Infinite: Dawn Game

Completely unaware that he was being targeted, Yu Shijiu had already grabbed the tail of the giant earthworm.

The giant earthworm was startled when it felt the warmth of the other person grabbing its tail tip, and then it began to tremble even more wildly.

Yu Shijiu, whose head was spinning from being shaken, was speechless.

He impatiently raised his axe and chopped at the tail of the slippery, wriggling earthworm in front of him, striking down without hesitation.

—The giant earthworm screamed in pain once again, and detached its tail to survive.

Why can't I attack this human in front of me!

The giant earthworm's already not-so-bright brain (and now it might not even be thinking anymore...) seemed to be even less sharp. It sensed the upper body frantically burrowing into the underground hole not far away and wished it could push the other side aside so that it could squeeze in.

It seemed to have completely forgotten that the part that was about to be completely inside the hole was also itself.

Fortunately, just as it struggled to detach its tail and crawled to the entrance of the hole, its upper body finally went completely inside.

This means that its chance to survive has arrived!

Almost instantly, the giant earthworm's severed lower body accelerated, leaving only the tip of its tail, which was being stepped on by Yu Shijiu and was still struggling and wriggling in place.

puff--

Yu Shijiu bent down, grabbed the tip of the giant earthworm's tail, and quickly retreated, avoiding being sprayed with slime.

At the same time, the ancestral hall, which had been scorched by the fire, finally could not withstand the heat and began to crack. The wooden beams and roof made a faint crackling sound as they burned and began to gradually collapse and fall down.

Yu Shijiu grabbed the tip of the giant earthworm's tail and took another step back. Then, looking at the huge hole in the corner with some regret, he resisted the urge to crawl in and continue chasing.

Yes, he still needs to breathe; a person can't breathe when they're buried in the ground.

Anyway, he could "encounter" giant earthworms again in the next two days... After comforting himself, Yu Shijiu happily grabbed the tail tip of the struggling earthworm and walked out of the ancestral hall.

As for the raging flames around him... Yu Shijiu didn't care about the burned parts of his body, he just felt a bit choked.

He belatedly coughed, quickened his pace and rushed out the door, not forgetting to flick the earthworm's tail tip in his hand to extinguish the fire.

Surprisingly, the blood-like mucus inside earthworms actually has some effect...

The tip of the earthworm's tail, which hadn't yet developed a brain to think: "..."

It would be better to just die.

As Yu Shijiu dodged another burning wooden strip, he looked back at the incense table that had broken in two—no, it was almost completely burned away—and the wooden tablets that were being worshipped.

Um, is burning someone else's memorial tablet a bit inappropriate?

Yu Shijiu, far from the scorching flames, stood at the entrance of the ancestral hall for a long time, and his eyes, which were almost red, gradually began to calm down.

Hmm, I probably won't have to pay compensation—

"Meow! Meow meow meow meow meow meow—"

Accompanied by an angry meow, Fatty, who should have been resting and sleeping in the house, suddenly appeared on a tree not far behind Yu Shijiu.

Yu Shijiu slowly turned around: "..."

When his eyes met those of the fat man crouching in the tree, staring at him with his cold, eerie green eyes, he momentarily stopped breathing for a few seconds.

He then, as if burying his head in the sand, hid the tip of the earthworm's tail behind his back.

As for that fire axe that looked like it belonged to a serial killer, he had already put it into his system inventory.

Why can't the tip of an earthworm's tail be tucked in?

Yu Shijiu was a little annoyed and squeezed the tail tip of the earthworm in her hand, which was still struggling. A lot of slime oozed out again.

The tip of the earthworm's tail, which had been squeezed until it was almost drained of blood, was speechless.

Are you taking advantage of the fact that it can't talk?

"Um, the moon is really round tonight."

Yu Shijiu and Feifei exchanged a glance before slowly shifting their gaze, sighing at the bright full moon in the sky.

Coincidentally, the very next second after Yu Shijiu finished speaking, the full moon, which had not been obscured by any dark clouds, was suddenly blocked by a thick layer of clouds, leaving only a sliver of crescent moon white light.

Yu Shijiu: "..."

Fatty: "..."

Its sharp green eyes scrutinized Yu Shijiu, whose entire body was covered in black, again and again, before finally letting out a piercing meow.

Look at what you just said!

Knowing he was in the wrong, Yu Shijiu sighed and then obediently took out the tip of the earthworm's tail that he had been hiding behind his back.

"It's not my fault, I really didn't go to the river to look for that earthworm."

But actually, I had the idea of ​​stopping by the river on my way back...

"It ran out and tried to bite me; I was just acting in self-defense!"

Although he was so defensive that he cut the earthworm into three pieces, and even disregarded the possibility of being injured by burning wood, he still chased after the giant earthworm...

Yu Shijiu lowered her eyelashes, looking very aggrieved, and muttered:

"Even self-defense is forbidden? Fatty, you're going too far!"

Fatty, who has only meowed a few times and hasn't even come down from the tree yet: "..."

And Lin Feng, who was standing under the tree at this moment, having encountered Fatty bringing the other person here on their escape route: "..."

She had never felt so insignificant before.

Yu Shijiu had glanced over here several times and had seen Laibao squatting on the tree trunk, but he couldn't see her standing under the tree waving at him.

So this is what it feels like to be in the air.

Lin Feng silently comforted herself for a few moments, then looked up and coughed, trying to ease the awkward atmosphere between the person and the cat.

"Um, Fatty, no, Laibao just arrived—"

"It's Fatty."

Yu Shijiu corrected him.

“…Okay, Fatty,” Lin Feng couldn’t help but grind her teeth and continue:

"What I mean is, why don't you move further away from the ancestral hall entrance?"

Although it currently appears that only the interior of the ancestral hall is burning, with only smoke visible outside... it's not impossible that the fire could spread all the way to the main gate.

When the red lantern under the eaves of the ancestral hall suddenly fell down, Lin Feng realized she shouldn't continue to imagine things.

He's a bit of a jinx.

At the same time, Fatty on the tree instantly stood up, arching his back, ready to jump down at any moment.

Yu Shijiu moved to the side and caught the falling red lantern with her free left hand.

"The lights are on!"

Yu Shijiu walked forward carrying the red lantern, not forgetting to dangle the tip of the still-wriggling earthworm's tail in his hand.

Lin Feng and Feifei: "..."

The human and the cat seemed to sigh at the same time. The latter lightly pushed off with its hind legs and leaped directly off the tree trunk to land on the ground.

After landing, Yu Shijiu also walked to the tree and stopped.

He waved the tip of the earthworm's tail at the chubby guy who was looking up at him, and said excitedly in a tone that said, "I know I'm wrong, but I won't change it":

"I'll give it to you to play with."

Fatty: "..."

It stared angrily at the thick, purplish-red tip of the earthworm's tail, which was still dripping red slime.

Who wants this ugly thing!