Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 922 Freedom

"Not urgent."

Yu Shijiu interrupted her, his eyes gleaming with a familiar, eager light, "I think this is good too, and..."

He gripped the beast claw in his left hand, feeling the remaining power within it.

"Who knows, it might come in very handy at a crucial moment?"

Xu Han's lips twitched: "Shi Jiu, you don't mean to keep this thing as a weapon, do you?"

He felt he had guessed Yu Shijiu's true thoughts.

"Why not?"

Yu Shijiu said matter-of-factly, "This is the 'spoils' left over after dismantling a dungeon core!"

He Lingling and the others sighed helplessly, but the corners of their mouths couldn't help but turn up.

Ange quietly looked at her teammates in front of her.

He Lingling, scarred and with somewhat dim eyes; Chen Yi, reliable yet always smiling; Xu Han, boisterous but never failing at crucial moments; and Yu Shijiu, who never plays by the rules and is currently sporting a hairy arm and paw while looking excited.

Anjie suddenly felt... perhaps Yu Shijiu was right.

Some of these "spoils of war" are indeed worth keeping.

Even if it looks a little strange.

Of course, Ange quickly dismissed this thought.

"Let's go."

Anjie turned around and walked towards the exit of the live broadcast square. "Go back and get some rest first, and then... we need to discuss how to deal with your 'new equipment,' Shi Jiu."

“And after we wake up,” Ange turned around, a hint of a smile in her eyes, “we’ll think about how to celebrate winning the first guild match.”

"oh--!"

Xu Han was the first to cheer.

Chen Yi smiled and shook his head, then helped He Lingling catch up.

Yu Shijiu swung his furry left arm and strode ahead, his beastly paw casting strange shadows under the lamplight.

The other players in the lobby made way, watching the team, who had just destroyed a dungeon and whose arms had mysteriously mutated, leave with complex expressions—awe, curiosity, and deep apprehension.

At that moment, among the countless instance screens, a small screen that had been black suddenly lit up.

The screen slowly lit up, and countless black and white, densely packed snowflakes gradually became clear, slowly revealing a warm and bright picture.

In the spring fields, Thumbelina bent down and picked a blooming dandelion. Her pale yellow skirt swayed like the rising sun as she slowly walked towards the distant hillside covered with dandelions.

A warm spring breeze blows, and as Thumbelina gently blows on the dandelion seeds, countless white, fluffy seeds fly into the azure sky, drifting freely and unrestrained into the distance.

At the entrance to the live-streaming plaza, Yu Shijiu felt a sudden pang in his heart. He glanced back at the densely packed small screens broadcasting live in the center of the plaza and then whispered:

"Thumbelina is completely free now, isn't she?"

Anjie and the others were taken aback, then nodded in unison.

Chen Yi smiled and said, "Of course."

He Lingling nodded weakly: "Shi Jiu, the dungeons are all gone."

Xu Han nodded repeatedly: "That's right, that's right. The dungeon has been completely destroyed, so they're definitely free now. Shi Jiu, why did you suddenly ask this?"

Yu Shijiu was silent for a few seconds, then smiled and winked, "It's a secret."

other people:"……"

Xu Han muttered, "Shi Jiu, you've gone too far..."

The five figures walked further and further away amidst a noisy background, reflected on countless small screens in the live broadcast plaza behind them.

On the hillside where dandelions were flying everywhere, Thumbelina—or rather, the "she" who had finally become whole after merging countless lifetimes of memories—smiled and raised the mature dandelions that had been blown away.

"The weather is so nice," she said. "Winter is completely over..."

The wind on the hillside grew stronger, and the dandelion seeds were blown higher and farther.

It was like a grand ceremony celebrating freedom.

The street outside the live broadcast plaza was softly lit, completely isolated from the noise and bustle inside the hall.

An Jie led the way with steady steps, while Chen Yi supported the unsteady He Lingling. Xu Han curiously circled around Yu Shijiu, his gaze occasionally drifting to the hairy, sharp-clawed left arm.

"I'm talking about Shi Jiu," Xu Han finally couldn't help but lower his voice, yet couldn't hide his excitement as he reached out and poked Yu Shi Jiu's left arm, whispering:

"How does your arm feel now? Has any special ability suddenly appeared? Like becoming incredibly strong? Or, or being able to understand mice?"

"..." Yu Shijiu moved his left arm, and the furry animal claws made a slight sound, like leather rubbing, as they opened and closed.

His face showed a mixture of curiosity and satisfaction. He actually thought about Xu Han's words seriously for a moment, and then said:

"His strength has indeed increased considerably, but it doesn't feel... well, it's not ridiculously much stronger. As for understanding what mice are saying..."

Yu Shijiu deliberately tilted his ear as if listening, then shook his head honestly a few seconds later.

"It's a shame it doesn't have that feature, but it seems to be a bit more sensitive to surrounding sounds?"

That last sentence was clearly added intentionally by Yu Shijiu.

Xu Han's eyes lit up, and he opened his mouth to speak—

Anjie, walking ahead, didn't turn her head, but her voice came clearly:

"Xu Han, stop urging Shi Jiu to research this. Shi Jiu, the first thing we should do when we get back is to have Xu Han treat you properly and see how it goes. If Xu Han's treatment doesn't work, I'll find a player who specializes in this type of thing to give you a full check-up... Even if the pollution residue from the game dungeon is in a 'harmless' form, it might still pose a risk."

Anjie talked more and more, and even had the idea of ​​dragging Yu Shijiu to find a purification-type player to do a check-up right now.

"Okay, Sister An~"

Yu Shijiu dragged out the melody at the right moment, which sounded obedient, but those who knew him well could hear the indifference in his voice.

"Go back and get some rest first." Yu Shijiu didn't seem to care about the strange changes on her arm.

To be honest, he finds the fuzzy hair on his left arm more amusing than worrying.

After drinking two bottles of recovery medicine, He Lingling's complexion improved, but she was still exhausted.

She leaned against Chen Yi, her voice a little hoarse:

“An-jie is right, the checkup is necessary. But… Shi Jiu, what were you thinking about when you asked Thumbelina that last question?”

"...No, not really."

Yu Shijiu paused slightly, blinked her almond-shaped eyes, and the usual excitement in them subsided, revealing a rare, thoughtful calm.

"I just think... her silhouette as she walked towards the field at the end was quite beautiful."

He paused, his voice softening slightly, almost imperceptible unless you listened carefully.

"They are all free...that's good."