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

Chapter 730, Section 2.7-17: La Soméshmiri Ruins: Treasure

Dao Lin was about to stand up when Mu Yegui grabbed his hand and pressed him back into his seat. This caused the man who was about to pounce on him to pause and remain where he was.

Faced with that undeniable hostility, Shui Qi looked at Dao Lin with a half-smile and asked, "Dao Lin, what do you have to say?"

"Thank you, but I don't acknowledge it. What does Lanlos's problem have to do with me?" Dao Lin glanced coldly at Shui Qi and said.

"These days, the trope of someone becoming a stand-in because they look alike is quite popular," Shui Qi said, shrugging.

"Shut up, Shui Qi!" A hint of annoyance flashed in her icy blue eyes as she pondered her current situation.

Why didn't they rush over immediately?
Why did Mu Yegui stop him from doing this?
Dao Lin thought for a moment and moved his hand slightly. The enemies moved slightly as well, but stopped moving as well when he paused.

"They are following my movements," Daolin said suddenly.

"Ye Gui found out really quickly. If she hadn't held me back, we would be in a chase right now. But how did little Ye Gui find out?" Shui Qi asked with a smile, a dark glint flashing in her narrow blue eyes.

“The movements were synchronized.” Mu Yegui said, his cold silver eyes slightly narrowed. “At that moment, Dao Lin’s movements were exactly the same as theirs in terms of interval and distance. When I pressed down on Dao Lin, they also stopped in sync. From this, we can deduce that their actions were related to Dao Lin’s actions, but had nothing to do with us.”

“If my holding down Dao Lin’s hand counts, they would move more, but they stopped the moment Dao Lin stopped moving, which means their actions are only related to Dao Lin,” Mu Yegui said slowly.

"That one-minute test?" Shui Qi asked, her expression complicated.

“If we fail, it will only be a waste of a second, which will not delay things.” Mu Yegui paused and said, “Now we should think about how to get out of danger. Although we can solve it by fighting, we cannot be sure whether they will die.”

"The stage play isn't over yet, is it?" Daolin said.

"The curtain hasn't fallen yet."

"Since it's a stage play, let's solve it in the way a stage play does. During a stage play, the audience cannot leave their seats. The reason they moved just now was because the stage play was in progress, and they were acting in response to my actions. The stage play format is a back-and-forth exchange. When one party doesn't move, the other party can't move either, which means the performance is paused, because if the other party moves on its own, it's an NG (outtake).

"So now it's up to you guys. I'm currently unable to move because the performance is paused, but theoretically you're still audience members. If audience members want to legitimately enter the stage to perform, they must make other audience members believe they are part of the performance."

"I've handed over the narration rights to you, Xiao Ye Gui, you have to cooperate with me~" Shui Qi chuckled, "I've wanted to try this for a long time."

Mu Yegui glanced at Shui Qi indifferently, then turned and walked towards the back of the stage.

Her black skirt swayed slightly, and her fair, rounded feet stepped barely on the floor without getting a speck of dust on them.

The moment the staff guarding the stage saw Mu Yegui approaching, they all grabbed their weapons and rushed towards her.

The ground trembled slightly, and the environment around the stage was dimly lit, yet the sharp blade, as bright as day, could still be seen flashing by.

It appeared before my eyes the next second.

With a crisp 'crack', a slender arm and a thick arm were clearly distinguished in the darkness. A long, fair hand easily broke his wrist and knocked the weapon from his hand.

A crisp 'ding' sound echoed around the stage.

The exchange lasted less than a second. He was sent flying by the force of the impact on his waist, crashing heavily into the wall. Before his body could even land, a flash of silver-white light appeared in the darkness, and the metal object pierced through his body.

He was pinned to the white wall by his companion's sword, his blood splattering and painting vibrant flowers, tainting the purity.

The girl's skirt swayed gently like a black lily swaying in the wind, delicate and beautiful, yet also full of sin.

Behind her lay a field of corpses, all pinned down and unable to move an inch as they flailed their limbs.

The crimson blood, thick and warm, flowed slowly across the ground, reflecting the girl's misty gray hair and... her cold, emotionless silver eyes.

The girl slightly raised her bare feet and slowly stepped into the pool of blood.

Her feet were still clean and beautiful, the blood like a red carpet paved with rubies, a testament to her power. "Is the backing behind this door?" Mu Yegui looked thoughtfully at the heavy door in front of him, then slightly raised his foot and kicked it.

With a deafening crash accompanied by thick dust, the door collapsed before it could even utter a final groan.

The girl stepped through the door and went to the back of the stage.

Shui Qi breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Mu Yegui successfully invade. The most difficult part was over, and now it was time to start the direct confrontation.

"It was indeed the right decision not to act rashly. Those monsters, which we can call humans, are unkillable." Dao Lin sighed as he looked through the darkness at the corpse that was being held down but still moving around.

"Using magic to defeat magic, and since it's a stage play, you're really something, Daolin." Shui Qi stood up, a hint of a smile flashing in her narrow blue eyes. "Leave the rest to me."

"I suddenly have a bad feeling." Dao Lin felt inexplicably uneasy; Shui Qi was probably up to something.

In fact, Dao Lin's assessment of the situation was correct.

A beam of light slowly descended and shone on Shui Qi.

Shui Qi raised her hand and pointed to the outsider on the stage who had presented the crown.

"The Holy Son is a fake!"

"That despicable outsider stole the identity of the Holy Son, thereby deceiving the King. And our King's slumber is the result of his people's rebellion. He was once brave, powerful, and conquering new territories, but now he has become tyrannical, cruel, and extravagant—all because this vile deceiver was jealous of the King's great achievements and sought to possess them for himself."

"He saw the Holy Son sent to earth by the God of Light, and a clever idea came to him. He killed the real Holy Son, impersonated him, and used beautiful words to disguise his ugly heart; he deceived the king."

"And so the king changed."

The king became arrogant and greedy; he wanted to possess more of the good things.

"The people, unable to endure the oppression, rebelled against the king, which led to his slumber."

"Your subjects, outsiders, and soldiers are all guilty. You have all betrayed the King, and now you harm others in his name. You are the ones who deserve to die!"

The woman was stunned for a moment, and just as she was about to speak, the light shining on her disappeared.

Shui Qi wanted to laugh but held it in, inwardly giving Mu Yegui a thumbs up, well done!

According to the rules of stage plays, those who are not illuminated by the light are not allowed to perform.

Now, it's time to end this.

"The traitors wrote a false history to whitewash the truth, but falsehood is still falsehood. The king is dead, and those who betrayed him are cursed and become the living dead, forever atoning for their mistakes until they are truly killed."

The lights went out, and everything was plunged into darkness.

The story has ended.

As Shui Qi finished speaking, everything around them lit up again.

The wind and sand blew fiercely, and the true face of the ruins battlefield was finally revealed to the three of them.

Noyce did not go to the Ruins Battlefield, so he was not mentioned.

Shui Qi: Dao Lin is slacking off, I'm reporting him.

Dao Lin: So if I move, you'll get hit?

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(End of this chapter)