Yan Qing clutched the duty roster in her hand. It clearly stated that every day at 3 PM, all medical staff must assemble in the white room at the end of the corridor. They were strictly forbidden from leaving until all sounds had ceased.

She glanced at her watch; it was less than five minutes until 3 PM.

She glanced at Xiao Shuo, opening her mouth to beckon him to come over. Suddenly, a hand reached out from behind and covered her mouth.

"Shh—don't speak, he can't see you right now." A weak male voice sounded from behind.

Yan Qing was overjoyed; it was Yue Qi's voice!

Yue Qi didn't speak, but pointed to the room at the end of the corridor, indicating that it was important for her to take safe shelter.

Yan Qing naturally trusted him completely, so although she felt some sympathy for Xiao Shuo, she definitely put her own life first!

She glanced one last time at Xiao Shuo, who was hanging his head, and walked without hesitation toward the white room at the end of the corridor.

The door opens automatically by swiping a card; she swiped her new work ID, and the door opened automatically.

As she stepped into the room, she was met with shocked stares from everyone. In high spirits, she greeted them very warmly.

"Hi everyone, it's great to see you again! What a coincidence!"

A group of people looked at her as if she were a monster, and then, for some reason, they all turned to look in Mu Yang's direction.

For the first time, the unchanging smile that Mu Yang always wore on his face seemed on the verge of collapsing.

Yan Qing ignored him and instead began to untie the bandages on her body. After untying them layer by layer, she carefully helped Yue Qi to sit on the sofa.

Xiao Tao was suddenly surrounded by so many people and felt a little shy, so she unconsciously shrank behind Yan Qing again.

Yue Qi seemed to be in good spirits. Although he was temporarily lacking in strength, he still gave Yan Qing a reassuring smile.

"Don't worry, I'm fine. I'm just a little weak because I haven't eaten for many days."

That's easy. Yan Qing took out several cans of instant rice from her backpack and placed them in front of Yue Qi.

And so, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Yue Qi began to eat as if no one else was there. He seemed exceptionally at ease, even ordering Xiao Tao to pour him water twice, which made everyone watching extremely envious.

Yue Qi had barely taken a few bites of his meal when they heard doors opening one after another throughout the corridor.

Unfortunately, the white door blocked their view of the corridor. They could only hear the sound of footsteps as people entered the ward. The next moment, heart-wrenching screams erupted from inside.

Then, cries echoed down the corridor, sounding like someone was being forcibly dragged away. The sounds faded into the distance and eventually disappeared completely.

Yan Qing recalled the scene she had witnessed at noon, and felt a strange sense of familiarity. Only this time, it wasn't smuggling corpses, but living, struggling people.

Mentioning the smuggled corpses, she subconsciously glanced deeper into the room. Unfortunately, apart from where they were standing, long white curtains were drawn everywhere, concealing what lay behind them.

Yue Qi's expression looked much more serious than hers. From her angle, she could see the blue light flashing in Yue Qi's right eye. His gaze was through the curtain, and he must have seen something.

However, he ultimately just clapped his hands, signaling her not to make any rash moves.

As the noise in the corridor subsided, the door to the white room suddenly opened automatically. Everyone in the room instantly relaxed and began to leave one after another.

Yan Qing noticed that Director Xu did not come in.

Yue Qi had recovered much of his strength and was able to walk slowly on his own. However, he walked rather slowly, so they naturally became the last people to arrive.

Just as they were about to step out of the room, a strong blast of cold air suddenly wafted in, making her shiver. The temperature was so cold it was almost freezing.

Stepping into the corridor, she was dumbfounded. The corridor looked as if a bloody battle had just taken place, with more than a dozen long bloody trails on the floor, stretching all the way to the wall opposite the nurses' station.

Yan Qing passed by the nurses' station and found that Xiao Shuo had disappeared. A pen lay on the ground, seemingly dropped hastily.

"No need to think about it anymore, the people here were probably forcibly taken away." Yue Qi pointed to a hidden bloodstain in the corner of the table, and a small pink knife, and said.

"The person here must have struggled; the knife was probably his weapon. However, the difference in strength between the two sides was too great, so he was ultimately forcibly taken away."

Yan Qing felt somewhat disheartened. Xiao Shuo, in reality, only wanted to survive. Unfortunately, in the world of a five-star instance, survival was the hardest thing. She herself was barely able to protect herself, let alone have the will to do so.

“By the way,” she turned to look at Yue Qi, “why did you cover my mouth before I came in, so I wouldn’t remind him?”

Yue Qi sighed, "You can't remind him. He simply can't hear what you're saying."

"Can't you hear me?" Yan Qing couldn't understand at all. "How is that possible? I only needed to say it once!" That way, at least he would have some warning!

“No, everything changed the moment you stepped out of Director Xu’s door. I was able to wake up because of the strong magnetic field that suddenly opened the barrier,” Yue Qi said in a deep voice.

"A barrier? What's that?"

Yue Qi pointed to the nurses' station in front of him, "Look here. Normally, we can reach this place with just a reach of our hand, but inside the barrier, it's as if you're in a different world. Just now, you and Xiao Shuo were like that."

"A barrier is a kind of energy magnetic field, or some say it's a spatial fold formed by different spatial arrays. We were actually inside a barrier just now. It was what protected us."

Upon hearing his words, Yan Qing immediately recalled the first rule of the "Doctor's Rules":

Your work hours are based on an 8-hour, three-shift system, and you will be protected during your work hours.

So, this is what "being protected" in the rules actually means?

According to Yue Qi, this hospital possesses a very strong magnetic field, or rather, a protective barrier. Once activated, this barrier can protect the medical staff from being seen by strange entities.

Yan Qing's eyes fell on the corner of the nurses' station table, where there were marks made with a knife. They looked very hasty, but she still recognized two familiar Chinese characters at a glance.

"Help!"

In that instant, Yan Qing felt an immense sense of powerlessness surge through her limbs and bones. She was now finally experiencing the power of a five-star dungeon.

The two passed by the ward she was in charge of, where every ward had its doors wide open.

In the corner of room 801, she saw Jin Zijie curled up in a ball.