Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 284 Dark Shadow

The female player did relax a bit because of those words, but her expression remained tense. The more she warned herself not to look, the more flustered and helpless she became, glancing at Yu Shijiu from time to time.

In Yu Shijiu's eyes, she now looks like a shifty-eyed rat.

"See, I told you she was trying to steal the cookies, it's awful."

Yu Shijiu said firmly, "I swear, that's what she's thinking!"

The cookies He Lingling gave us are so delicious! There must be many players who haven't tasted cookies this good before!

Lu Chusheng: "..."

He suppressed a laugh, thinking to himself that this little madman was incredibly cute, but his face remained expressionless.

"may be."

Lu Chusheng said ambiguously, "Maybe she's too poor and has never really eaten such delicious cookies before."

He Lingling, who had been listening to the whole thing and whose mouth was twitching from trying to suppress her laughter, exclaimed, "...Pfft!"

Yu Shijiu, Lu Chusheng, and Xu Han, who was still somewhat bewildered, all turned their heads to look at her.

He Lingling, who couldn't help but laugh out loud, was instantly a little embarrassed.

She awkwardly touched her two ponytails hanging down in front of her chest, cleared her throat, and said:

"Oh dear, I'm a little hungry. I wonder when the food will be served..."

That one short sentence completely disrupted Yu Shijiu's thoughts.

Yeah, when will the food be served? Didn't we just say we were going to have lunch?

The old housekeeper, who had been standing like a shadow in the corner, also stepped forward. She gave a slight bow and smiled as all the players looked over:

"The master is very saddened by the death of his wife, so it is inconvenient for him to have lunch with the guests... As for the other guests who have not yet come down for lunch, I have arranged for other servants to invite them."

The elderly housekeeper said, "Don't worry, the dishes will be served gradually after all the guests have come down in a minute."

While all the players frowned as they listened to the old housekeeper, the female player finally caught a glimpse of the cookie wrapper in Yu Shijiu's arms from a strange angle, and her eyes lit up instantly.

"Yes!"

The female gamer lowered her voice and whispered to her boyfriend:

"It's that big bag of bear-shaped cookies that costs almost 80 points!"

Boyfriend: "..."

He patted his girlfriend's hand helplessly and whispered a reminder:

"Now is not the time to think about this, baby..."

Her boyfriend's "baby" instantly snapped the female player out of her daze. She frowned, looked at him, and pouted.

"What kind of baby is this? Isn't it cheesy?"

Male player: "..."

The male player felt he shouldn't speak.

The female player couldn't help but glance at Yu Shijiu again.

Yu Shijiu, who was sensitive to gazes: "..."

He silently hugged the biscuit in his arms, hesitating whether he should have a "friendly exchange" with the female player who kept staring at him, to prevent her from trying to steal his biscuit.

The idea was immediately stopped by both Lu Chusheng and He Lingling after he uttered it.

Lu Chusheng: "She might be envious."

He Lingling: "She's just a poor wretch who can't afford bear-shaped cookies; she definitely wouldn't dare to try and steal them."

Xu Han, who was standing to the side, finally showed some intelligence and said blankly:

"Is it possible that she never actually intended to steal it—"

Who on earth would have malicious intentions towards a bag of bear-shaped cookies in a game instance?! Isn't that absurd?!

Xu Han's voice disappeared from Yu Shijiu's gaze.

A few seconds later, Xu Han nodded firmly: "Yes! She's just jealous that Shi Jiu can eat such delicious cookies!"

"It's a bear-shaped biscuit."

Yu Shijiu added.

"..." Xu Han nodded again, "Yes, she's just jealous that Shi Jiu can eat such delicious bear-shaped cookies!"

Yu Shijiu stopped talking, and his expression clearly showed that he was satisfied.

Lu Chusheng and He Lingling: "..."

The former has some memories of Yu Shijiu's past and is somewhat prepared for Yu Shijiu's somewhat naive and immature thinking, while the latter...

He Lingling hesitated, suppressing the urge to look at Yu Shijiu, her heart pounding.

She felt something was strange before this game instance even started.

In contrast to Yu Shijiu's frenzied killing spree, Yu Shijiu herself is actually a seemingly well-behaved and gentle person. At first, she just thought that the other party might just be a big contrast, but now it seems that Yu Shijiu is not very skilled in social culture and emotional language communication.

His current state is more like that of someone who has never interacted with any mature adults; he seems to have the simple thoughts of a child.

Pure, innocent, naive... yet extremely cruel.

After playing the game and spending time with them, Yu Shijiu seems to be in much better shape.

But it's only slightly better than before.

He Lingling began to wonder where Yu Shijiu had lived before.

What kind of environment in reality could raise an 18-year-old boy to this state?

Honestly, after getting to know Yu Shijiu quite a bit, He Lingling even began to have doubts about his personality.

Yu Shijiu loves to laugh.

He seemed to be smiling all the time.

He laughs while chatting, he laughs while killing monsters, he even laughs while stabbing NPCs...

Can a normal human being really keep smiling all the time?

Especially when you're experiencing a complete emotional breakdown—

"coming."

Xu Han suddenly nudged He Lingling's arm, who was in a state of confusion.

He Lingling subconsciously raised her head.

Above the stairs.

The remaining dozen or so players stiffened as they descended the stairs, and several nearly fell due to extreme fear—luckily, they were caught by the shadowy figure behind them.

Yes, a shadowy figure.

Yu Shijiu looked curiously at the shadowy figures following behind each player, a pleased smile playing on his lips.

These shadowy figures, which appeared briefly for a few seconds last night and then disappeared, can now reappear during the day.

it's wired.

Weren't the supernatural beings supposed to be unable to appear a few days ago?

Yu Shijiu was somewhat confused about the current situation, yet also felt extremely excited.

This game instance seems even more interesting and bizarre than the last one...

Then the old housekeeper's voice rang out.

"Now that all the guests have come down," she said with a smile, raising her hand to the shadowy figures standing behind the players.

"Go and bring all the dishes from the kitchen up quickly."

The old housekeeper said, "The guests have been waiting for a long time."

As soon as she finished speaking, the shadowy figures turned around and walked towards the direction of the kitchen.

Throughout the entire process, not a single player uttered a word.

The old housekeeper's voice rang out again only after all the dishes had been served by the shadowy figures.

"Lunch will be simple, please don't mind."

"In the evening, after the gentleman has composed himself to cope with the grief of losing his wife, he will force himself to go downstairs and have dinner with the guests."