Infinite Game Ch.76.2

Chapter 76.2 – Destroying the Headquarters (4)

Looking at the fragments gradually disappearing from his hand, before confirming whether this meant it was completely over, footsteps sounded behind him. Chen Jing turned around and saw a pair of eyes without the slightest fluctuation. The person assessed them, as if confirming something.

After a brief moment, the person looked towards the direction of the SIU and calmly said, “Walk this way, don’t look back.”

His voice was faint, easily overshadowed by the collapsing ground, but the three people heard it clearly. After confirming that the crystal had shattered beyond repair, they stood up and followed his instructions without turning back.

They jumped down from the massive mass of flesh that no longer moved, walked through the broken streets in the dark, and crossed the intersection.

At a considerable distance, they saw figures in the darkness.

Behind them, a bright light shone.

The entire space suddenly lit up. The shriveled bodies on the ground, children’s toys, overturned trash cans, discarded long swords—everything became clear.

…

The enormous mass of flesh began to silently explode, diminish, and dissipate in the white light, leaving no trace. The face on the remaining head twisted grotesquely, with hollow eye sockets staring fixedly in the direction of the person standing in front of it.

Under the white scattered hair, the originally light-colored pupils gradually changed, echoing the dark red from before.

Jiang Yujin’s ability was destruction.

If [0] created life in the dark, then he was in the light destroying life.

Unable to resist, unable to escape, [0] could only remain conscious as it felt its own death, sensing the reduction of its body, a short period of time that felt as long as life itself.

When only one head remained, the twisted face suddenly smiled maliciously, confident that it would never completely die.

Having observed and studied humans for so long, it hadn’t learned much good, but it had picked up a fair amount of arrogance and cunning.

“You’ve kept a trick up your sleeve, left a clone outside, hoping to make a comeback through that clone.”

Jiang Yujin saw through its thoughts with that smile and shattered its illusions, saying, “But your clone should be dead too.”

The crystal represented the vast majority of its energy. Without the crystal, it would be incredibly weak—too weak to sustain a duplicate, unable to create new variations. However, it wouldn’t die immediately. As long as there was an opportunity, it could recreate itself.

Unfortunately, it seems that such an opportunity is gone.

The face on the remaining head began to distort gradually.

It seemed to have realized that its clone was already dead.

*

Outside the beach, deep within the commercial street, in an old maritime supply shop, an elderly man with white hair sat behind the counter.

Two people entered the shop, closing the door behind them.

Yuan Sanshui held a cigarette and asked the person beside him, “Is the surveillance taken care of?”

Shi Bu nodded.

Without acknowledging the old man behind the counter, they directly pulled down the rolling shutter, and the overhead light became the only source of illumination in the shop.

The old man raised his eyes and asked them, “What are you doing?”

The response to him was a burst of flames.

Underneath the human skin was entirely crimson flesh, writhing in the fire.

The barber shop owner lifted his eyelids slightly.

Shi Bu made a sighing sound on the side, “Brother actually knew he had issues.”

[0], in constant self-examination, also continuously studied and observed humans. An old man who opened a shop in such a lively place after the death of all friends and family was an excellent choice for observing humans and attempting to integrate into human society.

Watching the pieces of flesh shrink as they burned, the barber shop owner turned his head and asked, “What about the mermaid?”

“He should already be in,” Shi Bu scratched his head, “He said he was swimming in the sea, faster than us taking a plane.”

The barber shop owner lit another cigarette.

He knew that Jiang Yujin was a cunning person with many tricks up his sleeve. Dragging him out from under the covers in the middle of the night wasn’t just to have him drive to the airport.

Not only did this person take a midnight flight himself, but he also wanted him to wake up Shi Bu and bring him here to deal with the strange species. Furthermore, he asked him to bring the mermaid king, who played a role as a caretaker, along.

It’s fortunate that the two people he found had relatively good temperaments, always ready to come when called.

Deep underwater, the white light grew brighter.

The massive mass of flesh and the city vanished in the brightness, leaving no trace. However, Jiang Yujin still stood in the same place, just looking down at where the strange species had originally been.

It was as if he was the only one in this extremely bright world that was about to be destroyed, just like in the final game, and just like a few years ago.

But now, he wasn’t alone in this world.

Footsteps sounded on one side, and someone stood in front of him.

He sank into an embrace tinged with a scent of blood, with powerful muscles and a steady heartbeat against his ear.

Xu Tonggui removed his black combat gloves and, with clean hands, ran them through the hair of the person in his arms. He lifted the person’s head, and with iron-gray eyes, looked directly into his eyes, saying, “I’m still here, and our son is still alive. No one died here this time.”

Jiang Yujin met his gaze, then lazily lowered his head, burying his face completely in the person’s embrace. After a while, he muffledly called out, “Xu Tonggui.”

“Yeah?”

His voice, muffled by the fabric, sounded somewhat choked as Jiang Yujin said, “I feel like throwing up.”

“…”

He said it sincerely, and Xu Tonggui fell silent for a moment before choosing to pat his back.

*

At the riverside when they disembarked, the previously stagnant seawater on the passage began to flow again, defying gravity and rising steadily. Before the collapsed bridge obstructed their path not far away, everyone boarded the ship, including three high school students who appeared later.

Hu Li had seen pictures of Chen Jing while investigating Jiang Yujin before, so he recognized him. Although he didn’t understand why these three people were here, he knew there was a reason. Temporarily refraining from asking, he arranged them in a room.

They witnessed the destruction of a city.

Foundations collapsed, seawater surged in, and the light vanished.

The seawater, seemingly conscious, began to move on its own as soon as the ship sailed up the passage. The surrounding seawater continually parted, and the surging waves had no impact on them.

Clearly with no one in control, the ship easily and swiftly sailed out from the deep sea, continuously ascending.

After reaching a certain distance, the surroundings were no longer pitch-black. They could see light and fish swimming in the illuminated seawater.

They emerged, leaving behind that place filled with strangeness and oppression.

Someone stood at the railing on the deck, gazing at the seawater. Then his eyes were dazzled, as if he had seen something different swimming by. However, upon closer inspection, there was nothing to be seen.

Someone beside him asked, “Did you see something?”

Rubbing his eyes, the man said, “It seemed like I saw a blue-haired fish with a really long tail.”

He remarked, “The ocean is truly magical!”

The ship successfully returned to the surface of the sea, where the wind and waves were calm, the sky was blue with white clouds, and tranquility made it seem as if the previous experiences were non-existent.

But the cracks on the ship’s deck and the person with white hair crouched in a corner constantly reminded them that what they had experienced before was real.

The people on the ship instinctively looked towards the corner where the person with white hair was enjoying the sea breeze.

This person, along with Captain Xu, came up later. They didn’t know how these two managed to withstand the deep-sea pressure and safely ascend, but they had made it back.

Most people had only seen the back of the person with white hair, and those who clearly remembered him were the members of Captain Xu’s team and Hu Li’s team who witnessed the scene of the strange species being directly torn apart. Others had, at best, seen his silhouette and had always been curious about who this person was.

However, after witnessing the scene of the strange species being directly torn apart, no one in the team dared to say anything. Even though they had witnessed highly explosive scenes and heard highly explosive information, they chose to keep everything to themselves, stifling their words to the point of suffocation.

At that time, the situation was unique, and they were still in an extremely tense state. After witnessing the scene, their brains chose not to process it temporarily. Now, as they reflected on it, the information seemed overwhelmingly significant.

This time, everyone chose silence, including Xu Gao, who used to love spreading gossip the most. He leaned against the railing, blowing in the wind, replaying the events in his mind. His gaze was profound, his figure desolate, and he was only missing a cigarette in his hand.

—So, in this world, he was the only noob.

He had been listening to the “green grassland” for so long, even before this mission started!

People on this side silently shed tears in their hearts, while on the other side, Hu Li bravely ventured forth. With a feeling of inexplicable awe, no one dared to disturb Jiang Yujin. However, Hu Li did.

Standing beside the person leaning on the railing in the corner, Hu Li found a slightly more comfortable posture and, facing the sea breeze, said, “Boss Jiang, your deception skills are quite impressive.”

Jiang Yujin turned his head expressionlessly, his light-colored pupils devoid of any emotion, and said, “Be careful, I might throw up on you.”

“…”

A truly powerful threat.

…

The deck was quiet, and the room where the three high school students were located remained silent as they calmly reviewed the events. The results of the research seemed effective; they remained rational, and their brains functioned normally. Additionally, retracing the events of the day helped clarify many previously incomprehensible things.

Chen Jing also found the handwriting on the blueprints he received familiar. It was the signature he glanced at when signing a contract with Jiang Yujin and the school.

The handwriting was similarly hastily written yet smooth. However, due to the passage of time, he didn’t immediately recall.

Zhang Xin finally understood why he could hear the conversations of Shi Bu and the others as if they were reading from a script.

It wasn’t like reading from a script; it was pure and simple script reading. It was quite remarkable that two actors could read like that.

Xiao Pang thought hard but found it difficult to connect the person who used to lie on the couch watching soap operas and playing Xiaoxiaole to the person who mercilessly stabbed strange species. Reason constantly reminded him that it was impossible.

This person even hid behind them when they encountered strange species before!

The worldview suffered a tremendous shock, and Xiao Pang painfully closed his eyes.

During their silence, a knock on the door sounded, and then the door opened.

To their surprise, it was Xu Tonggui who entered. He was still wearing the SIU uniform, stained with blood everywhere. His expression was indifferent, the epitome of a cool guy.

The cool guy carried a first aid kit and provided a simple treatment for Chen Jing’s fractured hand. He also brought three bottles of water, saying, “Bear with it; we’ll take you to the hospital once we get ashore.”

After finishing the treatment, he left without showing much expression throughout, his face tense and devoid of a smile.

Though his facial expression was neutral, his actions in treating the wounds were unexpectedly gentle.

Xiao Pang and Zhang Xin looked curiously at the closed door, saying, “Didn’t expect him to be quite skilled in this.”

He was quite different from what they had imagined. At least, they didn’t think he was someone who would help with treating wounds. Every time they met, there was an overwhelming sense of oppression.

Chen Jing responded with a nod, then added, “We probably won’t have a chance to meet again.”

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