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

Chapter 113, page 1.7, section 30: Lias's Voyage
A rustling sound came from the bushes. Fernana came out and looked at Mu Yegui sitting in the tree, asking, "I'm planning to explore this island. Want to come along?"

Mu Yegui jumped down and walked up to Fernana, asking, "Where are the others?"

“Shui Qi is guarding Lias, Daolin is sleeping, Moa is catching seafood, and Lias keeps writing something on the beach with a twig, but unfortunately I can’t understand the language of this world.” Fernana sighed softly. She couldn’t understand Moa’s seafood-catching operation. Why would he want to eat seafood when he already had supplies?

Mu Yegui blinked and walked beside Fernana without speaking. She could read the language of this world. The Hidden House contained primers, and coupled with her excellent memory, she could now read without translation. This was why she could clearly understand what was written on the paper that Lias had torn up.

She was thinking about something else now: why Mu Yin suddenly took control of her body and blocked her after she said she didn't want to, leaving her completely unaware of what had just happened.

“If Daolin hadn’t told me that three hours had passed, I wouldn’t have known you’d been gone for so long.” Fernana frowned, her gentle smile tinged with bitterness.

Mu Yegui was slightly taken aback and asked in confusion, "Three hours have already passed?" She only felt that a dozen minutes had passed. She wondered what Mu Yin had done after seizing control of the body and blocking her.

"I'm sorry I misunderstood and thought you attacked Moya," Fernana apologized.

"Hmm." Mu Yegui nodded, accepting Fernana's apology with a clear conscience, because it really wasn't her who attacked Orsia; the culprit was Mu Yin.

The air grew quiet. Neither of them were talkative, and they weren't very familiar with each other, so they had absolutely nothing to talk about.

So when they reached the fork in the road, Fernana took the lead and chose the right fork, saying to her, "It will be much faster if the two of us explore separately, so I'll choose this one."

Mu Yegui glanced at Fernana's back and walked towards the left fork in the road.

The left fork in the road leads into the depths of the forest, and the deeper she goes, the louder the sound becomes, with cute rabbits and squirrels following her along the way.

Bypassing the obstructing bushes, a magnificent waterfall appeared before Mu Yegui, cascading down as if from the sky with unstoppable force, crashing water into the stream and splashing countless droplets.

She lifted her long skirt with both hands and slowly dipped her bare feet into the clear stream, the water gradually covering her insteps and reaching her ankles.

The water in front of her was very, very shallow.

There was a rustling sound in the bushes behind me, and suddenly a large brown bear darted out.

It is as tall as two people!
It roared at Mu Yegui, as if it was angry that its territory had been invaded by outsiders.

Several white rabbits and squirrels stood trembling beside the bushes, seemingly terrified of the bear, yet too afraid to leave.

The heavy bear paw slammed down on Mu Yegui, carrying killing intent and an aura of terror, as if it wanted to devour her.

Mu Yegui took a step forward, his right hand reaching for the hilt of his sword at his waist. In the blink of an eye, Mu Yegui's hand remained on the hilt, while blood splattered three meters away from the bear's neck before it slowly collapsed.

The bear paw fell into the stream, staining the clear water a vibrant red, like a beautiful flower in full bloom.

Blood was gushing from the bear's neck, as if it wouldn't stop until all the blood in its body was drained.

Mu Yegui reached out and wiped the crimson blood from his face. His long, gray, curly hair, refusing to be stained with blood, dripped droplets of blood down his strands and into the stream. His cold, silver eyes gazed at the trembling rabbit and squirrel, who shuddered and scurried away, leaving Mu Yegui alone in the stream, silent.

She crouched down, picked up the huge bear paw floating in the stream, returned to the bank, placed the paw on the bear's carcass, and then walked to the other side.

An eagle cries out as it pecks at the bear's carcass; survival of the fittest, natural selection—this is the rule of nature.

This isolated island boasts many incredible sights, such as a massive waterfall deep within the forest and towering trees that seem to reach the sky. It's not as small as one might imagine; in fact, it's enormous and exists as its own secluded ecosystem, undisturbed by the outside world.

Mu Yegui climbed up the giant tree and stood on its highest branch, gazing into the distance.

She could clearly see the scenery on the sea and the huge, luxurious cruise ships cruising in the distance.

It wasn't that remote, and it could be easily rescued if it even wanted to ask for help.

So what is the point of trapping them on this isolated island?
The most confusing part of this instance is the three rules that must be completed.

Mission 1: Protect Lias until he is finally rescued.

[Task Two: Survive.]

[Task 3: Play your role well.]

The three strange tasks seem to be hinting to the player that a very important plot will happen, and that they must play their role well at that time, not only to survive but also to protect Lias until he is rescued.

But if the character is a traitor, then wouldn't mission three and mission one contradict each other?

Or are tasks three and two only for players and not related to task one?

Four more days...

The rules state that mysterious phenomena will occur in the Kingdom of the Unbelievable during the new moon and full moon. Therefore, these mysterious phenomena must be related to the three tasks, since only this one hints at danger.

Mu Yegui would never warn her teammates about this. Putting aside the possibility of secret competition, she would never reveal the possibility of being exploited by the rules or the instance, because she doesn't want to be collectively opposed by everyone, even though she isn't afraid.

"So that's how it is!" Dao Lin suddenly woke up from his sleep, his icy blue eyes staring at the pile of supplies, and muttered to himself.

"What's wrong?" Shui Qi was startled by Dao Lin's sudden action. Could this person still think about things in his sleep?
"I was slightly shocked by the rules. How come I only realized this trap now?!" Dao Lin covered his head, his expression unusually frantic. He considered himself extremely intelligent, but he never expected to be tricked by this instance one day. His proud confidence was slightly damaged.

"What would you do if I told you that we would face the biggest crisis since the start of this instance in four days?" Dao Lin looked steadily at Shui Qi. He believed that external battles were more important than internal strife, and that it wouldn't be too late to deal with internal conflicts after overcoming the difficulties.

“The biggest crisis…” Shui Qi raised her narrow blue eyes, seemingly understanding what Dao Lin meant.

(End of this chapter)