Chapter 17: 17 Treasure Chest Room

Honestly, Lin Jun felt his level shouldn't be considered low; he was at least level 44!

But why had he been chased around ever since he came out?

Thinking about it, in the same environment, his survival difficulty seemed much higher than that of the adventurers.

Not only did monsters want to eat him, but humans also wanted to slaughter him if they encountered him.

Moreover, these adventurers clearly had a guide; otherwise, how could they have successfully passed through the teleportation maze while he got lost inside?

Heaven knows how many days it had been, but based on the previous journey, Inanna might have already successfully walked out of the maze by now.

After the long corridor was a teleportation array, after the teleportation array were monsters, and after the monsters was another branching long corridor...

Just like right now.

With one blast, he turned the last Corroded-Tooth Dog in front of him—which had been barking incessantly but didn't dare to approach—into slag, letting it follow in its companions' footsteps.

Then, he randomly chose a long corridor to walk down, and at the halfway point or the end, he randomly picked a teleportation array to enter.

Fortunately, the monsters on this floor didn't exceed level 40; more accurately, most were between level 20 and level 30.

If he really got surrounded, he could always rely on high evasion and rolling charge to escape.

But continuing like this wasn't a solution; he had first fought a big battle with the adventurers, and now he had been lost in the maze for so long that his magic reserves were running low.

Simply put, he was about to starve to death.

And for some reason, the magic in the air on this floor was exceptionally thin; even if he wanted to take root on the spot, he couldn't collect much magic to replenish his consumption.

Decomposing monster corpses was also a way to get magic, but it was too unstable.

Finding monsters was easy; just enter any teleportation array, and there was a high probability that a few monsters would be behind it, but how to bring them back?

He couldn't just be a nomadic mushroom, eating wherever he went; the consumption of taking root that way would likely not even be replenished.

He still had to try to find the exit, or at least find an environment with magic.

He found another teleportation array.

How could a gambler always lose? He had to let himself hit a way out eventually!

A green teleportation light lit up.

Oh?

The color was different this time.

Drip—

A drop of water fell from an inverted stone cone into a small pool.

This—this—this magic concentration!

Even without spreading out the mycelial mat, just being in this environment, Puji started to slowly recover magic.

It felt like he was swimming in magic!

No, he had to stay clear-headed; there was a high probability of mon— after teleporting.

Under the claustrophobic dome, blue-gray stone walls surrounded a pool of clear water.

In the space that could be seen at a glance, there wasn't a single monster.

However, he saw something that surprised him greatly but was reasonable—a treasure chest.

A treasure chest made of stone material but with delicate textures!

Although logically Lin Jun couldn't figure out who put it there, a dungeon really should have treasure chests to be called a dungeon!

Confirming again, besides a stone door, there was no hidden space concealing monsters in this place.

After confirming it was safe, Lin Jun couldn't wait to stick to the treasure chest.

[Native monster, refuse to touch the treasure chest]

Similar information, familiar air wall.

The discrimination and oppression of native monsters in this dungeon were truly everywhere!

Lin Jun didn't give up but instead pressed tightly against the air wall.

Sure enough, after a while—

[Brave, restriction lifted]

He had originally thought that the Brave had finished using it after giving him the [Greed] title.

He didn't expect that he would need it everywhere after coming up.

Truly fragrant!

He jumped up and kicked open the stone lid on top, and after landing, he took two jumps back to keep a distance just to be safe.

Nothing happened; it wasn't a trap.

So now it was time to see what good things were inside!

A blue-green high-collared cloak was taken out by him.

It was equipment, which was also within expectations.

However, this size was clearly designed for humans; draped over Puji, who was only half a person tall, half of it dragged on the ground.

The high collar was even pressed into a flat ring by the mushroom cap...

Opening Puji's attribute panel, he found that the original 42 agility had increased to 47.

It felt very subtle; it seemed a bit useful, but it also felt not that useful...

Were there any active skills?

If there were, how should he use them?

Trying to guide magic into the cloak, both sides became blurry, and two identical Puji wearing cloaks appeared on the left and right, which could be controlled.

Clones?

The Puji on the right performed a rolling charge at the wall under command.

Pop—

It disappeared without a trace like a popped bubble.

Alright, illusions.

Not bad, not bad; anyway, it was picked up for free, and Lin Jun was already satisfied with 5 attributes plus a skill.

He just hoped this cloak wouldn't get too dirty from dragging...

The cloak was just an extra harvest; the real treasure was this place rich in magic!

Under magic perception, the place where the magic was thickest was this small pool of clear water in the center, and the rich magic in the air was just a small part that had escaped from the pool water.

At the same time, water droplets full of magic were constantly dripping from the dome into the pool, and he didn't know where they were seeping from.

In short, he had really found a treasure; if he collected all the magic here, Lin Jun even had the confidence to build another team of 400 Puji!

By then, leading a group of bodyguards, why worry about not being able to rush out of the dungeon all the way?

Which adventurer would dare to cause him trouble? Who could block hundreds of mushroom cannon shots!

Of course, the space here was too small, so it definitely couldn't accommodate 400 Puji.

Lin Jun looked at the only stone door; he didn't know where it was outside, and if there was space to pile up Puji?

Gently pushing the stone door, it didn't budge.

Increasing the force, it still didn't budge.

Rolling charge!

Lin Jun, who had been bumped until he was dizzy, was a bit dumbfounded looking at the stone door in front of him, which hadn't even lost a single stone chip.

What did this mean? This door couldn't be opened?

Or was it that this door couldn't be opened from this side?

Then what should he do after falling here? Wait for someone to open the door from the other side?

Thinking for a while, Lin Jun decided to look around again.

This was one of the traps of the teleportation maze; others should have come in before.

Maybe he could find some mechanism or clues left by predecessors.

Soon he had a discovery; although he didn't find clues left by predecessors, he found the predecessors...

He dug out a skeleton half-buried in the soil from the grass; he didn't know how long it had been dead, and the leather clothes it was wearing were already tattered.

Looking at this skeleton, Lin Jun seemed to see his own future...

But he was a mushroom; as long as the magic water droplets on the dome continued, he wouldn't starve to death.

When in Rome, do as the Romans do; be optimistic.

It just so happened that the various dangers along the way had also left him physically and mentally exhausted.

Having food and drink here, just treat it as a vacation.

Maybe the human traffic nearby was not small, and one day they would discover this room.

Or maybe after gathering dozens of Puji, he could blast open this stone door.

Super Puji extended tentacles from under the mushroom cap, took out Lin Jun's main body from within its body—a mushroom that looked unremarkable—and placed it by the pool.

Spores slowly dispersed, and in the rich magic, the mycelia proliferated rapidly.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 18 =====