Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 341 Who is the BOSS?

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It was the sound of someone falling to the ground.

More than one, more than two or three, even... more people began to fall, lying on the ground clutching their stomachs and howling in agony.

In just a short time, dozens of players had fallen to the ground, "poisoned".

The players nearby finally lost their composure and squatted down in front of each person they knew, taking out various antidote pills and stuffing them into the other person's mouth.

I don't know if it will work, but I have to give it a try.

This time, Mr. Xiao and the old lady, the housekeeper, and others on the stage all looked over.

Mr. Xiao frowned as he looked at the players rolling around below:

Why is it so noisy?

"Butler," he called to the old woman who was the butler, his voice tinged with displeasure.

"Let's go down and see what's going on?"

The elderly housekeeper lowered her head slightly, concealing the coldness in her eyes:

"Sir, won't you have a drink with your wife first?"

"..." Mr. Xiao hesitated for a second, then nodded: "Then let's drink first, and go take a look later."

"Yes."

Mr. Xiao looked at A Yuan with such affection: "..."

He forced a distorted smile as he looked at the chaotic crowd below the stage and swallowed hard.

Actually... he didn't want to drink anything...

"gentlemen."

"lady."

The old housekeeper's voice rang in A Yuan's ears.

A Yuan shivered and met the old housekeeper's gloomy eyes as she looked up.

"Does Madam not enjoy drinking with her husband?"

The old housekeeper asked.

A Yuan noticed Mr. Xiao's gaze fixed on him, and was so frightened that he quickly shook his head, took the wine, tilted his head back and drank it down, choking and coughing uncontrollably.

"Look how happy you are." Mr. Xiao was very pleased. He gently patted A-Yuan's shoulder, tilted his head back and finished his glass of red wine, and said softly to A-Yuan:

"There will be plenty of opportunities to drink with me in the future, don't get so excited."

A Yuan: "..."

Damn... Even though Mr. Xiao is still quite charming despite his old age, he's so disgusted he's about to throw up. What should I do?

Vomiting was out of the question; A-Yuan even had to maintain a "shy" demeanor and nod.

No one noticed that the old housekeeper's gaze lingered on the wine glass for a second before she silently picked up the empty glass and turned to leave.

Lu Chusheng, who had also not eaten, looked at the lone player lying on the ground and walked over without hesitation.

Lu Chusheng always helps in any way he can.

But Lu Chusheng himself also knew this.

The antidote pill should have some effect, but it's probably very weak. Apart from some players with healing talents who can actually detoxify, the antidote pill should only alleviate the symptoms.

Relief means that the toxin is temporarily suppressed, but the toxin has not truly disappeared and still exists.

Behind him, Xu Han slowly absorbed all the remaining toxins from Yu Shijiu's body, until Yu Shijiu's face turned as white as a dead man, and He Lingling helped him sit in a chair, panting.

"Holy crap...holy crap...is this thing really that powerful?"

Even though he was feeling extremely uncomfortable, Xu Han still couldn't resist complaining:

"Don't worry, don't worry about me, my cooldown period is very short... it'll only be a little over an hour..."

He Lingling patted his head lightly, more like a pat than a pat.

"Alright, alright, I know you're pretty good," He Lingling said.

"Let's rest for a bit and see if the person who poisoned us will explode."

Thinking of this, He Lingling turned to look at Yu Shijiu, who had been quiet since earlier, and asked, "By the way, Shijiu, have you checked the housekeeper's room?"

"went."

Yu Shijiu suppressed the rapid beating of his heart and looked up to meet the gaze of the old housekeeper who was walking in his direction.

"The housekeeper is the mother of one of the 'ladies'."

"?"

He Lingling didn't understand at first, but after she did, her eyes widened instantly, and she exclaimed:

"Mother?! What do you mean! You mean, the housekeeper—"

"Shhh."

Yu Shijiu interrupted her panic, narrowing his eyes slightly as he gave the old housekeeper a smile:

"The housekeeper has arrived, my sister."

Yu Shijiu said, "Let's not talk about this for now."

He Lingling immediately fell silent.

She helped Xu Han, who was covered in sweat, to look up, and sure enough, they met the eyes of the old housekeeper who was walking slowly over.

The latter's eyes lost their initial greed and calmness, replaced by a heavy chill and bloodlust. The corners of his mouth curved upwards, like eerie, twisted, withered rose branches.

"What's wrong? Are the guests feeling unwell?"

The old housekeeper descended the steps one by one, and at the same time, the shadowy figures hidden in the dark also began to move.

"What are you doing! What are you doing!"

"Don't touch her! She's injured!"

"Don't move! Don't you understand me saying don't move?!"

"..."

Countless shadowy figures pulled up the players on the ground who had just been given antidote pills and whose complexions had improved. Some of the players in the group tried to fight back, but their arms and hands were entangled by the dark branches that stretched out from the shadowy figures, making them unable to move.

If a player who is entangled tries to resist, the thorns that sprout from the branches will pierce their flesh and cause them to groan in pain.

"Guests need not worry."

The old housekeeper was quite pleased with the muffled groans of pain around her. She looked at the players, still bleeding from their mouths and noses, who had been dragged up by the shadowy figures, and laughed with delight.

Do you know why you're like this?

The players, bleeding from their mouths and noses and suffering from oxygen deprivation, could barely stay conscious even after taking antidotes: "..."

Does the butler think they can still talk like this?! What a joke! They're going to die soon!

Yu Shijiu watched the old lady's retreating figure, her eyes flickering slightly.

"elder sister."

Yu Shijiu suddenly spoke up: "Take Xu Han back to the second floor first. If you get into a fight with the butler later, I might not be able to take care of the two of you."

Upon hearing this, He Lingling's heart skipped a beat. "Wait, I think the butler might not be the boss of this game instance—"

"Do not."

Yu Shijiu shook his head: "It must be her."

Aside from unlocking the core storyline of the game's dungeons, there's only one possibility left: completing the game.

Kill the BOSS and disrupt the game rules.

He Lingling frowned. She wanted to refuse, but in the end, she quickly recounted to Yu Shijiu what she and Lu Chusheng had seen in the study.

"...That's why I said the BOSS is probably not the butler."

He Lingling said.

"Not."

After listening, Yu Shijiu's eyes lit up even more. He looked at He Lingling's somewhat puzzled eyes and smiled, saying:

"If that's the case, then the possibility that the butler is the BOSS is 100%."

He Lingling's throat was dry: "...Why?"

Yu Shijiu had already stood up, dragging his large scissors. He glanced at the young lady and young master who had been huddled in the corner not far away, and smiled in an ambiguous way.

"Perhaps it's because this is a story about regret."