This dungeon has mushrooms growing on it.

Chapter 45: After the Demonic Tide
What?

Lin Jun was really dumbfounded now.

No matter how I think about it, this dragon person in front of me must be the daughter of the ancient dragon, right?

That’s right, daughter, Lin Jun just checked it.

The dragon man's body is covered with thick scales, and his facial features look like either male or female. I couldn't tell them apart before.

But these are minutiae.

The problem now is that the fusion parasite cannot be canceled...

Her current condition is similar to Dylan's. She is parasitic, but is still one step away from becoming a puppet.

I wonder if it’s still too late to send it back through the other rift?
"I only parasitized half of your cub, and now I'm giving it back to you!"

Haha... Lin Jun could even imagine the scene of his body being cut into four pieces by the dragon's claws and then being burned, frozen, smashed, and melted.

By the way, where is the dragon itself?

Deep area?
Probably not. Although there is no corresponding information, the monsters coming out of the rift are very different from those in the Amethyst Dungeon.

Maybe it's some other gathering place for monsters, or even another dungeon?

Ask Dylan later.

If it is another dungeon, I wonder if there is any way for the ancient dragon to come out?
Just now, although the electric arc that appeared in the dungeon repelled the dragon claw, the ancient dragon was only slightly injured and did not seem to have fought with all his strength.

If it really has a way to break through the rules of the dungeon, then even if I hide on the fifth floor, I'm afraid I won't be safe.

No matter what, being targeted by an ancient dragon is too terrifying.

Fortunately, things have not yet reached the point of no return.

It's just a parasite now, and it hasn't become a puppet yet!

Moreover, Gu Long probably doesn't know the specific situation of his cub yet.

There is still room for recovery!
And...right?
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"Wow... That's so miserable..."

Dylan, who had just returned to Mute Wind Town, was a little frightened by the scene before him.

The charred beams and broken walls were pressed against each other, and the broken load-bearing columns were inserted obliquely into the adjacent roof.

The once bustling streets and alleys have turned into endless belts of rubble, and even the Adventurer's Guild Hall built of granite is now reduced to just a few pillars jutting into the sky.

Most of the town was destroyed.

Walking down the street, I felt an uncomfortable sticky sensation on the soles of my boots. The ground was covered with coagulated blood, and I couldn't tell whether it came from monsters or humans.

There were also corpses everywhere, and people dealing with the corpses.

After the Demonic Tide Crisis, the United Kingdom and the Adventurer's Guild jointly launched a reconstruction mission.

Most of the people here are here to take on a mission.

In the center of the town, the headless corpse of a huge three-headed snake lay in the middle of the road.

There was a circle of venom surrounding the snake's corpse, and no one present dared to deal with it.

I heard that it was the president of the Relics Association who arrived early alone.

Only then were most of the monsters that had already entered the town and wreaked havoc were killed, preventing the disaster from spreading further.

But even so, many residents of the town suffered casualties, and the adventurers suffered even worse.

I heard that among the adventurers who took on the gatekeeping mission, less than one-fifth survived.

Fortunately, I followed the boss's orders and did not stay here, but ran to other places to do the task of inquiring about the Duke's daughter.

Otherwise, with my limited strength, I would probably be one of the victims.

It is foreseeable that even if Yafeng Town is rebuilt later, it will be countless times more desolate than before.

Continuing forward, a relatively intact building appeared in front of Dylan, which made him marvel.

"The Rotten Willow Tavern actually survived!"

Although it was not completely safe, one wall of the tavern collapsed and there were obvious signs of burning around it.

But compared with the ruins next door, it is already a miracle!
Dylan walked into the tavern, intending to see the damage inside, but he didn't realize someone was already there.

"Cole! You came back so quickly?" The tavern owner looked up at the person who came and saw that it was Dylan. He snorted disdainfully and continued to repair the chair with a broken leg in his hand.

"You didn't run away at all, did you?"

Cole then replied, "You're old, why are you running away? If the tavern is gone, you might as well just kill me."

Dylan gave him a thumbs up in admiration, saying he was a ruthless man.

He was incredibly lucky to have survived.

"But with the town in such a state, how much business can you still have?"

Cole looked nonchalant and rubbed his rosacea.
"As long as the Amethyst Dungeon is still there, this place will return to its original state sooner or later."

"So can we go down to the dungeon now?"

"What are you thinking? Of course not. The announcement has already said that the dungeon will remain closed for another two weeks."

Dylan smacked his lips. Did that mean he would have to stay there for another half a month?
Other aspects don’t matter, the key is that the money is not enough.

This time I only brought five gold coins with me, but I didn't expect to stay outside for so long.

I'm almost out of money from drinking magic potions every day.

I miss the mycelium coffin board in the dungeon...

Dylan came to the counter, picked up a wooden cup and scooped a glass of wine from the wooden barrel under the counter.

"Is there any way to make money around here now?"

"Making money? Aren't those guys out there doing that?"

"Ahaha..." The inferior wine slid down his throat, and the sour taste of over-fermentation made the hairs on the back of his neck stand up in comfort. "Cole, you know I'm not talking about those menial tasks."

Cole stopped his carpentry work and looked Dylan over.

"What? Are you short of money?"

Dylan nodded: "We are short of money and in urgent need."

"Well..." Cole looked up and saw that no one else had entered the tavern except them. "There is something you can help me with."

The wooden trapdoor creaked with a sour sound, and Dylan followed Cole into the wine cellar.

The two men came to a large wine barrel.

"Help me transport these to Yufan Port. I'll give you three gold coins as a deposit. Once the job is done, the contact person will give you another seven. How about that?"

As he spoke, Cole opened the lid of the barrel, and inside was full of monster materials and weapons and equipment, most of which were stained with dark red blood.

The unpleasant smell of these things together made Dylan lean back slightly: "Old man, you even make money from the dead?"

Obviously, these were taken from dead monsters and adventurers, which is a definite violation of the rules.

"Just tell me whether you will do it or not!"

"Do it, why not do it!"

If he doesn't make money soon, his magic power will be exhausted and he will die.

"But there are so many, I can't carry them out by myself. You can't arrange a carriage for me and let me walk on the road, right?"

Cole resealed the barrel.

"Of course not the main road. Come again tonight. Four of us, one bag each, and we'll go through the western forest."

"Isn't it possible that we might encounter some monsters that we've missed?"

"Why else would I give you 10 gold coins? To help you?"

Dylan nodded, the tavern owner made sense.

Dylan walked out of the Rotten Willow Tavern with three more gold coins in his pocket. He was going to buy a bottle of magic potion for use on the road.

What Dylan didn't know was that there was a book made of human skin emitting faint magical fluctuations, mixed in with the stolen goods that Cole showed him.

Careful readers must have discovered long ago that the two lines are not synchronized. For narrative needs, the surface timeline is slightly later and will be synchronized back later.

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