[{"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-94":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},2219149,3995,"Chapter 94","this-dungeon-is-growing-mushrooms-chapter-94",94,"\u003Cp>The moment Dylan pushed open the oak door, the salty smell mixed with the smell of watered-down ale hit his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a tavern for dock workers and sailors, dirty and noisy, and Dylan liked this kind of environment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stew, a drink, send it to the room.\" After flicking a few copper coins to the boss, he walked straight through the crowd and went to the second floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was already Dylan's third day in Kelaike; tomorrow there would be a ship at the docks departing for the archipelago, and it was willing to carry people along the way. Dylan had been waiting for it to set sail for three days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These past few days, guard patrols and interrogations had been very strict; he didn't know if it was caused by Kroluo killing that little white face rich second generation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, Dylan tried to stay indoors as much as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for the tavern boss and the first mate of that ship, he hadn't communicated much with anyone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After returning to the room, Dylan took a bottle of mana potion from his luggage bag and drank half of it in one gulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't do photosynthesis naked in the city, so he could only rely on potions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He poured the remaining half bottle onto the scout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mana potion flowed down between the scales, and the backpack the scout had turned into became a bit fuller.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, Dylan pulled out his longsword and wiped it carefully with a cloth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir, your stew and drink.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dinner finally arrived!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dylan got up and had just taken two steps when he stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sir?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn't a high-end place; if the tavern servers could speak without dirty words, it was considered polite. How could they use such wording?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dylan thought about it and immediately discovered more problems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Downstairs... it had become quiet at some point...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir, are you asleep?\" Seeing Dylan hadn't responded for a long time, the person at the door asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Dylan was even more certain that the person outside definitely had a problem; how could they be so polite!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quietly putting the scout on his back, he held the longsword in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dylan quietly came to the window and looked down through the gap in the coarse cloth curtains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, guards!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just looking at what he could see, there were three guards downstairs, and he didn't know how many more were hidden!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dylan couldn't understand how he had been targeted!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that Kroluo was caught and had turned him in?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click-click—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Dylan was letting his imagination run wild, the person outside the door seemed to have lost patience and intended to force the door open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the predicament, Dylan decisively chose—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss! Boss! Need support!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Jun, who was originally experimenting with the effect of [Plant Affinity lv1], received Dylan's distress signal and shifted his attention over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mana Perception lv6]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Airflow Perception lv7]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Sonic Detection lv6]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After going through several reconnaissance skills, Lin Jun quickly understood the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Surrounded by thirteen people, how did you manage that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know...\" Dylan still hadn't figured it out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill them all?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The backpack strap was ready to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One Gold and twelve Bronze; relying on the terrain of the tavern's second floor, killing them all really wasn't a difficult task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't do that, Boss, this is in the city!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was impossible for a city not to have Diamond-rank powerhouses, let alone a major port city like Kelaike that connected to the archipelago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Making a scene here, Dylan didn't think he could run out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can't kill... then...\" Lin Jun thought for a moment, and the backpack strap pointed in a direction: \"Across the street, the house with the red roof, rush in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Dylan looked out the window, and sure enough, there was a warehouse with a red roof diagonally across.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click-click—bang—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Dylan confirmed the location, the door was violently opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's you!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing outside the door were several guards and a knight wearing silver-gray armor; although she was wearing a helmet this time, Dylan still recognized her immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it was exposed at that time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But why?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too late to think, Dylan decisively broke the window and jumped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't even think about escaping!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The knight actually charged straight at him; although she didn't catch Dylan, she directly knocked the wall down!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dylan, who jumped from the second floor to the ground, didn't dare to linger in the fight facing the two guards poking with spears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Relying on [Evasion lv4] and [Acceleration lv6], he dodged out alive without getting hurt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The knight behind had already jumped down, and she just stomped her foot on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Swift Movement lv5]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in heavy armor, the female knight Liadrin didn't show any slowness, quickly chasing after Dylan with the blessing of the skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And further behind were the guards who were rushing to keep up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red-roofed warehouse! Red-roofed warehouse!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Relying on the advantage of running a few steps ahead, Dylan rushed to the outside of the red-roofed warehouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was no time to knock on the door leisurely; although he didn't know why the Boss pointed here, he thought rushing in was the right thing to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Spinning Slash lv5]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dylan used his three-axe move again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gate was just an ordinary wooden door, and the wooden bolt behind it snapped under the slash. Not daring to delay, Dylan plunged in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after coming in did Dylan realize something was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why were there so many people in the empty warehouse?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why were these people all wearing black robes?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why weren't they lighting lamps, but lighting candles on the ground?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What were these circles on the ground?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One black-robed person even had black magic energy gathering in his hand...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the black-robed people looked at Dylan in astonishment, as if they hadn't expected someone to rush in suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And behind Dylan, the female knight had already chased up and blocked the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah! So that's it, this is a gathering of Abyss Magic users; I was wondering why there were so many high-mana targets here.\" The Boss looked as if he had only just figured it out too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dylan's face turned pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was worse than being hunted by one group of people?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was naturally being hunted by two groups of people together!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Interrupter!\" The black-robed people's hands lit up one by one with the black light representing Abyss Magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So you are a black magic user, no wonder...\" The knight crushed some kind of item, forming a translucent protective film around her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss, must I die today?\" Dylan was caught in the middle, his face looking as ugly as it could be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Die your head!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Purple mist sprayed out from the backpack, and the sweet, fishy scent instantly spread to the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hallucinogenic Spores lv6]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The familiar smell made Dylan, who was in the center, feel a bit dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you dazing for? Take this chance, run!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Boss's voice made Dylan wake up immediately; relying on the resistance trained day after day, Dylan ran to the corner following the direction the backpack pointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And behind Dylan, the knight and the black-robed people soon fought in the chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Quick! Activate the magic circle!\" A distorted roar came from somewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, Dylan felt a chill that seemed to seep from the marrow of his bones; it was very wrong, but he couldn't say exactly where the problem appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skin surface was clearly intact, but the feeling of life-force-draining weakness spread to his whole body—just like a pair of invisible hands were gripping his heart and slowly tightening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Lin Jun clearly \"saw\" that Dylan had been cursed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Wither Curse: Maximum life gradually decreases]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only was Dylan cursed, but the scout was too, and it was without a time limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No time limit meant there was a range limit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Jun directly ordered: \"Take this chance to sneak out, run as far as you can!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Dylan's body color changed, becoming similar to the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light in the warehouse was dim, and coupled with the fact that the hallucinogenic spores hadn't completely dispersed, it hid Dylan's tracks very well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the two groups of people in the warehouse were fighting each other to the death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black-robed people wanted to use the formation and Abyss Magic to kill the knight; many guards had already fallen to their hands, life or death unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The knight wanted to destroy the formation; although she was forced back several times by charges, she had slashed down several black-robed people one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, no one had the energy to notice that something the same color as the wall had slipped out secretly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A little further away, Dylan started running directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The further he ran, the lighter the feeling of palpitations seemed to be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Dylan relaxed slightly, the Boss suddenly reminded: \"Be careful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Be careful?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Be careful of what?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dylan looked around, and finally found a figure walking from the darkness ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Loose silk clothes, with one long and one short sword at his waist that looked like they weren't ordinary goods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss, who is this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No response...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dylan didn't dare to act rashly; the Boss said be careful, not run!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Getting closer, Dylan finally saw the person's appearance—an ordinary-looking middle-aged man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You could find a bunch of people like this in a tavern; except for those two swords, Dylan couldn't see anything special about this person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Boss shouldn't be wrong!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened over there?\" The middle-aged man asked casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... I don't know, a knight with guards suddenly started fighting with someone...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dylan naturally wouldn't say it had anything to do with him; the middle-aged man nodded and continued walking forward at a steady pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just after brushing past Dylan, he suddenly stood still, staring at the backpack on Dylan's back for a long time, his hand even touching the hilt of his short sword, seeming a bit hesitant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he had already entered the range of the black-robed people's formation at this time, and after feeling a burst of palpitations, the middle-aged man obviously realized what this was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Withdrawing his gaze and not delaying any longer, he instantly disappeared from the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Dylan, as if finally freed from the lion's gaze, shivered immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, not only Dylan, but Lin Jun also felt the powerful pressure at the end, once thinking that guy was really going to slash over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bo... Boss, who was that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time Lin Jun didn't continue to play dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That... is there a presence called Sword Saint among you humans?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Name: Alwyn Slayne]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Level: 70]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Title: Sword Saint]\u003C\u002Fp>",1797,"2026-06-17T15:02:37.041Z","2026-06-18T03:34:23.509Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","d04616078e5439d142d2fa9caf8a2a2c23fc4be230b29025089382d068c7fc96","this-dungeon-is-growing-mushrooms-chapter-95","this-dungeon-is-growing-mushrooms-chapter-93",165,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-dungeon-has-sprouted-mushrooms-cover.jpg"]