Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 649 Kneeling in the Sheepfold

"..."

Yu Shijiu stared at the strange goats in the sheepfold, and slowly, very slowly blinked.

"This place is so dark! Damn! Someone like me who had some night blindness as a child is practically blind the moment I open my eyes..."

Xu Han's nagging voice came from not far away. As one heavy footstep followed another light one closer, Yu Shijiu turned around to look at them.

As they approached the sheepfold where the road was visible, Lu Chusheng forcefully broke free from Xu Han's grasp, eliciting a startled murmur from the latter. He then quickly and expressionlessly moved closer to Yu Shijiu.

"I'm so heartbroken..." Xu Han, now back to normal, licked her lips and whispered, "Feifei, why is your preferential treatment getting worse? You used to be quite gentle with me..."

What was said in jest was taken seriously by the listener. Lu Chusheng froze the moment he saw Yu Shijiu's gently raised tail. He looked up at Yu Shijiu hesitantly, and only after confirming that she didn't seem to have any doubts did he slowly wag his tail.

...Xu Han's mouth is just too talkative.

Lu Chusheng lowered his eyes and licked his lips, his heart pounding rapidly.

Yu Shijiu subconsciously bent down and stroked the "fat cat's" head. The soft, fluffy touch in his palm gradually eased his shock and confusion.

Xu Han finally saw the strangely behaving goats behind the fence and gasped in fright.

"What is this thing?!" Xu Han exclaimed, "Why does it look like a cult group kneeling and kowtowing?"

"Cult?"

Yu Shijiu took out the remaining half of the chocolate from his pocket, stuffed it into his mouth, then paused and pulled out the other half:

"Brother Han, do you want some?"

Xu Han looked at the half-eaten piece of chocolate he had pulled from his mouth and politely declined.

"No, you've already bitten it all in your mouth—"

Speaking of which, what's with this "Brother Han" thing? Did he shorten his surname just to make it easier to address people?

“No,” Yu Shijiu said seriously, “I only opened my mouth, but I haven’t touched the chocolate yet.”

“…Then I won’t eat anymore,” Xu Han’s lips twitched, “I feel pretty full—”

Cuckoo!

The sudden gurgling sound from his stomach made Xu Han's face flush red, and he explained somewhat embarrassedly:

"This isn't hunger, it's just normal stomach cramps and discomfort, haha, I'm not hungry, I'm really not hungry..."

Yu Shijiu glanced at him and generously broke off a piece of chocolate for him. "Have some. We haven't had dinner yet, and we won't have the strength to run away."

Xu Han hesitated for a moment, but finally took the chocolate corner, stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it mechanically and swallowed it.

After swallowing the familiar bittersweet taste of chocolate, Xu Han belatedly looked at Yu Shijiu:

"This chocolate tastes like the one I usually buy. I remember you liked the sweeter one, Shi Jiu—"

"Hmm," Yu Shijiu leaned closer to the railing and looked at the goats that were still kneeling on the ground with their front hooves sticking out and bleating. He narrowed his eyes and said, "Isn't this what you gave me last night, Brother Han?"

Xu Han: "...Oh, I forgot."

Lu Chusheng was also given a small piece of chocolate while he was busy watching Yang Yu Shijiu, ostensibly to replenish his energy.

"..." Lu Chusheng chewed and swallowed the chocolate, once again feeling relieved that Fatty was no longer an ordinary cat.

Otherwise, given the cat's tendency to be easily stressed and its frequent dietary restrictions, it would probably be fed to the point of suffocation by Yu Shijiu.

However, it must be said that the calories in chocolate can still improve the mental state of most people.

For example, Xu Han—after eating half a piece of chocolate, he clearly felt much better about his empty stomach, and he moved closer to Yu Shijiu to look at the goats behind the fence.

"What are you looking at?"

Xu Han squinted at the goats' upturned rumps and blinked:

"Putting everything else aside, this goat's butt looks so plump and soft, I really want to slap it a few times..."

Yu Shijiu gave him a strange look, "You—"

"I didn't have any disgusting thoughts!"

Xu Han, who clearly knew more about maritime matters than Yu Shijiu, suddenly widened his eyes. "I absolutely did not, you know, have any intention of violating the goat! I just wanted to pat its—uh, its butt hair!"

"..."

The moment the word "butt hair" came out, Yu Shijiu was speechless.

Who said that?

Yu Shijiu said with disdain, "I just wanted to ask, do you think the crew NPCs on this ship might have similar, or even worse, thoughts than you?"

Xu Han wanted to say it was impossible, but the words that came out were: "Well, it's actually quite possible."

After all, most humans are quite terrifying... Even among their own kind, there are things like killing/violence/abuse, let alone these goats in front of us?

"...That's it."

Yu Shijiu's eyes darkened, and he muttered, "Then what if there's more than one BOSS...?"

After all, there are currently three suspected BOSSes on the first deck, and two more suspected monsters on the second deck...

Yu Shijiu felt her head starting to hurt again.

Ugh.

He sighed softly, and the frustration in his sigh made Xu Han, who was next to him, dare not even breathe.

"No way," Xu Han gasped as he watched Yu Shijiu start taking out his keys to open the sheepfold, "Are we really going to go in and pat the sheep's bottoms?"

"..." Yu Shijiu replied without looking up, "Take the picture if you want, but I don't really want to."

“…Hehe,” Xu Han chuckled awkwardly, scratching his head, “Just trying to lighten the mood, I…I’m not too sure I dare to film…”

Who knows if they'll film a scene where a goat chases and bites them?

That said, why are these goats just standing still and bleating?

Click.

As the chains were pulled and the lock was opened by Yu Shijiu, Xu Han's doubts vanished, and he followed Yu Shijiu into the sheepfold with a mixture of wariness and fear.

Lu Chusheng didn't go inside. He squatted down next to the chain that was casually hanging on the railing, his eyes fixed on the dark area leading to the lower deck stairs not far away.

It's strange... Although the hold is large, there are almost no walls or doors to separate the rooms. Logically, the lights on the sheep pen side should be able to illuminate not far away.

But considering the exaggerated and terrifying atmosphere of game dungeons, especially late at night... Lu Chusheng felt he was overthinking things.

It's simply to create a scary atmosphere and increase the pressure on players.

Lu Chusheng lowered his gaze and then raised his paw to lick it.

Behind the railing, Yu Shijiu approached the group of goats that were kneeling and motionless, squatted down beside them, and tilted his head to look at them.

Without exception, the goats' mouths were wide open, and between their sharp, yellowed, and foul-smelling teeth, one could even see their scarlet, blackish tongues.

Yu Shijiu wrinkled his nose, the lingering sweetness of chocolate in his mouth slightly suppressing the strong smell of mutton in the air.