Chapter 178: Chapter 176: Looks Good

“Ugh—!”

Louisa curled up in the corner, her body trembling violently, as if she was trying to vomit up all the Purple Blood she had just drunk.

She didn’t understand; it didn’t smell odd, but once it touched her throat it was like rotting sludge mixed with bile. The taste was pure torture!

Lin Jun watched with great interest.

It was his first time witnessing a Vampire vomit; he observed with fascination for quite a while, but unfortunately, apart from the sound of dry heaving and distorted expressions, nothing came out.

Speaking of which, do Vampires produce bile in their stomachs?

Well… I’d love to see, but it’s not possible right now.

I’m a principled mushroom, can only punish Little Pig when it makes mistakes…

On the other side, the Yellow-covered Book was being squeezed by Xiao Hai, desperately begging for mercy.

[Boss! Boss! I just licked it! They accidentally slipped in! Really!]

[I dare not again! I’ll never steal food again! Spare me this time please!]

[I beg you, considering I just bravely protected Norris, give me a chance!]

Lin Jun indeed didn’t notice the Yellow-covered Book stealing food at first, but once the two Cave Dwellers’ bodies were decomposed, inside they were empty, apart from some decomposed Magic Power, there was no Skill Proficiency.

Who else could be the culprit?

Rip—

Under Lin Jun’s orders, mercilessly tore out a page from the book.

[Gonna die gonna die gonna die gonna die]

Looking at the Yellow-covered Book in his hand continuously spamming the screen, in fact, Xiao Hai still doesn’t know it has self-awareness.

She only knows that the boss occasionally asks her to tear a few of these things that disappear once torn off.

The Yellow-covered Book is a waste, it didn’t serve any purpose this time, and it dared to steal food?

Lin Jun wasn’t sure if it found out something unusual and deliberately didn’t tell Norris—although that possibility is very small.

In stark contrast to it was Xiao Hai’s impeccably perfect performance this time, noticing the anomaly before Lin Jun reminded her.

If not for Xiao Hai’s promptness, Norris would probably be experiencing the miraculous treatment of reattaching a broken arm right now.

As a reward, a Puki handed a pair of beautiful gemstone earrings to the jubilant Xiao Hai, reflecting charming colors under the dim fluorescence.

If Edin were here, he surely could recognize this pair that was still on his ears a few days ago.

The timing of these monsters’ attack was really inconvenient, Lin Jun was controlling Knight Puki and Shi Wu in a fair duel at the time, completely unable to pay attention to this side.

After the incident, a brief alert signal could only be hastily sent to Little Pig and Xiao Hai through the Fungal Network.

But the problem is, Lin Jun had no time to see these monsters’ panels at the time, now that they’re corpses, naturally no panels anymore, completely unaware of what this thing was?

Currently only known: can be invisible, act in groups.

According to Norris’s description, there seemed to be a weird “eyeball” floating in the air, peeking from afar, but later fled swiftly.

However, an eyeball flying in the sky, no matter how it sounds, doesn’t seem to be of the same kind as these sneaky attacking monsters.

Is it watching these monsters?

Or cooperating with them?

The changes in the Deep Area are really too rapid nowadays.

Back in the day, Lin Jun stayed at the Old Mushroom Garden for two and a half years, and the surrounding ecosystem changes weren’t as vast as this.

If there had been such Invisible Monsters back then, his survival difficulty would have risen several levels.

Thinking this way, the culprits should still be the Rift.

But… where did it come from?

Several Detection Skills checked the area under his control, and did not find similar monsters.

So did we happen to encounter a small group passing by?

Such threatening monsters, if close, Lin Jun will go over and destroy their home, at the very least, deploy Puki to block the entrance.

But if far, with minimal impact, Lin Jun doesn’t have the time to open a side line to manage them.

Let’s enhance the scanning of the Deep Area territory recently and see if these monsters appear again.

Controlling the mycelium, thoroughly devoured, decomposed, and absorbed the three monster carcasses.

[Seven Sins of Greed triggered]

[Plunder Skill: Refraction Invisibility Level 2]

[Cold Resistance: Level 3→Level 4]

[Plunder Skill: Claw Strike Level 8→Level 9]

Claw Strike, any Demon with sharp claws will have some degree of it, level increase is easy, but unfortunately, it’s a plain skill that enhances normal attack damage, not much highlight.

The Invisibility skill seems decent; although [Mimicry] can achieve a certain level of invisibility, but that’s in a stationary state.

This invisibility skill appears to be optical invisibility, Lin Jun decisively started generating Puki for experimentation.

As for [Cold Resistance]?

Is their living environment a low-temperature area?

From Lin Jun’s own [Cold Resistance] being only level three, it’s evident that in the Purple Crystal Dungeon, “cold” is a far cry.

Instead, say, the first ten layers had a comfortable temperature, but after the tenth layer, it started to get noticeably hotter, the occasional magma zones say it all.

If these monsters’ lair is indeed in some icy cavern, even if found, Lin Jun probably couldn’t beat his way through.

Pukis don’t withstand cold.

Soon, the experimental Pukis were produced.

With [Refraction Invisibility Level 2] activated, Pukis indeed disappeared from sight.

However, the effect is not perfect.

When stationary, they maintain decent concealment.

But once they start moving, it’s like invisible ripples spreading through the air, the outline shows a subtle yet clear spatial distortion as if looking through a layer of wavering water.

Probably due to the low level.

If high levels also yield this clumsy result, these monsters’ large bodies moving would look like a vast stretch of continually distorted space?

Norris isn’t blind; how could he not detect it!

To test not only the monsters’ invisibility but also acquired [Divine Barrier] from humans Puki Lin Jun generated several.

More were made because seen Church Warriors could stack and combine this skill to form more powerful protection—he naturally wants to try this technique too.

[Divine Barrier Level 2]

With a mental command, one Puki immediately responded. Light gathered, and a translucent barrier flowing with liquid golden light instantly unfolded in front of it.

Just as formed, Lin Jun keenly sensed a difference: the shape of this barrier could actually slightly mold with will?!

Focusing on manipulation, saw the light curtain’s edges obediently curling, bending, and the originally flat wall indeed turned under the will into a steady semicircular shield.

No wonder humans can combine and merge it, with a coordinated effort it indeed isn’t difficult.

As for letting Pukis cooperate?

That’s as simple as breathing!

Four Pukis swiftly huddled together. In the next moment, a seamlessly fitted, perfectly round light shield abruptly appeared!

Emitting soft radiance, in the eternal darkness of the Deep Area, it was like a small bulb, dazzling and eye-catching.

Successfully attracted Xiao Hai.

Through the translucent golden light wall, the Pukis inside were seen by Xiao Hai with a sacred golden edge, appearing particularly enticing.

Xiao Hai instinctively reached out with her claw, but the action carried rare hesitation—in her simple yet precious collection experience, the brighter something is, the more fragile.

Claw tip cautiously, with probing intent, gently scratched the light shield’s outermost edge…

Crack—

With a crisp sound, the barrier as if struck shattered into golden specks, slowly dissipating.

Xiao Hai: QAQ

Lin Jun: What soap bubble?

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