Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 413 Scam Scam!!!

He Lingling grabbed Xu Han's arm and said earnestly:

"I know what you're thinking. You're just going to smash your way through with props, but the problem is, what if you run out of props halfway through?"

Have you considered this possibility?

Xu Han was dejected. "I know, sometimes I wonder why I'm just a support player. How cool would it be to be an offensive player like Shi Jiu..."

"Talented skills are derived from the most primal desires deep within an individual's heart..." He Lingling said softly.

“I want to have eyes to see the world, you want a healthy body… This cannot be changed, because Dawn Game gave us what we needed most at the time.”

Even now, it remains what they need most.

"……I know."

Xu Han sighed, gazing at the dark night sky outside the window. "I just feel like I'm holding everyone back."

"Who said that?"

He Lingling turned to look at him, "Although I once said that you are annoying and talkative, that was just because my mind was too confused at the time."

“No one can arbitrarily question another person’s habits and fears, Xu Han,” He Lingling said.

"You're afraid of ghosts, but you've never really held us back even once, have you?"

Xu Han is terrified of ghosts and speaks in broken sentences.

Every time he encountered something strange, he would exclaim "Holy crap!" several times. Everyone who saw him thought he hadn't done anything and was just running away... But if you really think about it, Xu Han has never really been a burden to anyone.

He just talks to himself so often that it's almost unbearable.

But after learning about those past events, He Lingling understood very well.

Just like her... she always unconsciously observes everything around her.

To put it nicely, she was being careful and cautious to avoid overlooking any suspicious points, but in reality, she just wanted to get a closer look at that gaze.

This colorful world.

She wanted to see more while she could still see.

Moreover... Xu Han's innate skills are actually extremely powerful.

Given enough time to heal, he could even regenerate a severed limb... though the price would be nearly half a month of phantom limb pain.

"……Thanks."

After a long pause, Xu Han scratched his head sheepishly and whispered:

"I know it's annoying to talk so much... but sometimes I just want to talk more, afraid that I won't have much time to speak—"

"Shh!"

He Lingling closed her eyes and covered Xu Han's mouth, making a quiet gesture to shut up.

"...Someone's coming."

He Lingling said in a low voice.

"?"

Xu Han stood there dumbfounded, holding his breath and straining his ears.

But he heard nothing, yet he remained calm and quiet with He Lingling covering his mouth, not moving an inch.

He Lingling frowned slightly and turned her head so that her ear was facing the door.

...Yes, it was the sound of wheels rolling on the floor tiles.

The only wheeled things in the hotel, besides the cleaning carts, were some simple robots used for delivering things…

Given the long history of the Fuling Hotel, it's unlikely they would have a "dumb robot" in their possession; that leaves cleaning carts.

A cleaning truck?!

He Lingling instantly realized something, immediately turned her head closer to Xu Han, and said hurriedly:

"It's the cleaning staff! The car is coming this way; I suspect it's the cleaning staff coming to exchange for clean towels or something—"

Upon hearing this, Xu Han was terrified and quickly looked behind him to see if he could hide—and he actually found one.

“There, there’s a place where someone can hide.”

Xu Han spotted a gap in a cabinet piled high with heavy towels not far away. After roughly gauging its size, he helped He Lingling walk towards it.

"I'll shove you in there, don't make a sound, I'll cover you up well..."

As Xu Han spoke, he stuffed He Lingling, who had turned around, into the gap.

He Lingling turned her head with difficulty to look in his direction and said anxiously:

"And what about you? Where are you going to hide?"

"...I have a place to hide, I've already found one."

Xu Han's forehead was covered in cold sweat. He swallowed hard, gripping the towels that had fallen over his head. He carefully covered He Lingling's body with the towels and urged her to hurry.

"Is there still room inside? Squeeze in a little more, so that even if the cleaner turns on the light, they shouldn't be able to see you."

"Have they really found a place to hide?"

He Lingling asked another question.

Xu Han was sweating profusely, and he nodded vigorously, even forgetting that He Lingling couldn't see his movements at all.

"Yes, yes, yes! Stop talking! Stop talking! I heard it too!"

Xu Han quickly tidied up the towel, his head throbbing with anxiety.

He lied to He Lingling.

Although the storage room was quite spacious, it was completely sealed off except for the gap next to the cabinet.

Rolling—

The sound of wheels rolling outside the corridor grew louder.

Xu Han gritted his teeth and decided to take the gamble.

The cleaning staff member pushing the cleaning cart stopped outside the door, and it took a long time before he started turning the lock.

With the click of the door lock being turned, the two people in the storage room instantly held their breath.

Especially Xu Han, who was hiding behind the door.

He covered his mouth to prevent making a sound, and his gaze slowly fell on the staff member who entered the storage room.

She was an old woman with a hunched back.

The old lady seemed to be unwell. She coughed as she reached for a new, clean towel, then stood there hesitating for a while.

Hiding in the gap of the towel cabinet, He Lingling dared not breathe. She stared blankly into the darkness before her, her hands unconsciously gripping the openwork cabinet shelves at her sides.

She bumped into a rather hard, elongated object.

He Lingling's breath caught in her throat for a moment.

what is this?

On the other side, Xu Han watched as the cleaning lady got closer and closer to the towel cabinet, and his legs almost gave way with anxiety.

What are you looking for? What are you looking for? Didn't we already get a towel? What else do you need?!

The old lady squinted and reached for something next to the towel cabinet.

He Lingling, who was standing very close to her, still had her hand on that hard, long object. She wanted to pull her hand away, but when she felt the movement in front of her, she dared not move.

What exactly are the cleaners looking for?

He Lingling hunched over and slowly, gently, took the hard object hidden under the thick towel into her palm.

From Xu Han's perspective, the old woman with her back to him appeared to be perfectly human, with skin and limbs resembling those of an ordinary NPC. This made him want to take the risk again.

What a ghost!!!

Suddenly, the sound of people running could be heard in the corridor.

The old woman turned her head at the sound, and the sight of her face, with its torn flesh, exposed blood vessels and bare white bones, instantly made Xu Han's courage shrink back.

This is outrageous! It's a scam! This is a blatant scam!!!