Chapter 245 Safe House

The unknown space region is shrouded in darkness.

Dr. Bai hadn't reacted yet and subconsciously reached for the gift bag in front of him.

But the cheap packaging could not withstand the leakage of power caused by the activation of the prop. In an instant, the gift bag and the ordinary ballpoint pen inside turned into ashes.

There was only a signature pen wrapped in white tape, now suspended in the air.

Fine cracks appeared and the ballpoint pen seemed to be about to break at any moment.

A terrifying force that the narrow space could hardly bear emanated from this unusual pen.

Doctor Bai stood there in a daze.

This power seemed very familiar to him, but it also brought with it a fear deep in his bones. His confused memories told him that this kind of fear was not the first time he had seen it.

In the past, the fear had come from the entrails he had found.

This time, the fear came from within himself.

“Ka——”

The cracks on the signature pen are getting bigger and bigger.

Dr. Bai felt that he should escape, but he didn't know where he was being held and he couldn't escape.

The next second, the space in front of me began to distort.

The strong smell of ashes instantly filled the entire space.

Ghosts and gods are coming.

"He's still waiting for me."

"It would bother me if you resist."

The cold voice was full of strength that could not be refused. He had never been so merciful to Slice. This time he was willing to explain a few words, entirely because this Slice seemed to get along well with Xu Zhiyan.

But because Jianpi had a history of hurting Xu Zhiyan, the ghosts and gods still felt dissatisfied.

Doctor Bai was in a trance for a moment.

"he……"

He inexplicably felt who the 'he' in the other party's words was referring to.

If it was him.

If it was Xu Zhiyan.

The recycling of the slices went much more smoothly than expected.

The ghosts and gods who had only briefly glanced through the sliced memories could not hold back.

In the desolate darkness, the remains of the Pen of Friendship were shattered into pieces by the force, leaving no trace at all.

At the same time, the system in the split maze received new reports.

[Alert! Alert! The power source of multiple copies is unstable! ]

[A chain collapse of copies has been detected. 】

[Power source is flowing back, please pay attention! Please report it as soon as possible! ]

[Alarm! The power source in the blocked space has disappeared! ]

【alarm……】

…

When Xu Zhiyan opened his eyes, he found himself surrounded by monsters.

[Host, you finally woke up! ! ! ]

Xu Zhiyan woke up immediately when he heard the howling sound of the safe house system and sat up straight.

He didn't care about the stabbing pain in his brain.

"Where's Bai Jin? How's the slice recovery going?"

Damn! Doctor Bai's slicing power is strong and he is very brave. Although he has some strange hobbies of touching internal organs and turning into a monster is hard to describe, at least he is a normal person!

The monsters dispersed a little. Qu Ji reached out to help Xu Zhiyan up. With lingering fear, he pointed at the scene in the hall of the safe house and spoke nervously.

"Master Guishen's recycling went very smoothly this time, but the state of the slices after recycling was not very good."

After hearing the explanation, Xu Zhiyan looked around.

The hall of the safe house was in a mess, with some black scale fragments still on the ground. The wooden stairs leading to the second floor were also mostly damaged. The monsters around seemed to have some injuries on their bodies?

“…What’s going on here?!”

His pupils trembled and he began to calculate the repair costs in his mind.

But it's only been a few minutes?

Looking down at the time, Xu Zhiyan found that less than five minutes had passed since he woke up from his coma.

Qu Ji swallowed and explained in a low voice.

It turned out that after Xu Zhiyan fainted, the ghosts and gods disappeared in an instant. The monsters were in a panic, and before they could feed the mental recovery potion in Xu Zhiyan's hand to them, the ghosts and gods appeared.

It's just that the way it appears doesn't make sense.

Countless huge limbs suddenly swarmed into the hall of the safe house, almost bursting the hall. Except for where Xu Zhiyan was, almost all the monsters were pinned to the ground by the ghosts and gods who had recycled their slices.

Although the ghosts reacted instantly and dragged the evil god's body into the void, due to time constraints, the damage in the safe house has not been repaired.

"...That's about it. The ghost master may have to wait a little longer before coming out."

Xu Zhiyan looked at Qu Ji's apologetic expression. The torso behind it exploded and many of its parts looked to have been broken.

Party A is still as troublesome as ever!

Fortunately, the monsters in the safe house have thick skin and these minor injuries will heal quickly.

Standing up, Xu Zhiyan patted his head, which was still unable to adapt due to clearing his mental energy, and clicked on the panel with a frown.

There are several messages above.

One is from the Jianghuai Partridge, indicating that they have successfully entered the shell and started to repair.

The others come from the system.

[The dungeon's Split Hospital will collapse in two hours. Players currently stranded should leave as soon as possible.]

[Since no one has completed the final task, this instance will be settled, but no rewards will be given. Please take care of yourself. ]

"Hmm? Automatic notification?"

Xu Zhiyan was a little surprised.

This information has been mentioned before. Although the copy collapsed ahead of schedule, based on his understanding of the game system, these bastards wouldn't be so kind as to remind the players repeatedly.

There is only one possibility, that it is an automatic message about the copy collapse.

He wanted to ask the ghosts and gods whether the origin of this message was related to the recycling of the slices, but when he thought of the body of the evil god, Xu Zhiyan shuddered subconsciously and did not call Party A's name in the safe house.

Through the open door, you can see the scene inside the Split Maze.

The maze filled with monsters is disappearing, vaguely overlapping with the scenery of the Split Hospital.

Considering that there was no reward in the dungeon, Xu Zhiyan frowned and asked his snail butler: "If the monsters enter the Split Hospital now, how long can they be active?"

"Brother Xu, it's still thirty minutes." Qu Ji replied.

The rules of the safe house are similar to those of ordinary copies and are not well suited to copies that are about to collapse.

Xu Zhiyan nodded, and after making sure the live broadcast was turned off, he took Xiaokuigu and a dozen sticky notes, a specialty of the master world, and said to the monsters.

"There are still two hours before the dungeon collapses. You should leave when there are 45 minutes left."

"There are coordinates on the sticky note. Everyone should act according to the coordinates sent back. We should try to move all the useful things in the hospital within half an hour, and catch any fresh monsters..."

He still remembered the nurse monster who had helped him earlier.

But the other party only helped him once and never appeared again. I don’t know if he was locked in some special place.

"Qu Ji, send someone to check the detention building when the time comes."

"Okay, Brother Xu!"

After explaining, Xu Zhiyan took Xiaocuigu out of the pure white gate and returned to the Split Hospital again.

"Little Gristle, remember to bring a body bag. The double-headed knife is of a high quality and should be able to fetch a good price. Get him a bag of better quality and give him a grand funeral. That will be our utmost kindness."

“Crack!”

…

Deep in the maze.

Xinan looked down at the metal machine deeply embedded in his heart, the cold and hard black gold blending with his blood.

He supported himself with the double-edged sword, raised his head and drank several bottles of recovery potions in one gulp. His breathing finally stabilized and his face regained some color.

The surrounding scenery began to change vaguely.

Xinan also received a message from the system.

When he walked out of the maze with the knife and came to the door leading to the shell, he found that the white door on the other side had some fluctuations.

A dazzling white light flashed, and an unexpected figure appeared in front of the door.

Xinan was about to step into the passage, but now he couldn't move anymore. He stood still, tightening his grip on the knife handle.

Xu Zhiyan was also stunned.

The little skeletons, who were holding the body bag, found that the owner of the body they were going to collect was right next to them.

A bit embarrassing...

His eyes fell on the blood-stained double-edged knife, with a hint of regret in Xu Zhiyan's eyes. Another loss of income!

This expression caught Xinan's eyes.

He still didn't move, but after seeing Xu Zhiyan just now, the light in his light-colored eyes dimmed.

After a while, just when Xinan thought Xu Zhiyan would not speak, the other party spoke.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

Xu Zhiyan was just making small talk. Although he was not afraid of Xinan, the other party would usually chop anyone he saw when he got mad. He was in a hurry and there was no need to make things unpleasant.

And there didn't seem to be anything unpleasant when we met before.

Xinan pursed her lips and didn't speak for a long time.

His gaze fell uncontrollably on Xu Zhiyan's face. The pure white door made the other person look different from an ordinary person. His delicate facial features were clearly displayed in front of him, just like when they met in the sanatorium before. When he smiled, even the teardrop mole under his eyes sparkled.

The light in the light-colored eyes that had dimmed lit up again.

Words composed of purely electronic sounds appeared.

"Well, long time no see."

Xinan spoke very slowly. He seemed to want to stretch this brief conversation indefinitely. But how long could a sentence of just five words be stretched?

Xu Zhiyan finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the other party's calm answer.

As if he had completed a social gangster communication mission, he waved to Xinan with a slightly relaxed tone: "I have something else to do, so I'll leave first. See you next time."

After he finished speaking, Xu Zhiyan took Xiao Cu Gu and walked quickly into the distance.

Xinan stood in front of the door.

Just like before, he once again stared at the young man's departing back.

It was not until the thin figure completely disappeared in the chaotic maze scene that he slowly opened his mouth and responded to Xu Zhiyan's words.

"See you next time."

Hope to see you again next time.

…

The dungeon scene of Split Hospital is not small.

As a hospital, it is equipped with a fairly complete range of medical supplies.

Xu Zhiyan’s target is these supplies.

After many twists and turns, he found the receipt form from the logistics department. He was responsible for finding it, while Xiaokuigu was responsible for recording the coordinates and room number and passing the information back to the safe house.

Looking at the countless house numbers being transmitted back, Xu Zhiyan sighed deeply.

"This item is really useful, but it's a pity that it can't be used when the dungeon is normal." As a specialty among the masters, these sticky notes that can convey information cannot be used as props in the dungeon.

It can now be used in the collapsing space when the game system is evacuated. This is a game bug that was previously discovered by Qu Ji.

As the room numbers were passed out one by one, Xu Zhiyan put aside the regret of not being able to retrieve the double-headed knife. Regardless of whether the medical instruments here were props or not, they would be very valuable when sold later.

This copy really suits his horoscope!

Soon, Xu Zhiyan checked the computer of the logistics department in the consultation building. Datou's supplies had been arranged, but there was still some time.

Thinking of the inpatient department, he continued to go deeper with Xiao Ke Gu.

"By the way, remember to dig out all the decorative trees buried near the old building. Don't leave any behind!"

“Crack!”

Xiao Cuigu did his duty conscientiously and immediately wrote down the new coordinates and sent them back.

There were relatively few supplies in the inpatient department, mostly bedding, pillows, etc. Xu Zhiyan also found a warehouse full of thermos bottles and hot water bottles.

When he turned to the computer in Building 19, he suddenly found new information at the back.

[New ward-Xu Zhiyan]

[Building 20, 0001]

"Hmm? Twenty?"

Looking at the name above, Xu Zhiyan raised his eyebrows slightly.

That's not right. There are only 19 residential buildings in the Split Hospital. The last one is the staff dormitory. He remembered that there was a wall and a hillside behind it.

He suddenly remembered that after he failed to live in the staff dormitory, Slice said that a new ward had been arranged for him.

At that time, due to the tight time in the copy, he went to find Slice not really to find a place to sleep, so he did not go to the nurse's station to get the key and house number.

Forget it, I'm just sitting around doing nothing.

Thinking that all the warehouses had been emptied and there was still an hour before the copy collapsed, Xu Zhiyan simply left Building 19 and walked towards the back.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked around the dormitory, he was stunned by the scene before him!

At the back of the building, whose overall architectural tone is black, white and gray with a cool style, an arc-shaped open space has been expanded at the edge of the hospital.

A two-story building with red tiles and white walls appeared in the center of the open space.

The area around the small building was a well-tended garden, with all kinds of familiar and unfamiliar flowers blooming. There was even a butterfly perched on a palm-sized blue rose...

Butterfly?

Xu Zhiyan was really shocked this time. He had the impression that there should be no insects in the hospital, and this butterfly seemed to be flying a little clumsily.

Hesitantly moving forward, he took a closer look.

The true face of "Butterfly" was exposed before his eyes. Xu Zhiyan's pupils shrank slightly, and he felt that he was mentally polluted.

What the hell is this butterfly?

The gray monster, which was as long as a fist, had its hands and feet tied up, turning into a column. On both sides of its body, two flat blue monsters were holding it, one on the left and one on the right.

When the flat monsters collide with each other, the 'butterfly' will fly awkwardly.

Xu Zhiyan took two steps back.

He didn't understand the intention of Dr. Bai's operation, but he was shocked.

But in the end, he decided to pack up this special butterfly and take it away: "... find a glass bottle to put it in."

Although this combination makes people's sanity value drop drastically, what if some new uses can be developed?

Not daring to look at the flowers in the garden any further, Xu Zhiyan hurriedly pushed open the door of the small building.

“Squeak—”

As soon as you enter, what catches your eye is the spacious living room. The entire first floor of the building is designed as a living room, and the second floor is the residence.

I didn't look closely at the furnishings in the room.

After Xu Zhiyan took a look around, he always felt that something was wrong here. After a while, he realized that there was no completely enclosed space in the building where people could hide.

A strange feeling spread in my heart.

He pursed his lips, pulled out a few books from the bookshelf and glanced at them.

All of them are books related to the treatment of mental illnesses, among which the largest proportion is paranoia and claustrophobia, and the rest are some heartwarming picture books and various books that can help people relieve their emotions.

Thinking about the diseases I made up, it’s obvious who these things are for.

Returning to the living room, Xu Zhiyan reached out and opened the drawer under the coffee table. There were a lot of snacks in it. In the refrigerator, there were all the fruit juice drinks that young people liked.

Looking around, he looked at the ward that was almost tailor-made for him, and was speechless for a moment.

Xu Zhiyan had previously thought that he had fulfilled Dr. Bai's wish and allowed Xiao He to escape from the memory space, and had paid off the points from selling the slices.

“…This is too foul.”

He felt complicated and a little amused.

It can be seen from the fact that Dr. Bai has been living in the staff dormitory of Building 19 that he is not a person who values material things. On the contrary, he follows the rules of the dungeon very much, just like other NPCs.

However, the other party mobilized their power and built a ward for him that was incompatible with the hospital.

Xu Zhiyan suddenly felt a little breathless.

He fished out the last note Dr. Bai left for him.

[I saw all the conversations between you and the system.]

[You owe me a kiss worth 10.5 million points.]

'If that is your wish.'

'Then everything will come true.'

So the other party knew everything and heard his bargaining with the system.

Even though Dr. Bai knew everything, he still chose to give up resisting and let the game system take him to an unknown place.

Xu Zhiyan suddenly felt a little at a loss.

Although he had made all the necessary preparations and arranged for the recovery of the slices, he could not imagine at this moment what Dr. Bai was thinking when he asked him the question, and how disappointed he was after hearing the answer.

The funniest thing is, by this calculation, he still owes the other party a debt.

“…Emotional issues are really tricky.”

After muttering to himself, he suddenly felt an urge in his heart and was eager to take a look at his client.

He was a man of action, and he immediately turned around and walked towards the gate. However, before he left the custom-made dormitory, Xu Zhiyan smelled a familiar smell.

The ghosts and gods are coming.

Having just integrated the memory of the slice, He was a little flustered and stood at the door not daring to go in.

He didn't know how to face His successor.

But He wanted to see him.

Urgent, want to see it right away.

From Dr. Bai's perspective, He was indeed wholeheartedly doing this for Xu Zhiyan, but the reason Dr. Bai was able to possess his current power was also partly due to the slices that were collected and swallowed.

Without those slices, Dr. Bai would always be a muddle-headed and weak slice, and how could he be qualified to possess such powerful power and authority in the copy.

Therefore, the ghosts and gods cannot separate Dr. Bai’s actions from the actions of the evil god’s body.

He is the essence.

He cannot be like a liver, retaining only the good side and suppressing the rest of the slice thinking.

He must accept it all.

The touch of his fingertips pressing into the young man's wound was still clearly visible. All the blood and injuries were caused by him.

This realization caused the ghosts and gods to panic.

“Squeak—”

The door was opened again.

Xu Zhiyan narrowed his eyes and looked at Party A standing at the door, and asked about the progress of collecting supplies for the safe house.

"Have the monsters started yet? There are a lot of things in this dungeon."

"Um."

The ghost nodded dully.

Seeing that Xu Zhiyan didn't seem to be angry about the slicing, he finally felt relieved a little.

The chains collided with a crisp sound, and the ghost spoke.

"Let's go home."

He extended his hand and invited the young man standing on the steps.

That's good.

Continue to maintain the previous cooperative relationship and don't let His beloved develop a dislike for Him...

Unexpectedly, Xu Zhiyan shook his head with a very serious expression.

"No, I still owe a debt."

"Have you completed the integration of Doctor Bai's memories?"

The ghost didn't understand why the other party asked this, but he still answered seriously.

"The memory is the first to be received, but the liver swallowed some... weird things when searching for other parts, so the fusion of power will have to wait."

"Oh, that's great."

Xu Zhiyan waved at the ghosts and gods.

Looking at Party A who was standing at the bottom of the stairs in confusion, he stood on tiptoe and reached out to grab the collar of the ghost as if he had made up his mind.

The height difference forced the ghosts to bend down.

Then, his eyes went dark and Xu Zhiyan covered his eyes.

The ghost god seemed to be trapped in a familiar darkness, but his power was no longer at a level that humans could imagine. Even if his eyes could not see, it did not affect his ability to "see" what Xu Zhiyan was doing.

There was a soft touch on my lips.

He 'saw' Xu Zhiyan pulling his collar and giving him a light kiss on his lips.

The young man, who was usually outspoken and enthusiastic, was particularly clumsy and unfamiliar in his movements at this moment.

The ghosts and gods don’t understand.

He clearly hadn't found his heart yet, but a deafening heartbeat could be heard from his chest.

When did it start...

It seemed that the heartbeat sound appeared from the moment this reckless young man in front of him stumbled into His dark world.

The kiss was brief.

It’s so short that it looks like it was just pasted on.

After Xu Zhiyan let go of his hand, he took a few steps back. As if he was worried that Party A might misunderstand him, he quickly took out the note and explained.

"This is what we agreed upon with Slice before!"

Shit, he said the name of the slice, but in Xu Zhiyan's heart, he couldn't separate the recycled slice from his client.

A complex emotion welled up in my heart.

He trusts and respects ghosts and gods, and firmly believes that they will cooperate with him for a long time.

Doctor Bai's slice is the most ghost-like.

If he discarded those monster modes and the body of the evil god, when getting along with each other, he would almost think that this was his Party A, but ghosts and gods should not and would not be just such a gentle existence.

Xu Zhiyan adjusted his mood.

"Don't get me wrong, I'm just paying off my debts. I hate the word 'owe' the most in my life."

That's why he gave the only way out to Xiaohe at the end of the split maze.

Ten million for a kiss, it’s worth it.

After saying that, Xu Zhiyan tore up the piece of paper and put it in his pocket. Without the "IOU" hanging over his head, he felt much better.

Without any further lingering in this carefully prepared 'ward', he loosened Party A's collar.

When walking out of the courtyard, Xu Zhiyan's tone was much more relaxed.

"Let's go! Go home."

The ghost finally came out of his previous emotions.

He looked at Xu Zhiyan walking on the path in the courtyard and slowly followed him.

"Okay, let's go home."

Flowers bloomed in the desolate world, beams of light broke through the darkness, and even the dry stones turned into rich fruits.

But the ghosts and gods are still not satisfied.

He originally thought that being quietly by Xu Zhiyan's side and guarding him for the rest of his life was the best thing in the world.

But when the young man approached, His heart couldn't help but clamor for more.

To hug him, to kiss him, to make him cry...

These unstoppable thoughts made Him panic and excited.