Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 751: Stay

"What a coincidence."

Seeing He Lingling take a half-step back in shock, Lu Chusheng's expression remained unchanged: "Are you bringing me watermelons? Just give them to me."

As he spoke, Lu Chusheng reached out to take it—but He Lingling dodged it with a swift movement.

"What are you doing? This isn't for you," He Lingling said warily, taking a step back and glancing around to make sure she wasn't dizzy and hadn't somehow wandered off to the inspection team before continuing, "Captain Lu, what are you doing here—"

He Lingling's voice stopped abruptly.

She originally thought that Lu Chusheng was definitely up to no good—but in that instant, she thought of what had happened a few days ago.

The scene of Lu Chusheng bending down to let Yu Shijiu touch his head.

He Lingling: "..."

He Lingling swallowed her words, and when she looked up again, she gave an awkward, self-deprecating smile to Lu Chusheng's questioning gaze.

"Um, Shi Jiu is here, right? I'd better deliver it to him personally."

Although she didn't know why Lu Chusheng was there, He Lingling was thinking a lot—you could say she was thinking a great deal, not just a little.

In just a few seconds, she had already conceived several twisted developments in the relationship between Yu Shijiu and Lu Chusheng... Don't ask her why she used the word "twisted" to describe it.

"come in."

Lu Chusheng, looking down at He Lingling, took in the constantly changing expressions on her face, then simply stepped aside and said calmly:

"Shi Jiu is eating fruit salad, would you like some?"

He Lingling was about to nod instinctively, "Fruit salad? Huh? I don't remember any fruit salad shops being open in town? How come there's fruit—"

Before she could utter the last word, "fish," He Lingling slammed on the brakes and shook her head.

"No need, I just ate a lot and I don't have an appetite for fruit salad right now."

"Ah."

Lu Chusheng watched her walk into the room and then reached out to close the door.

Just a second before closing the door, Lu Chusheng glanced up at the bushes not far away as if by accident, and then slammed the door shut.

Behind the bushes, two players in black robes squatted on the ground, their hearts pounding and sweat pouring down their faces.

It's too hot, and... too terrifying.

Lu Chusheng glanced up and looked in their direction just now, almost making them think that Lu Chusheng had seen them.

"Look, do you see that?"

One of the players in black robes wiped the sweat from his face and whispered:

"I don't think so. We're so far away, and besides, we haven't been spying on each other the whole time..."

In fact, since they received orders from above to spy on this place, they have found almost no useful clues.

After leaving the instance, Yu Shijiu has a completely different personality from that in the game instance. He doesn't like to cause trouble, doesn't like to go out, and doesn't like to talk to unfamiliar players. His daily life is not much different. Except for going out to take his dog and big orange cat for a walk, he goes to Anjie's place to freeload a meal...

They stood there under the scorching sun all day, almost suffering from heatstroke, but they didn't find a chance to exchange a single word with Yu Shijiu.

"...What exactly is the president trying to do...?"

Another player in black robes complained, "With our strength, there's no way Yu Shijiu would even bother with us. I don't think he'd even consider us a threat..."

"What can we do?"

"We're just ordinary players, so we'll just do whatever the higher-ups say. Besides, it's not like Bishop Zhou and the nun didn't personally invite Yu Shijiu to join us. What can we do if he doesn't agree?"

"So..." the black-robed player grumbled, "What are we two weaklings even doing here? Are we supposed to unleash some amazing abilities?"

The other person: "..."

The two became increasingly angry, and the hot weather made them both irritable. One of them suddenly lost his breath and fainted.

"..."

The remaining black-robed players looked down at their companions who appeared to be suffering from heatstroke, sighed deeply, wiped the sweat from their faces, and cursed under their breath.

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No one knew what was happening behind the bushes. After closing the door again, Lu Chusheng stood behind it in silence for a moment before quickly contacting Lin Feng, who was in the surveillance team.

Meanwhile, Lin Feng, who was busy coordinating the selection of participants for the guild competition, suddenly received a message from Lu Chusheng while she was overwhelmed with work. She was instantly shocked.

"The Black Robe Church is still keeping an eye on Yu Shijiu."

There was this message in Lu Chusheng's message box.

Lin Feng: "..."

Lin Feng frowned and quickly replied, "I'll arrange for someone to drive the Black Robe Church people away immediately."

There was no reply for a long time. Just as Lin Feng was about to reply, the message box, which had been idle for a long time, started moving.

"Need not."

Lu Chusheng replied to her, "Don't alert them. The president of the Black Robe Church is no good."

Lin Feng was taken aback.

She's been a member of the Surveillance Team for a long time... She joined before the Surveillance Team had a clear advantage over the Black Robe Church, and later became a key member of the Surveillance Team after unlocking her talent skill... This is the first time Lu Chusheng has used such impolite language to describe someone.

Lin Feng was also very curious about the existence of the Black Robe Church's president.

The president of the Black Robe Church was said to be a very old man—but no one had ever actually seen his face.

—Apart from the high-ranking members of the Black Robe Church.

Lin Feng lowered her eyes and replied to Lu Chusheng's message: "So, Brother Lu, what you mean is..."

Lu Chusheng replied quickly this time: "Just have two people follow them and make sure they don't make any rash moves that might get them discovered."

Lin Feng: "Okay"

The exchange between the two ended completely within two minutes. Lin Feng raised his hand and pressed down hard on the bulging veins on his forehead, then addressed the surrounding players:

"That's all for now. If anyone else wants to try again, just sign up."

The surrounding surveillance team players exchanged glances, and one of the girls, who looked somewhat timid, slowly raised her hand.

“Um, that,” the girl swallowed, “I want to participate in the guild tournament.”

Lin Feng looked at her, and her tightly furrowed brows relaxed when she saw the other person's face.

"Sun Qin".

Lin Feng said, "You've just joined the inspection team. Judging from your seniority and experience, your chances of surviving the guild competition are very slim."

"I know……"

The girl, Sun Qin, who had just joined the surveillance team, lowered her head and twisted her fingers, murmuring:

"Anyway, I won't really die, right? I still, I still want to participate in the guild tournament."

In guild competitions, points are awarded at a 10x or 20x rate, and several players currently on the town's leaderboard are known for their achievements in guild competitions.

Sun Qin didn't want to become famous; she just longed for points in the guild competition... the more points she earned, the sooner she could leave Dawn Games.

That would allow her to live again, to survive and continue to "enjoy" the freedom she had finally gained.