Chapter 37: The Angel in the Abandoned Mine

  "Who are you and why are you here?"

  In such a dark, damp and monster-infested place, the sudden appearance of a mysterious voice would make even an idiot realize that it's not a normal person. Chu Rui quickly reacted, leaping away from his original position, holding the azure dagger as he looked around for the owner of the mysterious voice.

  "Ah...... isn't this the Azure Dagger collected by Uncle Holl? How did it end up in your hands?"

  The mysterious voice couldn't help but laugh at Chu Rui's actions. However, when she saw the dagger in Chu Rui's hand, she involuntarily let out a soft cry of surprise.

  "Uncle? Who are you?"

  This voice was mysterious, but exceptionally gentle, without any violent or resentful aura. Moreover, her words made Chu Rui's whole body tremble. This dagger was collected by the village chief, and she actually called the village chief uncle, so she must be related to him. Chu Rui hadn't forgotten his purpose for coming here, although finding treasure and leveling up were important, even more crucial was completing the village chief and blacksmith uncle's entrustment, helping them fulfill their wishes.

  "My name is Kriss, my father is the village blacksmith, and Uncle Holl is the village head!"

  The mysterious female voice stunned Chu Rui, who had originally wanted to ask about the whereabouts of the blacksmith's daughter and the village chief's son, but unexpectedly, the person talking to him now was one of his targets.

  "Ding, your game time is about to reach eight hours. For the sake of your physical health, please exit the game within ten minutes, otherwise the system will force you offline!"

  Just as Chu Rui was excitedly preparing to speak, the system's sudden prompt tone almost made him choke on his own saliva!

  Damn it! What a crappy system!

  With a wretched gulp, Chu Rui silently cursed him fiercely in her heart.

  Time is limited, let's get straight to the point!

  "Miss Kuri? Can you show yourself? I've come here at the request of your father and the village chief, to deal with the monsters in this place and to gather information about your whereabouts and that of the village chief's son."

  Chu Rui excitedly shouted out.

  "Shh... be quiet, don't wake him up!"

  Just as Chu Rui's words had fallen, a bright and pure white light suddenly appeared, illuminating the dark, damp, and terrifying cave with grandeur. The light took away the chill and brought warmth. Under Chu Rui's somewhat bewildered and enchanted gaze, a white figure suddenly emerged from thin air. With golden hair that shone brightly, her face wore an exceptionally radiant smile, giving off infinite warmth. On her beautiful face were two extremely cute dimples. This girl should be Kriss, right?

  She stretched out her finger and gently pressed Chu Rui's lips. Kriss's beautiful big eyes looked worriedly at the seemingly bottomless pit behind, which was like a giant beast's mouth, and only when she found nothing unusual did she let out a sigh of relief.

  Chu Rui stared blankly at the girl in front of him, his lips still tingling from the faint warmth that lingered. His heart was in a state of confusion, an unfamiliar feeling he had never experienced before. As an assassin who walked in darkness, abandoned faith and lived by killing, he was one of those discarded people, accompanied only by darkness. Therefore, he never believed in the existence of gods or deities. He believed that there were good people among humans, but he didn't believe in the existence of angels who could save humanity. Yet, at this moment, he really seemed to see a pair of pure white and enormous wings on Crystal's back, her breath warm and comforting, making him feel relaxed, both physically and mentally.

  "Are you the brave warrior sent by my father and Uncle Hohl?"

  Kerri leaned her face close to Chu Rui and whispered.

  The hot air with an unusual fragrance hit his face, and Chu Rui suddenly felt that his cheeks were slightly hot, and his heart was slightly disordered. He didn't know why, but he stuttered and said: "Yes, yes, I, I'm called Jiao Shou, the village chief and Iron Uncle sent me here."

  "Really? That's great!" Hearing Chu Xue confirm it, Kris smiled happily: "Dad and Uncle Holl finally invited someone over."

  "Well, actually, the village head and others tried many times, but those people all sacrificed outside and didn't arrive here!" Chu Rui explained.

  "It's like this!" Hearing that those who had sacrificed themselves to save them, Chris was visibly down.

  "They must have all become demons by now!" Chris's expression was somewhat gloomy, and her bright eyes were also shrouded in a layer of dullness.

  "As a killer, Chu Rui didn't know how to comfort others. He was choked for half a day and his face turned red, but he only managed to choke out one sentence: 'They're fine now, I've helped them move on, they won't suffer anymore!'"

  "Hmph..." Looking at Chu Rui's slightly embarrassed appearance, Kuri couldn't help but laugh out loud. She sincerely looked him in the eye and said: "Thank you, I feel much better!"

  "That's it, that's good!" Chu Xue rubbed his head and said: "Let's stop here for today, I have to leave. Tomorrow I will definitely solve all the things."

  "Ah, I believe you!" Seeing Chu Rui's confident expression, Kriss revealed a brilliant smile.

  "See you tomorrow!"

  With a wave of his hand, Chu Rui went offline within the system's 10-second countdown!

  He took off the gaming helmet, Chu Rui opened his eyes and stared at the ceiling for a long time without getting up. For some reason, what came to mind was the moment when Keli appeared, that extremely shocking descent from the sky, the strong aura and holy breath, making him, a person who had been lost in darkness, feel an unusual warmth for the first time.

  Lying quietly for a long time, Chu Rui touched his somewhat sticky body and felt uncomfortable before getting up to take a bath. On such a hot day, he really couldn't bear it.

  After being drenched in cold water for a long time, Chu Rui finally came out feeling refreshed and invigorated.

  Throw dirty clothes into the washing machine and mix them up, then change into clean clothes and go out for dinner.

  After eating Qin Jie's specialty dishes, every night's dinner was eaten there, and this has almost become a habit in the making.

  She arrived at Qin's big stall, which had already opened and was filled with people. Although Qin was busy, her eyebrows still showed a hint of worry that couldn't be wiped away. She knew exactly what kind of person Kun Ge was. After suffering such a huge loss yesterday, he must have been harboring resentment in his heart. However, she couldn't give up on this place, or else the two sisters would end up with nothing. The only thing she could do was pray that the damned trash had learned his lesson and would leave far away, never to return again!