing weapons echoed through the ruins.

Angela is engaged in a one-on-one duel with the Pigman leader.

The pig-men soldiers had already surrounded the soldiers of Golden Valley City. At first, two winged people tried to break through the encirclement in the chaos, but they were pierced by spears the moment they took off and fell with screams.

The pig-man leader did not give the order to attack, so the pig-men are only besieging the area for the time being without launching an attack.

As for the humans, they dared not be the first to start a fight.

Everyone was watching the one-on-one duel in the center of the arena, a duel whose outcome was almost certain.

Angela kept changing positions, her longsword gleaming coldly, but every tricky thrust was easily blocked by the pig-man leader with an agility completely disproportionate to his massive body.

The heavy spiked club felt weightless in his hands, always able to block all routes of attack.

On the contrary, Angela's wound on her right shoulder kept reopening due to the strenuous exercise.

Blood flowed down his arm, gradually soaking half of his battle robe.

Her face grew paler and paler, her breathing became heavy, and each collision caused her to sway slightly.

Anyone could see that the pig-man leader wasn't putting in his full effort; he was like a cat toying with its prey, watching Angela's futile struggle with great interest.

The pig-man leader easily parried Angela's next thrust, his heavy breathing mingled with laughter: "Why be so stubborn? Although we are different species, aren't we both orcs? Why should we risk our lives for humans?"

Angela took a half-step back, her longsword drawing a defensive arc in front of her, and more blood seeped from the wound on her shoulder as she moved.

“Look at your current situation,” the pig-man leader said, swinging his heavy spiked club. “Those human nobles treat you like a pawn they can discard at will. They get the credit for these missions, but you're the one who has to die. In the eyes of humans, you will always be an outsider.”

He stepped forward, the firelight illuminating his scarred face: "But in the Empire, strength is everything. With your abilities, why worry about not rising above others? I assure you in the name of our leader, Duke Xenophon, that as long as you come to help us, you will enjoy far greater treatment than you have now."

"Am I not an outsider to the pig people? You accept me, but you can also accept my subordinates and my people?"

The pig-man leader scoffed disdainfully: "Why bother with the fate of the weak? If you want to establish yourself in the empire, the first thing you must learn is to let go of these pointless attachments."

His response was yet another thrust from Angela.

However, the difference in strength was ultimately insurmountable. The pigman didn't even dodge; with a casual swing of his spiked club, the heavy force sent Angela flying.

“Foolish.” The pig-man leader shook his head, the last shred of patience in his eyes completely extinguished. He stepped closer, his spiked club dragging on the ground, carving deep furrows.

The pig-man leader launched a fierce attack. Angela managed to parry, but could only retreat step by step under the onslaught of attacks.

Each clash of weapons sent shivers down her spine, and her body, weakened by blood loss, began to sway.

Seeing that Angela was about to be defeated, Lin Jun fumbled for how to use this Puji.

Turning defeat into victory is naturally impossible; Lin Jun is controlling a Puji, not Xiao Hei.

However, if this self-destruct-specialized Puji is used properly, it can indeed cause considerable damage. If it successfully creates chaos, one or two members of the team might be able to escape.

With little time to spare, Lin Jun chose the direction of a group of pig-man spear throwers and prepared to roll over and self-destruct.

A magical fluctuation suddenly emanated from the sea!
The pig-man leader raised his spiked club, preparing to deliver the final blow to Angela, when he suddenly caught a glimpse of light on the sea out of the corner of his eye.

His first thought was that dawn was approaching, and since he was a pigman, not a vampire, daytime was actually more suitable for them to fight.

But then he suddenly realized that the sun doesn't rise in the west!
Silently, an arrow made of pure magic shot towards them at an astonishing speed. The pigman chieftain roared and his spiked club barely managed to defend itself. The arrow collided with the metal club, leaving a deep gash in the hard spiked club. The arrow, still carrying its momentum, pierced through the chest of a pigman warrior not far away with a "thud".

Before he could even catch his breath, a sharp pain suddenly shot through his abdomen.

The pig-man leader looked down and saw Angela plunge her longsword deep into the side of his armor.

Enraged, he swung his spiked club and slammed it down on Angela. The orc flew more than ten meters away, crashing into half a wall before disappearing without a trace.

"Damn stray dogs!"

He roared and pulled the longsword from his abdomen, throwing it to the ground, whereupon blood gushed out.

At that moment, the second wave of attacks arrived. Several identical magical arrows streaked across the night sky like meteors, this time targeting ordinary pigman warriors. Apart from the leader, no one was able to react effectively.

The arrows pierced either the throat or pierced the heart, each strike fatal. In the blink of an eye, nine pigmen lay dead on the ground.

"who is it?!"

By the dim moonlight, the pig-man chieftain squinted, barely making out the faint silhouette of a sail on the horizon. The ship was at least three miles from the shore, at a distance where even the details of its hull were indistinct.

"Such a long distance...how is that possible?!"

This realization sank his heart; it meant they had no means of retaliation whatsoever.

But he quickly regained his senses and roared at his men, "Kill all these humans! Leave no one alive!"

He planned to withstand the enemy's arrows and finish the massacre before reinforcements arrived.

What he didn't know was that this decision cost him his last chance to escape.

In his view, it would take quite a while for the ship to approach the shore, enough time for him to slaughter the entire squad from Golden Valley City.

The Puji Masters also realized that they were at a critical juncture of life and death, and they all urged their Puji to launch a desperate charge.

In particular, the puffs that release hallucinogenic spores spread indiscriminately, regardless of friend or foe, and the dense cloud of spores enveloped the entire battlefield, making it difficult for the pigmen soldiers to break in.

The pig-man leader was alarmed to find that, due to various interferences, it took them far longer than expected to eliminate half of the humans.

During this period, many more pigman soldiers lost their lives to magical arrows.

The pig-man leader finally considered retreating, but just as he hesitated, a new change suddenly occurred on the sea.

More than twenty figures clad in silver armor were riding the waves, leaving a trail of ripples on the sea.

Although they lacked the iconic holy emblem, their identity as church warriors was easily discernible from the style of their armor.

The leading church warrior moved with astonishing speed, leaving his companions far behind. His eyes, filled with hatred, were fixed on the pigman leader beneath his helmet.

In an instant, the pig-man realized that he, injured as he was, could not outrun his opponent.

So he resolutely turned around, his muscles bulging.

[Bloodline Enhancement LV7]

[Strength Enhancement LV8]

【Heavy as a Thousand Pounds LV5】

With a deafening roar, he raised his spiked club high and brought it down with all his might on the charging church warriors.

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A magical arrow, faster than before, pierced the pigman's wrist; he was utterly unable to block it while fully focused on facing a formidable foe.

The church warrior easily dodged the powerful but unpredictable attack, and amidst the flying dirt, he arrived in front of the pigman, his longsword gleaming brightly.

【Saint Slash LV10】

With a flash of sword light, the pigman's massive body was cleaved in two.

The brave Sophia, who was far away on the bow of the ship, witnessed the whole scene.

Her longbow never stopped; with each pluck of the bowstring, a pigman was struck.

The priest Samuel stood quietly behind her, guarding against any potential danger.

Meanwhile, the young girl Bella used the broken ocean scepter to accelerate the ship while eagerly watching the battle on the shore, wanting to rush up and kill the demons as well.

In the midst of the chaos, no one noticed that a puji quietly crawled to the side of the dying Angela, gently shaking its mushroom cap and sprinkling spores onto her bleeding wound.

(End of this chapter)