The Mysterious Dungeon: A Survival Guide to the Twelve Talismans

The final result was that Li Shengsheng killed Huang An with a knife.

“I never expected that this man would be the one to win in the end. Xiao An, get the data.” Song Yu ordered in a deep voice.

As for Li Shengsheng, both Song Yu and An Yufei ignored her, even though she was the one who ultimately brought down Huang An.

This has to be said that the Stone Hat is really awesome, as it is effective even through surveillance footage.

"Name: Zhou An, male, 24 years old, died on April 5, 2026." AI Xiao An directly retrieved Zhou An's information.

"Zhou An died on April 5th? Today is only the 16th, it's only been about ten days, not only did he escape the constraints of the place of death, but he also directly killed a veteran player and a sixth-ranked player?"

An Yufei jumped to his feet, his face filled with disbelief.

“This An is quite a character. In ten days, at most he could only do two dungeons, or even just one. How did he manage to do that?” Song Yu was also full of surprise.

Suddenly, An Yufei thought of something and immediately said, "Xiao An, help me search within a one-kilometer radius of Zhou An's death location for any other deaths?"

"Search in progress... Please wait."

"Name: Wang Liuhu, male, 68 years old, died on March 5, 2026." AI Xiao An directly retrieved Zhou An's information.

"As expected, if nothing unexpected happens, Zhou An killed Wang Liuhu, thus lifting the restriction on the location of death." An Yufei stared intently at Zhou An on the screen.

"So, do we need to find this Zhou An?" Song Yu asked An Yufei.

"Of course I'll look for him, but you're going into the dungeon today, and I'm afraid you won't be able to handle him by yourself." An Yufei was afraid of things going wrong.

"Should we just start fighting? What if the other side is lawful?"

An Yufei shook his head: "This guy is ruthless. He didn't show any mercy in killing two such beautiful girls."

"Let him have his fun for a few days. When you come back, we'll take him down first and then talk about other things. Let him know that there are always people more powerful than you."

"Okay, then wait for me to come back. By then I should be able to reach level 20, and we'll have another contact to see what he thinks."

"Just in case, let's contact Mu Zhong next door and make contact together." Song Yu didn't dare to be presumptuous, even though she was already a level 18 veteran player.

“That guy is a killing machine. If a new player appears in his territory, he just kills them, and he calls it eliminating the threat.” An Yufei shook his head.

"No matter what, his place is definitely the most stable. In our jurisdiction, we had quite a few troubles caused by the Spirit Contracters last month." Song Yu had a headache just thinking about it.

She really wanted to learn from Twilight Bell and just kill all the players in her territory. Not only would that eliminate security risks, but it would also allow her to level up on her own.

"The constraints of the death location are too torturous. They must also want to find the contract holders, kill them, and then enter the instance with them."

"Wasn't that Wang Liuhu the one who killed Zhou An and returned together, only to be killed by Zhou An instead?"

"So, I was seduced by your beauty, and then I signed this lousy contract, becoming your scapegoat," An Yufei said indignantly.

"Hmph! Is it my fault?" Song Yu gave a haughty snort.

To be honest, most ordinary people would absolutely not sign a contract with a Spirit Pact member once they see the terms of the contract.

After all, most people would refuse to become someone else's scapegoat.

Chapter 55 Unexpected Event: The Players' Surprise Attack

Therefore, some players have developed a strategy to escape the constraints of death locations.

They will make some noise within their range of movement.

Ordinary people cannot see it, but once someone is attracted by the movement, it means that person is preparing to become a spiritual partner.

First, threaten the other party about whether to enter into a contract. If they can enter into a contract, then things will be much easier.

Since a contract cannot be reached, the only option is to kill him.

If a prepared Spirit Pact participant dies, they will directly enter the instance and become a new player.

And veteran players within this range will also be directly pulled into the same instance.

Experienced players will do their best to help new players complete the game and return, while ensuring their own safety.

Once they return, veteran players will ruthlessly eliminate them to achieve their goals.

As a reserve player, you can see other players in the real world, and other players can kill reserve players.

"Sigh, I really don't want to be an official. They don't pay me, they don't give me a position, I have to rely entirely on myself, right?" An Yufei sighed again.

He not only has to work during the day, but also has to worry about things in his jurisdiction at night. He's exhausted.

Song Yu rolled her eyes: "Do you dare ask for money? Do you dare ask for a quota? It's already good enough if I give you an item and information on the latest dungeon every half month, okay?"

"I wouldn't dare, it would be troublesome if my identity were exposed." An Yufei quickly shook his head.

"Go about your business tomorrow. I'll contact Zhou An after I return." Song Yu decided to enter the instance directly after midnight.

……

Time flew by and it was Saturday, April 18th, at 11:00 AM.

Today is also the third day since Zhou An returned to the real world.

Logically speaking, there shouldn't be any breaks for senior high school students; they only have half a day of classes on Sunday afternoons.

But who is Li Shengsheng? The top student in her grade at the city's No. 1 High School wants to rest, and no one can stop her.

You're not allowing it? You don't need this one top student in the whole grade? Then Li Shengsheng can really transfer schools right away.

At this moment, Li Shengsheng was wearing a white shirt and jeans, with her hair tied in a ponytail, making her look extremely youthful and energetic.

Even her cold demeanor accentuated Li Shengsheng's temperament and beauty.

"The ground is all wet and the weather is gloomy. What are you doing here at the IFC?" Zhou An actually wanted to stay in his rented room to browse Douyin and read novels.

The International Finance Center is located in the Wuyi Square business district, which is the most bustling area in Changsha.

Today is Saturday, and this intersection is packed with people.

The zebra crossings on all sides were crowded with people.

Li Shengsheng was also in the crowd at this moment.

“I’ve wanted to come here since I was a child. I’ve lived in Changsha for eighteen years, but I’ve never been here before.”

"Originally, I wanted to go to school and study hard, but later my grandmother's health deteriorated, and she could no longer come here with me."

“Now, I want to take a stroll around here.” Li Shengsheng’s tone was calm, but Zhou An could sense her feelings at that moment.

“I see. But to be honest, I’ve lived in Changsha for six years and only came here once with my roommates. This is the first time I’ve come with girls, haha.” Zhou An said with a big laugh.

“So this counts as our first time shopping together,” Li Shengsheng said playfully.

"Yes, it's my first time shopping." Zhou An felt a little strange.

"It's almost noon. I'll go stroll around Huangxing Pedestrian Street first, then grab something to eat at the snack street, and then we'll go to the IFC." Li Shengsheng had already planned her itinerary.

"Okay, but remember, whatever you do, don't eat fruit salad. I got ripped off before." Zhou An felt terrible whenever he thought about it.

When I came here with my roommates years ago, we went to the food street and got a yogurt fruit salad, which cost him a whopping 260 yuan. It broke my heart.

Most importantly, it didn't taste good either; I threw it away after eating less than half of it.

"Looks like you're still holding a grudge. Don't worry, I won't fall into any traps." Li Shengsheng had done her homework before coming here.

She wants to go shopping with the least amount of money.

The light has turned green.

The surrounding vehicles stopped at the zebra crossing, and the pedestrians began to move slowly.

There were also quite a few traffic police officers maintaining order nearby.

"Wow~~~ Hello everyone, all eyes are on me!!!"

Suddenly, a loud sound came from above.

Li Shengsheng subconsciously looked up.

Then they discovered a monkey-like creature floating in mid-air, holding a guitar in its hand.

"I'm the singer Rui Houzi, please enjoy my singing now!"

Suddenly, a powerful singing voice came over.

"Oh no, Sheng Sheng, immediately look down and don't look up!" Zhou An's expression changed drastically, and he shouted hurriedly.

Upon hearing this, Li Shengsheng realized what was happening and immediately lowered her head.

Above, the auspicious monkey's voice was loud and catchy, almost drowning out the noise below.

Strangely, despite the huge crowd, not a single person looked up, except for Li Shengsheng, who had just looked up.

"Quickly, put on the stone hat," Zhou An immediately ordered.

Li Shengsheng didn't hesitate at all and put on the stone hat directly.

In just a few seconds, a figure appeared where Li Shengsheng had just been.

"Strange, where is he? I just saw him." The man was a middle-aged man who looked to be about forty years old.

An ordinary-looking middle-aged man.

But the crowd around him all walked right through the man.

Clearly, this is a ghost, a veteran player.

The monkey singing in the sky was clearly part of his scheme.

With a wave of his hand, the man captured the monkey that was still singing in mid-air.

"Although I don't know where you ran off to, since I can't find you, I can only send you to die."

The middle-aged man's face hardened, and he took out a long whip.

A powerful ghostly force was injected into the long whip, and then the middle-aged man began to swing the whip, moving it outwards from his own position.

Blood glinted on the long whip.

A loud whooshing sound rang out; if that hit a person, it would have easily cut them in two.

Zhou An's face darkened upon seeing this.

If he still doesn't understand what this middle-aged man is doing, then he's truly stupid.

The whip had a wide range, covering an area of ​​thirty meters in diameter.

Li Shengsheng had only walked less than ten meters in the crowd at that moment.

Without hesitation, Zhou An took out the amulet and had Li Shengsheng wear it.

We cannot expose ourselves; we absolutely cannot expose ourselves now.

Judging from the middle-aged man's methods and the fluctuations of his ghostly aura, he is probably at least level 20 or higher.

He wasn't afraid, but he couldn't let Li Shengsheng be exposed.

The long whip swept through the surrounding crowd in an instant, passing through everyone without any hindrance, before striking Li Shengsheng.

Chapter 56 The Ruthless Official Player

The amulet immediately shone brightly, successfully blocking the long whip.

"Quick, run faster! Even though this guy can't see you, he knows where you are just by blocking his attack. Keep your back bent as you walk," Zhou An immediately ordered.

Li Shengsheng responded, immediately bent down, then changed direction and charged fiercely into the crowd on the side.

"As expected, she's still around here." The middle-aged man sneered, continuously brandishing his long whip, and then strode to the spot where Li Shengsheng had been standing.

Before long, Li Shengsheng successfully ran out of the attack range, and then, without stopping, she created more distance before standing up and looking into the distance.

You can see that the middle-aged man is still attacking in the crowd, and the range has reached forty meters.

"Thank goodness, thank goodness I had the stone hat." Li Shengsheng breathed a sigh of relief.

"These players are truly bloodthirsty, actually causing trouble in this most crowded place." Zhou An's gaze grew increasingly cold.

"Uncle, do you think there might be official personnel?" Li Shengsheng suddenly thought of something and asked.

"Official personnel?" Zhou An was stunned.

It seems he has never thought about this before.

"Probably not, after all, players can level up by killing other players," Zhou An said, shaking his head.