Infinite: Dawn Game

When the fabric covering his calves was lifted, the boy's fair and slender legs were revealed first. They were withered and pale, as if they would break at the slightest touch, but no one paid attention to that at the moment.

All viewers watching Yu Shijiu's live stream simultaneously focused their attention on the part of the boy's lower leg, slightly below his ankle.

The skin that should have been smooth and fair was now covered with the lines characteristic of the elderly, the lines were deep and ravine-like, and it had completely lost its firmness and become loose.

This is--

"So this is ah."

The boy on the screen seemed unsurprised. Under the player's gaze, he pulled down his trousers and walked towards the old lady outside the kitchen with a smile.

"Grandma, the rice you fried is so delicious!"

The boy's tone was lively, revealing the happiness of eating the most delicious food.

The watching players: "..."

It's been discovered that he's not only a madman, but also an idiot.

Who would be so happy to praise an NPC when they know they're being targeted by them?!

Absolutely not!!!

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guest House.

After a rest and sleep in the afternoon, Zhao Xuan stood by the window and poked at the thin paper film on the window, only withdrawing his hand after he had poked a hole in it.

The guesthouse is so dilapidated; it seems Changsheng Village has truly been cut off from the outside world for far too long.

—That makes sense, though. A world that's just a game instance doesn't really need to have too much contact with reality.

"Ok?"

Zhao Xuan rubbed his slightly sticky fingertips, his tone indifferent.

"Now that we're all packed up, we need to go to the ancestral hall first."

Qi Tie, who was busy putting on his shoes, looked up almost immediately. He wanted to refuse, but he didn't dare, so he could only stare blankly at Mu Gui on the bed next to him.

Mu Gui's expression was somewhat pale. He would steal glances at Qi Tie from time to time, but he never expected to meet Qi Tie's eyes directly this time. His heart pounded violently.

Qi Tie looked at Mu Gui, whose face had become noticeably paler, somewhat bewildered, and worried that the other man might have been terrified by the earthworms.

It wasn't until Zhao Xuan looked over that Mu Gui finally realized what was happening.

"I, we, so we are... Brother Zhao, shall we go now?"

"Ah."

Zhao Xuan said calmly, "Whether what that old lady said is true or false, we have to go and see."

Mu Gui gave Qi Tie a bitter smile, his voice very soft:

"I...I didn't...I had no choice..."

Qi Tie was utterly desperate.

He subconsciously touched the spot where he had been bitten and dared not speak again.

Zhao Xuan seemed not to have seen the exchange between Qi Tie and Mu Gui. After seeing that the two were tidying up, he turned around, walked to the door, and pushed it open.

Squeak.

The guesthouse’s dilapidated wooden door emitted a strange, teeth-grinding sound before gradually falling silent.

As they pushed open their doors, the wooden doors of many other houses nearby, with similar living conditions, were also pushed open.

Zhao Xuan turned his head and saw many players who still looked sleepy standing in front of the wooden door. Some players were yawning and talking to each other with teary eyes.

"What should we do now? Aren't games usually more dangerous at night?"

"...There's nothing we can do about it, we really can't find any clues during the day..."

"Sigh, this game is so weird. All the clues are so strange, I can't guess what's going on at all..."

As more and more wooden doors around the guesthouse were pushed open, the once quiet and desolate place suddenly became "lively." People were talking about all sorts of things, and emotions such as fear and vigilance were surging together, making one's heart pound.

Zhao Xuan glanced at the players around him, said "Let's go" to Qi Tie and Mu Gui, and led the way into the dimly lit path without streetlights.

Mu Gui hurriedly followed, not forgetting to take out a small flashlight he had found in the guesthouse from his pocket.

"Brother Zhao! Wait for me!"

Without waiting for Qi Tie's reaction, he chased after Zhao Xuan and ran very fast.

Behind him, Qi Tie, still hesitant, watched Zhao Xuan and Mu Gui gradually disappear into the dark alley. He glanced around in a panic, only to see the players in front of the guesthouse next to him suddenly step back.

The player's expression was a little off; he seemed to want to say something, but Qi Tie, who had suddenly become agitated, roared at him and then chased after the direction where Zhao Xuan and the other person had disappeared.

The player who was about to say something: "..."

He turned to his companion with a troubled expression and complained:

"Are you crazy? I was just about to remind him that there's an earthworm stuck to the back of his head, and then he suddenly started yelling? Are you crazy?"

His companion looked curiously in the direction Qi Tie had disappeared, and chuckled.

"So why was there an earthworm stuck to the back of their heads? Was it because they went to dig in the dirt?"

The player, who had initially meant well, burst out laughing. He laughed heartily:

"Who knows, they might actually be digging for earthworms to fish? The players from the Black Robe Church are all a bit crazy—"

"Are you going to die?!"

His companion suddenly reached out and covered his mouth, his smiling face now filled with shock and fear. He whispered:

"Although we'll most likely go unnoticed, what if? What if our livestream happens to be seen by a player from the Black Robe Church... do you know the consequences?"

The player who had almost spoken out of turn turned pale and stammered, unable to utter a word.

But that black-robed church player who suddenly started yelling definitely seemed a bit off... and he wasn't lying...

He thought it to himself, but this time he didn't dare to say it aloud.

After all, he wanted to live a little longer.

But then again, where exactly are they going to look for clues now?

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Mu Gui, who had caught up with Zhao Xuan first, called out to him softly, panting as he jogged:

"Brother Zhao, I have something to tell you."

Zhao Xuan slowed his pace considerably. He glanced back at Qi Tie, who hadn't caught up yet, and hummed in response.

"what's up?"

Mu Gui hesitated for a moment, bit his lower lip, and whispered:

"Don't you think Qi Tie's current state seems a little... a little off?"

Seemingly realizing that it was somewhat strange of him to ask the question so abruptly, Mu Gui subconsciously explained after saying that:

"I saw him before I went to sleep. I saw several earthworms on his neck, no, on the back of his neck. They looked like earthworm larvae, like the kind you see in ancestral halls. But they disappeared as soon as I closed and opened my eyes. I'm a little worried that something might have happened to Qi Tie or that there's something wrong with my eyes..."

Because he wasn't quite sure if what he saw was real, Mu Gui was actually quite hesitant.

On the one hand, she was afraid that what she said would harm Qi Tie, and on the other hand, she was afraid that if she didn't tell Zhao Xuan what she had seen, Zhao Xuan would resent her.

He was met with a sneer from Zhao Xuan.