Chapter 166 165. Confidence
"In the three days since the mission was announced, only 25 Silver-level personnel, 2 Gold-level personnel, and no Diamond-level personnel have confirmed their participation."
Fal frowned as he listened to Mirabelle's report.
It is not surprising that there are no diamond-level adventurers. Recently, all major cities have issued missions to capture demon spies, with generous rewards.
For diamond-level spies, there is no risk at all in dealing with spies who are at most gold-level. All they need to consider is how to find them.
It is normal that there are no diamond-level applicants. Even Aidin was found by him through a special commission.
But 25 people at the silver level and 2 people at the gold level were much lower than he expected. You know, the bounty for this mission was very high.
"Why are there so few people?" Farr's voice was emotionless.
"Based on what I've learned from the side and the chats of some applicants," Mirabelle pondered, "the general feedback is that the heavy historical casualties are daunting. And many adventurers think that the actual harm of the target is questionable at present. Some even think that Puji's existence is beneficial and do not agree with the crusade."
"Got it," Farr nodded, "Let's do this. Gather the people and prepare to set off as planned."
Although there were unexpectedly few adventurers participating, this did not affect Farr's plan.
In fact, he would still take action even if there were no adventurers.
The purpose of issuing this task is essentially to tell adventurers that the guild is about to take action, and if they don't want to be affected, they can choose to avoid it in the near future.
In fact, if Aidin’s phantom bug had not been discovered, Fal would definitely choose to rush over and look for King Puji as soon as possible.
But now that he has been discovered, we know that Puji has a high intelligence.
It would take at least half a day to get down to the fifth floor, so if King Puji wanted to run away, he would have done so long ago.
So this matter is not urgent.
Fal was even mentally prepared for not being able to find the King of Puji this time.
…
The gate of the underground city.
Following the formation of forty church warriors were adventurers armed with bows, crossbows and magic wands.
Aidin and Shiwu followed at the end of the team.
In addition to the team carrying out the mission, there were also many adventurers gathered nearby to watch the fun.
Pastor Noah also waved to Ranger Aimee in the team.
Seeing that everyone was present, Solalin commanded, "Let's go!"
As the president, Fal would naturally not enter the dungeon.
If he didn't go, Lillian, his personal maid who followed him everywhere, would naturally stay with him.
As a result, the only two people who can be relied upon for this deep journey into the dungeon are Fifteen and Aidin, and Aidin is an auxiliary illusionist.
However, Farr had little worries in his mind.
On the one hand, the temple warriors sent by the church were well-trained and particularly good at fighting in formation.
When their holy emblem shield wall is closed, the power that can be unleashed is far beyond the reach of ordinary adventurer teams.
On the other hand, in Farr's opinion, fifteen high-end combat forces are enough to serve as the spearhead of this mission.
After all, he was the one who truly walked out of the bloody storm on the border and was worthy of being called a "hero."
…
Lin Jun noticed the incoming team at the first moment.
I thought there would be one or two diamond-level groups, but in the end—
A bunch of gold and silver levels of the church?
I don't take it seriously at all.
Not to mention the adventurers following behind.
Lin Jun didn't expect that the illusionist would actually show up in his true form this time. He took a good look at the interface and judging from his skills, he was indeed a despicable guy.
What Lin Jun is considering now is not whether he can win or not, but to what extent he should fight so that he won’t beat the younger one and then the older one will come.
After all, this is an official team and cannot be treated casually like ordinary adventurers.
This relaxed and happy mood continued until he opened the panel of the last person.
[Name: Fifteen]
[Race: Human]
[Level: 61]
[Skills: Sword Mastery LV10, Dual Wielding Mastery LV10, Swimming Step LV9, Parry LV8, Trample LV8, Wind Pressure Slash LV8, Shrinking the Earth LV7, Air Sense LV7...]
[Title: Demon Killer, Broken Army (Attributes improved when charging)]
hiss--!
Is this the confidence of the new president?
Level 61 is higher than Xiao Hei!
Moreover, it is obvious that this row of skills are all complementary, which is much better than Xiao Hei's wild fighting style.
Compared to him, Xiao Hei's only attributes are slightly higher.
No wonder you dare to come down like this!
After thinking about it, Lin Jun sent Xiao Hei to the deep area, and did not call Xiao Zhu and Norris up.
I feel that in this kind of situation, whether it's a dragon man or a vampire that shows up, it will only make things more complicated.
And if Xiao Hei loses, it would be even worse.
Let Puji deal with the attack. If they can't win, they can just play hide-and-seek. Can they really burn down the entire dungeon?
…
The team of dozens of people was a bit too many for the size of the dungeon's passage, so the team was stretched into a long line.
Since they came here to cause trouble, Lin Jun would naturally not let them go down to the fifth floor so easily.
At the corner of the first floor, two Puji rushed towards the center of the team.
An adventurer spotted it from a distance, drew his bow and drew his arrow, not intending to give Puji any chance to get close.
However, when the arrows were shot, the two Pujis jumped up at the same time, dodged the arrows and rushed towards the team.
[Holy Barrier LV5]
In a hurry, two church warriors stood up with shields and cast this skill at the same time.
The defensive ability is similar to that of a magic light curtain. The two skills cast at the same time not only do not interfere with each other, but instead merge into a more solid virtual shield wall, successfully blocking the aftermath of the two Puji's self-explosion outside the team.
However, this small-scale harassment did not end in one go. Puji would appear at every corner and every intersection.
Some of them rush up and want to self-destruct, while others fire magic cannons from a distance. They are not very threatening, but very annoying, and you have to kill them. If you don't kill them, they will follow you and attack you all the way...
Three turrets popped up behind the team, with their mushroom cannons aimed forward.
Fifteen just drew out a straight sword and swung it backwards without looking back. The three Pujis that were more than ten meters apart were cut in half at the same time.
After the sword energy cut through Puji, it left a deep sword mark on the ground.
The convenience of [Wind Pressure Slash] opened Aidin's eyes, but he still frowned.
Most of these harassments will be quickly dealt with by the attacking team, but the team's speed will be greatly slowed down.
The first floor, which could have been completed in two hours, took a full half day this time.
Although there were no casualties, it was obvious that a lot of energy was consumed.
Was this also what Puji did on purpose?
The situation did not improve until the team reached the second floor.
The environment of the second floor is a forest. Although there are still puffs popping out, the team is not restricted by the narrow corridors like on the first floor.
Everyone can take turns defending the perimeter, but the speed is still not fast
The reason is that the front row needs to check for mines, puff...
Considering that such monsters have appeared on the fifth floor, and the environment of rotten leaves piled on the second floor is very conducive to hiding, even though no mines have ever been found on the second floor before, Aidin still suggested that the team proceed cautiously.
Fortunately, there was no danger along the way.
Just when Aidin thought he was worrying too much, three fat guys, Puji, who had been hanging on the treetops more than 50 meters high for who knows how long, leaped up and fell heavily towards the team below!
(End of this chapter)
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