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

Chapter 263, 1.18 Stars
As the countdown ended, cheerful music filled the sky, the darkness dissipated, and countless stars shone brightly, displaying their beauty.

The blue full moon, partially obscuring the sky, illuminated the earth with its soft light.

The surrounding ruins gradually disappeared, and the streets returned to their familiar state, as if all the previous cruelty had never happened.

[First of all, congratulations to all players on clearing the September dungeon! Fiona is especially happy!]

[Due to the current low number of surviving players, a private settlement will be conducted later.]

Thank you all for participating.

With a soft click, the coffee cup was placed on the table. Shu Ming slowly stood up, put a gold coin on the table, squinted his eyes, and smiled lightly, commenting, "What a wonderful performance. Thank you for the hospitality."

"Tch! I'm going back to catch up on my sleep." Zhu Yan, sitting next to him, mumbled, a sandwich dangling from his mouth.

not far away.

Shui Qi took out a short dagger and picked out the bullets left in his body one by one. His face was pale and bloodless, and there was a hole in his forehead. He looked extremely disheveled.

Fei reached out and gave him a white crystal, still remaining silent. His fingers unconsciously touched the black collar covering his wound. His dark, tousled hair swayed gently in the breeze, and his iris-purple eyes gazed fixedly at the enormous blue moon in the sky, a slight glint in them.

Perhaps I should be thankful for the choice I made at the secret mansion, which is why I didn't die, bleed, or even get injured after being stabbed by that short sword. However, it's also quite tragic that I no longer know whether I'm human or some unknown entity.

"Thank you." Shui Qi took the white crystal and placed it on her forehead.

The white crystal shimmered with a faint light, and the wounds all over his body healed in an instant.

"Come to the Mechanical City of the Kingdom of Truth in a week. I'll take you to see your captain." He slowly stood up, ignoring the corpse on the ground and Fei beside him, and left on his own.

Fei nodded silently, not caring whether Shui Qi saw it or not, but turning his gaze to the corpse on the ground.

one second.

two seconds.

three seconds.

The scene seemed to freeze; Fei stood there quietly, looking down at the corpse on the ground, motionless and without any breath.

I don't know how much time had passed, but suddenly a clear, youthful voice rang in my ears, tinged with a hint of annoyance, "Could you please stop watching?"

The corpse on the ground suddenly became as clear as crystal, then suddenly cracked and turned into fragments and disappeared, leaving only a crystal magic shimmering with seven-colored light.

Dao Lin bent down, picked up the Rubik's Cube from the ground, put it back in his left ear, and sighed wearily, "I really suffered a lot, but luckily I had a backup plan."

After discovering Shui Qi, he used the special mechanism of the Rubik's Cube to disguise himself. What Shui Qi killed was just a disguise created by the Rubik's Cube. In reality, he was not injured at all and there was no possibility of him dying.

However, because he was 'killed' by Shui Qi and the instance judged him as dead, the curse was nullified.

From the very beginning, he had planned to take a gamble, and he knew that he was no match for Shui Qi, so he chose this method to turn himself from the open to the shadows.

"Fei, it's a pleasure to cooperate with you." Dao Lin extended a hand to Fei and said with a light laugh.

Fei silently reached out and shook hands with Daolin, then nodded to him and turned to leave.

Before meeting Shui Qi for the second time, he met Dao Lin first. At that time, Dao Lin took the initiative to make a deal with him. The content was actually very simple: just induce Shui Qi to take action.

Thus, the scene unfolded where Shui Qi was nearly killed in the puppeteer's territory. It's hard to say whether Dao Lin truly wanted to kill Shui Qi, because although it seemed dangerous at the time, he could have saved Shui Qi had he intervened.

Daolin...

It was from that time that he realized that Daolin had included him in his plan.

However, he didn't feel angry, nor did he care about anything; that's just how cruel the world is.

Dao Lin could have chosen to kill him outright instead of simply testing him. In a dungeon, unless someone is considered an ally, everyone is an enemy. A gentle breeze rippled across the lake's surface.

The girl looked down at her reflection in the lake, which showed her covered in wounds. She had lost an eye and a left arm, which was the only way she had the chance to survive.

She was so ugly that even if Tang Xiuna were still alive, he would never like her again.

"Kill you all..." he muttered repeatedly, his right wrist marked with blood from the sharp pull of a chain.

She stood on the bridge, disheveled and sorrowful.

The central fountain remained unchanged, its sound exceptionally clear and resonant amidst the silence.

"It's over." Mu Yegui took the short sword handed to him by Ling Tong, sheathed it at his waist, and looked back at the surrounding scenery.

"Is the clown dead?" Ling Tong asked.

"Dead?" Mu Yegui shook his head, his tone tinged with confusion.

"Didn't you do it?" Ling Tong was slightly taken aback, subconsciously stroking the tassel earring hanging from her left ear, and asked softly.

"It's true that he was killed, but the countdown has ended."

This dungeon has two rules: one is when the countdown ends, and the other is when you kill the clown. Completing either one will end the dungeon walkthrough.

However, the problem lies in these two rules: the Joker's death and the end of the countdown occur simultaneously.

That's why Mu Yegui wasn't sure if he had really killed the clown.

Generally, the storyline is revealed at the end of the Fairy Tale Kingdom dungeon. However, at this point, Phil seemed to freeze up, hurriedly saying a few polite words without saying anything else about what would happen next.

I have a feeling that something unexpected is going to happen next.

The clown doll in her palm turned to ashes and was blown away bit by bit by the wind. Qin sat on the rattan chair in front of the soft couch, quietly watching her empty palm.

Lying on the soft couch in front of her was a pale-faced, black-haired woman. If it weren't for the fact that her chest was still, one would think she was just asleep rather than a corpse.

Qin stood up, lowered her head, and gently placed a kiss on her forehead.

Then he turned his head to look at a certain spot and asked in confusion, "Brother, are you really planning to give up like this?"

"Give up? How could I~ I just chose the option that Teacher Ji Qi gave me. After all, no matter what, I can't possibly compete with those seven people." A nonchalant, frivolous smile graced his handsome face, while his azure eyes were icy and devoid of any extra emotion.

"I see... I'd like to go to the Wonderland~ Brother, could you temporarily take charge of the affairs of the Fairy Tale Kingdom for me?" Qin held a fan, the fan rib lightly touching her lower lip.

Those deep blue eyes, as deep as the ocean, held a faint smile, and her long golden hair shimmered in the moonlight.

At this time.

[Smugglers have broken in! Beware!!]

[The instance is temporarily closed; the assessment has begun. All residents of the kingdom are welcome to register.]

The list of new dungeon owners will be announced in March!

Surprised? Unexpected?

Please pay attention to Dao Lin's actions when he sees Shui Qi and his expression when he is killed by Shui Qi—there are foreshadowing elements.

Also, the one who died in the final battle inside the tent was always the clown.

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