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

Chapter 60, Section 1.4: The Fog Tracking Battle

With a deafening 'bang,' a cloud of dust filled the entrance to the ruins, obscuring the view.

"..." Dao Lin pursed his thin lips. Fortunately, Mu Yin had pulled him back just now, otherwise he would probably have been ambushed. Sure enough, this was the thing he was least good at.

"They actually dodged it." A haughty voice, tinged with regret, faintly drifted through the dust.

The two could only vaguely see a huge, blurry shadow in the smoke and dust. As a gust of wind swept through, the smoke and dust shattered the rocks, and the person who had ambushed them finally revealed his true form.

This is a petite little girl carrying a huge hammer. Her long, smoky green hair is neatly tied into a ponytail and hangs down her back. She is looking at them with a troubled expression.

Dao Lin's icy blue pupils suddenly contracted, clearly indicating that he recognized who this person was.

"Hey, long time no see, Dao Lin. I heard you were in this instance, so I volunteered to come. I hope you don't mind." The girl easily carried a huge hammer in one hand and twirled it around her hair with the other, her expression full of malice. However, her tone made her seem like an old acquaintance of Dao Lin.

"Who is he..." Mu Yin pulled up the hood of his cloak to make sure the gold and silver wouldn't fall out, then looked at Dao Lin and asked.

“The first gatekeeper I encountered in the dungeon was Misha, and she also stole my pocket watch from me. She’s not exactly an old acquaintance, but she’s an old enemy.” Daolin’s expression was solemn. He had never expected that the 'ghost' of the second dungeon would be this woman. And unlike the elusive woman in the first dungeon, this woman was directly waiting at their door for them to come to her.

Yes, Daolin had already designated the Gobi Desert area as the first checkpoint, while this ruins area was the second. Although the map only showed one-sixth of the area, he already knew that the only way to reach the third checkpoint was to cross the ruins area.

The entrance to the ruins area is now blocked by a 'ghost,' but this 'ghost' doesn't seem to intend to capture them; instead, it's preparing to do something else...

"So you still remember, huh? Thanks to you, I got a severe scolding from my master. I can't vent my anger without chopping you into mincemeat!!!" Misha stomped her foot fiercely, dust flying everywhere, and the ground beneath her feet sank heavily, demonstrating just how terrifying her strength was.

"Oh wow!" Mu Yin exclaimed in surprise, and couldn't help but clap his hands.

"Brother, I didn't expect you to be so popular with women," Mu Yin teased Dao Lin, putting his arm around Dao Lin's shoulder like a good buddy.

Dao Lin frowned deeply, took a step forward to break free from Mu Yin's grasp, and said in a low voice, "I have nothing to do with her." After saying that, he looked at Misha with a solemn expression.

"Aren't they coming to arrest us?" Daolin asked.

"Catch?" Misha tilted her head, not quite understanding what Daolin meant.

"It seems you came without even listening to the rules." Seeing Misha's reaction, Daolin immediately understood. Although he and Misha had only known each other for one instance, he had almost thoroughly studied the personality of this NPC.

Misha is short-tempered and impatient, unwilling to wait or follow orders, but her only fear is her master, which unfortunately Daolin doesn't know. In the first instance, Daolin took advantage of Misha's impatience to successfully climb to the top of the pyramid and retrieve the pocket watch.

It's pretty much the same now. Daolin guessed that Misha was so focused on getting back at him that she didn't listen to the rules at all.

This point can actually be put to some use.

"Aren't you going to let us in?" Daolin looked up at Misha, his expression calm, and asked.

“No, no, Fish said no one can be let in.” Misha shook her head and refused. A sharp glint flashed in his icy blue eyes. Just as he thought, since the impatient Misha hadn’t heard the rules, it meant she didn’t know what it meant to wait for someone to come to her. The only possibility was that someone had taught her how to do it.

Fishu...

"Another old acquaintance." Mu Yin muttered to himself, grabbed Dao Lin's wrist, and turned to run away.

"What's wrong?" Dao Lin was pulled by the sudden force and staggered a few steps, almost falling over.

"I don't care what Misha is like, I don't want to run into Fishu at all." Mu Yin ran a few steps forward, then suddenly turned around and ran towards Misha. He kicked the sand on the ground at Misha, and while her eyes were covered by sand, he pulled Daolin and ran into the ruins.

The ruins, though called ruins, aren't really a rubble area; it's a true ruined castle. Upon entering, you'll see vibrant, unidentified flowers blooming on either side of the path amidst lush, broad-leaved plants. A broken goddess statue lies abandoned among the plants, only its fragmented head visible.

"The Fei Xiu you're talking about is..." Dao Lin had never met Fei Xiu, and was even completely unfamiliar with the name, but he could deduce an answer from Mu Yin's solemn expression.

This Fishu is probably even more terrifying than Misha.

"The person I encountered head-on wasn't me, it was a poker-faced guy. A seemingly frivolous pervert, at first glance he might seem like a playboy, but actually this guy is the biggest boss who least follows the rules." Mu Yin vaguely remembered the question he asked Fei Lu three days ago: 'Are the clowns at the Amazing Circus scary?'

Phil answered, "The Amazing Circus has many clowns, but only one is the dungeon master, at the same level as the Crown Prince."

If that's not enough, there's another question: 'Is Fisch in danger?'

[Ranked ninth in terms of danger among the dungeon's owners.]

The dungeon's owner is on the same level as the crown prince. Fish is a clown, so Fish is the dungeon owner of the Amazing Circus and ranks ninth among all dungeon bosses.

He should be thankful that when he first met Fisch, he was disguised as a player.

In the beginner dungeon, the sudden death of a man they encountered during their first encounter was orchestrated by Fishu. Mu Yegui had no choice but to pull him out to fill the man's place. To this day, he still doesn't know how Fishu caused that man's death.

Mu Yin wasn't afraid of a direct confrontation, but if Fei Xiu knew how to utilize the rules, he didn't think he could face Fei Xiu head-on, since their levels were different. Even he couldn't fight against the void of rules; at least in this world, the rules were absolute, and no one could defy them.

“I’ve been wondering who the mole is, but I’ve overlooked a very important question.” Dao Lin broke free from Mu Yin’s hand and stood there staring at him intently.

"What?" Mu Yin was slightly taken aback, not quite understanding what Dao Lin meant.

"Are you really Mr. Adele's apprentice?" Her icy blue eyes held a hint of a smile, yet were unusually cold, as if she were seeing Mu Yin for the first time.

Mu lowered his eyes and suddenly chuckled softly, a hint of madness and killing intent flashing in his dark golden eyes.

(End of this chapter)