Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 832 Choice

At that point, what difference will there be between this little pond and the sea?!

Chen Yi was large in size, yet he remained the most unmoved among the players present.

He looked with some concern at the few lotus flowers swaying back and forth in the waves not far away, and said in a deep voice:

"Sister An, this should be alright, right?"

"will not."

Anjie stood firmly, frowning as she looked at Yu Shijiu standing not far away amidst the surging waves, and sighed.

"Our savior has arrived."

As if in response to Ange's words, the waves on the water surface became larger, as if something was gathering and churning in the depths of the pond, one wave after another, and the pond water in this area swayed and swayed... until a group of beautiful fish, whose scales even shimmered with golden light in the setting sun, appeared.

"Oh, poor, beautiful Thumbelina."

The grass carp leading the school of fish looked at Thumbelina, who was kneeling and crying on the edge of a lotus flower, and blinked its human-like fish eyes, showing sympathy.

"Oh my god, why are you crying so sadly? Tell me, has someone bullied you? Beautiful Thumbelina, your tears are like the cold frost of winter, just looking at them makes me sad..."

A girl's clear, anthropomorphic voice emanated from the open mouth of the grass carp.

As these words were uttered, the eyes of the players around them, who had barely managed to regain their footing, twitched.

Although I knew that the language of this animal in the original work was rather... fancy and impractical, it still sounded a bit strange to hear it spoken in person.

Despite the complaints, everyone turned to look at the talking grass carp with wary eyes.

They hadn't forgotten that the school of fish that were frantically trying to devour human flesh were also a group of grass carp covered in rotting flesh.

They looked exactly like the grass carp that surged up from the water's surface, appearing perfectly normal and friendly.

Xu Han coughed as he got up, wiped the water off his face, looked at the densely packed grass carp, and burped.

"sky……"

Xu Han swallowed hard. "These fish..."

Why do they look like those strange fish in their "normal state"?

He Lingling hung somewhat disheveled on the lotus petals. Just as she was about to speak, she suddenly caught a glimpse of Yu Shijiu taking a step forward.

He Lingling: "..."

A sense of foreboding suddenly arose in her heart.

Wait, Shi Jiu is—

"We were stolen by a toad."

Yu Shijiu stood at the edge of the lotus pond, his gaze turning sorrowful as he looked at the grass carp and sobbed softly:

"We and Thumbelina were stolen by some ugly toads. They took us away from our mother and forced us to marry toads of their own kind..."

"woo woo woo woo……"

As Yu Shijiu spoke, tears welled up in her eyes, and even Thumbelina, who was initially unsure of what to say, shed more tears.

“Yes…” Thumbelina sobbed, choking back tears, “We were all stolen by toads! They’re robbers! They’re human traffickers! They can’t find wives, so they want to steal us to marry them…”

Thumbelina became increasingly tearful as she spoke, and couldn't help but cry out for help:

"Kind-hearted fish, can you save us? We really don't want to marry those ugly human traffickers and toads..."

Yu Shijiu added, "Yes! You kind people will definitely help us, right? Remember to get us to the shore, we need to be on the shore to survive."

Grass carp: "..."

The lead grass carp glanced at Yu Shijiu several times, then slowly turned its head back to look at Thumbelina, asking:

"Is that what you think too? Beautiful, poor Thumbelina."

Thumbelina subconsciously looked up at Yu Shijiu, who was busy wiping away tears (fake).

Thumbelina panicked a little when she didn't receive Yu Shijiu's prompt. She calmed herself down and quickly wiped away her tears while sobbing.

"Yes!"

Thumbelina, fighting back tears, loudly answered the grass carp's question:

"I want to leave here! I don't want to marry a toad! He's not the one I like! I want to go back to the shore!"

The lead grass carp swayed its tail and shook itself in place several times before finally turning its head back and merging into the school of fish, where it began to whisper among itself.

"..."

After a long while, the lead grass carp returned, circling the lotus flower where Thumbelina was several times, and said:

“Poor Thumbelina, please jump out of the lotus flower and step onto the lotus leaf next to it. I will bite off the root of the lotus leaf and take you away from here.”

Thumbelina's face instantly lit up with joy. She sniffed and nodded happily.

"Okay, okay..."

The next second, Thumbelina hurriedly got up and began to look for the nearest lotus leaf to land on.

Yu Shijiu finally stopped wiping away his tears. He looked at the grass carp circling Thumbelina and asked, feigning fear:

"What about me? What should I do?"

The moment he asked the question, He Lingling realized what was happening and immediately began to plead for help from the group of fish that were frozen in place:

"Save me, kind grass, fish, I don't want to marry an ugly toad..."

Xu Han also realized what was happening, and, with snot and tears streaming down his face, rushed towards the nearest grass carp, crying out:

"Help me! I don't want to marry a toad! Tell me, how can I, a grown man, get married? No, I mean, marry a toad? Putting everything else aside, I can't have any kids! These toads really have bad eyesight, unlike you guys. You're all so round-headed, look at your eyes, they're so bright and round, you look so smart..."

After a barrage of praise, one grass carp in the school was persuaded. Swimming its tail, it swam over to Xu Han, stared at him, and whispered:

"Then hurry up and find a lotus leaf, I'll bite off the lotus leaf's root and take you away."

Xu Han was overjoyed and thanked them repeatedly. He stood up energetically and began to choose a lotus leaf to stand on.

The same "cry for help" was heard from everyone present, and after receiving the same response, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Yang Hua patted his chest: "Great! We need to jump onto the lotus leaves and leave quickly. The toads will be back after it gets completely dark."

Fang Youhua pressed her throbbing temples. "Okay, hurry up."

"..."

Compared to the others around her who were busy selecting lotus leaves, Yu Shijiu was watching the grass carp that was still circling around Thumbelina, her gaze slowly falling on the floating lotus leaves around her.

He didn't believe that every lotus leaf was a suitable place to land.

Didn't you hear all these fish saying they should choose a suitable lotus leaf?

The phrase "suitable...find one..." sounds a bit strange, doesn't it?

What if they choose the wrong lotus leaf?

He Lingling had the same guess. She subconsciously turned her head to look at Yu Shijiu and, unsurprisingly, saw that the other person was also looking down at the lotus leaves floating on the water.

"Sister Lingling," Yu Shijiu said without looking up, "which lotus leaf do you think is safe?"

He Lingling: "..."

He Lingling's lips twitched: "If I had known... I would have jumped by now."

Yu Shijiu sighed: "Sigh, shouldn't there be some hint?"

As he spoke, he looked at the grass carp circling around him and said:

"Kind little fish, do you know that lotus flower is safe?"

The grass carp, its eyes darting around, chuckled and shook its head upon hearing this.

"I don't know...hehe...I don't know..."

"..." Yu Shijiu felt his hands were a little itchy, but he resisted it and turned his head to continue observing the lotus leaves around him, unable to help but feel irritated.

"so annoying……"

Yu Shijiu muttered with a sigh, "Why do I have to use my brain to save people..."

Anjie and Chen Yi were also busy distinguishing the lotus leaves. The latter was careful and soon discovered that some lotus leaves had sticky marks on them, while others did not.

Could it be these liquids?

Chen Yi was a little unsure: "Sister An, what do you think?"

“…” Anjie frowned and shook her head: “I’m not sure. If someone could test it now—”

Anjie stopped speaking abruptly, quickly looking towards Yu Shijiu's location. When she saw the boy with his head down, busy distinguishing lotus leaves, she breathed a sigh of relief.

God knows... she was genuinely afraid that Yu Shijiu would recklessly jump onto the lotus leaf and risk her life.

Chen Yi noticed An Jie's gaze and chuckled, "Sister An, Shi Jiu wouldn't be like that—"

"Qi Wei!"

Yang Hua's sharp cry suddenly rang out, interrupting Chen Yi's words.

The two were startled at the same time and subconsciously looked towards where Fang Youhua and the others were.

At this moment, Fang Youhua and his group were in chaos. Qi Wei, for some reason, was deeply embedded in a lotus leaf, with half of his body sinking into the water along with the surface of the leaf. His face was pale, and he kept calling for help.

Fortunately, Yang Hua was nearby and quickly pulled him out of the water; otherwise, Qi Wei would have fallen right into the water. At least now his head, shoulders, and hands are still floating on the surface.

Qi Wei was terrified and dared not move. He gripped Yang Hua's hand, his voice trembling as he pleaded:

"Help me! Help me!!! Yang Hua, don't let go! I don't want to die! I don't want to die!!"

"Shut up! Qi Wei, why are you so heavy?!"

Annoyed as he was, Yang Hua couldn't just stand by and watch Qi Wei die, since they were players from the same guild. He was currently desperately pulling Qi Wei's arm upwards, panting heavily, and could only shout in frustration:

"I'm speechless! Qi Wei, what have you been eating all day?! Hao Ge! Liu Zhong! What are you two standing there for?! Quick, help pull Qi Wei up!!!"

Liu Zhong and Hao Ge, who were called out, looked confused for several seconds before nodding at Yang Hua's roar.

"it is good."

"it is good."

The two spoke in identical tones and even nodded in the same way, but no one noticed that Fang Youhua's attention was entirely focused on Qi Wei.

She saw it...

Fang Youhua's breathing became rapid.

Fang Youhua suddenly said, "Xiao Hua."

Yang Hua, grimacing from exhaustion as he pulled on Qi Wei's arm, gasped for breath and said:

"Sister Fang, what's wrong?"