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

Chapter 368 1.23 29 Paper Cutting
the next day.

"Good morning! I heard there was a burglary last night, and Lan Xiao took the things?" Ke Ya yawned as she walked out the door and saw Mu Yegui sitting on a distant rooftop in a daze. She called out to him.

"You're really well-informed. She was sleeping so soundly." Mu Yegui turned his head slightly to look back at Ke Ya, who was standing on the ground, and said calmly.

Ke Ya's lips twitched slightly. How come she never noticed that Mu Yegui had such a sharp tongue before?
She rolled her eyes and said, "Sorry, I'm still just a mortal. I haven't slept since I entered the dungeon until yesterday. Can't I even relax and get a good night's sleep?"

"You can sleep a little longer, the birthday banquet hasn't started yet." Mu Yegui stood up, looked up at the city lord's mansion in the distance from the high rooftop, and said slowly.

"No, I'm afraid if I go to sleep, you'll really start to suspect I'm a pig." Ke Ya rubbed her empty stomach, feeling that she was almost at her limit from hunger.

If I had known, I would have just eaten a little bit of the bread Ling Tong made. It would have been better than eating nothing at all. Now I'm feeling really hungry.

Hunger wasn't so bad, but she was quite thirsty, and the biggest crisis in this instance was gradually emerging.

Suddenly, Mu Yegui jumped down from the rooftop and stood before her. Mu Yegui gazed at her silently with those deep, cool silver eyes and said softly, "I've been hungry for over four months, and I haven't even complained of being hungry..."

Koya's lips twitched slightly as she retorted, "Do you think everyone is like you, not human?"

"Humans are really weak." That calm, soft, childlike voice inexplicably carried a hint of surprise that made people very uncomfortable. Ke Ya thought that it wasn't too late to discover Mu Yegui's wicked personality now, at least it was alright before she was tricked.

Although I really wanted to refute it, I couldn't find any reason to do so.

That damn apex predator is practically ruthless; she's utterly ruthless. The worst that could happen is if she said, "I'm hungry, and all of you are my food!" How could we possibly compete then?!

"What nonsense are you thinking? I won't eat humans." Mu Yegui glanced at Ke Ya with a strange contemptuous look, as if he were looking at an 'idiot,' which gave people a very unpleasant feeling.

The more she thought about it, the more unreliable it seemed. Ke Ya coughed slightly and changed the subject, asking, "Where are the others?"

"He's gone out. Ling Tong told me to wait for you here and tell you to go your own way. He plans to exit the instance after the birthday banquet." Mu Yegui looked down at her fair and rounded feet and said softly.

"Give up so easily?" Ke Ya frowned and asked.

"Because it's not suitable for him to stay here any longer." After all, they are a race that is naturally drawn to fire, and flammable paper is their natural enemy.

Before Ke Ya could say anything more, she heard lively music coming from afar.

"Let's begin, let's go." Mu Yegui glanced at Ke Ya and said slowly.

Having missed her chance to ask, she ultimately had to swallow her question.

From afar, they spotted Bertias, draped in a grey cloak, sitting atop the wall and keeping watch. Unlike before, this time he had also put on his hood, completely concealing himself in the shadows.

Koya was slightly taken aback. Her intuition told her that Bertias was somewhat different, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

“Ling Tong has infiltrated.” Yu Yin looked at Mu Yegui, and after the latter nodded, she said to Ke Ya.

"Didn't they say there was an invitation?" Koya asked.

“Only Mu Yegui received an invitation; Ling Tong went in with Mu Yegui’s invitation letter,” Yu Yin said softly, shaking her head.

"I see..." Ke Ya sighed softly. She had always thought that Mu Yegui was from a different world than them, but she never expected the gap to be so big.

"Little Bei, how is it?" Mu Yegui looked up at Beltias sitting on the roof and asked.

Little Beckham?
Koya was surprised. Yesterday she was calling Bertias by his full name, how come she's using a nickname today? This transition is too fast!
"He didn't come out." The boy's clear, slightly cold voice slowly drifted over, like melting snow from an iceberg, carrying a chilling indifference and aloofness.

She was definitely different. She was so different from the joking Bertias she knew yesterday. If this wasn't a dungeon where outsiders weren't allowed to enter, she would have suspected that Bertias had been replaced.

What exactly happened last night? She felt like she'd fallen asleep and completely disconnected from the world, becoming someone she didn't recognize overnight. Was she going mad, or were they? [The lady ate her share, as well as the portions meant for the servants.]

Before Mu Ye could think about anything, a paper figure dressed as a maid ran in and said something to the city lord. The city lord's expression changed drastically, and he casually replied to the guest before turning and leaving.

Bertias jumped off the fence without hesitation and followed.

"You two stay here and see if there's anyone else," Mu Yegui added. "Anyway, you can't jump up there."

Ke Ya and Yu Yin: "..." Goodbye. I won't say the last sentence that we can still be friends.

the other side.

Bertias followed her to the lady's courtyard, but before he could get close, he heard a scream.

"Aaaaaaah! Help! Someone's dead!"

Bertias paused for a moment, then walked into the courtyard and saw a blackened corpse steaming in the air, as if its entire body had been thrown into a frying pan, but unfortunately, the heat hadn't been controlled and it had been charred.

While she was pondering, Mu Yegui also walked over. She stared at the charred corpse and involuntarily took a step forward.

Bertias quickly grabbed her arm and said coldly, "You can't eat it."

Mu Yegui turned to look at Bertias with an innocent expression and said, "I didn't want to eat it."

No, you clearly look incredibly drooling, I really can't be bothered to call you out on it.

“The body was deep-fried…and there’s no way to confirm who died…” Bertias looked down at the corpse, a dark glint flashing in his blue-gray eyes beneath his cloak.

In the distance, Lan Xiao, dressed in what appeared to be a maid's attire, stood quietly at the doorway watching this scene before turning and walking into the room.

"The card I lost contained the last sentence. Is it related to this?" Mu Yegui asked.

As soon as she finished speaking, everyone heard Phil's childish voice: [Task Two failed. Begin Task Three.]

[Task 3: Find the truth behind this instance.]

[Loading and updating the copy...]

[Instance update complete.]

[Instance Level: Crown Prince (Special)]

[Enable Special Rules]

[Special Rule 1: Only one person is allowed to complete the dungeon. When someone completes Task 3, the remaining players will fail the dungeon and will not receive any rewards.]

[Special Rule 2: When only two players remain, the exit portal will be closed. One of the players must complete the dungeon quest before they can leave.]

[The announcement has been completed. Players, please continue your efforts.]

It has begun, it has begun, the civil war has begun.

P.S.: The real essence of this article lies in the player-versus-player battles.

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