Wen Shi has always wanted to know what image others have of him in their minds, but after thinking about it, he decided to give up.
It was unclear which area Little Octopus and Jian Qingrong were in. The "retarded area" didn't sound very advanced, so it was probably on the third floor. Jian Qingrong was most likely on the fourth floor. Wen Shi thought calmly, the game must have restricted Jian Qingrong, otherwise he would have found the phone long ago.
After giving the instructions, the fat nurse waved her hand, indicating that they could go.
Not a single player wasted time. After exiting the prayer room, everyone headed for the stairwell. Midnight was the critical point, and they had to reach the duty area before then to maximize their safety.
As soon as my feet stepped on the cold stairs, a mission reminder sounded in my mind -
[Side mission: Capture the escaped patient*1
Mission content: Just teasing you! ]
In the pitch-black stairwell, the eerie mechanical sound gave the player goosebumps.
President Qijie, a bully who likes to run small teams, is strangely effective at critical moments. "The number of patients upstairs and downstairs is not the same, and the nurses are quite wary of them. If they really have to run an unscheduled trip, they won't run one every night."
The female player walking behind him thought for a moment: "So this is just their way of having fun?"
The Seven Commandments leader hummed, "That's good news, at least. The patient's movement area won't be too large."
The patient's purpose was to play a trick on the doctor on duty, not to actually run away, thus avoiding the trouble of them running around chasing people. There was no need to worry about a patient secretly using their abilities to leave the area on this floor and run outside the building during the blind sniping process.
When they reached the third floor, the president of the Seven Commandments took the lead and turned into the dark deep area, and the figures of the remaining players also disappeared into the darkness one after another.
Wen Shi and the others continued to ascend, the atmosphere eerily quiet. They soon reached the fourth floor. Standing at the entrance, they peered around. The fourth floor wasn't what it looked like from the outside. There was no light at all, the floor lamps providing only a feeble illumination, and the field of vision was about three or four meters. Beyond their sight, there was endless black fog.
The nurses' station was empty, and Wen Shi walked over to the 3D guide. There were six areas on the fourth floor, divided by the nurses' station. To their right were the rift area, the phobia area, and the autism and depression area, while to their left were the fantasy area, the XX area, and the mania area.
Wen Shi's gaze lingered on the line of small words in the cracked area for a few seconds. Excuse me for being frank, but Jian Qingrong looked like he was prone to cracking.
"We're lucky. To get to Area XX, we have to pass through the Fantasy Area," Wen Shi said, looking away. "That's convenient for us to go find Ji Yuanzhi first."
The Fantasy Area was the closest, so the group didn't walk for too long in the dim light. After passing through the first protective iron gate, they saw a sign hanging right above it: Fantasy Area.
After a brief pause, everyone stepped over the small area of light and shadow cast by the prompt light sign without looking back.
The world suddenly became warm and bright.
The walls on either side were vibrantly colored, the overhead signage invisible, replaced by tasseled ornaments. There was no wind, yet the air carried a faint floral fragrance. The beautiful environment mirrored the red slogan on the wall: Create the best environment for patients.
Players appear as doctors and nurses, and are not airdropped into the patient room as patients, which can barely be considered an advantage.
Song Yan suddenly said, "The smell of blood."
Soon, Wen Shi and the others caught the whiff, too, and felt a strong sense of disharmony. If the Fantasy Zone was committed to creating a fairytale atmosphere, like boiling a frog in warm water, it shouldn't have such a pungent smell.
unless...
"There are patients who are killing people." Yu Xingzhou said in a low voice, "And they are not far from us."
Several people deliberately lowered their footsteps, and gradually they got closer to the source of the bloody smell.
Being in the same building, the length of the corridors on each floor should be about the same, but they have already walked through most of the length of the corridor on one floor, and the distance ahead is still endless.
The second iron door was ajar, and strange noises came from behind it.
Yu Xingzhou walked in the front, always ready to use his skills. Li Nan also had an extra talisman in his hand. Song Yan hid behind Wen Shi, who was holding the [Qingmu Sword]. He had only been in two dungeons and had no self-protection ability.
"Open it." Li Nan said.
Yu Xingzhou pushed the door open directly.
A stream of dark red blood instantly flowed along the cracks in the floor to his feet. Yu Xingzhou looked in the direction of the blood flow. The man standing not far away had skin as pale as ice and snow. In front of him was a cocoon more than one meter high.
The source of the blood is this mysterious cocoon.
In the next few seconds, the cocoon gradually faded until the illusion disappeared, and a broken skeleton fell out of the blue and white striped hospital gown. The man who had swallowed the monster looked at the scene indifferently and suddenly turned his head.
Wen Shi and others, who were on high alert, were stunned after seeing the face clearly.
"Ji Yuanzhi?"
Ji Yuanzhi's hands were covered in blood, and he nodded slightly at them.
After finally meeting, everyone didn't move forward, but instead became even more cautious. After all, they were in a fantasy zone, and no one knew whether the person in front of them was real or just an illusion.
Ji Yuanzhi's lips moved, not as a greeting. The next moment, intermittent tunes sounded in the empty corridor, and the world in front of everyone's eyes changed: the bright wallpaper on the wall became dirty and muddy, blood and brain matter mixed together, making people feel nauseous just by looking at it, and the decorative tassels on the ceiling turned into spider webs.
When Ji Yuanzhi first arrived at the deep area, he was unable to break through the confusion of the patients in the ward, but the real environment in the corridor could not be hidden from his eyes.
Wen Shi and the others did not use any special props, nor did they possess the [Hallucination] skill, so when they first saw the corridor, it was like seeing a paradise.
"You..." Seeing that his singing could break through the illusion, Wen Shi thought of a possibility.
"I absorbed half of the mermaid king's heart." Ji Yuanzhi picked up the hospital gown on the ground and wiped his hands with the only remaining clean piece of cloth. "In the eyes of those patients, the species have been unified."
Behind him were several other similar skeletons. The reason Wen Shi and his companions did not encounter any danger was that Ji Yuanzhi had played the role of "cleaner" in advance.
"After you visit me during the day, I guess you will come again at night when you are ready," Ji Yuanzhi looked at Wen Shi, "so I will pick you up."
Just as these people never hesitated to come to the deep area to rescue Ji Yuanzhi, Ji Yuanzhi was also certain that they would come.
The unpleasant air and harsh environment in the corridor temporarily reduced their impact. Wen Shi and Yu Xingzhou looked at Ji Yuanzhi and nodded slightly, indicating that some things did not need to be expressed in words.
Song Yan then poked his head out from behind Wen Shi: "We're the same species. Once we catch him and send him back, we can go home."
The others: "…"
"That elite player just analyzed that the patients were escaping for fun. If they are caught, the most they will receive is a punishment, which is not fatal. If I'm not mistaken, the punishment will actually slow down their transformation into monsters." Song Yan looked at Ji Yuanzhi, tentatively extended a claw and asked, "Shall we catch them? Or you can run a few steps first?"
All eyes focused on Wen Shi again.
Wen Shi's eyebrows twitched. Why was he looking at him again? It wasn't all taught by him.
Song Yan had already taken action. He was timid but had great ideas. He gently grabbed Ji Yuanzhi's sleeve and said timidly, "I caught him."
You successfully saved a fellow intern.
[You are one step closer to becoming a formal doctor]
[The remaining rewards will be settled after the instance ends]
Song Yan blinked.
Can't afford to play the game?
Wen Shi had already guessed the ending, sighed and asked, "What is your main mission?"
Song Yan always answered his questions: "Survive the internship period and get the internship certificate."
After saying that, he immediately realized that Ji Yuanzhi's current identity was a patient, and it was impossible for him to complete the main task, so he had to change his identity back.
One way to change jobs is to exchange with the deceitful spirit in the cross, but the game definitely has other ways to survive, such as reversing your identity after being rescued, as just now.
"There's only one way to become a full-time doctor or dean, and that's after the previous role dies." Wen Shi said calmly, "Becoming a nurse also requires a certain price, but the transition between being a patient and an intern is much simpler and more direct."
Directly use the skills of using a scammer, directly transform into a monster, wait for someone to rescue you, etc.
Going to District XX is their destined fate.
Song Yan put away his hope and hid behind Wen Shi again, moving forward cautiously.
Everyone quickened their pace. The Fantasy Zone had been cleared of monsters, significantly reducing the risk. However, Ji Yuanzhi told them that around one o'clock, the Fantasy Zone's most advanced patients would begin to move around. These advanced patients would occasionally move between zones, and if they didn't leave the fourth floor before then, they would likely encounter a siege by a swarm of demons.
"Have you been to XX District?" Wen Shi asked.
Ji Yuanzhi shook his head. After being diagnosed as a patient, he had no restrictions on using his [Hallucination] skill. Combined with the Mermaid King's singing, it was easy for him to fish and devour monsters in the same area. The abilities of patients in the Fantasy Zone were very fixed. With the exception of a few truly powerful patients, he had no problem controlling them with the same abilities.
But it's hard to say about other areas.
After the illusion of brightness and warmth vanished, the light from the floor lamp dimmed. Each person kept their eyes fixed on one direction, to prevent any surprise attacks.
The color of the signpost in Area XX was unique. The two Xs in front would change color every time they blinked. The few of them looked at each other and completely stepped out of Fantasia into a brand new area.
"Abstinence..."
In the flickering light, Song Yan saw a blurry font from the messy light.
The new area seemed relatively normal, and the wards on both sides were quiet. I walked for a while, breathlessly, but no crisis occurred.
The deadly silence exacerbated everyone's deep unease. In the Fantasy Zone, it was easy for Ji Yuanzhi to clear the way, but in the XX Zone, this kind of calm was completely abnormal.
More than ten minutes later, they could already see the sign for the Manic Zone hanging ahead.
"What's going on?"
There were no monster attacks and no escaping patients. It was so harmonious that it made people wonder if they were still in the fantasy zone.
In a strange situation, Song Yan suddenly grabbed Wen Shi's clothes and said, "You've become smaller!"
His slender body shrank to the height of a high school student. The adolescent Wen Shi had a little more flesh on his cheeks. His narrowed eyes seemed to be deliberately imitating the depth of an adult, making him look rare and cute.
It's not just Wen Shi. Li Nan and Yu Xingzhou also face the problem of becoming smaller. The clothes on their upper body are loose, as if they are secretly wearing adults' clothes.
Ji Yuanzhi's condition is slightly better. I wonder if it has something to do with his fusion of the mermaid king's heart.
If Song Yan hadn't suddenly mentioned it, no one would have noticed it. It was as if a certain area of the brain was obscured by some interfering element.
Looking at the shrunken hands and feet, Wen Shi and the others felt a pang of fear in their hearts.
Qi Qi's divination results were very accurate, and bringing Song Yan with him played an irreplaceable role. The true spirit clone always had some extraordinary intuition.
A drop of water fell from the ceiling, and an even colder reminder sounded.
"Congratulations on successfully entering Area XX and promptly discovering the abnormality in your physical condition."
"The side quest content has been updated, please check it in time."
After opening the task surface one after another, new content was added on it.
Wen Shi raised his eyebrows. No wonder the previous task content only had four words. It turned out to be incomplete.
[Side mission: Capture the escaped patient*1
Mission content: Sex addicts are the patients who cooperate most with Frank Hospital's treatment. In order to become civilized, they have erotic dreams when they are asleep and abstain from sex when they are awake.
Play a game of hide-and-seek with a sex addict on the run. Catch him and he'll let you have sex!
Tip: After entering the area, you must find the patient's hiding place as soon as possible.
If you don't find the patient within the first fifteen minutes, you will be 3 to 6 years younger; if you don't find the patient within the second fifteen minutes, you will be 6 to 12 years younger; and so on. If you don't find the patient quickly, you will eventually become a cute cell!
If you were never born, there would be no *, perfect abstinence and 100 fainting! ]
"…" There is nothing shameful in being cute, but when you act cute in games, nothing good will happen.
After the prompt sound ended, Wenshi's skin became more delicate, and the process of becoming younger was deepening every moment.
Song Yan's expression was grim: "If you all turn into cells, will I turn into mirror fragments?"
Racing against time is always the most difficult. As the body becomes smaller, physical endurance will further deteriorate. They have to try their best to complete the task within the first half hour.
Now half of the time has passed.
Ji Yuanzhi put on his glasses again, regaining his usual polite demeanor, and analyzed: "First, find the escaped patient's ward. There should be clues in there."
For example, we can get a glimpse of what the patient likes to eat and where he usually goes.
They had previously passed through eleven wards, and it was impossible to push the door open in every ward. Knowing that it was time to try their luck, everyone's eyes fell on Wen Shi for the third time.
"…" I understand. No matter good or bad, it's his fault.
Wen Shi, who was carrying a heavy load, looked up at both ends of the corridor and pointed casually: "That door."
This time it was his turn to take the lead.
[One Sword to Complete the Battle] A single copy has three usage opportunities. With Wen Shi's current points, he can definitely burn enough for three times.
The ward door would not be locked at night. Wen Shi held the sword in one hand and placed the other hand on the door handle. He took a deep breath and pressed it down hard.
The door is open!
Inside the darkened room, three iron beds lay flat on the ground, each one a patient, unbound by ropes. Each patient had their hands folded across their abdomen, their faces peaceful as they slept, their eyes still closed even when the door opened.
On the wall directly opposite hangs a red award certificate: Advanced Collective.
This is awarded by the hospital to commend their spontaneous actions to quit masturbation.
Before they had finished taking in the structure of the ward, damp air mixed with a strange smell enveloped them. In their drowsiness, the world in front of everyone's eyes began to blur.
"Stay awake! It's to pull us into a dream." Patients who are in deep sleep will have erotic dreams, which is obviously also a kind of ability.
Wen Shi vaguely heard Li Nan's reminder, but his current condition was very bad, and he had already stepped half a foot into the dream.
Something seemed to be in front of him. Wen Shi struggled to open his eyelids, trying to focus his vision. The air was filled with a sweet, cloying smell, even more perverted than the seeds of a mutant pomegranate.
After about a few seconds, the blurry outline in front of me suddenly became extremely clear!
It was an enlarged face with * written all over it. The patient was smiling at him, revealing his cold teeth.
He bit his lips hard, and when the fishy smell rushed into his throat, Wen Shi concentrated his mind again. He no longer hesitated and was about to draw his sword.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, the smile on the patient's face disappeared first. He looked like he had seen a rotten apple. His expression changed from expectation to disgust, and his flushed cheeks even became distorted.
The dampness receded and the ward became clear again.
The patients in the other two beds opened their eyes one after another and looked at the patient in the bed next to them: "Why are you so weak?"
The patient didn't say anything. He looked at Wen Shi and the sword in Wen Shi's hand, his expression becoming increasingly ugly.
The records in the archives showed that the numbers didn't correlate much with the floor numbers. Wen Shi seemed to realize something: "Patient No. 233?"
The sex addict in the live broadcast room is numbered 233.
Having witnessed Wen Shi's performance on the third floor of the casino, 233 would not have any sexy thoughts even if he had a sex addiction, let alone a thirst for sex.
Meeting an old friend in a foreign land, Wen Shi's eyes lit up and he excitedly walked over, sword in hand: "233, it's me! Lin Hejing, my name is Aaron."
Wen Shigang was still very depressed that his luck value had expired. There were people on the three beds, proving that no patient had escaped from the ward.
Unexpectedly, I met 233 in the blink of an eye.
Patient No. 233 did not recognize Wen Shi immediately, mainly because the other person had become smaller, which was why he was so happy to pull the newcomer into his erotic dream.
Now, whenever he thought about pooping something into his dream, he felt a little nauseous.
Patient 233 sat back down on the edge of his bed and picked up the trash can.
Wen Shi was still trying to evoke the other person's memories: "233, I..."
"vomit--"
Wen Shi: "…"