Mushroom Lord in the Underground City-Chapter 138 - 136: Spell, Array, Rolling Charge (2-in-1)
Fortunately, the two books were placed far away and were not damaged.
Another Puki ran out from the forest to help Lin Jun review the textbooks.
After half an hour, Lin Jun finally figured it out.
He was so focused on constructing the magic path that he forgot to connect an outlet, causing the magic power to circulate repeatedly within the path, eventually exceeding its limit and exploding.
After learning from this, Magic Puki No. 2 finally successfully conjured the first fireball in Lin Jun’s mushroom life.
Launch!
The fireball hit a mushroom tree, blasting open a hole about two meters in diameter.
!
Experiencing spellcasting success for the first time, Lin Jun couldn’t hide his excitement and continued using the Fireball Technique repeatedly with Magic Puki No. 2.
The usage became more and more proficient, from initially taking 10 minutes to construct a Fireball Technique to now being able to churn one out in just tens of seconds.
Moreover, Lin Jun was certain that with practice this time could be continuously shortened!
The mushroom tree used as a target was now riddled with holes, and luckily, the Fat Otaku Puki with water was on standby to extinguish any fires, otherwise the area would have been burned down.
After using the Fireball Technique once more, Magic Puki No.2 suddenly died.
Hmm?
Checked... the magic power ran out, starved to death...
Unlike humans, who might only feel dizzy and faint when their magic is depleted, Pukis, being magic-driven demons, die outright from excessive consumption of magic power.
Even with [Fungal Filament Reassembly], revival is impossible. Although the corpse looks intact, most of the fungal filaments inside are actually starved to death, resulting in damage beyond repair. It can only be discarded in the swamp for recovery.
Lin Jun thought for a moment and felt that this issue could be solved by having Pukis connect their tentacles to the Fungal Mat to replenish magic while casting, to avoid sudden depletion.
The small setback did not dampen Lin Jun’s enthusiasm for spellcasting, and soon Magic Puki No. 3 took over the predecessor’s position.
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One day later.
Magic Puki wrapped in a demon crystal, the surrounding magic surged in, and 10 seconds later, a Fireball Technique was launched.
This time, the power was a bit greater than the first, with the diameter of the explosion reaching 3 meters.
However, Lin Jun wasn’t very satisfied.
seconds, this time is still too long for combat.
It should be known that the Mushroom Cannon takes less than two seconds from aiming to firing.
In human adventurer combat, spells are generally churned out within two or three seconds.
After all, to maintain stability during spell construction, mages cannot move arbitrarily, and a long cast time turns you into a sitting duck during battles, pure suicide.
However, the issue is that churning out a Fireball Technique in two or three seconds is the result of others practicing for years, and Lin Jun has only been playing with magic for a day, so 10 seconds is currently the limit.
After this, only through continuous practice can he painfully reduce the spellcasting time...
No way, I’m already using Greed as a cheat, do I still have to grind to improve?
Isn’t there something like a quick casting skill?
He thought about it, and it seemed like he had never seen it before.
Is there a way to quickly sketch out a spell model?
Speaking of which, can spell models be directly drawn inside the Puki’s body for direct casting?
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Bang——
Magic Puki... who knows what number, anyway, another day of consumption +1.
Cow and Horse Pukis emerged from behind the mushroom tree to clean up, tidying the Puki fragments all over the ground.
Sure enough, magic isn’t that simple.
Brutally trying to mold a spell model directly inside the Puki’s body doesn’t work; magic either fails to release or overloads and explodes.
It’s unclear where the problem lies.
Lin Jun couldn’t help but feel disappointed, although it was expected.
After all, if every spell required Lin Jun to spend a lot of time practicing, the practical value of spells would be greatly reduced for him.
It’s far less practical than leveling skills to a high level.
Looking at the ground with over a dozen magic-related books.
Should I just treat it as a hobby and occasionally play around with it...? 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂
In his frustration, one of the book titles caught Lin Jun’s attention again.
Array...?
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In the Mushroom House for employees, Norris slowly awoke.
"Where am I?"
The memory remained on the hot soup given by the boss...
"You’re awake!"
The blinding light forced Norris to shield his eyes.
What is it?
Squinting through a crack, Norris saw, standing in the light, a Puki.
No, that Puki itself is light!
"Puki... God?"
Norris didn’t know that the Puki in front of him was the crystallization of Lin Jun’s lifetime of learning—Lighting Technique Puki!
Somewhat flustered, Norris sat up suddenly feeling something stuck in his throat.
"Cough, cough!"
[Saliva Arrow Level 5]
[Neurotoxin Level 4]
The red toxic liquid turned into a water arrow, piercing through the Puki in front and even making a hole in the Mushroom House...
The light Puki flickered twice, the light dimmed, and it fell inside the Mushroom House.
Even though Puki wasn’t afraid of the neurotoxin, it couldn’t withstand the Saliva Arrow that shot the body through.
How could my spit have such great power?
Looking at the dead Puki, Norris realized that it was probably another new type crafted by the boss, and he might have gotten into trouble again.
"Boss... I’m sorry..."
With a mournful face, Norris prayed that this Puki wasn’t too important and hoped he wouldn’t be locked up in the Slime Room again?
"No... problem... Nor... ris..."
The terrifying voice from behind almost made Norris roll out.
Crawling on all fours to the corner of the Mushroom House, Norris finally turned around to see what made the sound—a long-shaped Puki...
"Boss... what is this again?"
The long Puki twisted and said, "Voice... device..., put... on."
"Put it on? How to put it on?"
Then Norris watched helplessly as the Puki wrapped around his neck...
After finally accepting this mouthpiece from the boss on his neck, Norris asked about his changes.
"Boss, what happened, why is my... saliva, so powerful?"
Not only did it pierce through the Puki, but it even made a hole in the Mushroom House, similar to the power of a bow and arrow.
Lin Jun explained that he had reworked his body again, and now it had more powerful skills!
Powerful skills, huh...
[Saliva Arrow] and [Rolling Charge]?
Aside from these two suspicious skills, the others were truly useful.
[Acceleration] and [Evasion] made Norris feel as light as a swallow, and if he encountered the three adventurers from before now, although not unscathed, Norris should be able to defeat them alone.
[Sound Wave Detection] was a bit hard to assess; while the skill could indeed detect a wide range, the information was too overwhelming, giving Norris a headache every time he used it...
Understanding his new body, Norris was pleased to have become stronger, yet lamented that he was moving further from being human.
Looking at his lengthened nails, they definitely needed trimming...
However, Lin Jun felt he hadn’t fully experienced the new skills.
"Norris, you should try that remaining skill too!"
"Let’s not do it now, boss..."
Norris’s evasive response made Lin Jun heartbroken.
"What kind of words are those? How can we ensure a skill’s practicality without testing?
Norris, you have to understand, this is all for your own good!
Try it, then I can improve it for next time if it’s inconvenient!
There’s nothing to be embarrassed about; in battle, between life and death, should you die of embarrassment?"
After those reasoning words, Norris felt so ashamed, thinking his awareness was still too low.
With a gritted teeth!
[Rolling Charge Level 7]
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"Hahahahaha!"
Amid the boss’s inexplicable laughter, Xiao Hai, sitting in the Bright Crystal nest, witnessed a silver ball quickly rolling past the Mushroom House.
With a "bang" sound.
Attracted by the large bright crystal, Xiao Hai saw Norris, curled up like a ball, unconscious and embedded in the rock wall after a collision.
Thinking for a moment, Xiao Hai pulled Norris out of the rock wall.
He returned him to his Mushroom House and happily went back to his nest with over a dozen beautiful silver scales.
Xiao Hai discovered that when these silver scales were stuck to the Mushroom House walls, her small nest was much brighter, and she hoped to cover the whole nest one day!
Lin Jun was also very pleased.
The skills were truly amazing, how could a human possibly roll into that shape!
[Rolling Charge] must have altered some of Norris’s joint structures or muscle resilience, otherwise it wouldn’t achieve this effect.
But with so many skills added, Norris, this blank canvas, is about to be used up.
The next enhancement might be the last round.
Speaking of which, how would a human with [Wake Jet] perform?
Norris is out, try it with the next captive.
