Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 926 Turmoil

"..."

Upon hearing this, Yu Shijiu turned over, facing the wall, and gently grasped the beast claw in his left hand with his right.

A cold, hard touch came through him; the claws were sharp enough to easily cut through the skin. But at this moment, the limb lay obediently in his palm, letting him do as he pleased.

Why was it cut down?

Yu Shijiu responded to Xiao Li in his mind: "[It's very powerful; it might even help me survive a few more dungeons.]"

"...You don't actually think this arm is part of you, do you?"

Xiao Li chuckled dismissively; if it had a body, it would probably be rolling its eyes.

Isn't it?

Yu Shijiu asked in a low voice.

Xiao Li's sneer echoed again from the depths of his mind, along with the other party's reminder:

I'm only reminding you this because we've been partners for a long time... that thing on your arm isn't easy to control.

Upon hearing this, Yu Shijiu instinctively tried to elicit information: "How did you know?"

Xiao Li: [...]

Xiao Li felt that Yu Shijiu was treating her like a fool too obviously, so she clicked her tongue and logged off on her own.

Yu Shijiu: "..."

He blinked in the dimly lit room. Fatty beside him meowed softly in its sleep, its soft yet powerful tail unconsciously brushing against his cheek.

Yu Shijiu smiled and closed his eyes.

This time, he didn't have those dreams about the cave anymore.

—The next morning.

The kitchen area in the rest area was filled with the aroma of breakfast.

As usual, Chen Yi got up the earliest. He used the fresh ingredients he brought from the refrigerator in the lounge to make a simple fried egg and toast... as well as a vegetable salad.

Xu Han yawned as he walked out of the room. He first smelled the aroma, and then his eyes lit up when he saw the food on the table.

"Brother Chen! You're so great!"

He lunged forward, grabbed a piece of bread, and stuffed it into his mouth.

"handwashing."

Anjie's voice came from behind the two of them, hoarse from just waking up.

Xu Han froze, awkwardly put down the bread, and obediently went to the bathroom to wash his hands.

He Lingling walked over to the dining table. Her complexion was much better than yesterday, but the dark circles under her eyes were still very obvious.

"Lingling."

Chen Yi brought her a cup of warm milk and placed it in front of her, saying gently:

"Have some milk first. How did you sleep last night? You still don't look too good."

"Thank you, Brother Chen. I feel much better today."

After thanking her, He Lingling sat down, took a sip of hot milk, and then her gaze fell on Yu Shijiu, who was already sitting at the table eating bread and eggs.

"Shi Jiu, how does your arm feel?"

Yu Shijiu was trying to hold the fork with his hairy left hand—the way he gripped the handle with his claws was a little awkward, but he could manage to hold it.

Hearing this, he looked up and smiled, saying obediently, "It's alright, just not as nimble as my right hand."

"Don't be in a hurry, take your time."

As Chen Yi distributed the fried eggs to everyone's plates, he said, "New things... definitely need time to adapt."

Anjie pulled out a chair and sat down, holding a newly printed document in her hand.

"I've checked." She got straight to the point, looking at Yu Shijiu. "Regarding Shijiu's arm condition, just like yesterday, there are only two solutions."

Everyone looked at her.

Yu Shijiu blinked and said, "Sister An, no matter what you say, I still choose the second option."

Anjie: "..."

She pinched her throbbing brow. "Then let's keep the second option and let Shi Jiu learn 'control'."

Anjie continued, "I did a lot of research before going to bed last night. Some game dungeons drop special skill books or items related to controlling mutated power. We can try to find such targeted dungeons to farm, but this method is risky and time-consuming."

Yu Shijiu didn't care about the risks and time involved, saying, "This is fine too."

Ange glanced at him: "I knew you would say that, but there is another problem with the second option - we know that the next round of the guild competition will start in three to four days at most, which is not enough time for us. You will definitely go on the field in an unstable state."

"That's okay."

After struggling for a long time, Yu Shijiu finally used his paw to poke up the fried egg, put it in his mouth, and mumbled:

"I think things are fine as they are now."

He Lingling, sitting next to him, said with some concern: "Shi Jiu, this is no joke. If you get contaminated and suffer a backlash during the battle, you might hurt yourself—"

"I won't."

Yu Shijiu interrupted her.

He looked at He Lingling, who seemed a little stunned after being interrupted, his eyes were calm, but the certainty in his tone left no room for argument.

The dining table fell silent for a moment.

Everyone knew what He Lingling meant by what she just said... She was worried that if Yu Shijiu couldn't control this "hand" in the game instance, it might hurt the rest of them.

Fatty, who had just been fed a small dried fish by Xu Han, swallowed the fish and suddenly jumped onto Yu Shijiu's lap (only half of its body and head jumped up), looked up and meowed, as if to support him.

—Meow! I believe you, meow!

"All right."

Seeing the atmosphere was a bit heavy, Chen Yi quickly tried to smooth things over, "Let's have breakfast first. We can discuss the specific plan slowly. Anyway, today's main task is to review the 'Thumbelina' scenario, so we don't need to think about too much for now."

He Lingling sighed softly, and reached out to press her still sore eyes. "Shi Jiu, it's not that I don't trust you, I'm just a little worried."

"Sister Lingling." Yu Shijiu took a sip of warm milk and nodded with a smile upon hearing this.

“I understand your concerns, but I can tell you again, I will not.”

"..."

He Lingling looked into his eyes and silently lowered her eyelids.

“Okay.” He Lingling smiled. “Don’t misunderstand me, Shi Jiu. I definitely believe you.”

"of course not."

Yu Shijiu also replied quite quickly.

The other three: "..."

Xu Han swallowed hard, then stuffed more dried fish into Fatty's mouth, whispering as he did so:

"Come on, come on...eat, eat, eat more, Fatty...this was just cooked by Brother Chen this morning..."

The chubby cat lying on Yu Shijiu's lap looked at him and meowed, then opened its mouth wide and swallowed the whole dried fish with a "whoosh".

Xu Han quickly livened up the atmosphere, exclaiming, "Wow! Feifei is amazing!!!"

The rest: "..."