Chapter 154: Dueling the Moonlight

You do not need to be too sad, miss." Xi Yan did not know how to respond and could only offer this simple comfort.

Hearing Xi Yan's consolation, the woman covered her mouth with a laugh once again and said, "You are quite cute. Weren't you looking for me? Why are you suddenly acting all shy the moment you see me? Could it be that you're afraid of the person beside you?"

Hearing the woman's tease, Qing Yan immediately blushed with shyness, turned her head away, and stopped looking at the two of them.

"Miss, what do you mean by that..." Although Xi Yan felt a bit awkward about the woman's words, he cared more about the phrase "Weren't you looking for me?"

When did he ever want to find her? This was his very first time meeting this woman today; how could he possibly be searching for her?

"How come you seem a little dazed and foolish, not at all like the Xi Yan from before?" There was not a trace of mockery in the woman's tone, but rather a full measure of playful teasing.

This attitude left Xi Yan completely bewildered. Could it be that he had met this woman somewhere before?

Seeing that Xi Yan seemed entirely unable to figure out who she was, the woman stopped beating around the bush and directly revealed her identity.

"I am the dungeon leaderboard you have been searching for all this time," the Moonlight maiden replied.

After she finished speaking, Xi Yan froze. The woman in front of him was actually the personification of the leaderboard? Why would she voluntarily expose her own identity? Shouldn't she be hiding herself securely?

Seeing that Xi Yan and Qing Yan remained silent, Moonlight continued, "I also know the purpose of your coming to find me. Not a single thing in this entire dungeon escapes my control. Your wishes can be granted, but... there is a condition."

Xi Yan and Qing Yan exchanged glances. Then Xi Yan turned his head to look at Moonlight and asked, "I wonder what condition the miss has in mind?"

"Have a match with me. If you win, I will hand this entire dungeon over to you as a complete package. If you lose, you shall become a slave here."

Moonlight delivered the final word extremely softly, and her entire sentence carried no sense of danger whatsoever.

Hearing this wager, Qing Yan rejected it immediately, her tone carrying a hint of agitation. "Why should we stay here just because you want us to! This wager is completely unreasonable!"

Seeing Qing Yan's reaction, Moonlight lowered her gaze and smiled, then took two steps around the pair, speaking lightly as she walked: "Unreasonable? I am telling you that here, I am the law. If I wanted you to die right now, you would not even have the room to resist."

Moonlight's words were utterly arrogant, yet Xi Yan felt she was not lying; she truly possessed that capability.

However, regarding this match, Xi Yan harbored serious doubts in his heart. Although Moonlight looked harmless to humans and animals on the surface, Xi Yan had no idea how formidable her actual strength was.

Yet, upon careful reflection, there seemed to be no better alternative at the moment. If this leaderboard chose to remain hidden, it probably would not be so easy for them to find her again.

"It is not entirely out of the question, but I simply do not understand why the Moonlight maiden would do this?" Xi Yan asked.

Moonlight stopped in front of him and replied, "Because I am bored. Besides, if you complete this match and achieve victory, you can also take me out to see the outside world."

Moonlight's words only deepened Xi Yan's confusion. If Moonlight wished to leave and could only do so by having someone else take her out, there was a high possibility she might intentionally lose the match to him.

Yet there was another possibility: every single word Moonlight had spoken thus far was a lie, designed precisely to hook him in and bring about his demise.

"Judging by the thoughts spinning in your mind, I will not do anything to you, nor will I hold back during the match," Moonlight said with a smile.

Xi Yan was momentarily stunned, looking at Moonlight in astonishment. He had not expected that Moonlight could actually read his thoughts.

As if seeing through Xi Yan's mind once again, Moonlight said, "This ability to read minds is not something I desire either, but there is no help for it..."

Moonlight's words were filled with a profound sense of desolation.

At that moment, Qing Yan, who had remained silent on the side until now, suddenly spoke up, "I accept this match, how about it? You will compete against me."

Moonlight tilted her head to look at Qing Yan, her posture exceptionally adorable.

"I made myself very clear just now; my match is with him." As she spoke, Moonlight even reached out to point at Xi Yan.

Qing Yan looked at Xi Yan with worry, but Xi Yan returned a reassuring smile, then looked up at Moonlight and said, "Very well. Since this match comes with both rewards and penalties, we should make the terms clear. How about we put it down in black and white in writing?"

Moonlight nodded without any objection.

Then, Moonlight reached out and grabbed into empty space. A sheet of paper instantly materialized in her hand, and without even glancing at it, she handed the paper to Xi Yan.

"I have written all the terms on it. Have a look for yourself; if you agree, just sign it."

Xi Yan took the piece of paper. Although the content on it was brief, he still read through it carefully.

After reviewing the terms of the contract handed to him by Moonlight, Xi Yan felt that the conditions within were relatively fair, so he looked up at Moonlight and said, "I agree. May I have a pen?"

Moonlight waved her hand once more, and an ordinary ballpoint pen appeared in her palm, which she then handed to Xi Yan.

Xi Yan accepted the pen, signed his name directly on the paper, and returned both the paper and the pen to Moonlight.

Moonlight did the same, signing her own name upon the paper, immediately after which the voice of the system rang out.

The voice of this system echoed throughout the entire amusement park dungeon; anyone currently inside the dungeon could hear it.

And those who heard the voice began to be teleported away by the system...

At that moment, a man standing beside the aquarium in the amusement park grew instantly agitated upon hearing the voice.

"Has Xi Yan gone mad? How could he make a deal with the dungeon! The dungeon cannot be trusted! I suddenly regret making a wager with this kid, how infuriating!"

With that, the man left his spot and vanished without a trace...

"The match has already begun. As for the format of this competition, it is very simple: we engage in one-on-one combat to determine the winner," said Moonlight.

Xi Yan nodded, agreeing to this method.

Seeing Xi Yan's consent, a triumphant smile crept onto the corner of Moonlight's lips, yet Xi Yan failed to notice it.