"The passage of time within the instance dungeon can sometimes differ from the outside, you know that!" Although Qiao Qiao had loosened her teeth, her hand was still pinching the tenderest part of Chen Xiaolian's waist. "Do you realise, ever since I entered this instance, I've been shouting in the team channel every day, just hoping to one day hear a response?"
Qiao Qiao's voice trembled more and more. "When I...first entered the instance...I was calling out to you all almost every hour, but no one ever responded...After one month, it became three times a day—morning, noon, and night...Two months later, it was once a day...After three months, I stopped talking altogether because I was afraid. You know, {face}! I was scared of this loneliness! I thought I'd have to live in this instance forever! That I'd never wait long enough for you all to come find me!