Who Told You to Play Infinity Like This - Chapter 18

Chapter 18

You picked it up?

Picked it up, my foot!

The three people present stared at her, as if trying to see exactly how shameless she could be.

Unfortunately, Chu Zhao remained calm and composed, not showing the slightest hint of cowardice.

Yu Ge looked at it every which way, and no matter how she sliced it, this thing looked exactly like the ‘Song of Eternity’ she had taken Chu Zhao to see.

She vanished on the spot with a *whoosh*, clearly going to check if she had been robbed.

Chu Zhao asked nonchalantly, “Qiuqiu, do you know how to use this?”

Lin Qiu: “…No.”

Thirty seconds later, Yu Ge returned with a frown. “How did you do it?”

She discovered that a corner of the Song of Eternity had shrunk, but the question was, how did this girl manage it? She had clearly been there at the time, unless…

Yu Ge started to speak, then stopped, then started again, feeling her worldview collapsing once more.

The last time it collapsed was when she learned that gods existed in this world.

Yu Ge tried to process it, but in the end, her laborer’s mentality won out.

“While I don’t know where you got it from,” she said expressionlessly, “I do know how to use it.”

She didn’t want to explain to the Autonomous Council whether someone had worked with her from the inside to touch the Song of Eternity.

Anyway, there was nothing wrong with the Song of Eternity for now, so she knew nothing.

Chu Zhao asked sincerely, “Then can you walk us back?”

Lin Qiu: “No need for an escort.”

Zhu Qing’an glanced at the ‘little animals’ outside that almost blotted out the sky and said very submissively, “Please, walk us back.”

While they could fight their way through, wouldn’t it be better to save some energy?

Yu Ge hesitated for a moment before finally nodding. “Fine.”

The ‘little animals’ didn’t covet them, and the two of them indeed needed someone to share the burden. She would do it for Qinghe’s sake.

Besides, since this girl had helped her ‘pick up’ little animals just now, she might as well see them off.

Without further hesitation, they stepped into the blood-red world.

The teaching buildings, asphalt roads, streetlights, benches… under the blood-colored sky, everything took on a vivid crimson hue, as if freshly drenched in blood. It was a piercing sight.

Yu Ge used the Song of Eternity and stood with Chu Zhao, while Lin Qiu and Zhu Qing’an formed the vanguard and rearguard.

The ‘little animals’ transformed into a wall of grey mist, scrambling to surround them, but they were completely unable to approach under the protection of the Song of Eternity.

Chu Zhao asked, “Xiao Ge, which dormitory do you live in?”

Yu Ge: “I don’t live in a dorm. I stay in the teaching building.”

Chu Zhao: “?” Why are you allowed to not live in a dorm?

Yu Ge didn’t actually want to talk much with her, but unfortunately, the road was quite long.

She actually hadn’t left the teaching building in a long time and felt somewhat nostalgic.

Yu Ge sighed. “Last time, I lost to another academy on the sports field. If Qinghe hadn’t saved me in time, I would be dead by now.”

Chu Zhao: “?”

There are other schools here too???

Yu Ge didn’t explain much, only asking, “Do you have PE class this week?”

Lin Qiu: “Yes, the day after tomorrow.”

Yu Ge instinctively glanced at Chu Zhao. “Don’t die, and don’t get hurt.”

At least, don’t get hurt while using Zhao Qinghe’s body.

Chu Zhao understood and smiled slightly. “I’ll do my best.”

During the journey, through Chu Zhao’s shy attempts at conversation, she learned some information about Yu Ge.

Ever since losing her student status during PE class, Yu Ge had lost her identity as a student.

The reason she wasn’t dead was that she had obtained a work-study position within the Autonomous Council.

But the position didn’t belong to her forever. She had to regain her student status within three months, but she needed to scrape together a full ten thousand yuan to repurchase her status from the Academic Affairs Office. Currently, she only had a bit over three thousand, and she had less than a month and a half left.

During this period, she could only work in the teaching building. She even had to sleep in the restrooms. She didn’t have the right to go to the cafeteria and had to pay extra for classmates to bring her food.

Without the protection of a dormitory, her Corruption speed was very fast, and her Sanity was getting lower and lower…

As she spoke, her voice trailed off, her expression filled with disappointment and a strange sort of indifference.

Chu Zhao: “Aren’t you worried at all?”

Yu Ge glanced at her. “As long as I don’t turn into a Fallen Body, I don’t think death is such a big deal.”

They were Self-Abandoners to begin with; strictly speaking, they had already died twice.

Seeing that she had lost interest in the conversation, Chu Zhao changed the subject. “By the way, what would happen if I accidentally picked up some body parts?”

Yu Ge looked confused for a moment, her intuition telling her something was wrong. “…What body parts?”

Because of the protection of the Song of Eternity, Lin Qiu and Zhu Qing’an hadn’t had to fight the ‘little animals’ yet, and they were feeling quite comfortable.

Hearing this, their eyelids twitched instinctively.

Picked up?

You ‘picked up’ something again?!

Lin Qiu couldn’t help but turn back to ask, “What did you ‘pick up’ this time?”

Chu Zhao acted nonchalant. “Just, um, some classmate’s body parts.”

Zhu Qing’an thought about it calmly. “Jin Xiao left a pen behind.”

Lin Qiu realized what she meant and was about to speak when she heard Chu Zhao say casually, “It’s not that.”
Zhu Qing’an was momentarily stunned.

Not that? Then what?

Just what exactly did you pick up?!

Lin Qiu’s expression sharpened, her voice cold. “What exactly did you pick up?”

Chu Zhao’s gaze drifted casually, eventually landing on Lin Qiu’s chest. “Just a small part like that.”

Lin Qiu: “…”

Zhu Qing’an: “…”

Yu Ge, who finally processed the implication: “…”

You really have a knack for what you pick up!

Zhu Qing’an’s expression turned odd for a moment. She looked up, studying Chu Zhao with rare intensity. “…Um, are you sure it… belongs to someone?”

Chu Zhao: “Yes.”

Lin Qiu: “Take it out and let me see.”

Chu Zhao patted her hand away. “It’s not yours.”

Lin Qiu: “?”

She looked around, then surprisingly followed her intuition. “Could it be Yu Ge’s?”

Yu Ge: “???”

She immediately denied it. “Impossible. We don’t have physical forms. I’m afraid even the big shots in the Autonomous Council don’t have physical forms.”

“We are the Self-Abandoned…” She cut herself off as if she’d said something she shouldn’t have, but she remained insistent. “It’s impossible. We don’t have physical forms.”

“Even the things in the cafeteria… aren’t ours.”

Zhu Qing’an pondered for a moment. “Body parts can increase our power and strengthen… taboos, but they can also effectively extend our duration of existence.” She paused, glancing at Yu Ge. “Especially for someone like Yu Ge, who has no student records and can’t return to the dormitory.”

She added, “But that’s only if the ‘part’ truly belongs to… us.”

Chu Zhao looked thoughtful. “Oh.”

She actually stopped talking.

She had baited them, and now she was staying silent!

Yu Ge couldn’t hold it in any longer. “So whose did you pick up?”

Chu Zhao’s gaze swept lightly over her face. “I don’t know.”

Yu Ge: “…”

Chu Zhao: “We’re here.”

They saw the dormitory building.

Yu Ge stopped in her tracks, her eyes filled with a mix of nostalgia and envy. “I’ll head back now.”

Chu Zhao mused, “Do you want to make money?”

Yu Ge: “???”

Yes! Of course she did! She dreamed of buying back her student records!

Chu Zhao: “I’ll lend you the ‘Song of Eternity’.”

A flicker of confusion passed through Yu Ge’s eyes.

Chu Zhao: “I still have some classmates who haven’t returned from the teaching building.”

She cast a casual glance around, her voice airy. “If they knew you could easily escort people back to the dormitory, I’m sure they’d be willing to pay for your help.”

Chu Zhao wasn’t sure if it was an illusion, but in that moment, Yu Ge’s dead eyes seemed to light up.

Chu Zhao smiled and nodded to her.

At that moment, she seemed like a golden idol, shining brightly in Yu Ge’s eyes.

Because Yu Ge had escorted them right to the entrance, Chu Zhao was within the dormitory’s perimeter in a single step. The ‘little animals’ that had followed them the whole way didn’t get a single bite.

Watching Yu Ge’s figure vanish into the blood-red mist, Lin Qiu looked a bit dazed.

She couldn’t help but ask, “How much money do you have left?”

Chu Zhao: “?”

Why are you asking that?

Chu Zhao: “A little bit.”

She really did only have a little bit left. Bribing her classmates had cost a lot; she only had three hundred yuan left.

“Tomorrow is Monday,” Chu Zhao said. “There will definitely be wealthy Seniors coming to class, right?”

She muttered to herself.

If all else failed, she could just farm the teachers. She could always squeeze some gold out of them.

Her item only had one use left, but she had to admit, it was incredibly effective.

You only knew how good it was once you used it.

Like a diligent driver, Yu Ge made trip after trip, escorting people back to the dormitory. The strange sight caught the attention of the Dorm Supervisors.

The three Dorm Supervisors stood at the entrance, a mix of confusion and amusement on their faces.

Yu Ge soon brought back all six of Chu Zhao’s classmates, the corners of her eyes practically crinkling with a smile.

Chu Zhao took back the Song of Eternity and bid Yu Ge a fond farewell.

Ming Ying had thought she was doomed and was prepared to take a desperate risk, only to encounter such a… career-minded Wraith.

But the moment she saw the Song of Eternity return to Room 612’s hands, everything suddenly clicked.

Room 612 was a good person. She had completely misunderstood her before.

If it wasn’t to save them, why would Room 612 deal with a Wraith?

Ming Ying was moved, and the other girls were even more so.

In that moment, their trust in Chu Zhao skyrocketed.

Compared to their cold-blooded roommates, players really understood players best.

Back in the room, Chu Zhao casually added the players to Group 2. Seeing them post message after message of intel, her expression softened.

So well-behaved.

Lin Qiu closed the windows tight and drew the curtains before saying, “Qingyin isn’t coming back tonight. Sleep well and don’t get out of bed.”

“An’an and I are going to the cafeteria to get food for you. You…”

Chu Zhao realized it too.

She was going to be alone in the dormitory!