Gales battered the coast, dragging everything on shore into the abyss beneath the sea.
Now the island had not only lost its signal, but its power as well. A boat lay stranded on the shore, like some monstrous fish that had crawled out of the depths.
The guesthouse owner had barely caught his breath when he looked up and met a pair of dark, mournful eyes. He screamed and scrambled straight into his room, slamming the door shut behind him.
"Oh dear, I think I scared him."
"Lü Yating?"
Juelu's eyes filled with surprise.
Lü Yating wore casual clothes: a long-sleeved shirt paired with loose jeans. Her long black hair was sleek and straight, whipping wildly in the wind.
She casually closed and locked the door behind her. "Mm-hmm. Long time no see, everyone. How have you been?"
Juelu sounded incredulous. "Why did they send you?"
"Couldn't be helped. I have a family to feed."
Zhang Mingqi didn't know her. After a few seconds of silence, she frowned and asked, "How did you get in?"
Lü Yating planted her left hand on her hip and produced a piece of wire with her right, a confident smile on her face. "To be precise, I know how to pick locks."
As she spoke, she stepped forward and looked around, taking stock of everyone before greeting Wei Yanchi.
"All right, there are two new faces I don't recognize, so let me introduce myself. I'm Lü Yating. I started clearing instances three years ago. My best record is clearing two S-rank instances. I was originally on the roster for the double S-rank instance, but I was having a baby at the time, so they let me off."
"Now, for my child's sake, I've voluntarily joined the Instance Faction. Taking part this time also happens