Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 878 Rescue

Although Thumbelina was scared, perhaps because Yu Shijiu was standing in front of her, she took a deep breath and mustered up the courage to respond.

"I'm not tired, it's just that I coughed because I was choked by dust, so... that's why my face is a little pale..."

Yu Shijiu could feel that Thumbelina's fear of the old field mouse behind her was almost tangible.

His mind raced as he considered countermeasures.

It would be unwise to tough it out, since they didn't know how many days they would have to live in the burrow... But sending Thumbelina back to Grandma Field Mouse would be like throwing a lamb to the slaughter, and all their previous efforts would be wasted.

At that moment, Yu Shijiu failed to notice that he had overlooked an important issue.

He unconsciously rubbed his hands together behind his back, the axe handle already itching to be used.

Or should we just knock the old field mouse unconscious? Knocking it out shouldn't be a problem, right?

Just as Yu Shijiu was increasingly convinced that his idea was highly feasible—

"Grandma Field Mouse!"

A familiar female voice came from the passage behind the field mouse.

He Lingling and Chen Yi walked over quickly, panting, their faces showing just the right amount of anxiety and respect.

"Excuse me! We were cleaning in the warehouse and accidentally knocked something over. It seems... it seems we startled the injured swallow on the wall. It reacted very strongly, and we're a little worried about it. Could you go and check on it?"

He Lingling's words successfully attracted the old field mouse's attention.

The old field mouse narrowed its small eyes, looked at He Lingling, then glanced in the direction of the warehouse, a hint of impatience at being disturbed flashing across its face.

"Is a dying swallow really worth all the fuss about and making you run over to call me?"

Upon hearing this, He Lingling and Chen Yi took a step back, making sure they were out of the old field mouse's reach before continuing:

"Our main concern is that it might cause too much damage, and what if... what if it accidentally breaks other things in your warehouse..."

Chen Yi also looked troubled. "That's right, besides, Grandma Field Mouse, you're the owner of this burrow, aren't you? We wouldn't dare to make decisions arbitrarily..."

The two spoke sincerely and gave convincing reasons, leaving the old field mouse unable to find anything to criticize for a while.

The old field mouse snorted, but it seemed more concerned about the "treasure" in the warehouse than Thumbelina, who seemed to have become a little "disobedient".

It turned back and gave Thumbelina, who was hiding behind Yu Shijiu, a cold look, and said:

"Children, listen to your grandmother. Don't have any bad thoughts, otherwise... the cold winter outside this cave can freeze all living things to death."

Then, the old field mouse, leaning on his cane, followed He Lingling and Chen Yi toward the warehouse.

Before leaving, He Lingling glanced back at Yu Shijiu without making a sound.

Chen Yi then gave Yu Shijiu a wink, signaling her not to wander off.

Yu Shijiu, however, did not receive Chen Yi's gaze.

Everything happened so fast that he hadn't even had time to react before Old Field Mouse was called away by He Lingling and Chen Yi.

However, the crisis has been temporarily averted.

Even though he wasn't scared, Yu Shijiu still breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at Thumbelina, who was still in shock.

Thumbelina's face turned even paler, but the faint clarity in her eyes had not been completely extinguished.

"Did you hear that?"

Yu Shijiu said, his tone carrying a peculiar soothing power, “It was just threatening us, so your feeling just now was correct.”

Thumbelina nodded vigorously, her hand gripping Yu Shijiu's clothes tightly, as if it were the only thing she could hold onto at that moment.

"I...I don't want to eat those things anymore..." she said softly but firmly.

"Hmm, let's think of a way."

Yu Shijiu made the promise, but his gaze was sharp as he looked in the direction the old field mouse had just left, and at the dark and oppressive main room.

The candlelight on the wall seemed to flicker and pause from time to time, as if nothing had happened.

Yu Shijiu's gaze fell on the burning candlelight on the wall.

The candlelight on the wall seemed to flicker and dim eerily as Grandma Field Mouse left.

Yu Shijiu thoughtfully withdrew his gaze and comforted Thumbelina, who was still clutching the hem of her clothes:

"Let's continue cleaning."

"No matter what, Grandma Field Mouse took us in."

"……it is good."

Thumbelina nodded obediently, looking at Yu Shijiu with dependent eyes, and loosened her grip on his clothes.

Yu Shijiu nodded with a smile, picked up a rag and continued wiping the other dusty "furniture" in the main room.

With each wipe, Yu Shijiu's gaze grew darker, and faint, dense blood vessels slowly appeared in his eyes, only to disappear in the blink of an eye.

...He Lingling's timely intervention bought them some time, but judging from the current situation, the old field mouse's suspicions have been aroused, which means they must be more careful with every step they take from now on.

The mystery surrounding "herbs," "food," and the connection between the underground monster and Thumbelina... must be solved as soon as possible, otherwise the next challenge... might not be as simple as just a long-haired female monster.

Yu Shijiu became increasingly agitated as he thought about it, and even his actions of wiping the table became somewhat perfunctory and irritable.

It wasn't that he was afraid. Compared to other things, Yu Shijiu hoped that more of those long-haired female monsters would appear in the cave, because the feeling of chopping them would probably be quite good. But thinking that this was a competition, Yu Shijiu suppressed his itchy hand that wanted to reach for his axe.

Forget it.

Next time, let's finish this game instance as soon as possible... They might compete a few more times...

Thinking that the competition might continue, Yu Shijiu completely abandoned the terrifying idea of ​​increasing the number of monsters in the cave and began to clean up carefully.

Thumbelina was not far behind him, sweeping the cobwebs on the wall with a broom. She would glance back at Yu Shijiu every now and then, then look up and continue sweeping the cobwebs.

It's okay...it's okay...it's okay.

Thumbelina kept sweeping away the cobwebs on the wall, her mind wandering aimlessly.

It's okay... Sometimes Jiu is here, sometimes Jiu is here... Nothing will happen... He'll protect me, he said he'd protect me... He said... He'll definitely protect me... I won't stay here forever, I won't stay here forever—

Thumbelina's pupils widened suddenly. She stared blankly at the dense spider web in the corner of the wall, a terrifying thought flashing through her confused mind.

……and many more.

I...I didn't just arrive here last night, did I? Why? Why do I have the thought that I might have to stay here forever?