Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 993 Myself

"Sugar candy."

A male voice suddenly rang out behind her.

Xylitol suddenly turned around.

It was Jiang Chuan, and Lin Pian and the others.

They had just emerged from a distorted mirror, all of them pale-faced and bearing injuries of varying degrees.

"Are you alright?" Jiang Chuan asked.

Xylitol shook its head.

She instinctively reached out to grab the familiar hand beside her—but grasped nothing.

Grandma has passed away temporarily.

Mugwort lowered her head, looking at her empty palms.

"Grandma is tired, she's going to rest."

She murmured softly, as if telling herself.

Xylitol quickly looked up, her signature sweet smile returning to her face.

"Brother Jiang Chuan, where do we go next to find the Ghost Castle badge?"

Jiang Chuan looked at the smile on her face and remained silent for a few seconds.

“…Let’s search more carefully,” he said. “We don’t have much time left.”

"Good~"

Mutangtang smiled and agreed, holding her thermos, and followed the others forward.

After walking a few steps, she looked back at the direction of the Ferris wheel.

There, where something had just disappeared, now only an empty, dark red sky remained.

But it seemed that in the Ferris wheel under the dark red sky, there was a little girl in a white dress with a blurry face waving at her.

Then, it completely dissipated.

Xylitol blinked slowly.

what is that?

She turned back and continued walking forward.

Her face still wore a sweet smile, but the fingers gripping the thermos cup tightened slightly.

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Yu Shijiu and his group of five found a relatively quiet corner and began to count the badges they had acquired.

"Shi Jiu has two badges, An Jie has one, Xiao Han has one, and Ling Ling and I haven't received any badges yet."

Chen Yi counted them and whispered, "There are four in total, but we still need at least 11 more."

He sighed after he finished speaking, "Where do we go to collect badges next?"

Xu Han's gaze swept over the surrounding amusement facilities one by one, finally landing on the log flume not far away.

Boats were constantly swooping down from above, splashing huge sprays of water. The screams of tourists mingled with the sound of the splashing water, creating an exceptionally intense atmosphere.

"How about... we go there?"

Xu Han glanced at it several times and asked tentatively.

Anjie turned her head to look at He Lingling.

He Lingling closed her eyes, her pupils trembling slightly beneath her eyelids.

A few seconds later, she opened her eyes and shook her head.

"The crowd of tourists inside...it's a bit chaotic, I can't see clearly."

"Can't see clearly?"

"Yes, it's like many people's memories are mixed together, all jumbled up, and you can't tell who's who."

He Lingling rubbed her sore eyes. "If you ask me, I suggest you don't go yet."

"How about the Giant Swing?"

Xu Han hesitated for a moment before pointing to the other side.

The giant pendulum swings back and forth, pausing for a few seconds each time it reaches its highest point, leaving the tourists hanging upside down in mid-air, screaming in terror.

He Lingling glanced at it again.

"The giant pendulum swing... is relatively better."

She whispered, "There aren't many tourists who can't see clearly here, so we should be able to manage."

"Then let's go on the giant swing."

After listening, Anjie quickly made a decision.

Looking at the tourists on the giant swing ride, Yu Shijiu was somewhat eager to try it himself. "Should I go up again this time?"

The other four: "..."

Anjie smiled and said, "Let's see. We'll check the situation when we get there."

Yu Shijiu was somewhat disappointed, but still nodded.

After the five finished discussing, they got up and walked towards the giant swing area.

Just as he was passing a small stall, Yu Shijiu suddenly stopped.

Behind the stall stood a clown wearing a pink apron, mechanically turning the machine in front of him, shaping colorful sticks one by one and handing them to the tourists in line.

The tourists in line took it, their faces showing that standard, stiff smile.

"Brother, do you want to buy one too?"

A childish voice suddenly rang out from behind Yu Shijiu.

Yu Shijiu looked down and saw a little girl standing behind him.

The little girl looked to be about five or six years old, with two small braids in her hair and holding a pink stick in her hand.

Her eyes were big and bright, and she looked...normal.

It's the kind of normalcy that truly belongs to living people.

"you……"

Xu Han stared wide-eyed in surprise, "You're a living—tourist? No, you're playing—no, how come you..."

"I'm a tourist."

The little girl holding the pink bag tilted her head and said innocently.

“My mom and I came to the amusement park. My mom said she was going to buy tickets and told me to wait here.”

"She's been gone for a very long time, and I haven't seen her come back yet."

As the little girl spoke, she raised the pink one in her hand again.

"Brother, do you want some? It's very sweet, and Uncle Clown said you can have it for free."

Yu Shijiu looked at her, then at the clown behind her with the mechanical rotating machine.

The clown's face was covered in thick, multicolored paint, his mouth stretched to his ears, but his eyes—

For a fleeting moment, a faint trace of pity seemed to flash in those eyes painted with oil paint.

Compassion?

Yu Shijiu was momentarily stunned by his own description.

Why did compassion suddenly come to mind?

"When...did your mother leave?"

He Lingling's heart stirred upon hearing this, so she squatted down and looked at the little girl at eye level.

The little girl held it up and thought for a moment.

"It's been a very, very long time."

She blinked, looking somewhat downcast.

"I counted the days until it got dark and then dawn many, but she still didn't come back."

"But it's okay, Uncle Clown said she will definitely come back, and told me to just wait here."

"There are many children here to play with, so I won't be lonely."

After the little girl finished speaking, she smiled and pointed to a spot not far away.

Yu Shijiu looked in the direction she pointed.

Not far away, several children of similar age were gathered around the carousel, holding hands and happily spinning around.

The children all had smiles on their faces, the kind of smiles that indicate they were very happy.

But their eyes... were empty.

It was a pure, black, empty, and silent nothingness.

"Brothers and sisters, would you like to come and play with us?"

The little girl looked at them expectantly.

“You can wait with me for Mom to come back.”

"..."

Ange was silent for a few seconds, then said softly:

"...We have something to do, maybe next time."

"Ok."

The little girl was a little disappointed, but she still smiled and waved.

"Then you must come and play next time, big brother and sister!"

Yu Shijiu looked at her, then at the children around them "waiting for their mothers to come home," and suddenly asked:

"What's your name?"

The little girl was taken aback by his question, then tilted her head and thought for a moment.

"My name is... what was it again..."

A look of confusion appeared on her face.

"Mommy called me... called me... baby?"

"Yes, Mommy calls me baby!"

She said happily.

Yu Shijiu nodded, turned around and left with his teammates.

He walked quite a distance before turning back for a look.

The little girl was still standing there, holding up the pink one and waving happily at them.

The clown behind her continued mechanically turning the machine, his face covered in paint, his mouth stretched from ear to ear.

But in those eyes, that faint trace of compassion seemed to be clearer at this moment.

"She was also 'left behind'."

He Lingling was a little sad and whispered:

“There are many, many children like this in the entire amusement park.”

"They are waiting for someone who will never come back."

Xu Han fell silent.

Chen Yi sighed.

Ange gripped the short blade tightly, remaining silent.

Only Yu Shijiu looked down at the faint red marks on the inside of his left arm.

They stopped glowing, but the faint burning sensation remained.

It's like a "connection" with the countless souls "left behind" in this amusement park.

"Let's go."

Yu Shijiu withdrew his gaze and said in a low voice.

"it is good."

After the five finished speaking, they continued walking forward.

As we approached the giant pendulum ride, the roar of the massive structure grew ever closer.

Under the dark red sky, this eerie amusement park continues to operate, with countless tourists laughing, screaming, queuing, and waiting.

These tourists are waiting for something that will never come, and some... are waiting for someone who will never return.

They are waiting for—a "happiness" that will never end.

On the other side of the amusement park, Mutangtang followed the five members of the "Fukagawa" guild.

Deep within the Ghost Castle.

Jiang Chuan and the others followed behind Mu Tangtang, passing through one dark and twisted corridor after another.

The walls of the corridor were covered with many oil paintings, and as the group walked by, the eyes of the figures in the paintings would follow their movements.

Mutangtang looked up at the crystal chandelier hanging from the ceiling.

Each crystal in these chandeliers reflects a distorted human figure, smiling at them.