Infinite Game - Start With SSS Rank Class

Chapter 213: Night of Resonance

In the bedroom, the soft light from the [Peaceful Bed] covered everything.

The air carried a very faint life fragrance. Not heavy, not uncomfortable, but the moment one stepped into the room, the spirit naturally relaxed. The bed had completed its upgrade. Pale blue veining ran along the headboard, occasionally lighting up like a breath.

Sunako stood beside the door.

Not stepping forward.

Not retreating either.

Her hands gripped the hem of her maid dress tightly. Her face was so red it seemed like heat was visibly rising from it. The confidence she’d had earlier when talking about being a "talking accessory," "backup maid," and "supplementary mascot" had completely disappeared.

Rilia stood not far from her.

The Ice Wolf General still maintained a much calmer expression, but her wolf ears had reddened slightly, occasionally shifting. Her gaze looked at Rover without avoiding him, but still carried a natural layer of alertness.

Rover sat down on the edge of the bed.

He looked at both of them.

"Sit down."

Sunako immediately walked over, but because she was far too tense, her knee knocked against the edge of the bed.

Thud!

"Ow..."

Sunako immediately hugged her knee, her face pained.

Rover looked at her.

Rilia also looked at her.

Sunako tried to maintain a serious expression.

"It’s fine."

"I was just testing the firmness of the bed."

Rover was silent for a few seconds.

"Can you not talk for a moment?"

Sunako immediately nodded.

"Alright."

Three seconds passed.

Sunako quietly asked again: "How long should I stay quiet?"

Rilia finally couldn’t hold back and glanced at her with a contemptuous look.

But that very reaction made the tense atmosphere in the room lighten slightly.

Rover looked at Rilia.

"You can still change your mind."

Rilia paused slightly.

Rover continued: "I know you want to save the Ice Wolf Tribe. But I don’t like keeping a woman by my side just because of a restraining rope or a transaction."

"You agreed to stay in room 2705."

"That doesn’t mean I’ll force you to do everything."

Rilia was silent.

Her cold gaze looked at Rover for a very long time.

Then, she stepped forward.

The distance between the two gradually shortened.

"I’ve already made my decision."

Rilia’s voice was still calm.

"Being alive allows more things to be done."

"If following you can help the Ice Wolf Tribe survive, I have no reason to refuse."

She paused for a moment.

Then added:

"Besides, I also want to know one thing."

Rover looked at her.

"What thing?"

"What is so special about a man that makes so many strong women willingly stay by his side."

Rover raised an eyebrow slightly.

"You’ll find out."

Rilia looked at him.

For the first time, the corner of her lips curved very slightly.

Not a clear smile.

Only the layer of ice around her seemed to thin a little.

Sunako sat beside them and hearing this immediately took a deep breath.

Then she seriously spoke up:

"Great Lord Rover, I’ve also thought about it very carefully."

Rover looked at her.

Sunako tried to keep her face calm, but her voice still trembled slightly.

"If I already want to become your accessories, just standing behind kneading shoulders doesn’t seem professional enough."

"Besides... I also want to save the tribe."

She tightened her hands.

"I’m not as strong as Rilia. Not as smart as Nanoe or Morie. But I know how to choose someone worth depending on."

Sunako raised her head to look at Rover.

"I feel that making a long-term investment in Great Lord Rover is the wisest decision of my life."

Rover looked at her for a few seconds.

Then burst out laughing.

"Long-term investment?"

Sunako nodded.

"Yes."

"I thought about it very carefully."

"For at least three minutes."

Rover: "..."

Rilia: "..."

Sunako realized she had said something wrong and hurriedly added: "Three minutes of extremely serious deliberation."

Rover didn’t say anything more.

He reached out and drew Sunako closer.

She stiffened in the first moment, then slowly relaxed. The faint fragrance from her hair, her quickening breathing, her hands unconsciously gripping Rover’s shirt, all of it revealed the tension she was trying to conceal beneath a string of clumsy words.

Rilia sat nearby.

Still observing.

But when Rover turned to her, Rilia’s gaze didn’t avoid him.

He raised his hand to touch her silver-blue hair.

Rilia slightly stiffened.

Then the wolf ears trembled gently.

No coercion.

No restraining rope.

No threats related to the tribe.

Only a silence long enough for her to make the decision herself.

Finally, Rilia took the initiative to lean forward.

The distance disappeared.

The light from the [Peaceful Bed] slowly intensified.

The pale blue veining running along the headboard lit up simultaneously. Gentle life energy spread through the room, blending with increasingly rapid breathing, drawing all three into a deeper state of resonance.

The air gradually grew warmer.

The layer of coldness around Rilia dissolved bit by bit.

Sunako also no longer spoke continuously as before. Occasionally she would let out a very small, very clumsy sentence, but then would flush so deeply she didn’t dare look straight at Rover.

Rover wasn’t in a hurry.

The night was still long.

Outside the bedroom, room 2705’s meeting had just begun.

Nanoe sat in the central position before the table.

Morie stood beside the energy diagram.

Elith sat near the window. Countless small spiders crawled on her shoulders and arms. Monica sat beside Nanami. Selina leaned back in her chair, her eyes occasionally glancing toward the bedroom door with a slightly strange smile.

A few very faint sounds transmitted from inside.

Monica lowered her head.

Her face flushed slightly.

Nanami then looked at her older sister and quietly asked: "What are they doing in there?"

Nanoe smiled gently.

"Building up strength."

Nanami blinked.

"Oh."

She nodded, her expression as if she understood.

But in reality she understood absolutely nothing.

Morie lightly cleared her throat.

Then brought everyone back to the main topic.

"If we want to explore the area surrounding the apartment complex, the first problem is the range of operation."

Her fingertip pointed to the diagram.

The lines of light provided by Elith immediately expanded outward into the corridor, staircase, basement, and a small portion of the area surrounding the apartment complex. But the moment one went even slightly further out, everything immediately sank into a dense gray-white.

Fog.

Elith slightly raised her hand.

A small spider crawled out from her sleeve, then stopped on the table surface.

"Spiders can enter the fog."

She said.

"But not for long."

"Those that go too far all lose connection."

"Or mutate."

Morie frowned.

"Mutate?"

Elith nodded.

"Grow extra legs."

"Flesh develops abnormally."

"Start attacking others."

"No longer following orders."

The air immediately grew heavier.

Monica asked: "Is the fog toxic?"

Morie looked at the map.

Then slowly nodded.

"Not just ordinary toxins."

She spoke very calmly.

"The fog can corrode life."

"Short exposure may not immediately cause problems. But if one stays inside too long, the body will gradually be mutated."

"Flesh changes."

"Bones deform."

"The mind is eaten away."

"In the end, the living will turn into monsters."

Nanami’s face went slightly pale.

Monica also frowned.

Selina crossed her arms. Her gaze fell on the fog-covered area of the diagram.

"If we can’t be outside for long, how do we explore?"

Morie didn’t immediately answer.

She began to think.

Use a guide rope?

Only solves the direction problem, can’t stop the toxins.

Use energy to envelop the body?

Consumption too great. Only suitable for short periods, not enough to form a stable exploration route.

Rotate teams?

Could extend things slightly, but efficiency too low. Each trip consumes a great deal of energy, while the amount of resources brought back may not cover the expenditure.

Use Elith’s spiders?

Spiders can scout, but transport range is too limited. Moreover, even spiders get mutated.

Morie was silent.

Her gaze deepened slightly.

This was the first time since awakening the Titan bloodline that she encountered a problem she couldn’t immediately resolve with strength or internal calculation.

Not just Morie.

The others also gradually sensed the deadlock.

Leaving the apartment complex was necessary.

Exploring for resources was necessary.

But the fog was a massive wall blocking everyone’s path.

Selina looked at Nanoe.

From beginning to end, Nanoe remained very quiet.

She looked at the diagram.

Then smiled.

"We don’t need to solve all the problems ourselves."

Morie raised her head.

Nanoe softly continued: "If we don’t have what’s needed, buy it from those who do."

She took an old communicator from her backpack.

The surface of the communicator was covered in scratches. The antenna was slightly bent. But when Nanoe placed it on the table, a very thin strand of energy immediately spread outward.

Morie recognized this item.

"Chosen One’s communicator?"

"Yes."

Nanoe nodded.

"I already have Otrix’s contact information."

"Not only his."

"A few others as well."

She gently turned the adjustment knob on the communicator.

"Lamp-Bearers have real lanterns for passing through fog."

"But aside from those, there are certainly lower-tier items made for exploration."

Elith looked at her.

"Simulated lanterns?"

"Possibly."

Nanoe smiled.

"As long as they’re sufficient to create a small safe zone and reduce mutagenic toxins, that’s enough for the early stage."

Morie immediately understood.

If they had lanterns, they could establish an exploration route.

No need to go too deep immediately.

Just advance step by step.

Ten meters.

Twenty meters.

A hundred meters.

Establish safe points.

Expand the spider web.

Mark retreat routes.

Collect resources.

Repeat.

Step by step turn the fog-covered area around the apartment complex into a region room 2705 could control.

Nanoe activated the communicator.

Static...

Interference sounds rang out.

A moment later, a low voice transmitted from the other side.

"Who is it?"

Nanoe smiled.

"Otrix."

"I want to buy a few lanterns."