Chapter 31

No way, buddy, how did you do that?

How come LV10s that I haven't seen in so long are like wholesale goods on you?

Crystal Symbiosis on an ordinary bat only increases power by about 20-30%; how can this increase to 500%?

Are they all S-rank magic crystals on your body?

If Lin Jun still had eyes, he would definitely have to rub them well.

Otherwise, how could he see such an outrageous panel?

The most outrageous thing was that "Beyond Death" title.

So-called titles are obtained only after meeting corresponding conditions.

To see such a badass title on an ordinary crystallized bat...

Lin Jun brought over a few more Puji.

This time, he deliberately had them emerge from two different passages one after another, with the second group coming out after the first group died.

Relying on the time interval of the opponent's attack, Lin Jun finally saw its true appearance.

A massive body of over three meters hung upside down in the center of the cave; dark red blood vessel networks could be seen between the wrinkled wing membranes, and pure deep purple magic crystals were embedded at the end of each wing bone.

They really were all S-rank magic crystals!

And so big!

Compared to these few, the S-rank magic crystals in Lin Jun's hands should be called fragments.

If it weren't for the panel, Lin Jun would believe it if someone said this crystallized bat's design was a dragon.

However, the first time he saw it, Lin Jun thought of a problem: with this size, can it drill through holes?

The cave passages here were not like the passages in the deep zone, which were often ten or dozens of meters in diameter.

Many of the small passages here were gnawed out by rock lizards; not to mention being pitted, the diameter generally wouldn't exceed two meters.

With this old bat's size, it shouldn't be able to drill through holes, right?

Doesn't this mean it's trapped in this cave and can't go anywhere?

Pretty good; at least now he didn't have to worry about it running away.

There were still over a hundred hallucinogenic Puji scattered in the cave, and Lin Jun had them all concentrate here.

They were scattered in different passages, but didn't go in, instead starting to spray hallucinogenic spores on the spot.

The old bat noticed these toxic mists spreading from various small holes at the first opportunity; with its not-low intelligence, it clearly didn't intend to sit and wait for death.

The old bat flew to a cave entrance and flapped its wings hard.

Even without using a skill, the wind it stirred up still blew away the spores that weren't yet numerous.

Then the old bat brought its mouth to the edge of the cave entrance and used [Infrasonic Attack LV10] directly into it.

The 9 Puji in this passage had no suspense and received their lunch boxes instantly.

Then it followed suit and attacked all the remaining passages that were emitting toxic mist.

When Lin Jun saw the situation was bad and wanted to withdraw, it was already too late; in the end, not a single hallucinogenic Puji was left.

Damn it, they were completely wiped out...

His Puji were really quite afraid of this kind of area-of-effect attack that couldn't be dodged.

Moreover, the environment of the cave passages greatly extended the distance of the sonic attack; even the last batch of Lin Jun's Puji had run far away, but were still roared to death in one hit.

Tsk.

Cannons couldn't be used, poison didn't work, how to fight this?

Over a hundred Puji didn't even grind off a sliver of its health.

Even though his family business was big now, he couldn't afford to consume like this.

After thinking about it, to solve it in the short term, he could only lure high-level adventurers.

But if adventurers came, what would be left for him in terms of loot?

At most, they would leave a corpse for Lin Jun.

But the most valuable things on the old bat were those three S-rank magic crystals.

Not to mention what other secrets might be on its body.

Of course, Lin Jun could also choose to kill and loot after the adventurers came out.

But not to mention whether he could handle it, even if it were foolproof, this violated Lin Jun's principles.

So rather than calling humans, it was better to shelve it for now.

Anyway, with the old bat's size, it couldn't run out of this cave.

Things weren't going well in the cave, but the matter of setting rules for adventurers was progressing well.

After that group of young people left, several more groups of adventurers who had bought information came one after another.

Most of them completed the transaction very well; only one group was dishonest.

After blowing up a thief and dragging away a healer, the remaining two ran away.

Running away was fine; once the news spread, no one with eyes would come to cause trouble again.

It was just that the cave had expanded again, and Lin Jun was a bit afraid that if it happened a few more times, this rock wall would collapse...

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"Boss, I'm back!"

As soon as Dilan connected to the fungus network, he greeted Lin Jun; the middle-aged veteran always had a way with some details.

After Dilan went down to the fifth floor, he was like returning home; he didn't even put his hands on his weapons, just swaggered toward the forest camp.

On the way, he would wave when he saw Puji, not caring whether the Puji would respond, looking like he was in a great mood.

While walking, he talked to Lin Jun about the mission:

"Boss, I sold 9 copies of the walkthrough; have adventurers already come?"

"Yes, the plan... is going smoothly."

"That's good. By the way, Boss, this is the money from the sales; I only used a small part for accommodation..."

Saying this, Dilan took out a bag of coins from his clothes and wanted to continue reporting his expenses, but was directly refused by Lin Jun:

"Keep the money yourself; besides, you did a good job this time, I've prepared some equipment and a bonus for you in the tent."

Although he had already paid the salary in advance, if his subordinates did a good job, Lin Jun would naturally reward them additionally; only then could he ensure their enthusiasm for work.

"Hehe, thank you, Boss!"

Dilan suddenly felt that having a monster boss who didn't care about money seemed even cooler than he imagined.

Here, food and housing were provided, and there was a salary; earning money was faster than being an adventurer, and it was safer.

Although he didn't use much money in the dungeon usually, he could save it and send it to his daughter!

Dilan happily took back the money bag, then remembered something else:

"By the way, Boss, I want to go replenish my nutrition first."

"You know the location of the coffin lid; it's available 24/7, just go yourself; you don't need to ask me for this."

Dilan's eyelid twitched; so the boss also thought it was a coffin lid...

However, seeing that Lin Jun didn't grasp his meaning, Dilan could only continue to say:

"Boss, I mean... I want that kind of nutrition from last time..."

Huh?

Nutrition is nutrition, what kind of last time...

Ah, this...

Lin Jun specifically opened the skill panel to check, and there was no addictiveness...

Not little brother, what's wrong with you?

Lin Jun finally prepared the special nutrition for Dilan.

Could he refuse such a request from someone returning from a business trip?

However, watching Dilan lying on it with an expression of enjoyment, Lin Jun was quite speechless.

This guy wouldn't just fall into depravity like this, right?

He now had the illusion that he was Dongfang Bubai, controlling his subordinates with the Three-Corpse Brain-Spirit Pill...

No, no, we are a proper mushroom garden; this is just like drinking a little wine before bed.

That's it!

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Yafeng Town Adventurer Guild Branch.

A report sent by the intelligence analysis department in the guild was placed on the desk of Branch President Oberon.

The name of the report was "Analysis of the Fifth Floor Mutation and Prediction of Subsequent Impacts."

Oberon drank fruit wine, read the report from beginning to end, and then called the Minister of the Mission Management Department.

"Take a look at this report.

After reading it, issue a mission in the name of the guild for a comprehensive investigation of the Puji on the fifth floor, especially inside the swamp.

Mission level... let's set it to A-level."

(End of chapter)