Mushroom Lord in the Underground City-Chapter 381 - 373: Protect Our Elf

"Let go of me! Let go of me!"

In the Magic Potion Shop, the little elf Riel was tightly ensnared by suddenly animated branches around her ankles, hanging upside down in mid-air, panicking and struggling.

In her desperation, she grabbed the silver spoon beside her, scooped a semi-solid potion from the still faintly glowing cauldron, and fiercely splashed it towards the branches entangling her!

Accompanied by a sizzling sound, the branches snapped.

Riel fell face-first to the ground with a "thud," her nose instantly gushing with blood. The splashed potion also landed on her calf, leaving a burning red mark.

Poor Riel had no idea what was happening.

Sobbing, she tried to crawl to the cabinet to find a healing potion but was horrified to find two more twisted branches emerging in the room, slowly approaching her!

She turned to escape the shop but found the doorway blocked by newly grown branches.

In fact, the entire Magic Potion Shop was constructed around the trunk of a giant tree, which now gradually came to life!

The range of tree animation extended far beyond the Divine Wood Dungeon.

With an overall perspective, Lin Jun knew best that this anomaly was radiating outward from the Underground City, affecting most of Ishildorin, and the range was still expanding!

However, distance seemed to have some slight impact.

The giant trees in the Underground City were the most frenzied, attacking the Puki and other demons, even uprooting themselves, moving around and destroying large fungal mats.

Luckily, Lin Jun had constructed an extensive and deep underground network in advance, barely maintaining visual contact within the Underground City.

Meanwhile, in the Elves’ Tree City, only a few small branches had temporarily come to life.

The thicker branches showed only slight movement, nowhere near the point of uprooting and running wild, but with time, whether more changes would occur remained uncertain.

Inside the shop, Riel was cornered at the counter, randomly grabbing potion bottles around her and throwing them at the branches that continued to close in.

It must be said that these potions indeed had an effect, allowing the otherwise powerless Riel to barely fend off two or three branches.

"Help! Is anyone there? Help me!" Riel cried out loudly with a sob, hoping that nearby elves could hear her.

However, after her voice left the shop, it quickly drowned in a sea of chaotic noise.

All the trees around had come alive, and she was not the only one in jeopardy.

Even if someone heard her, they might not have the ability to help at this moment, as not every elf was a trained warrior. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

But suddenly, a branch attacked from directly above Riel, wrapping tightly around her neck, lifting the little elf entirely off the ground.

Riel clawed at the branch around her neck but couldn’t pull it away.

The branch tightened its grip, and Riel’s breathing became intermittent, her small face turning red from lack of oxygen.

To make matters worse, other branches coiled up like a swarm of snakes, binding her limbs.

"Grand... Grand..."

Her consciousness blurred, drool mixed with tears flowing uncontrollably, just as she was about to lose consciousness completely...

Bang——!

The window was smashed directly, and a round figure burst into Riel’s blurry vision.

It was Puki!

Although it got stuck on the window frame for a moment, this time, Lin Jun couldn’t care less about any property damage.

Puki’s body retracted and bounced, instantly ejecting a row of cold, gleaming blades!

Then, with a [Blade Storm], the window and several approaching branches were shredded together, wood chips flying, and even hitting Riel’s forehead.

[Assault Ejection Level 8]

With just two jumps, Puki rushed to Riel’s side.

Blades flashed, and all the branches entangling her were severed!

Riel fell to the ground with a "plop," clutching her neck as she coughed violently.

"Gr...Great Mogu?" Looking at the Puki before her, bristling with sharp blades and exuding murderous intent, Riel was unsure.

Puki’s body pulsed again, the blades retracting smoothly back inside.

Returning to its familiar appearance, Riel finally confirmed it.

The survivor Riel sobbed and rushed over, hugging Puki tightly.

At this time, her face was a mess of nosebleed, tears, and drool, halving her looks.

But this time, Puki didn’t push her away, allowing her to cry for a little while in its embrace.

Having promised to protect his elf pet, Lin Jun felt somewhat embarrassed that she almost became a hanging ghost.

But this wasn’t entirely his fault!

He had been cautious enough to dispatch Puki to patrol nearby, examining the panel for suspicious individuals, and who would have known the enemy would refresh right at home?!

However, from the results, Riel didn’t die, nor did she lose any limbs, so the problem wasn’t too big!

He controlled Puki to interrupt the still-sobbing little elf, as more branches around were coming to life, and staying longer would only bring more trouble.

Puki swiftly cut through a few attacking branches and led Riel out of the potion shop.

It was only then that Riel saw the devastation outside clearly.

On the tree opposite, several elves were hanging; some were motionless, while others were still struggling, including faces she recognized!

On the platform, elves were fleeing everywhere, some picking up weapons to fight the branches.

Occasionally, screams from those falling came from a distance, the sound disappearing instantly.

The city mostly comprised elf civilians, although rangers and druids were striving to rescue, it was too overwhelming to handle!

Riel was still stunned, but Puki showed no hesitation.

It jumped onto her head, using two small legs to secure its position, fungal tendrils wrapped around her arms, small wings on its back flapping vigorously, slowly lifting her off the ground!

Thankfully, Riel was petite, and although flying speed wasn’t fast, Puki managed to barely lift her off the ground to fly.

The destination was a clearing below not far away, where there weren’t many trees and there was a fungal mat, relatively safe.

Suddenly being lifted off the ground, Riel was so frightened she dared not move. She watched helplessly as a familiar neighbor desperately tried to escape among the branches not far away, wanting to do something but powerless, allowing Puki to carry her further and further away.

Lin Jun had no time or inclination to care about the lives of strange elves now.

If it were a casual and unobtrusive act, he wouldn’t mind helping out, as his general impression of the Elf Race was quite good.

But now it was undoubtedly not convenient, and protecting his little Riel was the priority.

After delivering Riel safely to the fungal mat clearing, several cannon-fodder Puki responsible for blocking knives and self-destruction immediately gathered around, forming a protective circle around her.

This served both as protection and to prevent her from running around causing trouble.

This sudden chaos clearly wouldn’t be resolved quickly.

Lin Jun did try to have Puki cast the Purification Technique on the Divine Wood itself, but the effect... couldn’t be said to be immediate, it was more like a feeble attempt, purely a waste of magic power.

On the other side, however, Elarwen presented a different scene.

Although her personality was socially awkward and often out of touch, Elarwen’s strength was genuinely Gold Level.

At the moment, she was riding on the broad back of Earth Bear Douding, holding a fluffy furball in her arms, followed by Shadow Swamp Python Bubble, and a round blue fat bird Feifei perched above her head.

This group of people and beasts formed a peculiar rescue team, shuttling back and forth through the forest’s lower levels, having already successfully rescued many elves!

In the Elf King City below, two figures were silently overlooking the chaotic city.

Down below, the Royal City Guards had been urgently deployed, rushing to assist in various locations.

Ilo took a step forward, his voice deep and resolute: "We must use the Divine Artifact!"

Elf King Oriel turned around, his gaze landing on his chief mage who had accompanied him for hundreds of years: "You mean...?"

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