Chapter 79: 79 Seeing Xiao Hei Got Angry

The dwarf laughed heartily, as if he had already completed the expedition.

After laughing, he sized Vera up and down, then glanced at the two sisters waiting for Vera in the distance.

"Young man, you must have some skill to reach this floor. Silver rank?"

Vera nodded, having already guessed what he was about to say.

"What do you say? Want to join us?

That big black mushroom's special scales are a fine treasure, not to mention the bounty on its head.

Once the expedition is done, the four of us Gold-rankers will take half the spoils, and the Silver-rankers will take the other half.

You certainly won't lose out!"

"I can't decide that; I need to discuss it with my teammates," Vera said with a smile.

The dwarf nodded, indicating understanding.

He had only mentioned it casually; whether Vera joined or not made no difference to him.

Returning to the two sisters, Vera repeated everything he had learned.

"What do you think?"

Feilin said in disbelief, "How can there be a monster on the fifth floor that even Gold-rankers can't defeat?"

"Sister, it might be a floor boss," Feiyin whispered from the side.

The so-called floor boss refers to special existences that surpass the strength of their floor, like the old bat.

But in reality, this is an unofficial term.

After all, not every floor has such monsters; each one is an exception.

"I don't think it's necessary; we don't know that big black mushroom.

Since even Gold-rankers can't defeat it, it must be quite dangerous. No need to complicate things."

Their goal on this trip was to go to the sixth floor and collect the paralysis fluid of the flower sprites.

Most of it would be turned in for the quest, while Feiyin would keep a small portion to craft items.

Feiyin nodded beside them, indicating agreement with her sister's view.

The two sisters' thoughts were no surprise to Vera; he thought the same.

After politely declining the dwarf upon their return, the three of them hurried toward the sixth floor before nightfall.

Before leaving, they even waved goodbye to the dwarf.

What Vera did not know was that this would be the last time he saw this group.

——

The glow of magic shimmered in a corner of the mushroom garden.

A large group of adventurers was here, ganging up on a big black Pujiji.

Boom!

One mushroom fist hammered a person flying; upon landing, the Silver-rank adventurer with both arms broken let out a painful wail.

But this did not affect the actions of the other adventurers at all.

Taking advantage of the gap when Seeing Xiao Hei threw a punch, two adventurers holding large shields pressed forward, trying to use skills to restrain her.

Seeing Xiao Hei shoulder-checked one of them aside, creating some distance once more.

After the adventurers reformed their formation, they steadily closed in again.

Seeing Xiao Hei tried to retreat to create distance, but several ice walls suddenly appeared behind her.

It seemed she had fallen into a passive position.

This was actually Lin Jun's problem.

Lin Jun had noticed this group of adventurers sleeping in the stairwell long ago, but he was not clear on what they intended to do.

Since there had been no movement for a while, Lin Jun shifted most of his attention to the scouts.

By the time the battle erupted in the mushroom garden, Lin Jun only then realized they had already started fighting Seeing Xiao Hei.

This was completely unexpected for Lin Jun.

What exactly are these humans thinking?

I advised her day after day before, and only then did Seeing Xiao Hei learn not to attack humans.

Although she developed some sort of collecting habit at some point, in reality, empty glass bottles were enough to satisfy her.

Now her little nest is full of such "trash."

And this group just went ahead and came knocking to die?

If one or two came to die, that would be one thing; it's normal for people to die in the dungeon.

But twenty-two of them!

And four of them are Gold-rank!

If they all disappeared together, it would absolutely cause a huge uproar up there!

Lin Jun had to be careful.

So the moment he discovered the battle, he kept telling Seeing Xiao Hei to hold back.

Seeing Xiao Hei was unhappy, but she was still obedient.

Otherwise, with that one punch earlier, the Silver-rank adventurer would have exploded.

Lin Jun has already been directing the Pujiji toward this area; it will take only seven more minutes to surround them.

By then, if he beats this group of adventurers to critical injuries, strips them naked, and throws them out, the adventurers should finally learn their lesson.

That was what Lin Jun originally thought...

Originally, he could have let them go...

【Collision LV6】

An adventurer wielding a large shield charged forward; Seeing Xiao Hei kicked him straight on, sending the adventurer rolling through the air along with his shield, yet he suffered no substantial damage.

Because he had to hold back his strength, Seeing Xiao Hei couldn't quite gauge how much force to exert.

After another two minutes of entanglement, the dwarf finally found an opening and swung his axe down at the base of the Great Black Mushroom.

【Earth-Binding Slash LV5】

"Hahaha, let's see you run now!"

Chains formed from earth elements wrapped around Seeing Xiao Hei; they weren't strong, and Seeing Xiao Hei could break free with brute force in half a second.

But that half-second was enough.

【Piercing Strike LV7】

Sixth-tier magic—Meteor Strike.

Seventh-tier magic—Lightning Strike.

Four or five different attacks arrived in an instant, striking Seeing Xiao Hei.

"These scales are really tough!"

"Who among you is willing to sell me your share of the scales?"

"I guarantee a fair price."

While flexing his arms, the dwarf offered a price for his new armor material.

In his view, the Great Black Mushroom was only troublesome due to its speed; although its scale defense was high, after taking that last hit, it should be crippled if not dead.

Next, they just needed to withdraw in time and avoid being surrounded by the Puji.

In fact, Seeing Xiao Hei had indeed broken through his defense.

【HP -120】

Three scales on his right shoulder shattered.

It wasn't a serious wound, but 【Mimicry】 failed, and Seeing Xiao Hei was angry.

"This... what is this?"

"A humanoid?"

After the smoke cleared, what appeared before all the adventurers was an enraged Dragonkin...

We're doomed!

Lin Jun already wanted to cover his non-existent eyes.

It took the adventurers three minutes to find an opening and break his defense.

Seeing Xiao Hei spread his wings, charged into the crowd, and unleashed his full power, killing all the Silver-rank adventurers in just two minutes.

Under absolute speed, every adventurer was isolated, forced to face Seeing Xiao Hei's assault alone.

Two minutes later, in the center of the battlefield littered with corpses, four Gold-rank adventurers huddled closely together, already drenched in sweat.

"Damn it, what's going on, what's going on? Weren't we fighting Puji? What is this thing?"

"Idiot! Can't you see? It's Mimicry!"

"This monster mimicking a Puji?"

"We're dead, we're dead, we're dead, we're dead..."

Amidst the commotion, Lin Jun's Puji finally arrived at the scene.

【Mushroom Cannon LV8】 xN

Seeing Xiao Hei landed, vented his frustration by stomping wildly on a corpse, then flew back to the Mushroom House, looking aggrieved.

He blamed himself for telling her to hold back, which resulted in her getting hurt.

Sigh—

Later, I'll send over a few new flavors to coax her...

What should be done next?

How will humans react?

Fortunately, he was no longer in the state of lacking confidence as when he first reached the Fifth Layer.

Anyway, let's produce another batch of combat Puji first.

—

One day later.

"This time was truly smooth."

Fei Ling, returning from the Sixth Layer, sighed.

"Once this quest is turned in, we won't have to be so tight for a while; Vera, your blade needs maintenance too."

"Vera?" Seeing Vera didn't reply, Fei Ling turned her head in confusion.

Vera was squatting on the ground, digging a piece of broken iron out of the soil.

It seemed to have broken off from some battle axe...

(End of Chapter)