Infinite: Dawn Game

The elderly cleaning lady chased after the players, coughing incessantly from her throat.

"Don't run...don't run, gentlemen..."

The elderly cleaning lady pushed the cart while keeping an eye on the items to prevent them from falling off.

She glanced down at the door of the storage room next door, her cloudy gaze meeting Lu Chusheng's for a fleeting moment—

Lu Chusheng's heart sank, and he quickly took a step back.

Did you see him?

"?"

Yu Shijiu, who was also thinking about whether to squat down and take a look, was bumped on the calf by "Feifei's" retreat.

It doesn't hurt, it just feels a little numb and tingly.

Yu Shijiu assumed that "Feifei" was frightened, so he squatted down and ruffled "Feifei's" head haphazardly, then leaned over to try and look out of the hole himself.

My face and eyes were covered in cat hair.

It's "Feifei".

It was also Lu Chusheng.

Seeing that the elderly cleaning lady seemed to be heading their way, Lu Chusheng instinctively tried to block Yu Shijiu.

The boy's warm breath passed through his fur and entered his ear... Lu Chusheng couldn't help but twitch his cat ears quickly, causing them to droop flat.

It's very similar to the airplane ears that "Feifei" usually displays when she does something wrong or is "scared".

Yu Shijiu was a little unhappy that his view was blocked. He struggled to squeeze his head out from the thick cat fur, and just as he was about to tug at "Feifei's" ears in frustration, he saw "Feifei" move to the side again, as if it was avoiding him.

"?"

Is Feifei avoiding him?

Yu Shijiu was even more unhappy.

Even with his mind in complete chaos, Lu Chusheng didn't forget to keep staring at the door.

The elderly cleaning lady outside hesitated for a few seconds, looked up at the "guest" who was still running away in the distance, and then glanced at the storage room—but finally decided to continue chasing the "guest".

"...Sigh...cough cough...cough cough cough..."

The elderly cleaning lady coughed as she quickened her pace, pushing her cart forward.

Rolling—rolling—

Only after the cleaning truck had completely disappeared did the two people and the "cat" in the storage room push open the door and come out.

“This car…” Chen Yi frowned, staring at the now-vanished corridor. “Have we seen it somewhere before?”

"no."

Yu Shijiu had no memory of it at all. He lowered his head and soothingly touched "Fatty," who had been acting strangely since earlier, and said with a smile:

"This should be the first time we've seen this."

Chen Yi nodded hesitantly, and after a long while, he slowly lowered his eyes.

"Let's go to the restaurant first."

"Uh-huh."

Yu Shijiu nodded with a smile, completely unaware that "Feifei's" fur was standing on end, as if it had been frightened.

Seeing that neither of them noticed anything amiss, Lu Chusheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

...It's good that no one found it.

As he pondered this, he followed in Shangyu Shijiu's footsteps.

It was at this moment that the countdown in their ears finally ended.

【……1. 】

[The countdown has ended, the chase has begun. Please be aware of your surroundings, and good luck!]

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hotel restaurant.

He Lingling and Xu Han found a corner and squatted down, completely concealing their figures with the heavy gray-beige curtains around them.

"Is this okay?"

Xu Han was a little scared. He tugged at the curtain in front of him and swallowed.

"I have a feeling this place won't hold me for long."

"With just a single layer of cloth, you can't hide for long."

He Lingling told the truth directly, "I'm just hiding for now, and we'll talk about it when Brother Chen and Shi Jiu come over."

"..."

Xu Han stared in disbelief for several seconds. "That doesn't need to be so rudimentary—"

There was nowhere to hide in the restaurant.

He Lingling calmly interrupted Xu Han and said seriously:

"We can only squat here, and while we're at it, we can also peek through the gap in the curtains to see if any monsters or players will appear around us."

"Otherwise, where else do you think we could hide in the restaurant?"

Last night they hid in a blind spot near the kitchen. Now that I think about it, it was Xu Han who led her there. If it were He Lingling, she would never have chosen to hide in a corner where she would be easily spotted.

Let alone monsters, even players can easily spot their traces.

Xu Han was speechless.

He peeked out through the gap in the curtains and, sure enough, could only see a dense array of sofas, chairs, and tables... and then a dark corner leading to the kitchen.

After what happened this morning, he was too scared to go to the kitchen. Who knew if there might be some strange, unfamiliar NPCs inside...

Thinking of this, Xu Han shrank back and expressed his strong agreement with what He Lingling said.

He Lingling was indeed smarter than him.

No wonder Brother Chen and Shi Jiu both told her to listen to her.

(Yu Shijiu, who hadn't actually said that, sneezed.)

"...But it."

Xu Han was still a little scared. He turned his head to look at the Samoyed next to him, which was now quietly and motionless, watching him. He felt a little guilty about what might happen later.

He can remain completely still... but this unusually disobedient Samoyed is different.

Thinking of this, Xu Han looked enviously at the well-behaved black cat in He Lingling's hand.

The little black cat curled up in He Lingling's hands, eyes closed, tail slightly curled, its whole body soft and cuddly, as obedient as could be. Then look back at him—

The white Samoyed gazed at him warmly, its long tongue dangling from its muzzle, drool dripping from it…

Xu Han felt like his heart condition was about to flare up again.

"..."

He Lingling was unusually quiet.

After about twenty seconds of the countdown in her ear, she said hesitantly:

"Even if we get discovered, it's fine. We can use one prop to hold out until Brother Chen and Shi Jiu arrive."

"...Okay, okay, that's the only way."

Xu Han was somewhat dissatisfied with the answer, but there was nothing he could do, so he could only nod awkwardly.

"It's going to waste another prop—Ouch, He Lingling, why did you hit me?!"

"It was you who hit."

He Lingling withdrew her hand, which had just punched Xu Han on the head, and said expressionlessly:

"They don't save on what they should save on, but they're always complaining and unwilling to give up what they shouldn't."

Xu Han said, feeling wronged, "I was just saying it casually—"

"Shhh."

He Lingling suddenly reached out and covered his mouth, frowning: "Don't talk, someone's coming."

She just heard footsteps running outside the restaurant.

After last night, Xu Han knew how good He Lingling's hearing was, so he immediately shut up and stopped talking—and while he shut up, he also covered the muzzle of the drooling Samoyed next to him.

He Lingling, who caught a glimpse of Xu Han's actions out of the corner of her eye: "..."

She also felt that Xu Han was unlucky.

That shouldn't be the case. According to what Anjie said, Xu Han seems to be quite lucky, at least after entering the Dawn Game.

Why was I unlucky this time?