Returning to the top, she deliberately changed the vines' course, making them emerge a few meters behind where she had fallen.

The vines burst forth from the ground, and she was carried by them, landing safely on the ground.

The moment they hit the ground, they quickly wrapped around her wrist, turning into a bracelet.

Kazel stood guard where she had fallen, a group of little mice crouching beside her, all staring intently at the ruins.

If you didn't know better, you'd think flowers had grown on that ruin.

She deliberately kept the sound of the vines breaking the ground very soft, but Kazel was unusually vigilant. Hearing the faint sound behind him, he immediately turned around.

"Mu Qingyun?" His eyes widened in shock, a hint of relief flashing in them. "How did you get out from behind? What happened? Why were you suddenly pulled down? What's down there?"

Three questions came in quick succession, like machine gun fire. Mu Qingyun opened her mouth, unsure which one to answer first, and finally simply didn't answer any of them.

"It's still dark." Mu Qingyun pointed to the bright moonlight overhead, indicating that not much time had passed since she was pulled inside.

"So?" Kazel was a little unsure of her meaning. This answer was not entirely accurate with the question he had just asked; in fact, it was completely unrelated.

"Let's hurry on our way, maybe we can get out before dawn." She looked down at the group of little mice standing in a row, as if they were being punished, and couldn't help but smile. In her mind, she communicated with the Mouse King, "Could you please lead the way again?"

Upon hearing her words, the Rat King seemed to awaken from a dream and immediately nodded, "Yes, Warrior, please follow me."

It shooed away the little mouse beside it, raised its legs a few times, and looked ready to pounce.

"By the way, you didn't run into anything while I was down there, did you?" she asked, looking at Kazel.

The eerie sound definitely wasn't made by the vines. She was certain there was something around, but now everything was calm, as if nothing had happened.

"Oh, right, after you were dragged down, a lot of Zerg crawled out from around us. Those little rats were stunned, so I drove the Zerg back."

Yeah?

Mu Qingyun was puzzled, but the surrounding area did not look like it had been through a battle. Could it be that Kazel had some unique secret technique that could drive away the insectoids?

After thinking for a moment, she shook her head again.

Forget it, she decided not to think about it anymore. Although Kazel's declaration of love for her while she had a boyfriend made her uncomfortable, Kazel was, after all, her partner and knew many of her secrets.

As a trading partner and friend, she still trusted Kazel quite a bit.

The Rat King turned his head and glanced at the two of them to make sure they were ready, then he kicked off and ran forward at top speed.

Stopping their idle chatter, the two followed the Rat King's pace and ran as fast as they could.

They must have been incredibly lucky; they encountered no obstacles or virtual creatures along the way.

Just as dawn was breaking, the Rat King stopped, squeaked a few times, raised his little paw, and pointed to a door locked with an iron chain not far ahead.

This should be the export route.

Mu Qingyun and Kazel exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with excitement.

After thanking the Rat King, she took out the raw stone and stepped forward.

The door is made of steel and has a layer of electric current on it. There is an iron chain lock in the middle of the door, but only this lock has no electric current and can be touched.

The lock is hollow, and the shape of the empty space inside is exactly the shape of the original stone.

Mu Qingyun gripped the raw stone in her hand and gently pushed it toward the center of the lock.

Once the raw stone enters the lock's core, it immediately adheres perfectly to the lock, becoming a single piece.

"Squeak—"

The steel door opened, and she glanced at Kazel. "I'll go out first, and you can put the raw stones in later?"

“Okay.” Kazel nodded, watching her walk towards the door.

There were two people guarding the door. When they saw her, one of them, who had a white badge on his shoulder, immediately tapped the device on his wrist.

"Let me type in the color of the raw gem, um... the player's name... all done, how long did it take..."

The person wearing the white stamp muttered to himself, seemingly forgetting something, then reached out and slapped the shoulder of another person wearing a green stamp hard, "What number is it now?"

"Number twenty-nine," the man wearing the green badge replied coldly.

Having received the answer he wanted, the person wearing the white stamp tapped on the instrument for a while longer.

"Let me see the matching results." After submitting the data, a spinning pattern started appearing on the instrument.

"Tsk, this internet is terrible!"

"Can't you wait a little while?" The man wearing the green stamp frowned irritably, seemingly annoyed by his nagging.

[Hey, I see Brother Mu! Brother Mu is out!]

[Oh my god, I just opened the live stream to check things out, and I unexpectedly saw Brother Mu!]

[Brother Mu, I love you, Brother Mu! Will you see my comment?]

It's daytime now, and the live stream is turned on according to the rules. Since she's already out and there's no fog outside, people in the live stream can see her.

[Ah, Brother Mu is so handsome! Just as I expected, you really came out!]

[Help! Help! I feel like Mu-ge has become more handsome! His skin is whiter and smoother, and his blemishes are less noticeable!]

At first, only a few people accidentally opened the live stream and saw her. As the news spread, more and more people flocked to her live stream and frantically flooded the comments section.

Mu Qingyun noticed it, and so did the other two.

The person wearing the white badge smiled and said, "Wow, Brother Mu is really popular. Is it because there are too many people in your live stream that the signal is bad?"

He spoke with a smile and in a relaxed tone, clearly joking with her to ease her mood.

After all, those who come out of the second round are usually quite excited and nervous, so as the first person to meet them, it's natural to crack a joke to help them relax.

Although Mu Qingyun didn't have those emotions and didn't need anyone to help her relax, her first impression of this person was quite good.

"Maybe." She smiled back, relaxed and at ease.

Wow, Mu-ge looks even better when he smiles!

[Was Brother Mu the first one to come out? I haven't really watched the second stage of the military academy trial.]

[It seems not. I remember other people came out before, but besides Bai Pufeng who came out first, only Brother Mu made it to the trending topics!]

My brother Mu is the coolest!

The comments section was filled with praise for her, and because of their "craziness," the hashtag #MuQingyun appeared, and it was already at the top of the search engine rankings, with the word "hot" added after it.

Some people who knew her came to her live stream as soon as they saw the trending topic, while others who didn't know her thought it was someone named Mu Qingyun who had fallen into a stinky ditch and had just climbed out.