Infinite: Dawn Game

"So the dean doesn't have any children either, right?"

Perhaps because she had some questions, Yu Shijiu frowned slightly and asked a question, which made the cafeteria auntie pause for a moment.

But when she looked over again, Yu Shijiu had a beaming smile on his face, as if the person who had looked unwell just moments before wasn't him.

The cafeteria lady swallowed hard and shook her head: "No, the dean is still single—"

Yu Shijiu seemed to suddenly realize something: "Isn't that just dating?"

The boy tilted his head with a smile: "Aside from 'selling oneself' and 'being kept,' this sounds more like dating, doesn't it? Why are you saying such harsh things, aunties?"

The cafeteria lady was taken aback, seemingly at a loss for words. "These two are so different, how can you call it a relationship—"

"It's jealousy, isn't it?" Yu Shijiu nodded and sighed.

"Sometimes, people's—no, their weird jealousy—can be quite intense. Is it jealousy that they can't get a high-quality husband, or envy that a woman who is all looks but illiterate has become a head nurse?"

"Sure," the boy said with a grin, looking at the cafeteria lady as if he could see into the hypocrisy and fear deep in her eyes.

"So whether it's you or anyone else who's been insulting you behind your back, you've all fantasized about being the one the dean takes a liking to, right?"

Yu Shijiu's words clearly touched a raw nerve with the cafeteria aunt's darker side. Her previously excited and happy demeanor suddenly changed, and her long, slender, foul-smelling tongue suddenly grew longer, frantically coiling towards Yu Shijiu.

"What nonsense are you spouting?!" The cafeteria lady's face twisted into a ferocious grimace as she stared intently at Yu Shijiu, as if she wanted to devour him whole.

"How could I possibly be that kind of despicable woman! I'm going to kill you! Kill you!!!"

When the snake-like tongue swept towards Yu Shijiu, many players in the cafeteria widened their eyes.

One second they were happily exchanging items and chatting, how come the next second they're fighting like they're dying?

If the players in front of the screen could know what they were thinking, they would be very happy to answer their questions.

Because some reckless player really exposed the monster's thin, paper-thin mask! You've revealed its true nature, how can the monster still happily be your friend?

Are you dreaming?

The protagonist, who was attacked, remained completely calm. As he slowly pulled out a fruit knife, the cafeteria lady's tongue was already aimed at his eyes.

Are you trying to gouge out his eyes?

Yu Shijiu smiled slightly, flipped the fruit knife, which had been soaked in the strange blood and was shining, and slashed at the cafeteria aunt's tongue at an unbelievable speed.

There was a "click" sound.

Half of a bright red, foul-smelling tongue fell to the ground, making a sticky sound.

The cafeteria lady's roar abruptly stopped, replaced by a deafening scream.

"My, my tongue..."

The cafeteria auntie covered her mouth as large amounts of blood flowed from the severed part of her tongue. The pain caused her to convulse and tremble. The bowl of white rice porridge in front of her was completely stained red, and the stench of rotting blood filled the cafeteria.

Some players who had already started eating plain rice porridge: "..."

vomit--

Yu Shijiu, who had just cut off the cafeteria lady's tongue, wiped the blood off the fruit knife with the hem of his hospital gown, and looked up with a smile at the monsters and players around him who were shocked by him.

A few drops of blood still splattered on his face, which looked eerily menacing against his thin, pale skin.

"It's so annoying."

The boy muttered something.

At that moment, both the players and the monsters trembled.

The former thought the player was incredibly brave, while the latter wondered how a killing god could suddenly appear, cutting people down without giving them a chance to speak.

Yu Shijiu realized that many people were watching him, so he casually glanced around.

The cafeteria ladies and gentlemen at the nearby window all shivered, immediately lowered their heads and shut their mouths tightly, afraid that they too would have their tongues cut off by this terrifying figure in front of them.

They still need their tongues to eat, otherwise they'd be eaten by their own kind—

Seemingly realizing something, the cafeteria staff simultaneously glanced at the cafeteria lady who was still covering her mouth and screaming in pain. The look in their eyes was chilling.

Without their "weapons," these monsters are even easier to hunt than players.

After being disturbed like this, Yu Shijiu lost his appetite. He lazily poured the white rice porridge in his bowl into the blood porridge, then hesitated as he looked at the large white steamed bun next to him that had only been splattered with a few drops of blood, and fell into deep thought.

Players in front of the screen: "..."

That look in his eyes, does he still want to eat?

Yu Shijiu ultimately decided not to eat them, looking at the large white steamed buns with some regret before turning her gaze away.

Never mind, I'll just have some bread this morning.

Just as Yu Shijiu was about to leave, she saw Xu Han and He Lingling walk into the cafeteria.

He Lingling was the first to see Yu Shijiu; her eyes lit up instantly, and she waved and said:

"Yu Shijiu! Want to have dinner together?"

Yu Shijiu thought of the bowl of white rice porridge that had been turned into blood porridge, paused for a few seconds, and shook his head in refusal:

"No, you guys go ahead and eat."

He Lingling exclaimed "Ah!" and bent down to pull a beautifully packaged box from the bag. "These are sweet tea cakes I bought in town. I was just about to ask you if you wanted some—"

"Thank you."

Yu Shijiu, who had already walked ahead, suddenly turned back and, to He Lingling and the other woman's astonishment, snatched the box of sweet tea cakes, his eyes shining brightly:

"It looks delicious, I'll treat you to some cookies too."

After she finished speaking, two square compressed biscuits in silver packaging appeared in He Lingling's hands.

Its owner, holding the sweet tea cake, had already turned a corner and was walking forward, his back view radiating happiness.

He Lingling: "..."

Her lips twitched slightly. She turned to look at Xu Han beside her and hesitated before saying:

Did I just say I gave him the whole box?

Xu Han shook his head: "No."

He Lingling's expression changed instantly.

So why would she so readily take the whole box? Even though she doesn't need that box of sweet tea cakes, it just looks really strange!

She looked down at the compressed biscuits in her hand, whose packaging was simple and unpretentious, and ultimately decided not to throw them away.

“Here,” He Lingling tossed a bag to Xu Han, and said after he caught it:

"Take this and eat it, it's on you."

Xu Han, who accepted the compressed biscuits: "..."

No, 80 points for a sweet tea cake and 2 points for a bag of compressed biscuits, isn't this a downgrade too severe?

Even so, the two of them tore open the compressed biscuits and ate them.

Chewing is difficult, but it's satisfying.

This idea gained unprecedented affirmation after the two saw the blood porridge in the window.

Damn it! No wonder Yu Shijiu said he wasn't going to eat anymore!!!