[{"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-75":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","This Dungeon Has Sprouted Mushrooms",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2219130,3995,"Chapter 75","this-dungeon-is-growing-mushrooms-chapter-75",75,"\u003Cp>Under the scorching noon sun, the battlements of Nuoweide faded to a grayish-white in the intense light, with only the shadows retaining the cold severity of the bluestone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The iron-clad city gate stood open, and four guards were checking those entering the city in the shadow of the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flow of people in this area was already quite large, and Dylan was finally allowed to put on his clothes and pants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, at this moment, looking at the city gate from afar, Dylan's expression was not very good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had just received a warning from the boss: \"There is an active magic array at the city gate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A magic array placed at the city gate—one could guess with their eyes closed that it was some kind of low-level detection magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it was low-level, it was certainly more than enough to deal with his own low-level 【Mimicry】.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Keeping a magic array running constantly consumes quite a bit; when did these nobles become so willing to spend money?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been in such a rush to travel after leaving the dungeon that he hadn't inquired about any news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't know if something had happened recently that he wasn't aware of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case, he couldn't enter the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glancing at the merchant beside him whose name he had already forgotten, Dylan casually made up an excuse:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's safe here now, and I have other things to do, so I won't accompany you into the city.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The merchant seemed a bit surprised: \"Mr. Dylan, what business do you have? I was hoping to thank you properly once we entered the city.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dylan couldn't even be bothered to make up a reason; he just waved his hand, turned his horse around, and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Dylan, surely you aren't afraid to enter the city?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reining in his horse and turning back, Dylan stared fixedly at the merchant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What does that mean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exposed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dylan even began to consider the consequences of killing him here to silence him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The merchant, however, seemed not to notice Dylan's abnormality and continued: \"Could it be that you're afraid my hospitality might delay your journey?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His knuckles tightened on the reins until they turned pale. After a long while, Dylan said in a slightly hoarse voice: \"You joke, I really do have other things to do, so I won't delay here any longer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having said that, he pulled the reins and rode away as if fleeing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The merchant narrowed his eyes, staring at Dylan's departing back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dylan rode along the small path for a long time until the city walls were no longer visible, and the passersby gradually disappeared from the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, when he looked back, he saw that familiar figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That merchant had actually followed him!?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, Dylan realized that something was wrong with this merchant, but he couldn't figure out the other party's purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he had just accidentally discovered his disguise, shouldn't he have gone to find the guards to arrest him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why follow him alone? Wasn't he afraid of being silenced?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When things are abnormal, there must be a demon; Dylan didn't want to face him at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he kept running, running until the sunset was about to fall, and the horse was panting and exhausted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking back, he finally couldn't see the merchant anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he still couldn't rest easy; Dylan led the horse and plunged into the woods by the side of the road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't until the road was no longer visible that Dylan stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Dylan was about to take the luggage off the horse, a small stone flew over and hit Dylan directly in the face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless of the fact that his 【Mimicry】 had failed, Dylan turned to look at the merchant who had followed him once again, feeling a chill run down his spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was definitely no ordinary merchant!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the backpack on the ground could bring him a glimmer of comfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, why wasn't the boss making a move yet?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did he have to fight a round himself first?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dylan drew his longsword, just as he thought there would be a fierce battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure enough!\" The merchant looked at Dylan's face, his voice filled with joy, \"Don't be nervous, don't be nervous, we're on the same side!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, Dylan saw the merchant's head deform like a water balloon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It changed into several different faces in succession, and even Dylan's face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After changing, the merchant smiled and said: \"Understand now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Understand what?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing you're a monster?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait, on the same side?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dylan touched his green face full of mycelium, lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him like this, the merchant thought he finally understood and sat down on a rock on his own. \"Aiya, in a dump like this, it's really rare to run into one of our own.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the merchant looked relaxed, his sitting posture was very casual, and he didn't have that stiff feeling from before at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's reintroduce ourselves, my name is Kuluoluo, what's yours?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him like this, Dylan also temporarily put aside his intention to fight, just putting the backpack back on his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dylan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother, you're the parasitic type, right? I've seen them. I'm asking for your real name, not the name of this body.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dylan...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, alright,\" Kuluoluo looked helpless, \"Brother, your disguise skills aren't great, I didn't expect you to be so tight-lipped.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where are the flaws in my disguise?\" This was indeed what Dylan wanted to know; the road ahead was still long, if just anyone could see through his disguise, how could he keep going!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother, let's not even talk about how your mimicry fails as soon as you take damage, it definitely doesn't exceed level five. Just look at your behavior—it's too weird!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kuluoluo came to Dylan's side, patted him on the shoulder with one hand, looking like an elder teaching a junior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How can someone run naked on horseback in broad daylight?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I suspected you the first time I saw you!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, when you saw the city gate, you noticed their detection array, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your sense of fleeing when you left was too obvious, and after I tested you with a sentence, you revealed such a big flaw. How exactly did they teach you on your side?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teach?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dylan thought about what the boss had said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, you already look enough like a human, it should be fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kuluoluo gasped: \"That pitfall? No acting training? No counter-reconnaissance teaching? They just let you use low-level mimicry to come behind enemy lines? Which family are you from? Isn't this just sending you to your death?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Which family...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Dylan about to be silent again, Kuluoluo only felt a bit of admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I understand, I understand, you can't reveal it casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But brother, Brother Dylan, you have to know that loyalty alone won't get things done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We spies rely on on-the-spot reactions and adaptability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your side sent you over without teaching you anything; even by our Demon standards, that's a bit too unscrupulous.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, Kuluoluo rubbed his chin and began to think, glancing at Dylan from time to time, his eyes full of sympathy and memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dylan, on the other hand, didn't know what to say at all, and the scene fell into silence for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the fungal network.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss! What should I do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean what should you do? Isn't this pretty good?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Jun initially thought this shapeshifter wanted to figure out Dylan's background and then disguise himself as him; he didn't expect it to develop like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I'm not a Demon spy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But you are a Mushroom spy, which is basically the same thing if you round it up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dylan recalled his experience after being parasitized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helping the boss gather human intelligence, spreading \"strategies,\" writing wooden signs to lure adventurers, helping the boss communicate with pro-Mushroom factions among humans...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems he really is a spy, damn it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, Kuluoluo seemed to have decided on something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Dylan, I know you're still a bit wary of me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it's rare to run into a junior like you in this territory, and I can't bear to watch you go to your death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It just so happens I don't have a mission right now, so it's no problem to accompany you for a stretch and teach you a thing or two.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dylan looked at Kuluoluo in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are you Demons all this warm-hearted?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kuluoluo completely understood Dylan's suspicion and wasn't in a hurry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a friend, after sitting down beside Dylan, he took off his flask and drank two gulps; he was thirsty from talking so much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being close this time, Dylan noticed that what was in the flask was actually mana potion...\u003C\u002Fp>",1466,"2026-06-17T15:02:37.041Z","2026-06-18T03:34:23.509Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","142bc9a1319bd3fdd50a99ff891f2aa85278c63e4898257c42b9c6005913e1d9","this-dungeon-is-growing-mushrooms-chapter-76","this-dungeon-is-growing-mushrooms-chapter-74",165,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-dungeon-has-sprouted-mushrooms-cover.jpg"]