Chapter 118: 117 Long Wait

Boom—

A familiar sound...

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

He thrust the stone stick into the hole and poked around inside—he had to shove the newly split slimes out through the exit.

If the Pujis were guarding, there would be no need to worry about how long the newborn slimes stayed inside; they could just be killed after they came out.

But now this task had fallen to him; if three or four slimes came out together, he would be in trouble.

Although the Pujis would cover for him, he would still suffer some hardship, so poking them out immediately after they split was the correct approach for him.

Hard work pays off; before long, a red slime squeezed out of the stone exit.

Seeing it was a red slime, Norris couldn't help but sigh with relief.

【Splitting Wind Claw lv4】

The slime's body was slashed open; Norris, quick-eyed and fast-handed, reached out with his right hand, grabbed the slime's core, and pulled it out.

Fortunately, it wasn't green; every time he dealt with a green slime, his hand would be corroded and injured.

Just as he was feeling fortunate, the hanging cage was suddenly hoisted up...

Not good!

Norris turned and ran, running until he reached the corner farthest from the rift and least affected, then endured the burning sensation all over his body and waited for the hanging cage to be lowered again.

After everything had passed, he lay on the mycelium mat together with the guard Pujis, replenishing nutrients and healing his injuries.

Lying on the mycelium mat, Norris would think of his mushroom house; the comfort of the mushroom house was truly incomparable to the mycelium mat laid on rocks...

Norris lived his hard-labor life bitterly, failing to notice that he had become a little stronger.

【Skill Upgrade: Splitting Wind Claw lv4→lv5】

【Skill Upgrade: Corrosion Resistance lv1→lv2】

What he also didn't know was that outside the small hill where he was located, the Pujis were planting mushrooms and the treants were planting tender branches, intending to turn this into an enhanced version of the Mushroom Forest.

Moreover, he had also missed Vampire Hunting 2.0.

If you ask what thing is most torturous, it is knowing that a gang of bandits is going to visit your home but not knowing the exact time, so you can only divide your attention every single moment to watch your own doorway.

So, when Lin Jun spotted that vampire at the entrance, the entire mushroom relaxed—finally, they had come!

Honestly, after making so many preparations, if the demons didn't come in the end, that would truly feel unbearable!

【Name: Louisa】

【Level: 50】

【Title: Vampire Viscount】

A mere level 50; with General Seeing Xiao Hei covering the rear, there was no cause for concern.

This vampire viscount, accompanied by seven humans who looked like cannon fodder no matter how Lin Jun looked at them, entered the dungeon.

Just as Lin Jun was internally complaining that the demons entering this dungeon located deep in the human rear area was as easy as coming home, he unexpectedly discovered that a "tail" was following behind this group!

Relying on the mycelium mat extending out of the dungeon, Lin Jun observed a group with obvious Holy Church of Light markings arriving outside the dungeon gate.

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Sorlin, the squad leader of the Wings of Judgment, stepped on withered branches, following the uneven footprints on the ground through the forest.

In her eyes, one set of footprints was steaming with a nauseating dark aura.

Following behind her were the priest Mein and four fully armored church warriors. In this squad, Sorlin and Mein possessed Gold-tier strength, while the other warriors were all Silver-tier.

Arriving outside the dungeon, the remaining silver glow in Sorlin's right eye gradually dimmed as her eyelashes trembled; maintaining 【Truth Vision】 was also a considerable drain on her.

The priest behind her walked over to the two guards lying beside the bonfire and checked them. "They are all alive; it seems to be a Stun Spell."

"As expected; killing people indiscriminately would only make them easier to expose. Obviously, they don't know they have already been exposed." Sorlin looked up at the magnificent dungeon gate before her. "Mein, you were right after all; their destination is the Amethyst Dungeon."

"After all, there is nothing further south," Priest Mein said, showing no joy at having been right, but rather worry. "But we still don't know what they want to do."

Thanks to Sorlin's ability, they had discovered this group of demons infiltrating the Kingdom's territory even before leaving the forest.

For this period, the demons' activities within the United Kingdom had been frequent, but mostly they were spies acting alone, so their pursuit had no restrictions.

But the tracks discovered this time belonged to an entire group, with unknown strength.

Out of caution, they did not rashly approach; instead, they smashed the communication crystal to call other patrol squads nearby, while they themselves left two warriors behind to meet the reinforcements before continuing the pursuit.

This group was obviously trained in stealth; their tracks had been deliberately covered along the way, and the technique could even be called clever.

At least with Mein's skills, it was difficult to distinguish them; it relied entirely on Sorlin to track them all the way here.

Mein just couldn't figure out why they wanted to enter the dungeon.

If they wanted to cause destruction, they should go to towns; what could they do inside a dungeon?

Quietly kill some adventurers?

What impact could that have on the Kingdom... adventurers don't count as regular combat power anyway.

Could they be looking for something or someone?

Not understanding the enemy's purpose made Mein very anxious, but Sorlin didn't care at all.

"It doesn't matter what their purpose is; since they entered the dungeon, they are fish in a jar."

Sorlin simply leaned on her sword and sat on a wooden stake beside the bonfire.

"Not continuing the pursuit?" Mein asked.

"No need. There are no other exits in the dungeon; after we meet up with the other patrol squads here, we can wait at our ease. By then, they won't be able to escape even with wings."

As Sorlin spoke, she suddenly lowered her head to think for a moment, then summoned a subordinate.

"You go contact the Adventurer's Guild here and have them summon adventurers to assist in capturing the demons.

They don't need to be high-level adventurers; I don't need them to guard the gate or participate in combat. Just have those adventurers spread out around the dungeon to prevent the demons from using Escape Scrolls."

"An escape scroll?" Meyn said, doubtfully. "That seems unlikely — those things are both rare and dangerous…"

"Just as a precaution." Soraline had no intention of letting this fellow slip away because of some minor mishap.

"Yes, ma'am." The Church warrior received the order, took from Soraline's hand the badge representing the captaincy of the Adjudication Wing squad, and set off running toward Mute Wind Town.

Although Meyn felt they ought to be pressing the enemy hard, once Soraline had made her decision, he still chose to stay silent.

He and Soraline were both Gold-rank, but in terms of duty a Chant Priest was ultimately only a strategic adjunct officer; Soraline, as squad commander, consulted his opinion from time to time out of respect for his strength — never because it was a procedure that had to be followed.

Moreover, Soraline's judgment didn't seem to have any problem with it; gathering forces to seal the entrance was clearly a sound plan.

The only question was, they weren't sure how long they'd have to wait here…

What if the demons noticed what was happening outside and refused to come out of the dungeon?

(End of chapter)