I'll also work hard to conquer the dungeon today.

Chapter 10, Section 1.0: Searching for the Golden Carrot

Inside the small round house, Ke Ya was crying and screaming almost to the point of emotional collapse, while the chubby An Lin stood frozen in place, helpless. It had only been a day, yet things had suddenly turned out like this.

Fish sat casually on the sofa, crossing his long legs, watching this scene with a delighted expression.

At this moment, a girl was sitting on the roof of the round house where they were. She listened to the faint cries coming from the round house, raised her eyes slightly to look at the blue full moon in the night sky, and took out a prop from her pocket.
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[76] The Rabbit Clan's Red Eyes

Grade: C grade

Description: Gems made from the eyes of rabbits.

Active: Allows you to view all information about the specified item.

Cooldown: Once only

Review: What an incredibly disgusting eyeball. Although it can be considered a gemstone of decent quality, it's a poor-quality product.
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She lightly twirled a red, round gem between her fingertips, holding it up to the bright full moon. Her cold, dark gold vertical pupils reflected the crimson light, and the moonlight slanted across her, as if coating her with a layer of radiance. Her misty gray hair slightly obscured her profile, and her pink lips parted slightly. "Use the item. Target: 'Beautiful Rabbit Village'."

[Item successfully used.]

[The beautiful Rabbit Village is located in the southern part of the Fairy Tale Kingdom. It is a picturesque little village. Residents: 21, Level: D; Village Chief: 1, Level: C; Current Items: 0; Average Quest Level: C; Dungeon Danger Level: B. Current Players: 5; Player Deaths: 1.]

"That...that person suddenly exploded right in front of me..." Koya covered her head with both hands, her face pale with fear and trembling.

Koya had originally planned to return with that man, but a short while later, Fishu suddenly started laughing like a madman, and his manic appearance made Koya involuntarily take several steps back.

Just then, the voice suddenly appeared again, and then the body of the man beside her began to swell violently. In just one minute, it exploded, leaving behind a trail of crimson liquid and blood clots.

Even now, Koya can't forget that scene: the pitiful screams, the blood and chunks of flesh everywhere, and the rabbits swarming around to enjoy the unexpected feast.

Initially, she didn't take this so-called King's Game or dungeon seriously, since she had never encountered any danger before. But this time, she truly felt fear.

I want to go home...

Why did she have to encounter something like this...?

What exactly is the King's Game?!

"Ah—" Koya covered her head with both hands, her body trembling as she wailed, as if venting something.

"So you're dead? But why can we still play the game? Wasn't it supposed to be limited to five players..." An Lin stood there blankly, puzzled.

The girl on the rooftop had a slight glint in her eyes, and her pink lips curled up with a hint of malice as she murmured, "Of course it's because Mu Yegui gave up his place and I temporarily filled in for the fifth person, you idiot."

Unfortunately, whether in the original universe or here, he and Mu Yegui are classified as two separate individuals. If he doesn't appear in this instance, the number of people in the instance will become four after one person dies. However, if Mu Yin appears at that moment, the number of people in the instance will instantly recover to five. Mu Yegui, who replaces him, is in the initial registered number of people, so even if there is a replacement, it will not result in a situation where one person is missing.

In fact, as long as the dungeon rules detect any trace of a fifth person, it's fine. However, Mu Yin didn't want to be just a tool, appearing to fill a spot and then disappearing. So, from the moment the replacement started until now, it's actually always been Mu Yin. That person's sudden explosion wasn't a real game punishment, because the rules of the rabbit-hunting game don't include death upon failure. Therefore, there must be something secretly at work that can tamper with the rules or arbitrarily impose punishments.

Mu Yin looked at the prop that had been shattered into powder in his hand with a look of disgust, clapped his hands, and said, "I'm really not good at this kind of brain-intensive thing, you do it."

The next second, the cold, dark gold vertical pupils transformed into round pupils. After slightly closing her eyes, she opened them again to reveal a pair of clear, cold silver round pupils. The expression on her face returned to its previous calm and undisturbed state.

She looked down at her black shoes peeking out from under her white cloak, her expression blank, and said in a soft, childlike voice, "She's just too lazy to think. Xiao Yin is so willful."

She gently removed the black shoes that bound her feet, and stood barefoot on the roof. Her long white cloak completely concealed her bare feet, which were fair, small, and with rounded toes like plump little grapes—truly perfect and worthy of being worshipped by any foot fetishist.

"I hate wearing shoes the most..." Mu Ye lowered her eyes and murmured softly, "I'll wear them when I get home. I'm a good girl anyway, since Xu won't see it."

She jumped off the roof and landed on the ground. With her feet freed from their restraints, she seemed to find walking much easier. She wandered aimlessly along the path until she finally stopped in front of a building that had just begun to take shape.

Several cans of paint of different colors were laid out on the ground, seemingly to be applied the next day.

Mu Yegui squatted down, opened the paint cap, and then left without doing anything else.

On the other side, although Koya had stopped crying, she still hadn't recovered from her fear.

A gentle knock sounded on the door. After a moment of surprise, An Lin rushed to open it, only to find Mu Yegui standing there with a blank expression.

"You scared me to death! I thought something had happened to you too. You could have just come in without knocking." An Lin quickly moved aside to let Mu Yegui in. Seeing Mu Yegui's gaze fall on Ke Ya, he quickly explained, "Ke Ya was frightened just now, so..."

"I know," Mu Yegui said calmly.

"Huh?" An Lin looked puzzled as he watched Mu Yegui walk up to Ke Ya and squat down.

Mu Yegui tapped Ke Ya's forehead with his index finger, his voice soft and emotionless yet possessing a unique charm that calmed people down, "Ke Ya, this is reality."

Ke Ya's expression froze slightly, but her body stopped trembling. Her eyes were wide open but unfocused, clearly frightened again by Mu Yegui's words.

"What does this mean?" An Lin took a step forward and asked anxiously.

"This is reality, otherwise death wouldn't be equivalent to real death. There's only one way to leave: collect 36 gems as the rules state, offer them to the king, challenge him, and if you win and become king, you can use your power to change the rules and leave this space. There's no other way. Instead of crying here out of fear, you should accept reality. Never let your guard down, and don't assume that what appears safe is truly safe. You don't have the ability to move freely in this world."

"And what about you!" Ke Ya glared fiercely at Mu Yegui, as if she wanted to see that expressionless face reveal another expression.

"Me?" Mu Yegui paused for a moment, then said truthfully, "If it's just about fighting, no one is my match."

(End of this chapter)