Humans are so fragile. Even though her boyfriend is one of the stronger people, he is still fragile.
She had to be extra careful to protect her boyfriend so that he could live to old age.
Li Mo stared intently at Yin Xiu's profile, a smile playing on her lips.
Just holding hands makes me start imagining my gray-haired boyfriend losing his vitality and having to rely on him. Even when he's old, my boyfriend will still be very handsome!
When people get old, they're just wrinkled like when they were born. He can hug his boyfriend, who has become frail, and then hold him in his arms, kneading and rubbing him.
Li Mo hooked her arm around Yin Xiu's, her mood quite cheerful, a stark contrast to Yin Xiu's tense demeanor.
Following the floor plan, they went to the courtyard, which was indeed a spacious and open area. Several people stood in the desolate courtyard, and when they looked up, they could even see the sky beyond the high walls.
Outside the mental hospital, the sky was a hazy white, with fine snowflakes falling. The snowflakes didn't feel cold; instead, they melted on my fingertips like real snowflakes.
"Is this mental hospital on a snowy mountain?" Zhong Mu murmured, staring blankly at the sky. "Even if we say we're escaping from the mental hospital, we'll still be trapped in the snowy mountains, right? The snowy mountains are a much bigger and easier place to get lost in."
Li Mo clapped his hands, "This is just like the description I read in a book. Human life is a journey of wandering around in confusion, searching for a way out. Once you get out of one confusion, another one will be waiting for you. If you're not careful, you'll get lost on the road of life. Is this what this dungeon means?"
Zhong Mu stared at him with a complicated expression. "I don't think this instance has that much of a meaning, right? A mental instance... just kill the players, why all the confusion? Brother Xiu, don't you think so?"
After a two-second silence, Yin Xiu said calmly, "I think what he said makes some sense. From the mental health treatment area to the madman area, and then to the snow mountain, it's one link after another. We emerge from one fog, only to find an even bigger fog. This snow mountain might be the place we really need to get out of."
Zhong Mu was stunned for a moment, then his expression changed in an instant, "Brother Xiu is right! I think so too!"
Then he continued, troubled, "So, Brother Xiu, how exactly did you get out back then? Did you just leave the instance after breaking down the door? If you can clear the instance by using the key and going through the door, then what about us using the key and going through the courtyard?"
Yin Xiu pointed behind him to the doctor who had supposedly become a sacrifice, "You can also use the key to go through the door normally, but do you think it's not dangerous to go through the door like that doctor just now?"
"Oh, right… The dungeon has been modified, so we can't clear it the way we used to. The doctor specifically told us to get the key and go through the door, which is most likely a trap." Zhong Mu sighed and shook his head, then put the key card in his pocket and glared at 408.
"When I went to get the keys, I brought back this worthless piece of junk."
408 pursed her lips, displeased. "Speak more politely! I didn't do it on purpose. Who knew he had such a whole series of schemes targeting you? I haven't been out for a long time. Who did you offend to get into this mess?"
"Does Yin Xiu know about him?" Zhong Mu pointed to the figure who had already started wandering around the yard looking for tools to build a wall.
"Yes, I know him. I've heard about him and heard you calling his name." 408's expression was indifferent, unlike the other monsters who were afraid of Yin Xiu.
"Um, do you know what's sealed in your dungeon?" Zhong Mu pointed to Li Mo's back again.
408 paused, then fell silent, clearly not expecting this; he had thought it was just a traitorous monster.
"And then, it was Lady Ye herself who pulled Brother Xiu into this instance. Do you understand now?" Zhong Mu crossed her arms, looking menacing. "Do you know who's targeting whom?"
408's face instantly turned grim. "If even Lady Lianye has personally intervened, it means Yin Xiu's existence has already jeopardized the instance. What has he done to warrant this—"
He suddenly paused, as if remembering something, his gaze sweeping between Li Mo and Yin Xiu.
If he remembers correctly... these two people seem to be... a couple?
Huh? A player, with that sealed...? Huh? Huh? ???
408's brain immediately shut down, and he stood frozen in place.
Zhong Mu ignored his stiffness and led Ya Ya to turn around and find a tool to climb out.
Seeing Yin Xiu wandering around the desolate courtyard, seemingly searching for something, Li Mo thoughtfully asked, "What is your boyfriend looking for? I can help you look."
He might not be able to keep up with the current progress of the dungeon, but he absolutely has to keep up with his boyfriend's progress.
Yin Xiu pointed to the high wall next to him, "Anything that can get us out, a ladder, or a rope, anything we can climb up will do."
He looked around at the empty space except for some medical waste, and decided to look for it at the hospital later, or maybe he could move a cabinet over.
"Just flip it over?"
"Um."
Li Mo smiled and narrowed her eyes, "I'm fine with that."
The moment the words fell, something unseen grabbed Yin Xiu's waist, the sticky touch locking him in place, and suddenly lifted Yin Xiu high up, placing him on the high wall.
Then he climbed up himself and, together with Yin Xiu, looked out over the snow-capped mountains from the precarious top of the wall.
"Brother Xiu! Brother Xiu, don't forget me! What am I going to do if you go up there!" Zhong Mu jumped around below. Although having a monster to help was convenient, couldn't she stop only thinking about her boyfriend?
"Brother Zhong Mu, I can do it too." Ya Ya blinked innocently and shook Zhong Mu's hand. "Although it's not as convenient as it is for him, I can still go up."
Zhong Mu's eyes lit up. "Then I'll have to trouble Ya Ya."
"No trouble at all!" Ya Ya said happily, her delicate and cute little face twisting into a monster's face in an instant, which made Zhong Mu shudder.
The next second, the monster grabbed his collar and jumped onto the wall.
The monster's body was too large, and the wall that had stood in the wind and snow for many years was extremely fragile. With just a light jump, the monster's front claws smashed the wall, causing it to collapse and shatter. Yin Xiu, who was still on top, fell down instantly and plunged into the snow. The next second, the rubble from the wall fell down, completely burying Li Mo and Yin Xiu.
"Waaah! Brother! Are you alright?!" The careless Ya Ya panicked and transformed back into her original form, rushing into the snow to dig for her brother.
"Brother Xiu!! He's buried under the wall!" Zhong Mu hurriedly followed.
The two figures were thrashing about in the wind and snow, which looked particularly funny.
The entire wall collapsed, and the wind and snow outside howled against 408's face. He stood there, looking at the group of people in confusion, not knowing what they were doing.
Is this combination of seemingly dim-witted monsters and humans really something that should make the entire instance, and even the Night Goddess, wary?