Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 805 Foxtail Grass

The foster mother lifted Gao Zhen up by his trembling, spasming legs.

Click.

"Ahhhhhhhhhh-"

With Gao Zhen's screams, his arms, legs, and even neck were snapped by his adoptive mother, finally taking his last breath.

"..."

Everyone around them kept their heads down in silence.

Qi Wei, who was closest to Gao Town, was drenched in blood and stood frozen in place.

"..." The foster mother casually tossed Gao Zhen's body into a flowerpot next to her, and gently wiped her hands on her apron.

"What a disobedient child."

The foster mother frowned and sighed, "It's obvious that he fell because he was lazy during the day. I'm so disappointed in him."

As she spoke, the foster mother turned her head to look at the others with a helpless expression, and said with a smile that was both a warning and a joke:

"You all have to listen to me, otherwise the bad kids and the lazy kids will end up being used as fertilizer."

"Alright," the foster mother yawned and said lazily to everyone, "It's getting late, you should all go to sleep."

"..."

Thumbelina's gaze remained fixed on Gao Zhen, who was still trembling in the flowerpot, and she murmured to herself:

"Yes, yes, be good...be good...be sensible...always be sensible, obedient, and listen to Mommy...time to sleep...it's time to sleep..."

Her voice was heard by her foster mother, who was about to leave. The foster mother paused, turned around and looked at Thumbelina with her head down. The smile in her eyes became much more genuine.

"Did you hear that?"

The foster mother took a yellowed foxtail grass out of her pocket and placed it on Thumbelina's match bed, repeating, "Learn from your sister."

Foster mother: "Only obedient children can receive a reward from mom."

"..."

Yu Shijiu's gaze fell on the foxtail grass next to Thumbelina's hand, and his lips twitched involuntarily.

What reward?

Is it just a useless foxtail grass?

Why can't they give us something useful, like bread or milk? Why do they have to give us things that nobody wants?

Even Yu Shijiu found his adoptive mother unreasonable, let alone others.

Especially Xu Han.

Xu Han stared at the shabby foxtail grass, and then looked at his adoptive mother's back with disdain.

What is this... You dare call a blade of grass a reward?

Once her adoptive mother's figure had completely disappeared behind the door, Fang Youhua suddenly stood up and helped Yang Hua as she passed by.

"He's not really dead."

After leaving behind this brief message, Fang Youhua hurriedly rushed to the flowerpot that had been thrown in Gao Town.

Behind her, Yang Hua's legs felt weak. She stared blankly at the twisted, blood-dripping human figure peeking out from the edge of a flowerpot not far away, her teeth chattering.

Just die?

Isn't this too casual?

How could Gao Zhen have died so easily?

Yang Hua got out of bed with mixed feelings, walked to Qi Wei's side, and patted his shoulder. His palm was stuck to Qi Wei's.

A layer of bloodstains.

"……How are you?"

Yang Hua remembered that Qi Wei and Gao Zhen had a pretty good relationship; they could be considered friends, at least in a nutshell.

And now Gao Zhen died right before Qi Wei's eyes, Qi Wei even had blood poured over his head—

"I am fine."

Qi Wei suddenly stood up, his face pale, and waved Yang Hua's hand away. "Sister Fang is right. Lao Gao isn't really dead. He just left early to go back and rest."

Yang Hua, who was swept away: "..."

Yang Hua's lips twitched, and the fear in his heart dissipated considerably.

Now you know to call her Sister Fang? Yang Hua remembers that the two of them had quite a few opinions about Fang Youhua becoming the vice president.

It's said that they've been saying behind Fang Youhua's back that she must have used some underhanded methods.

That's hilarious! Do they really think this is still a place like that in real life?

In a place like Dawn Games, you can't rely on anyone but yourself if you have exceptional skills.

After all, if a capable person takes a liking to someone, at most they'll give them more favors or more resources; they'd never be so heartless as to give away an important position.

In other words, people like Gao Zhen and Qi Wei, whose brains intermittently malfunction, can't figure it out.

Yang Hua pursed his lips, glancing indifferently at the two male players in the other corner, a hint of worry flashing in his eyes.

For some reason, Fang Youhua in this game instance always made her feel uneasy... Yang Hua had seen Fang Youhua staring blankly at the flowerpot more than once—but that wasn't the big deal. The big deal was that Fang Youhua didn't seem to be that interested in the guild competition...

Weren't they here to compete with Yu Shijiu and the others for victory?

Why does Fang Youhua seem to lack fighting spirit?

Yang Hua rubbed his temples and walked towards Fang Youhua.

Forget it... She's just an ordinary guild player who wants to earn some points to revive sooner, there's no need for her to offend Fang Youhua for the sake of winning or losing.

"Sister Fang..."

On the other side, Anjie and Chen Yi stared coldly at the human hand peeking out from the edge of the flowerpot.

"Tomorrow night should be the next plot point."

Anjie said confidently, "If we don't move on to the next plot point soon, everyone will be dead."

"..." Chen Yi was taken aback, "Is that so—"

"Sister An is right."

He Lingling also came over, her face serious: "Brother Chen, we still don't know why Gao Zhen suddenly attracted our adoptive mother's attention—"

He Lingling paused for a few seconds as she spoke, quickly recalling the scenes from her adoptive mother's memories. A question she had subconsciously ignored suddenly arose in her mind.

"What did you think of?"

Anjie looked at her, "What's wrong?"

"...Let me sort this out."

He Lingling had a slight headache. She tried to recall her memories again, and said somewhat uneasily:

"I suspect that Gao Zhen is possessed or corrupted by those 'Thumbelina's' who were tortured to death."

"..."

The atmosphere between the three of them instantly turned icy.

Chen Yi widened his eyes, which were barely slits, and said, "Those Thumbelinas aren't already dead..."

"It's okay to die."

Ange thought about it more deeply. She took a deep breath and decided that no matter what, she had to find a way to leave the room with Thumbelina tomorrow night.

No one knows the exact reason why Gao Town was polluted.

Anjie didn't want to gamble with any of their lives.

It's best to leave as soon as possible during this phase.

"Wait, where did Xiaohan and Shijiu go—"

Chen Yi belatedly realized that Xu Han and Yu Shijiu hadn't participated in their discussion, turned his head blankly, and stopped talking abruptly.

Not far away, Xu Han and Yu Shijiu had already run to Thumbelina's side. The former was all smiles as he tried to get close to Thumbelina, while the latter had already reached out and picked up the foxtail grass that his foster mother had given him, with Thumbelina's nod.

Anjie, Chen Yi, and He Lingling: "..."

The three of them exchanged a glance and sighed.

Forget it, as long as I don't cause trouble everywhere.