Infinite: Dawn Game

As soon as these words were spoken, the previously gloomy corridor instantly came to life, no longer exuding a deathly atmosphere.

Yu Shijiu nodded politely, "Alright then."

He asked curiously, "But Nurse Xue, don't you only do rounds every three hours?"

"So why are you knocking on my door now?"

Yu Shijiu's gaze followed the other person's neck downwards and saw faint bluish-purple bruises under the white nurse's uniform.

The young man, who had little experience with love, glanced at her a few more times, assuming that it was late at night and Xue Yan was too lazy to disguise the lividity on her body.

After all, we still need these things to scare people, right?

Xue Yan didn't notice Yu Shijiu's gaze. She was about to answer his question when she suddenly realized something was wrong.

How did you know you were checking on patients every three hours?

If she remembered correctly, the other party had only come to complete the admission process this morning, so how could they possibly know the sanatorium's ward round schedule, unless... when she came to make rounds at 12:30, the other party was not asleep at all.

Thinking of this, Xue Yan's expression turned cold. She rolled up the medical record in her hand and stuffed it into the pocket of her white coat. The snowflake pattern on her red nail polish seemed to start trembling.

"You're not asleep—"

"How would I know?" Before Xue Yan could finish speaking, Yu Shijiu lowered his head and pulled out a clean-washed pig brain from his pocket, interrupting her:

"Because Xuexue told me,"

Xue Yan's expression froze.

Yu Shijiu glanced at Xuexue through the gap between the two, whose hospital room door was half-open diagonally opposite. The latter shrank back shyly, while Yu Shijiu continued to explain with a smile:

"Look, these are snacks that Xuexue gave me."

Xue Yan fell silent.

She squinted at the brain in Yu Shijiu's hand, and the corners of her mouth slowly turned up:

"Then why aren't you eating?"

Before Yu Shijiu could continue using excuses like "neither raw nor cooked" to evade the question, Xue Yan spoke up on her own:

"Brains are smooth and delicious, especially when they're raw. Since Xuexue gave them to you, you should eat them right now."

So why aren't you eating?

As she spoke, Xue Yan's head grew longer and longer, and the curve of her smile widened until it tore open, revealing a mouthful of dense, sharp teeth that were no different from Xue Xue's.

As expected of mother and daughter.

Yu Shijiu sighed, silently tightening his grip on the fruit knife.

Xue Yan wasn't as easily fooled as Xue Xue. If he didn't eat the pig brains in front of her, he would probably be the one who got eaten.

So, in order to avoid being eaten, killing Xue Yan in self-defense doesn't seem wrong—

"Mom, nurse!"

Just as things were about to escalate, Xuexue's voice came from behind Xue Yan.

The moment Xue Yan turned around, Yu Shijiu had already raised the fruit knife, ready to stab her in the heart at any moment.

After the "fake mother" in the trial game was stabbed in the heart, she was unable to move for at least ten minutes. Although the "fake mother" seemed weaker than Xue Yan, as long as she closed the door and continued to pretend to be asleep, Xue Yan seemed unable to do anything.

Just as Yu Shijiu was about to make a move, Xuexue's voice came again:

"Brother doesn't like raw pig brains," Xuexue said, tilting her head back and tugging at the hem of Xue Yan's white coat, her eyes pleading.

"Let your brother cook it himself tomorrow before we eat it, okay?"

No one expected Xuexue to help Yu Shijiu.

Including Yu Shijiu himself.

He peeked out from behind Xue Yan with some surprise, and when he looked down at Xue Xue, who was holding Xue Yan's hand, the latter quietly took out a neatly folded plastic package and waved it.

It was the bread wrapper that had been swallowed and then pulled out.

Did you really think a loaf of bread could have such a big effect?

After a slight sigh, Yu Shijiu decided to buy more bread and biscuits to keep on hand, just in case they came in handy sometime.

The players watching this scene on their screens were speechless.

So, even cunning bribes can be effective?

Xuexue's sudden voice clearly dissipated Xue Yan's hostility. Unlike the Xue Yan who had been holding Xuexue during the day, Xue Yan was noticeably gentler at night.

"is it?"

Xue Yan gradually returned to normal, and the sound of her sharp teeth biting together was enough to make anyone's teeth ache.

"Let's eat it when it's cooked."

Xue Yan reached out and touched Xuexue's head, then gently took her hand and led her towards room 107.

Xuexue visibly breathed a sigh of relief. She secretly glanced back at Yu Shijiu, who was still by the door, completely unaware that he was holding a fruit knife that was still dripping blood.

Yu Shijiu responded to her gaze with a perfectly standard sweet smile.

Putting everything else aside, Xuexue seems to really like this outfit.

Yu Shijiu slowly put away the fruit knife only after the door to ward 107 was closed.

The sharp blade sent a shiver down her spine as it touched her skin. Yu Shijiu picked up the fruit knife and examined it for a long time under the motion-sensor lights in the corridor. The knife, which had become increasingly sharp from being stained with blood, smiled slightly.

"Little Li."

Xiao Li, who hadn't spoken for a long time, was suddenly called upon and became very excited:

【What's wrong? What's wrong? Is some giant monster coming to eat you?】

Yu Shijiu: "..."

He reached out and closed the door, casually tossing the fruit knife up into the air and catching it again.

"Is there anything different about this fruit knife compared to ordinary ones?"

In the trial game, this fruit knife is the sharp blade that ends the mother's last wish. But what about after the trial game? Is it really just an ordinary fruit knife?

Of course not.

The fact that it had become sharper and sharper after stabbing so many people, and that even the original rust on it was gradually disappearing, made Yu Shijiu realize that it was no ordinary weapon.

Sure enough, after he asked that question, Xiao Li visibly hesitated:

"...There shouldn't be much difference, right?"

Even so, Yu Shijiu could clearly hear the guilty conscience in Xiao Li's tone.

However, he didn't press further; Xiao Li's answer was enough for him to guess what was going on.

For example, things like innate skills that He Lingling once vaguely mentioned...

Thinking of this, Yu Shijiu's heart started pounding.

What will my innate skills be?

Yu Shijiu was really looking forward to it.

He slowly walked to the bathroom to continue showering, and unsurprisingly saw that the monster that should have been curled up had completely disappeared.

—Even the walls and glass doors splattered with blood were spotless, without a trace of blood.

If it weren't for the lingering faint smell of blood in the air, no one would have guessed that a fight had taken place not long ago.

Although it was only a one-sided crushing defeat.

The anger that Yu Shijiu should have felt was largely calmed down.

This female ghost is quite conscious of cleanliness.

Yu Shijiu walked into the bathroom and turned on the shower. As the clear, warm water flowed onto his skin, he slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.

Next time we meet, I'd better keep that eye.

Quite sensible.