Only the skeleton remained, the flesh and blood having rotted into sludge.
The heart of this giant snake, which had decayed into mud, was actually still able to congeal into a mass that wriggled incessantly.
That mass of wriggling sludge was roughly the size of a manor.
As it pulsed, it burst with a powerful vitality that was saturated with the aura of decay.
Based on its characteristics, Dalun Li named it the Rotting Snake Heart.
Beyond that, he found nothing else within the Rotting Flesh Soil.
In that case...
Dalun Li activated his power to carve out a hidden floor directly within the 17th floor.
He transferred the entire snake skeleton, along with the surrounding swamp and soil, into this hidden floor.
In an instant, a massive chunk of the 17th floor was hollowed out.
Dalun Li had to exert considerable effort and power to fill the void.
Just to be safe, when he created this hidden floor, he deliberately left a passage deep underground.
This allowed the decaying aura of the snake bones to seep from the hidden floor back into the 17th floor, ensuring that the "pleasant environment" of the 17th floor wasn't ruined and the adventurers' experience remained intact.
Next was Monster Creation.
Given the unique environment of the 17th floor, Dalun Li certainly had to adapt and create some new monsters.
However, having created so many monsters by now, Dalun Li had already developed the prototype of his own monster system.
Therefore, preserving certain monster types while creating variants and evolutions was also important.
This would also allow Dalun Li to master higher-level abilities.
For instance, with the skeletal shaman, Dalun Li had already created a flame skeletal shaman variant.
Using the gargoyle as a template, Dalun Li modified it using Rotting Flesh Soil as the material.
[Decay Gargoyle lv16] A gargoyle that lurks within the swamp; capable of firing poison arrows and spraying decaying toxic gas.
Next was the undead lizardman.
[Decay Bone lv16] Undead remains that move within the swamp; attacks carry potent toxins and can spray decaying toxic gas.
[Elite Decay Bone Shaman lv16] A decaying variant of the skeletal shaman; masters the power of decay and can utilize both decay and undead powers.
[Decay Bone Lizard lv16] A skeletal lizard that hides beneath the swamp; attacks carry potent toxins.
However, the power still wasn't enough, so Dalun Li decided on a comprehensive enhancement.
[Decay Wood Armor Monster lv16] An armor-type monster that appears alongside other monsters; contains the power of decay, attacks carry potent toxins, and can increase the wearer's strength while healing their wounds.
Then there were those little cuties from the lava.
[Decay Toxic Frog lv16] A highly toxic magic frog living beneath the swamp; can spray highly corrosive venom and decaying toxic gas.
[Decay Amphibious Fish lv16] A man-eating toxic fish living in the swamp; its fins have evolved to allow it to walk on mud. It has venomous fangs and can spit toxic water arrows and high-speed toxic pellets.
[Elite Decay Amphibious Fish King lv16] The overlord leader of the decay amphibious fish; possesses massive size and strength, a defense of hard scales all over its body, and extreme toxicity. It can manipulate the swamp.
The air couldn't be left out either. After all, this floor had a large number of giant trees that could provide nesting grounds for some big fellows.
[Decay Wyvern lv16] A decaying variant of the wyvern; its green scales provide concealment and mimicry abilities, allowing it to hide among the trees. It possesses great strength and defense. Its specialized wings cannot sustain long-term flight, but it has unparalleled mobility and speed within the dense forest of giant trees. It can spit decaying toxic gas to attack.
[Elite Decay Wyvern Leader lv16] The leader of the decay wyverns; possesses a massive size, powerful strength that dominates the sky, and high intelligence, allowing it to command decay wyverns. It wields the power of decay and can use a breath of decaying flames.
[Decay Flying Mosquito lv1] A highly toxic flying mosquito; extremely weak individually, they typically move in swarms of thousands. They are very fast, making them difficult to hit with ordinary physical attacks.
[Decay Bomb Sparrow lv3] Its body is composed of swamp mud filled with the power of decay; it relies on high-speed dives and self-destruction to injure enemies with mud containing corrosive acid and potent toxins.
These were all old employees of the Well of Eternal Imprisonment. No matter how one looked at it, he couldn't deny his old employees a promotion.
Besides, these old employees carried the legacy of truth, goodness, and beauty from the Well of Eternal Imprisonment. How could Dalun Li ever forget their contributions?
Just seeing these old employees of truth, goodness, and beauty standing together was a beautiful sight to behold.
Then there were the new employees.
It was impossible to have a new floor without making any new employees at all.
First was a little cutie Dalun Li had wanted to make for a long time.
He used Rotting Flesh Soil as the material, added leaves from the magic tree...
And finally, a small bottle of magic water from the Frost Magic Spring of the subordinate floor.
The various materials wriggled constantly, eventually turning into a shapeless mass of mud the size of an infant that pulsed without stopping.
It was finished!
[Name] Mud Monster
[Level] lv16
[Skills] Corrosion lv4, Strong Acid lv4, Mimicry lv3, Stealth lv3, Toxic lv3, Digestion lv3, Decay Aura lv3, Poison Resistance lv3, Decay Resistance lv3, Mental Shock lv2
[Description] A monster servant created by the unknown existence, Dalun Li. Its appearance is a disgusting mass of wriggling mud. It can hide in the swamp without a trace to launch ambushes. Once it wraps around a target, it can rapidly corrode protection and flesh.
That's right, a Mud Monster.
A Mud Monster created from Rotting Flesh Soil could corrode equipment; even mana equipment couldn't withstand its corrosion.
Flesh was no exception either.
Of course, corroding equipment was the main point.
Then, using the Rotting Flesh Soil combined with the dark wanderers left behind by the Dark Starry Sky...
Dalun Li created a pile of fat, incessantly wriggling leeches.
[Decay Leech]
[Level] lv3
[Skills] Bloodsucking lv2, Toxic lv2, Decay Poison lv2, Decay Resistance lv2, Poison Resistance lv2, Slime Resistance lv2, Stealth lv2
[Description] A monster servant created by the unknown existence, Dalun Li. It lives in the swamp and on leaves. It can attach itself to adventurers unnoticed to suck their blood and release toxins.
A bit disgusting.
But it felt like it should be quite powerful. Perhaps he could enhance it a bit more.
Using the Decay Leech as a prototype, Dalun Li added a few fallen leaves from the substitution magic tree and a large handful of Rotting Flesh Soil, injecting them with powerful life and mana.
A leech the size of a thumb with dark red longitudinal stripes on its body was created.
[Elite Decay Leech King]
[Level] lv16
[Skills] Flesh Fusion lv5, Body Control lv4, Bloodsucking lv4, Fusion Mucus lv3, Toxic lv3, Decay Breath lv3, Swamp Control lv3, High-speed Regeneration lv3, Decay Resistance lv3, Toxic Resistance lv3, Stealth lv2, Slime Resistance lv2, Unified Mind lv2, Skin Fusion lv2
[Description] A monster servant created by the unknown existence, Dalun Li. It can fuse with other leeches to form a giant leech; its strength and defense increase with the number of leeches fused. it can control its own fusion and splitting at any time. However, the more leeches it fuses with, the slower its movements become.
The Leech King landed in the pile of leeches. Before long, the leeches wriggled toward the Leech King, eventually fusing into a large leech the size of a small dog.
Of course, this wasn't the Leech King's limit; the current number of leeches was still too low.
Still...
They looked a bit too disgusting, and so were their skills.
But since they were his own creations, he couldn't play favorites.
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