The dungeon has been parasitized

Chapter 64 Little Fish Magic

For fishmen, discovering these things must be quite terrifying, right?

A type of seaweed never seen in swamps not only entangled a fishman but also damaged their fishing net, and the fish they caught were parasitized by these vines...

For fish-men, isn't this just like a biohazard?

Unknown plants that parasitize other organisms are undoubtedly a new threat, endangering not only the lives of the fish-men but also destroying their fishing nets.

The priest listened attentively, then pondered, while the other merfolk awaited his response.

Finally, he nodded.

"Wah la, ka la wah la."

The other fish cheered.

"Mehka!"

Did they agree to something...?

After the cheers, a fishman tried to tear off Klein's vines, only to find that the vines were exceptionally tough.

All the merfolk looked even more solemn. One of them cut off a piece with a knife and handed it to the priest.

"Wara-woo, wala-la-ka-wa, kura."

The priest brought Klein's vines to the center of the altar and then gave instructions to the other merfolk. The other merfolk stepped forward and took down the fish and sheep offerings that had not yet been thrown into the lake, clearing the altar.

What are they going to do with my vines...?

The vines were placed in the center of the altar, and the other merfolk retreated to the side, leaving only the priest.

The priest, with a solemn expression, gripped his wand with both hands, bowed his head, and chanted while waving the wand.

"Woo la ka, ma ge ya ye, gu ta li..."

The other merfolk looked at him with reverence, and as he chanted, the lake water in front of them began to glow, then slowly gathered in the center of the lake, becoming a rather bright sphere of light.

The ball of light skimmed across the water and finally landed on the top of the priest's wand.

The priest released his grip, but the wand did not fall; instead, it floated in mid-air. The priest raised his palm, cupped the ball of light, and slowly brought it to his lips, then whispered a few words.

Finally, he placed the orb of light on the vine in the center of the altar. The orb of light dissolved like water, enveloping the vine for a few seconds, and when it finally coalesced again, it transformed into a fish made of radiance.

What kind of magic is this? It's really amazing. It doesn't look like offensive magic, and it's being cast on vines.

Although he had a bad feeling, Klein wanted to see what they were up to, and he could escape if there was any danger.

"Kawara no, Kaha".

After the priest finished doing all this, he gave an instruction to the four fishmen who were watching curiously.

The merfolk nodded and approached the radiant little fish with serious expressions. The priest nodded and then gently tapped the little fish with his wand.

boo~

The little fish created ripples, then swung its tail and swam in mid-air.

Seeing this, the fishmen quickly followed the little fish. The little fish left the altar and swam towards the fishing net next to it, finally stopping on the vines there, wagging its tail.

Seeing this, the priest gently tapped the little fish with his wand. After a few ripples on the fish's body, it turned and swam towards the open space to the side.

Wait a minute, which way is it swimming?

It faces the direction where Klein was, where there is only one seed that Klein left underground.

The little fish got closer and closer to Klein, and the fishmen followed it curiously, probably wondering why it would look in this place where there was nothing above.

However, all the fishmen simultaneously became alert and drew the daggers from their waists.

Judging from this... could this little fish be a tracking magic?

The little fish's approach gradually confirmed Klein's conjecture. The fish-men followed the little fish and finally stopped at the spot where Klein had been.

The little fish swayed its tail near the ground. The fishmen were puzzled at first, but then one of them figured it out.

He suddenly stabbed at the tender sprout on the ground!

With a soft "plop," the fishman pierced through the soil and Klein's offspring together, then lifted up the soil, revealing the offspring Klein had hidden underneath.

"Kawali!"

The moment the fishman saw Klein's vines, he cried out in surprise and, along with the other fishmen, dodged backward, all of them keeping watch on the ground in front of them.

Klein, who was taller, had already taken refuge on the vines above the waterfall. He watched them with a startled expression from the cascading water at the top of the cave.

That's true. It looks like the little fish will chase the nearest vine, so we'll approach the fishing net first, and then find Klein.

This is a bit tricky... It would be troublesome if we had to search everywhere.

Four fishmen surrounded Klein's vines, seemingly regarding them as a potentially aggressive threat.

But they didn't notice anything for a long time. The priest next to them raised his wand and gently touched the lake water with the glowing wand.

Splash!

Some of the lake water rose up, transforming into a dragon-like body, with a giant dragon's head emerging from the lake surface.

"Warakawa".

The priest shouted to the other merfolk, and they made way for him.

The priest gripped the wand with both hands, using the tip of the wand as a guide to make the entire water dragon swirl, and then shook it towards Klein's plant.

The giant dragon of the lake came ashore from the lake, onto the Klein seedlings, and a rippled dragon claw emerged from the water, then dug up an entire clump of soil.

"Wow?"

Seemingly puzzled that there was nothing below, the priest and the other fishmen looked on with some doubt.

They probably thought there were many of my vines underneath, but unfortunately, there was only one seedling there.

The priest hesitated for a moment, then noticed that the little fish had left its previous spot and was swimming towards the clod of earth on the water dragon's claw.

This means that the target is very small, and it's right inside the mud.

The priest thought for a moment, then gently waved his wand.

Then, Shuilong threw the clod of dirt in his hand into his mouth.

The clods of earth tumbled and rolled inside the flowing water dragon, quickly turning it into a mud dragon. After a while, the water dragon spat something out of its mouth.

It was Klein's offspring that was cleaved in two by the fishman's dagger.

All the fishmen breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. One of them used his dagger to pick up Klein's sapling, put it aside, and then looked at the small fish in the air.

The little fish immediately followed, indicating that there were no other vines nearby.

The offshoot didn't die. If I move it now, I wonder if it will scare them?

However, Klein certainly wouldn't actually do that.

The merman presented the seed to the priest, who glanced at it and then shook his head.

"Kara no."

Then, he tapped the little fish with his wand once more.

This time, the little fish didn't swim towards the cave entrance, but towards the cave waterfall.

Then, as they swam...

The fish were horrified to discover that the little fish had swum towards the top of the waterfall, where the river they depended on for survival was located.

In other words, this plant, which can parasitize other organisms, is actually located at the source of the water they drink!