This dungeon has mushrooms growing on it.

Chapter 26 26. The fifth floor is very dangerous recently
Unlike his quick departure, Dylan's return journey took more than a month.

Along the way, he wrapped his face with bandages, like a mummy.

Try to avoid populated areas as much as possible, and only get supplies at post stations or villages.

After finally returning to Yafeng Town, I didn't stop, hurriedly bought supplies and entered the dungeon alone.

He didn't go to the tavern to gather information. The dungeon had remained the same for thousands of years. How much could it change in two months?

The routes he took in the dungeon were relatively safe paths with few resources and few monsters. His purpose this time was not to make money.

He wanted to take another look at the swamp.

I don’t know what I’m expecting, but every time I think of hiding, the scene I saw in the treasure chest room appears in my mind.

He considered that this might be some kind of mental suggestion after being parasitized, and he would be devoured if he returned.

But in the end he decided to come and take a look. If he died from it... then so be it.

Walking on the bluestone corridor dozens of meters high between the fourth and fifth floors, the heels tap on the steps, and the echo bounces back and forth between the walls on both sides.

The footsteps were not his only, a group of adventurers appeared at the bottom of the stairs.

As they passed each other, both sides tightened their grip on their weapons.

You must be on guard against others, there are all kinds of people in the dungeon.

"Friend, wait."

Dylan turned around and saw that the person who called him was a young man in leather armor with a scimitar on his waist.

He looks less than 20 years old, but he was able to get up from the fifth floor. He is a guy with enviable talent.

"whats the matter?"

As he spoke, Dylan took two steps down to create some distance.

The young man saw his action and just reminded him kindly:
"I don't know if you're aware, but something strange has happened on the fifth floor recently, and no one has figured out the situation yet. It's best not to take any risks."

"A sudden change? A parasitic tree gone berserk?"

"That's not it, it's poof.

A group of mutated Poojis have occupied most of the upper floors. Their habits are unknown, but it is said that some people have died there.

We also wanted to bypass the Puji and go to the cave, but we found that there were Puji on every path in this passage, so we turned back."

The young man seemed to be giving a kind reminder. Dylan nodded slightly.
"Thank you."

Then he continued walking down, he was looking for Puji.

"Tsk, you're such a secretive freak! Thanks for your kindness, Vera, but no one else believes you."

Before Dylan had gone far, the female archer in the youth team sneered in dissatisfaction.

"Alright, alright, this is normal. Let's go too. We still need to check out the other passage."

The voice of the young man behind him gradually faded away.

Dylan still has a good impression of such an enthusiastic guy - but his favor is probably of no use.

As for the female archer's ridicule, he was no longer at the age to take such things to heart.

There are three connecting passages between the fourth and fifth floors, and this one is close to the poisonous fog lake.

Dylan drank the anti-poison potion early, but was dumbfounded when he came out.

The lake is still there, but where is the poison?
In the past, there was a green mist surrounding the entire lake, which was not only poisonous but also obscured the view.

Now I can actually see far away at a glance.

Dylan saw a few Puji wandering around the lake in the distance, blocking the way to the cave as the young man said.

The reason why there is poisonous fog on this lake is because there are green-eyed frogs living here. They have been spewing green poisonous fog over time, covering the entire lake.

Only then did Dylan notice that even with such a good view, he didn't see a single green-eyed frog.

There were only a few acid slimes and water spirits scattered around.

What the hell is going on here?
As he continued walking forward, Dylan felt a little uneasy.

Fortunately, the Pujis ignored his passing as before, which made Dylan breathe a sigh of relief.

Dylan walked towards the edge of the swamp, crossing the poisonous fog lake where there was no poisonous fog anymore.

He intended to bypass the parasitic trees and sneak into the treasure chest room to see what was going on there. However, when he arrived at the swamp, he saw a similar scene again.

The local monsters disappeared without a trace, and in their place roamed the area with Puji...

The young man told him that the Pujis occupied most of the levels, and he thought that the Pujis had integrated into the ecosystem of the fifth level.

Now it seems that all the monsters that originally inhabited the place have been killed?

Considering that those Pujis were able to easily kill the parasitic tree, it seems not impossible.

Finally arriving in front of the stone wall, something unexpected happened again—

The treasure room is gone!

Instead of being closed again, the entire stone door disappeared.

Dylan was sure he wasn't mistaken.

Just when he was at a loss, a voice emerged from his head.

"What? You want to touch the treasure chest?"

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Lin Jun has been very worried recently.

The worry is not about the construction of the mushroom garden, everything on the fifth floor is going according to plan.

The forest gnolls have now turned into mushroom gnolls. They have become puppets like Puji that completely obey Lin Jun's orders.

But in reality, Lin Jun was not very satisfied with these puppets.

Their combat power is not that high, but they consume a lot of energy and need to eat meat.

In terms of price-performance ratio, it is far better than those of Puji.

I kept it until now simply to research the skill [Fusion Parasite].

Now that the research is almost complete, Lin Jun is considering whether to use them in battle or bury them directly as fertilizer.

What worries Lin Jun is that the relationship with humans has become a bit strained recently.

When adventurers see Puji, they will choose to take a detour or attack first, and Lin Jun doesn't have the habit of not fighting back...

The source of all this was caused by a group of stupid adventurers who brought their girls to the dungeon.

Three LV25+ bronze-level adventurers brought a LV16 novice female mage to explore the fifth floor, and they insisted on going through the swamp area.

It’s like someone wants to come to Lin Jun’s bedroom to explore, but he naturally disagrees.

He sent Puji to block their way and even fired a cannon at the side to make them realize the difference in strength.

The three bronze-level adventurers understood it, but the novice wizard didn't.

He consciously took the initiative to make mushrooms, chanted for a long time and came up with an electric claw technique, grabbing the self-explosive Puji next to him.

Lin Jun really didn't understand why a mage would want to play melee combat?
When faced with someone seeking death, Lin Jun always tries to help them.

In the dazzling explosion, the beauty flew more than five meters high, and when she fell down, she was already a pile of rotten meat.

The matter would have ended there, and Lin Jun had no intention of pursuing the matter of them trespassing into the swamp, killing innocent people and exploding themselves.

Unexpectedly, one of the adventurers rushed over with tears in his eyes, looking like he wanted to seek revenge.

One of the other two hesitated for a moment and then rushed over. The result was predictable - rotten meat +2.

When the Pujis looked at the last person, he decisively tore open a scroll and disappeared.

Teleportation Scroll!?

I didn't expect there was such a thing.

I swear to God, Lin Jun had no intention of killing to silence the witness. He was only acting in self-defense.

However, judging by the adventurers' reactions later on, he was afraid that he would not be able to clear himself of this blame.

He also didn't know how it would turn out in the end.

All-out war?
Or should we abandon the area outside the swamp, reduce our presence and wait for the storm to pass?

However, when he discovered that the half-human, half-mushroom Dylan had reappeared on the fifth floor, he immediately had an idea.

Dylan's personal chapter is finally over. He and his daughter are quite important, so I spent a little more time on them. Now I will return to the Mushroom Garden plot.
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(End of this chapter)