Mushroom Lord in the Underground City-Chapter 439 - 430: Ivan Soaring with Ecstasy

Pujie Dungeon, Mushroom Garden No.1.

This was once the soil where dreams sprouted, the place where the great Green Mushroom legend began!

After experiencing the ups and downs of abandonment and reclamation, it temporarily became a breeding ground for Cave Dwellers.

As Lin Jun fully controlled the Underground City, a larger space was opened up, and the Cave Dwellers gradually moved to the new area. This Mushroom Garden, bearing countless hard memories, finally reverted to its original fungal mat cave.

However, it would be a pity for such a commemorative place to be left idle like this. Lin Jun bestowed it with new meaning.

In a corner of the cave, a finely polished stone slab stood silently, with only two words inscribed on it: Edin.

The inscription on the monument was blank.

Having learned from Dylan’s tombstone last time, Lin Jun was smarter this time, not writing any inscriptions yet.

Having painstakingly composed a magnificent eulogy, only to have to smash it himself in the end, was truly a waste of emotion.

Facts also proved Lin Jun’s decision was correct; Edin managed to survive even in such circumstances, truly remarkable!

It was somewhat regrettable for Puki to move the stone slab.

Having developed to this point, there hasn’t been a heroic sacrifice worth writing about, leaving the Mushroom Garden lacking a bit of epic and heaviness.

After all, you couldn’t just erect a monument for any consumable that died to fill the count, could you?

Just about to smash it, he hesitated, and didn’t throw it away, finally finding a lake and sinking it down.

Carving such a beautiful stone slab isn’t easy. Since no inscription was written, he can erase the name and reuse it for someone else later...

Of course, Lin Jun was genuinely pleased that Edin returned safely!

Having done all this, a Puki suddenly "poofed" out from in front of Edin, who had been wailing for quite a while.

Extending a tentacle to lift him up at the first moment: "Mu... Edmund! What’s wrong with you?"

Edin’s face stiffened, his eyes slightly twitched, but soon returned to a look of grief, beginning to recount his thrilling escape.

At that time, witnessing the storm element rapidly condense into shape before his eyes, feeling the suffocating pressure up close, Edin truly thought he was going to be buried here.

Don’t be fooled by the Storm Elemental Lord being only over level seventy; it’s actually already considered a natural disaster, far beyond what a normal Duke can compare to.

Edin, an ordinary Diamond Level, was like an ant gazing at a mountain, especially when the scenario was his most hated encounter battle.

You could see this from the electric arc emitted by the Storm Element easily shattering the magic shield he put up with full strength.

Fortunately, Edin’s "weakness" made him overlooked by the Storm Element. The larger Pigman army became the primary target.

Edin originally planned to escape this troubled land directly, but recalling the mission, he gritted his teeth, turned back after running some distance, and ventured towards Red Stone City. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

The reason he didn’t use a clone was simply because the three S-Level crystals and the Divine Artifact’s wooden core were too precious, he didn’t dare have a clone carry them back and forth.

He was hoping to convince the Silver Thorn Squad to complete the deal directly, but didn’t expect the Demon Race’s defeat to be even faster than he imagined!

He had barely entered Red Stone City when he was horrified to find the Storm Element turning direction, sweeping towards the city!

Although Pigman Duke Xenophon had strong personal power to resist the Storm Element’s direct attacks, faced with that huge monstrosity and intangible body, his enchanted battle axe could only inflict negligible damage.

Unable to unleash his brute force, he could only watch helplessly as his army crumbled under the intertwining of wind and thunder.

Upon seeing the Storm Element turning towards them, the people of Red Stone City immediately began escaping.

Unfortunately, the Storm Element was not only colossal and destructive but also startlingly fast.

Those who were a bit slow in action or unlucky enough to be swept into the storm’s path ended up following the Demon Race army to ashes in nature’s fury.

Until no large gathering of life forms could be found in sight, the Storm Element finally turned north and left, leaving a huge and hideous "V" shaped scar permanently in the ruins of Red Stone City.

Unfortunately, Edin and the Silver Thorn Squad members happened to belong to the "unlucky" category.

...

"Duke’s Mansion envoy? So you haven’t left yet!" Nova noticed Edin not far away as he sprinted.

Edin had planned to give up entirely, never expecting to unexpectedly meet the Silver Thorn Squad while escaping!

"Why bother greeting him?! Run faster!" Night Owl was jumping amidst the surrounding shadows; she was the only one who could quickly escape danger, feeling anxious seeing Nova and the others’ slow pace.

The half-dragon Gall was also sprinting, but he was carrying an old mage: "Ivan, why aren’t you giving us Wind Speed magic?"

Ivan was furious at this thoughtless remark: "What do you think that is behind us? A Storm Elemental Lord! Master of wind and electricity! You want me to compete for wind element control with him? Do you believe the spell will turn into a tornado, sweeping us into its body at the first sign?"

"Then find some way! It’s coming towards us!"

Seeing the Storm Element getting closer, already unable to outrun it, Gall suddenly stopped: "Get behind me!"

[Substitute Injury Level 7]

[Shield Domain Level 8]

[Group Defense Enhancement Lv8]

Ivan, who was set down, immediately applied an element resistance enhancement to everyone.

However, this defense domain only held for a short while, blocking three thunder hits in the storm before the fourth exploded everyone into the air, and Edin was half-dead from the blast.

In an emergency, Night Owl only had time to grab Ivan and dive into the shadows to escape disaster.

But she couldn’t take everyone.

Just as the others were about to perish, Ivan suddenly lunged towards Edin, grabbing an S-Level crystal that had fallen next to him.

"At this time, you’re still caring about that?!" Night Owl exclaimed in disbelief, wishing she had saved Nova instead for a gamble with a Divine Artifact!

Ivan ignored her.

He ignored the thunder running overhead, his mind fully focused on the crystal.

Using cutting magic, he violently destroyed the precious S-Level crystal, until he cut it into a long strip, then without hesitation, inserted it into his demon crystal slot.

The thunder struck again, but was blocked by a blue magic shield.

A shout of extreme excitement!

"Ohhhhh! This is the power of top-level demon crystal! Simply... exhilarating to fly up!"

In fact, Ivan indeed floated up... The surging magic power gathered towards Ivan, dazzling magic brilliance shooting out from his eyes and mouth.

This change finally truly caught the Storm Element’s attention.

Even when the rampaging thunder struck, although the new magic shield shook under attack, it ultimately didn’t shatter.

Shivering under the shield, Night Owl knew that if the shield shattered, hiding in shadows wouldn’t work either.

Amidst thundering sounds, she shouted: "Old man, got any ideas? Do it quick or we’re done for!"

Ivan didn’t hear her, immersed in his world: "So that’s what magic is like! I... fully understand now!"

The next moment, a magic array made purely of magic power spread under Ivan’s feet, covering everyone.

This magic array had no casting materials, yet its magic was controlled by Ivan, contained precisely in predetermined paths.

At the same time, in the half-ruined underground of the City Lord’s Mansion in Red Stone City, a short-range teleportation array lit up!

...

"Did everyone escape? Does that mean... did you get that..." Lin Jun barely held back from having Puki conduct a disrespectful body search.

"Boss, we need to go save them!"