Chapter 123 120. Prisoners
Gurgle——
The long-lost feeling of hunger forced Louisa to open her eyes.
The back of her head hit the raised gravel, and when she opened her eyes she saw a cramped and damp basement, and the smell of rotten earth wafted into her nose.
No, calling it a basement is an exaggeration. What he was in was a temporary hole in the ground. Not far away, there was even a pooh-pooh pushing the soil to expand the space.
She still remembered what happened before. Before the two cannon fodders could explore the way out, they were surrounded by endless Puji.
Endless!
Even when I think back on it now, the deep feeling of powerlessness when I knew halfway through the fight that I had no chance of winning and even escaping was a luxury still lingers in my heart.
But...why didn't I die?
When the blood cells dissipated, I should have been blown into pieces, just like my men. Why did I wake up in this cave intact?
Did the Poojis just leave her here to die or was there some other reason?
She didn't know, but she knew she was hungry.
Louisa glanced at Puji, who was still expanding the cave, and seemed to have not noticed that she had woken up.
She held onto the wall and managed to stand up. The cave exit was right in front of her. As long as she could get there...
Something terrible happened!
When she took the third step, a mushroom suddenly emerged from her palm. It had a white stem and a gray cap, and looked like an ordinary mushroom.
But it's scary when it grows on the palm of your hand.
Louisa hurriedly pulled out the mushroom, but felt a pain like cutting flesh. She was already weak and almost fell to the ground.
What's wrong with me?
Countless terrible speculations lingered in her mind, and subconsciously, she took another step forward.
This time it was the back of the other hand. The two green mushrooms next to each other were perfectly connected to the flesh on the back of the hand.
"What on earth is this?"
In fear, Louisa backed away again and again until she stopped with her back against the earth wall - the mushrooms stopped growing.
She understood that she couldn't get out of here...
It would be fine if she was killed by a single blow in the battle, but Louisa simply couldn't accept watching herself turn into food for mushrooms like this.
Luisa reluctantly pulled out the mushroom again, and this time she didn't dare to take another step towards the cave.
But if it stays like this, it will probably starve to death and become food for the mushrooms.
Louisa took the initiative to take this mission. After all, she was different from some vampires who just lived a life of idleness and waiting for death after obtaining the title. She wanted to climb higher, and she was stuck at level 50 and needed the next opportunity for promotion.
She also knew that this mission would not be easy, and she had considered various possibilities before setting off.
Either she was discovered and killed by the human church, or she was unlucky enough to run into a big boss and was killed instantly, or the holy book was taken by humans and used as bait to lure her to death.
She had thought of all kinds of ways to die, but she had never thought that she would be put into compost by a bunch of puffins!
"Say it with your mouth. It's a nice day today."
Louisa's eyes widened and she looked around, but she didn't see anyone.
Where does that sound come from?
And what does that sentence mean, what a nice day?
How could she tell what the weather was like in her hole in the ground?
Just when she was confused, the voice appeared again, repeating the same words.
"Say it with your mouth. It's a nice day today."
This time Louisa figured out that the sound was in her head!
"Who are you? What is your purpose? Do you know what it means to imprison a vampire viscount like this?"
Louisa asked excitedly, but there was no response from the other party.
Suddenly, a small mushroom blossomed beneath her eyelid, and the mushroom cap blocked the vision of her left eye.
“Ah…ah…”
"Say it with your mouth. It's a nice day today."
The voice repeated for the third time, and this time Louisa opened her mouth tremblingly and said in the universal language of mankind: "It's a nice day today."
“…”
After a brief silence.
"I mean, in the demon language..."
A strange feeling lingered in Louisa's heart, but she no longer dared to disobey the voice.
"What a nice weather today." Louisa read out these words using the unique jagged syllables of the demon language.
Then the voice disappeared. Louisa didn't dare to ask any more questions. She just squatted in the corner, staring blankly at the only living thing in the hole besides her - the pooji, watching it dig the soil slowly.
I don’t know how long it was, but when Louisa was so hungry that she saw double in front of her eyes, the voice appeared again.
"Say, I'm a pig that eats nothing."
This time Louisa read it out obediently without even thinking.
A magical thing happened. After she finished reading, two Pujis came in from the entrance of the cave, carrying a dead wolf.
The tentacle exerted force and threw the dead wolf in front of her.
The blood of a monster, especially a dead monster, is no less than stale pig food to a vampire. Eating it for a long time will inevitably make one extremely weak.
But now she has no choice. No matter how bad the food tastes, it is better than starving to death!
Not caring about the wolf's fur, Louisa bit it. The blood moistened her throat and finally brought a little life back to her eyes.
…
Very good, the Demonic Common Language Learning Machine is available.
Although the Demonic language has no use at present, it is always a good idea to prepare for a rainy day. When you are away from home, it is always a good idea to learn a few foreign languages.
Her cell was dug by Lin Jun under the mushroom forest, so it could be considered a staff room.
Lin Jun decided to dig a few more rooms as backup.
In fact, if the wizard named Hake had not escaped to the first floor, Lin Jun would have wanted to capture him as well.
If you pass the entry review, it is not impossible to recruit you.
Who would have thought that a gold-level vampire could almost accomplish what even a diamond-level vampire couldn’t do—escape from the dungeon.
Relying on a few scrolls and a lot of ruthlessness, he managed to break through the encirclement despite being covered in injuries and almost escaped.
Thanks to the light curtain of the church warriors outside.
Unfortunately, because he ran to the first floor, he might be discovered by adventurers and the church who came to investigate at any time, so Lin Jun had to dismember him completely and throw his bones to feed the slime.
Even if he ran away, he wouldn't be able to reveal too many secrets. At most, Lin Jun would find Huang Bishu another place to live, but that would be a slap in his face!
What would others say if they knew?
Five levels of Puji are unable to defeat a gold-level wizard. So where is the deterrent power of Puji? Wouldn't anyone with a little bit of strength try to challenge the rules in the future?
So it's just a pity.
Through this battle, Lin Jun had a clearer understanding of the strength comparison between himself and the diamond level.
Judging from the current situation, it is difficult for the Diamond level to pose much threat to his Puji army if they do not form a team and carry full supplies.
You have to know that Louisa drank three bottles of high-level magic potions and didn't even run one-fifth of the way from the cave to the stairs.
Similarly, Lin Jun also had a rough idea of the strength of the elite Puji he had created - not enough to be at the silver level or above but not enough to be at the gold level.
Four against two, if Huck hadn't been scared away, the price of one gold being seriously injured would have been to kill all four elite Pujis.
Of course, such strength is enough to serve as the backbone of Puji.
All in all, the gains were fruitful, but this time it also brought some new problems.
Those church members who believed in the Lord of Light, along with the adventurers, began to search for Louisa in the dungeon.
After all, the Amethyst Dungeon is within the human race's sphere of influence. It wouldn't be a big problem to kill or imprison a vampire viscount, but if it came up against something like the church, there would probably be a lot of trouble.
I hope they will be sensible and search the periphery. There is no way Lin Jun will agree to let them go into the swamp area and the mushroom forest.
(End of this chapter)
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