This dungeon has mushrooms growing on it.

Chapter 81. It's not me, it's the bag.
Dylan is feeling a lot of pressure right now.

In a physical sense.

The noble knight simply brought his sword down in a normal way, and Dylan almost couldn't hold on and was forced to kneel down.

Seizing the opportunity when he raised his sword again, he rolled out like a donkey.

"Is that all the skill you've got? You dare to pretend to be a hero?"

After the exchange just now, the noble knight had figured out the strength of the adventurer before him.

weak!
Aside from being slightly faster, it has no redeeming qualities.

Are you ready to die?

[Phantom Clone]

[Ice Cone]

Dylan clearly realized the gap and decisively used both pieces of equipment at the same time while the noble knight was rambling on.

Three Dylans surrounded the noble knight in a fan shape, with three ice spikes forming in front of each Dylan.

"Skill equipment? What a bunch of tricks!"

The sudden counterattack did not panic the noble knight; he plunged his sword into the ground and kicked up a large amount of soil.

The soil particles passed by, and although they didn't make the phantom disappear, they did pass through it.

The noble knight's eyes instantly locked onto the three real ice spikes flying from the left.

【Block LV6】

The sound of ice shattering against the knight's sword rang out twice in succession. Time was too short, and he still couldn't block them all.

The last ice spike struck his chest, and the noble knight staggered back three steps before regaining his footing.

The ice spike lost its grip and fell to the ground, shattering into several pieces, leaving an unsightly dent on the knight's once-new breastplate.

The noble knight's face darkened, his grip on his sword tightened, and the veins on his neck bulged, revealing his visibly furious anger.

So angry that he stopped using trash talk altogether.

[Charge LV5]

【Spin Slash LV6】

He managed to perfectly combine these two skills, and in the rush, Dylan only had time to use [Parry].

He and his sword were then knocked backward and rolled twice.

When I got up again, I was already a green mycelium person.

"A freak?" This surprised the noble knight slightly.

"No, a demon spy."

Regardless of what Dylan is, just cut off his head and tell the higher-ups that he killed a demon spy—it's free credit.

Dylan showed no fear in the face of the knight who was closing in.

On the local area network.

"Boss?"

"Boss, help me!"

The knight charged forward and slashed down with his sword.

"Die!"

A backpack strap shot out from behind Dylan, slicing across the knight's right hand and leaving a thin line of blood in the air.

The knight's sword slammed to the ground, and the big man looked down to see that the tendons in his right hand had been severed.

If it weren't for the armor, he might have lost his entire hand.

But he couldn't figure out what kind of attack he was being attacked.
The adventurer was still the same adventurer, looking utterly vulnerable.

But somehow, his...backpack was standing on the ground.

what?
The backpack strap came at him again, and the knight quickly parried.

However, two fists can't fight four hands, especially since he only has one hand now, and wounds keep accumulating on his body.

We can't go on like this, we'll be worn down!

Stop the backward movement and push off in the opposite direction.

[Charge LV5]

The scouts, who were prepared, bent down.

Mushroom Cannon LV8

The knight was sent flying backward, his entire breastplate shattered, leaving his chest a bloody mess.

It fell to the ground, and it looked like it barely had any air left.

"Boss, why didn't you make a move sooner?"

The scout came up behind Dylan, hopped back onto his back, and the backpack straps mimicking mycelium tentacles automatically fastened.

"You're so brave, I thought you could handle it."

Dylan gave an awkward laugh.

"Oh right, that girl!" Looking back, the girl was nowhere to be seen.

???

"No need to look anymore. Others are much smarter than you. She'll slip away quietly as soon as you start fighting. She's probably already in the village."

The problem now is...

Dylan looked at the knight who was still barely alive, and the knight looked back at him.

That look in his eyes seemed to be pleading for mercy?
Fungal tendrils shot out and, to the knight's horrified gaze, slit his throat.

Lin Jun continued, "The problem now is, what to do with this body?"

Looking at the still struggling "corpse," Dylan was also at a loss.

If it were Dylan, an ordinary adventurer, who had died, most likely no one would have cared.

But the one on the ground is a noble knight; if we don't deal with the body, it will probably cause a lot of trouble.

"Boss, couldn't you just let him grow some mushrooms and disappear like that?"

"What are you thinking? This isn't an underground city."

Mushrooms can grow, but natural decomposition would take at least ten days.

Isn't being discovered beforehand actually leaving clues?

After thinking it over, Dylan realized that the only option was to dump the body in the woods, at least not in such an obvious place as the roadside.

They dragged the knight into the forest with great effort and threw him into a dense thicket, considering that their task done.

But before leaving...

Dylan bent down and began to skillfully explore the now motionless knight's body.

Dylan quickly found a money pouch, a small package, and a pendant.

Even after being blasted by the mushroom cannon, the pendant didn't break; it just stuck to the flesh and blood of his chest. It must be a valuable item.

The money bag contained 18 gold coins and some loose change, which Dylan happily accepted.

As for the package...

Dylan took out a beautifully decorated letter with a wax seal.

"Let's take a look?" the eldest brother immediately suggested.

Dylan nodded and reached out to tear open the envelope.

"So hot!"

The moment the envelope was torn open at one corner, flames erupted from the inside. Before Dylan could react, all that remained were charred fragments floating in mid-air.

"Oh ho, so that means you killed a messenger of a secret message. Dylan, you're finished!"

"Huh? Didn't you kill the guy, boss? And finish him off too?!"

"Then go tell others! Tell them it was the backpacker who killed them, it has nothing to do with you! I believe the fair nobles will believe your nonsense."

"What the hell..."

It wasn't over yet; the leader was still delivering the finishing blow:

"Without the secret messenger, they will search with all their might and eventually find this village."

Then the little girl you saved will give you away for a single gold coin.

Then your wanted posters will be plastered all over the streets and alleys, and when you return from the archipelago, you will be surrounded as soon as you get off the ship.

Finally, on the execution platform, Dylan, who had intervened to save the day, and his magical backpack were both beheaded.

Congratulations on achieving the good ending!

Gollum—

Dylan wanted to refute it, but the more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed...

"Actually, there is another way."

The boss's tone was sinister, but it undoubtedly rekindled Dylan's hope.

"What is it?"

“Go back to the village now, and together we’ll kill everyone who’s seen you. Then no one will report you!”

Dylan turned back to look at the backpack with a look of horror: "Boss, are you serious?"

"Of course I was just joking."

That's too much trouble, it's better to just hide back in the dungeon now.

"Dylan, trust me, I have a way to make sure your daughter won't recognize you!"

"..."

Dylan didn't think it was a good idea at all.

Look up at the sky.

How did that happen?

I only saved a girl...

(End of this chapter)