Infinite: Dawn Game

"Huh? Why is everyone crowded here?"

The boy's clear voice came from behind everyone.

Yang Wan turned around abruptly, her eyes, now covered in white film, bulged out by about two or three centimeters. Some kind of segmented animal seemed to have "died" instantly because of those words.

Village chief Liu Laosan, along with the other elders and even all the players outside the courtyard, all looked over.

At this moment, Yu Shijiu, who was holding a toothbrush in one hand and a water glass in the other, spat out the water he had been rinsing his mouth, revealing a set of white teeth, and said in a confused tone:

"What do you want to see me do?"

The players outside the courtyard: "..."

One of the female players, who was clearly alone, cautiously approached Lin Feng and nudged her with her elbow:

"Is he this?" the female player whispered, pointing to her head.

"has a problem?"

Lin Feng: "..."

Good question. Actually, that's what she thinks too.

But Lin Feng shook her head expressionlessly: "No, he's very smart."

Although being smart and having mental problems are not mutually exclusive.

Female player: "..."

She realized that Lin Feng seemed to know the boy who was rinsing his mouth, smiled awkwardly, scratched her arm, and stopped talking.

Lin Feng's gaze was drawn to the female player's arm-grabbing action, and he suddenly grabbed her arm.

The female player was startled and instinctively tried to pull her hand back, but Lin Feng forcibly pressed her down to the spot.

"do not move!"

The female player froze, and for some reason, she didn't dare to move when she saw Lin Feng's expressionless face.

Lin Feng reached out and pulled up the sleeve of the female player's arm—

Similar to what she casually glanced at, the female player's arms were covered with dense, tree-like skin folds, somewhat resembling flakes of aging skin fluttering around, which looked quite eerie.

Lin Feng's ankles and calves were in the same condition—a consequence of the old man draining her life force.

To this day, Lin Feng has not even found a way to prevent the elderly from drawing life force from him.

"How long?"

Lin Feng suddenly said.

The female player looked down blankly, and when she saw the withered, bark-like skin on her arm, she blushed and hurriedly withdrew her hand, saying:

"Oh, this has been going on for a long time. I had a skin condition when I was a child. The doctor said it was caused by poor environmental hygiene. It didn't recur for a long time after I grew up, but I didn't expect it to recur after entering a dungeon..."

"Wait a minute," Lin Feng interrupted the female player, frowning, "You think this is a skin condition?"

Which skin condition can cause skin to age so rapidly?

The female player paused for a few seconds, then pulled her sleeve down to cover her arm and smiled nonchalantly.

"That must be a skin disease, what else could it be?"

Although she was laughing, Lin Feng could still vaguely hear a slight tremor in her voice.

The female gamer is deceiving herself.

Lin Feng realized this instantly.

She looked at the female player's feigned composure with a complicated expression, without exposing the fear she was suppressing.

How many times have you logged into the game?

Lin Feng asked.

The female player was silent for a few seconds, then whispered, "The fifth time."

Lin Feng: "...Control yourself, find the clues, and don't let yourself be continuously assimilated."

The speed at which the female player's life force was being drained by the old man was probably at the top among players, already reaching her elbows... Lin Feng guessed that the other party's body should also be in this wrinkled and aged state.

A small amount can be considered a skin disease, but it is quite rare for a skin disease to spread all over the body in a single day.

Not to mention it's happening in a game.

This is why Lin Feng said female gamers were deceiving themselves.

"..." The female player pursed her lips, her eyes were a little red, but she still nodded and hummed in agreement.

What have you done?

Lin Feng still wanted to lend a hand.

Helping whenever possible is a tradition of the inspection team.

After all, entering this kind of death game is already desperate enough. If players are completely selfish like some guilds... it will only lead to more deaths.

The female player turned around and looked at Lin Feng in surprise, unsure of what to say for a moment:

"...I don't think I did anything..."

Actually, she didn't know why she was being drained so much. She had simply been invited into the old man's home and had diligently chatted with him, even helping with chores, and then they had eaten and slept together...

"Eat and sleep together?"

Lin Feng suddenly spoke as the female player finished her last sentence, frowning as he said:

"You still sleep with the old people?"

The female player licked her lower lip, somewhat apprehensive:

"I noticed that grandma kept complaining about back and leg pain, and then I remembered that my grandma in real life is like that too, so I felt sorry for her and thought I should give her a massage..."

Her few words silenced Lin Feng.

Female players are among the few kind and gentle people in the game, which is why they still feel "sympathy" for NPCs after playing the game five times.

"I'm stupid, right?" the female player smiled a little embarrassedly.

"I think so."

But she just couldn't help it; she hated herself for always feeling sympathy and pity for some NPCs with tragic backstories.

Dawn Games shouldn't have a character like her.

After a long silence, Lin Feng shook her head: "No, you're fine."

Kindness is a very beautiful quality, and one can remain kind forever as long as there is no sacrifice of others.

"What's your name?"

Lin Feng asked.

The female player looked at her, a faint blush appearing on her ordinary, barely-there face:

"Anli".

The female player said, "My name is Anli."

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While Lin Feng and An Li were talking in hushed tones, Yu Shijiu finished rinsing his mouth under everyone's gaze, casually placed his cup and toothbrush on the earthen wall next to him, and stretched.

Why aren't the grandparents saying anything?

Yu Shijiu said with a grin.

Liu Laosan was the first to react. The smile that had been frozen on his face gradually brightened. He cleared his throat and said:

"Actually, it's nothing much. It's just that our village's ancestral hall burned down last night, and someone saw you go there... I thought I should ask the guests to confirm whether you went or not—"

"I went."

Yu Shijiu said.

Yang Wan, who was standing nearby and wanted to stop them, was speechless.

She closed her eyes in despair.

Is this how my last chance has slipped away...?

Liu Laosan, who was babbling on and on with a bunch of nonsensical words: "..."

For the first time, the smile on his face crumbled. "What?"

Yu Shijiu looked at him and said seriously, "I said I went to the ancestral hall last night."

The old man in the courtyard and the players outside: "..."

One of the players swallowed hard and exclaimed in shock to his companion:

"Is there something wrong with his brain?!"

Who would rush to reply when there's a problem? Shouldn't they be loudly disclaiming any responsibility at this point?! Is this player some kind of mentally challenged idiot?