Chapter 55: 55 Did You Run Into a Succubus Outside?

In a small safe zone on the third level of the underground city.

This was a corridor paved with large blocks of pale yellow brick, over a hundred meters long.

Since no traps spawned here, and there were few wandering monsters on this level, it had been designated a safe zone.

Many adventurers chose to rest here, and some even brought various healing potions to sell to others.

Since the underground city opened, a large number of adventurers entered at once, and now the number gathered here actually exceeded that before the Demon Tide.

Dilan was among them, chewing on dried meat while talking to his good companion, Huang Pishu.

【Level three is good.】

【There are so many traps here you can use.】

"Then… what should we do?"

【Do what? Anything you want!】

【When someone walks into a trap, trigger it for them.】

【Let the trap do all the work, then you just come out and pick up the spoils.】

【Listen to me, you'll have endless power!】

"But we have no grudge against them…" Dilan hesitated, sensing something was off.

【This is the underground city—might makes right is the only rule here.】

【And aren't you trying to earn money to send to your daughter?】

【Not to mention that once you gain power, you can personally protect your Bella from all harm.】

Huang Pishu had, during this time, uncovered Dilan's weakness.

Though his expression showed hesitation, Dilan still nodded.

"Ow—"

Dilan's foot, extended outside, was suddenly kicked—he retracted it in pain.

This corridor wasn't narrow; even with his foot extended, it shouldn't have bothered anyone else.

Dilan looked up and saw a face smirking with mockery.

"Ohoho, sorry for kicking you, old man."

The man didn't pause as he spoke, walking off with his teammates toward the edge of the safe zone.

Dilan faintly caught two snippets of his conversation with his teammates.

"Wils, stop picking fights all day."

"He stuck his foot right in front of me—just an old man, what's the problem?"

Watching the adventurers' retreating backs, Dilan felt no resentment.

Adventurers' morals varied wildly—he'd long grown used to it; this was just an untested fool who hadn't yet learned his lesson.

He'd learn to behave once someone gave him a proper beating.

He lowered his head and reopened the book.

【What are you waiting for? Go after them!】

【He deliberately kicked you just now.】

【You should teach him how to respect his elders.】

【Go on, give him just a little lesson—just a tiny one.】

Is that right?

Dilan frowned, thinking for a moment, and decided Huang Pishu had a point.

Huang Pishu was always right—it did seem he ought to teach him a lesson.

He packed his bag, took another sip of mana potion, and left the safe zone.

He trailed far behind the group, using his mimicry camouflage to remain undetected.

Yet though he meant to teach them a lesson, good opportunities weren't easy to find.

Their team clearly had someone skilled at handling traps—every trap along the way was either avoided or dismantled.

Instead, it was Dilan himself who accidentally stepped on a trap.

Fortunately, it was only a minor trap—a short arrow pierced his palm.

"Ah—"

He gritted his teeth and yanked the arrow out of his palm.

Dilan poured a little mana potion onto the wound.

He'd discovered this himself—pouring mana potion accelerated the mycelium's speed in repairing the wound.

【Your special physique is so convenient.】

【That time you fell into the pit too—you could even reconnect broken bones like this.】

Dilan nodded in agreement; he too felt his current body was very useful, and remarked:

"All thanks to the Boss's gift."

【Boss?】

"Oh right, I should introduce you to the Boss too!"

【Wait!】

Pup-pup—pup-pup—

A sudden, synchronized "pup-pup" sound interrupted their conversation.

Around the corner, several pukiji with tentacles and scales appeared in Dilan's view.

Seeing these unfamiliar pukiji, Dilan asked in confusion:

"Are these new varieties? Did the Boss come to pick me up?"

Dylan approached with some joy.

【Something's wrong, wait!】

Unfortunately, Dylan's attention wasn't on the book at that moment.

He walked into the corner and came before the Pujis.

The next second, countless mycelial tentacles reached for him; before Dylan could react, he was bound like a zongzi, and the yellow-covered book was bound along with him.

【???】

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【Fixed Status: Charm. Moderate (Complete trust in the caster)】

After Dylan entered the dungeon, Lin Jun quickly noticed this thing.

So... Dylan, you old rascal, did you go find a succubus to play with behind my back!?

Soon, Dylan's other abnormalities manifested.

It had been more than half a day since entering the dungeon, yet there was no sign of heading to the fifth floor.

After thinking it over, Lin Jun decided to play it safe and personally "invite" him back.

Thanks to most adventurers not progressing that fast, the Pujis carried the giant zongzi and successfully returned to the fifth floor without being discovered.

In the mushroom forest, the zongzi-bound Dylan was released.

"Hah—hah—"

The moment he came out, Dylan panted heavily; he had almost been suffocated to death on the way!

Looking up, he saw a circle of Pujis...

"Boss? W-why did you tie me up and bring me here?"

Dylan was truly a bit dazed now.

"Then why were you wandering around on the third floor instead of hurrying down?"

"I was because... because..."

Right... why was that?

The answer that seemed to be in his mind just now had vanished!

Dylan fell into self-doubt.

Oh right, why not ask the yellow-covered book?

Dylan spread out the yellow-covered book and asked, "What were we doing wandering on the third floor without coming down?"

The yellow-covered book on the ground was like a dead object, showing no reaction whatsoever.

No matter how Dylan asked, not a single word appeared.

In Lin Jun's eyes, Dylan's current appearance looked exactly like that of a madman whose brain had been played with.

Asking a book all sorts of questions, his emotions seemed extremely unstable, and he occasionally went into a daze.

The succubuses of this world are terrifying like this.

Of course, it might not be a succubus, but rather that the book itself truly has a problem.

A mycelial tentacle suddenly thrust into the mouth of the still muttering Dylan.

Purple hallucinogenic spores were poured in vigorously; soon Dylan's eyes rolled back and he collapsed on the ground.

With his current incoherent state, he couldn't provide any useful information, so it was better to let him sleep for a while.

As for this yellow-covered book?

Since Dylan thought he could communicate with it, let's try.

A mycelial tentacle curled up a page of the book.

Tear!

Hmm?

It actually didn't tear off!

So it really is the book and not a succubus?

Can a book use a charm skill?

Drawing erotic pictures to seduce Dylan?

"Xiao Hei, come here."

Soon, at Lin Jun's call, the dragon-man with a face covered in slime came over, licking his lips.

"Tear this."

Seeing Xiao Hei nodded, extended a claw, and grabbed Dylan on the ground.

"Wait! Not him, this one!"

Seeing the yellow-covered book handed before him by the mycelial tentacle, Seeing Xiao Hei finally put Dylan down.

The claw gripped the page, and with a force under Lin Jun's instruction...

Rrrrip—

Under the dragon-man's monstrous strength, the page still couldn't be torn off in one go.

But the leather-like paper pages emitted a cracking sound of being unable to bear the load, as if they were about to be completely torn apart.

Countless repeated words crazily appeared on the page:

【Stop stop stop stop stop stop!!! I'm dying, I'm dying, I'm dying!!!】

(End of this chapter)