Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 348 Escape

Xu Han felt wronged and dared not speak.

He Lingling struggled to drag him to the bedside and squatted down.

For some reason, perhaps to intimidate the players or for some other reason, the old housekeeper did not tidy up the lady's room.

Even though the lady's body had disappeared, the blood that splattered when she was tortured and killed still remained, and a faint fishy smell seemed to linger in the air.

He Lingling hesitated for a moment, then lifted the bed sheet covered in thick bloodstains.

The space under the bed was empty, with no trace of anything that had ever been there, except for a slightly thick layer of dust, it was surprisingly clean.

After confirming that there was no blood under the bed, He Lingling finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She swallowed hard, glanced quickly at the bloodstains around the carpet that were still wet, shoved Xu Han under the bed, gritted her teeth and crawled in after him, not forgetting to pull down the edge of the sheet to cover most of it.

Almost simultaneously, the "bang" sound from outside the door intensified.

Under the bed, He Lingling and the other woman exchanged a glance, both seeing a sorrowful despair in each other's eyes.

...Their luck seems to be really bad this time...

Bang—crack!

It was the sound of the door being kicked open.

When the sound of unsteady yet heavy footsteps reached their ears, He Lingling and her companion subconsciously softened their breathing.

Xu Han was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. He felt that the clothes on his back were sticking tightly to his body, making him feel sticky and uncomfortable.

Oh my god...

Xu Han silently chanted in his heart, "Go quickly, go quickly, go quickly," trying to curse the thing that had suddenly barged in—whether it was a person or something else—to leave quickly.

That was of course impossible, because the next second, the person spoke.

"...Huff—" Amidst heavy breathing, the newcomer slammed his hand on the wall in frustration, letting out a weak and angry curse:

"That ungrateful piece of trash, how dare she, how dare she speak to her master like that, and she even dared to poison him..."

It's Mr. Xiao.

At this moment, Mr. Xiao's tone was completely different from his previous gentle and refined manner, and in He Lingling and Xu Han's eyes, it had nothing to do with him at all.

"Trash, trash, trash!! These scum of the lower class deserve to die, they deserve to die, they deserve to die!!!"

Mr. Xiao cursed furiously in the room, utterly powerless.

The two people under the bed: "..."

Xu Han stopped trembling when she learned it was Mr. Xiao.

He thought a strange creature would come in, but if it was Mr. Xiao, there was nothing to be afraid of.

As for He Lingling, she frowned, wondering why Mr. Xiao would choose to hide in Madam's room... Was it because Madam's room was easier to hide in?

Click.

The sound of the door being pushed open again interrupted He Lingling's thoughts.

Slightly gentle footsteps sounded, indicating that the person was very light.

But for some reason, He Lingling's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and her hands began to tremble.

"Father."

It was the young lady's voice.

"Why are you hiding here too?"

Mr. Xiao's irritable voice rang out, and at this moment he sounded no different from any ordinary person who was afraid of death.

"Get out of here! Where's your brother? Where did he go? Don't you know he's mentally challenged? Get out of here and bring him here right now!"

The young lady did not speak.

"..."

Under the bed, Xu Han's eyes were wide open, as black as quail eggs.

"What? You want the young lady to get out and bring his son in? If he's so good at talking, why doesn't he go out and bring the boy in himself?"

Although the two sides are currently at odds, Xu Han still couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark.

"..." He Lingling closed her eyes and took a deep breath: "Shut up."

Xu Han obediently shut up.

Inside the room, the young lady spoke.

She seemed to be pleading, "Father, it's too dangerous outside. Soon, those guests will all come looking for us under the butler's coercion... Father, Father, you and my brother have done so much, the butler will definitely, definitely not let you off the hook..."

"What do you mean by 'you'?"

Mr. Xiao was enraged, and with a "smack," the young lady's short scream rang in their ears.

"..."

Was he attacked?

He Lingling pursed her lips slightly, feeling a throbbing sensation between her brows.

"We're family, my dear daughter, we're family, ugh—vomit—"

When Mr. Xiao vomited, the stench of blood in the room instantly intensified.

Mr. Xiao was poisoned.

Those players who were also poisoned would vomit blood and appear dazed... It is clear that Mr. Xiao's current condition is probably similar.

“Ugh… I’ll tell you, I’ll tell you,” Mr. Xiao said, gripping the young lady’s arm tightly in pain, his voice weak yet ruthless:

“We’re all family. If anyone has to die, not one of us can escape! No one is allowed to run away… If we’re going to die, we’ll all die together! Go now! Go and bring your brother here!”

"Father!"

The young lady's shrill sobs rang out: "I'm your child too! Why, why do you always think of my brother? My brother, my brother has mental problems—"

Snapped!

Another crisp slap echoed.

"What nonsense are you spouting!" Mr. Xiao roared. "Your brother is very smart! He just hasn't figured it out yet, you understand?!"

The young lady remained silent this time.

She staggered out of the room, suppressing her sobs.

Xu Han was furious.

Unable to resist, he grabbed He Lingling's arm and tugged at it, silently and rapidly opening his mouth to say something.

...He didn't make a sound, but he looked too much like an idiot.

Although He Lingling's eyes were good after she was reborn in the Dawn Game, she hadn't learned any spoken language, so she found it difficult to understand Xu Han's mouth movements, which sounded like he was chanting a spell.

"..."

He Lingling closed her eyes, responding to Xu Han's "enthusiasm" with indifference.

Xu Han silently chanted a spell for a while, smacked his lips, and then lay limply on the ground, motionless.

inside the room.

After driving the young lady away, Mr. Xiao hurriedly began looking for a place to hide.

"Where to hide, where to hide, where to hide... Should I hide under the bed?" Mr. Xiao kept making soft, muffled sounds as he paced back and forth in the room, his whole body trembling.

The two people under the bed froze.

"No way, no way, no way..." Xu Han wailed as he closed his eyes.

Are they really that unlucky?!

Fortunately, luck was on their side this time.

"No, not under the bed, they all died in bed... We absolutely cannot hide under the bed..."

Mr. Xiao muttered to himself, stopping himself from hiding under the bed, and began looking for another place to hide.

In reality, there are only a few places to hide in the room.

Under the bed, in the wardrobe, under the coffee table covered with a floor-length tablecloth... but these places are easy to spot.

Mr. Xiao clearly knew this, which is why he was even more desperate.