Chapter 110 107. Temporarily irreplaceable

In the hollow of the mountain.

The slime sits on top of the rift, ignoring the tigers and wolves scurrying around it, filtering out the magic and curse from the water source as it has been doing for thousands of years.

Even if there was Puji right next to it using its skills to build a rock frame and it could suck Puji into its body with just a slight push of its body, it was not interested.

How should I put it... a good personality?

This is the first time I've seen such a Buddhist slime like Lin Jun.

Of course, the premise is that you don't move it away from the water source. If you move it away, the resistance will be very fierce.

Lin Jun has already studied this crack.

I'm not sure where the other side is, but it shouldn't be the Dragon Cliff dungeon from the Demon Tide.

Last time, there were two huge cracks on the fifth floor, but there was no curse at all. It was obviously not of the same style.

Speaking of curses, Lin Jun thinks of the abyss magic of those men in black robes.

However, compared with the abyss magic with limited range and duration cast by the man in black robe, the curse level on the other side of the rift is obviously much higher.

Lin Jun tried to command Puji to extend its mycelium tentacles to the other side of the rift, but as soon as the tentacles extended their ends, the effect of the curse skyrocketed, and half of the tentacles immediately turned into ashes. Even Puji itself was affected, and fell to the ground before being corroded in a few seconds.

This is a professional Puji who has increased his health and equipped with [Corrosion Resistance LV5]. He was still killed by the curse in one encounter.

The only information obtained was that the crack seemed to be in the middle of a canal on the opposite side, and there were some swaying shadows on both sides of the canal. In the magical water, the perception was too vague to see clearly what exactly it was.

All in all, the idea of ​​stuffing the mycelium in reverse is not feasible for the time being. At least you have to build up your corrosion resistance first.

Then Lin Jun tried to see if he could plug it.

This thing is too dangerous no matter how you look at it. If no one takes care of it, it will conservatively affect half of the sixth floor, and subsequent changes are unknown.

Although it can also bring magical benefits, it is not enough compared with the risks. It would be best if it can be blocked.

It is obviously impossible to block it with mycelium, as it will be corroded if it encounters the curse.

Lin Jun first used the method of pasting the wall with the rock generated by Puji to seal the cracks tightly so that not a drop of water could leak out.

The result is that the curse still shrouds the entire mountain cavity, and it is deepening and spreading outward as time passes.

Contrary to Lin Jun’s initial judgment, the curse was not hidden in the water.

The way the impact came from was second guessed to be radiation.

They had to chisel open the sealed stone wall and put the slime back to its original position.

Unable to stop it, Lin Jun had to settle for the next best thing, thinking about whether he could use an ordinary slime to block it.

After all, Lin Jun still wants to try the rare skills of this two-color slime.

After the two-colored slime split into a red slime, Lin Jun blocked the hole with the red slime.

The red slime was not very grateful and struggled at first. It was only after Puji suppressed it with a stone slab that it began to filter water obediently.

However, as magic power accumulated in the body, the red slime grew larger and larger, and struggled more and more vigorously. It was about to be out of control, and Lin Jun was about to give the order to kill it.

In the end, Lin Jun didn't have time to take action.

Bang!

It exploded on its own!

The bursting body fluids knocked the surrounding Pujis all over the place, and even the two Pujis that controlled the two-colored slime were covered in the juice and couldn't climb out for a while.

As soon as the two-colored slime broke free from its restraints, it bounced back immediately.

This was the first time that Lin Jun knew that slimes could burst...

Since two-color slime splits once in a while, there is no risk of it bursting, but this is not the case with ordinary slime.

In the end, after tinkering with it for a long time, everything has to remain the same.

The two-color slime suppresses the rift, and the surrounding Pujis not only cannot harm it, but also have to keep it well.

But it is impossible for Lin Jun to do nothing.

The Pujis now use their skill of creating rock walls to build cages around the slimes, or to be more precise - hanging cages.

The solid cage bottom has a small hole that fits the crack and two drainage holes.

At the top of the cage is a switchable exit for the slimes produced by the splitting to come out and enjoy a one-stop slaughter and decomposition service.

The top of the cage is hooked with tentacles made of mycelium with enhanced [toughness]. When needed, the two-color slime can be lifted up directly to reveal a crack.

In the cave in the mountain, Lin Jun directly deployed a total of 40 Pujis to be on standby for a long time.

These Pujis all have at least increased health and [Corrosion Resistance].

They are considered a group of small elites.

In addition to being responsible for slaughtering the split slimes, they also have to deal with emergencies that may occur here.

For example, if a two-color slime suddenly dies, the Pujis will have to use their bodies to block the cracks.

Relying on its health and resistance, each Puji can buy about half a minute, giving Lin Jun a chance to react.

In addition to these, they also have another task, which is to train [Corrosion Resistance].

Every once in a while, lift up the cage and release a little corrosive curse, then use it right away. Repeat this process to slowly brush up on this skill.

These are all Lin Jun's precautions.

This crack is so strange that it is uncertain whether it will disappear or expand.

If it expands and turns the entire sixth floor into a Jedi of corrosive curse, then Lin Jun will really only be able to fend for himself in the first five floors, and this is assuming that the stairs can block the curse.

But if I could raise my corrosion resistance and not be afraid of curses, then maybe I could develop in the opposite direction and expand my territory!

After everything was arranged, the Pujis outside also started the soil filling work.

This is a new batch of Puji engineering team. Almost all of the previous batch was killed in the slime flood.

They are filling up the broken hole in the mountain with rubble and soil, leaving only an underground passage reinforced by mycelium.

Prevent those curious adventurers from accidentally stumbling into the rift.

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[Level increase: LV52 → LV53]

[Seven Sins of Greed Trigger]

[Plundering Skills: Scale Armor LV5→LV6]

[Plundering Skills: Corrosion Resistance LV5→LV6]

[Plundering Skill: Saliva Arrow LV3→LV4]

oh!

As you wish, corrosion resistance has been upgraded!

The batch of dragon beasts Miraji that were harvested earlier has been almost decomposed.

Not to mention the purely entertaining skill of saliva arrow, Lin Jun originally raised Mirajane mainly for its scales, but now it seems that corrosion resistance is also very important. Perhaps he could consider expanding the scale of breeding?

Although I would like to do so, there is no new breeding site at the moment.

After all, the new breeding site also needs an environment like the Venom Lake where Miraji can hide and protect himself.

Otherwise, if you just grab some from passing monsters and adventurers, that's not called breeding, that's called charity.

In addition, this time not only did my skills get upgraded, but my level, which had been stuck for a long time, also got raised by one level!

I have to say, the upgrade is very slow after reaching a high level. The level has hardly changed for such a long time after the Demon Tide.

There is no longer the joy of rapid upgrades as in the deep zone.

But it's normal when you think about it. I'm a guy in my fifties, and I stay in a level capped at LV25 all day long. It would be strange if I can level up quickly by relying on natural collection and decomposing corpses to gain experience.

If you really want to level up quickly, you’ll probably have to go back down there and fight hard with those high-level monsters!

Speaking of going down, there is another very interesting place on the sixth floor - a rift that leads directly to the deep area.

This is where Inanna fell.

After occupying the dome and opening the entire map, Lin Jun also confirmed the location.

Now that the slime crisis has been resolved, I naturally have time to study it.

There is just one question. Among so many rifts, which one leads to my original place?

(End of this chapter)