This dungeon has mushrooms growing on it.

Chapter 118, Section 117: The Long Wait
Rumble——

A familiar voice...

Norris rubbed his sleepy eyes, got up from the ground, picked up a stone stick, and climbed to the top of the cage.

He stuck the stone stick into the hole and poked and prodded inside—he had to get the newly split slime out of the hole.

If the Puji are guarding it, there's no need to worry about how long the newborn slime stays inside; they can just kill it after it comes out.

But now that the job has fallen to him, he'll be in trouble if three or four slimes come out at once.

Although the Puji will cover for him, he will inevitably suffer some pain, so it is the right thing for him to do to expose and resolve the split as soon as it occurs.

Persistence pays off; after a short while, a bright red slime emerged from the stone exit.

Seeing that it was a red slime Norris, he breathed a sigh of relief.

[Splitting Wind Claw LV4]

The slime's body was slashed open, and Norris reacted quickly, reaching out with his right hand to grab the slime's core and pull it out.

Thankfully, it wasn't green; every time he dealt with a green slime, his hands would get corroded and injured.

Just as he was feeling relieved, the cage was suddenly pulled up...

not good!

Norris turned and ran, running until he reached the corner furthest from the crack and least affected by it, before enduring the burning sensation all over his body and waiting for the cage to be lowered again.

After everything was over, he lay on the fungal carpet with the guards to replenish his nutrients and heal his injuries.

Lying on the fungal carpet, Norris would think of his mushroom house, whose comfort was incomparable to the fungal carpet spread on the rocks...

Norris lived a miserable life in his labor camp, unaware that he had become a little stronger.

[Skill Upgrade: Gale Claw LV4→LV5]

[Skill Upgrade: Corrosion Resistance LV1→LV2]

What he didn't know was that outside the small hill where he was, the Puji were planting mushrooms, and the tree spirits were planting tender branches, trying to turn it into an enhanced mushroom forest.

He also missed Vampire Hunt 2.0.

……

If there's one thing that's most agonizing, it's knowing that a group of robbers are going to break into your house, but not knowing the exact time, so you have to keep a close eye on your front door every moment.

So when Lin Jun spotted the vampire at the entrance, everyone breathed a sigh of relief—finally, they'd arrived!
Honestly, after making so many preparations, it would be really upsetting if the demons didn't show up in the end!
Name: Louisa

【Level: 50】

Title: Vampire Viscount

It's only level 50, and with General Xiao Hei backing it up, it's nothing to worry about.

This vampire viscount, accompanied by seven people of human race, but whom Lin Jun looked like cannon fodder, entered the dungeon.

Just as Lin Jun was mentally complaining that the demons could come to her underground city, which was located far behind human territory, as easily as going home, she was surprised to find that there was actually a "tail" following behind this group!
Following the fungal carpet extending into the underground city, Lin Jun observed a group of people bearing obvious symbols of the Church of Light arriving at the gate of the underground city.
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Solalyn, the squad leader of the Wings of Judgment, trudged through the forest, following the uneven footprints on the ground as she stepped on the withered branches.

In her eyes, one of the sets of footprints was emanating a nauseating aura of darkness.

Behind her followed Priest Mayne and four fully armored church warriors. In this group, Soralin and Mayne possessed gold-level strength, while the other warriors were all silver-level.

Upon arriving outside the dungeon, the remaining silver glow in Solalyn's right eye gradually dimmed as her eyelashes trembled; maintaining [Vision of Truth] was also a considerable drain on her.

The priest behind him walked over to the two guards who had fallen by the campfire and checked them over. "They're both alive. It seems they were under the influence of the Coma spell."

“As expected, indiscriminate killing will only make them more vulnerable to being exposed. They clearly don’t realize they’ve already been exposed.” Soralin looked up at the magnificent underground city gate in front of her. “Maine, you were absolutely right. Their destination is the Amethyst Dungeon.”

“After all, there’s nothing further south,” Reverend Maine said with concern, showing no joy at his prediction coming true. “But we still don’t know what they’re planning.”

Thanks to Solarin's abilities, they discovered the demons who had infiltrated the kingdom long before they entered the forest.

During this period, the demons were active frequently within the United Kingdom, but most of them were spies acting alone, so they had no qualms about pursuing them.

However, the traces discovered this time belonged to a whole group of people, the strength of whom was unknown.

Out of caution, they did not approach rashly. Instead, they smashed the communication crystal to call other patrols in the vicinity, while they themselves left two soldiers behind to meet with reinforcements before continuing their pursuit.

This group was clearly trained in stealth; their tracks were deliberately concealed along the way, and their methods were quite ingenious.

At least with Mayne's abilities, it would be difficult to tell the difference; it was only thanks to Solalyn that they were able to track them all the way here.

Mayne just couldn't understand why they had to go into the underground city.

Should we go to villages and towns to cause destruction? What can we do in underground cities?
Quietly kill some adventurers?
What impact could that have on the kingdom...? Adventurers aren't even considered part of the regular fighting force.

Are you looking for something or someone?

Mayne was anxious because she couldn't figure out the other party's purpose, but Solalyn didn't care.

"It doesn't matter what their purpose is. Now that they've entered the underground city, they're like fish in a barrel."

Soralin sat down on a wooden stake by the campfire, leaning on her sword.

"Aren't you going to continue pursuing it?" Mayne asked.

"No need. There are no other exits from the underground city. We can just meet up with the other patrols here and wait for them to make their escape."

As Solalyn spoke, she suddenly lowered her head to think for a moment, then beckoned to one of her subordinates.

"Go contact the adventurers' guild here and ask them to gather adventurers to help capture the demons."

"I don't need high-level adventurers. I don't need them to guard the gates or participate in combat. Just have those adventurers spread out around the dungeon to prevent the demons from using escape scrolls."

“An escape scroll?” Mayne asked doubtfully. “That’s unlikely, those things are both rare and dangerous…”

"Just in case." Solalyn didn't want to let this guy get away because of this little accident.

"Yes." After receiving the order, the church warrior took the identification token representing the squad leader of the Wings of Judgment from Soralin and ran towards Silent Wind Town.

Although Mayne felt she should stick to her opponent, she chose to remain silent after Solalyn made her decision.

He and Solalyn are both Gold-ranked, but in terms of official duties, the Chanting Priest is ultimately just a strategic assistant officer. Solalyn, as the squad leader, occasionally consults him on his advice as a sign of respect for his abilities, not as a mandatory procedure.

Moreover, Solalyn's judgment seemed to be correct; gathering forces to block the door was clearly a safe approach.

The only problem is, they're not sure how long they'll have to wait here...

What if the demons discover what's happening outside and hide in the dungeon, refusing to come out?
(End of this chapter)