Mushroom Lord in the Underground City-Chapter 212 - 209: Chis Calling for Peace

Underneath the ancient castle, a mushroom forest is slowly growing. The low temperature has stretched its growth period to over a month.

However, in this mushroom forest that is currently only in its preliminary stage, there are still three mushroom houses accelerated by Lin Jun’s magic.

Compared to the mushroom houses in the Purple Crystal Dungeon, the ones here are shorter, thicker, and the entrances are no longer open but are flexible seams that can be pushed open.

This structure provides better insulation; otherwise, Norris would have to stay inside Gida even when sleeping.

Xiao Hai sleepily squeezed her head out of a mushroom house.

After waking up, she discovered that the Drilling Puki in her arms had been attacked by an unknown assailant and had died, its operations halted. The culprit used a cruel method, leaving more than half of the mushroom cap missing, causing her to wake up from the cold.

"Boss! It’s cold! Puki!"

Tsk!

Do not randomly chew up the heater in the house!

The two Drilling Pukis came outside, and the now awake Xiao Hai decided not to sleep anymore. She picked up the Puki and first poked her head into Norris’s mushroom house, but she didn’t see anyone.

"Are you looking for Norris? He went that way." A Puki used a tentacle to point a direction for Xiao Hai.

Before leaving, Xiao Hai reminded Lin Jun, "Bright Crystal, move it!"

"Alright, alright, I remember, I remember."

She wanted Lin Jun to move the Bright Crystals stored on the fifth level over here.

To be honest, it’s quite troublesome.

There’s so much that Fat Otaku Puki has to be used to pack it, but it can’t walk down the stairs all the way, lest it gets eaten halfway.

Bats Puki can only transport in batches through the crack. Fortunately, recent pressure is low, allowing some extra effort to be put into this.

It’s been a while since Lin Jun arrived at the Stone Castle Dungeon, and she has gotten a good grasp of the situation.

Chis is actually trapped in the dungeon’s middle area!

After the battle in the Deep Area, with the Sword Saint casually slashing, and Puki taking advantage of these incidents, Chis is clearly at the end of its power.

When Puki first came in, they could still defend and use harassment tactics, initially thinking it would be a long drawn-out battle, but in just a few days, the situation has quickly worsened.

The meat lumps in the Middle Area have been replaced by Fungal Mats, the territory gradually shrinking, and the remaining Evil Eye is neither useful nor useless.

It’s beyond salvation.

Of course, Chis’s rapid decline is also thanks to the three generals.

Xiao Hai is afraid of the cold, lacks motivation, but is willing to follow Norris, who is obsessed with fighting Chis’s troubles using Gida.

The most diligent one is Little Pig, who sleeps little and works a lot, diving into battle as soon as it opens its eyes every day, without knowing why it became so positive despite not liking Chis blood.

As for the Demon Tribe.

Originally, Lin Jun planned to extend the Fungal Mat over, using both incentives and coercion to bring them under control, but... it’s too cold outside!

Extending the Fungal Mat to the upper layer is the limit. Going further is impossible unless Cold Resistance levels up again, otherwise, using force is out of the question.

Although hard power is temporarily unfeasible, a softer approach is possible. According to feedback from scout Pukis, saying the outside world is barren is flattering. This Demon Tribe seems entirely dependent on dungeon resources to survive.

Under such circumstances, there’s a larger room for maneuvering, and there’s no rush either.

Deal with Chis first!

...

A few Cow and Horse Pukis responsible for laying Fungal Mats progressed slowly, their enormous mushroom caps gently quivering in rhythm, densely packed spores diffused silently into the air like fine dust.

In the distance, in mid-air, an invisible Eye Worm briefly surveyed the area before retreating silently, not even summoning troops for harassment. It seemed that Chis had completely abandoned the fight for territory.

Although Chis still appeared to occupy a significant portion, every advance by Puki forced it to retreat, and once Lin Jun found its command tower, the game would be over.

Honestly, Lin Jun felt it was strange. Even if weak in strength, there should still be a struggle. Considering Chis’s intelligence, Lin Jun had to approach it as if it was planning something.

Recalling the previously mentioned meatball, whatever its purpose was, not letting the enemy succeed is certainly correct.

Many Pukis were dispatched by Lin Jun to the area connecting the ancient castle and the upper layer, essentially sealing off Chis.

It did not take long for Lin Jun to locate Chis’s command center.

The location was slightly peculiar.

While the underground area of the ancient castle is vast, it retains a primitive cave-like ruggedness.

Only this spot clearly belongs to the ancient castle structure extending into the underground - broken brick floor, a huge decaying door frame relic, and scattered metal components around that vaguely outline the remnants of some large magical instrument.

And inside that hollow door frame, there hang suspended in midair a gigantic, pulsating meatball, pierced through by two thick metallic columns!

[Race: Chis - Heart]

[Level: Level 63]

[Racial Talent: Chis Incubation]

[Skills: Spiritual Integration Level 9, Subordinate Control Level 8, Cold Resistance Level 8... Spiritual Diffusion Level 7, Spiritual Magic Level 6, Physical Resistance Level 5... Split Body Level 3...]

Surprisingly, it’s called "Heart" and not "Brain."

But without a doubt, this is Chis’s command tower. Not to mention those highly overlapping skills with mine.

It’s the first time Lin Jun encountered a presence other than herself that doesn’t have the five-dimensional Attributes on its panel.

However... what’s up with its appearance?

Looks like a strung-up piece of meat, clearly not convenient to move. In this regard, my mushroom body is much more efficient.

No matter what, now that it’s been found, it’s doomed!

Surrounding the Heart is presumed to be Chis’s remaining entire army.

A giant Evil Eye, along with over seven hundred various kinds of Chis.

This number is rather shabby compared to its heyday.

Meanwhile, on our side, besides hundreds of Pukis sent to block the door, there are over a thousand combat-ready Pukis present!

Not to mention the fake Lizardmen, Xiao Hai, and Little Pig have all been summoned over!

You could say the battle is yet to start, but the outcome is already decided.

Unless... a god truly descends to rescue this meatball nailed to pillars.

As Lin Jun was about to issue the attack command and gracefully send this neighbor to rest, a thought was transmitted through a Puki.

"War, hope, peace, symbiosis."

A telepathic message from Spiritual Magic?

Not sure if it was naturally learned or self-taught, but judging by its incoherent speech, it’s likely innate!

Although it was already known that this thing could communicate telepathically through the two Demons, witnessing a meatball attempting to converse was amusing indeed!

Not sure if it’s possible to listen to its "final cries" through this telepathic channel in real time?

"Attack!" The command, without delay, instantly spread throughout the Fungal Network!