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

Chapter 95, page 1.7, section 12: Lias's Voyage
Mu Yegui: "..."

Dao Lin: "zzZZZZ..."

Shui Qi: "..."

Fernana: "..."

"Wait! Can't you four stop being so uniformly silent?!" Moya couldn't stand the silence any longer, and suddenly stood up, pointing at Lias who was tied to the pillar.

"It's not silence, it's not knowing what to say." Shui Qi sighed softly, frowning as she looked at the tearful Lias, who was struggling but unable to break free, and said slowly.

Fernana stroked her beautiful face, her tone gentle but with a hint of bitterness, "After all, it's really unexpected that such a young child would be the owner of the instance. It's just too surprising."

"How come someone's asleep?!" Moya turned to look at Mu Yegui, who was sitting at the table with his chin propped up on his hand, seemingly lost in thought, and Dao Lin, who was sitting in a chair with his head tilted back, fast asleep and completely oblivious to where he was, and said angrily.

“zzZZZZZ…”

"Don't say that. Daolin worked so hard to rescue us. Let him continue to sleep," Fernana said softly, covering Daolin with a blanket.

The story came up in the middle of the night. They were lost in an illusion when Daolin accidentally stumbled in and rescued Shui Qi, Mo Ya, and Fernana. So the group teamed up to rescue Mu Yegui, but they discovered that they had almost been tricked to death by Lias. In a fit of rage, they tied Lias to a pillar.

They are now considering how to deal with Lias.

The title of the instance is 'Lias's Voyage,' which means they have no way to deal with Lias. Not only that, they also have to stay by his side, otherwise the instance cannot be continued.

But I can't stand it! The fact that the victim has to protect the perpetrator is just bullying!

"Ye Gui, what's your opinion on the truth you discovered first?" Shui Qi looked at Mu Ye Gui thoughtfully and suddenly asked.

After everyone gathered, they exchanged names as a way of getting to know each other. On the surface, things seemed amicable, but who knows what they were really thinking behind the scenes?

When her name was called, Mu Yegui slightly raised her eyes to look at Shui Qi. Her clear, cold silver eyes were calm and undisturbed. She slowly said in a soft, childlike voice, "Let her go."

"Waaaaah!!" Lias looked at Mu Yegui with gratitude. Although Mu Yegui was the one who threatened him at the beginning, nothing could be more life-saving than this moment.

Mu Yegui had her reasons for saying that. Her character card was 'Guardian,' which meant she was destined to protect Lias in this dungeon—a protection that meant Lias couldn't suffer any harm. When she threatened Lias, she controlled her strength, ensuring she didn't hurt him but still achieved her goal.

So no matter what, Lias must be released, because her character in the story cannot be ruined. Even if someone is to bully Lias, it absolutely cannot be her. At most, she should just pretend to protect Lias.

Upon hearing this, everyone subconsciously displayed their true reactions.

"He almost caused our entire team to be wiped out!!" Moya was furious, but she couldn't vent her anger on Mu Yegui, so she could only keep it to herself. "Actually, what Mu Yegui said makes a lot of sense..." Ferna frowned and hesitated for a few moments before slowly saying.

"Do you have any particular reason for saying that?" Shui Qi stared intently at Mu Yegui, as if trying to discern other expressions on her face.

Dao Lin woke up at some point, glancing at Mu Yegui with a slight open of his eyes, but chose not to speak, pretending to still be asleep. Inwardly, he was pondering why Mu Yegui had said those things, even starting to connect it to the role-playing mechanics within the rules, but he chose not to tell anyone any of this.

"If we don't let him go, do you want to kill him? This is his copy; if he dies, we'll all be buried with him. It's better to keep him by our side and keep an eye on him. As long as he doesn't do anything rash, nothing will happen, right?" The soft, childlike voice stated the facts calmly. She couldn't tell them the real reason, but this false reason didn't contain anything suspicious.

“A customized duty roster, with someone always by his side to monitor him…” Shui Qi pondered, stroking his smooth chin. “Indeed, there is no better solution.”

Actually, he didn't agree with it, but as he said, there was no better solution. Even if he didn't propose it, others would, so if he objected, it would only increase others' suspicions about him. It was better to go along with them, so that no matter what happened, they were less likely to suspect him first.

What he wanted was not the doubt of the crowd, but their trust. Only by gaining their trust could he easily betray them; otherwise, how could it be considered betrayal?

Dao Lin yawned silently, slowly opened his icy blue eyes, and said sleepily, "Can I not be on duty? After all, I'm very weak. A little kid can take me down. If I'm on duty, I might lose sight of him, which wouldn't be good."

"How can you be so weak!" Moya glanced at the thin Daolin with disdain, but there was no contempt in his tone. He simply thought the young boy was weak.

"I'm better at using my brain," Dao Lin said slowly, stretching.

"Can you do it?" Moya turned her head and looked at Mu Yegui with a doubtful expression. This delicate and easily pushed little girl seemed even weaker than Dao Lin no matter how you looked at her.

Mu Yegui didn't understand what was going on with Moya's gaze. She blinked her silver eyes and asked in a soft, childlike voice, "What?"

"I mean, can you work the shift?" Moya, who had a thing for lolis, was charmed by Mu Yegui's actions, so she softened her tone and asked softly.

"I'm very strong." Mu Yegui nodded, then stretched out his thin, fair arms and gestured with non-existent muscles, saying this with great seriousness.

Moya wanted to argue that Mu Yegui didn't seem very strong, but as a lolicon, she wouldn't disagree with the little girl's words.

“Then let’s each work eight hours, and the three of us will keep a 24-hour watch on Lias. We can only leave when it’s time to change shifts. Also, don’t forget to come to Lias’s side regularly to check the time and make sure you don’t break the rules.” Fernana nodded. “I’ll be the one to guard Lias first.”

Seeing that everyone had made their decision, Dao Lin, who was about to pour cold water on things, suddenly spoke up, "Aren't you going to talk about your character cards?"

For a moment, everyone fell silent, seemingly unwilling to tell anyone.

"We always need to make sure that no one will betray their teammates, otherwise it's exhausting to be on guard against them while doing a dungeon run." Dao Lin said while subtly observing everyone's expressions. Apart from Mu Yegui, the subconscious facial expressions of the other three were quite interesting.

(End of this chapter)