Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 840 Killing Fish

"..."

All sounds around Fang Youhua disappeared.

She could no longer hear the cold wind of the night, the sounds of carrion fish and toads tearing at each other, or the gurgling of the water.

Fang Youhua simply looked down into the eyes of the grass carp, and slowly, snowflake-like, distorted squares, resembling mosaics of black and red, began to appear before her eyes.

"Mother……"

The grass carp opened its mouth wide, revealing a mouthful of sharp teeth.

"Mom...I miss you so much...I miss you so much...I miss you so much..."

The mosaic-like red and black squares in front of Fang Youhua's eyes became denser and denser, as if something was slowly appearing.

It's Xiaohua'er's voice.

Fang Youhua's breath caught in her throat.

She lowered her head in disbelief, her gaze traveling over the red and black squares until it settled on the grass carp's eyes.

So beautiful...so beautiful, such innocent black eyes...so like...so like...so like Xiaohua's eyes...

Fang Youhua's calls grew louder.

"Mother……"

"Mommy, Mommy..."

"Mommy, mommy, mommy, mommy..."

The dense calls grew clearer and clearer, as if countless mouths were opening wide and desperately trying to communicate.

The grass carp in Fang Youhua's eyes gradually began to change shape—a little girl with pigtails and a pale face appeared in Fang Youhua's eyes.

The little girl stared at her with her round, dark eyes, stood in the water, stretched out her hand, and opened her mouth with a wronged expression, sobbing softly.

"Mommy...Mommy, are you leaving? Mommy...Mommy, don't you want me anymore?"

Amidst a series of shouts, Fang Youhua's legs felt as heavy as if they were weighed down with dozens of kilograms of weight, and she couldn't take another step.

Fang Youhua opened her mouth, wanting to speak, but her mind was throbbing—subconsciously she felt she shouldn't make a sound.

why?

Why can't it make a sound?

No, no... Little Flower... Little Flower is calling her... Little Flower is calling me... Little Flower is calling me... Little Flower is calling me, how can I not answer her?

Fang Youhua opened her mouth, as if she was about to make a sound.

The "little girl" standing in the water gradually revealed a strange, chilling, and malicious smile on her face, and she began to speak again.

"Mom... stay, stay... stay and keep Little Flower company..."

Fang Youhua slowly extended her hand, and the "little girl's" smile deepened. She quickly rushed into Fang Youhua's open arms, grinning to reveal a mouthful of sharp teeth.

puff-

The smile on the "little girl's" face froze.

She looked up in disbelief, only to see Fang Youhua's face, which was full of pain and twitching.

"Mother?"

The little girl cried out in a sharp voice, "What are you doing? Are you going to kill me?! Are you going to kill me like Daddy did?!"

Fang Youhua's expression twisted as she stared at the "little girl" in front of her, her lips moving repeatedly but no sound escaping her lips.

The anger on the "little girl's" face became even more ferocious. She opened her mouth again, but the sharp weapon in her chest pierced even deeper into her heart.

The "little girl" opened her mouth, but this time, she couldn't make a sound.

Fang Youhua's breathing quickened. She stared intently at the "little girl" before her, her eyes still wide open in death, her hand gripping the knife trembling and spasming.

"Sister Fang!"

Yang Hua's voice seemed to travel through a veil into Fang Youhua's ears. Before Fang Youhua could react, a strong force pulled her arm back.

boom!

A dull, silent cracking sound reached Fang Youhua's ears. She stared in astonishment as she saw the "corpse" she was holding in her hand—the grass carp.

The grass carp's dark eyes were staring intently at her, but its mouth, which had been opening and closing, remained motionless.

Yang Hua stood on the shore, grabbed her arm, and pulled Fang Youhua ashore with all her might.

boom.

The knife in Fang Youhua's hand also fell into the water.

The carcass of the grass carp, its body pierced by a knife, then fell into the water.

Fang Youhua's pupils trembled.

After the last player reached the shore, the lotus leaves floating on the water seemed to lose their support and fell into the water, sank to the bottom, and disappeared without a trace.

Including the grass carp that push the lotus leaves.

Yang Hua was exhausted. She shook her hands, looked down at Fang Youhua who was sitting motionless on the shore, and whispered:

"Sister Fang, what's wrong with you? I called you so many times but you didn't move. I know you were worried that making a sound would attract the monster over there, but you can't just stay still..."

Not far away, Yu Shijiu and the others, who were gathered in front of a clump of thick, tall grass, looked up at the grass in front of them and couldn't help but take a step back.

"I go."

Xu Han stared at the bushes in front of him and murmured, "These bushes weren't this big before, were they? How did they get so tall? They're almost as tall as towering trees now!"

After a moment of silence, He Lingling said, "We've shrunk."

After saying that, her back stiffened, and she quickly glanced at Thumbelina, who was holding hands with Yu Shijiu's best friend.

Seeing that Thumbelina did not show any abnormality, He Lingling breathed a sigh of relief.

Thank goodness... thank goodness Thumbelina didn't hear it.

Anjie and Chen Yi frowned as they looked at the bushes in front of them. Anjie said, "Let's just go. The next plot point is probably just outside the bushes."

The latter hesitated, saying, "It's too dark now. What if there's a snake?"

Anjie fell silent.

She was aware of Chen Yi's concerns. Given their current size, encountering any snake or other creature would be no different from encountering a monster.

Who told them to be "small" now?

The fear of the collective shrinking while the rest of the organisms and plants remain unchanged is still too strong. You might not feel it for a while, but if you stay there for a long time and watch for a long time, it's hard to guarantee that you won't feel anxious and fearful.

"Shi Jiu".

Just as the group was hesitating about whether to wait until dawn, Thumbelina suddenly tugged at Yu Shijiu's arm.

Should we leave now?

The group paused for a moment, exchanged glances, and then turned to look at Thumbelina.

Thumbelina timidly tugged at Yu Shijiu's arm and asked softly:

"Why don't we leave? It's so dark here, I'm so scared."

He Lingling and the others remained silent, while Xu Han secretly glanced at Yu Shijiu's expression.

Yu Shijiu was stunned for a moment at first, then gently patted the hand that was holding his thumb.

"Do not be afraid."

The boy's voice was as gentle as the warm sun: "I will protect you."

Thumbelina stared at him for a long time, then nodded and said shyly, "Yes, I believe you."

Anjie and the others standing nearby: "..."

The group immediately turned their heads away, pretending they hadn't seen anything.

Although Yu Shijiu's behavior of deceiving NPCs too frequently seems a bit inappropriate—it's all for the sake of winning, so it's not shameful.