Lin Jun waited in the spore-filled cavern for his uninvited guests to arrive.
New changes were occurring on the fifth floor.
The fissure that had spawned the dragonkin and giant rats hadn't refreshed any monsters for quite some time now.
And now it was becoming increasingly unstable.
The space around the fissure was slightly distorting, showing signs of expansion.
These changes made Lin Jun's heart race with alarm.
He didn't understand spatial mechanics, but this was definitely dangerous.
He certainly didn't want his fifth floor turning into a spatial fracture wasteland.
Or worse, developing several permanent fissures that anyone could casually stroll through to visit.
Not wanting it didn't mean Lin Jun could do anything about these changes.
Besides, dealing with the dragonkin was the pressing matter at hand.
Here they come!
In Lin Jun's mana perception view, the dragonkin had already dug to the edge.
*Crack crack—*
A section of the rock wall began to split slightly...
The next second, a pair of razor-sharp claws burst through the stone.
The dragonkin's head immediately followed, its blazing golden dragon eyes sweeping across the interior of the cave.
What greeted it was Knight Puffshroom, who had been waiting for some time, along with six Tentacle Mushroom Cannons charged to full capacity and ready to fire.
Surprise!
Six triple-power mushroom cannon shots, all direct hits on the completely dumbfounded dragonkin.
Headshots, no less!
Massive explosions mixed with violent tremors, the entire rock wall was blasted apart.
The cave ceiling collapsed under the shaking, large chunks of debris falling continuously, burying the dragonkin.
The cavern kept collapsing until a third of its area was gone, finally stabilizing with difficulty.
Lin Jun had no choice—facing the dragonkin, this wasn't the time to worry about cave-ins.
But it wasn't over yet.
The pile of rubble suddenly exploded outward, and the dragonkin burst out, but didn't immediately rush at Knight Puffshroom.
Instead, it circled the cavern at extreme speed, finally stopping in a corner.
The dragonkin now looked utterly wretched.
Not only was its head covered in blood, but most of the scales on its face had been blown off, and one of its horns was broken.
Perhaps stunned by the heavy impact, it was now cowering in the corner, growling lowly, not daring to advance rashly.
The dragonkin's current appearance was somewhat surprising to Lin Jun.
Originally, its features were hidden beneath thick scales, and combined with the horns, it looked more dragon-like.
Now with most of the scales fallen off and its features exposed, it actually looked more human-faced.
Of course, none of that mattered.
Being able to maintain a standoff with the dragonkin was exactly what Lin Jun wanted.
The six fungal filament tentacle cannons on his body were all single-use; after firing just now, the recoil had shattered the tentacles.
Even if they could still be used, they probably couldn't hit the unrestricted dragonkin anymore.
Lin Jun's trump card had always been the hallucinogenic spores permeating the air.
Although anything dragon-related would have high resistances, high resistance didn't mean immunity—given enough time...
Unfortunately, the dragonkin finally began to move.
Its form became a blur as it circled around Lin Jun, gradually closing in.
You could tell it had really been hurt badly—it showed none of the straightforward aggression it had displayed when fighting the giant rats.
However, Lin Jun actually preferred this; if it came straight at him, he might not be able to react in time.
Seeing the dragonkin had gotten close enough, the knight began to vibrate slightly.
[Infrasonic Attack LV6]
The dragonkin's internal organs were attacked, its movements suddenly freezing. Unable to change direction in time, it crashed headfirst into the rock wall due to inertia.
Lin Jun immediately followed up with a mushroom cannon shot in that direction. The cavern collapsed by another small section, burying the dragonkin again.
The power of infrasonic attacks was far less than mushroom cannons of the same level.
But their advantage was ignoring defenses and directly damaging the body's interior!
Even though Lin Jun's infrasonic waves were only level 6, in the enclosed space of the cavern, amplified by the symbiotic crystal, they were enough to cause some damage to the dragonkin and disrupt its rhythm.
The stone pile was pushed aside, and the dragonkin that crawled out this time looked much less spirited.
But it didn't hesitate—it charged forward, directly forward.
[Infrasonic Attack LV6]
[Dodge LV7]
By disrupting its movements, Lin Jun avoided this linear attack.
But the dragonkin had also learned—this charge didn't use full power.
After being disrupted, it adjusted its posture in time, circled around, and during the gap in Lin Jun's infrasonic attacks, charged again.
What keen battle instincts!
Facing the dragonkin's incoming claws, at the critical moment, Knight Puffshroom's body compressed slightly... then launched upward!
[Assault Launch LV5]
Claws and knight passed each other.
He dodged, but not completely.
A claw mark was left on the knight's shell—just a little closer and it would have damaged the interior.
The situation seemed to be turning dire.
What about the hallucinogenic spores?
It had inhaled so many and still no effect?
The dragonkin seemed to realize it was gradually gaining the upper hand, excitedly baring its mouth to reveal two rows of shark teeth.
It adjusted its posture and pounced again.
However, this time the dragonkin only made it halfway before its limbs became uncoordinated and it tumbled into a ball on the ground.
This time it wasn't anything Lin Jun did—his infrasonic attack still needed a moment to prepare.
In fact, Lin Jun now felt weak all over, his fungal filaments going soft.
A new status had appeared on his panel:
[Dragon's Might (Total attributes reduced by 50%)]
What the hell!?
Lin Jun quickly scanned the entire fifth floor.
That spatially unstable fissure had somehow expanded by a full circle!
A massive claw, five meters long, was gripping the edge of the fissure, causing violent spatial fluctuations all around!
"GROOOOARRR—"
A terrifying roar echoed from within the fissure, reverberating throughout the entire fifth floor.
Lin Jun only avoided hearing it immediately because his main body was buried underground.
But not hearing it didn't mean he wasn't affected.
The Dragon's Might was proof enough of that.
So the owner of that claw was a dragon?
Not a dragon beast or wyvern, but a true dragon!?
From the claw's size, that dragon definitely couldn't fit through the fissure unless it continued tearing it wider...
Please no!
Don't tell me every bit of bad luck has to happen to me?
Lin Jun trembled under the Dragon's Might, while the dragonkin across from him looked even worse.
It had actually dug a hole and buried its upper body like an ostrich...
The dragon claw seemed to want to continue tearing the fissure open, but numerous electric arcs suddenly flashed through space.
The arcs struck the dragon claw repeatedly, blasting off a patch of dragon scales.
The great dragon cried out in pain and actually released its grip.
But at the last moment, it roared furiously in this direction once more.
Then, electric arcs wrapped around the fissure, actually making it shrink smaller and smaller until it disappeared entirely.
After the fissure vanished, this location returned to the original stairway connecting the fourth and fifth floors.
The stairway was so clean it was as if nothing had ever happened...
Long after the fissure disappeared, the negative status finally lifted from Lin Jun.
Meanwhile, the dragonkin remained half-buried in the dirt, motionless.
The knight lifted its stubby leg and kicked it out with one foot.
The dragonkin hit the back wall and collapsed.
The hallucinogenic spores had finally taken effect.
Who would have thought!
The Dragon's Might had actually helped him!
The knight approached the dragonkin and, looking at that small face, began stomping furiously.
This wasn't ordinary stomping—this was [Trample LV3]!
Thirty deadly consecutive stomps, finally bringing down its health bar, then elegantly sprinkling parasitic spores.
Once the spores fully integrated into its flesh and blood, he could turn it into a parasitic puppet, giving himself another trump card!
Finally able to relax, Lin Jun had time to examine this dragonkin's status panel in detail.
Previously, he had either been commanding battles, setting traps, or directly fighting this dragonkin.
He had only managed a quick glance at its basic attributes.
Now looking at the full details, a row of LV8s and LV9s made Lin Jun quite excited.
However, this excitement quickly faded.
Among all the information, three special entries caught Lin Jun's attention.
[Racial Talent: Ancient Dragon Blood (All attributes increased by 20%)]
[Revenge Mark (Upon death, transfers to killer; marker can track killer and deal additional damage to them)]
[Title: Ancient Dragon Offspring (Main attributes increased by 50%)]
Thinking back to that dragon claw just now...
Is there any way to cancel the parasitic fusion?
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