Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 681 He Regretted It

In the dormitory-style dormitory.

Lu Chusheng looked at the boy in front of him, whose breathing was becoming more and more rapid, and his claws reached out several times but were then withdrawn.

He couldn't move him. The person in front of him had finally shown signs of waking up. If he were to fall back into a deep sleep because of his rash touch, Lu Chusheng would never forgive himself for the rest of his life.

At this moment, Captain Lu completely forgot that the other party was likely fighting against an illusion—meaning that whether he touched the other party or not, the other party would not fall into a deep sleep.

Unfortunately, at this moment, Lu Chusheng was probably too preoccupied with the animalistic instincts of a feline to make any connection to this possibility.

"……call……"

Yu Shijiu's chest heaved violently as he closed his eyes. Lu Chusheng frantically pressed his claws against the quilt covering him, and couldn't help but let out a few low growls that were hard to understand.

"..."

Yu Shijiu woke up to this strange, low growl. He slowly opened his heavy eyelids, his gaze falling unfocusedly and sluggishly onto the dirty ceiling above the dormitory.

"...How interesting."

Yu Shijiu coughed softly and sighed sincerely.

Lu Chusheng, standing nearby: "..."

The worry and anxiety in his eyes froze for a moment, then slowly vanished without a trace.

"...Fatty."

The boy, just waking up, didn't notice the orange cat's mood. He rubbed his swollen eyes and said with a smile:

"That's a bit strange, why do I feel like I haven't seen you in ages?"

"..."

Lu Chusheng closed his eyes and slowly nodded.

"..." This time, Yu Shijiu was stunned. He hesitated for a few seconds, glanced at the distant cabin door, and whispered:

"Did I sleep for a long time?"

"……Meow."

Ok.

a long time.

Lu Chusheng let out a soft meow.

“…Oh my god.”

Yu Shijiu covered her mouth in surprise, saying in disbelief, "Did I actually sleep until the sacrifice was about to begin?"

Lu Chusheng: "?"

What sacrifice is about to begin?

Boom! Boom! Boom!

After three consecutive thunderclaps that seemed to damage one's eardrums, Lu Chusheng's fur stood on end, displaying the extreme alertness of a feline.

"It's thundering."

The boy, who had just woken up, smiled, his crescent-shaped eyes curving upwards, making him exceptionally adorable.

"Did it rain the whole time I was asleep?"

"……Meow."

Lu Chusheng nodded with mixed feelings.

"Great."

Yu Shijiu licked her dry lips, threw back the covers, and prepared to get out of bed—"Meow!"

Lu Chusheng quickly pressed down on the back of his hand, pulled out goat milk from under the thick cat fur beside him, and anxiously gestured for the other to take a sip.

Yu Shijiu, who was being held down, blinked, took the goat milk handed to him by Feifei, and showed a happy and gratified look.

"Am I contaminated again? Maybe, after all, there were just too many goat-headed people in my dreams... glug!"

A series of swallowing sounds rang out as Yu Shijiu tilted her head back and finished drinking all the remaining goat milk, then slowly stretched.

"It's still a bit fishy," Yu Shijiu smacked his lips. "It would be better if you added some sugar."

Lu Chusheng: "..."

He watched silently as the two strange bumps on the boy's head disappeared, and his heart, which had been pounding, slowly calmed down.

"……Meow."

Let's go.

Lu Chusheng jumped off the bed first and used his claws to pull Yu Shijiu's shoes out from under the bed.

"Fatty, you're such a good boy."

Yu Shijiu happily praised her, saying, "She's also extremely smart."

"..." Lu Chusheng silently accepted the praise that should have belonged to "Laibao" and meowed several times.

Yu Shijiu obediently put on her shoes and stomped her foot hard on the ground.

puff.

The sound of his shoes hitting the water made him pause for a moment, then he nodded with an "I knew it" expression.

Lu Chusheng's faintly glowing pupils took in the ever-changing expressions on the boy's face, and his heart skipped a beat for no reason.

"let's go."

Yu Shijiu stomped on the water-soaked floor with displeasure. The splashing sound of water under his feet clearly reminded him of some unpleasant memories, and he pursed his lips tightly.

"We need to follow the storyline now; maybe we can beat the game tonight?"

Lu Chusheng: "...Meow."

He responded with a very somber sound.

"Fatty, you've become less talkative," the boy walking ahead muttered. "You used to meow all the time!"

Lu Chusheng: "..."

He was silent for a few seconds, then opened his mouth and let out a series of continuous meows.

Yu Shijiu ahead was indeed happy again, his steps becoming heavier with excitement—Lu Chusheng thought this was a side effect of being contaminated by sheep-like behavior.

Yu Shijiu used to be very composed.

"By the way," Yu Shijiu suddenly turned around as she was about to reach the cabin door, and asked hesitantly, "Where did Han-ge go? It's strange that he's not with me."

"..."

Lu Chusheng, who had lost count of how many times he had fallen silent tonight, closed his eyes and, suppressing his shame, scratched at the low layer of water at his feet with his paws.

Yu Shijiu looked at his actions and suddenly realized: "Oh, oh, oh, Han-ge was assigned to drain the water? That's so sad."

Lu Chusheng: "..."

Even the worst situation... is nothing compared to how you almost got "eaten up" by the illusion...

But... were Lai Bao and Yu Shijiu this in sync before?

Lu Chusheng was somewhat unhappy, but he continued to follow the boy without saying a word.

As Yu Shijiu walked through the empty dormitory, he glanced at the dimly lit corner where the "goat" should have been hanging upside down—but there was nothing there.

The goat is actually just a "symbol".

It represents the "employees" on the ship who are powerless to resist, unable to escape, and left to be at the mercy of others.

Thinking again of the "torture and sacrifice" scenes he had seen in the illusion, Yu Shijiu fell silent.

In the past, he would have felt angry—but now, more than anger or disgust, he finds himself hating this behavior of arbitrarily controlling and harming others.

Does nobody know that "sacrificing the sea god" is such an absurd thing?

no.

Someone knows.

But no one objected, and even those who did were suppressed by those with greater power—like the short-haired female customer who couldn't stand it and spoke up to stop it, only to be kicked down in the end.

The short-haired female passenger was a smart woman. She knew that once this "sacrifice ritual" started, it would not stop. The people on the ship needed food, water, and even more so, the hope of returning home. All these things combined meant that the women on the ship would be the softest "lambs"—that is, the "goats" locked in the hold.

After stepping out of the cabin, large raindrops fell continuously on Yu Shijiu's head, shoulders, and hands, soaking the boy's clothes and hair.

In the rain, Yu Shijiu was pulled back by "Feifei" biting the corner of his clothes.

Yu Shijiu obediently stepped back, then turned around and smiled at "Feifei".

"I've changed my mind."