Chapter 171 170. Defeated

"You can't wait till the 15th! Anyone who can move, follow me! Aim for the upper level, and tear open a hole!"

Everyone knows that hope is as slim as a candle in the wind.

But when Commander Solarin spoke the order in a hoarse but unquestionable voice, it still ignited the last bit of instinct in everyone.

The desire to survive overwhelmed the fear, and the adventurers and church warriors staggered and gathered behind her, forming a shaky cone formation.

Ai Mei also stood there, holding the dagger tightly. Her palms were full of cold sweat, and the cold touch of metal was her only support at the moment.

The breakout began.

Soralin took the lead, her sword burst out with dazzling light, and slashed fiercely at Puji who was standing in the front and rushing towards her with dancing tentacles.

The others followed closely behind, roaring and pouring out their remaining strength and fear.

The flashing of swords and the flying mycelium are intertwined with each other.

At first, with the help of Solarin's sharpness and everyone's desperate ruthlessness, they actually tore open a gap and broke through the Puji team blocking the fourth-floor gap!

Aimee's heart was beating wildly, as if she saw a glimmer of life.

But this was just her temporary illusion, because after the breakthrough, they saw more poofs...

Endless, coming from all directions like a turbid tide.

Purple poisonous fog filled the air at some point. From time to time, some people could not hold on and fell to the ground, then were swept up by the tentacles and disappeared in the puff.

The formation could no longer be maintained and chaos spread like a plague.

"Hold on! Don't disperse!" Commander Solarin's roar sounded so weak in the chaos.

Even though she swung her sword hard and tried to reorganize the team, defeat was already inevitable.

This is no longer a breakout, but rather the Pujis are catching little desserts.

Aimee saw the wizard named Aidin, whose figure blurred and then disappeared.

Seeing this scene, she regretted not buying an invisibility scroll to save her life.

Aimee is just an ordinary adventurer. It’s luck that she has managed to make it this far, but that’s all.

In the chaos, a hyphae tentacle entangled her foot. Aimee screamed and was dragged to the ground.

She instinctively twisted her body to try to break free, but more soft yet extremely tough hyphae tentacles wrapped around her like live snakes, instantly wrapping around her limbs and making her unable to move.

He barely turned his stiff neck - as far as the eye could see, dense swarms of Puji had already gathered around him.

Are you going to die?

For thirty gold coins...are you risking your life?

Ha, it really is... an adventurer's ending that couldn't be more standard.

However, just as this thought of accepting fate arose, a stream of hot, completely uncontrollable liquid suddenly surged into my eye sockets.

Warm tears slid down her muddy cheeks without warning.

How embarrassing... She had never thought before that she would be the kind of person who cried before dying.

As she looked unwilling, a mushroom moved in front of her face, and its fat cap suddenly squeezed -

"puff!"

The purple spore mist with a sweet and fishy smell splattered heavily on Aimee's face, mouth and nose!

The world gradually twisted and rotated.

The chaotic thoughts, the cold touch, the fear of death... were all pulled away, scattered, and thrown into the distant void by a strange force.

Instead, there is a vortex of bizarre and colorful fantasy.

There...

She successfully delivered the commission, and the heavy bag of gold coins fell into her palm with a wonderful sound that was so real.

Her teammates sat around her, and the usually rough faces of Horn and Old Hammer were filled with genuine and undisguised envy.

Noah's eyes lit up and he looked at her with admiration.

The looks from her teammates made her feel warm and proud.

"Let's go! Honey-juiced catfish belly, it's my treat!" She heard her hearty voice echoing in the bustling tavern.

After having a good meal and a few drinks, she returned to the familiar, small adventurer's inn.

Fatigue surged over me like a tide, and my body sank into the incredibly soft bed...

This trip is so tiring...

Just like that... fell asleep...

Fall asleep...

…

The Pujis quickly and skillfully removed Aimee's equipment.

Damaged leather armor?

It's rubbish. It's too rubbish to be even used to fill in the lottery.

The knife and shortbow look OK.

There are quite a lot of gold coins. As a young silver-level adventurer, he can actually have 11 gold coins on him. He must be a hard-working person.

Now it’s Puji’s turn!

The same scene was repeated nearby, even in Soralin.

The commander of the Wings of Judgment was one of the people who fought to the end. Even when there was no hope, he never laid down his weapon.

Others were knocked unconscious by drugs, but she was beaten unconscious by the Pujis.

Of course, bravery is no exception!

The Pujis also stripped her of all her equipment.

Not to mention, as a team leader, he actually has two pieces of +3 attribute equipment.

The standard armor of the Wings of Judgment is also a good thing. Although it is a little damaged after the battle, it is much more valuable than the leather armor of those poor adventurers.

Lin Jun also found a silver pendant on her.

I originally thought it was some kind of equipment, but when I opened it, I found a photo of her and a young man.

Wow——

This guy is the type who would hang a photo of an important person around his neck...

If it was a copper pendant it would be fine, but since it’s silver... I’ll just take it.

Actually, there are no cameras in this world, but there is such a thing as imaging magic, and adventurer's ID cards are also made in the same way.

It was also recorded in the magic book in Lin Jun’s collection. It was just a second-level magic, but he had not had time to learn it.

Maybe we should learn from them and take a group photo of all the employees for the mushroom garden?

Lin Jun's thoughts are always divergent. After all, his huge mental power means that even if he is distracted, it will not affect his control over Puji.

Niu Ma Puji put all the spoils into his stomach and transported them to the small treasury on the sixth floor.

The other Puji carried the captives back to the fifth floor and brought them to the open space outside the cave.

After letting some of the Puji surround them, Lin Jun turned his attention to the battlefield where Fifteen had just wreaked havoc.

The scene along the route where Fifteen charged was extremely messy—scattered with large numbers of fragments cut by sharp blades.

Thanks to the sharpness of Fifteen's two swords, the cuts on these fallen Pooji were extremely smooth, and the damaged area was theoretically not large, so [Mycelium Reorganization] could repair it.

But you can't expect a bunch of fragments to wriggle and aggregate back together on their own. Puji is not a ninth-level flesh and blood creature.

In line with the virtue of thrift and frugality, Lin Jun decided to give it a try to see if he could "rescue" some of these broken pieces.

Anyway, we have to wait for the guy with the sword to "dig" it out himself, so just take it as a way to... kill time.

(End of this chapter)