A Guide to Surviving the Mysterious Dungeon and the Twelve Talismans

At the same time, the water beneath them splashed in all directions.

"Pfft!" Zhou An spat out a mouthful of blood on the spot, and blood even seeped out of his eyes, ears and nose.

"Pfft!" The girl in Zhou An's arms also coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Her legs were broken, her body suffered a huge impact, her ribs were fractured and embedded in her internal organs.

Even with Zhou An as a scapegoat, the impact of jumping from the seventh floor was still beyond what the young girl could withstand.

Although she didn't die, she was in a state of severe injury and near death.

"Why...why...why did you jump down to save me...?" The girl managed to utter these words, albeit haltingly.

Looking at Zhou An, who was bleeding from all seven orifices, she felt an emotion she had never experienced before.

"Sign the contract." A flash of white light appeared around Zhou An, and all his injuries were instantly healed.

Then the power of the horse talisman quickly took effect on the girl.

The girl was in pain all over her body, so much so that she couldn't breathe. Every weak breath caused her immense suffering, and blood kept flowing from her mouth.

The next moment, the girl felt a warm power flow into her body, and she could feel her pain disappearing rapidly.

His previously faint breathing now became strong and powerful.

Before the girl could react, Zhou An had already stood up with her in his arms.

"Luckily, I have some skills, otherwise you would really be dead."

Zhou An released the girl and his gaze fell on her face, which was covered in water stains but was unbelievably beautiful.

"You...I...how come we're not dead?" the girl asked blankly.

Just as Zhou An was about to explain, he saw the girl tremble all over, her body starting to shake uncontrollably.

It wasn't fear, but the cold.

It's early April, and the temperature is only in the teens, yet it's raining so heavily that I'm soaked to the bone.

With the strong wind blowing, it would be strange if it weren't cold.

"This isn't the place to talk. I'll explain when we get back." As soon as Zhou An finished speaking, he hoisted the girl onto his shoulder and ran upstairs.

Zhou An quickly ran up to the fourth floor: "I remember you live in 401, right?"

Zhou An arrived at the door of 401 and, without saying a word, rammed into the door.

Zhou An encountered no obstacles and walked directly through the door into the house.

However... a muffled thud came from outside the door.

The sound was very loud.

"Ouch!" the girl cried out in pain.

Zhou An suddenly snapped out of his daze and quickly turned around to peek out.

He looked at the girl who was half-lying on the ground, clutching her bottom, and said with a guilty expression, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I forgot you can't go through doors."

"You...you..." The girl looked at Zhou An in shock.

All of this was clearly beyond the girl's knowledge.

"Let me help you heal." Zhou An looked at his knee, which was scraped from the fall, and proceeded to heal it.

"You have a key, right? Hurry up and open the door and come in. I'll explain things to you," Zhou An said quickly.

As the girl watched her knee wound heal, her shocked expression gradually returned, though a hint of wariness and excitement could be seen flashing in her eyes.

She stood up, took the key out of her pocket, and opened the door.

Upon entering, she immediately closed the door, then sealed it off, and finally turned on the living room lights.

The room was a mess, a complete disaster. Tables, chairs, and even some appliances were smashed; it was a complete mess.

“My parents smashed it so that I wouldn’t have to take the college entrance exam and would marry off my two chosen ‘future sons-in-law’.”

"My dad sold me for 200,000 yuan, and my mom sold me for 180,000 yuan," the girl explained indifferently.

"Hiss~~!" Zhou An gasped.

Are these parents even human?

"Where's your grandma? I remember you lived with your grandma, right?" Zhou An tried to distract the girl from her sadness.

Clearly, in Zhou An's view, the reason the little girl wanted to jump off the building was because of this incident.

"He died. He died in the hospital two hours ago."

"I was hospitalized because my parents made me angry." A trace of sadness resurfaced in the girl's indifferent eyes.

Zhou An couldn't hold back any longer. He tried to change the subject, but instead, he rubbed salt into the other person's wound.

It's likely that the biggest reason she jumped off the building was the death of her beloved grandmother, which made her see through everything and want to say goodbye to this boring world.

"Let's not talk about your business, let's talk about mine."

"You must be really curious to know that we survived jumping from the seventh floor and are still alive and kicking."

"I can also walk through walls, so I can help you recover from your injuries, right?" Zhou An changed the subject again.

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"Yes, I really want to know." The girl's eyes were filled with longing, her previous sadness now hidden deep inside.

"Actually, I'm already dead. I died on the 5th. On my way back to Changsha, my car crashed and I died."

Zhou An began to calmly recount his experiences.

Zhou An revealed everything, including information about the dungeon and information he already knew.

There was only one exception, which was the twelve-spell system he didn't mention.

After the girl finished listening to Zhou An's words, her eyes shone as brightly as the stars in the sky.

"You mean, after you died, you entered a bizarre instance?"

"correct."

"You mean, there are all sorts of strange things inside?"

"Yes."

"You mean, you have superpowers?"

"Yes."

"You mean, the eerie dungeon contains all sorts of magical items?"

"Ah."

"You mean, after I sign a contract with you, I can also gain superpowers and use magical gadgets?"

"correct."

"Can I save my grandma?" the excited girl asked another question.

"Sorry, I was in a dungeon at the time. I died and couldn't be revived. But who knows, once I reach the peak, I might be able to do it."

"It's alright, uncle, I'll sign a contract with you."

The moment the girl finished speaking, a strange aura emerged.

Immediately afterwards, a blood-red contract emitting a fluorescent glow appeared between the two, along with two feathers floating to the side.

The two exchanged a glance, reached for the feather, and signed their names on the contract, also pressing their fingerprints on it.

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The moment the contract was completed, Zhou An felt an extremely cool aura emanating from within his body.

In an instant, this energy spread throughout his entire body.

[Player successfully awakens Ghost Power, all three attributes +10]

A notification sound rang out.

Zhou An felt his own power and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

Then, with a thought, a ball of black energy gathered in his palm.

This is the power of the spirit; whether it's attached to a weapon or a fist, it can greatly increase attack power.

Putting aside everything else, it was on the rooftop of the instance.

If Zhou An were to awaken his ghostly power, he could sever that intelligent female ghost's head with a single strike.

Of course, cutting someone down is one thing, but whether or not you can actually kill them are two completely different things.

At the same time, some information about the contract also appeared in Zhou An's mind.

In essence, a Spirit Pact user can use the power of their contracted spirit, including skills and items.

Skills and demonic power can be shared, but items cannot.

Because props are external objects and do not belong to one's own power, whoever has the prop can use it.

Spirit Pact members will also unlock an inventory, just like Zhou An's inventory. The difference is that, apart from living things, everything else can be stored in it.

At the same time, the ghost power will double after each upgrade, which is one of the important points of signing a spirit contract.

Double the power of the spirits—what does that even mean?

If you are facing a player without a Spirit Contract, at the same level, your Ghost Power will be at least twice that of the opponent.

In addition, when a contracted spirit dies inside a dungeon, the contracted spirit has two options.

One option is to have a Spirit Pact member die in your place, in which case you will fail the dungeon and return to the real world.

It is only said that if the spirit contract holder dies, the contracted spirit will be punished by dropping one major level.

What does that mean? If you are level 10, you will only drop to level 9; if you are level 19, you will drop to level 9, and so on.

If it's a single-digit level, then you'll only drop one level.

Without the contracted spirit of the Spirit Pacter, the player will once again become an unowned player, unable to touch any existence in the real world.