Infinite: Dawn Game

On the big screen, the rotting "mother" kept begging for mercy, and at that moment, many players in front of the screen felt a pang of sympathy.

"Why don't we just give her the photos?"

One player seemed to be thinking of their mother in real life and said with a heavy heart:

"From what we can see, this monster is just a bit too controlling; it hasn't actually done anything wrong..."

"It seems so. In the trial game, she was actually quite nice to me, but I had to be obedient."

"Me too, wait, haven't you ever been eaten by it?"

The player who started speaking paused for a few seconds, then turned away somewhat guiltily:

"Eating, well, I have been eaten once..."

"..."

Like most people in the hall, the fat man, who had been watching the big screen intently, also felt a lump in his throat. He took out a tissue, blew his nose, and said in a hoarse voice:

"Looking at it this way, the 'mother' is actually quite pitiful."

"It was quite pitiful," Sister An said, sucking on a lollipop. "I was quite pitiful when they bit my head off."

The fat man, who was just getting into the mood, said, "...That's true, huh?"

Xu Han, who was standing next to him, laughed out loud, but at the same time, he was a little worried:

"So, what if he softens his heart?"

Sister An: "No, don't worry."

She lazily looked up at the boy facing his "mother" on the big screen, and picked at her nails:

"He's much smarter than you."

after all……

Anjie narrowed her eyes as she looked at the "mother's" chest, which had been pierced with a large hole, on the screen.

The reason why monsters are monsters is because their physical forms are completely different from those of humans... Monsters are "unkillable".

Xu Han breathed a sigh of relief, then realized something and his expression froze.

Wait, what did she just say was, "Who's smarter?"

-

Yu Shijiu, completely unaware that his every word and action was being watched by many people, remained completely calm at the moment.

Looking at his "mother" convulsing in front of him because of the photo and her last burst of energy, his first reaction was to find it funny.

"So what were you doing all this time?"

Yu Shijiu said, "He was almost driven crazy by you back then, okay?"

The "mother's" writhing body froze, and the pleas for mercy stopped abruptly. The next second she wanted to retort, but she was abruptly stopped again.

"I..." The mother forced a smile through her pain and spoke incoherently:

"I...I'm changing...I swear...I'll...I'll treat him well...well from now on..."

Upon hearing this, Yu Shijiu lowered his eyes, slowly stood up, and looked down at the "mother" in front of him, seemingly moved.

"is it?"

Yu Shijiu smiled and shook the photo in his hand, his tone ambiguous as he said:

"Then tell me, what does it feel like for your heart to be reborn?"

"Mother's" pupils contracted sharply. She raised her head in astonishment and met Yu Shijiu's gaze in disbelief.

How...how could this be...

"Your obedient son at ten years old was the source of your survival, wasn't he?"

Yu Shijiu looked at the photos in his hand, brought them close to the flames beside him, and sighed softly.

"What a pity, I quite like your son."

The next second, Yu Shijiu burned all the photos in his hand, and the flickering flames reflected in the boy's dark eyes.

The pungent smell of burning plastic returned, staining "Mother's" eyes red.

"boom--"

That's the sound of a new heart exploding halfway through its growth.

The "mother" stared bloodshot at the photos that had been burned to ashes. She lost all life without uttering a sound, turning into a lump of rotting flesh that decayed in the flames.

So what does it mean to kill a ghost?

Destroying the spirit is the most deadly form of killing.

At the same time, Yu Shijiu heard a long-lost mechanical voice.

Player Yu Shijiu has completed the trial game "Mother".

After the mechanical voice finished speaking, the static in Yu Shijiu's ears suddenly stopped for a few seconds, then continued broadcasting:

[According to game testing, player Yu Shijiu successfully completed the game by killing the mother, taking 20 hours and 8 minutes, breaking the record for the longest completion time in the "Mother" dungeon! You have received 1000 completion points plus an additional 500 bonus points (for killing the monster), for a total of 1500 points!]

Points will be distributed to players once they enter the game town, so please don't worry.

[The countdown to exiting the game instance is now in ten seconds.]

【10】

【9】

【8】

【...】

As the countdown began, Yu Shijiu stood still, feeling that the fire around him could no longer reach him after the mechanical voice appeared.

However, the initial burns are still present.

The "mother" on the ground has completely turned into a pile of rotten flesh. Without the photo that served as the "source of resurrection," she has truly perished this time.

Yu Shijiu twirled his fingers in his pocket for a few seconds, the cool touch on his face giving him a sense of reality.

No fantasy could be this real.

Therefore, this game is most likely real.

Yu Shijiu believed about 80% of the so-called "Dawn Game" at this moment.

The countdown continues.

As the countdown reached three, a long, drawn-out sound of a door opening rang out behind Yu Shijiu.

Yu Shijiu paused, then slowly turned around.

Suddenly, a pale arm emerged from the fire-filled toilet. The arm rested on the door and slowly pushed it open with a loud bang.

Yu Shijiu raised an eyebrow. Just as he was about to walk over and take a look, the distorted flames around him suddenly stopped. The next second, all the furniture around him froze. As dizziness struck, Yu Shijiu fainted.

Before losing consciousness, Yu Shijiu saw "people" in the toilet.

A boy who looked to be about fifteen or sixteen years old stood by the toilet door, his pale face looking eerily gloomy in the firelight. As if sensing Yu Shijiu's gaze, the boy gave him a very strange smile and waved his hand gently.

On the wrist used to make the gesture, a deep, bone-revealing cut dripped dark red blood, which was gradually swallowed by the surrounding flames.

The boy's lips moved, and he uttered two words.

"Thank you."

-

When Yu Shijiu woke up, he found himself lying inside an "egg".

The "egg" is completely black, and the interior space is so small that it is difficult for a person inside to even turn over.

From Yu Shijiu's perspective, a transparent cover could be seen, and outside the cover was a cool-toned background with a metallic sheen.

Yu Shijiu hesitated for a moment, then reached out and pushed the cover in front of him.

The cover seemed to realize his thoughts and slowly backed away.

Yu Shijiu: "..."

He blinked, and his pupils contracted slightly as he sat up and looked around.

This is a cold-colored metallic area, with the floor and ceiling made of the same black metal. Below, countless "eggshells" are crammed together, with only a narrow path in the middle that can only accommodate one person at a time.

Yu Shijiu subconsciously looked down at the "egg" he had just been lying on.

The same.

What place is this?