A Guide to Surviving the Mysterious Dungeon and the Twelve Talismans

After emerging, it slowly crawled toward the slug leader.

"No, don't come any closer, don't come any closer!" The slug leader cried out in terror.

Without hesitation, he reached out and used his fingernails to cut open the broken parts of his legs.

Then, a green light emanated from his legs, and his bones and flesh began to grow wildly.

The slug leader actually used its own abilities to heal its severed leg.

Seeing this, Zhou An blew a breath, causing the slug to fly towards its leader.

"No!" The slug leader slapped the slug hard.

But it was no use; its strength was simply insufficient to launch an effective attack on the slug.

Before long, the slug burrowed into the mouth of the slug leader.

"Ugh, ugh..." The slug leader froze on the spot.

Then his body began to tremble violently.

Ultimately, the slug leader's body was taken over by the slugs that had entered it.

"The leader's body is human, and I've already parasitized him," the slug quickly said.

"Can you control his body?" Zhou An asked curiously.

“Okay.” The slug nodded.

"Interesting, very interesting." A smile appeared on Zhou An's face.

The Monkey Talisman transforms a person into an animal, or something else entirely; it's a complete species change, not just a change in appearance.

"Now, tell me all your secrets."

“If you don’t satisfy me, then you’ll all die.” Zhou An’s tone suddenly became serious again.

"I'll talk, I'll talk! I don't want to be human, as long as you can turn me back!" the slug leader began to beg for mercy.

The slug leader immediately began to speak.

They were indeed born this way in this world.

However, one thing is a lie: they are not native species of the Ghost Forest.

They, the slug clan, were originally monsters from Farm 112.

They live parasitically on humans and coexist with them.

It can be said that all the humans in Farm No. 112 are real humans.

There are no monsters disguised as humans.

They live alongside humans, but once they reach maturity, they are transported away.

They didn't know where it was being transported, but they knew that once it was sent out, there was no further news of it.

Later, the slug leader secretly discovered the secret of the shipment.

Any slug that is transported out will become food for some kind of monster.

Moreover, because humans are parasitized by slugs, their taste becomes even more delicious.

It's like a cookie with a filling, making those higher-level monsters unable to resist it.

After learning of this information, the slug leader secretly plotted for several years.

They created chaos in the city and eventually escaped from Farm No. 112 with a dozen or so people after much difficulty.

Chapter 191, Farm No. 112

After escaping, they traveled a long way and finally settled in the Ghost Forest.

After three years, their numbers have grown to over a hundred.

As for slugs, there are plenty.

Because most of them live on carrion rats.

Slugs like them, which can parasitize humans, have even greater potential.

They have now controlled many of the rotting rats.

However, both tree monsters and blood crows feed on rotting rats, and they especially prefer to eat rotting rats that have been parasitized.

This has resulted in their numbers remaining within a certain range, making it difficult for them to grow.

"So, you all survived by eating the flesh of rotten rats and blood crows?" Liu He looked at the villagers with disgust.

"There's no other way. We don't want to die, so this is the only option."

"Although it's disgusting and our bodies could be taken away at any moment, at least we survived," Zhang Yun said with a bitter face.

"Because of my special constitution, the slug that was parasitizing my body has died and become a chosen one of God."

"All I want is for our village to live peacefully and die a natural death in this apocalyptic world."

“You certainly don’t want our village, so please don’t destroy it,” Guang Ge said slowly.

Zhou An said in a deep voice, "Draw out the locations of several nearby farms."

"At the same time, tell me the information about these farms."

The slug leader replied repeatedly, "No problem, no problem, I know all that, I'll draw it right away."

About half an hour later, the slug leader drew a map of the three major breeding farms in the vicinity.

They also made those who escaped from the three farms reveal information about the farms one by one.

Zhou An looked at the goods he had obtained, then at the humans, and said in a deep voice, "Now that you have the goods, your village will remain the same as it is now."

"We'll stay here tonight and leave tomorrow morning."

As soon as Zhou An finished speaking, he immediately led Luo Qing and the other two back to the previous house.

The pickup truck was still at the door, completely undamaged.

The four entered the house, and the atmosphere became somewhat heavy.

"What? You're unhappy now that you know the truth?" Zhou An glanced at the group and said with a faint smile.

"Brother An, do you think we humans are all just barely surviving outside of farms, or are we being treated like livestock inside pig farms?" Liu He asked, sounding somewhat dejected.

"Three farms, which were raising at least millions of humans, ended up being devoured by monsters."

"I wonder how powerful those even more powerful monsters are, and where those people were sent," Luo Xue sighed.

She suddenly realized that her abilities were actually not that great.

They thought they could distinguish between humans and monsters, but they were surprised to find that they couldn't distinguish between parasitic monsters like slugs.

Luo Qing didn't speak, but simply looked up at Zhou An.

Zhou An smiled and said, "I've seen the pictures they gave me."

"Within a radius of 100 kilometers, there are these three major breeding farms, and they are all within the Ghost Forest area."

"The Ghost Forest is fraught with danger; even the monsters dare not venture deep inside."

"You said that if I destroyed those roads and planted ghost trees all over them, I could completely shut down the farm."

"Even high-level monsters have difficulty finding the breeding farm. We must completely kill the monsters in the breeding farm in order to establish our first city."

As Zhou An finished speaking, all three of them were taken aback.

"Brother An? Is it really possible?" Liu He's dejected mood vanished instantly.

Luo Xue also became excited: "It really works. Apart from slugs, my ability can distinguish between monsters and humans."

Luo Xue also felt that she was finally going to be of some use.

Luo Qing then spoke up, "With your abilities, you certainly can do it."

"However, we still need to enter the other two farms first to find out the situation inside."

"At the same time, I do not recommend farm No. 110 as a base."

"In Farm 110, the beetle can disguise itself as a human, and most of the humans are too young."

Upon hearing this, Zhou An nodded: "You've come to the same conclusion as me."

"Farm No. 112 is home to slugs, but it probably has the largest human population."

"But if we want to take over this farm, we also need to consider how to deal with the slugs."

"So, only Farm No. 111 is left. Unfortunately, the people who escaped from Farm No. 111 have no memory of it."

Luo Qing said, "Farm No. 111 is about 60 kilometers away from here, making it the farthest of the three major farms."

"Moreover, the three of them said that there were dozens of people who escaped at first, but in the end only six of them made it to Ghost Forest Village."

"Perfect timing, Farm No. 112 is on the way, we can go and explore it tomorrow."

Zhou An nodded slightly: "Okay, that's settled then. Liu He, go get some food from Pikachu. After we eat, we'll rest for the night and set off tomorrow morning."

As Zhou An spoke, he glanced at his watch; it was already past six in the evening.

The sky was much darker than before.

He bought a mechanical watch before leaving the farm so he wouldn't have to worry about electricity.

Outside, the weather isn't very clear, so you need a watch to know the time.

……

The next morning, Zhou An and the other three woke up.

Without informing anyone in the village, he drove off in his pickup truck.

Although the roads in the Ghost Forest were rugged, they were still passable by vehicles.

If they encountered a place they couldn't get through, Zhou An would simply blast a path through it with a fireball.

The tree monsters behind them seemed to remember Zhou An and his companions. Wherever they went, the tree monsters would move away and make way for them.

This also surprised Liu He greatly: "Holy crap, Brother An, you're amazing! Even those tree monsters are afraid of you."