Infinite: Dawn Game

The players around them who had been whispering immediately stopped talking.

Yu Shijiu and the others were no exception.

The three exchanged a silent glance and then turned around at the same time.

It was at this moment that Yu Shijiu realized... Feifei didn't seem to have followed them in—

"Stop talking nonsense."

Standing before everyone was a tall, dark-skinned man wearing a white tank top and dark blue shorts, with muscles so developed that he looked like he could kill someone with a single punch.

The tall man had dark skin and deep-set features, his brows furrowed in a frown. He glared at the small groups of people separating before him and roared:

"What are you dawdling about?! Is it so hard to get you to line up and stand up straight?!"

The tall man's voice was so loud it gave the illusion that eardrums were about to burst, and many players frowned and covered their ears.

Then a male player in the first row was slapped hard by the tall man.

The real kind.

Snapped!

The male player was slapped across the face and fell to the ground, but dared not make a sound.

...This alone is enough to show how much force the tall man had used.

The slow-moving players around them instantly held their breath and quickly took their positions as instructed by the tall man.

Xu Han stood up straight in fear, like a wooden stake.

He Lingling's eyebrows twitched, and she steadied herself as well.

Yu Shijiu was alright. He was already standing in the front row, and he hesitated a bit because Feifei hadn't come in, so he stood up straight.

"waste!"

The taller player glanced at the male player lying motionless on the ground with disgust, his eyes wide with anger:

"What are you still lying there for! Get up and join the team! You want to get beaten up again, don't you?!"

The male player couldn't help but curse under his breath, clutching his swollen and painful face as he quickly stood up, lowered his head, and walked to stand in the crowd.

He knew he was being used as a "chicken" to scare the monkey by the NPC in front of him, and he understood that he couldn't show fear and anger because of the slap... but that didn't stop him from wanting to kill the NPC in front of him.

So many people, so many players... all he did was say a few more words, and just for saying a few more words he's going to get beaten up in front of so many people...

The male player lowered his head and bit his lower lip, hiding the resentment in his eyes.

If he had the chance, he would definitely kill this ignorant NPC!

The tall, quiet man, who had successfully "tamed" the chaotic crowd, slowly curled his lips into a mocking smile and said:

"Listen up, all of you! Once you're on board, behave yourselves and do exactly what we tell you to do. If we and the captain tell you to go east, don't even think about going west! If we tell you to jump overboard, then jump overboard! Understand?"

"..."

The players' eyelids twitched as they listened. Even with the male player's earlier experience of being slapped in the face, they dared not readily agree to the tall man's obviously unreasonable terms.

Who knows what terrible things they might encounter that night after agreeing to that statement?

The men, who were clearly NPCs, responded loudly without any restraint, almost in a tone of worship or respect.

"understood!"

The players who didn't dare to speak: "..."

Xu Han's lips twitched. He wondered if these NPCs were out of their minds. The tall man's casual behavior suggested he didn't consider them, the newcomers, as human beings...

Wait, didn't the other person just say "get on the boat"?

Xu Han finally understood why the clothes he was wearing looked somewhat familiar...

The huge ship on the sea not far away, and the tall man in front of them repeatedly saying "get on board"... So their identities this time are... crew members?!

The tall man seemed to completely ignore the players' silence. He nodded in satisfaction, his muscular arms appearing even more powerful as he turned, drawing several glances from Yu Shijiu, who was still thinking about Fatty.

Yu Shijiu couldn't help but raise her hand and pinch her arm... then silently put it down.

Although he was very strong (extremely strong), compared to the tall man in front of him, he looked like a skinny little chick, with no comparison whatsoever.

Yu Shijiu was somewhat discouraged.

God knows how much he wanted a healthy, well-defined physique...

It's a pity, why can't he build muscle?

Thinking of this, Yu Shijiu stared at the tall man's arms and broad back muscles with a mixture of envy and jealousy.

It's so beautiful...

Xu Han, who had been watching from the sidelines for a while and wanted to talk to Yu Shijiu, was speechless.

His lips twitched, suppressing the urge to reach out and wave in front of Yu Shijiu's eyes, which were gleaming with desire.

Seriously, Shi Jiu, stop watching. If you keep watching, I'm afraid you'll be tempted to pinch that NPC's arm...

As it turned out, Xu Han's concerns were correct.

As the tall man turned around and started yelling into a walkie-talkie in a way they couldn't quite understand, Yu Shijiu took a step forward—only to be stopped by He Lingling.

He Lingling reminded him in a muffled voice, "Shi Jiu, we just came in."

The implication is that it's better to keep a low profile when you first arrive... otherwise attracting the attention of the NPCs right from the start will greatly affect their nighttime activities.

"..." Yu Shijiu glanced at the tall man several more times and nodded with some regret.

He Lingling, who saw the thought in his eyes: "..."

A vein throbbed on her forehead, and it took her a while to relax.

He Lingling found it hard to imagine what Yu Shijiu would look like with a muscular physique... It seemed like it didn't suit Yu Shijiu's face at all.

Moreover, Yu Shijiu's strength is truly immense... beyond the realm of ordinary people...

The tall man's roar suddenly disappeared, and his voice, which seemed to have been manually muted, suddenly became clear. All the players who were standing still like college students in military training saw his expression change.

"What did you say?"

The tall player's brows furrowed deeply. "What cat? Aren't we only on our ship sheep? Where did this cat come from?"

The walkie-talkie emitted intermittent buzzing sounds and a deep male voice.

"Angkor, there really is a cat on the boat, I saw it... Hey? What are you looking at, you brat! Wait, it has a name? Let me see it, how come it has a name..."

"Ah San!"

The tall man had a very bad temper. He yelled, "Don't go around telling everyone else while you're talking to me! What did you see? What was their name?!"

On the other end of the walkie-talkie, a man named Ah San hurriedly apologized, "Sorry...sorry, wu-ge, it's like this... wu-ge...didn't I say there was a cat on the ship? wu-ge...that's it...the cat has a tag on it saying it's a pet brought on board by a new crew member..."