Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 176 The Rebuilt Ancestral Hall

After the earthworm was pulled out from behind Uncle Gong's head by Feifei, a lot of transparent mucus instantly flowed from the back of his head, followed by thin blood stained red.

He stared blankly at the big orange cat that was looking up at him, and his confused mind cleared up for a moment.

"quick!"

Realizing what was happening, Uncle Gong trembled as he squatted down, tightly grabbing Fei Fei's two front paws—but the latter dodged by stepping back.

Uncle Gong didn't care about this small detail. He said in a trembling voice:

"Don't go, don't go to the ancestral hall! The ancestral hall... it's all a lie, all a lie!"

As Uncle Gong spoke, his face suddenly contorted, and he seemed to lose his mind again. After laughing strangely a few times, he struggled to straighten his head and then shook his head hoarsely, as if something was stuck in his throat.

"No one...no one can escape from Changsheng Village!"

After saying this, Uncle Gong seemed to lose control and began to convulse. His eerie appearance frightened Fatty into taking several steps back.

"Meow meow meow meow?"

Hello? Are you alright? Are you alright?

Uncle Gong could no longer respond to Fatty's meows. He convulsed and fell to the ground, then clutched his own neck and silently roared something while looking up.

Fatty: "..."

Feifei didn't dare to bark anymore. It watched as Yu Shijiu was carried away by Yang Wan and chased after her.

After Feifei left, Uncle Gong looked up at the dense bushes above him, his eyes red-rimmed, and a line of bloody tears slowly rolled down his cheeks.

A few seconds later, Uncle Gong, who was choking him, suddenly arched his back, bent over, and vomited.

With a violent retching sound, Uncle Gong spat out a large clump of earthworm larvae and mucus. The earthworm larvae twisted and entangled in the mucus, gradually disappearing into the soft, wet soil.

After spitting out the earthworm larvae, Uncle Gong looked much healthier.

"whee……"

A woman's laughter sounded behind Uncle Gong. He slowly turned around and saw his daughter Gong Nian's smiling face appear before him.

"Dad," Gong Nian pouted and said coquettishly, "what are you doing here?"

I'm a little hungry.

Uncle Gong took a step back, then, as if bewitched, stepped forward and patted Gong Nian's head, saying in a hoarse voice:

"Oh, Daddy's going to find something to eat for Niannian, going to find something to eat for Niannian..."

"..."

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Upon seeing the ancestral hall, Yu Shijiu fell silent.

It was completely different from what he had imagined.

It was also different from what all the players in front of his screen had imagined.

It wasn't a hastily constructed ancestral hall built overnight by the elderly, nor was it the original ancestral hall created by a game instance to continue the storyline; rather, it was—

A shrine made entirely of earthworm bodies.

The ancestral hall in front of us, including the pillars, eaves, roof, tiles, and even the two red lanterns that initially hung under the eaves of the hall's main gate, were all made up of countless earthworm bodies.

It's tolerable from a distance, but up close, the earthy smell of the earthworm and the slime that oozes out as it wriggles constantly push the limits of human tolerance.

At least, even Yu Shijiu found it somewhat difficult to accept.

wrong.

Yu Shijiu did not.

As the players' complicated gazes shifted from the ancestral hall to Yu Shijiu, they witnessed Yang Wan carrying him past the entrance, and Yu Shijiu secretly reaching out to pinch an earthworm on the doorframe...

Master.

This is really too high...

All the players who witnessed this scene were truly impressed.

I'm even more impressed than when I saw Yu Shijiu go on a killing spree, chopping down cabbages—oh, I mean, when he was acting strangely.

While the methods used were ruthless, this kind of architecture, which completely exceeds human comprehension, is truly incomprehensible...

It wasn't just the players in front of the screen who couldn't reach the "ancestral hall" who couldn't understand it; the players who were carried into the "ancestral hall" by the elders and still retained their rationality were even more emotionally charged and on the verge of collapse.

Not to mention, when they saw that the floor in the very center of the ancestral hall was also made up of countless earthworm bodies, they probably wanted to faint immediately.

I'd rather just go to sleep.

This is the consensus among all the players at this moment.

As for Yu Shijiu... to be honest, he was also a little hesitant.

After all, who knows if those earthworm carpets might crawl into your clothes or somewhere else when you lie down.

Yu Shijiu imagined the scene and suddenly realized that she might not be able to accept it either.

Fortunately, while the other players were being placed on the "carpet" by the elders, Yang Wan, who was carrying him, hesitated for a while before placing Yu Shijiu horizontally on... well, on the bodies of several players.

It was separated from the "carpet" by a layer.

The players, who were pinned down but remained conscious: "..."

Overwhelmed by fear, they could even feel the "carpet" below wriggling and even hear the soft, munching sounds of it gnawing... and the viscous, fleshy texture of some of the "carpet" components being crushed by their own weight...

Help! I want to die even more.

No joke.

If these players had free time right now, they would immediately transform into screaming chickens.

with no exceptions.

"?"

The elderly man next to them was clearly shocked by Yang Wan's actions and subconsciously reached out to push Yu Shijiu, who was pressing down on several people.

"Yang Wan, you need to put it away properly! How can you put it away like this—"

Then Yang Wan stopped her.

"Can't you?"

Yang Wan stopped the old man from pushing Yu Shijiu's hand, somewhat confused by her own actions, but still frowned and said:

"The village chief didn't specify how to arrange it?"

elder:"……"

He glanced at Yang Wan several times. Perhaps because he was about to gain his freedom, he didn't choose to argue with Yang Wan. Instead, he withdrew his hand, stood aside, and whispered something to the old lady next to him.

"..."

Yang Wan pretended not to hear the several elderly people across the street secretly talking badly about her.

She looked down at Yu Shijiu, who was lying horizontally on top of several people, her eyes filled with complex emotions.

To be honest, Yang Wan herself didn't understand her own actions just now.

If you put it on the ground, you just put it on the ground. Why would you want to put Yu Shijiu on top of other people?

Is it because he wants to outdo the other elderly people?

Yang Wan remained silent for several seconds: "..."

It does not seem.

Yu Shijiu, who wasn't placed directly on the "carpet," breathed a sigh of relief.

The fruit knife that had appeared in his palm a second ago slowly disappeared, and he once again appeared to be in the state of a human in deep sleep, very relaxed and natural.

Seeing that Yang Wan didn't put himself on the "carpet," he decided to deal with Yang Wan last.

Consider it a way of repaying kindness.

The players, their faces contorted in extreme expressions as he pinned them down: "..."

Can't we be a little fairer?!

Why is it that someone can put pressure on me?!