From cannon fodder villain to superpowered queen

At this moment, Bi Yao was like a detective solving a mystery. Her eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and her eyes were as focused as a scanner as she scanned the ancient runes around her inch by inch.

As her fingertips lightly touched the surface of the rune, a tingling sensation instantly spread throughout her body, causing her to tremble slightly as if she had been electrocuted.

She carefully controlled the supernatural power within her body, afraid that she might accidentally disrupt this delicate connection.

The feeling was like opening a blind box—exciting yet tinged with a hint of unknown fear, but her curiosity tickled her like a cat's claws.

Jiang Ruiyuan stood behind her like a guardian angel, keeping a close eye on Bi Yao's every subtle movement, as if he could instantly transform into Iron Man and rush forward if she frowned even slightly.

He looked around, and every rune seemed like a menacing enemy, the air thick with warnings of "Danger, Keep Away".

This place felt like one of those unknown dungeons in a game, where you could easily be wiped out (GG is internet slang for game over, but here it's more like "all over"), which made him very tense.

“I can feel it. There seems to be some kind of connection between my physique and these runes.” Bi Yao broke the silence, her tone tinged with excitement, but more so with caution. “I want to explore this further.”

"No! It's too dangerous!" Jiang Ruiyuan immediately objected, switching into his doting father mode. "There's clearly something wrong here. Who knows what might happen? What if you get sucked in again?"

"I'm exploring, okay? I'm not courting death!" Bi Yao raised her voice. She felt that Jiang Ruiyuan was simply pouring cold water on her. This wasn't some idol drama where "you're responsible for being beautiful and I'm responsible for fighting and killing." This was a dungeon where they had to level up and fight monsters together!

"I'm doing this for your own good! You're my 'darling' now!" Jiang Ruiyuan retorted, stepping forward to block Bi Yao, his firm tone suggesting, "You have to listen to me today!"

The two argued back and forth, neither willing to back down, their voices growing louder and louder until the entire space seemed to vibrate from their quarrel.

The runes that had originally emitted a soft glow began to flicker uneasily, as if protesting their disharmony.

Realizing that arguing was pointless and only made things worse, the two of them shut up in frustration.

They exchanged a glance, and both could see the helplessness in each other's eyes.

They understood that they needed to calm down and find a solution, rather than arguing about it.

Bi Yao took a deep breath, her eyes hardening again: "I think there must be some secret here..." She turned her head and looked at the shimmering runes, as if she saw a mystery about to be revealed.

Jiang Ruiyuan also put away his previous toughness. He slowly walked to Bi Yao's side and looked at the mysterious runes with her, his eyes filled with doubt and curiosity.

He wanted to know what Bi Yao had seen or felt that made her so persistent.

“Perhaps I can show you something,” Bi Yao suddenly said, her tone tinged with mystery. She reached out and gently touched the runes in front of her with her fingertips, releasing a faint light from them.

Jiang Ruiyuan subconsciously held his breath, staring intently at Bi Yao's every move, wanting to see what would happen.

Bi Yao withdrew her hand, turned to look at Jiang Ruiyuan, and a confident smile curved her lips: "Instead of arguing endlessly here, let's try a different approach. Think about it, since the central area is so dangerous, why don't we start exploring from the edges? The energy fluctuations in the edges are relatively weaker, so even if we encounter danger, we can escape more easily. What do you think?" She blinked, her eyes sparkling with wisdom, as if to say, "What do you think? Isn't my idea good?"

Looking at Bi Yao's confident demeanor, Jiang Ruiyuan thought to himself, "This girl always manages to surprise me."

He nodded in agreement: "Okay, we'll do it your way. As expected of my 'group favorite,' you're so smart!"

The two exchanged a smile, and the previous tension instantly dissipated.

They fought side by side once again, walking towards the edge of space with firm and tacit steps, as if they had returned to the days when they fought side by side together.

However, as they approached the edge of the space, the surrounding air suddenly became icy cold.

The originally soft light turned into a ghostly green, flickering like will-o'-the-wisps.

"Whoosh whoosh—"

Several dark figures flashed by, moving so fast that they were almost impossible to see with the naked eye.

Bi Yao and Jiang Ruiyuan immediately became alert and assumed a defensive stance.

“Shadow Elves!” Bi Yao recognized the creatures at a glance. “Be careful, their attacks are poisonous!”

Before they could finish speaking, several black claws came flying towards them.

Bi Yao and Jiang Ruiyuan quickly dodged, but were still grazed by several streaks of venom.

A sharp pain shot through them, and they felt as if their blood was about to freeze.

"Hiss—" Jiang Ruiyuan gasped, "This thing is really powerful!"

"Stop talking nonsense, deal with them first!" Bi Yao roared, a dazzling light condensing in her hand.

A battle was about to break out, and the two were locked in combat with the shadow elves.

The elf was extremely fast and its attacks were very tricky, leaving Bi Yao and Jiang Ruiyuan somewhat flustered.

"Damn it, how come there are so many of these guys!" Jiang Ruiyuan complained while fending off the elves' attacks.

"Enough talk, concentrate!" Bi Yao shouted sharply. "We must deal with them as soon as possible, otherwise..."

Before she could finish speaking, she felt a powerful force erupt from Jiang Ruiyuan...

"Yaoyao, be careful!" "Yaoyao, be careful!" Jiang Ruiyuan's voice carried an undeniable decisiveness and strength.

Before he finished speaking, Jiang Ruiyuan's body seemed to be propelled by a tremendous energy, and his entire being instantly became radiant.

A layer of golden light gathered around his body, like an indestructible shield, blocking all the Shadow Elf's poisonous claws.

The light continued to spread outwards, completely dispelling the surrounding darkness and illuminating the entire space.

Bi Yao's eyes widened, filled with admiration and shock.

She had never seen Jiang Ruiyuan so powerful. At this moment, he was like a true guardian deity, indestructible.

Her heart pounded, and the power in her blood was also stimulated by this aura, making the light in her hand even more dazzling.

"That's fantastic, Mo Ran!" Bi Yao exclaimed excitedly, her voice filled with excitement and admiration.

During a lull in the fighting, Jiang Ruiyuan quickly pulled Bi Yao behind him. Bi Yao nestled against him like a little bird, her eyes full of dependence.

The sudden surge of protectiveness brought the two closer, and a subtle warmth filled the air.

The surrounding runes seemed to be infected by this emotion, their soft light becoming even warmer, as if cheering them on.

"We must get through this together," Jiang Ruiyuan said in a low voice, his voice filled with determination.

Bi Yao nodded gently, knowing full well that no matter how dangerous the road ahead, they would face it together.

The two fought side by side once again, taking firm steps toward the edge of space.

However, just as they were about to reach the edge of space, the ground suddenly began to shake violently.

The surrounding runes became exceptionally bright, as if foreshadowing something ominous.

Suddenly, a huge vortex appeared before them, a black vortex like a bottomless abyss, emanating a suffocating suction force.

"What is this?" Bi Yao's voice carried a hint of confusion and surprise.

"I don't know, but..." Before Jiang Ruiyuan could finish speaking, the huge vortex had already begun to approach them.