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

Chapter 101, page 1.7, section 18: Lias's Voyage
If Mu Yegui's character card is meant to protect Lias, then the real purpose of the mini-game in preventing Mu Yegui from appearing is to kill Lias.

The game rules don't specify the penalty for failure or the outcome of success, so there are two possibilities for the game to end: either Lias is killed and everyone dies, or the game ends without penalty.

Fish once said, "Anyway, if we lose, we'll just die with you all." The rules don't state that losing the game results in death, so the correct wording should be, "Anyway, if we lose, you'll just die with him." That's the true meaning behind Fish's statement.

If one of the two possibilities for the game ending is the actual end of the instance, then the other should be the game ending. After all, the rules don't really say what the penalty is for losing the game; they only say, "The game is lost when all the wine is taken," and that's it.

Based on Daolin's experience with various instances, if the rules do not specify a penalty for failing the game, then there will definitely be no penalty.

Fish has mentioned more than once that "this is just a game," emphasizing the word "game."

So, the game is really just a little game; who would take a game seriously?
His attitude was crystal clear: Fisch was simply watching the show. Like a circus act, he watched with amusement, while they dutifully performed, only to be completely fooled in the end.

In addition, since the game doesn't specify what conditions must be met to end it, and there's no penalty for failure, then the phrase "the game ends when all the wine is moved" is also a hint to end the game.

In other words, ending the game is really simple. Just let the pirates take the wine; you don't need to do anything else. Trying to stop the pirates will enrage them, leading to an attack. The real trap is actually the phrase "prevent the pirates from approaching the wine cellar."

It has to be said that Fish is very good at setting traps and confusing people; he almost really fell for it.

However, Fish wasn't lying about one thing: he wasn't taking it seriously and didn't plan to reveal his abilities before the September event. In other words, he was holding back. Because he was temporarily replacing the pirate ship captain and had to deal with them due to the plot development, he planned to just let them have their fun and then it would be over.

But is that really the case?

This NPC is so unruly and doesn't respect the rules. I wonder if all dungeon owners are like this. If they are, then this is going to be a problem.

The lightning bolts streaking across the sky illuminated everything.

"I have an idea, listen to me..."

'Boom'

Dao Lin's words were drowned out by the deafening thunder, so that no one heard them.

He frowned, a rare hint of anxiety creeping into his expression.

No!

Don't be in a hurry!
If even he can't calm down, what should his teammates do?
Dao Lin took a deep breath, raised his hand, pointed the pistol at the sky, and fired a 'bang' that attracted everyone's attention.

"I know how to end this game, listen to me..." Dao Lin said to the crowd with a frown.

Fernana grabbed Lias by the back of his collar and pulled him to her side, preventing him from moving around freely. Moa irritably threw down his axe and half-squatted on the deck. Shui Qi raised an eyebrow, her narrow blue eyes filled with a hint of admiration and amazement.

"So you're saying we won't stop the pirates from stealing the wine? What's the reason? Besides the lack of penalty for failing the game, there must be something else," Fernana asked. "Lias is the central figure in this instance, and the instance is called 'Lias's Voyage,' which means everything he does is reasonable. He said he personally leaked the information about the wine to the pirates, meaning that the pirates stealing the wine is the most logical part of the plot. This mini-game is based on the instance rules, and it can only be played if the instance rules are followed. It can't be overridden in any way. Therefore, in the plot, the pirates must steal the wine for there to be any further developments." Daolin's face was filled with an extremely confident smile, as dazzling as light.

As the others ceased their attempts to stop him, the pirate stepped into the black line and approached the barn step by step.

Daolin stepped aside and continued, "Considering what I just said, why would Fish deliberately arrange this game? Isn't it to mislead us, prevent us from progressing through the story, and ultimately cause us to fail the dungeon? Thinking about it this way, doesn't it all make sense?" So this is Fish's real intention in arranging the mini-game, not to let us win.

Fish is truly terrifying. He hasn't even revealed the true strength of the instance's master, yet he's already completely outmaneuvered them with his intellect alone. It's fortunate this isn't his home instance, otherwise he might not be standing here alive.

The crew waited quietly for the pirates to empty the wine bay. When the last pirate carried the wine barrels back beyond the black line, the black sphere that had split the ship in two suddenly vanished.

Oops, I lost the game~

Phyllis's slightly dejected voice came through, and everyone swallowed hard, waiting for her to continue, but found that she didn't say anything.

"Looks like I won my gamble." Dao Lin breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you all for going crazy with me." Just kidding.

"You're still not sure even now," Moya said, pouting.

"Speculation is speculation, but expressing it without certainty will only make people more nervous and panicked. So even if I'm not sure, I'll say it with absolute certainty. If anything goes wrong, I'll take responsibility. However, I've always been very lucky, so there's never a time when what I say won't come true," Dao Lin said with a shrug and a smile.

Shui Qi's eyes flickered slightly. He stared intently at Dao Lin, pondering to himself, "It really has nothing to do with luck. Dao Lin has truly analyzed everything thoroughly before speaking. In other words, even if luck is bad, the result won't contradict his predictions, because Dao Lin's deductions are all based on facts."

Dao Lin looked up at Fei Xiu, and was about to say something when a bolt of lightning flashed by. The next second, accompanied by a thunderous roar that shook the sky, he saw Mu Ye Gui appear in front of Fei Xiu at some unknown time.

Mu Yegui swung in mid-air, holding a rope in one hand, and with the other hand, he stabbed the main mast next to Fei Xiu's face with a short sword, leaving a bloody mark on his handsome profile.

Blood slid down her cheek to her chin, finally dripping into her white shirt and staining it into a beautiful flower pattern.

Fish still wore a flippant and nonchalant smile, completely unaware that he was being threatened.

He chuckled softly, his magnetic, captivating voice as alluring as the song of a siren. His azure eyes, slightly upturned, were filled with a chilling madness and distortion, and a faint bloodstain on his face possessed a fragile beauty that was breathtakingly beautiful.

"Xiao Ye is getting more and more satisfied with me~" The tender and ambiguous words, like a lover's seductive whisper, carried a hint of ambiguity.

It's unlikely we'll see Fisch panic.

Is Mu Yegui using a wall slam or a sword slam?

You can't do this pose without holding onto the rope and swinging in mid-air, because Fei Xiu is 195cm tall and Mu Yegui is 160cm, so standing on tiptoe and raising your hands would look too out of place.

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