Mushroom Lord in the Underground City-Chapter 431 - 422: The Abyss Is Not So Convenient

In Lin Jun’s perception, the Abyss is like a rushing river, constantly flowing with infinite information, never staying in one place.

At this moment, the Level 3 or 4 Summoning Array he was using was like chiseling a hole in an icy river, waiting for the creatures within to jump out on their own.

But Lin Jun used it differently, as he could actively dive his consciousness into it to "fish," making it significantly more efficient.

However, what he could catch was still entirely based on luck.

Like now, he had quietly followed the Demon Race army for two days, only to catch some insignificant small fry.

The species in the Abyss are bizarre, many even seem not to exist for battle or survival.

For example, candle monsters that display gorgeous illusions when lit, or puppet people that only beat monotonous drumbeats... These purely entertaining creations gave Lin Jun a new understanding of the diversity of the Abyss.

When encountering useless things, Lin Jun still had to laboriously destroy them himself.

Compared to these, the Shadow Worm was actually an "honor student" among recent acquisitions.

Thanks to Edin’s stealth ability, otherwise this chaotic summoning ceremony would have long been discovered by Demon Race sentries.

With ample resources and time to prepare, he was indeed very good at hiding!

The Demon Race was evidently not foolish. Despite frequent disturbances, the army kept advancing steadily, only half a day behind the original plan.

At this rate, they will besiege Red Stone City at the latest by tomorrow or the day after.

"Bring out something useful!" Lin Jun was still diligently drawing cards.

Not far away, Edin unemotionally downed another bottle of Magic Potion.

Despite swallowing the potion, his magic power did not noticeably recover, and he felt like his stomach was now all water.

Just like staying up all night relying on Energy Potions, the effects of these supplements have a limit.

Excessive use not only diminishes returns but requires a lengthy period of recuperation afterward.

"Boss, sorry to spoil your mood, but I’m afraid I’m reaching my limit."

Seeing Lin Jun engrossed in summoning without a response, Edin sighed lightly and gazed up at the sky.

Dark clouds swallowed the moonlight, and the night sky was as black as ink. Thunder rumbled faintly from deep within the clouds, seeming to suggest a storm was coming.

Just then, the Abyssal Array lit up again, with the object appearing this time seeming somewhat different. It was two floating orbs of light gradually forming in the air.

The Thunder in the sky became increasingly clearer.

"Edin, make sure to come back alive, and I’ll compensate you."

"What?" Edin clearly didn’t understand the meaning of these words.

"Run!"

BOOM——!

A blinding lightning bolt struck down, vaporizing Scout Puki in front of Edin in an instant.

One of the already solidified orbs was hit by the lightning, and more bolts followed, while the rushing winds converged into a growing vortex around the orb.

The other, not yet formed, orb vanished without a trace the moment Puki was struck.

"What in the world?!" At this point, Edin realized disaster was imminent and turned to flee.

He poured down another bottle of recovery potion with no regard, hoping to extract even a shred more magic power!

Stray arcs of lightning grazed his back, shattering the Magic Shield with a resounding crack.

Before he could recast, a piece of wood swept up by the gale smashed brutally into his face.

"I can escape! I can escape! I will escape!" Enduring the dizziness, he staggered to his feet and continued fleeing desperately, his face covered in blood.

...

The stealth array Edin set up carefully crumbled at the first Thunder Strike.

In the Demon Race camp, several highly sensitive Demon Race powerhouses simultaneously turned to look in that direction. The sudden outburst of violent magic fluctuations stood out like a torch in the night.

Xenophon, upon receiving the news, dashed out of his tent with a giant axe, laughing triumphantly, "Finally caught these damn rats! They’re at... "

The words were abruptly cut off.

Xenophon’s eyes widened in shock, staring at the Storm Giant of wind and thunder not far away, the cruel smile on his pig-like face slowly fading.

"Why is such a high-level elemental spirit appearing here?! And its speed of formation..."

No one could answer his doubts.

What’s worse, the Storm Giant already let out a thunderous roar and charged straight toward the camp with howling gales!

"Howl howl—!"

Xenophon shouted furiously, his body swelling to double its size in a flash, scorching steam rising off his crimson skin like a beast just escaped from an oven, while the axe in his hand also began to glow with a fierce red light.

Even his giant axe followed, emitting intense red light.

"All troops, prepare for battle!"

The moment the order was issued, countless spells and arrows rained down on the Storm Giant like a downpour.

Xenophon himself leaped dozens of meters high, the giant axe crashing down with the force to split mountains and stones...

...

At the same time, those on the walls of Red Stone City also witnessed this terrifying scene.

When the towering figure of the Storm Giant appeared on the horizon, a sense of despair spread among the defending soldiers.

The already precarious situation now faced the addition of such a terrifying enemy...

But soon, someone noticed something unusual.

Although the distance was too great to see clearly, that Storm Giant seemed to have charged into the Demon Race’s formation!

"Could it be their summoning ceremony lost control?" Great Mage Ivan guessed based on experience.

Half-dragon Gall burst into laughter, "Serves them right! This is their comeuppance! Hahaha!"

A Night Owl poked Gall, "Stop laughing."

"Why shouldn’t I laugh? Aren’t you happy to see the Demon Race in trouble?" 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

"Because it seems to be heading our way."

"..."

"..."

"..."

"Wait... it really is...?"

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Lin Jun wasn’t aware of what happened over there; the moment Scout Puki was struck down, he lost sight of that side.

Suddenly drawing two Level 70+ "Frenzied Spirits," with the low-tier Abyssal Ceremony’s control effect completely ineffective, Lin Jun knew he was in trouble.

He only had time to warn Edin.

Lin Jun hadn’t yet decided what to write on his tombstone, hoping he wouldn’t just perish like that...

However, Lin Jun couldn’t worry about Edin’s problem now, as his own backyard was also in trouble!

At the same moment Scout Puki was destroyed by the lightning strike, the not yet fully formed orb of light seemed to adhere to the surface of his soul, instantly crossing an infinite distance to be dragged above a Fungal Mat in the Northern Territory.

This eerie orb of light solidified in a very short time, then sank directly beneath the Fungal Mat, plummeting towards the depths below and ultimately disappearing from Lin Jun’s range of perception.

Initially, Lin Jun was confused, as everything around seemed unchanged, even suspecting that the magic had exhausted and dissipated on its own.

Until snow began to fall unexpectedly across the Northern Territory, and instead of transitioning from spring to summer, the temperature dropped, Lin Jun realized that a major problem had arisen!