Infinite: Dawn Game

Fatty's dissatisfaction didn't reach Yu Shijiu's ears. He hugged the black cat that had jumped off the bed and run over, and the dense red veins in his eyes seemed to have dissipated a lot.

"It's very soft."

Yu Shijiu smiled and stroked the black cat's ears before placing it on the fat cat's head.

Black Cat: "..."

Fatty: "...?"

It squeaked and scratched its paw in disbelief.

Yu Shijiu actually put a black cat on his head?! That's too much!

"Shi Jiu?"

When Chen Yi rushed back carrying the white cat that had finally stopped howling, he saw Yu Shijiu pulling the axe back from the gap in the door.

"..." Chen Yi hesitated for a moment, then suddenly realized, "It's my fault, I forgot to give you the room key."

He then tried to shove a completely transparent object, resembling a room key, into Yu Shijiu's hands.

Yu Shijiu stared at the card that was now of no use to him and silently shook his head.

"No, I don't need it now..."

"Take it."

Chen Yi tucked the card into his hand and closed it tightly. "This was my oversight. You can use this card again next time. This card can be used on any door that doesn't require plot points to open. It's similar to the universal key."

"Don't be so polite with Brother Chen," Chen Yi said with a smile, withdrawing his hand.

"It's not a very expensive prop."

This time, Yu Shijiu did not refuse and put the card into his pocket.

“Okay,” he nodded with a smile, “I’ve brought Sister Lingling’s cat with me too.”

"Get some rest," Chen Yi said, looking at the black cat on Fatty's head. "Don't kill any monsters later. We can use the props to hide for an hour. Or, would you like to go downstairs?"

Chen Yi's final words carried a questioning tone.

"...Go?"

Yu Shijiu answered uncertainly, "Shouldn't we send the pet to Sister Lingling first?"

"Okay."

Chen Yi let out a barely perceptible sigh of relief. "Then you'll come down with me, but we'll probably have to wait a while once we get to the second floor..."

The situation was the same on the fourth and third floors, so the situation on the second floor couldn't be much better... It was just that He Lingling and Xu Han were lucky to go down to the first floor when the chase wasn't chaotic and crowded at the beginning.

"fine."

Yu Shijiu turned his wrist, which was still in a state of unconsciousness, and the intense pain from the loss made him unconsciously frown.

"I think I can play for a while longer."

Chen Yi, oblivious to his unease, nodded and said, "If you can't fight, no, I mean if you get tired, you must tell me. Don't overexert yourself..."

Chen Yi's words made Yu Shijiu look away guiltily. "Mmm, I know, I know. No, no."

Anjie, who had been closely watching from outside the screen, saw everything clearly.

When Yu Shijiu dragged the axe back, his right hand trembled noticeably for more than a second or two, and even his fingertips trembled slightly.

what happened?

Anjie sat up abruptly, her gaze constantly shifting back and forth between Yu Shijiu and herself.

With Yu Shijiu's strength, there's no way he would feel tired or even have trembling hands just from killing these few monsters... It must be for some other reason.

Anjie quickly thought of the cake that Yu Shijiu had eaten.

Anjie: "..."

She sighed briefly and unconsciously tore open the wrapper of the lollipop beside her and put it in her mouth.

As the sweet taste spread in her throat, Anjie's thoughts gradually drifted away.

Before entering the Dawn Game, Ange was haunted by memories of not having enough to eat or wear. She had even knelt down and barked like a dog for a bite to eat... That memory is still so vivid that she feels like vomiting.

Yu Shijiu is the same as her.

When she first entered the Dawn game, she was reluctant to eat anything. At least Yu Shijiu wouldn't eat meat of obviously unknown origin, but Anjie...

Anjie slowly closed her eyes.

She brushed her blue hair that had fallen in front of her eyes back, and through the fine, dark blue strands, the tiny, dense scars on Anjie's face were clearly visible.

Now everyone in town is saying that the Mutangtang grandmother and granddaughter eat human flesh... but they are not the only players who eat human flesh.

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First floor.

After the first hour, Xu Han yawned, leaned against the corner somewhat sleepily, still holding the black videotape in his hand.

"Brother Chen and the others probably won't be able to get down by now, right? Will they need an hour's rest period before they can?"

Xu Han tried to make conversation to hide his sleepiness.

“Hmm,” He Lingling nodded, leaning against him, “The first hour was too chaotic, all the other players must have wanted to take the elevator and run away…”

Xu Han nodded repeatedly, "Then we'll wait for Brother Chen and the others to come down, but will Brother Chen and Shi Jiu know where we're hiding?"

"..."

He Lingling, surrounded by darkness, said, "...Go out during the next break."

"Will we make it back in time?" Xu Han muttered. "I hope someone else isn't hiding in this room."

"..." He Lingling took a deep breath and smiled, saying, "If you talk less, it shouldn't happen."

"..."

Xu Han chuckled softly, "Let's lighten the mood."

As he spoke, he leaned closer to look into He Lingling's eyes, "Does your eye still hurt?"

He Lingling hesitated for a few seconds, "Thankfully, it doesn't hurt as much as it did at the beginning."

"That's good, then it should last until tomorrow..." Xu Han continued to ramble on, his hand constantly fiddling with the videotape.

"When I meet with Brother Chen and the others tomorrow, I'll ask him to find a way to release this videotape..."

He Lingling listened quietly to Xu Han's words, her eyelids drooping slightly.

With her eyes closed, experiencing the same darkness whether they were open or closed, she slowly, very slowly uttered a sentence.

“It can’t be played,” He Lingling said. “These videotapes can only be played on machines within the game’s instance world.”

“…Ah, I know,” Xu Han scratched his head awkwardly, “I’m just a little sleepy and wanted to find a topic to chat about.”

He Lingling chuckled, "Your pet is too noisy."

"It's more than just too noisy! It's practically a perpetual motion machine!"

The moment his pet was mentioned, Xu Han immediately started complaining, "It won't sleep at all, you know? I've been trying to get it to sleep from the very beginning! But it just won't sleep! Not only will it not sleep, but it keeps barking and won't let me sleep! It even licked my pillow wet! It won't sleep and it won't let me sleep either..."

Xu Han's complaints grew more and more enthusiastic, and his drowsiness vanished completely.

He Lingling: "Dogs are indeed more lively than cats—"

Just as He Lingling was speaking, there was a knock on the door.

Boom boom boom!

The two fell silent instantly.

A few seconds after the knocking stopped, there was a rustling sound of someone trying to pry open the door.