Chapter 17: Treasure Room
To be honest, Lin Jun felt his level shouldn't be too low—after all, he was already level 44!
But why was he constantly being chased after leaving?
Thinking about it, in the same environment, his survival difficulty seemed much higher than that of the adventurers.
Not only were the monsters trying to eat him, but even humans wanted to kill him.
Moreover, these adventurers clearly had a strategy; otherwise, how else could they have smoothly navigated the teleportation array maze while he got lost inside?
He had no idea how many days had passed, but judging by the previous journey, Inanna might have already successfully exited the maze by now.
After the corridor was the teleportation array, after the teleportation array were the monsters, and after the monsters were another branching corridor…
Just like the situation at hand.
He fired a shot, reducing the last Corrupted Fang Dog in front of him—which kept barking wildly but dared not approach—to dust, sending it to join its companions.
Then he randomly chose a corridor to walk down, selecting a teleportation array at either the halfway point or the end to enter.
Fortunately, none of the monsters on this floor exceeded LV40; more accurately, most were between LV20 and LV30.
If he found himself surrounded, he could always rely on his high evasion and rolling charge to escape.
But this couldn't go on forever. He had first fought a fierce battle with the adventurers, and now he had been lost in the maze for so long that his magic reserves were running low.
In short, he was starving.
Moreover, for some reason, the magic in the air on this floor was unusually thin. Even if he wanted to stay put and absorb magic, he couldn't collect enough to replenish his消耗.
Decomposing monster corpses is another source of magic, but it's too unstable.
Finding monsters is easy—just enter any teleportation array, and there's a high chance of encountering a few monsters afterward. But how does he transport them back?
He can't just be a nomadic mushroom, eating wherever he goes. The consumption from rooting himself would likely outweigh the benefits.
He could only try to find an exit, or at least a magical environment.
He found another teleportation array.
There's no such thing as a gambler who always loses; he had to find a way out eventually!
The green teleportation light shone.
Oh?
The color is different this time.
Drip—
A drop of water falls from the inverted stone cone into the small pond.
This magical concentration!
Even without spreading the fungal carpet, simply being in this environment causes Puji to slowly regain his magic.
It feels like swimming in magic!
No, stay alert—after teleportation, there's a high chance of magic…
Under the enclosed dome, grayish-green stone walls encircle a clear pool of water.
There are no monsters in sight in this open space.
However, he sees something that surprises him but makes perfect sense—a treasure chest.
A treasure chest made of stone with intricate patterns!
Although logically speaking, Lin Jun couldn't figure out who put it there, a dungeon should have treasure chests to be a dungeon!
After confirming once again that there were no hidden spaces containing monsters except for a stone door,
Lin Jun couldn't wait to approach the treasure chest.
[Native monsters are prohibited from touching the treasure chest]
Similar information, familiar air wall.
This dungeon's discrimination and oppression of native monsters is truly everywhere!
Lin Jun didn't give up but instead pressed tightly against the air wall.
Sure enough, after a moment—
[Hero, restriction lifted]
She had thought that after the hero gave her the [Greed] title, it would be used up.
But it turned out that she needed it everywhere she went.
It was so useful!
He jumped up and kicked off the stone slab cover above, then landed and took two backward jumps to create some distance, just to be safe.
Nothing happened; it wasn't a trap.
Now it was time to see what goodies were inside!
He pulled out a blue-green high-collared cloak.
It's equipment, which is to be expected.
However, the size is clearly designed for humans. When draped over the half-human-tall Puji, half of it dragged on the ground.
The high collar was flattened into a ring by the mushroom hat...
Opening the puji's attribute panel, he noticed that its original agility of 42 had increased to 47.
It felt a bit subtle, like it might be useful, yet not entirely practical...
Are there any active skills?
If so, how should they be used?
Trying to channel magic into the cloak, the sides blurred, and two identical puffballs wearing cloaks appeared on either side, controllable.
Clones?
The puffball on the right rolled toward the wall under command.
Whoosh—
It vanished without a trace, like a popped bubble.
Alright, it's an illusion.
Not bad, not bad. It's free anyway, and with five attributes and a skill, Lin Jun is already satisfied.
I just hope this cloak doesn't get too dirty…
The cloak is just an extra bonus; the real treasure is this place with its dense magic!
Under magic perception, the area with the densest magic is the small pool of clear water at the center. The dense magic in the air is just a small part of what's escaping from the pool.
At the same time, magic-infused droplets continue to fall from the dome into the pool, though it's unclear where they're seeping in from.
In any case, this is a real treasure. If she can collect all the magic here, Lin Jun is confident she could assemble another 400-strong team!
With such a force, leading a group of bodyguards, what would prevent them from charging through the dungeon?
Which adventurer would dare to cause trouble? A few hundred mushroom cannon blasts would be enough to stop anyone!
Of course, the space here is too small to accommodate 400 Puji.
Lin Jun looked at the only stone door, wondering where it led and if there was enough space outside to store the pujis.
He gently pushed the stone door, but it didn't budge.
He applied more force, but it still didn't move.
He charged forward!
Lin Jun, who was knocked off balance, looked at the stone door in front of him, which hadn't even chipped a single stone, and was a bit dumbfounded.
What does this mean? Can't this door be opened?
Or can't this door be opened from this side?
Then what should I do if I fall here? Wait for someone to open the door from the other side?
After thinking for a moment, Lin Jun decided to look around again.
This is one of the traps in the teleportation array maze. Others must have come in here before.
Maybe I can find some kind of mechanism or clues left by previous people.
Soon he made a discovery. Although he didn't find any clues left by previous people, he found previous people...
He dug up a skeleton half-buried in the grass, who had been dead for who knows how long, with his leather clothes in tatters.
Looking at the skeleton, Lin Jun felt like he was seeing his own future...
But he was a mushroom, and as long as the magical water droplets kept falling from the dome, he wouldn't starve to death.
Since he was already here, he might as well make the best of it and stay positive.
The various dangers he had encountered along the way had left him physically and mentally exhausted.
He would treat this place as a vacation spot where he could eat and drink.
Perhaps there's a lot of foot traffic nearby, and someone might discover this room someday.
Or maybe after gathering a few dozen Puji, he could blast open this stone door.
The super puji extended its tentacles from under its mushroom cap, extracted Lin Jun's original form—an ordinary-looking mushroom—from its body, and placed it by the water pool.
The spores slowly dispersed, and in the dense magic, the mycelium rapidly multiplied.
(End of this chapter)