Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 895 He Lingling's Guess

As Yu Shijiu spoke, he took out all the bones and bracelets he had brought from the cave.

Looking at the bones and bracelet that Yu Shijiu had pulled out, along with the broken claw mixed in with them, the group was stunned by the sudden influx of information.

Bones and bracelets?

A huge, dripping chunk of flesh? A severed woman's head?

Every word Yu Shijiu uttered was a revelation to them.

"Speak slowly, don't rush."

Chen Yi tried to get Yu Shijiu to speak a little slower.

He Lingling, who was standing to the side, had already reviewed everything that had happened yesterday afternoon with An Jie and the others, but her expression kept changing.

Although Yu Shijiu's words were somewhat fragmented, she still managed to extract most of the useful information from them... such as the woman...

Upon considering a certain possibility, He Lingling's expression instantly turned serious.

Her gaze was fixed on the bones and straw bracelets that Yu Shijiu had taken out, and especially when her eyes swept over the black and yellow hair that was still spreading upwards on Yu Shijiu's arm, a chill ran down her spine and straight to the top of her head.

"A woman's head... a swamp... a bloody pulp..."

He Lingling's voice trembled slightly, "Shi Jiu, don't worry, you said the wound in that pile of flesh was a severed neck, right? And there were a lot of bones on the ground, and a lot of bracelets like these, right?"

As she spoke, she pointed to the things that Yu Shijiu had taken out.

Yu Shijiu nodded, her breathing still a little unsteady, "It's the cross-section of a human's severed neck... It's huge... And there are a lot of bracelets, a whole pile, they're all over the ground..."

"..." He Lingling's breathing became rapid, and the seriousness in her eyes almost materialized. "If I'm not mistaken, the owner of those bones should be Thumbelina."

"Who did you say you were?"

The group was startled, and at the same time looked warily towards the entrance of the main room. Yu Shijiu's commotion when she ran back had been a bit too loud.

Thumbelina.

He Lingling took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down, and said very quickly:

"Remember our previous speculation? Thumbelina wasn't the only adopted daughter with her foster mother. Before her, there were many 'Thumbelinas' who looked exactly like her, who were tortured and killed because of their foster mother's personal emotions..."

"Since the foster mother had more than one thumb, do you think there could only be one Thumbelina in the burrow?"

Apart from Yu Shijiu, the other three were completely stunned.

A few seconds later, Yu Shijiu spoke first, asking, "So, Sister Lingling, you mean there are actually many Thumbelinas in the burrow? But we've only seen one Thumbelina so far—"

Yu Shijiu's voice stopped abruptly, and he looked at He Lingling with some surprise.

He Lingling remained calm. "No, we've already seen three."

"...Three?"

Xu Han scratched his head, still a little confused: "How could there be three? I only saw one!"

Anjie and Chen Yi's expressions changed instantly.

Especially Anjie.

Anjie's heart pounded. She quickly thought of the long-haired female monster who had "helped her," and her breathing became rapid.

“Lingling…” Anjie spoke subconsciously, somewhat incredulous: “You mean, the one that helped me, and the two monsters that appeared in the warehouse… are actually all Thumbelina?”

"These two should be the same."

He Lingling shook her head and said, "The three 'Thumbelinas' I mentioned include the one who has been with us all along, the 'Thumbelina' who helped you, Sister An... and the woman's head in that swamp."

"Don't you guys think that woman's head in the swamp looks familiar?"

He Lingling, being the only player in the five-person group who had never seen the Mud Woman's Head, was actually more clear-headed.

"Based on your four descriptions of 'her,' I believe 'she' must also be Thumbelina."

"..."

The room fell silent instantly, with only the sounds of rapid breathing and the rustling of some creatures crawling inside the cave.

"Oh my god..."

Xu Han realized something and patted his chest in surprise: "So, according to you, we've been guessing the wrong way all along? Actually, our most important task right now isn't saving Yanzi, but rather being constantly on guard against Thumbelina?!"

"That's not true."

He Lingling glanced at him. "Thumbelina is doing well for now, well, you could say that. Thumbelina is the victim throughout."

"..." Yu Shijiu blinked. "Sister Lingling, do you mean we can actually choose to help Thumbelina leave?"

As soon as Yu Shijiu said this, An Jie and Chen Yi subconsciously looked at He Lingling.

"This is my current guess."

He Lingling's expression remained unchanged. She turned her head to look at Yanzi, who was fast asleep in the corner, her chest barely rising and falling, and her gaze was solemn.

"You could say that I now have reason to suspect that the swallows might not be as 'friendly' as we thought."

The crowd gasped in surprise. Yu Shijiu, who had just raised the question, paused for a few seconds, not quite understanding, and said:

"Huh? Why? Sister Lingling, didn't you say we were going to help Thumbelina?"

“Yeah,” Xu Han and Chen Yi were also a little puzzled: “Since we’re going to help Thumbelina, and we know that she’ll be forced into a blind date and marriage in the upcoming storyline… can’t we just help her leave early according to the plot?”

Anjie's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

She realized a very serious problem.

It was something Yu Shijiu once said.

If we're really counting how long they've known each other, hasn't the mole known Thumbelina longer than the king?

He Lingling keenly noticed the change in An Jie's eyes, and she sighed softly, "Sister An, you noticed it too, didn't you?"

Anjie closed her eyes and nodded slightly.

The other three were still a little confused and looked at He and An with some doubt.

"It's actually very simple." He Lingling didn't say much, but succinctly said, "Think about what the swallow did in the end. After being rescued, it took Thumbelina, who had run away from her marriage again, away from the burrow to Lilliput... but Thumbelina still got married there."

"And the king of Lilliput."

He Lingling: "Don't you guys find it strange? Thumbelina keeps getting married and running away from her wedding... It's like a recurring story with different characters but the same ending."

The group was startled, and an inexplicable chill crept up their backs, instantly raising goosebumps.

“Like this,” He Lingling said, seeing that everyone understood her meaning, she changed the subject and continued:

"Old Field Mouse's situation is similar. If I'm not mistaken, the 'Thumbelinas' that Old Field Mouse once took in in the burrow are likely experiencing the same cycle repeatedly—luring, feeding, threatening, assimilation, and then..."