After the Full-Level Boss Entered the Infinite Game By Mistake

Chapter 624

Late at night, everything was silent.

Once again, Bai Lixin hid in the cellar, escorted by his “family.”

The sound of chaotic footsteps mixed with the noise of things being overturned filled his ears.

It seemed a long time had passed before the footsteps gradually faded away and disappeared, and then Bai Lixin followed his “family” back to the room.

Father and Mother Chen didn’t immediately clean up the mess on the floor. Instead, they each returned to their rooms.

Bai Lixin and the two brothers returned to one room, while Father and Mother Chen went to another.

As usual, Bai Lixin lay quietly in the middle position on the kang

On his left was Chen Dazhuang, on his right was Chen Xiaoshi.

The candlelight went out, and the rustling in the room ceased, leaving only the sound of heavy, rhythmic breathing.

Bai Lixin’s hand under the blanket slightly clenched into a fist. His breathing remained steady and low.

Just as time was slowly passing and he was about to get sleepy, there was finally some movement in the room.

The rustling of clothes, careful footsteps, the creak of a wooden door, and then silence.

Did Chen Dazhuang and Chen Xiaoshi leave?

Bai Lixin speculated silently.

But soon, the strange atmosphere around him made his naturally sensitive nerves tense up instinctively. Bai Lixin turned over slightly, his eyes remaining tightly shut.

Even though there was no sound in the darkness, he could still feel a gaze staring at him.

One, two, three, four…

Several gazes landed on him, making his skin prickle with goosebumps, and the hairs on his body to stand on end.

There were people.

People were watching him.

Suddenly, a low, hoarse voice whispered close to his ear, “Are you asleep?”

The voice was very soft, deliberately lowered, so close that it seemed to drill directly into his head, like a small electric drill suddenly piercing his brain without warning.

Bai Lixin’s body stiffened slightly, his hand clenched tightly, but he remained still.

A dry female voice spoke, “It looks like he’s sound asleep.”

It was Mother Chen’s voice.

The sound of clothes rustling and dry wood grinding against each other echoed around him. The grinding sound suddenly grew louder, followed by a man’s satisfied gasp: “Finally asleep, I was suffocating.”

It was Father Chen’s voice.

Chen Dazhuang’s voice sounded by Bai Lixin’s ear, “I’m heading out.”

Father Chen: “I’m going to get something to eat.”

Mother Chen: “I should go sew some skin.”

The footsteps resumed, the door opened, then closed, and finally, the footsteps faded away.

Bai Lixin slowly opened his eyes.

What lay before him was not an endless abyss of darkness. Instead, the gentle moonlight spilled in from the window, illuminating the room clearly.

The small room was empty, leaving only him.

Bai Lixin quietly got up from the bed. He carefully opened the door, ensuring it didn’t make a sound.

The courtyard was cold and empty. The faint candlelight and shadows were visible on the paper window of the adjacent room.

The courtyard gate was ajar, and through the crack, he could see a long shadow gradually disappearing in the distance—probably Chen Dazhuang leaving.

Bai Lixin glanced at the room with the lit candle, then at the disappearing shadow.

After a brief consideration, he decided to head toward the courtyard gate and quietly left the house.

As he exited, the end of the shadow appeared at the entrance of the alley. Bai Lixin quickly followed, but when he turned the corner, the shadow had vanished.

The uneven village road was deserted and eerily silent.

Bai Lixin walked to the alley’s entrance and saw the shadow reappear at a distant corner.

He hurried to catch up, but when he reached the corner, the shadow disappeared once again.

Turning the corner, the shadow reappeared even farther away.

It seemed like the shadow was playing hide-and-seek with him. Its speed wasn’t fast, but every time Bai Lixin was about to catch up, the shadow would immediately disappear again, like a mirage—so close, yet impossible to grasp.

Though the shadow was elusive, Bai Lixin noticed it was heading towards the back mountain. The shadow passed through the old elm tree in the center of the village, passed by Master Song’s house to the south, and made its way towards the back mountain. Bai Lixin was halfway through following it when he suddenly noticed something and abruptly stopped his pursuit, hiding behind a concealed wall.

Bai Lixin carefully poked his head out from behind the wall with a vigilant look.

Just as the first shadow was about to enter Rong Mountain, two more identical shadows appeared behind it.

The first shadow quickly merged into the dark Rong Mountain, and the two black shadows behind it followed suit.

And this was just the beginning.

One.

Two.

Three.

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Forty-five…

More and more shadows emerged from all directions of Chenjia Village. Bai Lixin couldn’t see their faces, only the elongated black shadows.

The shadows stretched four to five meters long under the moonlight, and they were all heading towards Rong Mountain.

Bai Lixin held his breath, his eyes fixed on this eerie phenomenon.

It wasn’t until no more shadows appeared that Bai Lixin finally stepped out from his hiding spot.

He silently walked to the entrance of Rong Mountain, looked up at the mountain path that merged into the darkness and the banyan tree emitting a faint glow at the top. After a brief thought, he stepped onto the path leading into Rong Mountain.

After taking a dozen steps, his consciousness blurred for a moment, and when he came to his senses, he found himself back at the starting point.

He stood at the foot of the mountain path, his foot still resting on the first step.

Bai Lixin recalled that Lin Jue had mentioned getting lost at the foot of the mountain. It seemed like he was experiencing the same situation.

He thought for a moment and attempted to enter the mountain again.

After another dozen steps, his consciousness blurred once more, and when he regained his senses, he was back at the foot of the mountain again.

After three more attempts with the same result, Bai Lixin gave up on entering Rong Mountain.

The giant banyan tree overhead still glowed beautifully, but he knew he was being repelled by Rong Mountain.

During the day, he had easily entered Rong Mountain when following Father and Chen Dazhuang, but now he couldn’t get in by himself.

Could it be that only by following the people of Chenjia Village could he enter Rong Mountain?

Why were the people of Chenjia Village not repelled by Rong Mountain? Was it because they were born and raised in the village?

Bai Lixin didn’t dwell too long at the foot of Rong Mountain and instead turned back towards the village.

When he was almost at the center of the village, he saw a few people standing under an old elm tree in the distance.

Bai Lixin stopped in his tracks, squinting to see three people dressed in black cloaks.

His nerves tensed, and he immediately found a hiding spot.

It seemed there was someone standing opposite the three cloaked figures, but their cloaks were so large that they obscured the person from view, making it impossible to see who it was.

The deserted street had only these few people standing under the elm tree and Bai Lixin could faintly hear the sound of conversation.

However, the distance was too far, he could only catch fragmented syllables and couldn’t discern what they were saying.

He had to get closer.

With that thought, he started moving, inching along the wall. As he slowly approached, the voices became clearer.

However, as the voices became clearer, Bai Lixin frowned slightly.

The voices were very familiar.

At that moment, the black-cloaked figures shifted, revealing someone who had been hidden behind them.

A well-built figure, refined features, a wise expression, and calm eyes.

It was actually the team leader, Li Li.

Bai Lixin saw Li Li, and Li Li also saw Bai Lixin.

The conversation stopped abruptly. Li Li was stunned at first, then he smiled and waved at Bai Lixin.

Those who get caught aren’t embarrassed, so why should he be embarrassed?

Bai Lixin walked over to Li Li with ease.

The three black-cloaked figures who had been facing away from him turned around, and Bai Lixin finally saw their faces clearly.

They were actually old acquaintances.

Pink Hair, Black-framed Glasses, and Big Belly.

These were the three who had followed them to the wooden house in the first stage, and were tricked into digging up the totem.

Among the three, Pink Hair was the central figure, and the other two followed his lead.

At this point in the second stage, there were 64 survivors. Li Li had gathered 60. Excluding Xia Chi, there were three players who had yet to be found.

Song Yuantian had previously speculated that the missing three might be Pink Hair and his companions. It turned out Song Yuantian was right—it was indeed them.

Li Li suppressed his excitement, “Bai Lixin, good news, we’ve made a significant discovery!”

“These three are the missing players we couldn’t find. Do you know why we couldn’t locate them? It turns out they’re part of the faction of mysterious people! They’ve been undercover in the faction for so long and have brought us vital information!”

“…” Bai Lixin calmly scrutinized the three.

Pink Hair still had delicate features, as beautiful as a doll in a shop window.

Sensing Bai Lixin’s gaze, Pink Hair immediately locked eyes with him, his large, watery eyes entangled with Bai Lixin’s.

Bai Lixin shifted his gaze to Black-Framed Glasses.

Black-Framed Glasses didn’t seem as interested in him, his gaze was constantly moving between Pink Hair and Li Li.

As for the last player with the big belly, he stared blankly at the ground, seemingly indifferent to the outside world.

Bai Lixin’s gaze returned to Pink Hair’s face, “You made it through the first stage?”

Pink Hair’s lips curled into the perfect sweet smile, “We have you to thank for that. If you hadn’t told us to dig up the totem, we wouldn’t have found the cellar buried under the snow. We took shelter in the cellar during the snowstorm and made it through the first stage.”

“I was worried about you all along. Seeing you alive and well now makes me so happy.” Pink Hair’s smile widened, his eyes sparkling like they were filled with stars.

Bai Lixin: “…”

In the end, Li Li, being more professional, noticed the increasingly strange atmosphere and spoke up just in time, “Shall we continue with our previous discussion?”

Only then did Pink Hair reluctantly shift his gaze from Bai Lixin to Li Li, “Where were we?”

Li Li: “The mysterious people’s objective.”

Pink Hair: “Oh, after spending two days undercover in the mysterious organization, we discovered that they are a well-organized and disciplined group of bandits. Their specialty is seizing other people’s wealth and territories.”

“They’ve had their eyes on Chenjia Village for a long time. The rich resources inside Rong Mountain and that mysterious banyan tree were their initial targets. They not only wanted to seize those resources but also intended to claim Rong Mountain for themselves.”

“But later, they heard about the legend of the Chen family treasure. Now, their goal is not just Rong Mountain, but also the hidden treasure.”

Pink Hair: “If we get the chance, we need to find that treasure before anyone else does.”

Li Li: “Props in the copy aren’t of much use to us players, right? Does finding the treasure relate to our task?”

Pink Hair: “Absolutely! Among the treasures is an ultra SS-grade prop that can resurrect dead players. Do you still think it’s unnecessary?”