Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 780 Watching

Zhang Rao's voice carried an indescribable chill amidst the silence.

"No player selected for the guild tournament is an idiot."

“Li Bo, there’s no point in pretending to be stupid,” Zhang said. “Don’t tell me this is you. To be honest, I find it hard to imagine that you could be this dumb.”

"..."

The anger and embarrassment on Li Bo's face vanished instantly.

He stared intently at Zhang Raosi for a long while before finally looking away and sighing.

"Feel sorry."

Li Bo's voice became somewhat low: "Just pretend I didn't say anything just now."

Zhang Rao continued cleaning the soles of his shoes, and upon hearing this, he simply responded with a light, indifferent sound.

The internal conflicts among the major guilds have never ceased—no, the monitoring team is a rare exception, remaining remarkably peaceful.

Because nobody wants to carry a whole body of burdens on their shoulders.

Therefore, Wang Rui and Kang Shaojie found it difficult to understand the meaning of the infighting among the "Eye of All Things".

"Is that player named Li Bo out of his mind?"

Wang Rui couldn't believe that even at the guild competition, players from the same guild would still try to backstab each other.

"...It's probably not a good idea."

Kang Shaojie, rarely standing next to Wang Rui, frowned and said, "I bet his head is full of patriarchs—"

"Shaojie".

Lin Feng coughed from the front row, "Watch your language."

"..." Kang Shaojie straightened his back instantly. "Yes! Sister Feng!"

Wang Rui, standing next to him: "..."

Wang Rui, who was sitting next to her, couldn't help but steal several glances at Lu Chusheng, who was sitting upright with his back to her.

Lu Chusheng had broad shoulders, which appeared even broader when he sat next to Yu Shijiu. It seemed that if he wanted, he could pull Yu Shijiu completely into his arms, making it impossible for her to escape.

"Wang Rui".

Feeling the gaze directed at him from behind, Lu Chusheng asked, "Do you want to go back to your room?"

Wang Rui: "..."

Wang Rui quickly looked away, forcing a smile: "How could that be, how could that be, hahaha, Brother Lu, well, we haven't needed me to look after things for a while, hahaha..."

She was laughing awkwardly, while Lu Chusheng's gaze remained fixed on the sleeping boy's face on a small screen.

The boy was no longer as thin and frail as before; his sunken cheeks had become fuller, and his pale complexion had gradually turned into a healthy, vibrant rosy glow... and he had even grown taller.

Lu Chusheng quietly watched Yu Shijiu, who smacked her lips in her sleep and wrapped herself tightly in her arms, a few gentle thoughts briefly appearing in his eyes.

Yes, I've gained weight.

He thought quietly.

very nice.

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late at night.

When the room temperature suddenly dropped, Yu Shijiu shivered as she huddled under the covers.

"..."

He wrinkled his nose, wrapped the flower petal blanket around himself, and sneezed silently.

Well, thankfully it was silent.

"Woooo..."

In the darkness where the lights were off, the faint sound of a girl's soft sobs could be heard.

One sound followed another, each louder than the last—

Ok?

Yu Shijiu's mind slowly cleared from the groggy state of just waking up. He squinted at the faint outlines of furniture in the darkness around him, his breathing becoming shallower.

"Woooooooo..."

The girl's sobs started again, and even... seemed to be getting louder.

"..."

Yu Shijiu didn't make a sound. He silently and slowly raised his head from under the covers and looked at the huge floor-to-ceiling window across the table.

Outside the French windows, just like before she fell asleep, there was still no moon. The thick night was so dark that she couldn't see her hand in front of her face. The darkness pressed heavily on her brow, and Yu Shijiu couldn't see anything clearly.

"...wuwuwu..."

The owner, who was sobbing, seemed to notice someone moving, and her crying paused for a few seconds before resuming.

"Waaah..." The owner of the sobbing seemed to have moved a few meters closer to Yu Shijiu, who shrank further into the blankets, somewhat displeased.

He was genuinely unhappy.

Anyone would be unhappy to be woken up in the middle of the night.

Um... it would have been better if it were one of the earlier game instances, since I was just bored and wanted to chat with some NPCs...

But today... Yu Shijiu feels that she has come to a different perspective on being woken up.

That is... people can be a little grumpy when they wake up.

The next second, Yu Shijiu suddenly poked her head out from under the petal-covered blanket—and met the eyes of the protagonist who was sobbing.

Yu Shijiu: "..."

He blinked, slightly surprised.

That is……

Not far away, on a match bed at the edge of a table, Thumbelina covered her face, and round teardrops streamed through her fingers, soaking her clothes.

"Woooooooo..."

It's Thumbelina.

Yu Shijiu really didn't expect that she would be the one crying. He even wondered if the one crying was his adoptive mother—but it seemed that an adoptive mother who had just gained a new, well-behaved daughter shouldn't be crying.

Indeed, how could someone whose demands are being met possibly cry?

The same goes for ghosts and monsters.

So here's the question: putting aside the disturbing sobbing in the middle of the night... Thumbelina was so far away from him, so why did her crying seem to get closer and closer to him when he had his eyes closed?

"..."

After a brief moment of thought, Yu Shijiu noticed that Thumbelina, apart from sitting on her match bed with her head down and crying, didn't seem to be doing anything else unusual.

Let it be—

Yu Shijiu pictured Thumbelina's pretty and well-behaved face in his mind.

Could it be that Thumbelina's crying can change direction?

Yu Shijiu was amused by the random guesses in his mind.

He composed himself and looked at Thumbelina again.

Thumbelina raised her hand to wipe away her tears. Her face was pale, her eyes and nose were red and swollen, and there were still teardrops on the edges of her cheeks that she hadn't wiped away.

Yu Shijiu's heart sank suddenly.

Because he discovered something.

Thumbelina's mouth... is always closed.

As if to confirm his guess, the crying that had been silent for a short while started again.

"Woooooooo..."

"Woooooooooooo..."

"Waaaaah...waaaah...waaaah..."

The girl's rapid, short cries echoed in his ears one after another, and with the rapidly dropping temperature, Yu Shijiu's breathing became stiff.

This...something's not right.

Something is very wrong.

Even if he was slow to realize, he could tell that the crying sound beside him... wasn't coming from Thumbelina.

Across from her, Thumbelina seemed to sense Yu Shijiu's chaotic thoughts. She slowly raised her head, her swollen eyelids becoming eerily clear in the dark room.

Thumbelina, unlike her usual adorable and lively self in bright light, now had a sorrowful expression on her face and in her eyes.

"..."

Yu Shijiu saw her from afar, staring in his direction and opening her mouth. Her sorrowful eyes were filled with anxiety and despair. It seemed like she was saying something.

What are you talking about?

What is Thumbelina trying to say?