Chapter 437, Section 436: Experiment
Puji Dungeon, Deep Zone, Lin Jun's Lair—a swampy cave overgrown with fluorescent mushroom trees.
Countless mushroom trees emitting a faint glow grew out of the murky puddle, illuminating the entire space as if it were a dream.
Visible spore particles floated in the air, making the entire cave appear hazy.
At first glance, this cave filled with spores was unusually quiet. There were no traces of wild monsters, nor could Lin Jun's men be seen. Only a few ordinary Puji were wandering aimlessly among the mushroom forest.
However, beneath the surface, danger lurks everywhere.
In this seemingly lifeless cave,
A whole thousand meticulously arranged Pooji guards were lurking in the shadows!
The turret, which blends into the rock wall using the [Rock Eater] skill, hangs upside down above the dome and the rock wall; the landmines, which [Mimic] ordinary mushrooms, are scattered all over the ground; hidden in the thick trunk of the mushroom tree are huge, heavily armored puji; and beneath the murky swamp are two S-rank magic crystal knight puji who have concealed all their auras by using [Feign Death].
The reason for setting up such a tight defense in the safe rear is that this world, full of all sorts of incredible skills and magic, is too dangerous. Putting aside those messy rumors, just the scene he witnessed—during the war in the North, when two demonic beings used abyssal magic to teleport away right in front of him—is still fresh in Lin Jun's memory.
Although he didn't know what the outcome of the teleportation would be—after all, Lin Jun was well aware of the unreliability of abyssal magic—it didn't stop him from making corresponding arrangements for the worst-case scenario.
With the cave's defensive configuration, even if a duke of Sigismund's level suddenly teleported in, as long as he didn't appear directly in front of Lin Jun's main body, this defensive system could at least buy him enough time to react.
At that time, whether he quickly moves with his main body or uses the [Split] skill to swap the main body with the distant Puji, leaving only a decoy, he can handle it with ease.
Moreover, this cave is right next to the core of the underground city. If the raiders fail to recognize Lin Jun's clone immediately, Lin Jun can try to lure them to the core area with her clone and then activate the two magic puppets.
Of course, if it really comes to the point where this move is necessary, it means that the main body's information has been leaked and the situation is already quite critical.
For Lin Jun, it was best if these carefully arranged defensive measures never had to be used.
Beneath the swamp lies a space supported by mycelium, where Lin Jun's true form resides.
Lin Jun likes the swamp environment, but doesn't like having dirty things directly touch her, so she usually sets aside a separate space in the swamp to live in.
At this moment, Lin Jun's body, which had remained motionless for millennia, began to twist and turn, a rare occurrence for her.
finally!
Finally, I got a skill that's completely my own and doesn't require a level!
The [Physical Immunity] on Ming doesn't count, and that skill isn't on Lin Jun.
Moreover, although Ming has such super talent, he was ultimately born too late.
Even though she spends her mornings learning various kinds of knowledge with Qiong, and her afternoons being thrown into the octagon to participate in brutal free-for-all battles, she also has to take potential-stimulating drugs prepared by Riel.
Under such intense pressure, he has only barely reached the level of a low-level adventurer. It's unknown when he will be able to be of any use.
[Life Essence] is a truly unique, level-free skill belonging to Lin Jun herself, and it will undoubtedly be useful in the upcoming battle!
The massive army of Puji that was annihilated by the [Sword of the Ultimate] had deeply imprinted the power of levelless beings in Lin Jun's heart.
He dreams of the Sword Saint suddenly dying of old age one day, so that Lin Jun can dismantle him and obtain this super skill.
Unexpectedly, I didn't get the [Sword of the Ultimate], but I unexpectedly got this!
Lin Jun found it hard not to get excited.
Of course, we still need to figure out what the effect of this skill is first.
Judging from the name alone, it seems to be something that enhances vitality, and I guess it might have an effect similar to super-fast regeneration?
But after careful observation, Lin Jun felt that something was not quite right.
Since acquiring this skill, he has felt his body becoming increasingly wet.
What the heck? This skill isn't called Juicy...
Create a Puji and equip it with skills.
In the panel, Puji successfully acquired the [Life Source Essence], while in Lin Jun's own panel, the [Life Source Essence] did not disappear like the [Split Body], but instead turned gray.
Skills turned gray? This is the first time I've seen this, but it's easy to understand.
I tried to equip the second Puji with it, and it failed as expected.
After killing the first Puji, before Lin Jun could even use Greed to devour it, the [Life Essence] on the panel had already lit up again.
It seems that although it's impossible for all Puji to share this level-less skill, at least they won't permanently lose it because they can't recycle corpses.
What if we give the skills to someone else?
It's probably the same thing: once that person dies, the skill will come back.
Now let's get to the main topic.
Inside the cave, the sound of mycelium being snapped echoed, and a heavily armored creature tore through a mushroom tree with a soft thud and emerged.
Lin Jun placed the [Life Source Essence] into its body.
Next, we need to test the specific effects of this skill. Heavy armor makes you more durable and has high HP.
Slicing, stabbing, electric shock, burning, salt baking, oil braising...
However, after one round of testing, Lin Jun was dumbfounded.
It's not that it's useless; the self-healing ability of the heavy armored creature has been significantly enhanced. If its mycelial tentacles break off, they can grow back within seconds. If it's cut in half, as long as it doesn't die immediately, it can also grow back on its own. It's quite a good recovery skill.
But... does this even deserve to be called a level-less skill?
If it can't even regenerate from a single mycelium into a fully armored Poogi in a few seconds, does it deserve to be called a level-less skill?
At this level, if Lin Jun further trains the [Regeneration] skill and combines it with [Mycelial Recombination], she can achieve a similar effect, and even have the additional function of death and rebirth!
【Regeneration LV10】+【Mycelial Recombination LV10】≥【Life Source】?
Are you kidding me!
After completely dismantling and recycling the heavy armor Puji's skill, a disappointed Lin Jun fell into deep thought.
Is it precisely because this is a defective product among skills without a level that that old bastard Shenmu gave it to so readily?
The more I think about it, the more likely it seems.
Several Puji emerged from the fungal carpet at the bottom of the Divine Tree Underground City. Lin Jun planned to talk to Divine Tree about the after-sales issues, and at least explain things to him clearly!
How can you play such a trick on people? Do you think they're so naive and don't know what's good for them?!
Just as he was about to knock on the "door" of the sacred tree—
Tick-tock.
A drop of clear liquid slowly slid down from the edge of the cap of the green mushroom, leaving a glistening trail.
What the heck?
(End of this chapter)
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