Chapter 162: 163 Micro-Illusion Reconnaissance Unit

To guard against any small moves from the new guild leader, Lin Jun diverted some attention to strengthen the surveillance of the dungeon entrance.

However, after several days of calm, Lin Jun even began to wonder if they really just wanted to taste what the Lighting Turret Puji tasted like?

What Lin Jun didn't notice was that an ordinary adventurer, while passing through the fifth floor, opened a small package and released some inconspicuous flying insects.

Lin Jun naturally couldn't have just been staring at the entrance these past few days.

【High-Temperature Burrowing】 was indeed useful; in just a few days, the mycelium network system had achieved significant results.

Except for the staircase sections, which were reinforced by some kind of dungeon-intrinsic array and couldn't be dug, other places—whether rock, brick, or soil—could be easily tunneled through.

The fifth and sixth floors had the most underground networks.

With the Knight carrying the main body and using 【Rolling Charge】 within them, absolutely no one could catch up; unless they tore up the entire floor, Lin Jun was safe.

Unless... the opponent was also good at digging...

Xiao Hei stared at a round hole on the ground that had just been drilled and hadn't yet been covered with mycelium.

Just now, she had seen a Turret Puji reveal a mushroom cap from inside, only to shrink back in.

In 【Magic Perception】, she could feel that the delicious Turret Puji was moving underground.

In fact, she had recently felt many small things full of magic power underground, but she hadn't expected them to all be Turret Puji!

Then she had to have a taste!

Xiao Hei tried to drill into the hole, but only managed to stuff her head in; the Turret Puji-exclusive tunnel was too small for her.

Fortunately, she still had her 【Sharpness lv9】 claws!

Like a mole, Xiao Hei used her claws to widen the hole and squeezed in.

Because she was just crudely digging away the soil blocking her path without reinforcing the tunnel, the network collapsed everywhere Xiao Hei passed.

Chasing the burrowing Turret Puji all the way down, just as she was about to catch up, Xiao Hei suddenly stopped.

Because in her perception, a larger, more tempting magic ball appeared, dazzlingly bright!

Gulp—

Swallowing her saliva, Xiao Hei’s body involuntarily dug toward that direction, passing through the underground of the mushroom forest and entering the swamp.

Usually, Xiao Hei disliked the swamp because of its foul smell and wouldn't come over, but today, attracted by the magic power, she endured all the discomfort.

Halfway there, the boss’s voice came through the fungal network, but Xiao Hei’s attention was completely unable to focus on communication now.

Finally, Xiao Hei found a ball woven from mycelium in the swamp; after tearing the mycelium and drilling her head in, Xiao Hei saw the Knight she was familiar with...

The Knight Turret Puji had become even more tempting than in the past, but she still remembered the Knight Turret Puji’s power; last time, it had knocked her unconscious. (Memory distortion after a certain black one’s coma)

So Xiao Hei didn't rush up, but just pursed her lips and inched closer, wanting to see if the Knight would agree to let her eat one foot...

Facing Xiao Hei, who was approaching with glowing eyes and drooling, the Knight extended a foot and pushed her head aside, while simultaneously stuffing a mycelium tentacle directly into Xiao Hei’s mouth, pumping magic power into her like feeding a baby.

Xiao Hei usually didn't like to replenish magic by relying on the fungal carpet; that didn't provide a feeling of fullness.

But when the magic power reached a certain level, it was a different story.

Solar Knight direct charge!

Besides magic power, there were also hallucinogenic spores.

The high concentration of magic power quickly made Xiao Hei "stuffed," and she then became dazed; not caring that her body was still soaking in the swamp, she fell asleep right there.

Having a few Turret Puji drag this troublemaker away, Lin Jun personally repaired the mycelium ball she had bitten through to avoid more swamp water leaking in.

Long before Xiao Hei arrived, Lin Jun had retracted his main body into the Knight’s body; he didn't dare to face Xiao Hei like this—if this idiot couldn't control herself and took a bite, it would be a huge disaster.

Because the Knight was hidden deep at the bottom of the swamp, Xiao Hei usually couldn't perceive him while active on the surface; he hadn't expected that today, while following the burrowing Turret Puji, she would actually get close to his perception range...

Perhaps it was time to move; otherwise, it would be annoying if Xiao Hei kept finding him every few days.

But this also reminded Lin Jun that besides the mycelium network for Turret Puji, perhaps he should also dig some underground tunnels for people to pass through. Xiao Hei might not use them, but they could be left for Norris, Dylan, Piggy, and the others for emergencies.

While repairing the mycelium ball, a small insect that had crawled in through the hole caught Lin Jun’s attention.

Many insects lived in the swamp, which had no effect on the Turret Puji, and Lin Jun wouldn't pay special attention to them, but this one in front of him was different.

In the 【Magic Perception】 view, it was actually a micro magic point!

Reconnaissance insect?

In an instant, Lin Jun guessed the purpose of this thing.

The Knight’s blade-whip lashed out, cutting it in two; the insect corpse blurred for a moment and then vanished into thin air.

There really was a problem!

Previously, Lin Jun hadn't noticed these special insects; although the insect’s magic power was indeed inconspicuous, it wasn't impossible to sense.

It was just that before truly encountering one, Lin Jun hadn't thought in this direction at all; he had never seen anyone who could use insects for reconnaissance before.

Once Lin Jun noticed it, based on its characteristics, he swept out all the reconnaissance flying insects still lingering on the fifth floor in less than two seconds.

Bat Turret Puji dropped from the dome and began to hunt these insects.

They didn't even need to self-detonate; the Turret Puji could crush these illusion insects just by clamping their legs, and they eliminated them all in less than ten minutes.

This familiar technique... was it that illusionist?

In the current situation, Lin Jun was prepared to be discovered.

Of course, this referred to the Knight being discovered by the other side!

Not to mention that his main body was now stored inside the Knight; even if it weren't, if the other side drilled in, they would only see an incredibly dazzling solar-powered Knight and a plain, unremarkable green mushroom. This mushroom even had very little magic power, and there were several similar green mushrooms nearby to confuse the issue.

Unless the other side could also pull up a panel to look at, they would certainly only think the Knight was the important character!

But in the end, Lin Jun hadn't expected the other side to be able to play so many strange tricks.

First reconnaissance, and then what?

Decapitation strike?

The new guild leader really didn't let the mushroom have any peace as soon as they took office!

It seemed he had to start creating Knight No. 2...

——

In the Adventurers' Guild.

Solarin and the others waited quietly around Aiding.

And Aiding had his eyes tightly closed, pinching a processed magic crystal, his brow furrowed.

Controlling more than a dozen flying insects simultaneously, even for a mage specializing in the mental system like him, was strenuous.

"Crack."

At a certain moment, the sound of the magic crystal cracking startled everyone, and Aiding’s expression changed, but he didn't open his eyes.

In the following time, the cracks on the magic crystal became more and more numerous, and Aiding’s face became uglier and uglier.

Finally, with a final wail, the magic crystal in Aiding’s hand shattered into powder, and he opened his eyes abruptly, vomiting on the spot in a very unrefined manner.

The experience of being an avatar flying insect and being crushed to death more than a dozen times in a row made Aiding’s stomach churn.

Fifteen looked away and silently stepped back two paces.

And Solarin and Fal just waited quietly for Aiding to recover, while Lillian even brought a cup of clear water.

Taking the water and rinsing his mouth, Aiding looked at Fal excitedly:

"Found it! I didn't find the mage behind it, but I discovered the Turret Puji’s King-Worm! That powerful aura, and the location where it’s hiding, it can't be wrong; it must be the King of the Turret Puji! But the bad news is... it also discovered my insects..."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 164 =====