Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 190 Daddy, it hurts so much...

Yu Shijiu's praise made Feifei extremely happy. It proudly raised its head and let out another deliberately suppressed "meow".

Lin Feng, who was exhausted beside him: "..."

She gazed at the "god" curled up in the darkest corner not far away—no, it should be called a giant earthworm.

All the villagers who believed in it are no longer here, so the "god" can no longer be called the "god".

The "god" who has no followers is now just a big earthworm with a not-so-bright brain.

The monstrous feudal desires of Changsheng Village gave birth to it, and at the same time, they caused the earthworms, which were originally just ordinary earthworms, to undergo a bizarre transformation. Ultimately, the source of everything was the first batch of villagers in Changsheng Village.

Unfortunately, they should have "left" long ago.

"Aren't you leaving?"

Lin Feng stopped looking at the large earthworm that could only curl up in a corner and couldn't see the road, and turned to look at Yu Shijiu, who was rubbing his chubby head.

"We don't have much time."

"Sister, you go first." Yu Shijiu didn't seem to be in a hurry at all. He smiled at Lin Feng, and a silver light flashed between his scarred fingers.

Lin Feng was taken aback.

She noticed the fruit knife in Yu Shijiu's hand and was somewhat puzzled.

"Anything else?"

The game allowed them to stay in Changsheng Village for the time they were supposed to, they completed the storylines, and they listened to the NPCs and made sacrifices... Now all they have to do is go back to the village entrance and have the driver who initially brought them to Changsheng Village take them away again, right?

This should be the route to clear the level.

Yu Shijiu shook his head: "It's alright now." He turned his head to look at the large earthworm curled up and wriggling in the corner, as if he had thought of something.

I'm waiting for someone.

wait?

Lin Feng wanted to ask him who he was waiting for, but she knew it wasn't a good idea to ask that. After all, the path to clearing the level was already clear, and she had no right to ask Yu Shijiu who he was waiting for.

"Should I go now?" Lin Feng said.

"Mmm," Yu Shijiu nodded obediently, and didn't forget to wave at Lin Feng.

"See you later, sister."

Lin Feng: "..."

She licked her dry lower lip, then turned and walked straight out of the ancestral hall without further hesitation.

After leaving the ancestral hall, Lin Feng didn't look back. She just walked quickly towards the village entrance, hoping to buy Yu Shijiu some more time.

She and Anli had similar thoughts.

What if a player is so scared that they refuse to wait for others? It would be better if someone stopped them.

Lin Feng was already exhausted, and the path down the mountain was not easy to walk on. She was focused on walking forward and did not notice that under the big trees around her, there was a middle-aged man with a hunched back carrying a bag, walking silently up the mountain with his head down.

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Inside the ancestral hall.

Feifei tugged at Yu Shijiu's clothes with its paws and meowed at him with some confusion.

Why aren't you leaving, meow? We've already cleared the level, meow!

For the first time, Yu Shijiu didn't bend down to rub it, but looked at the large earthworm huddled in the corner and said:

Earthworms don't actually rely on their eyes to find places.

Fatty: "?"

What does that mean, meow?

Players watching from outside the screen also found it strange, feeling that Yu Shijiu's words at that moment were incomprehensible.

He could have already cleared the level, so why risk waiting for someone? Who is he waiting for?

"Of course it's because the big earthworm turned into a human," Yu Shijiu explained patiently to Feifei, his voice hoarse.

“It used to be an earthworm, so it didn’t have eyes, but now it has eyes, so it has to use its eyes to see its surroundings.”

The same applies to ghosts and monsters.

For every gain, there is a loss.

If a giant earthworm were to acquire a human head and eyes, it would lose the senses it had as an earthworm and would no longer need eyes to "see" its surroundings.

Just like the old people in the Longevity Village who believed that only those with legitimate bloodlines could achieve immortality, and like earthworms who are restless and self-mating... So they "succeeded," but the price of their success was that they were no longer human.

"Meow?"

Fatty didn't quite understand what the sentence meant. It tilted its head and scratched its slightly itchy ear with its front paws, squinting one eye.

Yu Shijiu, noticing its movements: "..."

His eyes widened instantly, and he bent down to grab the chubby head and rub it repeatedly:

Wow! Fatty, you're so cute!

The chubby guy, whose eyes rolled back from being rubbed, thought: "...?"

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When Uncle Gong came up, the entire ancestral hall was filled with Fei Fei's meows of rejection.

Drawn by the sound, he looked toward the corner where Yu Shijiu and Feifei were, a hint of surprise appearing on his weathered and weary face:

“Nineteen,” Uncle Gong’s voice was hoarse. He coughed a few times and said in a hoarse voice:

Why haven't you left yet?

"I was about to leave, but I thought I should tell you before I go."

Yu Shijiu raised his head and blinked as he watched Uncle Gong approach the corner where the large earthworm was.

Are you looking for your daughter?

Uncle Gong: "..."

His bloodshot eyes seemed to be filled with tears in the sunlight. Uncle Gong nodded shakily and said:

"I found it."

Uncle Gong continued talking to himself, "I've found my Niannian..."

The blind earthworm in the corner also raised its head, its eyes closed, with red bloodstains flowing from the corners of its eyes.

It seemed to hear Uncle Gong's voice, and the continuous screams stopped. A woman's voice came from its mouth, which was full of sharp teeth.

"Daddy...Daddy...Daddy...Niannian's eyes hurt so much..."

Upon hearing his daughter Gong Nian's cries, Uncle Gong's head creaked and twisted. Just as he was about to approach the giant earthworm, Yu Shijiu, who had somehow appeared beside him, suddenly reached out and stopped him.

"Uncle Gong".

Yu Shijiu said meaningfully, "Take a good look and see if that is really your daughter."

Uncle Gong turned his head and smiled at him. The wrinkles on his weathered face gathered together, gradually forming deep, dark ravines.

"Yes."

Uncle Gong lowered his head, took off the bag he was carrying, reached inside and rummaged around for a while, finally pulling out a handful of small green tangerines.

"Here, take this and eat."

Uncle Gong said.

Yu Shijiu took the green tangerine with some confusion, blinking blankly.

"Uncle Gong?"

“I know,” Uncle Gong said, zipping up the bag and slinging it over his shoulder. His smile looked much more genuine now.

"Niannian is calling me. I have to go see her. It's been so long since I've seen her."

A series of disjointed words came out of Uncle Gong's mouth. Although they sounded a bit strange, Yu Shijiu looked into Uncle Gong's eyes and seemed to understand something. He slowly let go of his hand.

"then you go."

Yu Shijiu said.

With no obstruction, Uncle Gong nodded and turned to walk towards the large earthworm in the corner that kept calling him "Dad".