This dungeon has mushrooms growing on it.

Chapter 663, Section 662: Defeat
In his early years, before his strength reached its peak, the Sword Saint, like all heroic tales, faced a difficult choice.

"Ha, Elwayne with dual swords? Your swords are indeed fast, but at this distance, can they be faster than me cutting off his head?" The cultist, his chest slashed open and panting heavily, faced Elwayne at the doorway and pressed a dagger against the neck of a bound youth.

The young man was a good friend of Elwin's, and it was he who found out the information, which gave Elwin the opportunity to stop the cultists from performing the sacrifice.

But now, he has been caught.

Seeing the ceremonial light illuminating the room behind him, Elvein knew he couldn't stay there any longer.

He looked into his friend's eyes, and the other nodded almost imperceptibly.

“I’m sorry…” Elvin murmured softly.

The cultists opposite were completely oblivious to this. Seeing that Elwayne had actually stopped in his tracks, they couldn't help but burst into laughter: "What kind of cult assassin? If you don't want your friend to get hurt, get out of here, hahahaha..."

That time, Elwayne saved all the children who were to be sacrificed, but not her friend.

Why did I suddenly think of these things?
Because, at this moment, the Sword Saint was standing next to...

……

"Hahaha, little kitty, why are you hiding? Use your best earth magic to fight back! What are you hesitating for?"

The cat-person priest on the other side kept dodging the relentlessly pursuing lizardman puppet, occasionally using magic to clear out the surrounding poop, unable to actually attack the lizardman.

Because, for some reason, the head of this lizardman puppet seems to still retain self-awareness.

"What are you hesitating for? Either run for your life or fight!"

"I can't escape... Meow, Kurug, why...?"

"Then hurry up and do it! I can't control myself, hurry up and do it!" The lizardman urged Crescent Moon to act, while smashing the earthen wall with a grab, leaving three bloody marks on Crescent Moon's face.

Incomplete puppetization.

This is a new feature that Lin Jun discovered after reaching the maximum level of [Fusion Parasite]. It's not very useful, but it's quite fun.

The lizardman is indeed a mushroom puppet, but he still controls the head part.

Kurug did attempt suicide by biting his tongue, but given the regenerative abilities of the mycelium, controlling only one head was clearly not an option for suicide.

However, it was also annoying to let him do whatever he wanted, so before setting off, Lin Jun wrapped his head with a sealing cloth strip, causing him to fall into a coma and only controlling his physical movements.

Fortunately, her efforts paid off, and the scene of her long-lost friends reuniting always moved Lin Jun.

"Kurug, you're still alive. I will defeat you and then use a ritual to take you to the goddess's side!"

"Stupid cat! When did you start thinking about holding back? Go all out, or you won't even be able to return to our master's side!"

However, facing her friend with tears in his eyes, Crescent Moon could not bring herself to do the thing of abandoning his soul to the wilderness.

The swordsman, who was not far away, had sheathed his sword at some point.

Faced with the Hand of Demise, he didn't mind using methods like sneak attacks, setting traps, or outnumbering the enemy.

Ultimately, they're just a group of harmful cults; there's no need to talk to them about fairness and justice.

But what we're seeing is just too unjust!
It made him feel embarrassed to participate.

Seeing that the leader had taken control of the situation, the Sword Saint stepped on the Moonlight and bypassed the battlefield between the cultists and the Puji, heading towards his hiding place in the rear.

However, halfway there, the Sword Saint noticed the magical fluctuations of the ritual within the hiding place.

"They're still holding a ceremony?" This was somewhat unexpected for the Sword Saint, and he quickened his pace.

However, at the entrance, a weakened Ginny stopped him.

"You, don't even think about interrupting the ceremony." Without further ado, the Sword Saint stepped on the moonlight, and in an instant, the blade was close to Gini's neck.

"fear!"

Having witnessed the Sword Saint's strength before, Gini knew she was no match for him. All she could do now was to hold off the Puji as much as possible, even if it meant having her soul completely shattered!

With Ginny's full power, the Sword Saint was once again in the scene where he was being watched and abused by everyone.

Alama questioned, "I treated you like a brother, how could you do this..."

……

On the other side, the battle was nearing its end.

The lizardman puppet's strength was originally on par with the catman's, but because of Krug's presence, Crescent Moon was increasingly unable to make up her mind to cast a spell with full force, and was severely suppressed.

Once the already small number of believers had all fallen into the pile of poop, the scales of victory had completely tipped in their favor.

The stone giant blocked their path. Lin Jun, controlling the lizardman puppet, exerted her full strength beyond her limits without any hesitation, punching through the stone giant's chest. The price was that one of her arms exploded into dust.

Before the cat-man could reassemble its defenses, it kicked her away, sending her flying into the swarm of puffy creatures, followed by a series of explosions.

Then, the one-armed lizardman puppet picked up the dying catman.

Kuruger closed his eyes and shed tears.

Crescent Moon said weakly, "Sorry, meow..."

"Meow meow meow, is that an orc's verbal tic?" Accompanied by the puppet's voice chattering from its waist, the lizardman's claws pierced the cat's neck, ending the priest's life.

Having "personally" killed Crescent Moon, Kurug finally burst into a tirade, cursing Puji with every filthy curse imaginable.

"So they're so loyal and righteous? It's clearly a cult that sacrifices so many people."

Seeing that Kurug, who had been looking like he was bravely going to his death, finally broke down, Lin Jun's sense of justice was satisfied.

Mushrooms grew out of Kurug's mouth, then his entire head, and his consciousness dissipated, turning him into a complete puppet.

Although it was supposed to be completely intact, it was already in a terrible state due to Lin Jun's violent actions.

With the remaining Poji beside him, his fighting strength was running low.

Fortunately, we still have the Sword Saint on our side.

He alone is stronger than all the others on our side combined.

I wonder how things are going at the hideout. I hope it's not already over.

When Lin Jun arrived at the hiding place, she immediately saw Ji Ni lying on the door.

She had no wounds on her body, but blood was flowing from her mouth and nose, making it seem as if she had been killed by the rebound of [Sword Heart].

What's strange is that even now that they've arrived here, Lin Jun still hasn't sensed the Sword Saint.

Did they chase after the fleeing enemy and run far away?

Upon entering the hiding place, Lin Jun saw the Sword Saint.

The ground was a flowing darkness, from which countless enormous octopus tentacles surged forth, one of which was holding upside down one of the Sword Saint's short legs.

The Sword Saint remained motionless. Although his stats were still on, he had completely lost his fighting ability. Even his two longswords had become scattered fragments nearby.

In the darkness, a pure white girl with jet-black pupils turned to look at Lin Jun's lizardman puppet and said softly:
"What a pity, they shouldn't have been your enemies."

(End of this chapter)