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

Chapter 626

A thin layer of straw mats was laid on the ground.

On top of the straw mats was a layer of fragmented flesh and limbs.

Some of the skin had turned white from soaking, while some pieces of flesh still oozed blood. The dark red blood seeped through the torn tissue, trickling down onto the straw mats, staining the dark yellow mats red.

Grandma Chief sat cross-legged in the corner, leaning against the wall with her eyes half-closed, as if she had fallen asleep.

Around the straw mats and scattered body parts was a group of women. Each held an embroidery needle threaded with string in one hand, while the other hand pressed down on the fragments of flesh.

The small room was crowded with people, and the embroidery needles flew through the air, creating a dizzying sight.

Before long, a severed finger was sewn back onto a hand.

Another arm was stitched onto a shoulder.

They were using embroidery needles to sew and reassemble the corpses.

This work seemed to have been going on for a long time; the room was incredibly quiet, with only the sound of the needles piercing the flesh.

No one knew what these bodies had gone through to be damaged to this extent.

Next to them, three bodies had already been stitched together—two young men and one woman. Bai Lixin focused intently and roughly counted the knots on each body. Each one had at least forty knots at the joints, and the body with the most had over a hundred.

The male corpse with the most knots was missing half a thigh, which was probably lost.

“Help me find this person’s finger,” one of the women in the room said.

The women quickly began rummaging through the fragments of flesh, eventually finding a little finger under a piece of meat. “Is it this one?”

The woman took the little finger and compared it to the hand. “Yes, that’s the one.”

The embroidery needle swiftly and decisively pierced through the little finger and the hand, stitching it on.

Another woman asked, “Can someone help me find this person’s arm?”

The women lowered their heads and began searching again. After a while, they held up an arm and compared it to the body, but it didn’t match.

In the end, the woman sighed in disappointment, “It can’t be found.”

“Xiaoshi, have you searched the river?”

“Auntie, we’ve already searched. But we’ll go again tomorrow night; we’ll definitely find it!” Chen Xiaoshi, who had been squatting by the wall with his chin in his hands, shouted out with a bright and clear voice.

The woman smiled through her tears. “Xiaoshi is still the most reliable.”

“How much longer until it’s finished?”

Grandma Chief, with her eyes closed, spoke in an old voice, like the dull ringing of old bells in an ancient temple.

One of the women replied, “We’ll have everything sewn up before dawn!”

Grandma Chief’s voice turned cold. “No, that’s too slow.”

The woman thought for a moment. “Then two hours.”

Grandma Chief said in a solemn voice, “There isn’t that much time. Can it be faster?”

The woman thought again. “An hour and a half.”

Grandma Chief nodded. “Good, one and a half hours.”

The women quickened their pace. In about five or six minutes, the fourth corpse, which was nearly finished, was fully sewn up.

They carefully placed the newly sewn corpse next to the other three and then began working on the fifth.

The embroidery needles flew so fast that they left afterimages, and due to the speed, the women’s hands were pricked by the needles.

However, they didn’t utter a word, bowing their heads and furiously stitching the corpses, their foreheads drenched in sweat.

An hour later, the room was filled with corpses, all neatly arranged in a row. There were men and women, old and young, and at first glance, they had nothing in common.

Grandma Chief: “Xiaoshi, go call the men from the village to carry these sewn corpses to the mountain god.”

Xiao Shi immediately stood up, straightened his back, and saluted Grandma Chief with his chin raised. “Yes, Grandma Chief, I’ll go right away!”

As Bai Lixin darted behind the wall, Xiaoshi burst out of the room, pushing the door open and running out at full speed.

Bai Lixin glanced at the wide-open courtyard gate, then at the women inside stitching up the corpses. In the end, he decided to stay where he was.

While Chen Xiaoshi was out calling for help, the women inside finished sewing another corpse.

By the time the men entered the courtyard, there were already fourteen corpses laid out.

Grandma Chief took some sewn cloth pieces from a drawer, and the men skillfully took them, working in pairs to wrap the corpses and carry them out.

More and more men entered Grandma Chief’s courtyard, and soon all fourteen corpses were wrapped in cloth and carried out.

During the time the men were carrying out the corpses, the women inside finished sewing the fifteenth one.

Bai Lixin glanced at the time in the upper right corner. They were half an hour faster than they had promised.

The fifteenth corpse was also carried away.

Bai Lixin quietly followed behind the corpse bearers, following them at a distance.

By coincidence, one of the bearers of the last corpse was Father Chen.

He followed them along a familiar path, and before long, they arrived at the entrance to Rong Mountain.

Under the moonlight, the corpse bearers entered Rong Mountain in pairs.

This time, Bai Lixin took an invisibility card from his backpack. After activating the invisibility skill, he followed the group even more closely.

But after just ten steps into Rong Mountain, a familiar dizziness hit him, and he found himself back at the bottom of the mountain.

[Ding! Attention player, the invisibility card has failed.]

The system’s notification rang out in his mind.

Bai Lixin looked down at his five fingers. His hand, which should have been translucent under the invisibility card’s effect, had returned to its solid state.

It seemed that even mingling with the Chenjia villagers didn’t allow entry into Rong Mountain.

Earlier at Master Song’s house, he overheard a conversation between Master Song and the mysterious man. It seemed the mysterious man couldn’t enter Banyan Mountain either.

From this, it appeared that Rong Mountain only accepted members of Chenjia Village. Unless led by a Chenjia villager, neither players nor the mysterious people could enter Rong Mountain.

The guide had to explicitly express their willingness to lead someone up the mountain. If a Chenjia villager didn’t say so, even if a player is “related” to them, they can’t sneak into Rong Mountain.

This, in turn, confirmed another conclusion.

The mysterious man was not a Chenjia villager.

If the mysterious people included any Chenjia villagers, they wouldn’t need Master Song to lead them into Rong Mountain. As long as there was a solution, the mysterious people would have already entered Rong Mountain.

Master Song wasn’t blindly flattering the mysterious man. He probably never truly led the mysterious people into Rong Mountain and was using this as leverage to manipulate them.

Those fake paintings were sold to these mysterious people, making a huge profit.

Should Master Song be praised for his bravery in seeking wealth through danger, or condemned for his reckless dealings?

Bai Lixin glanced at the system time. It was already five in the morning, and dawn was approaching.

Since he couldn’t enter Rong Mountain, there was no point in staying at the entrance. Bai Lixin decided to head back “home” and lay in bed, pretending to sleep.

As dawn approached, Bai Lixin heard the sound of the door opening and footsteps.

The blanket beside him was lifted, and two people lay down on either side of him.

As the blanket was lifted, a cool wind swept in, and something cold brushed against the back of his hand.

The cold sensation that had just grazed him suddenly froze.

Then, the cold touch pressed against his back, and a chilly breath brushed against his cheek and ear. Bai Lixin heard Chen Dazhuang whispering in his ear, “Erniu, why are your hands so cold? Did you go out at night?”

Bai Lixin: “…”

Seeing that Bai Lixin didn’t respond, Chen Dazhuang waited for a while and asked again, “Are you really asleep?”

Bai Lixin: “…”

Chen Xiaoshi’s voice came from beside him, “Big brother, stop messing around. You can’t even feel hot or cold. It’s almost dawn; if you don’t sleep now, Brother Erniu will really wake up.”

Dazhuang snorted, “I’m just testing him.”

Chen Xiaoshi scoffed, “The medicine in the food could knock out a bear. There’s no way Brother Erniu would wake up.”

The cold sensation disappeared, and the sound of the blanket being moved echoed, then faded, followed by steady breathing. The room returned to silence.

In the darkness, Bai Lixin slowly opened his eyes, only to find a pair of bright eyes staring at him without blinking.

S419M: [Ahhh! That scared me to death!]

Bai Lixin: “.”

Chen Xiaoshi grinned, revealing a mouthful of big white teeth. His lips moved silently, forming a few words: I saw you tonight.

Bai Lixin: “…”

After leaving those words, Chen Xiaoshi didn’t do anything else. He turned his small body around, now facing away from Bai Lixin.

In the morning, Bai Lixin yawned and opened his eyes “sleepily” as Chen Xiaoshi and Chen Dazhuang shook him awake. “I’m so sleepy.”

Chen Xiaoshi giggled and pressed his cold hand against Bai Lixin’s cheek. “Lazy Erniu, it’s already daylight. Even if you’re sleepy, you can’t sleep. Get up quickly, or Mom will get angry!”

After breakfast, Chen Xiaoshi ran out to play. He behaved just as usual, showing no intention of exposing Bai Lixin.

S419M was a bit worried: [Lord Host, will Chen Xiaoshi do something?]

Bai Lixin: [Probably not.]

S419M: [But he saw you last night and even noticed you were pretending to sleep. If he reports you to Father and Mother Chen, wouldn’t you be sewn into pieces too?]

Bai Lixin: [I know he saw me last night. When I was standing by the window looking inside, I was directly facing him. When he looked up, our eyes met.]

S419M was shocked: [What?!]

Bai Lixin: [But Chen Xiaoshi didn’t point out that I was outside. He even shifted his position to turn my spot into a blind zone, preventing others from noticing me.]

[When he went out to get people, he also glanced my way to check my position. I opened my eyes on purpose last night. I knew he was watching me.]

S419M: [Why did you do that?]

Bai Lixin: [If he really wanted to report me, he wouldn’t have covered for me. Since he won’t report me, bringing this up could actually work to my advantage. After all, it’s better to have a helper among the villagers than to act alone in the dark.]

S419M: [Will Chen Xiaoshi help you?]

Bai Lixin: [Probably. Don’t forget the system’s hint: Chenjia villagers are warm and hospitable.]

As agreed, Bai Lixin appeared at the player’s gathering point on time. There were 36 hours of game time left.

Yesterday had been a quiet and peaceful day. There was no heavy rain, and no players were injured or killed.

However, twelve players were missing from the courtyard, leaving only forty-eight players.

Li Li’s face was filled with worry. “Does anyone know the whereabouts of these twelve players?”

A player in the crowd raised his hand. “One of the missing players is my friend. He was investigating the mysterious people. When we split up, he said he was going to check the east side of the village.”

Someone asked, “Why go to the east side of the village?”

Player: “He secretly peeked yesterday and saw the mysterious people heading towards the east side, so he wanted to check it out.”

“Now that you mention it, I also know three of the missing people,” another player spoke up. “I saw them all heading east yesterday morning.”

Li Li: “So, all the missing players went to the east side of the village?”