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

Chapter 245, page 1.17, 22: A Night of Madness
"That was dangerous," Ke Ya said, patting her chest with lingering fear.

Her light green eyes stared at the billboard on the ground with a troubled look, and then she saw someone in front of her who seemed to be looking back at her. She was startled, but when she noticed that it was a white-haired, blue-eyed boy, she suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

“You’re Daolin, right?” Ke Ya called out to Daolin.

Dao Lin was slightly taken aback. He turned around to face Ke Ya, placed his hands behind his back, and scanned Ke Ya with his icy blue eyes as if assessing her credibility.

The Rubik's Cube floating in his palm behind him suddenly transformed into the shape of a small pistol. His expression remained unchanged as he casually asked, "Judging from your appearance, someone must have sent you to find me. Otherwise, you wouldn't have spoken to me in such a tone, as if you'd finally found someone, the moment you saw me."

"Huh? You found out so quickly?" Ke Ya was surprised. She pretended to be calm and laughed, but in reality, she was extremely flustered and frantically searched for an explanation.

Dao Lin chuckled lightly, his meaning ambiguous, and said, "Shui Qi sent you to find me?"

His hand behind his back was playing with a small pistol that had been transformed from a Rubik's Cube. He had complete control of the situation and would not hesitate to shoot if Koya said the wrong thing.

He deliberately said that Shui Qi was not in this area instead of Mu Yegui, in order to set a trap, because he had told Shui Qi not to let any players from the Strategist Association come looking for him.

"Shui Qi? Who's that? Mu Yegui sent me to find you." Ke Ya suddenly realized something and immediately stopped talking. She almost blurted out that she wanted to kill the magician. She wasn't sure if this person was really Dao Lin, and she couldn't let herself be tricked into talking so easily.

"Mu Ye Gui..." Dao Lin lowered his eyes, seemingly pondering the truth of those words.

"It's true. You suddenly dumped me there without saying anything and just told me to come find you. I'm still confused and don't know what to do." Ke Ya reached out and brushed a strand of hair behind her ear, then chuckled.

"Did you really not say anything?" Dao Lin suddenly chuckled, his icy blue eyes fixed on Ke Ya with a hint of amusement, and asked softly.

Koya: "..." She's too perceptive; she can't fool him at all.

How to do?
Should she tell this person or not...?

"It's about..." Dao Lin's thin lips moved slightly as he silently uttered a few words, then he looked at her with a light smile.

Ke Ya was slightly taken aback, staring intently at the boy in front of her, her expression showing a hint of surprise.

A gentle breeze ruffled the hem of her white shirt, a light gray vest worn over it, a sapphire brooch fastening the knot at the collar. Strands of white hair moved slightly, her icy blue eyes held a hint of a smile, and her delicate, beautiful face gave off an innocent, harmless air.

He was dressed like a young nobleman, elegant and composed, as if he would not panic in the slightest no matter what happened.
Under the dazzling starlight, he seemed to radiate his own light, confident and radiant. Just looking at him made one feel trust and unwavering confidence that this person could definitely do it.

Ke Ya chuckled and whispered, "Just as Mu Yegui described."

If it's this person, then they are definitely trustworthy, and you can tell them all the information without reservation.

"What did she describe me to you?" Dao Lin blinked, opened his mouth as if in surprise, and then asked with a smile, as if he was beginning to relax and chat with her.

His hands, still fiddling with the small pistol behind his back, indicated that he hadn't let his guard down around Koya, even though he was smiling at her. "White hair, blue eyes, looks like a minor but is surprisingly composed, extremely confident, incredibly lucky, glowing white, very smart, a straight-laced engineering guy..." Koya waved her hand and added, "These are my exact words."

"Hahahaha," Dao Lin suddenly chuckled softly, seemingly quite pleased.

He reached out and wiped away the few tears that had welled up in the corners of his eyes. He looked at Ke Ya with a smile in his eyes and said softly, "It sounds like something she would say. But is that how you describe a friend?"

That unreserved, trusting smile made Dao Lin seem to be glowing, incredibly dazzling.

This person has a really beautiful smile, especially that confident feeling, which she has never felt from anyone else.

Ke Ya suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. This person had finally brought both hands to his face instead of behind his back, at least this way she could be sure that he didn't have any weapons. Otherwise, she would have been constantly on edge, afraid that Dao Lin would suddenly pull out a weapon from behind and attack her.

"Are you and Mu Yegui on good terms?" Ke Ya asked, slightly envious of such a relationship, having a companion you can trust and rely on without reservation, someone you can tell anything to.

"It's good, but not particularly good. However, it won't betray you, and you can absolutely trust it." Dao Lin shook his head, raising his eyes to gaze at the nine-character slogan on the advertising sign, a hint of tenderness flashing in his icy blue eyes.

I can't explain why it turned out this way, even though we haven't spent that much time together. But some people just inspire an irresistible urge to trust you the moment you see them; there's no misunderstanding, and no possibility of betrayal.

The two can easily reach a consensus, with unparalleled tacit understanding. They don't need to say anything special; the other can understand what they mean.

This was the first time he had ever had such a friend since he had memories. He didn't know if he had ever had one before, but having a friend who was like a confidant was truly the greatest fortune he could have in his life.

Unlike others who can always easily avoid danger, he can accept the curse with a clear conscience if he has to suffer such misfortune when he meets a close friend.

He doesn't care about the danger, but he is already content with having someone who understands him, and he wouldn't care even if he died now.

"On my way here, I passed a garden and saw that it was filled with green gas, and all the plants were withered. Do you know why?" Koya suddenly remembered what had just happened and asked.

“Poison gas canisters. The Joker has hidden 35 poison gas canisters in Sector F. We must dismantle them quickly, otherwise we will all die if the poison gas fills the entire area.” Daolin paused, then added, “From what you said, I can deduce that this poison gas will cause poisoning even without breathing. That area has probably already fallen.”

That was probably the area where the gas canisters released the gas the fastest. Luckily, there weren't many people there, otherwise it could have caused massive casualties.

"You seem very calm." Ke Ya pursed her pink lips; if it were her, she would be extremely anxious.

Dao Lin is the second male lead, so he'll definitely have a lot of screen time.

It was difficult for me to write about Ling Tong, the autistic male protagonist. He doesn't speak, so I had to reduce his screen time in the early stages and make up for it later.

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