Infinite: Dawn Game

"Holy crap? This thing can transform while eating bread?!"

"No, it was quite heartwarming just a second ago. What if Xuexue gets too hungry while eating and ends up eating Yu Shijiu too?"

"Hmm, I think it's possible."

"..."

Inside a small villa at No. 8, Building 12, Beilu Street.

Anjie sat on the sofa, leaning against a cushion, watching the live stream. A pile of snacks and treats lay before her. She spat out a mouthful of spicy duck neck, her face flushed, and mumbled indistinctly:

"Why hasn't Xu Han reached the fourth floor yet?"

Chen Yi, the chubby guy watching Xu Han's live stream on his computer, responded with a smile:

"He'll be here soon. He's in the elevator now, so he can keep He Lingling company."

"He Lingling?" An Jie thought of the girl with extremely dark eyes, her eyelashes drooping.

"What are his and He Lingling's missions?"

"Let me see... Oh right, Xu Han and He Lingling are both interns assigned to the fourth floor. It's their turn to do their ward rounds now."

Chen Yi sighed, "There's a weirdo crawling above the elevator. If the players don't pretend they can't see it, they'll probably get eaten."

Anjie remained silent. She stared at the boy on the screen, whose cheeks were bulging, as he and the strange little girl each held a bag of bread and were eating it. She felt that the two scenes were somewhat off.

Was it just her imagination? Why did she feel like Yu Shijiu was just there for fun?

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In some ways, Yu Shijiu was indeed there to have fun.

He was sent to a mental hospital by his own father before he was even thirteen years old. He was turned from a smart and lovely little boy into a mentally deranged madman. It is quite difficult for him to be a quiet and normal person.

However, in most cases, Yu Shijiu felt that he was quite normal.

He doesn't kill or assault people indiscriminately; he considers himself a law-abiding citizen.

At this moment, the law-abiding citizen had finished a bag of bread. He looked at Xuexue next to him, who was stuffing the bread bag into her mouth as well, and his gaze lingered for a few seconds on the other's mouth full of sharp teeth.

"Is it tasty?"

Yu Shijiu asked curiously.

Are plastic bags considered "delicious food" in the mouths of monsters?

Xuexue licked her lips, still wanting more, and nodded vigorously: "Delicious!"

Then he frowned, opened his mouth, reached down and pulled the tattered bread bag, which was soaked in saliva, from his throat and threw it into the trash can next to him.

Xuexue pointed to the packaging bag in the trash can, "But this doesn't taste good."

Yu Shijiu stared silently at the packaging bag, then suddenly laughed:

"That wasn't supposed to taste good to begin with, hahaha..."

Where can you find delicious plastic food?

Yu Shijiu didn't know why he wanted to laugh; he just found it somewhat amusing.

The boy's sudden laughter puzzled Xuexue. She wiped her hands on her hospital gown, ran to the bedside, and climbed on.

"I also have something delicious to share with you, brother..."

Xuexue muttered to herself as she climbed to the head of the bed. She took the eyeless teddy bear that was covered by the blanket, curled up her legs, and began to stroke the teddy bear's belly.

"Oh, right," Xuexue looked up at Yu Shijiu and said with a grin:

"Brother, where do you feel unwell?"

What's wrong?

Yu Shijiu stopped smiling.

He thought about it carefully, "Is he... not quite right in the head?"

"Brain..." Xuexue tilted her head cutely and continued to move around in the bear doll's belly.

Yu Shijiu walked over and sat down next to Xuexue curiously, looking down to see what Xuexue wanted to do.

A "tear" sound.

Xuexue forcefully ripped open the teddy bear's belly, revealing the red cotton inside.

To be precise, it was cotton stained red with blood.

Yu Shijiu was close by, and after the baby's belly was torn open, a faint smell of blood began to fill his nostrils.

Xuexue, however, seemed oblivious to the smell. She reached into the red cotton and rummaged around for a while before her eyes lit up.

"Found it!"

Xuexue cheered, and when she took out her hand again, she pulled a still slightly pulsating brain off the teddy bear's head.

"Look!" The tiny brain flower in Xuexue's palm trembled, and blood trickled down between the white and pink folds, dripping onto the gaps between Xuexue's fingers, making one's eyes sting.

Without a doubt, this must be "human brain flower".

"The doctor and my mom said that if you want to be healthy, you should eat what you need to replenish," Xuexue said as she handed the pig brain to Yu Shijiu, her eyes crinkling with laughter.

"Brother, if your brain isn't working properly, you need to eat brains..."

Xuexue smiled and said, "Brother, take these first. Xuexue wants to find some more snacks."

"Okay."

Yu Shijiu gladly accepted.

He carefully took the brain flower from Xuexue's hand and curiously leaned closer to examine this brain flower that was clearly a "human brain".

But why is it so small?

Yu Shijiu was a little confused.

He roughly gestured to the teddy bear on Xuexue's leg and concluded that the "brain" was about six centimeters long. Given its small size, the owner must be a relatively young person.

Over here, Xuexue pulled out a still-beating heart from the bear doll's chest. The veins and blood vessels on the surface of the heart trembled and gushed blood.

"Ouch!" Xuexue's hospital gown was stained with blood. She pouted in distress and muttered:

"We can't waste it..." Before Yu Shijiu could react, Xuexue lowered her head and ate the heart in her hand.

With a "plop," his heart was crushed, the crisp sound making Yu Shijiu raise an eyebrow.

This is rather shocking.

Really, you'd eat it raw?

Off-screen, some players with a light appetite swallowed hard, but ultimately couldn't help turning around and gagging.

"Damn, this little girl looks pretty cute, how come she just started eating her like that?"

"Holy crap!!! Is this a real heart?! It's not some muscle or crunchy chicken popcorn!!!"

"..."

These are all newcomers who have only recently entered the game. The veteran players don't care at all. It's not that they have high mental fortitude from the beginning, but rather that they have become accustomed to these kinds of scenes and have developed the ability to remain calm and composed.

"This little girl seems to really like Yu Shijiu," commented a veteran player.

"Aside from their identity, monsters are generally quite possessive of their food, especially food that looks extremely 'fresh'."

"Then he has to eat it, right?" someone said with amusement. "If he doesn't, he'll be letting down the little girl's 'liking' him."

"...Logically speaking, they need to eat."

After he said that, the surrounding players either cheered or looked disgusted.

Can a normal person really eat a live human brain?

Xuexue seemed unaware of Yu Shijiu's shock. She finished eating the whole heart with relish and looked puzzled when she saw the human brain still dripping blood in Yu Shijiu's hand.

"Brother, why aren't you eating?"

Xuexue puffed out her cheeks, her pale face still splattered with blood from when she ate the heart.

"Don't you like the snacks Xuexue gave you?"