Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 281 Parasite

The room in front of me was pitch black.

At the entrance, where there should have been no movement, A-Yuan stood by the door, but he could vaguely see a dark figure twisting its body and gradually straightening up.

All I could hear was the cracking and twisting of bones.

Before me was a room that was becoming clearer at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The courage that A Yuan had just mustered vanished without a trace in that instant.

Before he could even make eye contact with the dark figure standing upright in the bedroom, who was contorting his body, he turned and ran towards the stairs.

—I shouldn't have done that, I really shouldn't have stood up from the corner. Lu Chusheng is in this game instance. He could have easily, safely, and safely completed this game!

This shouldn't be happening, this shouldn't be happening!

A-Yuan fled in a panic, without any courage to turn back.

If he had simply turned around, he would have discovered that the dark figure in that strange bedroom had no intention of chasing after him at all.

It's also possible that it's still daytime at this moment?

Even after A Yuan ran down to the first floor and walked fearfully toward Qi Weitao and Lan Ping under the eerie gazes of the other players, his hands were still trembling with fear.

"No, no."

The moment A Yuan saw Qi Weitao, his knees buckled and he almost fell, but Qi Weitao caught him in time.

Qi Weitao quickly glanced at the players around him who were subtly watching, and then calmly helped A Yuan toward the sofa.

"what happened?"

Qi Weitao kept his voice very low, and Lan Ping next to him was also frightened by A Yuan's current state, not daring to say a word.

Despite the pain in his knees, A Yuan forced himself to kneel down and, with Qi Weitao's help, walked toward the sofa, the scene he had just witnessed still lingering in his mind.

"The corpse, the corpse is alive..."

A Yuan's voice trembled slightly.

He was afraid, very afraid.

It wasn't that he was afraid of monsters or corpses; what he feared was death.

Aside from the first tutorial game, A Yuan almost never faced off against any of the monsters in Dawn of the game alone.

Most of the time, we encounter monsters face-to-face in groups of three to four or even more... at the very least, it's two people, but never like this time—

"It's the young lady's body."

A Yuan tried to calm his racing heart and licked his lips:

"It must have been Yu Shijiu who killed the young lady, and then Lu Chusheng and that player named Xu Han came out to dispose of the body... After they left, I pushed open the door to the bedroom where they disposed of the body..."

"..."

While waiting for A Yuan to finish speaking, Qi Weitao's worry deepened.

As the only ordinary player among the three without any special skills, Qi Weitao's fear of death is also the deepest among them.

Players with talent or skills still have some support, but ordinary players who have no abilities at all can only rely on their own bodies.

It probably wouldn't even be enough time to fill a monster's teeth.

Qi Weitao was quite clever. He had considered the possibility of his death and felt that it wouldn't matter if he died at his age, but only if his death had some value.

...At least, it will allow A-Yuan and Lan-Ping to survive.

After A Yuan recounted everything he had seen, Qi Weitao coughed softly, his gaze deepening in a corner where A Yuan couldn't see.

"It's fine."

Qi Weitao patted A Yuan on the shoulder and whispered, "First, no, the second day, it's still daytime, so nothing should happen."

Even if something happens... no, nothing will happen.

Qi Weitao's gaze gradually hardened.

"Besides, A-Yuan, you're already very capable," Qi Weitao encouraged.

"This is your first step, and a very big one at that. I believe you will become more and more amazing in the future..."

Qi Weitao, busy comforting A Yuan, didn't notice that Lan Ping, who was usually perceptive but timid, seemed to have sensed something and looked up at Qi Weitao several times.

Lan Ping is shy and has a small face. She is actually almost thirty years old, a year or two older than A Yuan. Although she is timid and cowardly, seemingly just like A Yuan who also huddles in the corner, she is actually more thoughtful.

For example, at this moment, she clearly noticed what Qi Weitao was thinking.

Lan Ping opened her mouth as if to say something, but in the end, she withdrew her hand that was about to grab Qi Weitao's arm.

It'll be okay.

Lanping silently repeated this to herself.

Just like Uncle Qi said, they'll be fine. Just like before, as long as they stay quiet and wait for the time to pass, everything will be alright...

The three sat together and discussed in hushed tones, unaware that many players in the surrounding corners had noticed them.

"What did they find?"

"...No way."

One of the players who knew the trio said dismissively, "I know the three of them, no, not really know them, I've just heard of them before."

"Have you heard of them? Are those three famous? If they're famous, why haven't I heard their names in town?"

"Of course you haven't heard of them. They're not players who are remembered for their skills..." The player who had previously looked disdainful seemed to realize something, and his gaze turned somewhat disgusted.

"They're just three parasites who only know how to follow other players around and exploit loopholes."

They don't have a good reputation among the players in this town.

However, there was no clear moral fault in following behind everyone else to complete the game... It was much better than those players who shot arrows in the back, and not many players remembered A Yuan and his two companions.

"This is so useless."

One female player scoffed, "They don't think they can hide forever until they accumulate a million points and leave Dawn Game, do they?"

That's simply impossible.

"Who knows?"

Another player, who was about to sneak into the kitchen with his teammates, sighed upon hearing this:

"Maybe it really is."

It's a probability so slim it's almost impossible.

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It's lunchtime.

Yu Shijiu, who had been busy in the bedroom and finally managed to hide the large scissors, was very excited when she heard the sound of dinner being served.

He quickly ran out of the room, knocked on the door of Lu Chusheng's room, and then quickly ran to knock on the door of He Lingling and Xu Han's room.

"hurry up!"

Yu Shijiu pounded on the door and urged:

"Dinner's ready! Dinner's ready!!!"

Xu Han and He Lingling behind the door: "..."

The former hurriedly opened the door as he took a walk, while the latter sighed but still took the biscuits he had just taken out of his backpack with him.

When the door opened, before Xu Han and Yu Shijiu could even exchange a word, He Lingling handed Yu Shijiu an unopened box of cookies.

"Shi Jiu, take this. Eat it if you get hungry this afternoon."