Cherry Bomb!

"Is sending some Spirit Power enough?"

Gong Qiying placed the letter he had written on the Shrine. Shortly after the letter disappeared, a blue envelope appeared in front of him.

This is a letter from Lin Weier, the Dungeon Lord. Yes, the same lord whom the Dungeon Lord called a "pretentious old woman".

The information brought by the sudden letter from the other party surprised Gong Qiying somewhat.

That's enough, thank you for your help. That child had some connection with someone, and that person originally wanted to take care of her personally, but unfortunately, they've run into some things lately and can't get away, nor do they have much energy.

Since your dungeon is the closest, I'll leave the child with you for now, Godwyn. Although we can't communicate, she's a good girl, and I'm sure you'll like her if we ever meet again.

"You're welcome, I was just following the deal," Gong Qiying wrote.

"But I really didn't expect that it would be possible to send items to low-level dungeons that haven't activated their communication capabilities. Even if the conditions are a bit complicated, won't some city lords take advantage of this to cause trouble?"

[Stirring up trouble? That's an interesting idea, but it's unlikely. Dungeons that haven't reached the point where communication can be activated won't be found on the map. To contact them, you need to meet certain distance requirements, know their dungeon coordinates, have some understanding of the dungeon lord's identity (at least superficially), and there are other hidden conditions. Also, you can only send Spirit Power or items; letters or challenges can't be sent.]

[If it weren't for the information they provided, Godwyn, you wouldn't have been able to make contact with that child.]

This information wasn't even recorded in Gide's Knowledge Crystal, so how did the other party find out about it?

"It feels like this is protecting newcomers, only allowing seniors to give them supplies or something."

"Indeed, I received a lot of help from my seniors when I first became the city lord. Ah, I suppose they can be considered your seniors too. If you ever have any trouble, please feel free to rely on me."

"Why didn't any seniors help me back then?" Gong Qiying muttered to himself, before replying:

"Thank you, Senior Lin Weier."

[Sweetie, sweetie, this is Stars Shell that I found not long ago. I've kept it close to my body ever since, so I'm giving it to you as a keepsake. If you stick it on your face, you can see the stars and the night sky.]

The magic book I promised you has also been delivered. I'll need your continued care for that child. The new magic book will be arriving soon.

Gong Qiying expressed his gratitude again, and the letter he sent contained a smiley face drawn in a cute style.

The classic way to end a chat is with an emoji; apparently, this method is used in another world too.

He looked at the seashell on the Shrine, which was bigger than his face, and wondered if sticking it to his face would actually allow him to see the stars and the night sky.

However, it has a faint citrus scent, which, combined with the "placed close to the body" mentioned above, is probably Lin Weier's body fragrance.

Won't I be mistaken for a pervert if I put this on my face?

Gong Qiying suspected that the other party had done this on purpose. No, there was no need to doubt it; it must have been intentional.

What exactly is she trying to do? Is she using her innocent image to flirt with people everywhere?

He set the seashell aside for the moment and picked up the magic book.

Just now, Lin Weier suddenly came to his door wanting to make a deal with him, asking Gong Qiying to take care of Verdant Dungeon.

Only after asking did I learn that the underground city had a new lord, and that the new lord had some vague connection with Lin Weier.

Lin Weier claimed that she was too busy with trivial matters to take care of Cang Yin, so she asked Gong Qiying, who was closest to her, to help take care of Cang Yin. She proposed to exchange items for Gong Qiying to give Cang Yin Spirit Power.

Perhaps she's busy preparing for battles in other dungeons? That's why she cherishes her Spirit Power and chooses to exchange items with Gong Qiying.

Whatever she was busy with, it was clear that the deal was done.

Gong Qiying stroked the cover of the magic book, feeling its cool touch, and its surface was inlaid with jewel-like scales.

This is a magic book from the merfolk, Merfolk Race is rare and almost extinct.

I don't know where Lin Weier got it from, and she said she also has other rare magic books that can be used as payment in future transactions.

This made Gong Qiying, who was building a magic academy, feel his heart flutter and his heart flutter—the object of his heart flutter was the magic book.

Not long ago, he was thinking that it would feel strange if the magic academy only had magic from the Yugi. If they could add magic that already existed in this world, wouldn't the realism be greatly enhanced?

It's also beneficial to communicate more with other Dungeon Lord.

Having received Lin Weier's deposit, he couldn't be stingy with it.

The new city lord of Verdant Dungeon seems to be a child, so I'll show some adult magnanimity and not hold her responsible for plagiarizing me.

By providing some Spirit Power to the other party and incidentally gifting them a couple of harmless monsters, the control over these gifted monsters remains with Gong Qiying; Hai Nisi only has the right to use them. Perhaps she can try to understand these monsters and thus possess them, but...

How can one possibly understand something like cherries and chili peppers that explode?

They can't even do the most basic dissection, because those two things would explode as soon as they come out.

Well, it doesn't matter if you understand.

But these are just the most basic Cherry Bomb and Hot Chili; Gong Qiying has an even more powerful hybrid version here.

"I wonder if giving her a thousand is enough. It must be a huge sum of money for a level one dungeon."

He thought for a moment, then transferred another five hundred to Lin Weier as a token of his sincerity.

It's a pity he couldn't contact the Verdant Dungeon, otherwise he would have been quite interested in seeing how they would use the plants he sent.

"Let's have a proper conversation when she's old enough to use the messaging function."

The Zane Dungeon gifted me 1,000 Spirit Power?

While Hai Nisi was still in a daze, she received another 500 units of Spirit Power. Looking at this huge sum of money, she became excited.

The outward manifestation is that its wings flap so fast that they are almost invisible.

A timely help!

So it turns out that dungeons can send items to each other? But how did the Dungeon Lord know that I'm in such a bad situation?

She desperately wanted to thank the other person in person, but she couldn't find a way to communicate with them, as if she had been unilaterally silenced.

Amidst the rollercoaster of emotions, Hai Nisi nearly fainted. An immense sense of satisfaction filled her heart. With this 1,500, and by reverting the Verdant Dungeon back to its former state, she could live for a very long time!

However, when she saw the Frog Head body rapidly mutating, the excitement on her face gradually faded.

We need to get rid of this damned demon, but our own demons are helpless against him.

The Zane Dungeon just happened to deliver two kinds of monsters, but their names gave people a strange feeling: cherries and chili peppers? Can these things really be monsters?

Hai Nisi looked

Both of these monsters are relatively inexpensive to produce, and they look rather strange; they are essentially enlarged versions of vegetables and fruits with human faces.

Information about these two monsters appeared in her mind, but it was brief, consisting of only the word "explosion".

How powerful was the explosion? It couldn't have killed the Frog Head instantly.

And there's even a summoning restriction; you can't summon continuously in a short period of time. This...

Let's go all in.

Hai Nisi calmed herself down and spawned a large frog very close to the Frog Head, with a Cherry Bomb on its back.

Although the Dungeon Lord can place monsters anytime and anywhere in the dungeon, he cannot directly refresh them on a person's face; he must at least leave a certain distance.

At this moment, the Frog Head's transformation has reached a critical stage. It still maintains the frog-like crouching posture, but its body surface is covered with a layer of shimmering colored crystals, which are obviously very hard.

Besides the crystallization, his forelimbs and hind limbs are rapidly developing and expanding, making him look like a hunter from Resident Evil.

"Hehe, my defense has been greatly enhanced. The defensive power of these shells is comparable to that of Dragon Scale!"

Frog Head let out a hearty laugh, clearly delighted by this mutation, though he also noticed the downside: while his external defenses were maximized, his internal organs were more vulnerable.

It doesn't matter, as long as he doesn't make the kind of stupid move that puts the enemy's attack in his mouth, he will be invincible!

"After resting for a while, it's time to go out and take revenge."

Just then, the Frog Head suddenly heard the sound of running and turned around to look.

A giant toad carrying a large cherry on its back ran quickly toward him, and the cherry was swelling bigger and bigger, as if it might explode at any moment, giving the impression that it was barely holding on!

What the hell!

Frog Head's expression turned ferocious again. The city lord of this underground city was still not giving up and dared to oppose him!

And does she have that much Spirit Power to send monsters to stop me time and time again?

Suddenly, the giant toad stuck out its tongue, wrapped it around the Cherry Bomb, and threw it toward the Frog Head!

"Oh?"

Frog Head intended to dodge, but he suddenly realized that his lower limbs had not yet mutated, and he was at least temporarily unable to move.

Since I can't move, I might as well not hide.

With a carapace comparable to Dragon Scale, how could it be injured by a large cherry?

He had realized from the beginning that the cherry with a human face was probably an exploding monster.

But how could the Verdant Dungeon possibly produce any powerful explosive monsters? I easily defeated its strongest Forest Knight.

Frog Head had always looked down on Verdant Dungeon, and this time was no exception. He reached out his hand towards the Cherry Bomb and actually grabbed it.

"Wait, what is this thing!"

The Frog Head's smile vanished in an instant.

When he touched the Cherry Bomb with his own hands, he was finally able to feel how much energy it contained.

Oh no, this is a trap—

"Bang!"

The Cherry Bomb exploded, creating a cartoonish explosion effect!

The explosion's radius completely enveloped the Frog Head!

"Ah!"

Even Hai Nisi couldn't help but scream when she saw the power of the explosion.

When the smoke and dust from the explosion cleared, what she saw was Frog Head that had turned completely black. Only its eyes were lit up.

"Ugh."

The Frog Head opened his mouth and exhaled a series of smoke rings. He wasn't dead yet, at least not for the time being.

But, but his prized armor was blown away!

He was so shocked he almost went crazy. Why could that tiny cherry unleash such power? Why!

Cherry Bomb is an almost instant-kill item in Plants vs. Zombies. It can ignore armor and deal true damage to enemies. However, if the enemy's armor is high enough, it will prioritize targeting the armor.

In the other world, it's impossible to completely ignore armor, but it still possesses a noble level of true damage.

Even though the Frog Head possessed what it considered to be an invincible shell, it still couldn't escape the fate of turning into ashes in front of the Big Bomb!

This ash is not the kind that can rise up and reignite a fire.

Frog Head isn't dead yet; he's still struggling. The demon race's powerful regenerative abilities are no joke!

"Damn it, I miscalculated."

He forcibly pulled up his legs, which were not yet fully mutated, and shakily crawled towards the teleportation portal.

Such a powerful monster must be incredibly expensive to create or have summoning restrictions! I know the dungeon well, so I need to get out before the next cherry blossom arrives!

That damned Verdant Dungeon had a trick up its sleeve! I underestimated it. I'll definitely get my revenge someday!

From slowly crawling to staggering to running like the wind, Frog Head used all his recovery power on his legs. If he could just run out, he might still have a chance to escape from Da Er's offensive.

Just as he was about to touch the portal to leave the dungeon, and even had half an arm already inside, a strange sound suddenly came from behind him.

Frog Head instinctively turned his head and saw a chili pepper glaring angrily at him, then—

"BOOM!"

Outside the portal.

The Farron Guard surrounded the portal, their eyes gleaming with a thirst for demon blood.

Not only the Farron Guard, but also the guards of the local lord trembled as they protected them. They were absolutely afraid of dying, but they had no choice but to come at the lord's request.

The Farron Guard have worked so hard for this day, undergoing rigorous training every day, being pushed to their limits in Hawkwood's Painting World. Even now, some of them are still lying on their deathbeds because they died so many times there.

In order to gain power, they accepted the Wolf's Blood of the Old Wolf of Farron with the awareness of certain death. When their will could not bear it, Da Er's wolf pack would step forward to help them share the burden.

No wonder Da Er kept emphasizing the importance of maintaining good relations with the wolves; that's why.

Before choosing to accept Wolf's Blood, Da Er never mentioned the method of sharing Wolf's Blood with the wolf pack to anyone, in order to prevent people from having any opportunistic ideas.

Whatever you do, you must consider the consequences beforehand.

Although the amount of Wolf's Blood they received varied, those with courage ultimately became sworn members of the Wolf's Blood and became a Farron Guard.

Amidst the waves of invasion and counter-invasion, they suddenly discovered that whenever an invader invades another's world in Farron Keep, they would be automatically summoned to the invaded world to help protect the peace of Farron Keep. Upon victory, they would obtain Wolf Blood Swordgrass.

The reward for collecting ten Wolf Blood Swordgrass and offering them to Old Wolf of Farron is the magic [Farron Dart]!

In order to improve their strength, even those like Wesker, who are considered among the strongest in the Farron Guard, actively seek out the Furious Rajang in order to cultivate the feeling of encountering a powerful enemy.

Furious Rajang's recent sales figures are incredibly high! He might be a contender for this year's Best Employee in the Zane Dungeon.

Having paid such a high price to avenge their enemy, they were surprised to learn one day that the subordinate of Doslai Bo, the mastermind behind the destruction of Val City, was still alive.

Their reaction upon hearing the news was predictable.

Now, Frog Head is hiding in the dungeon and will be driven out sooner or later, and then it will be a bloody battle!

The Farron Guard were on high alert when, at that moment, a giant claw emerged from the portal!

Everyone tensed up; the magic they had gathered was about to be released!

"Ah!"

There seemed to be a flash of light inside the portal!

Immediately following was the heart-wrenching scream of the demon, which lasted only a moment before abruptly ceasing!

The giant claw turned to ashes in full view of everyone.