Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 718 Hold on a little longer

"Help me...help me...help me...I don't want to die...I don't want to die, I don't want to die..."

This is the despair and collapse of Wang Ji and many other crew members.

"These damned lowlifes... I'm using them as 'sacrifices' to save them! A bunch of brainless idiots who don't know their own mortality!"

"I don't want to die... Damn it! Why are these lowly people disobeying me! I told you to get out of here! Can't you understand human language?!"

"Ahhh... Help me, help me—I'm so sorry, so sorry, so sorry... I shouldn't have used you as 'sacrifices'... I'm so sorry, so sorry, so sorry, please let me go, please let us go..."

"..."

Finally, there were the goats kept in the hold as reserve food and other "precious species".

Their eyes were wide open, and the deep, bloodshot pupils reflected the dead fish that were everywhere in the hold.

The rotting bodies of the dead fish were still writhing, just like their trembling internal organs and scattered wool after their skin and fur had been peeled off.

goat……

Yu Shijiu's eyes trembled.

He felt like he knew which step he had missed...

goat.

They were the goats that were kept in the hold.

More and more sounds rang out from the giant ram's gaping mouth, and on the deck, all the ram-headed people also let out mournful cries and pleas, sounding particularly pitiful—if they hadn't continued to attack the player while wailing.

These dense sounds gradually clouded Yu Shijiu's mind, and boundless guilt, fear, regret, collapse, hatred and a series of other dark emotions overwhelmed him at this moment.

He was like a balloon that should have deflated, but was forcibly inflated, growing larger and larger. The "qi" inside him began to tremble, growing faster and faster with a force that seemed to be stretching his entire body.

As Yu Shijiu's expression grew increasingly vacant, his grip on the axe began to loosen little by little.

Before him, a giant sheep with various human faces revealed a strange smile. It raised its hoof-like claws and fiercely clawed at Yu Shijiu's head.

The giant sheep was utterly enraged by the "little worm" before it. It didn't even want to follow its instincts to bite the worm's head; instead, it wanted to rip the worm's head off its neck and crush the head that was causing it so much fury—

boom!

"Roar!"

The giant orange cat leaped up and knocked away the giant sheep's hoof—the sheep's hoof slashed the orange cat's back, tearing flesh and blood gushing out instantly, soaking the orange cat's yellow and white fur.

The orange cat seemed oblivious to its wounds. It glared angrily at the giant sheep, which had taken a step back, and continued to roar.

"sky!"

Sun Qin was so shocked that she stood up abruptly, her body stiff and trembling. "We...we really don't need to go...don't we need to go help?!"

Yu Shijiu and the orange cat named "Feifei" are fighting, but she is hiding here, hiding here like a turtle. He Lingling and Shi Yuan can't move because of their physical condition, but what about her?

I've been staying here and not moving... Is that really the right thing to do?

"Don't move around. Going there now will only add to their burden."

Compared to Sun Qin, who was so nervous she was starting to feel nauseous, Shi Yuan was so calm he seemed almost inhuman.

She appeared to be coldly observing Fatty, who had been injured by the giant sheep, a hint of bewilderment flashing in her eyes.

She was envious.

I envy Yu Shijiu for having such a powerful pet that is willing to fight for him and act as his protective wall—no, this is no longer just a pet.

This is, my friend.

"You really are cold-blooded."

Shi Yuan, lost in thought, lowered his eyelids and sneered, "Yu Shijiu looks like he's about to die."

"Don't make any noise."

He Lingling's face was pale, and her expression seemed relatively calm, but in reality—her hands had begun to tremble uncontrollably.

"Xu Han will be back soon."

If Yu Shijiu just holds on a little longer, just a little longer... just a little longer, that will be enough.

"Six minutes left."

Shi Yuan said, "If Xu Han hasn't returned in six minutes, we will all—we will all be left on this ship."

"……almost."

He Lingling lowered her eyes and said, "I believe him."

Off-screen, An Jie and Chen Yi looked at He Lingling's weak face. An Jie raised an eyebrow and smiled:

"Lingling and Xu Han have built up a level of trust."

“The two of them have always gotten along well,” Chen Yi chuckled. “Looks like we don’t need to worry about the guild competition.”

"...There's still something to worry about."

Anjie sighed: "Shi Jiu's personality has changed a lot... but sometimes he really doesn't care much about his health."

"Sister An."

Chen Yi interrupted her, still wearing that smiling expression:

"Shi Jiu has changed a lot."

Chen Yi: "His desire to live has obviously increased a lot now, and even... his feelings for us seem to have improved a lot. I don't believe you didn't notice."

“…” Anjie remained silent for a long time before turning her face away: “…I know.”

It's precisely because I know that I'm even more worried.

If one day, due to some uncontrollable reason, someone Yu Shijiu cares about disappears or dies... will Yu Shijiu's hard-won improvement in her condition become even worse?

Ange didn't want to think about the worse possibility, but she couldn't help but think about it.

Should I keep some distance from Yu Shijiu?

"Sister An."

Chen Yi suddenly stopped her hand from instinctively putting candy into her mouth, saying, "I've always felt that you're hiding something from me."

Anjie's heart sank.

What could I possibly hide from you?

Anjie glanced sideways, feigning composure: "Don't overthink it. We've been teammates for so many years, don't you know what I've done?"

"……Yeah?"

Chen Yi observed her expression and slowly took the candy from her hand and unwrapped it.

"Ange, you forgot to unwrap the candy wrapper."

Chen Yi smiled as he handed the candy back to An Jie, his eyes narrowing into slits with laughter.

"We'll be friends forever, right?"

"of course."

Anjie's expression remained unchanged; she even raised an eyebrow and teased:

"I'm afraid that after we go out, Boss Chen will feel ashamed to be friends with a scumbag like me."

"I won't."

Chen Yi: "Never."

Anjie smiled and lowered her eyes to grab the tangerines from the bowl.

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In just two minutes, Lu Chusheng clashed with the giant sheep several times. When the giant sheep's hoof scratched him again, Lu Chusheng's breathing became rapid.

No, the giant sheep is too big. At my current size, I'd be easily caught. And its eyes? If only I could catch the giant sheep's eyes—

Lu Chusheng's hunched back was suddenly touched.

His back stiffened, and he turned around instantly.

He saw Yu Shijiu behind him, who was covered in blood.