[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-this-dungeon-is-growing-mushrooms":3,"chapter-this-dungeon-is-growing-mushrooms-this-dungeon-is-growing-mushrooms-chapter-47":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","This Dungeon Has Sprouted Mushrooms",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2219102,3995,"Chapter 47: 49 The Gradually Spreading Mushrooms","this-dungeon-is-growing-mushrooms-chapter-47",47,"\u003Cp>The second floor of the dungeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A light breeze swept through the forest, carrying the pure scent of grass and trees, while the clear spring water of the gravel creek reflected the orange-white glow emitted by the firefly grass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first glance, this was a lush, natural woodland filled with flowing water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in reality, the small monsters in this forest were almost all adept at concealment and ambush, and many were poisonous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For newcomers just starting out, it was normal to die inside if they weren't prepared with antidotes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a longsword pierced into the waist-high grass, Gray gave a light flick, and a green scorpion the size of a palm was skewered and pulled out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't it said that after a monster tide, the number of monsters decreases significantly in the short term?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How long have we been walking, and I’ve already poked to death 3 spiders, 6 scorpions, and 4 small snakes...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calvin, who was checking the dungeon guide on the side, didn't even look up as he explained:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A decrease in numbers refers to those high-level or large-sized monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a monster tide, the concentration of magic power in the dungeon increases significantly. Low-level small monsters benefit the most, so it's normal for them to emerge in large numbers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, he held the guide up to Gray's eyes and pointed to a spot: \"Look, this floor originally had a common type of black-and-white python, but we haven't encountered any on this trip.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gray swung his longsword upward, slicing a green snake hanging upside down above their heads into two, and took a moment to glance at the guide, complaining:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's 5 now... but this is too annoying. How much longer until the next floor?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still quite a distance,\" Calvin paused for a moment, seemingly studying the map. \"How about this, we'll take a detour. There's a natural cave we can take; there won't be so many annoying little things over there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's in there?\" Gray didn't believe it would be a completely safe passage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Spiders. Big spiders.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gray held his torch high, illuminating the messy, tattered spider webs in the gray-white stone cave; it seemed this place hadn't yet recovered from the destruction of the monster tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where are the spiders?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calvin pointed to the ceiling. Gray looked up and, sure enough, saw small red dots hidden in the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry, these guys are actually quite timid. As long as you don't get stuck in their webs, they won't dare come down to attack.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How do you know?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's written in the guide.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gray nodded, then asked: \"Then why don't they come down to eat this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, he used the torch to drive back the darkness ahead, revealing a Puji struggling incessantly on a spider web.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Puji? Spiders are carnivorous, so it's normal they wouldn't eat it.\" Calvin wore a puzzled expression. \"But why would there be a Puji here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's the problem with it appearing here? Didn't we encounter them on the first floor?\" Gray didn't understand what was so strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's why someone like you who doesn't read books understands nothing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calvin leaned in to observe this strange Puji while explaining to Gray:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The monster tide does cause monsters to drift into other floors, but it's always from the lower floors to the upper ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's almost impossible for upper-floor monsters to run to the lower floors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, this Puji is so strange; it even grew tentacles...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then maybe there are walking mushrooms on the lower floors too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But the guide says only the first floor has Puji.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How old is this guide of yours? Is it outdated?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Three years old. It shouldn't be outdated...\" Calvin began to feel uncertain. If the guide was truly outdated, they might encounter unexpected dangers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gray stepped forward and took the Puji off the spider web.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gray, what are you doing? This is a mutant species; it might be dangerous!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gray shrugged: \"What danger could a walking mushroom have? I just want to see what it's doing here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the Puji landed, its four fungal tentacles shot out, extending rapidly into the darkness above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a hiss sounded from above, a two-meter-wide spider was dragged down, smashed hard against the ground, and died on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the Puji slowly dragged the spider's carcass and walked outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gray turned his head and found Calvin staring straight at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, I admit it's a bit dangerous... want to follow it and see?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gray pointed to the Puji, which was about to turn a corner; the direction it was heading wasn't on their path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calvin's curiosity was piqued as well. He thought for a moment and nodded:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We have plenty of time anyway, let's just follow it and take a look!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once they reached an agreement, the two followed the Puji all the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching it swat away an ambushing scorpion with a tentacle, then walk through two hidden paths, it finally entered a small cave located between rock crevices, where a faint light glowed from within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two arrived at the cave entrance and peered inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the small cave, fungal threads covered every corner, and mushrooms of all sizes emitting a ghostly glow illuminated the entire space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What made the two gasp even more was:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bones covered the floor, spreading from the entrance—dire wolves, black-and-white snakes, large spiders, unknown dragon-beasts; the corpses of these monsters were mixed together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some remains were already covered in fungal threads, while others looked like they had just been brought in, the blood not yet fully congealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several mutant Puji with tentacles worked together to move the newly arrived spider carcass to an empty spot, carefully avoiding damaging the fungal carpet on the ground in the process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gulp—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exchanging a glance, Gray and Calvin both saw the shock in each other's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two retreated on tiptoe, slowly, only relaxing once they were completely away from that cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as they were out, Calvin complained: \"Why... why were you so nervous? This is only the second floor, you're already LV31, what are you afraid of?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Weren't you the one who got nervous first?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine, fine, but it was so eerie, of course I was nervous. Where else have you seen such brutal Puji?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'm going to tell my teacher about this when I get back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Calvin looked back; there were no Puji behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For now, let's just hurry to the fifth floor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Jun, who was planting large mushrooms in the forest, suddenly received a scene from the second-floor substation—two human adventurers peeking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Has the dungeon finally opened?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems I need to speed up the formation of the large mushrooms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I also need to replenish the combat Puji; otherwise, if the defensive force isn't enough, it'll be troublesome if someone comes to cause trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for those two adventurers, Lin Jun didn't bother with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never intended to hide this from humans; even if he wanted to, he couldn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Choosing a remote cave location was just to reduce harassment from monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in reality, even if he wanted to handle it, he couldn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the direct connection of fungal threads, signals transmitted through mushroom nodes had a slight delay; what he saw was likely the scene from 6 minutes ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Puji outside all executed tasks autonomously once set.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless human adventurers attacked first or snatched the monster corpses in the cave, they wouldn't counterattack—this was Lin Jun's consistent policy of neutrality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If someone really did destroy these substations, Lin Jun would just have to consider it bad luck and wait for them to reach the fifth floor to take revenge!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1289,"2026-06-17T15:02:37.041Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","80ac838fb1f9eb2d94b00ea9c7710e386e3fb78042840a1c8eb83b98544efb38","this-dungeon-is-growing-mushrooms-chapter-48","this-dungeon-is-growing-mushrooms-chapter-46",165,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-dungeon-has-sprouted-mushrooms-cover.jpg"]