The dungeon has been parasitized

Chapter 55 An Unexpected Joy

Klein arrived at the spot where he had been captured by the mermen. It was still early, and there were no mermen there yet.

When they were captured, the fishman only took the fish and not the fishing net, so unsurprisingly, the fishman's fishing net is still at the bottom of the water.

However, this kind of fishing net is only fixed in the water, blocking off a certain area. Even the dumbest fish wouldn't be foolish enough to be trapped like that, so there are no fish here yet.

It seems I'll have to rely on myself.

Klein killed a few of his own small fish as bait, then put them in the fishing net, and tied the edges of the net with vines so that he could easily pull it up when the fish came in.

Then, Klein manipulated the small fish to scatter seeds around the fishing net, and then vines grew, setting the command "keep swinging."

Finally, a funnel-shaped entrance was formed. The fish that were attracted would be scared away by the stirred vines and then enter the fishing net through the entrance left by Klein.

This strategy is exactly the same as the Murloc strategy, but the difference is that there are only a few Murlocs, while Klein's vines can have many, making it more efficient.

Finally, Klein returned to the fishing net and waited patiently for his prey to come to him.

Before long, quite a few small fish were herded in, but...

It's too small. I need a big fish, but if there are small fish, maybe some big fish will be attracted to them.

After some time, a big fish that Klein wanted finally arrived. It chased after the small fish and darted into the net, where it was thrashing around wildly.

Klein quickly controlled the vines to retract the fishing net. The large fish was lifted to the surface by the net at the bottom of the water, thrashing about and even jumping out of the water.

However, he was eventually captured by Klein.

The next step is the familiar process: plant the seeds, let them take root, and then they become parasitic.

Controlling the newly acquired large fish, Klein was finally able to swim comfortably in the swamp without worrying about the effects of the toxins.

That's right, this fish even has magic! With this fish, we can go and take care of that crab. Let's go back.

Klein put the fishing net back into the water and then maneuvered the big fish back.

Glug glug glug...

Suddenly, a familiar bubbling sound jolted Klein's mind.

This is--!

pat!

A giant crocodile lunged from the bottom of the water, but Klein was prepared. He swung his tail to the side and escaped the attack.

It's a lightning crocodile! It must have been attracted by the school of fish and the smell of blood.

But Klein knew that the bubbling sound didn't represent its large mouth.

Sizzle...

The lightning crocodile's back shimmered, and then it hurled a giant net of lightning at Klein!

Before being stunned by the electric shock, Klein manipulated the giant fish to swim desperately toward his vines, eventually transferring his soul to the vines.

The big fish was stunned by the electric shock and began to twitch stiffly in the water. The lightning crocodile opened its huge mouth and lunged at the big fish.

pat.

The blood mist that should have exploded in the water did not appear. Before being bitten by the crocodile, Klein manipulated his vines to bind the big fish, pulled it back hard, and escaped the lightning crocodile's attack.

I'm so sorry, my vines aren't afraid of electricity.

Glug glug glug...

The Thunder Crocodile's eyes gleamed underwater, seemingly concealing anger, as it stared intently at the large fish bound by Klein's vines.

Whoosh!

The lightning crocodile aimed carefully, its legs and long tail swinging simultaneously as it lunged at the big fish once more.

But Klein had already taken action, moving the big fish among the vines. However, the vines had limited speed underwater, so how could the lightning crocodile, a top underwater hunter, not catch up?

As the distance drew closer, the Thunder Crocodile opened its massive jaws once more.

Clap clap!

This time, it really did bite.

Blood stained a large area of ​​water red. The big fish was cut in half. One half was swallowed by the lightning crocodile, while the other half twitched automatically in pain.

Lulululu gurgle...

The lightning crocodile seemed to declare victory as it swam forward, flicking its tail, and swallowed the last half of the large fish.

It's delicious, isn't it?

There's another big meal coming up!

Activate skill: Accelerate growth!

As Klein bound the fishing net, the vines burst forth towards the water's surface, pulling the net closer to the center of the netted area.

And there, the lightning crocodile was enjoying a delicious big fish.

The fishing net was scooped up from the bottom of the water and then slung over the surface, tightly wrapping the lightning crocodile. The lightning crocodile immediately realized something was wrong and began to thrash its entire body, trying to shake off the foreign object.

However, the fishman's net was not Klein's own vine net; without strong silk threads, it would be impossible to stay submerged in water for a long time to catch fish.

Moreover, the fish-men who settled by the water could not have been unaware of the possibility that large prey like the Thunder Crocodile might enter their territory.

The fishing net was huge, and the Thunder Crocodile's proud death roll became its own Achilles' heel, binding it. Its swirling body caused the net to roll up towards the center, layer upon layer, until Klein's vines wrapped the Thunder Crocodile into a mummy.

Finally, the lightning crocodile, completely unable to move, sank to the bottom of the water and lost its ability to resist.

Klein arrived at the vines at the bottom of the water. He had used a lot of magic to grow vines to tie them up with the fishing net, fearing that the net wouldn't be able to catch them.

Glug glug glug...

All the Thunder Crocodile can do now is discharge electricity.

Sizzle...

The electric arc exploded underwater, vaporizing the water into churning bubbles, but had no effect on the fishing nets and vines.

Klein hardened the tips of the vines and stabbed them towards the Thunder Crocodile's hide.

pat.

The hardened vine broke...

I didn't expect it to be so tough. The vines could only pierce a small dent with all their might, and not even a drop of blood could be seen. However, the leather armor was still relatively soft, just tough.

It seems we need to leverage the advantages of Earthlings.

Klein grew drill-like hardened tips at the top of the vines, and then made the vines grow spirally.

Finally, the drill successfully pierced the Thunder Crocodile's tough hide, creating a gap large enough to insert the seed.

Klein put the seed in, and the seed took root and became parasitic, turning the lightning crocodile into his servant.

Next, the fishing net and vines binding the lightning crocodile were untied.

Although Klein tried his best to untangle the vines, for example, by making the lightning rotate in the opposite direction of the death roll, part of the fishing net was still in a tangled mess.

I'm so sorry, fishmen.

I originally just wanted to catch a big fish to make do with, but it unexpectedly came to me on its own. What a pleasant surprise!

Klein even thought that with this crocodile, he might be able to defeat the crab directly, for example, by stunning it with electricity, and then he could do whatever he wanted.

Klein controlled the unleashed Thunder Crocodile, moving freely through the swamp; the small fish and shrimp dared not do anything to it.

On his way back, Klein used Probe on the Thunder Crocodile, intending to figure out its abilities.