This dungeon has mushrooms growing on it.

Chapter 84. The Incident Escalates
"Here, your X."

"Luckily I ran into a snake, otherwise I would have been XXX by the time I saw the mushroom."

"Speaking of which, XXXX is cut into strips, and XXX is very good."

A certain mushroom is carrying out its daily spying activities.

A few days ago, I killed 22 humans in the swamp at once, plus some of what I learned from Dylan.

[Common Human Language LV5]

Lin Jun always felt that the words taught by this skill upgrade were not in order of whether they were frequently used, but rather randomly.

In other words, it's possible that even if you're at level 9 in the Common Language Proficiency Test, you might not recognize the character "走" (walk).

It's a total rip-off.

Fortunately, the self-study portion was unaffected.

Now that Dylan has met his "good mentor," the amount of conversations they have each day has increased dramatically, which has greatly benefited Lin Jun.

It is foreseeable that language will soon no longer be a weakness.

Also due to the large number of human casualties last time, the number of adventurers coming down to the fifth floor has decreased significantly recently.

Lin Jun made considerable preparations in preparation for the possibility of encountering high-level adventurers at any time.

In addition to the usual increase in the number of Mushrooms and Whip-shrooms, two new defensive Puji have been developed.

On the five-story dome, a special self-destructing Poji was already being conceived.

With a quick twist of its body and a powerful kick of its short legs, it successfully detached itself from the fungal carpet and began to freefall.

Then it... spread its wings!

More accurately, it's a flying squirrel suit that looks like wings.

It's too difficult for Puji to fly. We need to create the prototype of the wings using a skeleton, find a way to get feathers, add the power of flapping the wings, and...

Although it can't fly, adding "wings" for gliding is relatively easy.

Dive right into the enemy's face and then self-destruct!
However, reality differed somewhat from expectations.

Puji struggled to twist its body in the air but couldn't maintain its balance.

In the chaos, he finally used [Dive LV3] and crashed headfirst into the mushroom cap of a mushroom tree, causing it to explode...

Lin Jun did not manipulate anything during the entire process, since he certainly wouldn't have time to manipulate everything in actual combat.

But now it seems that Puji's intelligence level is insufficient to carry out this attack that came from the sky.

Come to think of it, Puji probably doesn't have any instincts related to flight.

What a pity! Lin Jun thought it would be so powerful to have countless self-destructing projectiles swarm towards the intruders...

Fortunately, the second type of Puji doesn't have such high requirements.

[Self-Destruction LV5] + [Mimicry LV4] + [Assault Ejection LV5]

The reason for adding "mimicry" is that these mushrooms are usually buried in the soil, leaving only the discolored mushroom cap on the surface.

A layer of fungal mat will be laid on top, making it completely invisible.

But it will explode if you step on it!

Even if they don't step on it, once they enter the ambush area, they can all be ejected from the ground and self-destruct.

Moreover, since only three skills are needed, the mana consumption is quite low.

Lin Jun plans to lay more.

There's also something that can only be considered a hobby.

A little creature was spinning in place, its four mycelial tentacles forming a circle.

【Blade Storm LV1】

I don't know which human it fell from.

It has no practical value at the moment, but it looks quite impressive when it's spinning!

Finally, and most importantly, is the escape route.

At the bottom of the swamp, in Lin Jun's main room.

The mycelium has woven countless channels that extend to the five steps.

Upon reaching the edge of the swamp, it connects to the dug underground passage. This ensures that even if the main force is wiped out and Little Black is defeated, the knight can use a rolling charge to escape in any direction with his main body.

As for desperate efforts?

That is impossible.

From the deepest level to the fifth level, I've already given it my all.

Humans now find it very difficult to completely eliminate the first five layers of fungal carpet. As long as they don't perish, even if they fail temporarily, they can quickly make a comeback.

This is just a contingency plan for the worst-case scenario. In reality, Lin Jun has never encountered anything that could threaten her and Xiao Hei's full strength.

Even the diamond-level adventurer team that defeated the Balrog in the Deep Zone couldn't do it.

Of course, it would be best if this matter could be minimized and completely resolved, as if humanity could simply pretend nothing ever happened!
The aroma of ale filled the lobby of the Golden Sunwood Tavern, where business had nearly doubled since the Rotten Willow Tavern closed.

"These buttered oysters are delicious! Vera, you should have some too!"

Having made money on their last trip, the trio was finally willing to spend more on food and lodging.

Fei Ling was having so much fun eating that her joy turned to tragedy – food got stuck in her teeth.

Seeing this, Vera lowered her head and refused to look at Philine's embarrassing situation of fixing her teeth.

After the raider knocked out one of Felix's teeth, the group left it unrepaired due to financial constraints.

Vera silently made up her mind that after the next dungeon run, she would return to the city and find a professional dentist to fix Feling's teeth.

boom--

The door of the Golden Sun Wood Tavern was suddenly pushed open, drawing everyone's attention. The owner looked at the wooden door that had been smashed against the wall, his eyes filled with displeasure.

The stumbling figure cast a long, thin shadow under the oil lamp.

“Begonia!” his roar echoed like a knife scraping against rocks. “Begonia’s Iron Heart Squad… wiped out!”

Just like dropping a red-hot iron ball into a glass of water, the Jin Yangmu Tavern erupted in chaos.

"Bullshit!" A cat-like adventurer smashed his wooden wine cup, his scarred face contorted with agitation. "That was a Gold-level team! They even brought more than ten Silver-level members, and you're telling me they were all wiped out?"

As soon as these words were spoken, someone immediately agreed: "That's right, an adventure team of more than twenty people, and they're not going to the lowest level, how could they possibly be wiped out?"

The messenger wanted to say something more, but he was panting heavily, so a fellow drinker handed him a glass of ale.

The man didn't stand on ceremony; he tilted his head back and poured it all out in one breath, it was hard to tell whether he swallowed more or leaked more.

After moistening his throat, he immediately relayed the remaining information:
"An adventurer traded equipment belonging to members of Gorn's squad with the mushroom merchant on the fifth floor, and was recognized when he tried to sell it at the trading market."

There's still a huge crowd gathered over there, go see for yourselves if you don't believe me!

Hearing this, most of the people immediately believed it, and even the few who didn't believe it got up and rushed out, intending to see it for themselves.

All other topics in the tavern vanished at that moment, and everyone was talking about Ghosn's team and their target, the giant black mushroom.

The prices at Jin Yang Mu Tavern are not low, and those who are regulars here are generally at least silver level.

The black mushroom's activity range is exactly on the fifth and sixth floors.

They can't help but pay attention.

After all, if Begon's Golden Squad was wiped out, it means that 99% of adventurers who face the Black Mushroom will die.

Of course, some people think that Begoun and his group died because they challenged him.

According to these people, they also encountered large black mushrooms, and left safely after dropping off a few glass bottles.

The idea that black mushrooms like shiny things has been around for a long time, and people still believe it to some extent.

But since it concerns one's own life, no amount of caution is too much.

"I never expected that Mr. Begorn and his men would all be wiped out."

Fei Ling gulped down several mouthfuls of wine before she could suppress the lingering fear in her heart.

"Yeah, I really didn't expect that four Gold-level individuals would be wiped out on the fifth floor..."

Vera's face also looked pale, and Fei Yin, who was standing silently to the side, was even paler.

If we were to say who was most affected by the incident, it would definitely be the trio. They were truly on the verge of being wiped out!

At this moment, all the adventurers, including Vera, unanimously thought of that adventurer's guild that had recently received mixed reviews.

　The next chapter will be released at 9 PM.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)