Chapter 207 206. Friendly Puji
Qiong's heart beats like a drum!
Just after escaping from the clutches of Chiss, he became a captive of an unknown existence in the blink of an eye!
He originally thought that the dragon man was an outsider, but now he was shocked to find that it was just like Chis, lurking in the middle layer! ?
What made him even more suffocated was that this dragon man seemed to be symbiotic with... a group of strange mushroom-like creatures? !
The extreme cold of the Far North should have killed all fungi, and Qiong had never seen a Puji.
Based on its seemingly soft and weak appearance, Qiong instinctively classified it as a weak monster.
However, being able to live on the same floor with the murderous Chiss... the truth is obviously far more than meets the eye!
Putting aside these complicated matters, what really worried him was that just now, right in front of him, the Pujis had sprinkled something unknown on Shou, and now these things seemed to have grown into Shou's body!
Judging from the scene before them, there is no doubt that these mushrooms will eat them as food!
Qiong pushed away several Pujis beside him and tried to struggle and resist, but a cold hand with irresistible force pressed him back to the ground!
Looking back - a tall body, skin as pale as paper, and... a pair of sharp fangs with a hint of blood!
"Vampire?" Qiong's voice was distorted by extreme shock. "You...you are from the Empire!?"
Qiong was in a state of confusion for a moment, totally unable to understand why people from the Empire would appear in the middle level of the Stone Fortress dungeon, and why they wanted to capture them.
Louisa rolled her eyes and didn't bother to explain to him.
The boss originally wanted to let Puji knock out the demon with hallucinogenic spores first and then cripple Jishi, but he struggled out in advance.
Then just come directly like this!
Louisa hugged the struggling Qiong, clamped his arms, and then bit his neck.
"Ugh..." Life quickly faded away with the warm blood, Qiong's resistance quickly weakened, and his consciousness began to blur.
And Louisa, sitting opposite him, was intoxicated by the delicious food.
How long has it been... since I tasted such delicious blood?
This sweet taste, which contained the unique power of the demon, was by no means comparable to the crude blood of cavemen or minotaurs. It made Louisa narrow her scarlet eyes in satisfaction.
"Are you planning to suck him dry?" The boss's voice was like ice water poured down on him.
Louisa woke up instantly and pulled the fang out of her neck without hesitation.
She wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and shook her head solemnly to show that she knew her limits!
Qiong fell to the ground with his vision darkened. He used his remaining strength to drive his arms, reaching out in vain towards the unconscious Shou...
puff--
The last thing he was aware of was a short, puffing foot gently stepping on his chest, and spores fluttered across his body like fine snow.
I will also be eaten by these mushrooms, just like Shou...
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"Ah, I see. No wonder you are here."
While Lin Jun was greeting the two injured demons, he instructed Norris and Xiao Hei: "Run again! See if the meatball you just stepped on is still there. Pick it up if you can."
Something that Chis cares so much about must be a good thing!
After waking up, Qiong was surprised to find that he and Shou were not dead. Not only that, Shou seemed to have recovered from his serious injuries!
Although his hands were disabled, at least his life seemed safe now. Even the wounds on his body had been healed by the parasite.
Qiong didn't know what consequences this strange healing method would bring, but it was a good thing that Shou survived!
Hunting is much calmer.
Considering Qis' unusual behavior, this group of people who call themselves Puji are probably not good people.
But Shou didn't have much choice. He tried to lie several times during the communication, but the other party pointed it out every time as if by accident.
He could only give some vague explanations and tried not to mention the location and situation of the tribe.
Fortunately, the other party seemed to have little interest in the Demonic Tribe and did not ask any more questions.
"Alas, you are also forced by Qisi. You have to survive!" Puji shook his head and sighed with sympathy, "Just like our Puji family, we are peace-loving by nature! But Qisi is jealous. He comes to smash, loot and burn every few days. We are forced to fight..."
Qiong couldn't help but touch his neck, where there were two teeth marks.
Lin Jun noticed it and took the initiative to explain: "Alas, Xiaozhu is a little greedy, but she also knows her limits. Just think of it as a little 'blood reward' for saving you!"
"Piglet..." Qiong's gaze couldn't help but drift to Louisa not far away.
The latter immediately turned his face away and pretended to study the shadow in the corner.
"For saving our lives, a little reward is due. We don't mind." Shou calmly took over the conversation and answered for Qiong.
After a brief exchange, the Pujis brought over two bowls of strange, fluorescent soup.
"This is……"
"Mushroom soup, aren't you hungry?"
After surviving several near-death experiences, it’s impossible for me not to be hungry.
But... a bunch of mushroom monsters invite you to drink mushroom soup? The glowing kind?!
This scene is as weird as it can be.
In the end, Shouxian had to bite the bullet and eat it. His life was in the hands of the other party, so there was no point in thinking too much!
After finishing a whole bowl, a hint of surprise flashed across Shou's eyes. Although the mushroom soup didn't taste very good, after eating it, the warm energy quickly filled his exhausted body!
Qiong even felt a little embarrassed and asked for another bowl.
"It's okay, it's okay, eat as much as you want, they're just mushrooms, I have as many as you want!"
After a hearty meal, Shoushi tried to suggest leaving, and unexpectedly, Puji readily agreed.
"You two are so weak, it would be best if you rest for a day or two before leaving." Puji seemed to be genuinely concerned about their safety.
"Thank you for your kindness, but so many things have happened, and I'm afraid the tribe is still waiting for news from us." Shou said.
"That's right, you can take these with you!" Lin Jun expressed his understanding.
A Puji handed over a bulging leather bag and stuffed it into Qiong's hand. It was full of mushrooms and said, "Take it and eat it slowly on the way."
When leaving, Shou saw some Puji carrying the wreckage of Chiss from afar.
He passed by Norris who had gone back again but returned empty-handed - Chis had already recovered all the bodies.
The Pujis escorted them all the way to the upper level, then waved their mycelium tentacles and said goodbye to them.
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"Hunting," Qiong looked back at the deep outline of the castle, his voice hesitant, "These Pooji... seem to be quite friendly to us?"
Shou did not answer immediately, but sighed heavily, as if he wanted to pour out all the foul air in his chest.
The sigh condensed into white mist in the cold air and lingered for a long time.
“…I hope so.”
"you mean?"
The hunter raised half of his arm, and the mycelium followed the magic patterns and intertwined with his flesh and blood.
“Qiong,” he looked through the snow and wind, towards the wilderness further north, “Perhaps…what we should do now is to keep walking northward without looking back, until we reach a place where there are no more of our people, and then…die quietly there.”
He paused, his voice full of hesitation: "But everything we saw and experienced... the news about the Chiss, the mushrooms, and this underground city... we must find a way to send it back to the tribe."
Qiong thought much more simply. He said firmly, "Shou! Wherever you go, I will go! Even if we die together!"
Shou stopped and looked at him for a few times, but in the end he couldn't bear to take him to die with him in such an unclear way.
"Let's go back and see the elders first. If that doesn't work, let the tribe migrate south as soon as possible..."
(End of this chapter)
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