Chapter 264 263. Ellawen
"Big Mushroom, did you save me?"
In the tree hole, the elf finally woke up, his pale face showing weakness after surviving a disaster, but he could not hide his excitement.
She kept stroking the scout's smooth mushroom cap with her fingers, her eyes full of joy.
As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw two neatly chopped-off wind wolf corpses at the entrance of the cave, as well as a Puji with dark red bloodstains on the tentacle blade next to him. The conclusion was obvious!
It must be this new friend who fought off the wolves and protected her from unconsciousness!
Although being eaten by wolves is not a bad thing, it is obviously better to survive and continue to make friends!
It’s just… it’s unbelievable that Puji killed the Wind Wolf!
She never thought about why this Puji helped her. As she had the title of "Friend of Animals", it was common for her to be approached and helped by forest creatures.
Pfft... half animal?
She didn't dwell on the details; she just wanted to get close to this life-saving "mushroom".
I still remember the warm and soft touch before I fell into a coma, and now I can't help but want to stick to it to express my gratitude.
Faced with the pervert who was approaching him with a crazy look on his face, Scout Puji decisively raised one foot and pressed it against her cheek.
[Name: Ellaven Shiraishi]
Lin Jun didn't want to parasitize an unknown object, nor did he want to finish off the enemy, so after discovering that this elf couldn't die, Lin Jun considered letting the scout Puji leave and continue exploring.
The reason why Scout Puji was not allowed to leave directly was very simple: her title of "Friend of Animals".
It’s not that Lin Jun was affected by the title, but a guy with this title should have many animal friends!
Then wouldn't it be natural to have another Puji friend mixed in?
I want to see if I can sneak into the elves' city.
As for the problem of monsters entering and leaving the dungeon, it is not a problem in the Shenmu Dungeon.
This is the only dungeon with no restrictions on the range of monster activities and no so-called magic tide, although the "only" mentioned above is no longer unique.
The fact that sunlight can shine into the dungeon shows that it is quite special.
As for the reason why it is so special, it is not recorded in the collected information.
This is normal. Lin Jun's information comes from Inanna and Aidin, but humans don't actually have a deep understanding of this underground city located in the elves' territory.
After all, outsiders are not welcome in the entire elf territory. Only a few recognized people can move freely in the forest without worrying about being shot by arrows from anywhere, and this activity range also includes the Shenmu Dungeon.
It is said that the Sword Master had briefly obtained this recognition when he was young, but it was later revoked for unknown reasons.
In short, Lin Jun changed the action plan of this scout Puji to sneak into the elf city and explore the dungeon. Naturally, other scouts would take over this task.
Anyway, Lin Jun now has a lot of control capacity, so it is not a problem to maintain one or two more [Follower Control].
The reality was pretty much as expected. This elf named Ellawen really seemed to regard Puji as her "animal friend." The only problem was that she was a little too enthusiastic...
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"Just once! Let me touch your belly again!" Ellawen pounced on him again with her hands open, trying to touch Puji's abdomen.
Her response was [Assault Catapult LV7]!
The scout stepped on Ellaven's face as she came closer, and with the help of the force, he bounced to the other end of the tree hole.
Ellawen stumbled from the kick and crouched down, clutching her nose. Two round, muddy footprints were left on her face. She rubbed her aching nose, her fingertips soon staining bright red—her nose was bleeding from being stepped on...
"Hiss..." She wiped the blood from her nose and muttered softly, "Stingy... How strange, the fur balls obviously like being clingy like this..."
Although she grumbled a lot, she didn't insist on it anymore.
She stood up and quickly dragged the two wind wolf corpses from the tree hole and walked out. Lin Jun thought she was going to make a fire and roast meat to replenish her energy, but she found that she had dug a hole and buried the two wind wolves under the tree.
After doing all this, she stretched, moved the joints of her hands and feet, and felt her strength slowly recovering.
Then, she looked at the giant tree next to her that required several people to hug.
She took a deep breath, took a sudden run-up, used her hands and feet, and quickly jumped up the straight tree trunk!
The speed was indeed astonishing, and the movements were agile, but... it was completely lacking the elegance and grace that an elven ranger should have.
Her limbs scraped at the bark, her body pressed against the trunk as she struggled upwards. This made Lin Jun think of a large cockroach...
In a few steps, she climbed to the branch with fruits, nimbly picked a few plump fruits that were green with red spots, stuffed them into the small leather bag around her waist, and then climbed down quickly again in the posture of a cockroach.
While chewing on the fruit, Ellawen passed one to Puji and said, "Can you eat this?"
Scout Puji ignored her, and Ellawen didn't care. She shrugged, withdrew her hand, and stuffed the second fruit into her mouth and began to chew it, mumbling to herself incoherently, "Hmm... That's weird, Puji... How do you usually eat?"
It was possible to encounter Puji in some of the forest's caves, but she had never studied them much before, and the one in front of her...
There is a small hole on the mushroom cap, the purpose of which is unknown, a pair of small wings on the back, and four bladed tentacles. It looks like a mutant species.
After eating the fruit and replenishing her strength, she prepared to go back.
But before that...
Ellawen knelt in front of Puji with a serious expression.
An emerald green light shone in the palm of his hand, and he gently grasped one of the mycelial tentacle of Scout Puji.
This time, she did not speak the Elvish language that Lin Jun could not understand at all.
Miraculously, a vague and friendly thought, along with the green light, came directly to me - come with me!
Is this the racial talent of the elves, affinity with nature?
It’s not any language, but more like a “gesture” that everyone understands, just like when someone waves at you you know it’s a greeting.
This way of communication feels similar to the way tree spirits communicate.
Come to think of it, I am actually a part of "nature"...
The scout flapped its wings and flew up, sitting on the elf's head.
Unfortunately, this head was obviously not as convenient and comfortable as the one with built-in "armrests" like Shou's, so Puji clamped his legs together and fixed himself on Ellawen's head.
Finally posted it... but it's a little different from the warm picture Ellaven imagined...
But Ellawen was still very happy that Puji was willing to go with her.
"So you and Feifei both like to stay on top of me!" She shook her head happily, feeling the weight of Puji. "I hope you two won't fight over territory when you meet! Speaking of which... where's Feifei?"
She suddenly thought of her friend, put her hands to her mouth, took a deep breath, and let out a clear and long whistle.
A dull bird song answered her, coming from the gurgling belly above her head...
(End of this chapter)
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