A Guide to Surviving the Mysterious Dungeon and the Twelve Talismans

The two of them flew out of the hole and then circled around to the glass room next door.

Even though no one was speaking, An Ran suddenly looked up, her face full of surprise.

It was obvious that An Yu was using his Mind Eye ability to speak to An Ran, and even to offer an explanation.

Seeing this, Zhou An did not reappear, but instead turned them into mosquitoes.

Now that everyone had been rescued, Zhou An decided not to delay any longer.

Activating the power of the Rabbit Talisman, it only took a few breaths to leave Beehive City and arrive at the meteorite crater.

He did not leave from the sky, because he knew that there was also an energy shield high above, and it was stronger than those in other farms.

He simply followed the car that went out and left Farm No. 111.

Chapter 197 The Next Plan

In about ten minutes, Zhou An and his group left Farm No. 111.

Zhou An immediately led everyone into the Ghost Forest.

In no time at all, they arrived at the temporary camp.

It was already late at night, and the temporary camp was extremely quiet.

Everyone was resting in the car, and there was even a team keeping watch.

"Who's there?" Liu He noticed the movement and immediately looked into the darkness.

"It's me." Zhou An slowly emerged from the darkness.

"Brother An, you're finally back." Liu He's face lit up with joy when he saw Zhou An.

"Has anything happened at the camp these past few days?" Zhou An asked.

Liu He looked distressed: "Yes, there's some unrest in the camp. They want more food, they want freedom, and they don't want to be controlled by us."

Upon hearing this, Zhou An frowned: "It seems they still haven't realized the seriousness of the matter."

"But it doesn't matter. Once we conquer the city, we can deal with everything slowly."

At this stage, he has no intention of disciplining them.

"You all go and rest. I'll keep watch tonight. Oh, and take these two kids to the car to rest too." Zhou An waved to Liu He and the others.

“Okay, Brother An.” Liu He nodded excitedly.

With Zhou An back, Liu He suddenly had a pillar of support.

“Aunt Wen…” An Yu called out softly.

"Sweetheart, take your little sister to rest. We're out now, we're safe." Wenruan patted An Yu and An Ran's little heads.

“Okay, Aunt Wen.” An Yu obediently held his little sister’s hand and followed Liu He toward the bus.

Then two figures emerged from Zhou An's body.

"Old Evil, Old Good, you two guard the camp," Zhou An instructed.

"Old Ben, don't worry, leave it to us."

Zhou An nodded and looked at Wen Ruan: "Give me directions to that secret hideout you mentioned."

"You...you have the ability to create clones?" Wen Ruan looked at the two Zhou Ans that suddenly appeared with a face full of surprise.

"Stop talking nonsense. If the secret base is alright, I'll bring everyone over first thing tomorrow morning," Zhou An said, waving his hand.

"Go west," Wen Ruan said.

Zhou An nodded slightly, grabbed Wen Ruan's soft arm, and instantly disappeared from the spot.

About a minute later, Zhou An stopped: "How far do we need to go to the west?"

"Um... we'll stop whenever we encounter a river." Wenruan was still in a daze.

"River? It's a good thing I asked you, otherwise I would have run past it." Zhou An shook his head slightly, and with a gentle smile, he turned back.

In just a few breaths, they arrived at a large river.

The river was flowing rapidly, and dark shadows could be seen swimming around in it from time to time, indicating that there were quite a few monsters in it.

“You’re really fast. I need to find a fork in the river,” Wen Ruan said.

Within the Ghost Forest, it is difficult to discern the roads; one can only navigate by the numerous asphalt paths or by relying on the rivers.

"A fork in the road? Let me look for it." Zhou An nodded and began searching along the river with Wen Ruan in his arms.

"By the way, has your Salvation Organization never tried to leave Ghost Forest before?" Zhou An asked as he searched for the crossroads.

Wen Ruan shook her head: "Of course I've tried, but I can't live without it."

“We went through a lot of trouble to get to the edge of the Ghost Forest, but the ten-kilometer boundary of the Ghost Forest is full of poisonous miasma.”

"Any living creature that enters will be corroded and die within ten seconds."

"The poisonous miasma blots out the sky and can also confuse vision, making it impossible for even those with the ability to fly to escape."

"Based on what I know in Hive City, the outside world is far more dangerous than the Ghost Forest."

Zhou An nodded slightly: "I'll go take a look outside when I have time."

"Found it, isn't this the three-way intersection?"

Zhou An pointed to a three-way intersection in the distance and asked a question.

“Yes, it’s this three-way intersection. Go this way for ten kilometers, and then there’s a cave.” Wen Ruan nodded repeatedly.

Upon hearing this, Zhou An immediately pulled Wen Ruan away and disappeared from the spot. A dozen seconds later, they appeared ten kilometers away.

"Where is the cave?" Zhou An scanned his surroundings, finding only withered trees and tree monsters.

"Over there, under that crooked, withered tree, there's a tree hole. Go through the tree hole and follow the tunnel to reach the secret base."

Wen Ruan spotted the entrance at a glance and quickly ran over.

"But we need to be careful. There might still be people inside. If we come suddenly, we might be attacked," Wen Ruan said.

"It's alright, just go in." Zhou An arrived at the tree hole and was about to go in when he suddenly realized something.

He grabbed Wenruan and jumped away.

The next moment, a sharp spike of earth emerged from where they had been standing.

"Earth Dragon's Roar!"

A loud shout rang out.

Then, a burr appeared again where Zhou An had landed.

Seeing this, Zhou An frowned, stopped dodging, and stepped straight down.

A loud "BOOM!"

The sharp, thick soil spikes were crushed by Zhou An's foot.

"Earth-type ability, is that Uncle Zhang? I'm Wen Ruan." Wen Ruan recognized the ability and immediately shouted excitedly.

Almost the instant the gentle call was uttered, seven or eight figures emerged from the tree hollow.

The leader was a middle-aged man with a resolute face.

When his gaze fell upon Wen Ruan, a look of joy appeared on his face.

"Wen Ruan? You...you're not dead?" Zhang Kong looked at Wen Ruan with a face full of joy.

"Warm and soft, it is warm and soft."

"Great, Wenruan, you're not dead?"

"Wen Ruan, where have you been these past two years? How did you end up here now?"

The others also recognized Wen Ruan.

"This is a long story, why don't we go into the cave first and talk about it?" Wen Ruan quickly said.

"And who is this?" Zhang Kong didn't answer, but instead focused his gaze on Zhou An.

"This is Zhou An, the one who rescued me from Beehive City."

"He is very strong; he is a multi-talented individual and can fight against a hundred people single-handedly," Wen Ruan explained.

“Zhou An? Beehive City? What’s that? And he can take on a hundred men single-handedly?” Zhang Kong said with a look of disbelief.

“Most importantly, Wenruan, I remember you don’t seem to know about this stronghold, do you?” Zhang Kong asked slowly.

Suddenly, the scene became tense again.

“I don’t want to waste time here. If we were monsters, killing you would be a piece of cake.”

As Zhou An finished speaking, his eyes turned red, and a burst of heat rays instantly shot out, sweeping fiercely over everyone's heads.

In an instant, before anyone could react, their hair burst into flames.

Upon realizing what was happening, the group hurriedly and fearfully patted their burning hair.

After the fire was extinguished, everyone looked at Zhou An in shock.

"Young man, please come in and let's talk." Zhang Kong understood now that if Zhou An wanted to kill them, he wouldn't need to pretend.

Zhou An nodded slightly and entered the tree hole with Wen Ruan.

This tree hole is not small either; there is a hole about one meter wide about three meters away.

The group filed in and walked through the tunnel for more than ten minutes before finally arriving at a very open area.

"I never imagined there was such a large cave underground."

"There's even a clean water source? That's rare, really rare." Zhou An looked around the underground cave, slightly surprised.

It appears that the cave is located inside the mountain.

It is tens of meters high and hundreds of meters long in all directions. Most importantly, it has many caves and side passages, so safety is guaranteed.

In the far corner, there is a pond more than ten meters long, which seems to be connected to an underground river, with water gushing out continuously.

The water looked clean and clear, unlike the dark, polluted river in the Ghost Forest.