The sickly little one was adopted by a wealthy foreigner and became a favorite.

Therefore, these people inevitably set their sights on the black rabbit.

After all, these people are all shrewd. Once the little guy leaves Winston's protection zone, these A-level dungeons will present these players with a chance to gamble and see if they can kill the Black Rabbit.

As a result, apart from Wulan's guild, almost all players unanimously set Wutu as their target.

Ulan also learned of this news. She was very worried, but she couldn't control what others thought.

Even her subordinates were urging her to get the first kill on Wu Tu.

"If we're the first to kill that NPC, we'll get a huge reward—it's the first roaming NPC!"

Ulan listened to her subordinates' discussion without saying a word, but her eyes grew colder and colder.

She knew that the guild she had founded wasn't as reliable as a real organization. She exploited human nature, using the guild's reward and punishment system to control them, but Ulan also understood how selfish human nature could be.

This is just her son; to others, he's just a piece of meat waiting to be bitten.

So Ulan didn't say anything.

Wu Yaochen couldn't help but argue with those people, but they were only wary of his abilities. They were a large group and had the upper hand, so they were not afraid of Wu Yaochen's strong pressure, nor would they obey his rule.

Wu Yaochen exclaimed, "How could they do this!"

Ulan glanced at Wu Yaochen: "Can you lead the guild well by yourself?"

Wu Yaochen immediately understood what Wu Lan meant.

Because his sister always has this expression when she makes a firm decision.

Ulan: "I'm going to protect him."

Even if she had to stand against the whole world, she would protect her child.

Wu Yaochen pursed his lips: "I'll go with you!"

……

On Wutu's side, they were still unaware of what had happened.

He stood at the palace gate, waiting as usual for the assignment to be issued. Richard had already said that standing outside was tiring and that he should go back and rest.

But the little guy always wanted to help his older brother and sister, so even though he was busy and didn't seem to be doing anything, he couldn't help but fantasize about a custard bun darting around his feet, so he softened again.

So the little guy got a job opportunity.

He dressed up properly in his formal attire today, and while waiting, he secretly took out a cheat sheet from his pocket to memorize the rules.

But as soon as the door opened, Wu Tu sensed a murderous intent.

Before he could react, he was slashed by a knife.

The little guy was stunned for a moment, opened his mouth as if to say something, but the next second, his body vanished like stardust.

When Ulan walked in and saw this scene, she almost went crazy.

Fortunately, Winston granted the little creature his divine power, giving it the ability to spontaneously rewind time, which would restart whenever it encountered danger.

The stardust gathered together and transformed back into the black clown it had been a few seconds earlier.

Upon witnessing this, the players immediately became alert.

However, when Wu Tu opened its eyes again, its expression had become very cold.

Seeing this, the players all began to use items and skills.

However, Richard had already arrived.

Richard reached out and protected the little one.

He looked up, and the person who had tried to harm Wutu vanished instantly, leaving nothing behind.

The players behind them were stunned and dared not move for a moment.

Richard ignored them and picked up the black rabbit to leave.

At this moment, Ulan decided to abandon his role as team leader and chase after them.

Richard carried the little one back to the palace.

The mermaid's five-meter-long tail was coiled beneath the magnificent golden throne, with only the tip tightly wrapped around the black rabbit, revealing Richard's inner tension.

He appeared expressionless, but he was actually furious.

Richard also thoroughly examined the little guy from head to toe, worried that he might be in any discomfort.

Having retraced his timeline multiple times, Wu Tu actually experienced the feeling of being on the verge of death.

But so as not to worry Richard, he forced himself to shake his head despite the pain:

"I'm fine..."

Seeing this, Richard rolled up his sleeves:

"Come here, baby."

Wu Tu was indeed very weak, so he didn't refuse and showed his little tiger teeth to bite it.

After all his efforts, he only managed to get a little bit of saliva on Richard's arm...

Looking at the small, round teeth marks on his hand, Li sighed.

He still had to cut his own skin and flesh open.

Upon seeing the blood-soaked scene, Wu Tu immediately tried to turn his head away.

But Richard held him down by the back of the neck:

"Sweetie, you'll feel uncomfortable if you don't eat. Aren't you hungry?"

After Richard offered a few words of advice, the little guy's cheeks turned back a little.

The main reason was that the aroma of flesh and blood was too enticing, and his instincts couldn't resist it.

Wu Tu swallowed hard, turned his head, and his originally black eyes were now stained with a bit of blood, making him look even more grotesque. His gaze was fixed on the flesh and blood in Richard's hands.

Richard gently patted him: "Eat up, baby."

Only then did the black tusk begin to tear at Richard's flesh.

Li watched the little guy eat without even frowning, just gazing tenderly at the black rabbit, as if willingly letting the black rabbit eat his flesh and blood.

Is this what humans call emotion, or sacrifice?

Richard thought that he was a "person" now; he was the black rabbit's brother and a member of the black rabbit's family.

While taking care of the black rabbit, Richard kept an eye on the situation outside.

Seeing that those people still wanted to come in and kill Wutu, while Wulan and Wuyaochen were desperately trying to stop them from outside, Richard simply reached out and gently pressed down.

Those people all disappeared.

In just half a day, only two people remained alive in the entire instance.

Based on the replica survival rate analysis, the system immediately announced:

"【Golden Kingdom】has been upgraded to an S-rank Mysterious Dungeon. Players are advised to make the necessary preparations."

The dungeon upgrade caused an uproar among everyone.

They had only ever heard of dungeon downgrades, never dungeon upgrades.

What exactly happened?

……

No matter how fierce the storms outside were, Wu Tu was currently in Richard's arms, being tightly protected by him.

At this moment, Richard also resembled the cuckoo's father, mother, brother... all his relatives. He also resembled an adult watching his child eat with satisfaction.

The little guy definitely needs to recover; Richard's face has turned a bit pale, while the black rabbit is still eating voraciously.

Until Winston appeared beside Richard's throne.

Winston rarely left the manor; he stayed there as if he were guarding the little guy's home.

Now, he's going to take the little guy home.

So Winston ignored Richard's gaze and reached out to pick up the little guy.

The little guy's instincts took over at that moment, and he even bit Winston's finger.

Winston, without batting an eye, pulled him into his arms and left immediately.

Richard was left alone in the cold palace, bandaging his wounds.