Universe Infinite Canteen-Chapter 428: Puppy

The light was turned on by another person wearing a mask.

Yi Xiaxia’s eyes were stung by the sudden bright light, but she soon became captivated by the sight in front of her.

She was now in a room with a large round table in the center, surrounded by chairs, eleven in total.

But in addition to her, there were eleven other people in the room.

Was there one chair missing?

No, that wasn’t right, none were missing.

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Yi Xiaxia remembered the horrifying crashing sound from before, which must have been someone grabbing a chair to try and break down a door.

Yi Xiaxia’s gaze quickly swept around the room, and soon she spotted the deformed chair in a corner.

However, the room had no doors.

Not only were there no doors, but there were no windows either, just walls all around.

So how had these people gotten in? Yi Xiaxia couldn’t figure it out.

But she was now drawn to the walls.

The walls were covered with densely packed graffiti, consisting of both text and drawings.

The arrangement was so dense and chaotic that it was easy to feel dizzy and overwhelmed at first glance.

But Yi Xiaxia, despite feeling uncomfortable, scrutinized them closely because there might be a way to escape the room hidden there.

She quickly recognized some familiar items on the walls, including Popular Sheep, basketball, Chicken, cat memes, and the likes of Brave Ox.

There were also things she couldn’t make sense of, such as the Lord of Shadow Stream, dinosaurs standing on wolves, black men making elbow strike gestures, Chickenbi you, and pink-skin mice.

However, based on the parts she could recognize, Yi Xiaxia was able to make a reasonable inference.

The drawings and text on the walls were all popular memes from the internet at some time.

This made Yi Xiaxia even more puzzled about what the person who had brought them here intended to do.

Was this merely a prank?

After the lights were restored, the crowd did not calm down but became even more panicked.

Because everyone realized they were in a strange room, surrounded by people in masks.

Thus cries for help, screams, and threats started to occur more frequently.

"You, don’t come any closer!!! Ahhhhhh!!!"

"Fellows, let’s talk this out, if it’s about money… we can negotiate."

"I don’t want to die, where are the police, where!?"

Someone pulled out a cell phone, trying to call the police, but found there was no signal whatsoever.

Some were completely paralyzed with fear, huddling in the corner motionless.

Among them, two people caught Yi Xiaxia’s attention. One was a man wearing a Dragon Mask, who appeared to be a regular gym-goer.

He was very muscular with clearly defined arms.

Although he was anxious, he wasn’t aimlessly wandering like the others; instead, he was circling the room.

Every two steps, he would punch the wall.

At first, Yi Xiaxia didn’t understand why he was doing this, but she later realized he must be trying to find a hollow section behind the walls.

It was certain there had to be some kind of entrance or exit since they had all been mysteriously locked up here.

There was also another person, wearing a Chicken Mask, who seemed very calm, standing with crossed arms, appreciating the creations on the walls just like her.

Yi Xiaxia wanted to observe the others further, but the next moment she saw someone wearing a Sheep Mask charging furiously towards her.

He didn’t give Yi Xiaxia a chance to speak, directly grabbing her throat and pushing her down to the ground.

Then the man’s body pressed down on her, still shouting loudly.

"Quick, let me out, or I’ll strangle your people!"

His hands appeared somewhat gaunt, but were surprisingly strong. Yi Xiaxia, with her neck clamped, could only make hoarse noises and was unable to speak.

She also felt as though her throat was about to be crushed. The face behind the mask was turning red from the lack of oxygen.

Yi Xiaxia desperately tried to pry the hand off, but her strength was no match for his, and she couldn’t break free.

Could it be that she was going to die here?

Fear gradually crept into Yi Xiaxia’s heart as her consciousness began to blur.

Then she heard another voice, "No way, mister, can’t you tell she was brought here just like us?"

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"Who is like you guys, hiding behind masks?"

"You’re talking about masks? Then touch your own cheek."

The owner of the hands hesitated for a moment, and the force on his grip lightened slightly. He switched from using both hands to just one to strangle Yi Xiaxia.

With the freed hand, he touched his own face, then paused in surprise.

"If you don’t let go now, you’re going to become a murderer," the voice continued to warn.

Sheep Mask finally let go, shocked into it.

Yi Xiaxia breathed in the air she had missed so dearly, and after a moment, she said to Chicken Mask, "Thank you."

"Don’t mention it, Little Dog."

Yi Xiaxia didn’t respond at first, until the man pointed at the mask on her face.

"Oh, am I a dog?"

As soon as Yi Xiaxia said this, she felt something was not right, but luckily the man did not respond further.

She then remembered that the other person likely couldn’t see her mask, so she took the initiative, "Right, you are..."

"I am Chicken."

"Eh, how did you know?"

"Because of the Chinese zodiac," the man answered. "There are exactly twelve people in this room. Since I know the identities of the other eleven, the last one must be mine."

"I see." Yi Xiaxia felt that the man had a unique aura about him. He seemed not as tense as the others in the room, rather more relaxed.

Standing next to him, Yi Xiaxia didn’t feel as scared anymore.

"What’s your name? Do you know what’s happening to us?" she asked further.

He, however, shook his head. "Like you, I’m also completely confused. As for my name, just call me Brother Ji."

"Ah?"

Brother Ji then pointed at the mask on his own face, "Whoever put these on us definitely had a reason, clearly not wanting us to know each other’s real identities."

"Shouldn’t we take the time to be open and introduce ourselves then?" Yi Xiaxia was puzzled.

"It’s not like that," Brother Ji explained. "This mask could also be a protective measure."

"A protective measure, why? We’re not kidnappers, why should our identities be hidden?"

Before Yi Xiaxia could finish, someone shouted, "I am the owner of Vienna Sunshine Resort, whoever gets me out of here, I will give them two million."

Yi Xiaxia looked towards the source of the voice and saw a middle-aged man wearing an Ox Mask and a Rolex on his hand.

She stared nervously at the man, yet nothing else happened to him afterward.