# Chapter 1: Is Little Musashi Going to Commit s*icide?
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In a land filled with swirling winds and sand,
The quicksand beneath their feet was scorching hot.
In just a few minutes, the distant sand dunes seemed to shift forward under the force of the winds.
In the desert, finding a path using the terrain was nearly impossible because, every second, the shape of the dunes was changing.
Knowing this all too well, Strong Brother was on the edge of panic,
because just moments ago, the entrance to Small Cave Heaven behind them had closed,
If they had known the environment would be such a harsh desert, they wouldn’t have dared to enter and invite trouble.
Now what?
Keep in mind, the timing for Small Cave Heaven to reopen was random,
If they just stayed put, they might end up dehydrating before the entrance reopened.
Thinking of this, both Strong Brother and Cold Little Rain’s hearts sank deeper.
Their gazes involuntarily drifted toward Little Musashi, the girl they could always rely on during their journey.
Honestly, when Little Musashi first stepped into this desert, she was just as lost.
She thought that since Ji Shen had set up so many defenses on Mirror Mountain, there had to be something worthwhile, but she never expected the environment of Small Cave Heaven to be this harsh.
Forget about people—there weren’t even any wild monsters to earn experience points from.
Plus, her character card had been in use for 6 hours already, and there were only half a day left until her rest time.
What if she couldn’t get out of Small Cave Heaven within six hours? Would she really end up performing a disappearing act in front of Strong Brother and Cold Little Rain?
Thus, to avoid blowing her cover, she absolutely had to leave before the six-hour mark, or her recent fame from Extermination of Immortals would be cut short.
But being in such dire straits made it hard for her to find confidence.
Logically, they should have entered Small Cave Heaven after Ji Shen,
So why had Ji Shen vanished completely in just a few minutes?
All that was left in the vast desert was the three of them,
Could they really have some secret flying and disappearing powers?
That shouldn’t be the case…
“How about I stay here as a marker while you guys go scout around?” Cold Little Rain hesitantly suggested.
Strong Brother quickly shook his head, “No way! Sticking around even for a second is torture. Plus, if we split up, it’d be easy for the enemy to pick us off one by one.”
“What do you think, Little Musashi?”
Ignoring Strong Brother, Cold Little Rain turned to Little Musashi.
Strong Brother, “…”
“Ha ha! Dog Head Strong Brother has been completely abandoned by Sister Little Rain!”
“Strong Brother thought he had picked up the script of a lead role, charging through the desert with two beauties, but reality slapped him in the face.
Strong Brother feels this generation of girls is way hard to deal with.”
“The saddest one here is actually Little Musashi. If she really gets stuck here, it’s lights out.”
“Exactly! And with the desert stretching endlessly, there’s no way they can escape anytime soon.”
“What if this dungeon is just a desert? Are we destined to be wiped out?”
“d*mn it! If something happens to Little Musashi, when Strong Brother returns, just watch me smash his dog head!
No more daring to show that dog head in front of the camera!”
“Right, every time we see him, we need to smack him down!”
……
A strong wind swept by,
And the yellow sand flew everywhere.
Little Musashi stood with her back to them, her robe rustling in the breeze.
Above her head hung a bl**d-red sun,
The blazing sunlight seemed to s*ck all the moisture from their bodies.
“What do you think, Little Musashi?”
“Little Musashi?”
“……”
After calling out several times, Little Musashi didn’t respond at all.
She merely held her head high, staring at the bl**d sun as if she had turned into a statue.
Cold Little Rain and Strong Brother exchanged glances,
Puzzled at what she could possibly be staring at?
Without a doubt, she was keeping her eyes wide open,
As if that sun had some special magic, making it impossible for her to look away.
When Strong Brother and Cold Little Rain also looked up at the bl**d sun,
The glaring sunlight instantly washed over their faces, and they could barely withstand a few seconds before their eyes felt unbearably sore, and they had to look away.
They quickly diverted their gazes and took a moment to recover before their eyes began to feel normal again.
At that moment, they finally understood why Little Musashi could endure for so long; it was not something just anyone could do.
But what was the purpose of her action?
Was it just to strike a pose?
From what they had seen so far, Little Musashi didn’t seem like the type to do superficial, meaningless things.
But given their current environment…
A dungeon with no strategic value,
A teleportation portal that might not reopen anytime soon,
And the despairing quicksand beneath them.
Little Musashi was quite young,
In the real world, girls her age were in the brightest phase of their lives, gaining love and admiration with just a pretty smile.
Yet she bore such a heavy mission at her young age, surrounded daily by bloody corpses,
This had made her utterly unburdened.
Her innocence and confusion were merely the remnants of her youth.
However, now that she had abruptly found herself in this lifeless, seemingly hopeless Small Cave Heaven,
Her facade of strength collapsed in an instant.
She had given up the struggle, given up her inner turmoil.
At this moment, she might only have one thought left: to muster her remaining strength for one last fight against this pitiful world.
This was a girl’s final defiance.
Cold Little Rain cried,
Strong Brother sat in silent despair.
The audience members, who had been watching Little Musashi’s silhouette, also fell into deep silence.
Knowing that they wouldn’t d*e for real,
Strong Brother and Cold Little Rain didn’t truly fear d*ath.
Lost experience points could be recovered; apart from wasting time, it seemed they weren’t suffering any real loss.
But what about Little Musashi?
The NPCs in this game were just like real people,
They could d*e,
And they too would feel fear when faced with d*ath.
In that moment, they finally grasped the real reason behind Little Musashi’s unusual behavior.
Strong Brother wiped his wet eyes, clenched his fist with determination,
In times like these, they needed to hold onto their beliefs even tighter.
Even if there was only a one-in-ten-thousand chance, they couldn’t let go or easily give up.
“Little Musashi, we can definitely get out of here!
Perhaps just beyond those rolling sand dunes lies an oasis. We just need to keep moving in one direction, and we will surely break free.
Otherwise, how did Ji Shen’s people survive in this vast desert?”
“What Strong Brother said makes sense!”
“Yeah, Little Musashi, don’t give up! I’m begging you.”
“Wah! I’m still waiting for my second wife to warm my bed; you absolutely can’t d*e!”
“……”
And just as Strong Brother and the legion of fans were calling her name, Little Musashi slowly pulled her gaze away.
They had just let out a sigh of relief when, to their shock, Little Musashi directly drew out her shimmering, cold katana.
Ahhh…
No way…
She couldn’t be thinking of committing s*icide, right?
Did his persuasion backfire?
“Ahhh, noooo!”
Strong Brother rushed forward, trying to snatch the weapon from her.
