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

Chapter 489, page 2.1-18: The Crown: The Treasure of a Lost Dynasty
"Are you sure you want to stop me? As far as I know, you're not good at fighting." Lin Ya stood not far from Dionysus, looking at the four people behind Mu Yegui, and asked with a slight frown.

Mu Yegui sat on the ground, fiddling with building blocks he had found somewhere, looking down at them and stacking them up seriously, clearly not caring at all whether Dionysus would lose.

The four stood behind Mu Yegui, nervously watching Dionysus. Their eyes would occasionally glance at Mu Yegui, but given the abilities and terrifying nature that Mu Yegui had previously displayed, they dared not speak to him.

"Even if I'm not good at fighting, I have no choice but to fight." Dionysus muttered to himself as he casually ran his hand through his messy, wine-red hair.

After all, this concerns his drinking habits, and it's a very serious matter. If he doesn't put up a fight, he might have to stay away from alcohol altogether in the future.

"Are you... alright?" Rachel frowned as she looked at the two fighters in the distance, who were almost evenly matched, and asked softly.

Mu Yegui did not answer her, but continued to pile up the building blocks in front of him.

Suddenly, a blade of wind swept past, and the house she had just built in front of her collapsed.

"Ah." Mu Yegui opened his mouth, looking angrily at the blocks that had been knocked down, and then raised his hand to continue building.

"Mu Ye Gui!" Laqi shouted.

Although Mu Yegui said he would protect them, his attitude was completely indifferent. She was starting to doubt whether Mu Yegui was serious about what he said, and whether he would really protect them.

The light rain stopped at some point. Mu Yegui looked up at the dark sky and said softly, "Time is almost up. The original goal wasn't to defeat Lin Ya, but to stall for time until sunrise." The game would end the moment the sun rose. She didn't expect Dionysus to defeat Lin Ya.

Before Laqi could answer, Mu Yegui slowly stood up and looked up at the distant battle in progress.

Her bare feet splashed water droplets as she stepped into the small puddles on the ground, and she walked away into the distance.

"Where are you going?" Rachel asked.

Dionysus stepped back a few paces to avoid Lin Ya's attack, raised his staff, and a bolt of lightning descended from the sky, but missed due to Lin Ya's speed. He frowned and summoned several more bolts of lightning.

"Tch, this speed is beyond human capabilities, it's like a monster. I feel like I'm going to lose..." Before he could finish speaking, Lin Ya appeared in front of him, followed by a knife aimed at his neck.

Dionysus leaned back and narrowly avoided the attack, but in that instant, he felt his stomach being slammed hard, and he was driven into the ground, sinking nearly a meter.

Lin Ya was also sent flying the moment Dionysus was struck, crashing into a large tree dozens of meters away and then collapsing a wall before finally falling to the ground.

Her fluffy, soft, misty gray hair swayed slightly. Mu Yegui stood at the point where the two had just met, glanced down at Dionysus whom she had knocked into the ground, and said softly, "Is there something you need?"

"Cough, something must be wrong." Dionysus covered his mouth with one hand, coughed, and said uncomfortably.

That was brutal! It felt like that punch shattered his internal organs. Now, because his internal organs are constantly regenerating on their own, he feels nauseous and uncomfortable all over...

“I didn’t strike your divine core, and I don’t have any of your special abilities. I simply used my own power, and I restrained myself greatly to avoid killing you on the spot,” Mu Yegui said, leaning slightly forward and looking down at the disheveled Dionysus.

Dionysus: "..." He can only be so reckless because he is an invincible ally.

He sighed and slowly got up, looking up at the east, which was shimmering with a faint light.

"The sun is about to rise."

"Hmm." Mu Yegui nodded in response. "Finally, it's over. I'm so tired. I want to go for a drink..." Dionysus stretched and turned to leave, but almost fell over when Mu Yegui grabbed him by the back of his collar.

At this moment, Dionysus looked to be only fourteen or fifteen years old, and his height was not much different from Mu Yegui's, so she could easily grab Dionysus by the back of his collar.

"What?" Dionysus frowned and turned to ask.

Mu Yegui pointed to the four people in the distance and said, "Keep an eye on them."

The sun rose slowly in the eastern sky, turning it a golden-red hue.

Lin Ya clutched the back of his injured head with one hand, blood streaming down his fingertips. His handsome, flawless face was covered in specks of dust, making him look extremely disheveled.

"Not yet, you need to keep training." Mu Yegui walked up to Lin Ya, frowned slightly, and bent down to extend his hand to him.

Lin Ya raised his head to look at Mu Yegui, his eyes completely black due to the black cloth covering them. He subconsciously reached out but touched nothing. His face was touched by something cold, and he was slightly taken aback.

"It's dirty." Mu Yegui squatted down and took out a handkerchief to gently wipe the dust and bloodstains from his face.

"It would be such a waste if a beautiful face got hurt. But you have my self-healing ability, so you'll recover immediately if you get hurt. But even so, you can't get your beautiful face dirty." Mu Yegui carefully wiped the face clean, making sure there were no scratches or dust before standing up.

Her fingers twitched slightly, then clenched into a tight fist. Was he only concerned about his face...?

He frowned, his thin lips moved slightly, and his fist slowly loosened. He stood up and dusted himself off. Sunlight shone on his face, illuminating his black hair with dappled golden light.

Mu Yegui reached out and removed the black cloth covering Lin Ya's eyes, revealing a pair of dark red, beautiful vertical pupils that resembled gemstones.

"I really like your eyes, but let's hide them for now," Mu Yegui said softly, stroking his eyes.

Lin Ya lowered his eyes and nodded.

From the moment Lin Ya drank her blood, his bloodline was transformed by her. Even if Lin Ya was unwilling, he would involuntarily feel a sense of intimacy towards her, stemming from the closeness of their blood ties.

In other words, Lin Ya is already her child.

"What exactly is Lanlos's purpose? What kind of deal does he have with the king?"

In truth, the game did entertain the king, but what she gained was the right to move freely within the palace and the king's confidant, Lin Ya.

Because the process was too easy, she began to suspect that there was some kind of conspiracy involved.

Lanlos himself is only 50% credible, and half of that 50% could be false, so he is not credible.

"Lanlos, what exactly do you want to do?"

I'll write the next chapter tomorrow. I'm having such a terrible writer's block; I just can't seem to get anything out of writing.

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