Mushroom Lord in the Underground City

Chapter 701: Chapter 690: Minor Skirmishes

[Spirit of Virtue]

"Hey? Is the Death God there?"

"I want to report some bugs cheating!"

"Previously, I was chasing them all over the place, they had no territory left, but now they’re leveling up faster than me, the Hero, is that reasonable?"

Unfortunately, today Virtue continued with its lackluster performance — completely useless.

Really unbelievable, is Chis the protagonist of some martial arts story?

Could they learn top skills just by jumping off a cliff?

Let’s not even mention levels, just look at that panel!

[Gluttony of the Seven Sins]

[Leviathan]

New Levelless Skills!

Previously, Chis’s heart could be seen on that pillar’s panel, meaning it was part of its body.

Given this skill name, it seems to be extreme gigantification?

Lin Jun only saw a part of it, unable to view its entirety, but with tentacles that huge, its size must be much larger than a giant Puki.

Before Lin Jun was wondering, Chis almost emptied the sea, so why are there still so many bugs?

Turns out they were all fed to the heart!

That cunning Chis, actually stealing Puki’s resources to fatten itself, even gained a Levelless Skill?!

In other words, that [Leviathan] should have been Lin Jun’s, but was stolen by the thieving bugs.

Must find a way to reclaim it.

As for [Gluttony]...

It still looks pretty powerful. Chis leveling up so fast must be thanks to it.

But honestly, Lin Jun isn’t very interested.

Considering the Death God seems intent on giving both sins and virtues to them, Lin Jun instinctively wants to do the opposite.

But when decomposing Chis’s heart, guess the sin will automatically appear on the panel...

Worrying, could this also be part of the Death God’s plan?

Such figures lurking in the shadows, like a mastermind, are really annoying, especially when they’re enigmatic.

After marking two more crosses after Death God’s name, Lin Jun decided to dismiss this bit of displeasure.

Currently, Chis is hiding deep in a trench, a location Lin Jun can’t reach.

And the progress of laying the floating mushroom map is being hindered by Chis’s troops, progress is stalled.

In short, although knowing the location of Chis’s heart, Lin Jun presently can’t deal with it.

However, Lin Jun probably doesn’t have to worry too much about it quickly growing stronger in the meantime — not much is left in the sea.

Next, Chis will either continue scavenging scraps in the sea, waiting for Lin Jun to return and deal with it later, or it’ll have to move ashore.

If it’s ashore, both north and south belong to Lin Jun’s territory, land battles are Lin Jun’s forte!

And if it’s in the center, watching Chis and the Empire fight each other would be quite entertaining.

Hmm... If only they could push Chis towards the Empire...

The battles revolving around the floating mushroom fungal mat in the sea persist, but these are just minor scuffles before the real storm.

...

"Quick! Turn the rudder, get out of this area!"

The helmsman frantically turns the wheel, veins popping on his forehead, face flushed red. The sails crackle in the wind, the ship tilts, carving out an arc and leaving a white trail along the edge of the fluorescent mushroom.

"We’re done for! Done for! Why did these bugs suddenly become active? They weren’t like this before!" In the corner, a young crew member crouched by a barrel, clutching his head, his voice shrill and out of tune, "We’re all going to die! I don’t want to die!"

"Don’t give up!"

Bella swung her sword, splitting a Great Worm climbing onto the ship from head to tail.

Purple bodily fluid splattered all over her, trickling down her face, she didn’t even bother to wipe it off.

"Pick up your weapons! Hold the stern, don’t let them break through!"

Another bug lunged from the stern, its six segmented limbs hooking onto the deck, its mouth opening, revealing rows of sharp teeth inside.

Bella stepped forward, thrusting the sword tip into its lower jaw, piercing its entire head.

The creature twitched twice and slumped limp onto the deck.

Five or six bug corpses already lay at her feet.

Bella clearly didn’t inherit Old Dylan’s lousy foundation.

When first meeting the Hero, she was Gold Level, but after years of battling experience, her strength firmly stood at Diamond Level.

Ordinary bugs, she could slay a bunch of them alone.

However, even with such strength, it wasn’t enough to change the current situation, far from it.

At the edge of the deck, more arthropods are climbing up...

Tormented by the chaotic swathes, on the way back, Bella chose to sail around the edge of the fluorescent mushrooms.

This way, the journey wouldn’t be too long, nor would she vomit completely before returning, overwhelmed by chaos in every direction.

This choice, in hindsight, was wrong.

At first, a swarm of insects suddenly appeared, madly devouring the fluorescent mushrooms.

A large area of mushrooms vanished, and the night sea was once again engulfed in darkness.

However, soon the insects set their sights on the ship Bella was aboard and swarmed over.

The insects increased in number, and the crew couldn’t kill them as fast as they climbed onto the ship.

Bella saw a young crew member caught by three arthropods at once, lifted off the deck, and suspended in the air.

He struggled desperately, reaching for anything to grasp, but his fingertips only touched air.

Then he disappeared outside the ship’s side.

The sound of splashing water was drowned out by the screeching of the insect horde.

Then the second, the third, and the fourth followed.

Someone roared, swinging one last sword with all their might, then was overwhelmed by more insects.

Someone cried, curled up in the corner, held their head, and still called for their mother as they were dragged away.

Another made no sound as they were hooked and dragged away, silently accepting their fate.

Bella’s sword didn’t stop.

She didn’t know how many she had slain, thirty? Fifty? A hundred?

Her arm was numb, her vision was blurred by the splattered purple fluid, and the deck beneath her feet was slippery, making it difficult to stand.

She just mechanically swung, hacked, and pierced, slicing everything that approached in half.

But there were fewer people around her.

The defense line retreated from the deck to the stern. From the stern to the cabin entrance.

From the cabin entrance into the narrow corridor.

The corridor was so narrow that only two or three people could fit side by side at a time.

This was normally a disadvantage, but had become the last barrier, suppressing the insects’ numerical advantage, allowing them to only squeeze in one by one.

No one was joyful about this, as everyone knew this was just their dying struggle, merely delaying the inevitable death.

Clang—

After yet another strike, Bella’s longsword, already full of gaps, finally broke into two pieces.

The blade was stuck in the shell of the insect in front, as it raised its sharp limbs high!

The companion behind her shouted, trying to pull Bella back, but it was too late.

Seeing the falling insect limb, Bella’s nose tingled with sorrow.

Not for herself.

She would disappoint the Hero, failing to fulfill the entrusted task, maybe cause Lady Sofia considerable trouble?

And father...

Having finally reunited, she had boasted she would cure the mycelium on her father, only to die at sea. He would probably be very sad?

However, thinking of having a sister now, who could take care of their father in her stead, Bella felt a bit relieved.

She closed her eyes: "Sister whose name I still don’t know, I’ll leave father to you..."

Krrr—

The insect’s sharp limb didn’t fall; instead, there was a harsh tearing sound ahead.

As she opened her eyes again, Bella saw the insect being dragged away by something.

It struggled desperately, its limbs’ blades digging into the floor, clamping tight, yet was still slowly dragged out.

This was followed by ripping sounds, with broken insect limbs falling outside the door, soon after being wrapped up by several tentacles.

Simultaneously, the ship began to tilt, as if suddenly encountering a storm.

"Wha... what’s happening?" someone asked, trembling, but nobody could answer him.

Bella gripped her short sword and bravely took the lead to walk out.

There was no trace of any insect left on the deck, only paths of purple drag marks.

And in the distance, at the edge of the fungal mat of mushrooms, a massive Puki rose in the sea, its half-mushroom body exposed above the water, its tentacles swirling and churning the sea.

In the turbulent waters, you could faintly see a multitude of insects endlessly struggling in despair.

"Is that a... Puki?"

After being momentarily stunned, Bella suddenly reacted and shouted back!

"Quick! Hard to port! Otherwise, we’ll also be dragged in!"