Saving the World in an Apocalypse-Style Text Game-Chapter 648 - 326: Frontier Prison, Warden_1

[Jinmu, done with his outpouring, seemed to feel as if a weight had been lifted from its shoulders, its spirits lifted, and its goal reassured...]

[’Jinmu’ asks what your next plan is.]

[Upon learning that you intend to continue exploring ’Tentacle City’, it unexpectedly informs you that ’Frontier Prison’ holds many insectoid criminals, mostly Villain generals or leaders who made errors in the frontlines of war.]

[After being judged, they were exiled here, confined to a dark and sunless prison to undergo cruel punishments as atonement...]

[Jinmu leans in close and whispers that it knows of a war general secretly held at the prison, a creature of exceptional strength, and a perfect insectoid shell for it to inhabit.]

[The war general, having endured constant torture, has little to no resistance left, making him an excellent host.]

[Jinmu would have infiltrated the prison to kill the general and take over his body, if not for the warden’s formidable power – sadly, it was no match for the warden and hence did not act rashly.]

[Now, with your help as the ’Firefly Envoy’, both of you can go to ’Frontier Prison’ together. Defeat these villain’s followers and seize their shells!]

[Jinmu invites you to accompany it to ’Frontier Prison’, would you like to join?]

Lin Xun’s eyes lit up.

A war general, a warden... they sound like excellent shells. His newly obtained ’Fully Adaptive Parasite’ ability was perfect for this situation!

He was confident in conquering the initial maps of the Hell Chapter on his own, completely without Jinmu’s help.

Just as he was about to decline, he paused.

Despite his overwhelming ability to crush the monsters and progress through the maps, he’s only mastered the beginning of the Hell Chapter.

As the Chapter progresses, the difficulty rises. Just because he can take on the preliminary maps now, doesn’t guarantee the same for later times.

Similarly, in the previous Evil God Chapter, victory would have been out of reach in confronting powerful bosses without the aid of characters from the storyline.

Jinmu, who is in front of him, must be a helpful storyline character arranged by this tricky game, and moreover, it also has the Parasite ability with great potential for growth.

If he becomes overconfident in his strength, or selfishly wants to keep all host shells to himself, neglecting Jinmu’s growth, he might fail at defeating powerful bosses subsequently.

Lin Xun saw through the designs of the wicked game at a glance. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

[Seeing your hesitation in making a decision, Jinmu can’t help but get anxious.]

[It points to its mask and declares loudly, do you think Jinmu’s strength is weak? No, no, no! It’s potential, or strength, surpasses what you can imagine!]

[As a semi-finished product with a parasitic gene, it is far superior to the disposable, incomplete versions out there.]

[It can infect all carapace insectoids, control the hosts autonomously after parasitism, and can molt and change bodies. It’s certainly far above those inferior products.]

[The gaze coming from under Jinmu’s shell mask carries a bit of smugness as it continues, although you’re the ’Firefly Envoy’, what it most likely values is your unique consciousness. As for combat strength, you are no match for it.]

[When going to ’Frontier Prison’ with you, it will still have to rely on its combat abilities.]

[By then, you could hide behind it. Once it finishes off the prison guards, you distract the Warden – just hold on for a short while, and it could take over the war general’s body.]

[After it becomes the war general, it will return to help you right away, uniting your combined forces to defeat the more powerful warden...]

Judging by Jinmu’s words, there are two powerful shells in ’Frontier Prison’.

One is the war general, the other is the warden. Although his ’Fully Adaptive Parasite’ has no constraints regarding the insect variety, it can only inhabit one shell.

Better to strengthen his ally Jinmu with an unneeded shell, rather than waste it.

Even later on in the game, if he stumbles upon a stronger shell, he could take advantage of the ’Perfect Metamorphosis’ skill to give the slightly weaker Shell to Jinmu.

In this way, it’s like fighting using two shells simultaneously in an alternate way!

"Missionary Jinmu... okay, from now on I’ll call you Backup Jinmu!"

[Persuaded by Jinmu, you finally agree to accompany it to ’Frontier Prison’.]

[’Missionary Jinmu’ is exceptionally pleased and voluntarily summons the ’Transport Roach’.]

[It invites you to sit in the cavity, using a ’Milk Mushroom’ as the fare to go to ’Frontier Prison’...]

Through the journey, Jinmu hasn’t stopped chattering, much like a motormouth amongst the insectoids.

Lin Xun didn’t mind, it helped to alleviate the boredom of travelling.

He was interested in the ’Milk Mushroom’. He had gotten one from Jinmu previously, but hadn’t had the time to read its description.

[’Milk Mushroom’ (Item): A photophobic fungus that grows in complete darkness underground. It’s the Transport Roach’s favourite food.]

[Feed the ’Transport Roach’ with this item, and you can ride it to your destination without spending any spirit.]

[Seeing your interest in ’Milk Mushroom’, Jinmu generously gifts you a handful of them.]

[You have received ’Milk Mushroom’*10 (Item)!]

[It continues sharing with you, the ’Transport Roach’ is a total nitwit. All it does is eat, so don’t rely on it when the going gets tough...]