CHAPTER 44: CHAPTER 44: ANCIENT DRAGON

Lin Jun waited patiently inside the spore-filled cave for the unwelcome guests to arrive.

Another change occurred on the fifth level.

The Rift, which had previously spawned Dragon Men and Giant Rats, had not produced any new demons for quite some time.

Now, it appeared to be becoming unstable.

The space around the Rift slightly distorted, seemingly on the verge of expanding.

This change left Lin Jun feeling extremely anxious.

He didn’t understand anything about spatial knowledge, but he knew this was certainly dangerous.

He didn’t want the fifth level to become a desolate void of fractured space.

Or have several permanent Rifts appear, allowing anyone to just wander in.

Despite his concerns, Lin Jun was powerless against these changes.

Besides, dealing with the Dragon Man was the immediate priority.

They’re here!

In Lin Jun’s magic perception, the Dragon Man had already dug to the edge.

Crack, crack—

A part of the rock wall slightly cracked open...

The next second, a sharp claw burst through the stone.

The Dragon Man’s head immediately followed, its blazing golden dragon eyes scanning the cave interior.

In front of it was Knight Puki, who had been waiting for a long time, and six Tentacle Mushroom Cannons, fully charged with energy and on the verge of firing.

Surprised?

Six mushroom cannons, at triple power, all directly hit the bewildered Dragon Man.

Right in the head!

The huge explosion mixed with a violent tremor shattered the entire rock wall.

The cave roof collapsed amid the vibrations, with large chunks of rock falling one after another, burying the Dragon Man.

The cave continued to collapse until about a third of the area had caved in, then it barely stabilized.

Lin Jun had no choice. In the face of the Dragon Man, it was no longer a matter of whether the cave would collapse.

But it wasn’t over yet.

The pile of rubble suddenly exploded, the Dragon Man burst out but didn’t charge directly at Knight Puki.

Instead, it zipped around the cave at an extremely fast speed, finally stopping in a corner.

The Dragon Man looked extremely disheveled now.

Its head was covered in blood, most of the scales on its face had shattered, and one of its horns was broken.

Perhaps it had been severely hit, shrinking in the corner, growling but not daring to approach easily.

The Dragon Man’s current appearance surprised Lin Jun a bit.

Originally, its features were hidden beneath thick scales, and with the horns, it looked more like a dragon.

Now with the scales mostly gone, its features were exposed, looking unexpectedly more human.

Of course, none of this was important.

Being able to maintain a standoff with the Dragon Man now was exactly what Lin Jun hoped for.

The six Tentacle Mushroom Cannons on his back were all one-time uses, and after being used just now, the recoil shattered all the tentacles.

Even if he could still use them, they probably wouldn’t hit the unrestrained Dragon Man.

Lin Jun’s trump card had always been the Hallucinogenic Spores wafting through the air.

Although anything related to dragons would have high resistance, high resistance didn’t mean immunity. Given enough time...

Unfortunately, the Dragon Man eventually acted.

Its figure turned into an afterimage, circling around Lin Jun, inching closer.

It was clear it had been hurt badly, lacking the reckless energy it had when fighting the Giant Rat previously.

However, Lin Jun preferred this. He might not have been able to react to reckless attacks.

Seeing the Dragon Man approaching close enough, the Knight began to tremble slightly.

[Infrasound Attack Level 6]

The Dragon Man’s internal organs were attacked, and its movements paused sharply. Unable to turn fast enough, it crashed into the rock wall, driven by inertia.

Without hesitation, Lin Jun fired another mushroom cannon at that spot, causing another small collapse in the cave, burying the Dragon Man.

The power of the infrasound attack was not as great as the same level mushroom cannon.

But its advantage was bypassing defenses, directly dealing damage to internal structures!

Even though Lin Jun’s infrasound was only Level 6, in the cave’s enclosed space, amplified by the Symbiotic Crystal, it was enough to harm the Dragon Man and disrupt its rhythm.

The stone heap was pushed aside, and the Dragon Man that crawled out this time appeared much less spirited.

But it didn’t delay, charging forward directly.

[Infrasound Attack Level 6]

[Evasion Level 7]

By interrupting its movements, Lin Jun dodged this direct attack.

But the Dragon Man had learned its lesson, not using full force in this charge.

After being interfered with, it quickly adjusted its posture, circled around, and charged forward again during the gap between Lin Jun’s infrasound attacks.

Such sharp battle instincts!

Facing the Dragon Man’s striking claws, at the critical moment, Knight Puki slightly crouched... and sprang upward!

[Assault Ejection Level 5]

The claw passed by the knight.

Dodged, but not completely dodged.

A claw mark was left on the knight’s shell, just barely missing the interior.

The situation seems to be getting grim.

What about the Hallucinogenic Spores?

Inhaling so many of them, yet there’s no effect?

The Dragon Man seemed to realize he was gradually gaining the upper hand, grinning excitedly, revealing rows of shark teeth.

It adjusted its posture and lunged again.

However, this time, halfway through the Dragon Man’s charge, its limbs faltered, and it rolled into a heap on the ground.

This time Lin Jun didn’t do anything; the Infrasound Attack was still a bit away from being ready.

In fact, at this moment, Lin Jun himself felt weak all over, and his fungal threads were soft.

The panel showed an additional status:

[Dragon Mighty (Total Attributes Decreased by 50%)]

!!!

What the hell!?

Lin Jun quickly scanned the fifth floor.

The unstable rift space, somehow, had expanded in size!

A giant claw, five meters long, grabbed the edge of the rift, causing intense tremors in the surrounding space!

"GROOOOARRR——"

The terrifying roar from the rift echoed across the entire fifth floor.

Because Lin Jun’s body was buried underground, he didn’t hear it immediately.

But not hearing does not mean unaffected.

The Dragon Mighty status was the best proof of this.

Does that mean the owner of that claw is a dragon?

Not a Dragon Beast nor Sub-dragon, but a real dragon!?

Judging by the size of the claw, that dragon definitely couldn’t pass through the rift, unless it continued tearing it larger...

No way!

I can’t encounter all kinds of bad luck, can I?

Under the pressure of Dragon Mighty, Lin Jun trembled, while the Dragon Man across appeared even less composed.

It dug a hole on the spot, burying its upper body like an ostrich...

The dragon claw seemed to want to continue tearing the rift, but suddenly, numerous electric arcs flickered in the space.

The electric arcs repeatedly struck the dragon claw, blowing off a section of dragon scale.

The giant dragon, in pain, unexpectedly released its grip.

In the end, it emitted a furious roar in this direction before finally wrapping the rift in electric arcs, causing it to shrink smaller and smaller until it vanished.

After the rift disappeared, the location returned to the original staircase connecting the fourth and fifth floors.

The staircase was clean, as if nothing had occurred...

Long after the rift vanished, Lin Jun’s negative status finally dissipated.

The Dragon Man remained half-buried in the soil, motionless.

The knight took flight on short legs and kicked it out.

The Dragon Man collided with the rock wall behind and collapsed weakly.

The Hallucinogenic Spores finally took effect.

Who would have thought!

Dragon Mighty actually helped me out!

The knight approached the Dragon Man, looking at its small face, and stomped relentlessly.

This wasn’t an ordinary stomp; it was [Trample Level 3]!

The deadly thirty continuous stomps, finally pushing its bloodline down before elegantly sprinkling parasitic spores.

Once the spores fully fused into the flesh, turning it completely into a parasitic puppet, Lin Jun would have another trump card!

Finally relax, Lin Jun had time to take a detailed look at the Dragon Man’s panel.

Previously, either commanding combat, setting traps, or simply engaged in fierce battle with the Dragon Man.

Only having time to glance over its basic attributes.

Now pulling it down to look, the row of Level 8, Level 9 excited Lin Jun greatly.

However, this excitement quickly faded.

Among the abundant information, three special entries were picked out by Lin Jun.

[Racial Talent: Ancient Dragon Blood (Total Attributes Enhanced by 20%)]

[Revenge Mark (Transferred to the Killer’s Body After Death, Caster can track the killer and deal additional damage)]

[Title: Ancient Dragon Descendant (50% Increase in Main Attributes)]

Thinking about that dragon claw just now...

Is there a way to cancel the Fusion Parasite?