Chapter 75: Mushroom People, Attack!

"Not bad."

Yun Mu straightened the collar of her coat with satisfaction, then led Lucy toward the next area.

After all, she had no more Gold Coins to upgrade her equipment, so there was little point in staying here.

Come to think of it, it was quite absurd that a place called a Blacksmith Shop only offered the option to upgrade equipment, without the ability to order or purchase items directly.

She wondered if there would be shops where one could buy equipment with Gold Coins later on, or some other kind of area.

As for her choice, Lucy naturally had no objections, so the two bypassed the Blacksmith Shop and continued along the road.

As the sound of smithing behind them grew fainter, eventually becoming too blurry to hear at all, a path obscured by Scarlet mist appeared before them.

【You have encountered the special event: Scarlet Mist!】

【You will be unable to see the path ahead! (Every area is randomized.)】

【You will encounter more and stronger enemies! (Monsters will be encountered in every area, and all monsters will enter a state of Bloodthirst and Berserk.)】

Yun Mu looked at the game prompt in her mind and paused her steps.

Good grief, did this game have dynamic difficulty adjustment? Was it giving her a challenge because she was too strong?

Or was it truly random, and she just had bad luck?

"Let's keep moving."

Silently sighing, she led Lucy into the Scarlet mist.

The air seemed to become somewhat Damp, and one could clearly smell a faint scent of rust in the mist.

Visibility was very low; beyond a distance of three meters, nothing could be seen.

Yun Mu subconsciously grabbed Lucy's hand.

The other party was startled at first, her hand tightening immediately upon being held, before quickly relaxing.

After being squeezed by Lucy, Yun Mu mischievously squeezed back and even rubbed her hand, causing the Young Girl to give her a dissatisfied look before she finally stopped.

Suddenly, a slight movement came from the ground.

She and Lucy stopped in their tracks almost simultaneously and looked toward the direction of the sound.

They saw three humanoid creatures, covered in mud and sprouting red and dark green spores all over their bodies, crawling out from the loose soil.

【You have encountered enemies—【Mushroom Infected lv13 (Elite)】 【Mushroom Infected lv13 (Elite)】 【Mushroom Parasite lv15 (Elite)】】

【Mushroom Infected lv13 (Elite)】

Race: Human/Mushroom

Max HP: 38

Attack 15, Spell Strength 6, Defense 20, Resilience 5, Dodge 16, Speed 14, Precision Correction 10, Crit 5%

Traits: Skin Hardening (Damage taken -10%), Primary Magic Resistance (Damage from Spell Strength reduced by 10%)

Skills: Blind Pounce, Clumsy Pounce】

【Mushroom Parasite lv15 (Elite)】

Race: Mushroom/Human

Max HP: 40

Attack 10, Spell Strength 14, Defense 15, Resilience 3, Dodge 22, Speed 15, Precision Correction 20, Crit 8%

Traits: Skin Hardening, Primary Magic Resistance.

Skills: Corrosive Armor, Poisonous Breath, Detonation Mark】

【Under the influence of the special event: Scarlet Mist, enemy Attack and Spell Strength +5, Crit +12%】

"Hiss, adding five points to Attack and Spell Strength is one thing, but isn't adding twelve percent Crit rate a bit excessive?"

Damn it, the buff provides more Crit rate than the base stats; it's simply ridiculous.

But then again, this seemed to be the first time she had encountered enemies in a Dungeon that weren't Bloodline.

She wondered if she could benefit from the +15% damage to the same species from 【Fallen】.

She figured it should work, as humans were, after all, of the same species as her.

"Hmm, with the Skin Hardening and Primary Magic Resistance traits, damage from Mental Shock will be reduced by twenty percent."

That would be fifty-three points of damage; against the Infected, subtract twenty, leaving thirty-three; for the Parasite, with only fifteen Defense, it would be thirty-eight.

No big problem, just keep brute-forcing it with Mental Shock!

After calculating this conclusion, Yun Mu raised her hand and struck the Mushroom Parasite hiding at the back with a Mental Shock!

【Mental Shock!】

【-38!】

【Mushroom Parasite: 2/40】

The Mushroom Parasite's health bar dropped by more than half instantly, yet with only three points of Resilience, it somehow wasn't Stunned again.

Huh, why did she say "again"?

Never mind, if it wasn't Stunned, so be it; she was used to it anyway.

【Poisonous Breath!】

【Ranged/2 units damage/Spell Strength】

【Range 6】

【Base Precision 105/Damage Correction -80%/Poisoning 60%】

【【Mark】 target.】

【Poisoning: Within three turns, HP -5 when acting.】

The dense holes on the Mushroom Parasite's body squirmed disgustingly, and dark green mist accompanied by tiny spores enveloped Lucy and Yun Mu.

【Crit!】

【-7!】

【Critical Hit!】

【-20!】

【Poisoning Immunity!】 【Poisoning Immunity!】

【Yun Mu: 39/46】 【Lucy: 13/33】

A Scarlet-colored mark pattern appeared above the heads of the two.

"Damn it, Lucy is way too squishy!" Yun Mu complained as she watched Lucy's health bar drop to below half in an instant.

She completely forgot that she herself only had five points of defense, and had only reached sixteen points by stacking equipment.

The effect of this 【Scarlet Mist】 was truly disgusting; otherwise, this fungal parasite would never have been able to deal such high damage.

Both of them had even been hit by critical strikes, a consequence she had not anticipated at all.

Just at this moment, the fungal infected standing in positions one and two took action.

【Danger!】

Looking at Lucy, who only had thirteen health points left, Yun Mu felt as if she saw a certain blood-red font flash across the top of her head.

【Blind Pounce】

【Melee / Single-target Damage / Attack Power】

【Range 3】

【Base Accuracy 75 / Corrosion 40%】

【Against 【Marked】 targets: Damage Modifier +40% / Accuracy +15】

【Corrosion: Within three turns, HP -3 when taking action.】

"It's over!"

Seeing the skill effects of 【Blind Pounce】, Yun Mu's heart went cold.

Lucy only had 13 health points left at this moment; wouldn't she be dead for sure if she got hit by that!?

Fortunately, these mushrooms didn't seem to have very smart brains; the first attack didn't actually go for Lucy, but instead lunged toward Yun Mu.

"Good, good, good."

Seeing this, Yun Mu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Hitting her was fine; she had high defense and more health, so she wasn't afraid of being one-shot.

【-12!】

A Scarlet damage number jumped out from above her head, and her health bar immediately slid down by a small segment.

【Yun Mu: 27/46】

"Grass, what kind of damage is that?"

Yun Mu, who had been thinking a second ago that her defense was high enough to tank damage, instantly broke down after seeing the damage number above her head.

It was -12 health without a critical hit; if it were a critical hit, wouldn't three hits send her away?

The effect of this 【Scarlet Mist】 is truly fucking disgusting!

There was no time to think; the second fungal infected jumped over and lunged straight for Lucy, who was standing behind Yun Mu!

【Blind Pounce!】

PS: The new synopsis has been updated~

——

"The power of Scarlet flows through my blood; from then on, mutation and madness accompany me. When the Scarlet crescent moon hangs high in the sky, no one can escape the revolution."

——Excerpt from "Scarlet Rebellion"

The deafening roar of the Energy Tower rang out from the city center, and a Wuming beggar awoke from a street corner that no one cared about.

The Church, the monarchy, the nobility, and the scum of the Outer Gods.

Damn it, is there no safe place in this world?

Starting as a Wuming beggar living in the sewers, gradually become a big shot whose name resounds throughout the world!

【Roguelike】 【Cultivation】

【A simulation management game that should count as simulation management】

【A daily life that might be daily】

(End of chapter)