The dwarf's hands tightened around Elena's waist so hard that she felt as if she were about to break. Then, Elena felt herself rapidly approaching the dwarf's wide-open mouth, and she could already smell the strong stench from its mouth and see the dense, yellowish teeth on its upper and lower jaws and the pointed tongue. Tears of fear streamed down Elena's face without warning. In this life-or-death situation, she was desperate. "Flower-scented temptation!" A rich fragrance burst forth from her pink, low-cut dress. When she was about to collapse into the stinky, yellow teeth, the dwarf finally stopped eating.
The next moment, Elena was finally placed back on the grass. Although her body ached from being grabbed so tightly, she still felt so weak that she could forget all the pain and fall into a deep sleep after using this skill. "Is there anything you need, my queen?" The dwarf's large, dry eyes drooped and asked in a dull voice. Hunger like a venomous snake spread all over her body. Elena's head was dizzy, and her eyelids felt as heavy as a city wall. Fortunately, at the last moment before she completely lost consciousness, she managed to say, "I want... to exchange... identities with you!"
What happened next, Elena had no idea. She only knew that she slept very deeply, so deeply that she didn't even have the energy to have nightmares. She only knew that she was awakened by the enticing smell of cookies. Or rather, this awakening was driven by Elena's survival instinct. She opened her eyes and found a small piece of cookie crumb on the grass in front of her. Elena leaned forward and swallowed the crumb without considering how it got there or if it was poisonous. She only knew that if she didn't eat something soon, she would surely die. Unfortunately, this small piece of cookie crumb couldn't satisfy Elena's hunger. She struggled to get up from the grass, feeling that the surrounding plants seemed shorter than before. At the same time, she couldn't help but sniff her nose and smelled the scent of cookies again. She didn't know why, but her nose was much more sensitive than usual. Sure enough, not far away on the grass, she found another piece of cookie crumb! Elena was delighted and put it in her mouth. Then she sniffed again and found another piece of cookie crumb ahead! Many pieces of cookie crumbs were scattered on the grass in the jungle, forming a line that led somewhere unknown. Elena didn't care about that. She just kept picking up the crumbs, walking, and eating. She thought maybe someone's bag of cookies had a hole, so the crumbs spilled out and scattered along the way. But in this strange jungle, would there be someone carrying a big bag of cookies?
When the morning sun slowly rose, Elena picked up the last piece of cookie crumb on the grass and realized that her imagination was limited by her poverty. When she looked up, the morning light illuminated a three-story candy luxury villa that covered an area of at least 300 square meters! She smelled the rich aroma of the cookie walls, the sweet scent of the candy pillars, the cream on the windowsills, and the chocolate on the door... And there was an old lady wearing a black cloak and a conical witch hat, standing in front of the candy villa and smiling at her warmly. In the morning light, Elena felt that the old lady's crooked teeth were all so kind and friendly. [Life in the Lost Jungle] "Hungry, lost, and poor child, come and sit in grandma's house," the old lady said, every wrinkle on her face filled with concern. "Let grandma make you a cup of sweet hot cocoa, okay?" How could Elena refuse? Her stomach simply wouldn't allow her to refuse such a kind-looking grandma with fangs. So, she opened the door of the gingerbread fence, stepped on the path paved with butter cookies, climbed the stairs made of cakes, and stood in front of the chocolate door that the old lady had opened for her. Looking around, she saw that the interior was furnished with tables, chairs, and cabinets made of ginger candy. The cream frosting on the walls of cookies gave the interior a warm and cozy color. The cabinets were not filled with books or artworks, but with all kinds of animal cookies. Rabbits, lions, wolves, bears, hippos, crocodiles... And some strange human-like creatures, such as goblins, dwarfs, scarecrows, and so on. Elena sat on the ginger candy chair and suddenly seemed to hear many desperate cries coming from the cabinets behind her. But when she turned her head, the sounds immediately disappeared. However, Elena felt that every animal cookie on the cabinet seemed to be in great pain.
"Your hot cocoa, dear child." The old lady suddenly appeared beside her and placed a cup of hot cocoa in front of Elena with her bark-like dry palm. Elena even forgot to thank her and eagerly picked up the hot cocoa, only to find that on the surface of the steaming water in the cup, there was a terrifying face of a dwarf. [Your sanity value -1] Elena steadied her nerves and indeed found that she had now become an ugly dwarf. "Drink it, poor child. What are you waiting for?" The old lady smiled, revealing her crooked fangs, and urged her in a somewhat urgent tone. Elena raised the cup, but at that moment, she seemed to hear a faint voice coming from the cabinets behind her again. "Woo woo woo... Don't drink it..." "It's no use. She can't hear us... Woo woo..." "Drink it quickly. We can't be the only ones suffering!" "So pitiful... Just like us... Woo woo woo..."
A rough touch appeared on Elena's hand. She found that the kind old lady had now held her hand that was holding the cup. "Drink it quickly, dear child." Her gaze was fixed on Elena, "After you finish, I'll take you to find your mother." Elena took a deep breath: "Did you hear the cookies on the cabinet crying and talking?" "Don't be silly, dear child. How could cookies cry and talk? I think you must be starving." The old lady's gaze became deep and terrifying, but she still maintained a smile, slowly grinding her crooked fangs. "I think so. I feel like I'm about to faint from hunger." Elena sighed wearily and then swallowed the entire cup of hot cocoa in one gulp. This cup of hot cocoa seemed to have magical powers. She felt the heat quickly spread throughout her body, quickly filling her hunger. But gradually, she felt herself getting fuller and fuller, and the food in her stomach seemed unwilling to stay there. It even wanted to take over her body, as if it wanted to turn her into food... A moment later, Elena saw the old lady hold her and, with a look of triumph, place her on the cabinet like the other animal cookies. And Elena could only watch helplessly, unable to move.