The dungeon has been parasitized

Chapter 24 Is Lady Luck Here?

puff.

"Oh..."

The two thunderhorn deer were pierced by vines with sharp blades, and their cries of agony were cut short before they died.

Sword Lion's sword is really useful.

After killing the sword lion, Klein recycled its sword hairs and bristles, attaching them to the top of the vines to arm them.

While it compensates for the lack of damage from vines, the fact that it requires advance preparation is still a major drawback.

Klein really wanted to capture a sword lion so he could produce swords himself, but he never saw a sword lion again after that.

After all, it's not local; otherwise, it could have opened the Klein Sword Factory.

For the next three days, Klein hunted tirelessly, but prey in the wild forests was becoming increasingly scarce, while the flesh monster had not yet left.

Or rather, it has grown so big that it can no longer leave the Wild Dog Forest.

Wild Dog Forest is not a large cave, and the passages connecting it to other caves are also not very large, so the flesh monsters can no longer pass through.

Klein had personally witnessed the flesh monster chasing other monsters to the passage at the edge of the cave, only to find it too large to enter. Although it almost collapsed the cave with brute force, the passage was still too long for it to budge.

Now, the flesh monster has grown into a true mountain of flesh, exceeding ten cubic meters in size.

Klein's level has reached LV16, and the experience requirement has reached 7000 points. Continuing to level up is no longer ideal, and staying in Wild Dog Forest is too dangerous.

If we still haven't obtained the desired traits this time, then let's escape with Yanami while the flesh monsters can't go to other caves.

I've upgraded five times in the past few days, and the new trait options are either useless or not what Klein needs most right now.

LV12: Base plant resilience ×10%

LV13: Spicy herb, rich in spiciness.

LV14: Base plant hardness × 10%

LV15: Thin branches of the Willow Tree, increasing the strength of the vines.

Spicy berries can turn Klein's vines spicy, which some monsters dislike. They can protect Klein's plants and are also very effective as whips.

Next up is the LV16 option... I wonder if there's a god of luck in this world, but if there is, I definitely want to choose aquatic plants!

LV16: The flower of the Flame Rose will spontaneously combust when the temperature reaches 32 degrees Celsius or higher.

A rose that spontaneously combusts... It looks interesting, but what's the point?

Although he couldn't think of any use for it at the moment, Klein still chose the Flame Rose.

In other words, the diving project has completely failed.

It seems that the only option is to abandon the Wild Dog Forest that we've been cultivating for so long and escape with Yanami.

The forest is unusually quiet today; I have a bad feeling about it. Let's go see where the flesh monster is.

Klein's soul moved among countless seedlings in the forest, hunting monsters and using the magic sword to devour blood to restore his magic power, producing many seeds.

Klein planted many seeds in the area north of the forest where the flesh monsters were most active, forming a network of seed sites to facilitate his safe monitoring of the flesh monsters.

Upon arriving at the northwest side of the forest, Klein encountered the flesh monster, which usually resided in the northern half of the forest.

From a distance, it doesn't seem very big, but in reality, Klein wasn't possessing a creature with eyes, so his vision wasn't very far.

So it has stopped. Since it is in the northwest, we should head to the Stone Statue Forest from the south.

Klein's plantation was on the southeastern edge of the forest. While the ideal location would be Tidal Lake, which was of medium to low danger, the Flesh Monster was in the southwest, and he didn't want to take the risk.

Klein returned to the plantation, where Yanami, having nothing to do, was turning over the soil with a wild boar's steel tusk.

"Yanami, prepare to run away."

Yanami paused for a moment, then looked at the vines where Klein's soul resided.

"Is running away the only option?"

"The forest is already very dangerous; we don't know when the flesh-and-blood monsters will come after us."

"Okay... I'll go pack my things."

Without hesitation, Yanami immediately nodded in agreement.

Next, Klein went to a secluded cave and possessed the body of a bone-stealing badger.

Wild Dog Forest was deteriorating, and in order to prevent the flesh monsters from being brought to the plantation, Klein had no choice but to put the Bone Thief Badger elsewhere when he didn't need it.

When Yanami returned to the plantation with the Bone-Stealing Badger, she had already packed her bags and taken the Demon Sword Blood Eater with her.

"Going on another trip."

"This is my first time, and I'm really looking forward to my first trip!"

"Then I'm the senior."

Klein made a joke, and Yanami responded in kind.

After picking up Anna, Klein took one last look at his plantation; everything here would be abandoned after today…

Is everything about to start all over again? Fortunately, the Klein level remained on him.

"let's go."

"Um."

To increase their travel speed, Klein had Yanami ride on the Bone-Stealing Badger, since Yanami wasn't particularly agile.

Running through the forest, Klein paid attention to the vibrations of the root system within a 300-meter radius of his mental energy, but in reality, it was only the footsteps of the bone-stealing badger that he was controlling.

"Klein, the forest is so quiet."

"Can you sense the emotions of other monsters?"

Yanami shook her head, a hint of worry on her face.

"No, it's probably because there aren't enough monsters, so the intensity isn't high enough."

The forest was quiet because the monsters had either hidden themselves or been swallowed up and become part of a mixed mess. Perhaps if Klein and his companions had left any later, the flesh-and-blood monsters would have come knocking on their door.

Klein was curious: would this flesh-and-blood monster keep swallowing everything? Wouldn't it grow bigger and stronger?

"Awooo...!"

That cry... is it a Wind Demon Wolf? It's in the south, very far away.

I never expected that there were still survivors. Ever since I first saw the flesh monsters, Klein thought they had all been wiped out.

I don't know if it's the same group as before, or where they've gone to hide.

"Yana, be careful."

"Um!"

They continued moving south, keeping an eye out for the sounds of the Wind Demon Wolves. They knew they would run into them sooner or later, but Klein was no longer the same person he used to be.

It moved a distance of approximately 500 meters.

A rumbling sound... faintly came from the south.

Something's not right. Are they fighting? But why is it so intense?

As they drew closer, the sounds grew louder and more familiar, like the sound of trees being knocked down and a huge body crashing to the ground.

Surely it can't be a meteor shower falling from the underground city, right?

Yanami's legs tightened around the bone-stealing badger, and Klein could sense her unease; she was indeed afraid after all...

About 600 meters away, Klein finally spotted a living creature thanks to the bone-stealing badger's excellent eyesight.

A wind demon wolf, its nose broken but almost healed, was carrying a wolf cub in its mouth.

On its body was a fleshy monster that had fallen from the sky.

It seems that Lady Luck is not on Klein's side.

………………

Having reached LV16, Klein's current stats are:

【Magic Power: 790】

【Spirit: 70】

【Strength: 37】

[Base growth rate × 180%]

[Base plant toughness x 200%]

[Base plant hardness × 200%]

[Root absorption rate ×180%]

[Mana Recovery Speed ​​×190%]