Chapter 39 39. Is this different from what we agreed?

"Here they come! The monster has appeared!"

The sound mixed with fear and excitement made the mercenaries leaning in the shadow of the stone wall straighten their backs at the same time, and the metal armor plates made intermittent crisp sounds when they turned around quickly.

Everyone's attention was focused on what was behind the door.

Vera also tightened his grip on the weapon in his hand—a very ordinary scimitar.

His fine steel scimitar was lost in the looting incident, so now he can only use this ordinary iron one.

Since the Adventurer's Guild offers generous rewards and recruits assistants, even before the battle begins, a considerable amount of hiring money can be obtained every day.

So he and Feiyin and Feiling both came.

Although some adventurers described the demon tide as terrifying, it is impossible for so many adventurers to fail.

What they need to pay attention to is to try not to get injured in the battle.

But I didn’t expect that after only one day of guarding, the devil tide was coming!

Vera and the adventurers around her held their breath and adjusted themselves to the best condition.

Several adventurers armed with bows and crossbows gathered at the gap in the gate, aiming inside, ready to launch the first wave of shooting at any time.

This wait lasted ten minutes.

The adventurers looked at each other, and finally looked at the guy who first shouted "Monster appears".

"No... that's not right. A monster has indeed appeared..."

The man wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and took a look at the gap.

There was only the corpse of Puji, and as for the other monsters, there was no trace of them.

In the end, it was Marshall who stepped forward to confirm the situation and comforted everyone:

"There is indeed a walking mushroom running to the door, which means the 'rules' of the dungeon have become weaker.

But the main force of monsters should not have arrived yet, it’s just that the walking mushrooms on the first floor happened to wander over.

Let's relax our guard first, I'll keep watch here."

Marshall also breathed a sigh of relief. The guild had previously predicted that the demonic tide would not break out for another three to four days.

It will take a few days for support from surrounding cities to arrive.

Gathering adventurers to guard the gate now is just a precaution.

He just thought that this "what if" had happened.

After hearing what Marshall said, everyone put down their weapons and complaints arose one after another.

Beside Vera, Fei Ling and Fei Yin also breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, it is the legendary demonic tide. It would be a lie to say that I am not nervous.

But from the beginning, Vera has been looking at an unknown adventurer.

The scimitar on that man's waist...why does it look so familiar...

——

The magic shock once again spread from below to the mushroom garden.

It has been happening more and more frequently recently, as if it is a sign that a demonic tide is approaching.

Knowing the situation, Lin Jun has begun to actively arrange defenses.

Although the demonic tide looked very dangerous, he had made preparations.

The best case scenario, of course, is to be considered a member of the magic tide, and then blend into the magic tide team and rush up.

When other monsters and humans fight, he is responsible for providing free corpse collection services to both sides.

However, this situation is too idealistic and we cannot really pin our hopes on it.

The other possibility is that the magic tide will attack you as well, and you will have to fight back for the sake of your mushroom garden.

Fortunately, there are only two stairs between the fifth and sixth floors, so the defensive pressure is not that great.

To put it simply, it is a tower defense game, and Puji’s most powerful mushroom cannon is suitable for this kind of scenario.

At that time, we will add some Pujis with functions such as spraying mucus, spraying poison mist, and self-destruction.

At that time, even if the werewolves on the tenth floor rushed up together, he was confident that he could kill them all on the stairs.

As for the connection points between the fourth and fifth layers, just send a small number of Puji to block them.

Firstly, the monsters shouldn’t rush down in the opposite direction. Secondly, even if those low-level monsters come, ten or so Pujis will be enough to deal with them.

What Lin Jun is really afraid of are those supermodel individuals from the deep area.

If a monster of the Fire Demon level comes, it will be even stronger!

But Lin Jun wasn't sure he could stop it.

Fortunately, Lin Jun has a backup plan!

The main body drives the knight and hides deep in the cave in advance, and blows up the entrance if the situation gets bad.

He just didn't believe that the monsters would dig a hole in order to have a bite of his mushroom!

That means it will be a bit troublesome to dig it out later.

For this purpose, Lin Jun specially prepared several Pujis with [Rock Eater LV3].

The old bat's cave used to be a retreat and was now filled with most of Lin Jun's possessions.

Including equipment items left behind by adventurers, parasitic tree species, valuable materials taken from monsters, and a small pile of gold coins.

At first glance, it looks like a small dragon treasure.

In addition, 20 Pujis that are full of magical power and are used simply as batteries are prepared.

Even if the entire cave collapsed unexpectedly, he would be able to hold on until he dug it out!

well--

Whenever he had to prepare a way out for himself, Lin Jun would always think of the figure who opened the scroll in front of him and disappeared without a trace.

Unfortunately, he asked Dylan, and found out that there was no such thing as a teleportation scroll in this world.

The only way to teleport is through a complex ritual array, and a scroll alone cannot support teleportation magic.

The scroll that person used was not a teleportation scroll, but an escape scroll found in a dungeon treasure chest.

The principle is to use the power of the dungeon's own rules to eject the user directly.

This kind of scroll is produced in small quantities, but the price is not too expensive.

The reason is that this pop-up only ensures that the user leaves the dungeon range, and the location it pops to is completely random.

Safety ejection is a low-probability event, and it is normal for it to occur underground or in the sky.

If you don't have any special survival skills, using this scroll is tantamount to seeking death.

Having said that, if you can get one, it would be okay to use it to gamble when you are desperate.

Relying on these abilities of the knight, the possibility of survival is quite high.

——

With Lin Jun's mobilization, the Pujis were almost ready.

The two staircases leading to the sixth floor were equipped with no less than four hundred Pujis of various species.

There were 30 soldiers deployed at each staircase connecting to the upper level.

The main body and the knight, along with about 50 Pujis, are in the cave as a last resort.

Now all that’s left is to collect the hundred or so Pujis that had previously explored downwards. These Pujis have just walked onto the stairs leading to the fifth floor.

Another wave of magical power came, and Lin Jun was almost used to it.

However, this shock seems to be different from the previous ones and lasts for a long time?

It’s not over yet…

Is it a bit too long?

Not only that, as time goes by, the shock has not weakened, but has become stronger!

Finally, a tsunami-like magical wave formed, which made Lin Jun dizzy.

What the hell?

The devil's tide is beginning now?

…

When the waves finally subsided, Lin Jun found something wrong.

Those more than one hundred Pujis that were just walking up the stairs have all lost contact?

The original stairs no longer exist, and in their place... is an ever-expanding dark crack!

Faint roars of beasts could be heard from within.

Is this the devil tide?

It seems to be a little different from what you thought?

What’s more important is that it wasn’t just this staircase that mutated. The other staircase leading to the fourth floor, which was guarded by only 30 Pujis, also turned into that kind of crack!

You can't play dirty like this!

Before Lin Jun could go crazy, a head covered with hexagonal scales, shaped like a monitor lizard, poked out from the crack.

The monster's vertically narrow golden pupils moved slightly, sweeping across all the people present...

(End of this chapter)