A Guide to Surviving the Mysterious Dungeon and the Twelve Talismans

"Is there movement to the west?" Li Zhan remained noncommittal, his divine sense immediately extending westward.

After exploring for over a hundred kilometers, Li Zhan still found nothing amiss.

There were only countless demonic creatures and a few level six or seven mist demons.

Although the level seven mist demon was a bit troublesome, it was nothing to Xiao Chun.

At this moment, Zhou An transformed himself from an ant back into human form.

"Minister Li." Zhou Anyi called out as soon as he appeared.

"Huh? Zhou An, why did you suddenly appear here?" Li Zhan's divine sense swept over Zhou An's entire body.

It should be noted that Zhou An appeared suddenly, and he didn't even notice Zhou An's presence.

The other powerful figures also looked at Zhou An with expressions of shock.

When they discovered that Zhou An was only at the third level of strength, they all looked at him with strange expressions.

"Minister Li, Minister Xiao Chun is a parasitic insect."

“He summoned me earlier, intending to parasitize me.”

"Luckily, I awakened my transformation ability and turned into an ant, so Minister Xiao Chun didn't notice," Zhou An quickly said.

"Transformation ability? Xiao Chun is a parasitic insect?" Li Zhan was somewhat skeptical.

"You're just a level three ability user. After you transform, even I couldn't detect it?" Li Zhan had also spotted an ant earlier.

But whenever he thought of something, he just considered it unimportant.

Now, Zhou An says that the ant was him in disguise?

“Minister Li, that’s the truth,” Zhou An said, transforming back into an ant.

This scene stunned everyone.

"They really have turned into ants; I can't detect any trace of their presence."

"When I scanned it with my divine sense, it was indeed just an ordinary ant."

"Is this the terrifying potential of an S-class character?"

Li Zhan now believed Zhou An, although he didn't know why Zhou An's abilities had managed to deceive him.

However, he also felt that this might be the strength of S-class potential.

"Xiao Chun..." Before Li Zhan could finish speaking, he suddenly looked at the city wall hundreds of meters away from the city tower.

A loud "BOOM!"

The entire city wall shook violently.

Li Zhan vanished from his spot in a flash.

The others also realized something was wrong and immediately rushed over.

Upon seeing this, Zhou An immediately ran out of the city tower.

Then he saw that about thirty meters of the city wall had collapsed.

The runes originally engraved on the city walls and some high-tech equipment that had been erected there also collapsed instantly.

In particular, the runes and energy circuits have been destroyed, causing all the runes on the eastern city wall to become ineffective.

The city wall plays a vital role; once the runes are activated, even monsters below level six, and even mist demons, cannot breach it.

Or, to put it another way, direct immunity to damage.

Only beings of level six and seven or higher can cause destruction.

Now that this section of the rune has become ineffective, when the beast tide surges forward again, this collapsed section of the city wall will become the breach.

"Damn it, this energy feels so familiar, it seems to be the Crimson Flame Palm..."

"I sensed it too. Xiao Chun seems to be specializing in the Crimson Flame Palm!"

"Xiao Chun, you really have some nerve. After being discovered to be a parasitic insect, you even managed to break down the city wall before you could escape." Li Zhan's face was terribly gloomy.

With his abilities, finding Xiao Chun, who escaped, would be within his reach with a little effort.

But now that the city walls have collapsed, he dares not act rashly.

This would also allow Xiao Chun to escape safely.

"Everyone, immediately declare martial law. Xiao Hai, report Xiao Chun's situation to higher authorities and issue a city-wide warrant for his arrest," Li Zhan said coldly.

He did not mention a global manhunt.

Because that's not feasible, such a global warrant needs to be reported to the central government in China.

However, there are also high-ranking members of the Parasitic Insect faction in the capital, and they will definitely be defeated.

"Immediately arrange for people to repair the city wall as quickly as possible," Li Zhan ordered again.

"Yes, Minister," Xiao Hai replied immediately.

Then everyone dispersed and went to their respective assigned areas.

Li Zhan then appeared in front of Zhou An in a flash.

He didn't say anything, but simply placed his hand on Zhou An's shoulder.

Instantly, a powerful yet gentle force surged into Zhou An's body.

This force circulated many times within Zhou An's body, especially in the area around his head.

"Very good, it seems you haven't been parasitized."

"From now on, you will only obey my orders, and no one else can command you."

"Take this. If you encounter any danger, crush it."

"Once this beast tide is over, you'll come to my Mist Demon Tribe and become its captain." Li Zhan handed Zhou An a device about the size of a ping-pong ball.

"Thank you, Minister." Zhou An quickly expressed his gratitude after accepting the gift.

"Your strength is still too weak. Improve to level five as soon as possible."

"Here, take this one too." Li Zhan took out another vial of medicine.

After Zhou An took it, he immediately saw the properties of the potion.

[Mental Breakthrough Potion]: A level four potion that, when taken, allows one to break through limitations in a short period of time, advancing from level three to level four.

"This is a Level 4 Mental Breakthrough Potion, which can help you break through to Level 4."

"Go back now, take the medicine immediately, and break through as soon as possible. The second wave of beasts will arrive in at most an hour," Li Zhan said in a deep voice.

"Yes, Minister." Zhou An's face lit up with joy. He then put away the potion and strode toward the eighteenth section of the city wall.

After Zhou An returned to the city wall, his teammates gathered around him.

Li San and Wang Hai also asked Vice Minister Xiao what he wanted to see Zhou An about.

Did something major happen that caused that terrifying sound?

They heard news that a section of the city wall had collapsed.

Upon hearing this, Zhou An slowly nodded and said, "That's right, the city wall collapsed, about thirty meters of it, and all the guards on it are dead."

Xiao Chun's methods were very powerful; even the level five beings above him did not survive.

However, the force was controlled very skillfully, and there was no impact whatsoever on those thirty meters away.

These words caused an uproar among the crowd.

The collapse of a 30-meter section of city wall would normally be considered an emergency.

But right now, we're in the stage of the beast horde attacking the city.

"Captain, who did this?"

"Yes, this is the outer city wall, and thirty meters of it actually collapsed."

"It's been so many years, and the outer city wall has never collapsed."

"Even ten years ago, a level nine mist demon couldn't make the city wall collapse."

Upon hearing this, Zhou An slowly said, "It's Vice Minister Xiao Chun."

"He is a parasitic insect; he sought me out to parasitize me."

"Luckily, I still have some tricks up my sleeve, and I managed to escape from him."

"Xiao Chun was worried that his identity would be exposed, so he fled. Before leaving, he left a mark on the city wall that caused it to collapse."

"As a result, when Minister Li found out, he dared not pursue Xiao Chun because of the city wall."

As Zhou An finished speaking, everyone gasped.

A deputy minister at the eighth level is actually a parasitic insect?

"Wait a minute, aren't parasitic insects supposed to be unable to parasitize beings above level seven?"

"Yes, I've read the information on parasitic insects. Over the years, the highest one I've ever found parasitizing was a level seven martial artist."

"It's just a discovery; who knows if it might parasitize a higher level?"

"That's right, let alone level eight, maybe even those level nine beings..."

The crowd's voices grew softer and softer; the news was simply too heavy for them to bear.

"Okay, we don't need to worry about these things."

"The second wave of beasts will arrive in an hour."

"No one should let their guard down," Zhou An said to the crowd.

"Yes, Captain." The group nodded in response.

Zhou An then found a place to sit cross-legged and drank the level four mental breakthrough potion.

Almost instantly, Zhou An felt his mental power begin to surge wildly.

His breathing also began to become extremely unstable.

Time passed by, minute by minute.