Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 963 Shi Jiu is the best

Seeing this scene, Xu Han leaned closer to An Jie and whispered, "..."

"Will it be useful?"

Xu Han felt that Lin Hai seemed hopeless—he might even be seeking death himself.

If you ask him, then don't save them. They can't really die anyway, and it would be a waste of so many points.

"If we were like him, wouldn't you save us too?"

Anjie said calmly.

Xu Han: "..."

Xu Han actually thought about it for a moment, then gave a dry laugh, "Haha, well, Sister An, just pretend I didn't say anything..."

not help?

How could we not save them?!

Although you're not really dead, you really have to suffer a lot before you can be resurrected, okay?

Realizing how hypocritical he was, Xu Han silently cursed himself several times.

Never mind... Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you. The ancients were right...

He Lingling ignored Xu Han's erratic behavior, and Chen Yi smiled along, his chubby face showing a somewhat complicated expression.

"Lingling," Chen Yi suddenly asked, "So what did you see?"

"..."

He Lingling raised her eyelids, leaned back in the chair next to her, and said weakly but calmly:

“I see… if Lin Hai continues like this, he will become a complete part of this instance. Even if he leaves the instance, a part of his soul will remain on this bus.”

This is why He Lingling chose to make the deal.

To be fair, Lin Hai isn't exactly a completely bad person, especially... when she saw some of his memories.

He Lingling sighed almost silently.

Sometimes, she really wondered why Dawn Games had brought these "dead" people together.

Is it really just for "entertainment"?

She always felt that wasn't the case.

At the car door, Yu Shijiu gazed at the deserted, rain-soaked street, his eyes lowered in silence.

The back row of the carriage.

Amidst the incessant chatter of Mulanzhi and the others, Lin Hai finally raised his head, his bloodshot, cloudy eyes filled with confusion and pain.

Mulanzhi felt heartbroken seeing this. "Brother Lin, wake up!"

Lin Hai did not respond, but just stared at "Axiu" in his arms. His gaze made Mulanzhi and the others feel a little uneasy.

Lin Hai... doesn't seem to be showing any signs of waking up...

Under everyone's gaze, the black mist that had been slowly disappearing inside the car reappeared, a sight that made Anjie and the others widen their eyes in shock.

Xu Han exclaimed "Damn!" and quickly rubbed his eyes, thinking he was seeing things.

No, weren't they almost done? What's with all this black mist?!

Chen Yi pursed his lips, gazing at the thickening black fog around him, and subconsciously looked at He Lingling.

He Lingling's gaze was vacant; she stared silently at the black mist inside the carriage, murmuring:

“If Lin Hai doesn’t regain consciousness… we might have to go through the whole ‘journey’ again…”

These words completely stunned An Jie and the other two. Xu Han was even more shocked and incredulous, exclaiming:

"What do you mean 'repeating again'?! What do you mean by 'repeating'?! He Lingling, don't talk like that, it's terrifying! It's going to scare you to death!"

This terrifying "person" is clearly Xu Han talking about himself.

His calves are still trembling, they're really trembling, and even his muscles are limp—really, what He Lingling said was terrifying!

These past few stops have almost driven him to the brink of collapse. If he had to go through this again, wouldn't he just "die"?!

Anjie's brow furrowed, and she said in a low voice, "Then I'll force-feed him—"

Before she could finish speaking, she saw He Lingling shake her head.

"It's no use."

He Lingling: "Forcing it in won't work."

Seeing the state of mind of Mulanzhi and the other two, who seemed hesitant to act, she sighed:

"Sister An, think about it. If force-feeding worked, wouldn't Mulanzhi and the others have thought of that?"

Anjie's lips pressed into a straight line: "..."

"..." Chen Yi wiped the sweat from his face. "So we're just going to wait like this?"

He Lingling was silent for a few seconds, then nodded: "Let's wait and see. If the dungeon really continues to repeat the 'journey', there's nothing we can do about it."

This is what makes this instance truly terrifying—as long as they can't completely destroy the game instance at its source, the game instance will continue indefinitely.

Lin Hai...can you understand this?

Images of Lin Hai and A Xiu together as children kept flashing through He Lingling's huge black pupils, and her heart was pounding.

Because of the "Ghost Eyes," she saw Ah Xiu from Lin Hai's memories.

Ah Xiu... is indeed a very good girl.

It was so good...so good that after she was so easily and unluckyly tortured to death by a random, insane killer, Lin Hai, who witnessed everything...also committed suicide...

He Lingling closed her eyes.

At the car door, Yu Shijiu slowly turned around after noticing the thick black fog inside the car.

His gaze shifted between the collapsing Lin Hai and the complex expressions of Mu Lanzhi and the others, before finally settling on the seats in the carriage that should have been empty.

As the surrounding black fog grew thicker, "passengers" with their heads down began to appear on the empty seats again.

Men, women, old, young... some with their heads down, some with their heads up... the living, the dead... those incredibly familiar expressions and faces sent a chill down Yu Shijiu's spine.

Is this going to be repeated again?

Yu Shijiu licked his lips and rubbed his beast claws.

A thick silence filled the carriage. Ignoring the eerily appearing "passengers," all that could be heard was Lin Hai's suppressed sobs and the ever-present, seemingly endless sound of rain outside.

The bus engine had completely stalled after it reached the old road intersection stop.

The flickering overhead lights inside the carriage illuminated everyone's faces, reflecting mottled black and white light and shadow.

"Brother Lin..."

Mulanzhi's voice was very soft, with an almost pleading tone.

“Drink the ‘Gel’ and we should get off the bus. The race… the race needs to end.”

Li Ye held the small bottle containing the "condensed dew," his fingers trembling slightly.

He also chimed in, "Brother Lin, drink it. We've already earned quite a few points. Leaving now is a good thing. At least, only Meng Lang will suffer a bit."

Ma Ming, the only one who didn't speak, stood guard warily in the passageway between them and the five "alive" people, even though he knew that what he was doing was not very useful.

After all, their fighting strength is just too... too little.

"...Help me walk forward a bit."

As the "passengers" gradually began to appear one by one, He Lingling, who had forcibly terminated "Ghost Eye," slowly walked to the middle of the carriage with Xu Han's help.

Although Xu Han, who was supporting her, was scared and confused, she didn't say anything.

Yu Shijiu and the others all turned their attention to her.

Ma Ming looked at her, pursed his lips, and said, "We've already made a deal; you can't attack us."

Although he appeared calm on the surface, he was actually panicking inside, fearing that Yu Shijiu and the other four would be unethical and "kill" Lin Hai.

Ma Ming hadn't forgotten this ridiculously big-eyed little girl... She had been "inciting" the others to kill Lin Hai!

Therefore, he is being extremely cautious now.

"..."

He Lingling's huge black pupils were somewhat dim at this moment, but her voice was clear and calm:

"Your name is Ma Ming, right?"

Ma Ming gripped the knife in his hand, hesitated, and nodded. "Yes, my name is Ma Ming. Do you know me?"

Wait a minute... He Lingling has some reputation on the leaderboard... but I don't. I'm just an ordinary player who hasn't even activated my talent skills yet.

"The game hints from the very beginning asked us to find 'things that shouldn't be in the car'."

He Lingling's voice interrupted Ma Ming's reverie. She said:

"And now the answer is actually quite obvious—'the thing that shouldn't exist on the bus' is this bus that is forever repeating the tragedy of innocent girls being killed... It is also an obsession that Lin Hai personally finds difficult, even impossible, to let go of."

As she spoke, her gaze slowly shifted to the red-hatted driver, who was still facing away from everyone in the driver's seat.

"But more importantly, what 'should not exist' is perhaps this way of filling old wounds with new death and hatred."

"Lin Hai had been creating, or rather hating, these strange passengers on the bus; he had been trying to make those 'onlookers' pay the price... but in reality, it had no effect. On the contrary, the strange passengers on the bus" became even more entrenched in their hatred."

Anjie and Chen Yi exchanged a glance and remained silent in tacit agreement.

In reality, they were also quite confused and found it difficult to understand what He Lingling was saying.

Xu Han was even more confused, blinking in bewilderment as he whispered, "...What do you mean by all this?"

He Lingling, racking her brains in an attempt to use words: "..."

Her lips twitched, and she moved them softly, "Don't say anything."

Xu Han: "...Oh."

Then he really shut up and didn't say anything.

They couldn't understand, and Ma Ming certainly couldn't either. To put it simply, he didn't understand a single word He Lingling said. He just felt his ears buzzing, like when he was studying advanced mathematics in school.

The teacher spoke in Chinese, but to him it was like astronomy; it went in one ear and out the other.

"You're spouting so much nonsense—"

Ma Ming stopped himself in time, coughing, "I don't understand much of what you're saying."

He Lingling: "..."

He Lingling was silent for a few seconds, closed her eyes, suppressed her anger, and continued in plain language that Ma Ming and Xu Han could understand:

"What I meant was that it's pointless for your chairman to continue like this. He'll just keep dwelling on his past memories, which won't affect what happened before. Instead, it will only cause Ah Xiu, his girlfriend, to be constantly drawn into his memories and repeatedly experience the pain of being tortured and killed in her previous life."

He Lingling coughed several times after saying everything in one breath, and Xu Han, who was next to her, quickly patted her back gently.

"Speak slowly, speak slowly. You're not feeling well... Do you want some water to help you recover?"

He Lingling: "...Just shut your mouth."

What do you mean she's not in good health? She's perfectly healthy! Has Xu Han been secretly reading some weird novel lately?

Still need to recover your health?

Is she an old lady or the sickly Lin Daiyu?

Ma Ming was stunned and didn't react for a moment.

Yu Shijiu also came over, sharpening his claws. He smiled and briefly summarized what He Lingling had just said.

"Simply put, the more irrational your brotherhood is, the more restless the soul of his deceased girlfriend will be, especially since she was harmed by him."

Ma Ming: "..."

Mulanzhi and Li Ye behind him: "..."

The sadness on their faces froze because of Yu Shijiu's blunt and piercing words.

Li Ye held the bottle in his hand and secretly glanced at Lin Hai, who was still holding "Axiu" in front of him.

Lin Hai's expression also looked a bit strange.

Lost in his past memories, he also heard Yu Shijiu's words, and his whole body began to tremble violently.

"No, no...it's not like that...it's not like that..."

Lin Hai retorted, "I didn't! I didn't disturb Ah Xiu's peace, I didn't... I didn't! You're lying! You're lying!"

"Brother Lin!"

Li Ye looked at his increasingly transparent calves and almost broke his voice.

"Brother Lin, don't get so agitated—"

"Li Ye".

Mulanzhi suddenly stopped him, "Don't speak."

Li Ye's words caught in his throat, and he looked up at Mu Lanzhi's prompting.

Although Lin Hai seemed to be agitated by the stimulation, ...

However, the hooded passenger in Lin Hai's arms—that is, "Ah Xiu" who was forcibly gathered by Lin Hai—also began to become transparent.

Li Ye: "!!!"

He stared wide-eyed at "Ah Xiu" and Lin Hai in disbelief, then looked up at Mulanzhi—

Mulanzhi raised her index finger and shushed him, then gently shook her head.

It means to keep quiet and let Lin Hai get excited for a while.

Li Ye nodded quickly, then noticed Mulanzhi's gaze fixed on his hands.

"..." Li Ye instantly understood and nodded again with a serious expression.

Mulanzhi: "..."

She just wanted to tell Li Ye to find a moment later to give Lin Hai the "condensed dew" to drink... Why did Li Ye have such a serious expression?

Mulanzhi didn't think too much about it and continued to stare at Lin Hai and "Axiu," letting out a soft sigh in her heart.

As one of the earliest players to join "Echoes," Mulanzhi actually knows the most... such as why Lin Hai keeps going to dungeons like crazy and why he wants to gain points quickly...

She lowered her eyelids, concealing the complex emotions in her eyes.

Of course, the situation here did not escape the eyes of the five "living" people.

Xu Han was completely shocked. He gave Yu Shijiu a thumbs up and whispered his praise:

"Oh my god, Shi Jiu! Your words really do work! He Lingling's nagging was useless! But your one sentence broke down Lin Hai's defenses, who was immersed in his own world!"

Yu Shijiu blinked, a little embarrassed by the praise:

"No, no, I just summarized what Sister Lingling said, I didn't actually say anything."