This dungeon has mushrooms growing on it.

Chapter 315, Section 314: Fun
Lang and Karen were not the first werewolves to sneak down after Xiao Lan, but the third.

The first two batches of young werewolves who returned are currently being imprisoned along with Xiao Lan.

Two strong old wolves stepped forward and grabbed Lange and Karen by the shoulders respectively.

Karen did not resist, nor did she show fear. She stared directly at the chieftain with her wolf eyes and questioned him loudly in a voice that everyone could hear:

"Ulfgang is right, it's a million times better outside than this cramped little place!"
You old fogies, you're willing to rot away here, I can't stop you! But you want to restrict me?

Can you control me? Can you control all the young wolves?
What are you planning to do? Kill all the wolves that have gone out? Or lock us up for life?

I'm telling you, as long as I'm released, I'll go back out! And I'll never come back next time!

Not only will I not come back, but all the wolves that go out in the future will never come back!
"When that time comes, are you old bones going to come out and arrest us again?"

boom!
A heavy fist slammed into Karen's face, and a bloody wolf tooth flew off instantly.

The one who made the move was an enraged old wolf. Karen spat out a mouthful of blood and merely glanced at him with an indifferent look.

This thoroughly enraged the other party. Just as more fists were about to fall, the old wolf's outstretched claws were firmly grasped by another, older, yet equally powerful hand.

"Chieftain?" The old wolf who had intervened looked at the old chieftain who had stopped him in confusion, but still obediently stepped aside.

“Karen, we should stay here and wait for the Demon King’s return. This is our long-cherished wish. To leave here would be to betray the Demon King.”

Their eyes met, but Karen saw no anger in the old patriarch's eyes. Instead, she saw only pain, helplessness, and even a hint of pleading.

The chieftain's complex gaze made Karen hesitate for a moment, but quickly, her strong sense of self and yearning for freedom overwhelmed that trace of pity: "That's not the wish of all werewolves! It's your wish, the wish of all you old wolves! As for the Demon King?"

Her voice suddenly rose, carrying a resolute tone: "We didn't see him when we were born! He didn't appear when our parents were killed by humans! Even now, where is he? You may not know, but some werewolves in our tribe have harbored many grievances against that demon king, but I haven't! Because I've never felt that he has anything to do with me! Let alone the loyalty you speak of!"

As if he had already anticipated Karen's answer, the last glimmer of light in the old patriarch's eyes dimmed, and he simply took a step back silently.

"How dare you blaspheme the Demon King! You deserve to be bitten to death!" Some of the old wolves roared angrily, trying to pounce on Karen and tear him apart.

The old patriarch raised his hand to stop them, and even gestured to release Lang and Karen from their restraints.

Soon, Little Blue, who had been imprisoned, and the other six young werewolves were also brought out and retreated to Karen and the others.

"You should leave," the old chieftain said in a heavy voice, "and never come back."

"Chief! We can't let them go! What will happen to the other young wolf cubs..."

"Anyone else who wants to leave?" The old patriarch looked around. "Go with them. I won't stop those who want to leave... I can't stop them anymore."

His gaze finally settled on Karen: "Karen, you're right. Waiting for the Demon King's return is my lifelong wish. So, I will stay here with those of my people who still believe in this wish, until I die. As for you, leave and never come back. The next time we meet, I will bite your throat."

The young werewolves looked at each other and exchanged opinions in hushed tones.

In the end, in addition to the nine werewolves that had already gone down, three more young werewolves gritted their teeth and came out.

There are far more young werewolves than just this many, and naturally more than a dozen of them yearn for the outside world. However, the vast majority of werewolves cannot make the choice to change their fate as resolutely as Karen.

A total of twelve werewolves were permanently exiled from the tenth floor, where they had spent their entire lives, under the watchful eyes of many complex individuals.

……

Just half a day later, Karen reappeared in the Flame Demon Cave. By then, Norris and Qiong had already left.

The three young werewolves, who were entering this place for the first time, looked around curiously, finding everything around them incredibly novel.

Little Blue gaped, glancing back at the empty staircase behind him, then at Karen's composed expression, before finally pointing a paw at himself, utterly bewildered: "Wait... wait a minute? How did I get exiled?"

He had originally planned to sneak out to play again after his solitary confinement ended!
Great, the opportunity has been delivered right to our doorstep, saving us the trouble of "sneaking away".

Karen crossed her arms, too lazy to explain to him.

Just then, a fluffy little blue cat flew over and landed on the head of the little blue cat.

Xiao Lan sniffed – hmm, it was that familiar scent with a slightly different feel.

A moment later, Little Blue said to the other werewolves, "Big Mushroom asked if we were in trouble, and even asked if we wanted to visit its mushroom garden!"

"Huh? How do you communicate?" one of the werewolves asked curiously.

"Is that all?" Xiao Lan directly parted the thick hair on her chest, revealing the faint traces of grayish-white mycelium that had already intertwined with her skin and flesh.

For these young werewolves who had spent their entire lives on the tenth level, the concept of "parasitism" was completely foreign to them. They gathered around in amazement, asking how they had acquired this "communication ability" and expressing their desire to have one themselves.

After receiving approval, they were filled with anticipation.

Lin Jun didn't rush to parasitize them. Instead, she used Xiao Lan to lead the werewolves to settle down in the mushroom garden first, and discussed other matters later.

……

Twelve werewolves.

This number was much less than Lin Jun had anticipated.

I originally thought I could take away at least half of the hundred-plus werewolves!

This is all thanks to that werewolf chieftain and... Karen.

The initial plan was to let the yearning for freedom spread quietly among the werewolf tribe, allowing as many werewolves as possible to witness the beauty and vastness of the outside world through repeated "outing experiences".

Once the hearts of most of the young werewolves have been stirred, then encourage them to take as many of their own kind from the tribe as possible away.

However, no one expected that Karen, with her strong personality and high drive, would ignite all of this prematurely.

The old patriarch was extremely decisive. He immediately expelled all the young werewolves who showed signs of disloyalty under the pretext of "exile," completely eliminating the possibility of the "dangerous ideas" spreading further.

This harsh approach did indeed temporarily deter the other werewolves who were restless but dared not act, suppressing their desire to go down and explore.

Although in the long run, this trend is inevitable and these measures cannot change anything.

However, in the short term, it did effectively delay Lin Jun's plan to incorporate the entire werewolf tribe.

Lin Jun was not annoyed by the unexpected setback in her plan.

On the contrary, this is very interesting!
As she steadily advanced her plan, the other party struggled and resisted with all their might, even resorting to such an ugly act... This scene was also one of Lin Jun's sources of amusement.

(End of this chapter)