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

Chapter 636, pages 2.3-20: Guess Who I Am

'Bang!' 'Bang!' 'Bang!' The fierce gunshots rang out across the desolate snowfield, startling the birds that were resting on the withered trees into flapping their wings and taking flight.

"They're really hot on our heels!" Shui Qi gasped for breath, his hot breath instantly turning into white mist as he exhaled. His face was flushed slightly, whether from the cold or something else, and his narrow blue eyes kept glancing back behind him, his expression full of vigilance.

Ling Tong looked up at Shui Qi and frowned slightly.

A grayish little bird flew down to Ling Tong and chirped away, making noises that were hard to understand. Ling Tong nodded to it and thanked it, and then the bird flew away again.

"What?" Shui Qi looked at Ling Tong in confusion and asked in surprise, "You can understand what they're saying?"

"Bai Feng is my apostle, so I can communicate with any bird." Similarly, they can also become his informants, providing him with the information he needs.

Shui Qi: "..." I can't quite put my finger on what's wrong, but I always feel like this ability is cheating.

"So? What did it say?" Shui Qi grabbed her scarf, breathed on her hands, and rubbed them together to warm them up.

“The three hunters are all assistants to the ‘Ghost,’ and are considered part of the ‘Ghost’ as well. However, to stop the ‘Ghost’ from acting, we must find the main body and eliminate it. But we don’t even have any crucial clues about this ‘Ghost’,” Ling Tong said slowly, deep in thought.

In other words, there has been zero progress.

It makes sense; two people with the worst luck walking together are unlikely to encounter anything good. Since entering this map, they haven't even seen any supplies. The only chance they had to get warm clothes was from the enemy. No matter how you look at it, it's just so miserable.

Shui Qi suddenly shivered and instinctively hugged her clothes.

"What's wrong?" Ling Tong frowned slightly as she looked at the abnormal blush on Shui Qi's face.

This guy wouldn't...

Shui Qi was almost completely huddled inside her oversized down jacket, and said in a muffled voice, "It's a little cold."

They had been running since midnight. At that time, they were on sandy land, and then they suddenly entered a snowfield. Although the temperature difference wasn't much at first, their movements gradually slowed down because they didn't encounter any 'ghosts'.

Arriving in a cold place after sweating profusely, coupled with wearing only thin clothing, seemed like an easy predicament. Not to mention they had walked for hours in the snow under such conditions before encountering the hunter and being invited into the hut.

After that, I encountered a series of things that required me to stay on edge, and now I can feel my body reaching its limit almost as soon as I relax.

Before encountering the 'ghost,' they were too afraid to even sleep, and of course, sleeping in the snow would only result in freezing to death. The snow here wasn't deep enough to build an igloo, so all they could do was keep moving forward. The accumulated fatigue in their bodies had long since reached their limit. They hadn't noticed it before because they were tense, but now that they relaxed, all the fatigue almost instantly overwhelmed them.

Ling Tong glanced at everyone, her brows furrowed, and said softly, "Let's rest for a bit first."

"No rest!" Shui Qi warned in a low voice.

“But…” Ling Tong looked a little troubled. If she didn’t rest, her body wouldn’t be able to hold on. Looking at Shui Qi now, she felt that he could collapse at any moment.

“We have none of the supplies, maps, or intelligence on the ‘ghosts.’ In this harsh environment, if we can’t get them in time, the only outcome will be death. We don’t have that kind of leisurely rest time, and once we truly relax, it’s hard to regain the vigilance we have now.” Shui Qi shook his head and said softly.

“I have a suggestion. Instead of hoping for a lucky find, which is a risky proposition, why not take the risk and go back to that area of ​​cabins? At least there’s a clear indication that supplies are there. But…” Shui Qi paused mid-sentence, reaching out to rub her watery eyes.

"There might be 'ghosts' guarding that place, right?" Ling Tong sighed softly, her golden-orange eyes fixed on Shui Qi. Shui Qi shook her head, saying with certainty, "It's not 'possible,' there definitely will be 'ghosts' or 'ghosts' companions. But danger often comes with opportunity; nothing is gained without effort or out of thin air. Most importantly, who among us will go?"

He paused, a hint of sarcasm on his handsome face, and chuckled, "These spineless cowards don't even have the guts to face a 'ghost,' let alone anything I've ever expected them to do that I'd admire. So, between you and me, who's going?"

"I'll go, your current condition isn't suitable..." Ling Tong was interrupted before she could finish speaking.

"I won't protect them." Shui Qi said, her long, narrow blue eyes fixed on Ling Tong, each word distinct.

Ling Tong fell silent.

"As you saw before, I will use them when necessary, so if you leave them to me, there might not be a single one left when you come back." Shui Qi stared straight at Ling Tong and said with a light laugh, but there was no smile in his eyes, and his tone was serious and not at all joking.

Ling Tong: "..." What's with this question that seems to be giving him a choice, but in reality, the decision has already been made? Are you letting him choose or not?
"I'm sorry, but after thinking about it, I've decided to go by myself." He reached out and gently patted Ling Tong's shoulder, his expression a little complicated. "You can interpret it as me not trusting you and only believing in my own abilities, or as you've heard that I like to act on my own, but that's just who I am."

After he finished speaking, he turned and left without hesitation.

"Where should we meet?" Ling Tong called out to Shui Qi.

"Let's keep in touch by phone. This place is quite unfamiliar. I'll send you a message as soon as I get the map." Shui Qi paused slightly, glanced back at Ling Tong, and waved goodbye.

"I have a feeling that guy might do something reckless," Ling Tong murmured, watching Shui Qi's departing figure.

No, it should be said that Shui Qi will definitely do something reckless.

In fact, the rumors about Shui Qi are basically all bad. The most common ones are about him betraying his teammates in dungeons and causing them to die. It seems like there's never been a good side to him, as if it's just a smear campaign for the sake of smearing him.

Just hearing Shui Qi's words, I suddenly felt that the rumors were unrealistic.

Probably……

So Shui Qi has this side to her too.

Although he said he didn't trust others, he ultimately took the danger upon himself. For some reason, I felt that he was actually a very serious person, but because of something that happened in the past, his thinking was different from others.

Shui Qi is probably a good person.

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Ling Tong: Shui Qi, you are a good person.

Shui Qi: ? ? ? Is this a friend card? I have mixed feelings, I don't know whether to be happy or angry.

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Ling Tong: Shui Qi is probably a good person.

Shui Qi: Be confident, remove the "bar".

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(End of this chapter)