Mushroom Lord in the Underground City-Chapter 324 - 316: Caught

Norris leaped into the air, narrowly evading Karen’s swift pounce. Simultaneously, the mushroom cannon on his chest fired, and the magic cannon hit Karen’s extended wolf claws, exploding into a burst of blood with a "bang".

Utilizing the recoil from the explosion, Norris skillfully spun his body in the air to dodge the pursuit, then executed a neat double jump, changing his trajectory.

Almost simultaneously, the charging Jida coordinated by catapulting its scouting Puki from its head, providing Norris with an entryway.

Norris smoothly slipped inside, not forgetting to embed the Yellow-covered Book into the dedicated slot on his left-arm shield while still airborne.

Meanwhile, Jida swung the Yellow Shield, blocking Karen who charged once more.

At that moment, the ejected scouting Puki also returned, fitting perfectly back into its empty slot.

Karen was just a wild Gold Level Werewolf, and even with a racial attributes advantage, she naturally couldn’t contend against the fully armed Jida.

In fact, fearing that he might accidentally kill her, Norris deliberately refrained from using the Resonance Cannon on his shoulder, completely suppressing her with just the superior defense of the Yellow Shield and the drills of Jida.

Eventually, Karen, covered in surface wounds, was pinned to the ground by Jida, unable to move.

Norris nudged aside the scouting Puki, leaned out, and looked helplessly at Karen below: "Can we stop fighting? If you promise not to pester me anymore, I’ll let you go."

Karen, however, didn’t reply directly. Instead, she stared at him with those wolf eyes, even more intensely, panting, "Little lizard... I didn’t expect you to be so strong!"

Norris’s face fell, and he shrank back into the cockpit. Just when he was at a loss, Xiao Lan, observing from afar, offered a suggestion: "Norris! Just knock her out! It doesn’t matter if you kill her!"

The other werewolves seemed to agree with this suggestion, nodding in unison. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Truly... quite a wild custom...

Seeing no other option, Norris commanded Jida to lift its left arm, bringing the Yellow Shield down hard on the back of Karen’s head, causing her to grunt and faint, rolling her eyes.

Just then, the first sliver of dawn light shone across the sky, bathing Jida and Karen beneath it. Under the sunlight, Karen’s body began to visibly shrink and transform.

"Wha... what’s happening?!" It wasn’t just him; all the werewolves exposed to the morning light were undergoing the same change, their bodies shrinking, and the strength they had under the moonlight fading like a receding tide.

Finally, with a few "thuds," their formerly loose, tattered pants fell to the ground.

Under the morning light, only twelve naked, humanoid figures remained, retaining only wolf tails and ears!

"You’ve turned human!"

"You’ve turned human too... wait, this isn’t fully human though!"

"Where’s my fur?! My thick fur?!"

These werewolves, who had never seen the sun, couldn’t have predicted this transformation. Losing their thick fur, they could no longer bear the weather in the Far North!

Each one hugged a Drilling Puki and hurried back into the Stone Castle.

Norris looked at the still-unconscious, but now human-shaped Karen on the ground, feeling overwhelmed!

In the end, he had no choice but to hurriedly carry her into his Mushroom House, tossing in a warm Drilling Puki for her warmth, and thus settling the matter temporarily.

[Did you regret refusing just for a moment?]

"Senior... this is no time for jokes!" Norris, grateful that his face was covered in scales and couldn’t show his blush, said, "What on earth happened?!"

[Just like how vampires weaken under sunlight, werewolves lacking enough strength lose most of their racial powers in sunlight, forced to reveal a form closer to humans.]

"This is... really strange..."

...

[Sunlight Weakness (Loss of Racial Value Bonus)]

This is a long-lasting effect. They won’t revert to werewolves until nightfall.

At this moment, Xiao Lan and the others were alarmed by their humanoid appearance, huddling together in intense discussion, afraid they would never change back.

However, losing the racial value bonus meant they simply regressed to the average attribute level of humans of the same level. With the right equipment, they could still retain some combat power.

Werewolves and vampires both weaken under sunlight, which contrasts with the stable "performance" of the Demon Race in all environments, showcasing their superiority!

Lin Jun didn’t care about the changes in the individual strengths of these werewolves, as long as she could use her mind.

However, perhaps they could experiment later with the sunlight from a Sunstone to see if it could trigger this "forced human transformation" in werewolves too...

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Recently, Inanna hasn’t been in a cheerful mood.

The number of Puki Masters was increasing.

Today, she even stumbled upon two Puki Masters commanding their Pukis to battle against each other, with a crowd around them delighting in it, openly setting up bets on the outcome.

Under her cold gaze, the absurd duel wrapped up quickly, but Inanna knew well that this was meaningless.

Out of her sight, those naturally pure and cute Pukis would continue to suffer such cruel treatment.

Those Puki Masters shamelessly enjoying all the convenience and power that the Fungal Mat and Pukis brought, without a shred of gratitude, treating Pukis in that way... truly disgusting.

Moreover, another matter lingered in her mind, as she had recently been dreaming of her mother repeatedly.

Did this mean she was beginning to miss that vague figure from so long ago?

On the spacious bed, Inanna held her Knight Puki tightly, trying hard to dispel the unpleasant scenes from the day out of her mind as she gradually fell into slumber.

...

In her dream, it was a grand, splendid banquet.

Under the melodious tunes, countless Pukis spun around the dance floor in pairs or small groups.

Inanna, dressed in a magnificent gown, was gently holding a Puki’s mycelial appendages, guiding it to dance gracefully in the colorful dance floor.

In the distance, Puki Masters dressed as servants moved between them, carefully pouring richly glowing magic potions from golden goblets onto the mushroom caps of the exhausted dancing Pukis.

Everything was so beautiful and dreamlike.

Thud, thud—

Midway through the banquet, a heavy and sudden knock on the door broke the harmonious atmosphere.

Inanna had a strange premonition, slowly approaching the large door. As it slowly swung open inward, standing outside was, as expected, that woman with long pink hair.

This familiar scene seemed to have replayed countless times for Inanna, yet in the depths of her dream, she couldn’t grasp any clear memories.

"Mother," she asked softly, "are you here to attend the dance too?"

The woman didn’t reply.

Hesitating for a moment, Inanna decided to invite her inside.

At this moment, the Puki that had been by her side reached out with its appendage, gently wrapping around her wrist, tugging her back.

Inanna smiled and patted its mushroom cap: "Alright, I’ll dance with you later."

Saying so, she gently freed herself from its hold, fully opened the door, and took her mother’s hand, intending to lead her into this dreamlike world.

As their fingertips touched, the woman tightly gripped Inanna’s outstretched hand, the cold touch sending a shiver down her spine, her heart filled with alarm!

In the next moment, the Pukis behind her, sensing the danger, rushed towards her!

Meanwhile, the woman outside the door slowly raised her head.

Underneath the pink hair, there was no face, only two deep, dark, and continuously distorted voids, accompanied by a strange voice: "Finally... caught you!"