Mushroom Lord in the Underground City-Chapter 259 - 251: Norris’s Skills

Buzz——!!!

Amidst the piercing roar, the drill trembles violently, fiercely plowing through the rock wall, sending debris flying everywhere!

Faced with the attack from Jida, the Scout Puki exhibits astonishing agility! With a nimble roll, it precisely lands on Jida’s arm, which is violently shaking from the drilling.

"Ssshhh!" The scorching shell burns the foot of the Scout Puki, scorching away a layer of fungal fibers, but it’s just a trivial injury.

Taking advantage, the Scout Puki’s Blade Whip lashes out, and under the enhancement of [Sharpness Level 10], leaves deep gashes on Jida’s hard shell.

Finally, the Scout Puki uses its momentum for a small leap into the air, and the Mushroom Cannon targets Jida’s head!

At the critical moment, Norris maneuvers Jida to suddenly step back, and the Mushroom Cannon slams into Jida’s chest, blocked by Jida’s strongest defense— the yellow-covered book with green patterns!

The explosion impact, enough to shatter the shell, leaves no trace on the Yellow Shell Armor!

Nobody knows what the yellow-covered book is thinking now, considering it doesn’t have pages to type with.

Unwilling to give in, Norris fires the two mushroom cannons on Jida’s shoulder, but Lin Jun anticipated it. The jet nozzle at the tail of the Scout Puki suddenly spouts, swiftly dodging the attack.

The Scout Puki darts around Jida, not aiming for a decisive blow, only constantly accumulating damage.

"Norris, Jida is inherently not agile, its Mushroom Cannon can only attack in a straight line, whereas the Blade Whip can cover a medium-range wide-area attack! You replaced the Blade Whip with a drill for better armor-piercing ability, but were you only planning to use it against other heavy hulks? How do you deal with such fast and nimble enemies?"

While speaking, another Scout Puki joins the fight; after all, it was planned to be a 2-on-1 battle!

The coordinated attacks of the two Scout Pukis immediately put Jida into a deeper passive state, struggling left and right, in a pitiful plight.

"Too weak! Norris! Is this the limit of your understanding of Jida’s fighting style?!"

Norris twitches his eye, feeling that the boss has been talking more trash lately...

Already covered in scratches, Jida uses the massive Rock Armor Shield on its left arm to withstand an incoming mushroom cannon head-on.

Ignoring the attack from the other Scout Puki behind it, Jida, under Norris’s control, drives the Rock Shield forward, forcefully crashing it into the scout who just fired!

"I told you, it’s too slow, can’t catch up like this..."

Bang!!!

A deafening blast reverberates; the Rock Armor Puki on Jida’s left arm boldly self-destructs!

The sturdy Rock Shield instantly shatters into countless high-speed, flying stone shards, several sharp fragments fiercely hitting the Scout Puki in midair who couldn’t evade, one precisely breaking its short leg!

The close-range self-destruct impact is brutal!

Jida’s left arm, along with its shoulder, is completely ruined, and the relatively weak shoulder’s two mushroom cannon Pukis sacrifice themselves on the spot, while the full body shell is filled with web-like cracks!

Only the chest’s Unbreakable Yellow Shell Armor remains intact, emitting a faint blue glow.

But Norris still seized the opportunity gained at a great cost, in the instant when the Scout Puki with the broken leg loses balance and falls, Jida’s right arm thrusts with all its might!

The drill, with terrifying rotational piercing force, instantly shreds the Scout Puki into a storm of flying fungal fragments!

"A bit fierce, but what will you do now?"

The other Scout Puki strikes from behind, the Blade Whip slicing through Jida’s already cracked left leg joint with a piercing sound! The shell full of cracks snaps instantly!

Off-balance, Jida falls sideways, and before it hits the ground, Norris tries to control the surviving right arm, waving the drill for attack.

However, the Scout Puki easily dodges with a nimble roll, simultaneously wielding a reverse whip, splitting the scout serving as Jida’s "eyes" on the head with a sharp Blade Whip!

With its sight lost, Jida is completely finished!

Time to declare victory: "It’s over, Norris, you are..."

"It’s not over!"

Just when the scouting Puki is scrapped, Norris suddenly leaps out from Jida’s wreckage! The mushroom cannon at his chest is furiously gathering Magic Power, locked onto the scout who just went over Jida!

So tenacious!

However...

The jet nozzle at the tail of the Scout Puki instantly blasts, its body soaring rapidly upwards, escaping the narrow attack cone of the mushroom cannon!

Seeing the target lost, Norris doesn’t adjust the angle but stomps fiercely midair!

[Stepping in the Air Level 3]

As if stepping onto something tangible, Norris uses the force to make a second leap, barely catching up to the climbing scout!

Bang!

After the mushroom cannon fires, under the drifting fungal fibers, Norris is pushed by the recoil, spinning midair, finally landing with a pathetic thud in the dirt.

Yet he is unfazed, spits twice, and excitedly shouts: "Won!!"

"Tsk... Indeed, but how does this victory relate to your new drill?"

That drill was never used in the process; defeating the first Scout relied on self-destruction, so changing the drill wouldn’t make a difference.

Upon hearing this, the excited smile on Norris’s face instantly freezes.

After criticizing Norris, one Cow and Horse Puki after another comes around to clean up the aftermath.

...

Actually... lost to Norris!

If only I delayed announcing victory a bit longer!

Ah, ah! I’m screwed!

In the fifth layer of the Swamp, a Green Mushroom is frantically twisting left and right.

Thankfully, the distraction worked at the end, shifting Norris’s focus!

No, no, this time was just Norris; if it’s inviting defeat after announcing victory in some public occasion, I’d be embarrassed to the point of self-destructing! I need to be more cautious in boasting!

To be fair, Norris’s performance actually exceeded Lin Jun’s expectations; he initially estimated Norris would be qualified if he could defeat one Scout.

As for that crucial [Stepping in the Air Level 3], it’s a new skill Norris acquired after advancing to Silver Tier Level 30.

Simply put, it’s a double jump; upgrading can shorten the use interval, and when advanced, might even allow a triple jump.

Lin Jun knew all along, but didn’t care at all; this thing seemed quite useless to Lin Jun, having the ability just to fly would be better...

During Norris’s last counterattack, Lin Jun could’ve ordered the Scout Puki to retaliate with a Blade Whip before getting hit, going for mutual destruction.

But it’s just accompanying Norris to test battle strength; being so aggressive on his part would also count as a loss on another level.

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Even though lost, it was merely due to the initial surprise kill by the tailless lizardman, lacking skill.

Scout Puki isn’t born for battle; Lin Jun is quite satisfied with this level of combat capability.

Next is the exploration time!

Lin Jun sets the primary target on the resource-rich looking Dense Forest Rift.

However, before Scout Puki can set off, there’s a commotion on the rift’s other side!

At the fifth layer, from a rift suspended midair, emanating faint curse aura, two dwarves emerge with screams, disturbing Old Dylan who was dozing in the incense-filled air.