Who Could Refuse a Self-Destructing Monster?

"Flameburst Wyverns, not bad. They were fully comparable to Flame Domain Fire Demons. From now on, the two of you would be the nightmare of Seventh Layer adventurers."

After reviewing the Flameburst Wyvern's information, Luo Ao was equally satisfied. He spent another fifty points of Primordial Power to create fifty more, then tossed them directly onto an island in the Lava Sea.

Once the fifty-one Flameburst Wyverns left Luo Ao's sight, they all gathered on an island several kilometers wide. Then, to Luo Ao's shock, the wyvern flock began an enormous mating session.

To make Flameburst Wyvern reproduction easier, Luo Ao had given them all two sets of reproductive organs when creating them. Thus, the sight before him was fifty-one Flameburst Wyverns packed together in layer upon layer, forming a massive ball.

Only after all fifty-one Flameburst Wyverns had become pregnant did they split apart in groups of two or three, choose suitable islands to settle on, and lay dark red dragon eggs the size of ostrich eggs.

"..."

Even Luo Ao, their creator, had no idea what to say upon seeing this. After thinking it over, he decided to leave them alone. In any case, the more Flameburst Wyverns there were, the better.

Now that the Seventh Layer had its main combat monsters, all that remained was to create various suitable fodder monsters.

One portion of Flameburst Rock + three portions of lava + one portion of Slime gel.

[Name: Exploding Slime]

[Level: lv2]

[Skills: Flameburst Body lv2, Self-Detonation lv2, Fireball lv1, Asexual Reproduction lv1]

[Description: A mutated Slime condensed entirely from wild and tyrannical fire elements. Its seemingly harmless body contained a deadly threat. Upon encountering enemies, it charged forward in groups and self-detonated. Normally, it survived and reproduced by absorbing heat and fire elements.]

A round, fiery-red Slime the size of a washbasin appeared. As one of the most common monsters in dungeons, it was the perfect choice for filling out the lower-tier monsters of the Seventh Layer.

Moreover, Luo Ao himself was quite curious about just how many mutated varieties Slimes could have.

After spending twenty points of Primordial Power to create two hundred Exploding Slimes, Luo Ao transferred them to different areas of the Seventh Layer and allowed them to reproduce and expand on their own.

"Seems like something's still missing."

Luo Ao looked at the still-empty Seventh Layer and felt that something was lacking. Then he suddenly thought of the Purple Poison Giant Mosquitoes on the Fourth Layer. Since there were mosquitoes, how could there be no flies?

He immediately got to work, and Luo Ao quickly selected suitable materials.

One portion of Flameburst Rock + half a portion of flesh and blood + one portion of lava.

[Name: Exploding Flamefly]

[Level: lv1]

[Skills: Self-Detonation lv1, Rapid Reproduction lv1, Group Movement lv1]

[Description: A small monster born in the Lavafire Domain. It naturally loved Group Movement and used flesh and blood as a breeding ground for its next generation. Whenever it encountered a suitable life-form, it launched a suicidal charge at the cost of its life. From birth until death, it existed solely to undergo Self-Detonation and Reproduction.]

"Not bad."

Luo Ao looked at the grape-sized, crimson big-headed flies before him. They were practically a group of cheap, perfect Self-Detonation soldiers. Combined with the instincts Luo Ao had given them, they had been born purely for Self-Detonation.

"Go on. Increase your population properly and become qualified Self-Detonation soldiers."

Luo Ao glanced at his remaining Primordial Power. After reserving fifty points, he used all the rest to create Exploding Flameflies, then tossed them all into the lava cave environment in the first half of the Seventh Layer.

Only in such a complicated cave environment could they unleash their greatest Self-Detonation power. If they were in the Lava Sea region, adventurers' magic would wipe them all out before they could even get close enough for Self-Detonation.

"I still need to transfer a batch of fodder monsters over to serve as breeding grounds for their Reproduction."

With a thought from Luo Ao, he found that Goblins, Gnomes, and Slimes had already begun to overrun the earlier dungeon layers, especially those that adventurers had yet to enter. He directly transferred a batch of them to the Seventh Layer.

Most of the fodder monsters died shortly after being transferred to the Seventh Layer due to its terrifying environment. Their corpses became breeding grounds for the Exploding Flameflies, though a small number survived and began adapting to the Seventh Layer's environment.

"Looks like relying on this small number of fodder monsters alone, it'll still take some time before they adapt to the Seventh Layer and begin their Reproduction."

Facing the fodder monsters, more than half of which had died as soon as they entered the Seventh Layer, Luo Ao glanced at the remaining Primordial Power on his panel. He decided to specifically create a suitable low-level monster. After all, whether it was the Exploding Flameflies or the Flameburst Wyverns, both required vast numbers of breeding grounds to reproduce.

More importantly, Luo Ao was also curious what strange monster the Flameburst Wyverns' Greed skill would produce.

He immediately got to work.

One portion of Flameburst Rock + one portion of flesh and blood + one Magic Gem.

\n[Name: Blazing Kobold]

[Level: lv3]

[Skills: Fire Magic lv3, Bloodline Mutation lv2, Rapid Growth lv2, Mining lv1, Self-Detonation lv1]

[Description: A mutated Kobold naturally close to flames that automatically awakened some Fire Magic upon reaching adulthood. Their active bloodline made them unusually prone to mutation. They could grow from childhood to adulthood in merely one month. They loved Mining and could devour fire-element ores to strengthen themselves. Upon death, the ores accumulated within their bodies would explode.]\n

"Finally done."

Luo Ao looked at the monster before him. It stood around 1.3 meters tall, resembled a lizardman, and was covered in dark-red scales with sharp fangs and claws. With the enormous number of monsters grown by the Fungus Lord, they would never lack food.

They should soon achieve sufficient Reproduction to spread throughout the Seventh Layer.

After using all his remaining Primordial Power to create enough Blazing Kobolds, Luo Ao transferred them separately to the Sixth and Seventh Layers. The environments of both layers suited their survival and Reproduction.

Fourth Layer, outskirts of the Mushroom Jungle.

The catfolk assassin, who had just gone out to wipe out three Goblin camps, stared nervously at the surroundings, all his soft fur standing on end.

"Why would an earthquake happen in a dungeon?"

The dungeons their party had explored before had never experienced anything like this. The sudden earthquake had given this beastfolk adventurer party quite a fright.

"Alright, it should be nothing."

At that moment, the tigerfolk captain walked over and reached out to stroke the catfolk assassin's raised fur. His gaze fell upon the ground beneath their feet. Before entering the dungeon, he had gathered information in Adventurer Town.

Though he had heard from other adventurers that this dungeon experienced earthquakes every so often, he only believed them now that it was actually happening.

"What a strange dungeon. It even has earthquakes. I've never heard of anything like it."

Beside them, the lionfolk holding a greatsword spoke with a somewhat grave expression.

"For us adventurers, this situation actually makes it more valuable. After all, the more unusual this dungeon is, the more precious the treasures and inheritances inside are likely to be."

"The captain's right."

The catfolk assassin, having already calmed down, smiled and nodded. He took three mushrooms from the pouch at his waist. These mushrooms emitted gentle magic power; other dungeons did not have Mana Mushrooms like these.