Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 345 The game begins

While Yu Shijiu was discussing with the strange old housekeeper, Lu Chusheng remained standing still.

He gazed at Yu Shijiu's increasingly frail body, which was being contorted by the old housekeeper's distorted form, and sighed slowly.

"never mind……"

Let's talk about it when we get out.

For now, let's continue with the current storyline...

Having thought things through, Lu Chusheng glanced at A Yuan, who was too scared to move on the stage, and then turned and walked into the villa amidst the latter's terrified gaze.

"...What should we do about Brother Yuan?"

As Lanping was being pulled away by Qi Weitao, she looked back at Ayuan on the wedding stage with worry, her face flushed with anxiety.

"Ah Yuan will be alright."

Qi Weitao, who also knew a lot about the plot, looked a little pale and shook his head.

“Ah Yuan is now ‘Madam,’ so the housekeeper won’t touch him.”

So far, it turns out that A Yuan, who was chosen to be the next "wife," is the safest... This is something none of the players expected.

Many players glared angrily at A Yuan, who looked bewildered on the stage, as they left.

A Yuan: "..."

What are you looking at?! Do you really think being a "Madam" is easy? How many people knew how terrified he was when he was almost tricked and dragged out to be raped by the young master? Who knew how scared he was when Mr. Xiao, who was vomiting blood, was clinging to his leg?!

They just glare at him because he's safe now. Are all these people out of their minds?!

However, on the other hand, A Yuan is indeed relieved now.

But it was just a breath.

A-Yuan swallowed hard, nervously meeting the gaze of the humanoid rose in the audience. The old woman's face at the center of the rose's center was somewhat eerie; though it was still the same face, something felt off… and there were also the short, dark figures faintly visible in the shadows around them—

and many more!

A-Yuan, who had been in a blind spot, suddenly widened his eyes.

He stared in disbelief at the shadowy figures that had shrunk in size but were gradually gaining substance. He watched helplessly as they shed their black outer layer, finally revealing almost identical, twisted forms…

Yes, is it Madam?!

"Aren't they cute?"

The old housekeeper's voice slowly rang out.

A Yuan looked at her, his body trembling.

A brief smile appeared on the old man's face at the center of the rose, so eerie that it left one's mind blank.

“Guest, oh no,” the old man’s face in the roses shook slightly, and withered leaves gradually fell to the ground.

"I should call you Madam now."

The old housekeeper said, "They are all like you. They were in the same orphanage, sponsored by the same philanthropist to grow up and go to school, were chosen by the philanthropist to become his wives, and finally... became fertilizer for the flowers in this villa."

"They are all 'ladies' just like you."

A Yuan: "..."

He doesn't really want to know all this, at least not for the time being.

Even though I know I'm safe for now, being here alone is still terrifying.

Ah Yuan nervously wiped the cold sweat from his face.

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"Holy shit, shit, shit!"

Liu Yao, who was also being dragged into the villa by her boyfriend, was still a little dazed and completely flustered.

"What did the butler mean by that just now? Did he mean we can treat Mr. Xiao and the young master and young lady however we want? That we can even kill them?"

"Pretty much, pretty much!"

Wang Han was covered in sweat, and he felt like he was about to stink, but he had no choice but to endure the discomfort and run into the villa.

Damn it! How come the others are running so fast?! Are they all lightning fast?!

Liu Yao also tried to run forward, but soon she tugged at her boyfriend, who was sweating profusely, and gestured for him to look back:

"Hey Wang Han, I don't think we need to run so hard."

"We definitely have to put in the effort! Otherwise, how will we find Mr. Xiao and the others before anyone else—"

Wang Han's voice abruptly stopped as he turned around.

Behind them, Yu Shijiu and Lu Chusheng, walking normally, were like a clear stream in the chaotic mud.

"I think it's very likely that even if we rush in first, it will be useless," Liu Yao coughed, feeling much better in her dry, itchy throat, before saying:

"This isn't a normal search for someone. Do you really think whoever goes in first will be found first?"

"..."

This is the truth.

Wang Han slowed his pace, his heart pounding in his chest, and he could almost hear the lingering, rapid beat of his nerves.

"Shall we walk slowly?"

Liu Yao shook her head: "Let's just go normally. We don't need the antidote soup; we just need to avoid those 'ladies' outside."

Wang Han was stunned: "...I was in such a hurry that I forgot."

Actually, he was startled by his own sudden discovery.

Indeed, who would have thought that those shadowy figures were actually the deceased "Madam"? Who could have imagined that?! They all thought it was the butler's ability.

"Anyway, it's not like we were the only two who didn't notice."

Liu Yao didn't care. After entering the villa, she began to slowly search the first floor.

"Many people didn't notice."

She suspected that those who had eaten the food and urgently needed the detoxifying soup hadn't noticed anything amiss.

"Here! It's not here either! Where the hell are they? Where could they be hiding?"

"This house isn't that big, is it? Where can those three hide?!"

"You all heard what Yu Shijiu and the butler said, right... So we're not in competition at all. We can find the three of them together, separate their limbs, and each of us can take our parts to get the antidote soup!"

"...Then let's cooperate."

"Okay, I agree."

"..."

When Yu Shijiu and Lu Chusheng entered the villa one after the other, they heard the players talking about reaching an agreement.

The former looked somewhat surprised, while the latter remained expressionless.

Expected.

Lu Chusheng thought.

Most players don't want to break ties with their own people; everyone just wants to survive. They only become selfish when their lives are threatened. But humans are a species that combines all sorts of contradictions.

Rather than let our own people die, let other species die instead.

Yu Shijiu ignored Lu Chusheng behind him. He dragged the large scissors and strolled around the first floor, occasionally opening some cabinets to take a look.

Lu Chusheng, who followed silently behind him, was speechless.

He hesitated for a moment, then finally spoke: "Shi Jiu..."

boom!

Yu Shijiu closed the cabinet door and, as if she hadn't heard anything, dragged the large scissors to the next room.

"and many more."

Lu Chusheng swiftly pulled out a bag of biscuits and blocked it in front of him, revealing a sense of urgency for the first time:

"I want to tell you something."

"..."

Yu Shijiu stopped.

His gaze lingered on the bag of cookies blocking the doorway. He casually took the cookies and cleared his throat in a deliberately low voice.

"Tell me, what's the matter?"