Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 671 Day 5

It's no wonder that even players can't stand such intense "work".

They are just ordinary people after all, and they can't withstand the elements like these crew NPCs who are exposed to wind and rain all year round.

Xu Han mentally grumbled a few times, his gaze involuntarily falling on the player who had spoken.

Although the other party dodged quickly, it was still too crude for those who knew him.

...It's Brother Zhu.

After all, they had been chatting for the past two days, and the other party had been quite enthusiastic, so Xu Han was still a little worried.

Fortunately, Wang Ji didn't say much.

Wang Ji glanced at Brother Zhu, who was huddled in the corner with his head down and whose face was obscured, and sighed.

"I know everyone is quite tired."

Wang Ji said, "But Wu Ge and I are also tired. What are we so tired for? Isn't it all so that everyone on the ship can survive?"

"You're all elderly people, you should know how deadly torrential rain can be for us, right?"

Wang Ji's voice was very loud in the dormitory. He wiped the water still dripping from his face and whispered:

"Alright, Brother Wu and I will go upstairs tonight to ask about the specifics. You're all tired from the day, so you should all get some rest."

After saying that, Wang Ji left in a hurry without lingering any longer.

After Wang Ji left, the once slightly noisy dormitory fell completely silent. Everyone, including the NPCs, lowered their heads in silence, staring blankly at what was in front of them.

The eerie silence made Xu Han's scalp tingle. He leaned closer to "Fatty" and Yu Shijiu, and whispered:

"Oh my god, why are they all so quiet all of a sudden..."

"..."

Lu Chusheng merely glanced at him indifferently before slowly turning his gaze to Yu Shijiu, who had her eyes closed.

Yu Shijiu... has been "sleeping" for three days.

These past few days, apart from Xu Han and himself occasionally being able to feed him some water, he couldn't get him to swallow any of the dry bread that Xu Han brought back.

Watching Yu Shijiu's abdomen and cheeks grow flatter and thinner day by day, Lu Chusheng gritted his teeth in frustration.

If it were a human being... he could find a way to prepare something good for the other person and force-feed them—but this isn't the case now.

"Ugh……"

Seeing that the players and NPCs around him had all started to lie down and sleep, Xu Han, who was bored and had no one to talk to, could only helplessly choose to go to sleep as well.

Tomorrow's "work" will still be busy and tiring, and the little bit of dry bread I ate was not enough to meet my daily food needs.

Thinking of this, Xu Han touched his sunken belly and made a bitter face.

"Go to sleep, go to sleep..."

Xu Han mumbled as he lay down on the outside of Yu Shijiu. Before lying down, he carefully moved Yu Shijiu slightly, muttering to himself with some curiosity:

"That's great... Luckily, Shi Jiu, you didn't need to go to the toilet while you were unconscious, otherwise it would have been even more difficult."

After saying that, he lay down immediately and closed his eyes very quickly.

Lu Chusheng: "..."

Lu Chusheng was at a loss for words.

He could only scratch Xu Han a few times with his claws, which frightened the latter so much that he suddenly opened his eyes, thinking that a monster had come.

After staring into "Feifei's" deep eyes for a few seconds, Xu Han twitched his lips, turned over, and sighed with his back to Yu Shijiu and "Feifei".

"Fatty, it's no use grabbing me..."

Thinking that "Fatty" was grabbing him to make him wake Yu Shijiu up, Xu Han said softly, feeling extremely inferior and sad:

"Sorry, Fatty... Am I really that useless...?"

He still has no idea why Yu Shijiu is in a coma... Could it really be because she is "slept under the spell" by something?

Let's not even talk about the absurd and outlandish guess that he was "possessed"—even if he really was "possessed," what was it that "possessed" Yu Shijiu?

Xu Han still had no clue.

Thinking of this, Xu Han unconsciously clenched his hands in front of his chest, his palms throbbing with a sharp, intense pain.

"..."

Lu Chusheng was stunned for a moment by Xu Han's words. He looked at Xu Han's back as he lay down with his back to him, and slowly reached out his paw to gently pat the other's back.

Xu Han's body stiffened involuntarily for a moment.

A moment later, Xu Han's somewhat hoarse voice rang out: "Go to sleep... Tomorrow, we still have to work..."

Lu Chusheng silently closed his eyes in the darkness and also fell into a light sleep beside Yu Shijiu.

—Based on the pattern of the past few days, some strange creatures with sheep heads and human bodies will still appear at night, randomly startling a few sleeping players, "teasing" them for a while, and then disappearing while bleating.

As long as he doesn't wake up, he's safe.

Everyone is.

Having not slept well for several nights in a row, Lu Chusheng was also extremely tired. He gently nuzzled the face of the "sleeping" boy and slowly drifted into a dream.

Occasionally, the sounds of players fidgeting could be heard in the large dormitory. The slightest movement was amplified in the darkness, making some of the awake players a little irritated.

...It's so noisy.

Zhu Ge lay alone on the bed, curled up in a ball. He stared blankly at the dark gray wall in front of him, his lips moving slowly several times.

...To live...To live...You must live...You absolutely must live...No matter what, no matter what, you must live...

Zhu Ge kept muttering inaudible words in the darkness. He thought his voice was very soft, but it was actually very loud, especially in such intense darkness.

“…Brother Zhu”.

Xu Han, who was unusually awake, spoke softly: "We will all live. You should get some sleep first. You'll feel better after a good night's rest."

Zhu Ge's murmurs stopped abruptly.

Xu Han squinted at Zhu Ge, who was huddled up in a ball not far away, thought for a moment, and then said:

"You need to sleep well and rest well to live a better life."

"..."

Zhu Ge's breathing suddenly became heavier, and after a moment, he responded in a hoarse voice.

"……Um."

Upon hearing Zhu Ge's response, Xu Han was already drowsy and could barely keep his eyes open. He was completely overwhelmed by sleepiness when he saw Zhu Ge turn over not far away.

In the darkness, I couldn't see the other person's face clearly, but I could hear their breathing gradually becoming calmer... It seemed like they were indeed asleep.

Xu Han smacked his lips, tried to clear his mind, and quickly fell asleep.

On the bed not far from him, Zhu Ge was curled up, hugging his knees, his teeth trembling slowly in his mouth, gently twisting and grinding against the oral mucosa.

The taste of blood filled his throat, and Zhu Ge opened his mouth in a daze before slowly closing his eyes.

The moment he closed his eyes completely, two fist-sized bulges suddenly appeared on the top of his head, slowly piercing his scalp, from which some kind of sharp black horn slowly grew.