You promised to wreak havoc on the dungeon, but instead you've got Dragon Slime!

He hung the glowing stone around his neck with a leather strap and scanned the distance ahead with sharp eyes.

Ten meters away, in the shadows of the cave wall, a cluster of enormous, almost human-sized, brightly colored fungi came into view—

Paralyzing mushroom.

Ross, tasked with teaching the new students, immediately began on-site instruction:

"Do you see that 'big umbrella'?"

He pointed to the strange plant:

"That thing is called a paralysis mushroom, and it's a common sight in E-level dungeons."

The three newcomers nervously examined the enormous mushroom cap.

"Mr. Ross, will it attack us on its own?"

One of the newcomers asked in a trembling voice.

Ross let out a soft, relaxed chuckle.

"Attack? No way. But it contains paralyzing poison sacs. If you brush against it or touch it out of curiosity, hehe, it'll turn you into a stone statue instantly, unable to move!"

A newcomer immediately suggested:

"Then let's go around it!"

Ross shook his head and instead strode over to the giant paralyzing mushroom.

"Going around? No need."

His tone carried the composure of someone with experience:

"This thing is harmless, and it's a free experience point!"

As he spoke, he raised his broadsword high and, with the power of a LV10 berserker, slashed down fiercely at the plump, brightly colored mushroom cap!

boom! ! !

A deafening roar suddenly exploded in the narrow cave!

The paralyzing mushroom was not cut open as expected, but exploded instantly like a bomb filled with unstable magic!

The colorful spore dust, carrying a strong numbing odor, spread wildly through the air like deadly smoke!

Rose, who was closest to the dust cloud, was the first to be engulfed by it!

Two newcomers who were standing close together were also not spared!

Only the newcomer who reacted a little faster and was a little further away took a few steps back in fear, barely managing to avoid being enveloped by the dust.

Oops!

Ross felt a strong numbing sensation, like a cold, venomous snake, instantly burrowing from his skin into his limbs and bones!

His strong body completely lost control, collapsing to the ground with a thud, like a heavy wooden stake.

His eyes were filled with utter shock and disbelief as he stared intently at the still-smoking pile of fungal remains.

"How...how could it...self-destruct?"

He tried to speak with difficulty, but even his tongue was too numb to move.

"This paralyzing mushroom...doesn't it only have poison sacs?"

"Could it be... a mutation?!"

In that moment of life-or-death shock, from deeper within the cave, several eerie white figures, accompanied by the clicking sound of bones grinding together, brandished rusty, broken swords and axes, charged out like hyenas that had caught the scent of blood—

They are several level 1 undead skeletons!

Normally, as a level 10 berserker, Ross would cut down these frail skeletons as easily as chopping vegetables.

But at this moment, his body had completely betrayed him; even raising a finger had become a luxury, let alone launching an attack or issuing a warning!

The two newlyweds who were also affected collapsed to the ground, their eyes filled with boundless fear and confusion.

The only survivor, a newcomer, witnessed this scene. Where was his will to fight? The instinct for survival overwhelmed everything!

He let out a terrified scream, turned around, and scrambled back towards the cave entrance he had come from, completely abandoning his companions on the ground.

Rose and the other two newcomers were plunged into utter despair.

Chapter 8 Flash Paralysis Mushroom

Two eerie flames flickered in the empty eye sockets of those skeletons as they raised their tattered weapons high...

boom! boom! boom!

Heavy knocking sounds echoed dully in the entrance area of ​​the Black Language Cave.

The attack power of a LV1 skeleton is indeed pitifully weak, but when a LV10 adventurer is completely paralyzed by paralysis toxin and unable to make any defensive moves, his vulnerability is no different from that of a wooden target!

Unable to dodge or block, they could only endure each blunt blow.

Under this one-sided "execution," even the damage caused by a LV1 skeleton is enough to accumulate into a deadly threat!

Tears of humiliation and regret welled up in Ross's eyes, his soul roaring silently:

"Damn it! Why! Why did these mushrooms... self-destruct?! I... I'm not reconciled!!!"

……

The azure "Eye of the Abyss" crystal ball, suspended in the center of the office, clearly showed that four adventurers had entered the Black Whisper Caves.

When Alyssa discovered that one of them was a Level 10 veteran, her heart nearly jumped out of her chest!

LV10! An adventurer of that level could raze that kid's crappy dungeon to the ground with his eyes closed!

Miss will soon be able to see reality clearly!

However, only a short while later...

The crystal ball shimmered with light, while the cold, impersonal data was updated:

LV10 Adventurer (Ross) - Status: Dead.

LV1 Adventurers (2) - Status: Dead.

Alyssa seemed to be pierced by an invisible icicle, instantly freezing in her chair, staring at the crystal ball in disbelief.

"This...how is this possible?!"

She whispered, her voice distorted with extreme shock:

"How did that level 10 adventurer die?"

"How could those level 1 trash monsters possibly kill a level 10 berserker?!"

"Where exactly... did things go wrong?!"

Just as she stared blankly and bewildered at the crystal ball, the numbers representing her ranking on the surface of the ball suddenly flickered—

Black Language Cave's ranking rose from 7422nd to 7410th!

It improved by a full 12 places!

This unexpected "progress" was like adding fuel to the fire!

Alyssa snapped back to reality, no longer caring about her elegant image as a succubus assistant, and began to hurl insults at the crystal ball, her shrill voice echoing in the sulfurous air:

"Idiot! Trash! A level 10 adventurer who dies in a trash dungeon like Ron's is a disgrace to adventurers! He doesn't deserve to live!!"

After venting her anger, she managed to suppress the turmoil in her heart and force herself to calm down.

"An accident... just an utterly stupid accident!"

She gritted her teeth and tried to console herself:

“A normal, intelligent adventurer would never make such a basic mistake!”

She took a deep breath and fixed her gaze on the azure crystal ball again, as if staring at a ferocious beast lurking in the abyss.

……

Drop drop... drop drop...

Late at night, Ron was awakened by a persistent notification sound in his mind that sounded like a whisper from the abyss.

"You've already 'reaped' results so quickly?"

He mumbled sleepily, his consciousness sinking into the monster breeding platform.

On the platform interface, two new term runes, emitting a faint glow, were clearly visible:

[Acquired entry: Short-Range Blink LV1]

[Obtained the entry: Rock Solid LV1]

With a thought, the detailed information of the entry appears:

[Short-Range Flash LV1]:

It allows the user to instantly teleport to the target's side within a three-meter radius.

【Rock Solid LV1】：

It can give the wearer's body the hardness of rock.

After reading the introduction, Ron's sleepiness vanished almost completely.

He lay flat on the simple but comfortable bed, his arms behind his head, staring at the dappled shadows on the ceiling, his blood-red eyes gleaming with calculating light in the darkness.

"Short-range flash..."

He whispered to himself:

"If this skill were given to those monsters that adventurers perceive as 'immobile'... tsk tsk, the scene would definitely be a 'surprise' for them."

"For example... sticking it to those mushrooms that can self-destruct and have paralyzing venom sacs? Turning them from 'landmines' into proactive 'flash bombs'?"

Upon realizing this, Ron immediately sat up.

The panel in front of me unfolded automatically without being summoned, clearly displaying the real-time scene of the Black Language Cave.

In the scene, the entrance area of ​​the Black Language Cave is intact, as if no one has ever set foot there. The ten colorful paralyzing mushrooms still stand quietly in place, exuding an eerie aura.