Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 869 Odds

Yes.

The dim candlelight resembled melted butter; the edges of the halo were no longer clearly visible, but rather, as if it possessed a life of its own, slowly and viscously seeped and spread into the surrounding earthen walls.

The earthen walls, enveloped in a halo of light, began to darken in color, as if they were soaked, and even faintly reflected a moist sheen.

The lighting in the room became eerie, with a damp, suffocating quality.

"..."

Yu Shijiu paused in his movement to get out of bed. Two seconds later, seemingly oblivious to the unusual behavior of Thumbelina and the candle, he nodded and said:

"Ah."

The boy lowered his eyelids, his voice both obedient and gentle: "You're right."

"..."

————————Live Streaming Plaza

Off-screen, Lu Chusheng's brows, which had been furrowed almost constantly, furrowed even more tightly.

He didn't miss the subtle movement of Yu Shijiu's gaze sweeping over the candle. His impatience subsided, and he suppressed his worry and reached out to pat the chubby head again.

Feifei didn't mind being touched a bit too hard; instead, she made a "gurgling" sound from her throat, getting even closer to Lu Chusheng.

Lu Chusheng, however, was completely oblivious to its affectionate gestures, his mind entirely focused on Yu Shijiu.

He was relieved that Yu Shijiu's alertness had at least remained intact—however, when Lu Chusheng's gaze turned to the bottom of the live broadcast screen, his heartstrings, which had just relaxed a little, tightened again.

The female players in the poker league seemed to have reached a consensus. Instead of whispering among themselves, one of them held a terminal-like device and quickly operated it with her fingers. Soon after, a smaller screen appeared above the table in front of them.

The black and white static on the screen slowly disappeared, and new betting information they had just set began to scroll across the screen.

[Current Betting Game: Guild Tournament Dungeon "Thumbelina" - Guild "Survival" VS Guild "Eye of All Things" - Predicting Key Nodes in the Next Stage]

Option A: Both players successfully evade the "cave-faced, long-haired monster" and safely pass the next night. (Odds 1:2.2)

Option B: Both players engage in a direct confrontation with the "Cave-Covered Long-Haired Monster" and are injured. (Odds 1:2.4)

Option C: The protagonist/protected individual (Thumbelina) undergoes a mutation, becoming a new source of death threat. (Odds 1:1.5)

Option D: ...

As soon as the betting information was released, the audience erupted in cheers, becoming even noisier than before.

Countless players stared intently at the ever-changing odds on the screen in front of the female player in the Poker League, and began placing bets frantically.

The clinking sounds of points chips and various point coupons being inserted almost drowned out the noise on the various live broadcast screens, filled with the excited shouts and tense breathing of the viewers and players, creating a crazy and incomprehensible scene of frenzy.

Lu Chusheng's heart sank.

Option C.

Thumbelina has undergone a strange transformation... and the odds are the lowest ever!

This means that within the Poker League, or among senior players in guilds who have more information, there is a general consensus that Thumbelina herself is the biggest destabilizing factor going forward, even more so than the unknown "long-haired female monster" outside the door.

This confirmed Lu Chusheng's worst suspicion at that moment.

Thumbelina's "fear," "confusion," and overly eager "dependence" upon waking up are definitely not normal states.

Lu Chusheng's breathing became rapid.

His gaze was fixed on the screen where Yu Shijiu was, and he could almost feel the invisible pressure gradually gathering in that small earthen house.