Infinite: Dawn Game

The moment the door lock was turned, a strange chill drifted in through the crack in the door, and within seconds, the temperature in the room dropped several degrees.

At the same time, Yu Shijiu subconsciously took a step back, and the mechanical female voice he had heard not long ago rang in his ears.

[Player Yu Shijiu has triggered the character: Mother]

[Friendly Reminder: New players have one death period. You can revive once in this round, but revival can only be done within one hour before your death. Good luck!]

Yu Shijiu stared at the door in front of him, which had been half-open since the mechanical voice appeared. He was about to speak when he was interrupted again.

[Player Yu Shijiu has been detected as having a desire to chat and has been banned. New players will learn about the entire process of the "Dawn Game" after completing the trial game. Please try to survive and avoid idle chat.]

Yu Shijiu: "..."

He was almost laughing in exasperation, but his curiosity was also gradually aroused by these words.

So he's still alive...

This time, the mechanical voice didn't offer any explanation; the room was eerily quiet.

Not far away, the door that had been frozen in place was also pushed open by "Mother".

The door opened, and a woman with a side braid and an apron appeared in front of Yu Shijiu. She was gentle and beautiful, and her amber eyes, just like Yu Shijiu's, shone brightly under the light.

Yu Shijiu's habitual smile froze when he saw "Mother." He stared at her face, his eyes filled with a sinister look.

“Baby,” the “mother” didn’t notice Yu Shijiu’s gaze. She walked into the room and glanced up at the surveillance camera, which was hidden by her clothes:

Why are the cameras covered?

Yu Shijiu stared intently at her face, the stiff smile on his lips immediately relaxing:

"I need to change, Mom," Yu Shijiu stepped forward and grabbed her "mother's" arm, nuzzling against her shoulder like she did when she was a child, and said in a spoiled tone:

"I'm all grown up now, Mom."

The "mother" was clearly startled by his actions, then smiled with narrowed eyes, stroking the boy's hair with her right hand, and said with a smile:

"My darling hasn't been this affectionate in a long time," the mother chuckled, her voice soft.

"Do you want to go out and play again?"

As they spoke, Yu Shijiu noticed that the other person's hand, which was stroking his hair, tightened its grip.

If what happened before was a caress, then the force "Mother" is using now is more like an angry outburst as she pulls on her hair, exerting force little by little.

Meanwhile, out of Yu Shijiu's sight, "Mother's" gentle and beautiful face suddenly turned ferocious, and a smile gradually spread across her face.

No, oh.

Yu Shijiu didn't struggle; he seemed oblivious to the tearing "stroking" on his scalp, and shook his head with a grin.

"I just suddenly realized how much I love my mom."

"..."

The force pulling on his head suddenly loosened, and "Mother" gently stroked the boy's hair, sighing:

"Mommy loves you very much, my baby."

As she spoke, she patted the boy's hunched back, saying with a hint of helplessness:

"Stand properly, standing properly is bad for your cervical spine."

Yu Shijiu stood up straight obediently, her round almond-shaped eyes staring straight at her "mother," her eyes full of dependence and affection.

Perhaps Yu Shijiu's performance pleased "Mother," because she stopped worrying about the clothes on the monitor, smiled and told Yu Shijiu to take the clothes down and come out for dinner, then walked straight out of the room.

……

In the lobby, the few players who were staring at their screens to kill time were stunned for a few seconds when they saw this scene.

"This newcomer..."

"It's interesting."

"I'm not in a hurry, I'm not afraid, and I feel that the seedlings are good."

"...That's not useful. What's most important is whether you can acquire talent skills later."

"It should be possible. It's really impressive that a trial game can do that."

"Not necessarily, it depends on luck."

"..."

At that moment, on the second floor of another small villa, the blue-haired woman who had been watching Yu Shijiu for a while slurped a mouthful of noodles, chewing as she said:

"He's bold, and his acting is natural and unpretentious; otherwise, the 'mother' wouldn't have let him off so easily."

The trial game's plot is not difficult, and there are no monsters to fight or puzzles to solve. As long as the player can survive for three days without showing fear or letting "Mother" know that they are afraid, they can pass the game.

In general, you can pass the game, since the first death is not a real death, and most people become a little braver after experiencing death once.

It sounds simple, but how many players who enter the game for the first time can live and interact with ghosts and monsters without being afraid?

Too little.

Xu Han, standing nearby, frowned and nudged to the side, saying disdainfully:

"Sister An! You splashed noodle soup all over me!"

The blue-haired woman swallowed the noodles in her mouth, and upon hearing this, merely glanced at Xu Han:

"You still look down on your sister, you brat!"

Xu Han snorted but didn't say anything.

The fat guy next to him chuckled and tried to smooth things over:

"Alright, alright, what do you say? Should we try to win this newcomer over?"

Xu Han didn't speak, but Sister An thought for a moment, then smiled and said:

"What's the use of us thinking about this, little brother?"

Anjie tapped the screen with the tip of her chopsticks, her casually tied blue hair piled messily at the back of her head:

"Just like that brat said, Fatty, do you really think we can win this little brother over with just a few words?"

The fat man hesitated for a few seconds, then shook his head: "No."

This newcomer clearly has his own ideas.

"That settles it then," Sister An said, taking another sip of noodles and speaking indistinctly.

"We'll ask him then, see what he thinks. If he's willing, we can try to win him over—Xu Han! If you roll your eyes again, I'll gouge them out and use them as a football!!!"

"..."

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After "Mother" left, the dependence on Yu Shijiu's face receded like the tide. He stared blankly at the pitch-black living room outside the door.

The so-called "mother" in the game looks so familiar.

In his few fond memories, his mother held a very important place.

This game can actually read people's memories.

Yu Shijiu stood there stunned for a few seconds, then turned around, carried a chair, stepped on it, took off his clothes, and glanced at the surveillance camera in the corner of the ceiling.

The monitor was neither too big nor too small. The red-glowing camera seemed to come alive, moving slightly to the left as his gaze followed, before stopping in place and remaining motionless.

For a moment, Yu Shijiu felt as if his "mother" behind the camera was staring at him.

It was a cold, sticky, wet gaze, as if it wanted to wrap him tightly and drain away his remaining life force.

Yu Shijiu smacked his cheek with his tongue, and when the camera moved again, he decisively jumped off the chair, walked barefoot to the door, and stepped into the dark living room without hesitation.