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

Chapter 34, December 15: The Secret Mansion and Miss Lily's Toy House

"You..." Zhou Hao hesitated for a moment, wondering how to ask in a way that would make him seem more polite, since he was Fei's savior.

“Just like you, a player.” Mu Yegui glanced at him with his cool, silver eyes and said softly.

“But we didn’t see you.” Zhou Hao frowned slightly. The other two players who entered the dungeon with them had died, and they hadn’t seen any other new players come in.

"Have you heard of the Crown Prince Line?" Mu Yegui removed Fei's hand from his neck and checked the healing of the wound. The blood vessels had almost fully healed, and there was no major bleeding, but his throat was damaged. Without a special healing method like a superpower, he probably would never be able to speak again.

The supply of external repair agents is dwindling, but since there are tools available, it means there must be healing tools as well; it remains to be seen whether they can find them.

Fei's throat has almost fully recovered, but it still looks extremely grotesque and terrifying. Even after it heals completely, it will leave a horrifying scar. Finding a healing item would require damaging his neck again to restore it to its original state, since the scar itself is a byproduct of the wound's healing.

"The Crown Prince route?" Zhou Hao had never heard of this level of difficulty before, but he had heard that voice mention the word 'Crown Prince' when he first entered this world. Could it be...?

"It's the highest difficulty, so the entry method is different and the mission is different too." Mu Yegui didn't continue talking to Zhou Hao, but simply grabbed the hem of her skirt and gently tore it.

With a 'rip' sound, the fabric tore, and Mu Yegui tore a circle around the skirt before handing the black strip of cloth to Fei.

His expression was very calm beneath his dark, tousled hair. He followed the hand and his gaze finally landed on Mu Yegui's face.

“It looks ugly if you don’t cover it.” After a few seconds, Mu Yegui continued, “If you don’t have anything else to cover your neck, use this as a scarf for now. You can throw it away after you go out.”

Mu Yegui felt that her words were already very considerate of the patient, and she even considered the aesthetics for him, which was truly incredibly thoughtful.

Fei nodded slightly, took the strip of cloth, and wrapped it around herself, covering not only her neck but also her mouth. In this situation, it's not worth worrying about what the 'scarf' originally was; it's good enough that it works.

"This coagulant has a bactericidal effect, so there's no need to worry about cross-infection." To be precise, the Mu Ye Gui cells in this coagulant have a phagocytic effect, but Nalan Xu has changed the method of phagocytizing everything to phagocytizing only bad things.

There's something Mu Yegui didn't mention: because this procoagulant was originally provided by her blood, there's a 0.1% chance of mutation after injection. This conclusion was reached after Nalan Xu conducted numerous experiments. Even she, the provider, didn't know what kind of mutation might occur, but the probability was so low that only the luckiest person could possibly get lucky.

"Do you need to cooperate?" Mu Yegui asked.

She must have thought this through carefully before she said it.

First, she must ensure that the death toll in this instance is less than 10, which means she needs to protect the lives of these two people so that they don't become a hindrance.

Secondly, the existence of two lines simultaneously indicates that some clues are not interconnected; one must be on their respective lines to know the information. It's like seeing different scenery from different perspectives on the same object—the principle is the same.

Third, what exactly is that plot, and why is a plot-driven death inevitable? She needs someone to help her understand the differences so she can predict when the plot will occur.

"Is that alright?" For Zhou Hao and Fei, Mu Yegui's willingness to cooperate was tantamount to saving their lives. After all, their line of work was inherently dangerous, while Mu Yegui seemed to be able to move freely in this secret mansion without being attacked. No matter how you looked at it, they were getting a huge advantage. "On the condition that one of you follows me." Mu Yegui needed one person to accompany her to observe the situation on her side, and also needed someone to observe the situation on the other side.

"Fei should go with you. Miss Lily went too crazy playing games during the day. If we go back, Fei will definitely be in danger tomorrow." Although Zhou Hao didn't really trust women's words, Mu Yegui had saved them several times. No matter what, she was more trustworthy than Ruan Peng. Otherwise, they would have died long ago.

"Playing games?" Mu Yegui knew that Miss Lily's free time was from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., but he didn't expect that her free time would be spent playing games with dolls. He thought it was a bit silly.

"The first game is 'Red Light, Green Light, Red Light, Red Light, Red Light, Red Light, Red Light. Anyone who breaks the rules or guesses wrong will be punished by Miss Lily. The simplest punishment is being soaked in water and almost drowning." Actually, it's not really being soaked in water and drowning. Miss Lily will just give the loser a bath, but if she's not sure about the sound of the water, she'll just throw the doll in and then fish it out after a while.

Last time, Miss Lily accidentally used too much force and pulled the doll's head off. Then, at night, he accidentally looked in the mirror and suddenly turned his head, spitting blood and dying.

Miss Lily is a devil!

Perhaps it's because of the completely different perspectives. In Zhou Hao's storyline, Miss Lily is a boss who determines their life and death, but in Mu Yegui's storyline, Miss Lily is bullied by her throughout and can't even fight back.

"I'll come and take Fei away when we play the game tomorrow." Mu Yegui nodded to the two of them, then left alone.

She had dealt with several maids when she came over, which is why Zhou Hao and his group made such a big commotion but didn't attract any enemies.

Mu Yegui was stroking the emerald ring on his left index finger when a message popped up.
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【66】The Ring of Constancy

Description: A signet ring representing Mr. Adele.

Rank: S (Special)

Passive: Can be used to assume the identity of Mr. Adele
Active: The current copy can request a re-evaluation of the rules.

Cooldown: Only once per instance

Comment: Even eternity is fleeting; this ring hasn't appeared since Mr. Adele disappeared. You really got incredibly lucky!
This ring is the only item that is above S-rank but not of the Crown Prince level. Although Mu Yegui does not know what use Mr. Adele's identity is, it is obvious that this is a permanent item.

Mu Yegui stared intently at the number of deaths in the instance, which was 10, and then slowly said, "Request that Feilu reassess the number of deaths and whether Cotton Wool is considered a living entity."

[Based on the assessment, the current number of players who died in the instance is 2. The maid is not considered an independent life form and is not included in the death list.]

There will be another chapter later.

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