Chapter 183 182. Baggage Troops
How come there is such a big crack?
If the hole were two circles bigger, it would be as big as the one during the demon tide.
By the way, the crack suppressed by the slime has also expanded a lot. The original fist-sized crack has now expanded by almost half. Fortunately, the two-color slime is also quite large, so it seems that it can block the crack for a long time.
Lin Jun is now afraid that before he has dealt with one problem, another one will come up, and in the end the entire deep area will become some kind of chicken-eating competition, with no winner in the end.
The cave where the Chiss Rift is located is only separated from the former Snake Cave and the current Puji Fortress by three connected caves. It is neither too far nor too close, just at a delicate warning distance.
In fact, ever since he suffered a loss in the snake cave last time, Qis's range of activities has obviously avoided the area where the fungal blanket spreads, as if he is afraid of Puji.
But Lin Jun still relied on reconnaissance to find the place.
The searching process was much easier than expected, as the caves cleaned by the Chiss were too "clean".
The almost predatory clearing not only wiped out all life, but also wiped out all mosses and lichens, leaving only bare, lifeless rocks.
After searching along the emptied cave for a few days, Lin Jun found the location of the crack.
After Scout Puji No. 1 was killed, Lin Jun immediately sent out Scout Puji No. 2 and No. 3 to conduct a circular reconnaissance around the area where the rift was located.
The message that came back was simple: the Chiss were launching a massive, bloody hunt in the Deep Zone.
They are like tireless butchers, sweeping through the dark underground.
Flesh, blood, plants, and even magic crystals were collected by them and transported back to their nest.
Lin Jun even discovered their "supply cart" - a monster called [Chis-Beast].
This creature has eight stubby, calloused paws that support its bulky but surprisingly stable body.
The most eye-catching thing is their huge stomachs that almost hang to the ground, making dull gurgling sounds as they slowly move.
Their heads were like oversized vacuum cleaners, and their huge mouths opened and closed with a low "humming" sound. Whether it was scattered meat, broken shells, or soil and gravel on the ground contaminated with nutrients, they were all forcefully sucked in all at once.
Once their stomachs are full, they will turn around and slowly crawl back into the depths of the crevice.
Each group of clumsy beasts is accompanied by guards, and it is obvious that these "transport vehicles" lack the means to protect themselves.
Lin Jun's expansion is to spread life and order in the cave.
Every time a cave is conquered, a vibrant fungal kingdom is built, dotted with mushrooms and popping around, making it a self-sufficient ecological node.
However, the evil Chiss are different. They only know how to plunder and destroy.
They didn't seem to plan to move out of the nest, but just wanted to search the surrounding resources with the rift as the center.
Of course, they won’t visit every cave. They will bypass those with powerful monsters, high-temperature caves with magma, and now they will also bypass those with fungal blankets...
Even thanks to their cleaning, the pressure of invasion from wild monsters in the first few caves of their home has been significantly reduced recently.
To be honest, if they were a little further away, such as seven or eight caves away, Lin Jun would not bother to pay attention to them.
After all, their radius of activity is limited due to logistical issues.
But the distance of only three caves clearly puts them within the range where they could be attacked at any time.
However, it is obviously not easy to block them back.
Putting aside whether or not he could win, the low temperature near the rift was something Puji couldn't withstand.
After digesting the last batch of beetles, Lin Jun's [Cold Resistance] finally reached LV5, which means he can move around in the vicinity, but his condition will not be very good.
In Lin Jun's opinion, this resistance must be at level 6 or even level 7 to prevent the Pujis from being affected by the severe cold.
The way to upgrade [Cold Resistance] naturally fell on these Qisi who walked out of the rift...
The fungal mat has begun to spread towards Chis from the surface to the inside. The "inside" here is naturally the burrowing ground while digging forward and spreading spores in the network.
Since the decisive battle is still far away, the expedition cannot be affected by Chis, as that would be putting the cart before the horse, so Lin Jun only has the capacity of about 600 Puchi.
In the case of insufficient combat power, Lin Jun naturally set his sights on the relatively weak "baggage troops"...
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In a cave full of giant webs, some nimble, reptilian-looking Chiss were using sharp blades to cut the connection points between the spider webs and the rock walls.
After all the webs are cut off, they will fall down along with the remains of the prey on them and be eaten by the dozen or so beasts below.
As for the owners of these nets, they were killed by Chiss's attacking forces a day ago.
A soccer ball-sized euglena floated in the center of the cave, spinning in circles and scanning its surroundings.
At a certain moment, the half-closed eyeballs suddenly opened, and a silent signal was transmitted throughout the cave and also to the distance.
It saw Puji coming!
All the beasts stopped eating and started running towards the crack, but unfortunately they were very slow even at full speed.
The monsters in charge of guarding rushed in the opposite direction, trying to block the entrance of the passage and occupy the advantageous terrain.
The previous experience told it that Puji's long-range attack was very strong, so it must engage in close combat in places with corner cover such as the entrance of a passage.
Unfortunately, Puji is faster.
A dozen Pujis covered with scales and rolled into a ball rushed out first, plunged into the Qisi, and exploded with a "boom", so smoothly without a pause.
The explosion caused the scales on Puji's body to scatter around, creating an effect similar to a shrapnel grenade. A large number of Chis were pierced by the scales. They did not die, but lost their combat effectiveness.
The huge damage also caused the Chiss' charge to pause slightly. They tried to disperse the team a little instead of forming a dense formation like now.
Otherwise, without those long-range Pujis, a few more rounds of self-destructive Chiss guards would be completely wiped out.
It was reorganizing its formation, but Lin Jun would not wait for it.
The Pujis successfully took up their shooting positions and fired at these Chis ...
After three rounds of mushroom cannon fire, there were only a few Chiss guards left alive.
At this time, those clumsy beasts had not even been able to run out of the cave into the passage and were completely like lambs to be slaughtered.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the eyeworm in the sky prepared to escape.
Its figure blurred and disappeared from sight.
However, with the dual perspectives of [Magic Perception] and [Sound Wave Detection], Lin Jun can see its location clearly.
Although the eye bug was difficult to hit as it was high in the air, a few bats in the team soon followed, puffing and chasing after it.
Even though half of them were out of control and spinning in the air, four of them still caught up with the eyeworms by using their [wake jet].
Following four explosions, the shattered body of the Euglena fell down along with the mycelium all over the sky.
This kind of bug is clearly over level 30, but its health is pitifully low. It can't even withstand the self-explosion of two Pujis, let alone four.
After dealing with the eye worms, the dozen or so clumsy beasts on the ground suddenly became a mess, huddled together and trembling, while the Pujis walked up with a swagger.
However, at this time, the [Sonic Detection] feedback showed that a big guy was coming from the direction of Chis's hometown.
(End of this chapter)
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