Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 891 also encountered...

He could sense that the severed claw seemed to "yearn" to return to somewhere, or... was "instructing" something.

The direction it was pointing seemed to be... towards the main room?

Could it be something in the main room attracting it? Is it the swallow? Or something else it hasn't discovered yet?

Just then, a very faint sound of a door opening came from the next room.

Yu Shijiu immediately pulled her head back and gently closed the door slightly.

Was it Anjie? Or He Lingling? Or perhaps Brother Chen and the others? Did they hear the commotion outside the door too?

Yu Shijiu held his breath and listened intently to the sounds outside.

The door next door seemed to be only slightly ajar, but it quickly and gently closed again.

Yu Shijiu listened carefully... It must be the door to He Lingling and An Jie's room.

Clearly, Anjie or He Lingling had also heard the unusual sounds outside, but they chose to observe cautiously and did not act rashly.

This made Yu Shijiu somewhat reluctant to go out.

Since He Lingling or An Jie both opened the door, then I must have been discovered when I opened the door.

"..."

Thinking of this, Yu Shijiu slowly returned to the bedside, but did not lie down again.

He sat cross-legged on the edge of the bed, clutching the increasingly hot severed claw tightly in his hand, his mind racing.

The countless claws scratching in the burrow at night... the strange movements and directions of the broken claw... the "rules" the old field mouse talked about... and that swallow that was clearly pretending to be asleep...

Even though Yu Shijiu didn't like to use his brain, he could still see that all the clues he knew seemed to point to one core issue—the burrow itself, including its owner, the old field mouse, was actually a huge, living thing that was waiting to devour all living things... and these "guests" were just "nutrients" that were temporarily residing in it.

It's just that they haven't had time to digest these "nutrients" yet.

So, what role will the upcoming "Mr. Mole" play in this environment?

Is it another "manager" at the same level as the old field mouse? Or... a more powerful "predator"?

Yu Shijiu suddenly felt a strong urge to rush out of the room and follow the broken claw's guidance to the main hall to see what was going on.

But he still remembered the "rules" the old field mouse had mentioned at dinner, and he also remembered the instructions from Angie and the others.

"Ugh……"

Yu Shijiu hesitated for a very long time before finally letting out a long sigh.

Just then, Xiao Li, who was supposed to be offline, suddenly reappeared.

It seemed to have sensed Yu Shijiu's thoughts before it emerged, its childish tone carrying a warning:

I advise you not to go out. Those claws outside may be weak individually, but there are too many of them. Getting entangled will be troublesome. Besides, who knows if the old field mouse is hiding in some corner spying on you?

Yu Shijiu didn't offer any opinion upon hearing this, but I rubbed my hair in frustration.

This feeling of being bound by "rules" is really unpleasant.

He wasn't afraid of the "claws" outside. Since the "claws" in the afternoon didn't have much offensive power, the "claws" at night wouldn't be much stronger.

Yu Shijiu looked down at the broken claw in his hand, which was gradually cooling down. A trace of unwillingness flashed in his eyes, but he ultimately suppressed the idea of ​​taking immediate action.

“Forget it,” Yu Shijiu muttered as she lay back down. “Anyway, there’s still a week left… there will be plenty of opportunities.”

After saying that, she ignored the chattering in her head and closed her eyes to force herself to fall asleep, but her ears were still perked up, trying to catch the constant scratching and rustling sounds outside the door.

"..."

------the next day.

The next morning, everyone gathered in the main room.

Everyone's face showed signs of fatigue and alertness, clearly indicating that none of them had slept well the night before.

"Last night...did you hear that?" Xu Han asked in a low voice, his eyes bulging with dark circles.

He Lingling nodded and whispered:

“Last night I saw some strangely shaped claws… It seems that nighttime is their active time. I think we’d better follow the ‘rules’ this week and not go out at night.”

Xu Han nodded in agreement, "Yes, yes! Although those claws aren't very powerful, there are so many of them. Getting entangled by them wouldn't be a good thing..."

He Lingling was taken aback by what he said, then realized something and interrupted Xu Han: "What did you just say?"

Startled by the interruption, Xu Han paused, then instinctively said, "I said getting entangled with them isn't a good thing—"

“No,” He Lingling frowned, “that’s not what I’m asking. I’m asking how you know they’re not very aggressive?”

"..." Xu Han was truly silent this time, and after several seconds, he said somewhat awkwardly, "Um, did we forget to tell you yesterday? It's just that, on our way back yesterday, we encountered those densely packed claws when we passed through a tunnel..."