Infinite: Dawn Game

Before leaving, Xue Yan sternly scolded Xuexue to hurry back to her ward. The latter wiped away her tears, thanked Yu Shijiu first, and then slowly carried the teddy bear back to her ward.

This time, Xuexue's attitude towards Yu Shijiu was noticeably better.

Specifically, after Xue Yan left, Xue Xue secretly turned around and whispered, "Goodbye, brother."

Yu Shijiu welcomed this.

The smile on Yu Shijiu's face slowly disappeared after the door was closed.

That was close; Xue Yan almost scared away the clue.

The ward wasn't dark; the setting sun outside was gradually disappearing, and the warm, golden afterglow of the sunset streamed in through the open window, making the entire ward feel exceptionally warm.

Yu Shijiu was very familiar with the decor of the ward. Except for the absence of the restraints on the bed, everything else was no different from what he had in reality.

Yu Shijiu walked to the bedside and lay down. As he lazily closed his eyes and pondered, his thoughts gradually drifted away.

Actually, it wasn't a complete loss... For example, Xuexue might actually be Xue Yan's daughter?

The pattern on Xue Yan's nails is in the shape of snowflakes.

What a coincidence, Xuexue's hair clip is also snowflake-shaped!

As Yu Shijiu held this thought, he heard Xiao Li's familiar voice in his ear.

Congratulations on triggering the side quest! You will receive 500 points upon completion.

[Please confirm whether to activate the side quest: After midnight, infiltrate the nurses' station where Xue Yan is located to find evidence that Xue Xue is Xue Yan's biological daughter]

Yu Shijiu: "..."

He said lazily, "I'm not going."

Xiao Li froze for a few seconds: [Why? That's 500 points!]

Yu Shijiu: "Nighttime is for sleeping, not for courting death."

Xiao Li retorted: "You're already dead."

Yu Shijiu rolled over: "Oh, people still have to go to work (on missions) even when they're dead. Is there anything more terrifying than that?"

Xiao Li was speechless: 【No, it has to be done】

Yu Shijiu yawned: "Then let's wait until the time comes. I'm very tired now and want to sleep."

[...I remember you just woke up less than an hour ago.]

"So what?" Yu Shijiu shifted into a more comfortable position on the hospital bed.

Do you know how small the space inside a pupa is?

In such a small space, I woke up with a sore back, aching waist, and a headache.

Xiao Li: [...]

It had no answer.

Before going to sleep, Yu Shijiu glanced at the wall facing the hospital bed.

A slightly worn-out clock hangs above the pristine white wall, its hands moving slowly and making a ticking sound.

The time above is 7:28.

Hmm, this is perfect for sleeping so early.

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Just as Xiao Li couldn't understand Yu Shijiu's thoughts at all, the players outside the instance also couldn't understand them.

"The first thing he does after entering the game is to sleep? Is he out of his mind?"

One player who had seen the trial game paused for a few seconds, then asked uncertainly:

"Is Yu Shijiu a bit sleepy? He also turned over and fell asleep like that in the trial game, and the weird head was hanging from the ceiling watching him sleep..."

There was silence all around.

Someone hesitated and said, "He doesn't think that sleeping is a safe period, does he?"

"...Then he'll die even faster."

"No, who on earth thinks Yu Shijiu is so stupid? I think he's quite smart, he probably wouldn't think that way—"

"Come on, what great things can someone who falls asleep before even understanding the game's conditions accomplish? I'm laughing. Some people even compare this kind of idiot to Lu Chusheng, it's hilarious."

"..."

There are many similar comments.

As Lu Chusheng passed by the square, he immediately spotted a young man fast asleep on a hospital bed.

The boy had snow-white skin, and because of the camera, he looked a bit fatter than in real life. Due to his posture, a corner of his striped hospital gown was lifted up, revealing his snow-white abdomen and some pink scars that looked like they had been there for a long time.

It looks like the marks of years of abuse.

Lu Chusheng's eyes widened in surprise. He stared at the scars on the screen, about to take a closer look, when Yu Shijiu changed her posture and the hem of her clothes fell down to cover the skin.

Can't see it anymore.

Lu Chusheng felt a little strange.

He wasn't the kind of person who would suddenly feel compassion; he simply couldn't stand seeing certain people indiscriminately killing other players in the game, which is why he organized the monitoring team.

All players, regardless of gender, are treated equally. However, this young man who had just entered the game couldn't help but pay attention to the other player from the very first meeting.

It was as if they knew each other before, but Yu Shijiu was completely out of their memories—

"team leader!"

A team member rushed over, panting, "It's over! It's all over!"

Lu Chusheng snapped out of his thoughts, "What's wrong?"

The other person wiped the sweat from their face. "Today, Xiao Huan and I went to feed Lai Bao, but we searched the entire villa and couldn't find him!"

"What should we do? Lai Bao is so rich, what if some player who doesn't have enough points gets to eat him?"

Lu Chusheng: "...No."

"How could I not, Captain?" The team member, a young man with a baby face who was actually almost thirty, four years older than Lu Chusheng, looked miserable.

"Laibao is really fat."

God knows how the other players looked at Laibao every time he took him out for some fresh air—they were practically eyeing a piece of juicy "meat"!

Their captain is great in every way, except he's too kind to others!

Even so, the baby-faced young man only dared to complain silently in his heart.

“Laibao is very smart. He’s probably gone somewhere to play. Also…” Lu Chusheng glanced at the other person, his brows cold.

"I remember Lai Bao saved your life."

Laibao is a large orange cat weighing 65 pounds and almost 1.2 meters long. It usually lies on the windowsill and lazily meows all day long. It doesn't want to move at all when asked to do so. But if it enters a dungeon, Laibao becomes as fierce as a tiger.

His greatest achievement was saving the baby-faced youth's life by biting off the monster's neck when the youth was almost bitten in the head.

To put it bluntly, if any player dared to even think about eating orange cat meat, they'd probably get their head bitten off by Laibao first.

Baby-faced youth: "..."

He licked his lips, chuckled a few times, said he still had to go find Laibao, and then ran away.

Lu Chusheng didn't care what he was thinking. He glanced back at Yu Shijiu, who was still sleeping on the screen, touched the holster at his waist, and said nothing more.

As for the vague restlessness and anxiety deep in his heart, Captain Lu attributed it to the fact that it was too hot.

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"Boom!"

Just as the clock struck twelve, Yu Shijiu was abruptly woken up by Xiao Li.

He stretched in bed, blinked, and slowly got out of bed.

Hurry up!

Xiao Li became anxious seeing the boy's unhurried attitude.