Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 651 Nearly Falling

Xu Han silently pinched his thigh, the force so great that he gasped in pain.

it hurts!

Yu Shijiu didn't notice Xu Han's little movements. He leaned his head on the ground, and his brain, which was still a little dizzy after just waking up, was still faintly replaying the hand he had seen when he was "contaminated".

It was a dark, rough hand covered with calluses and black cracks.

Not long ago, I had been looking at this hand for a long time from the window of the corridor on the second floor of the ship.

It seems I have indeed been corrupted. Xu Han looks so fair and delicate, how could he possibly have such a hand?

"Ugh."

Xu Han patted his aching thigh. "It's late. Shall we walk around a bit more before heading back to the dormitory?"

"it is good."

Yu Shijiu did not refute. He stood up, smiled at Xu Han, and then turned to look at the "herd of goats" that remained unchanged, squinting slightly.

—By the way, what exactly are they kneeling on?

With this thought in mind, Yu Shijiu stood up and hesitated for less than three seconds before shoving his way towards the very center of the flock of sheep that were swarming and kowtowing.

"?!"

Startled by his sudden action, Xu Han immediately raised the goat's milk and trembled as she said, "Shi Jiu!"

Yu Shijiu responded and quickly pushed aside some goats, finally seeing what they were kneeling before.

It was a collection of goat heads of various sizes.

When Yu Shijiu saw those skull goat heads that had lost their wool and flesh, he paused for a second and loosened his grip.

The goats that had been pushed aside knelt back down in their original positions, continuing to bleat and slam their heads hard against the dirty floor.

A loud bang rang out in the sheepfold, so loud that Yu Shijiu's eyelids twitched several times.

"...They're really strong."

Yu Shijiu said, stood up and walked out of the sheepfold: "Let's go back to sleep."

Xu Han resumed tugging at his clothes, glancing back several times at the people kneeling on the ground, bleating.

The goats sighed.

"He's bleeding so much, and he's still kneeling..."

Yu Shijiu listened to Xu Han's sigh and lowered her eyelashes slightly.

"Meow."

Upon hearing footsteps, Lu Chusheng, who was standing by the railing, stood up and turned to rub against Yu Shijiu's knee.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Yu Shijiu lowered her head and ruffled its hair. "Let's go back and rest now—"

"I rely on!"

Xu Han suddenly slammed into Yu Shijiu from behind, and frantically grabbed the chain on the railing and quickly locked it.

"Shigu Shigu Shigu! Hurry, hurry, hurry!"

Xu Han was extremely anxious. "You have the key, come over here and lock this lock right now!"

“…” Upon hearing this, Yu Shijiu turned around and saw the culprits who had made Xu Han so “excited”.

—Those goats that had been kneeling with their heads down suddenly raised their heads and turned to look at where they were.

The horizontal pupils were hollow and sinister, exuding an eerie and chilling atmosphere under the dim light at the edge of the sheepfold.

"……it is good."

Although Yu Shijiu was a little curious, when he saw that the goats seemed to be showing signs of wanting to stand up, he quickly took out his key and locked the railing.

“…Let’s go, let’s hurry up and go,” Xu Han breathed a sigh of relief as he saw the railing locked, then shrank back. “We need to go back and rest quickly. My heart is pounding, and I feel like I can’t breathe…”

"Ah."

As Yu Shijiu turned off the lights, he glanced at the goats in the sheepfold again, his eyes narrowing slightly.

—Among those goats that seemed to be standing up and about to rush forward, their pupils appeared to be flashing with emotions similar to pleading for help or pain.

Are they calling for help?

Yu Shijiu blinked, and then everything went dark.

In the darkness came the sound of Xu Han gasping for breath—and the subtle force of Xu Han gripping the hem of his clothes.

Yu Shijiu gestured for him to pull closer and then followed behind "Feifei," whose eyes glowed green in the darkness.

"Ugh."

Xu Han tightened his grip and sighed, "Why don't I have a pair of cat eyes?"

"Brother Han, don't you have night vision goggles?"

Yu Shijiu suddenly remembered this and her expression lit up: "Sister An and Brother Chen should prepare this for you, right?"

"Forehead."

Xu Han was visibly embarrassed by those words, and laughed it off:

"Um, I originally had that, but this time, I felt I had too much stuff and my backpack wouldn't fit, so I brought some extra survival items..."

The implication is that the night vision goggles are gone.

"..." Yu Shijiu was slightly disappointed. "Will Sister Lingling have it?"

"She should have it."

Xu Han replied quickly, "He Lingling takes good care of her eyes. I think she must have night vision goggles."

“Okay,” Yu Shijiu said with a smile, “Then I’ll go ask Sister Lingling for one after the sun rises tomorrow.”

"Hehe, if there are a lot, can Shi Jiu give me one?"

"Brother Han, aren't you going to ask for it yourself?"

"Me? I... I'd better not. If I go to He Lingling, she'll definitely scold me, saying I'm forgetful and brainless... Ugh, just thinking about it gives me a headache."

"Won't Sister Lingling scold me?"

"Tsk!" Xu Han got angry at this point and said angrily:

"That hypocrite! She always says you're younger and she has to give way to you! Honestly! How big is the age difference between the three of us?! I'm only about three years older than you, Shi Jiu, and He Lingling is two months younger than me! How can she say something like that?!"

"……what."

Yu Shijiu stepped onto the stairs leading to the deck. The sticky, slippery feeling under his feet reminded him of the ubiquitous dead fish and wool, and he paused for a moment.

“Sister Lingling prefers to follow Sister An’s lead,” Yu Shijiu said. “Brother Han, slow down. There seem to be more rotting dead fish on the stairs.”

"Even if I were to emulate Sister An, I wouldn't be able to—damn it!"

Xu Han's voice stopped abruptly, and the hand that was holding Yu Shijiu's clothes subconsciously loosened—and then Yu Shijiu, who had noticed something was wrong, turned around and grabbed his arm.

"Brother Han?"

"..." The figure that was faintly visible behind him shakily stood up, leaning against the wall. Xu Han said embarrassedly:

"I almost fell because I wasn't standing properly, Shi Jiu, are you alright?"

"……fine."

Yu Shijiu gripped Xu Han's arm tightly, keenly noticing that the other's arm and body were trembling, and couldn't help but think of the action of the other letting go just now.

“Brother Han,” Yu Shijiu grabbed Xu Han’s arm and turned to continue walking forward, “Don’t let go just because you’re scared.”

"If I don't react in time, you could be in serious trouble."

"..."

Lu Chusheng, who was walking at the front watching the road, turned around because of Yu Shijiu's words, which were clearly cold.

Through Yu Shijiu's body, Lu Chusheng saw Xu Han.