Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 854 The Entrance to the Cave

Upon hearing this, Yu Shijiu's face lit up with joy: "Great, let's go together then."

Holding his hand, Thumbelina, whose eyes still held a hint of confusion, slowly nodded, revealing a strange, somewhat eerie smile.

"Yes, yes... Let's do it together..."

After saying that, Thumbelina glanced quickly at Chen Yi and then at Xu Han before quickly looking away.

Chen Yi and Xu Han felt a chill run down their spines from being stared at.

The two exchanged a glance, utterly astonished.

What's going on? Why is Thumbelina suddenly looking at them like that?

They were all a little confused... and even had a strange feeling of tightness in their anus.

"let's go."

Only the enthusiastic Yu Shijiu walked at the very front, holding Thumbelina's hand as he walked forward, saying:

"Oh, right, I'm going to share a room with Thumbelina. She's timid and afraid of being alone, so I'll have to stay with her."

Thumbelina, who is timid and afraid of the dark: "?"

She looked up at Yu Shijiu in astonishment, "Shijiu..."

"Don't be afraid."

Yu Shijiu held Thumbelina's hand and shook it. "Don't worry, I'll be with you. We're all good friends."

As he spoke, he flashed a standard eight-tooth smile (which he learned from Xu Han).

Thumbelina: "..."

She quickly suppressed the slight feeling of being touched that had just risen in her heart—nothing else, Yu Shijiu just looked a bit like a fool.

He Lingling and An Jie, who were watching this scene from behind, twitched their lips and looked at Xu Han with eight teeth, who also didn't know what he was laughing at.

Xu Han was marveling at how Yu Shijiu had become more and more lively and cheerful thanks to his persuasion—look at that perfect toothy smile, look at that cheerful and happy face that couldn't be more cheerful, how difficult it must have been for him to change Shijiu, who always had a forced smile, into such a sunny boy!

Then he realized that He Lingling and An Jie were scanning him with their eyes like lasers.

Xu Han: "?"

Why are Sister An and He Lingling glaring at me? Didn't he just bring Yu Shijiu to them with some brilliant words?

Only Chen Yi looked at Yu Shijiu's retreating figure with a gratified expression and nodded.

It's not easy.

When Shi Jiu first joined their team, he was such a pitiful little boy. Even his smile was sinister and creepy. How wonderful he is now! He's become a sunny and cheerful young man.

In some respects, Chen Yi and Xu Han surprisingly reached a consensus.

He Lingling and An Jie, completely unaware of what Chen Yi and Xu Han were thinking: "..."

They both felt that Yu Shijiu looked a bit strange.

It's even scarier than the previous fake smile or the kind of smiling-but-chopping demeanor.

It's like a god of war turning into a fool... It really doesn't suit Yu Shijiu.

Yu Shijiu himself seemed to realize that it was inappropriate for him to show such a smile, so he withdrew his smile and showed his signature obedient and aggrieved face again.

"My friend, don't you want to share a room with me? We're exactly the same..."

Best friend and Thumbelina: "...No, nothing."

Thumbelina gritted her teeth and nodded: "Together, then let's go together..."

"Great."

Yu Shijiu's expression instantly brightened. "Don't worry, I will protect you."

Thumbelina nodded and whispered, "Okay, okay..."

"..."

With Thumbelina as the main NPC, Ange and the others couldn't share their thoughts on the plot or the speculations they had just discussed with Yu Shijiu.

When Yu Shijiu and Thumbelina led the four of them into a cave filled with various wooden doors, Anjie and the others' eyes widened in surprise.

In this cave, there are at least ten room doors that can be roughly seen, facing each other on both sides. The rough wooden doors appear somewhat dim in the candlelight.

"This is Grandma Field Mouse's room."

Yu Shijiu walked to the wooden door at the front of the burrow as if by accident and pointed to it, "Sister An, please don't disturb Grandma Field Mouse's sleep. She's very old and can't stand noise."

Anjie raised an eyebrow upon hearing this. "Okay, we understand."

The remaining people remained silent.

Yu Shijiu smiled and pulled the silent Thumbelina around to the wooden door opposite the old field mouse, then pushed it open.

There was a squeak.

Yu Shijiu turned her head and winked at the four people who were still standing in the same place, her tone remaining unchanged.

"Good night, then."

The four nodded and whispered in unison, "Good night."

Thumbelina had already walked halfway into the house when she paused upon hearing the noise behind her.

She seemed to think for a moment, then turned and peeked out the door, whispering, "...Goodnight."

Anjie and the others looked at Thumbelina's face and repeated, "Good night, sweet dreams tonight."

Thumbelina pursed her lips in surprise, her beautiful eyes crinkling into a smile.

Yu Shijiu patiently waited for Thumbelina to finish processing this brief moment of happiness before closing the door.

Anjie and the others were outside the door.

The four looked at each other and then Chen Yi decisively pulled Xu Han's hand and walked to another wooden door, pushing it open and entering.

Anjie turned to look at He Lingling, who was quietly looking at the wooden doors around her, her gaze eventually landing on the door closest to the old field mouse's room.

“…” Anjie noticed her gaze and said without hesitation, “This room will do.”

He Lingling nodded slightly, "Okay."

As they entered the room, the candlelight on the cave walls suddenly began to flicker violently, as if something had passed through quickly.

At the same time, from the bend at the end of the cave, came the sharp, painful sobs of a strange girl, echoing throughout the corridor like the wailing of a ghost.

—At the same time, in the main room.

After Fang Youhua and Yang Hua left, Hao Ge and Liu Zhong, who were still squatting by the earthen stove roasting themselves and endlessly stretching their tongues to eat, suddenly stopped.

The two half-toad, half-human men stuffed their tongues back into their throats and looked warily at the crisscrossing entrances to the underground caves behind them.

"Quack-quack-quack-quack-quack"

More gurgling, toad-like sounds came from Liu Zhong's throat, and his pimple-covered face was filled with anger.

The same goes for Hao Ge.

The difference was that there was still a lingering fear in Hao Ge's eyes—his human reason had not yet been completely corrupted and assimilated by the toad.

But this is not a good thing.

The sounds of human/animal movement could be heard from the entrance to the cave in front of them.

Tap tap tap—the very light sound of heels hitting the ground, along with some sounds like a broom or a cloth being wiped.

"Ah-"

Liu Zhong seemed startled and jumped back on the spot, making a heavy thud as he landed.

The sounds from inside the cave entrance grew louder and louder.

The strange girl's crying echoed from the hole in the floor amidst the sounds of sweeping and fabric rubbing.