Infinite Game Ch.75.2

Chapter 75.2 – Destroying the Headquarters (3)

They had too many questions they wanted to ask about the white-haired person, question why he came here, ask what the person who usually exclaimed “so scary” at the sight of strange species had just done with a sword, and they also wanted to know why seeing them made him want to vomit.

But they couldn’t say anything. Their language system, along with their worldview, shattered into pieces.

After squatting down and retching for a while, unable to bring anything up, Jiang Yujin finally lifted his head again, waving his hand slightly, “Long time no see.”

He still looked oddly polite.

After greeting them, he retched again.

High school students: “…”

Wouldn’t it be better to finish vomiting before talking?

It was hard to describe the current situation, but in any case, the person who had been retching continuously didn’t look much better. He stood up again, still holding the sword, casually wiping away the blood on his face. Unexpectedly, he started a conversation in the midst of this stomach-churning situation, before the high school students could speak:

“Step aside first.”

Having just finished retching, his throat was still hoarse. His lazy and drawling way of speaking, which usually elongated the tone, was slightly different this time. He enunciated very crisply, cutting right into people’s hearts, unintentionally making them follow his words.

The three high school students stepped aside, retreating to the corner.

The person in the center pulled the sword from the ground and slightly exerted force to thrust it back down.

Starting from the point where the sword pierced, the ground began to crack. Small and large fissures continuously extended in all directions, originating from the dungeon but not limited to it. The high school students heard the sound of collapsing ground from further outside.

Something began to surge deeper beneath the surface. After the sound of collapsing, the sound of rocks being pierced resonated.

After a moment of silence, right in front of them, crimson chunks of flesh barely brushed past the place where they stood, surging wildly. The dungeon could not accommodate these piles of flesh, and was directly broken through, leaving only a pile of remains.

—They finally understood why the person had asked them to step aside just now.

Moments before the dungeon collapsed, the person standing nearby threw away the sword in his hand and patted his chest, saying, “Later, you’ll find what you’re looking for yourselves.”

Initially, they didn’t understand what he meant, but later, it became clear.

Before the complete collapse, they also exited the dungeon, returning to the surface.

Returning to the surface once again, they found that the city had completely transformed.

Skyscrapers had lost more than half of their structures and continued to collapse. Roads below were fractured, streets destroyed, and it looked like ruins as far as the eye could see.

Residents who seemed to live a normal life in this city were now dried-up corpses under the debris, on the roadside, in the park—everywhere.

In the distance, strange species continuously attempted to approach this side but were blocked several kilometers away by someone. They died several kilometers away, constantly appearing and dying, their piercing cries audible from this side.

People scattered throughout the city also witnessed the scene here.

SIU teams still in other areas searching for Zero raised their heads, looking towards something that almost blocked half of the sky.

The source of light at the top of the space was squeezed by crimson chunks of flesh, and a sound resembling shattered glass rang out. After continuous noises, the world suddenly darkened.

After their vision dimmed, they could only see a massive shadow in the sky constantly changing, then turning into an indistinct form.

Most of the city lights were destroyed, with only sporadic spots still illuminated. This faint light couldn’t brighten the colossal structure towering above the buildings.

In the darkness, for some unknown reason, large patches of firelight ignited. The firelight followed the roads, illuminated the buildings, winding its way upward. Even with such a large blaze, it barely lit up a portion of the surroundings.

This faint light didn’t reveal the complete appearance of the strange species, but it showed what had emerged.

It was a mass of flesh with more than a dozen heads, each facing forward like a human face but with slight differences.

It seemed to be laughing, yet also angry. Just looking at those dozen faces caused a stabbing pain in the viewer’s brain, as if countless people were talking in their ears, and their vision gradually blurred.

In the end, Hu Li’s voice came through the earpiece, advising them not to look at that thing anymore. Only then did they manage to regain some clarity, making an effort to avert their gaze, afraid to look again.

The intense pain began to subside.

After their minds returned to normal, they were overwhelmed with a deep sense of relief. If no one had warned them just now, their heads might have become increasingly painful, possibly until they exploded.

Following the relief came despair. People who had been assigned to other districts early on asked, “Do we really need to deal with this thing?”

According to their job description, they were obligated to deal with any strange species they encountered. However, from the start of their work until now, they had never seen such a species. Even without taking any action, they could sense an overwhelming feeling of invincibility.

It didn’t seem like something from their world, more like a product of a higher dimension. They couldn’t look, they couldn’t listen, and they couldn’t even stare directly at this monster.

“No need,” Hu Li adjusted his earpiece and said, “Someone will handle it. Once you finish cleaning the corresponding area, return to your original positions.”

Other individuals who received the message without understanding the situation assumed that this “someone” referred to Captain Xu.

On top of a building facing the massive creature, a person stood.

The sword he had picked up, which had seemed handy, now looked chewed up like a dog had gnawed on it. Without further troubling it, Jiang Yujin reverted to simplicity and casually grabbed a steel pipe.

The dozen or so heads constantly hovering in mid-air had already spotted him. With all eyes fixed on him, one of the heads was already charging straight towards him.

As the distance narrowed, they became more aware of the enormity of the strange species. Just one head was already larger than the cross-section of the building. When the building was knocked askew, Jiang Yujin seized the opportunity to climb onto the head, with his fingers deeply embedded in the mass of flesh.

When he made contact, tiny tendrils emerged from the flesh, attempting to burrow into his skin, especially into the skin around his head.

Jiang Yujin lowered his eyes, “Futile effort.”

Knowing that it couldn’t control him, it still forcibly approached.

The strange species was also aware of this fact. The corners of the faces on the head turned downwards, starting to shake wildly, attempting to throw off the person clinging to the head.

There was an implicit rule between them. If 【0】 represented the darkest side of the Game, symbolizing all the strange species, then 001 represented the brightest side, embodying their abilities. They had their own capacities, mutually restraining each other, maintaining a delicate balance between players and strange creatures. However, neither could manipulate the other.

Just like how 001 couldn’t manipulate the crystal, 【0】 couldn’t control 001.

Once on the head, there was an instant feeling of riding a large swing. Jiang Yujin, who was already uncomfortable, felt his stomach churning even more violently. Instead of stopping, the strange species intensified its movements. Jiang Yujin finally lost his temper.

Not only his fingers but even his entire arm sank deep into the mass of flesh. Before dizziness overwhelmed him, he exerted force.

The head was forcibly torn apart. Initially, he only created a small gap, but the gap continued to extend until it covered the entire head. The internal brain structure was destroyed, and one head was torn into two, successfully completing the split.

Jiang Yujin landed briefly on another building, then complained, “Rude!”

He had been teetering on the edge of vomiting, and the recent shaking almost made him lose his balance.

The remaining faces, looking at the head torn in half, seemed to contemplate who was more impolite. Afterward, they rushed even more fiercely.

Below, the high school students searching for the crystal in the continuously surging mass of strange species could only see the person above seeming to say something, but they couldn’t hear the voice.

Turning to Chen Jing, Xiao Pang asked, “Did you read what he said?”

“…” Chen Jing’s eyebrows twitched, remained silent for a moment, and finally said, “He said it was rude.”

Now it was Zhang Xin and Xiao Pang’s turn to have their eyebrows twitch.

Indeed, that was the person they usually knew.

—The things between the two of them were completely beyond others’ interference.

The dungeon not only restrained the performance of the strange species but also constrained Jiang Yujin. After coming out, they both became more liberated.

Buildings collapsed, bridges broke, and electric sparks continued to erupt from transformers.

Hu Li, watching from a distance, decisively notified everyone, “Retreat!”

Lunatic were indeed lunatic. Once they went crazy, they wouldn’t care about the life or death of others. If others stayed on the streets, the only outcome would be death.

Having completed almost all of the search and cleared the remaining people, except for Xu Tonggui, everyone from the SIU quickly withdrew.

The passage was destroyed, and they could go down but not up. They could only look at the scene in the distance from the boat.

It felt like doomsday.

Buildings collapsed, flames rose, and dust floated in the air. Occasionally, strange species’ bodies appeared in it, and each time they fought, large sections of neighborhoods were destroyed.

It was too far away for them to see any human figures, but they could witness the heads of the strange species exploding one by one. Driven to madness, they roamed and wreaked havoc indiscriminately across the entire city, creating an overwhelming sense of primal oppression for those observing from afar.

It turns out that there really is an insurmountable gap in strength between people.

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