Chapter 71 NPCs Kill All Players (33)

At this moment, Joan noticed that the rocket launcher in his hand had been snatched away by Frankenstein's monster. With a single swing of his long claws, Frankenstein crushed the rocket launcher into a flat iron disc as easily as crushing tofu.

This is bad, what should we do in this situation? Should we call the police?

[Waaaaah, that was so scary! I'm so relieved I didn't go!]

Hasn't the Zhou family made a move yet? Their son is about to be killed, how can they still remain calm?

[Holy crap, a hacker! My god of hacking!!! My one and only god!!! Just who is this mad scientist?!]

[A serious and proper science explanation: It is said that when Frankenstein's monster was created, he was originally a major boss-like being. Unfortunately, the mad doctor in the asylum took away his hearing and sight before creating him, just so that he could stay in the first level and keep him company.]

[So, isn't the Mad Doctor the first NPC to develop self-awareness?]

He wasn't an NPC to begin with. Don't ask me how I know or why. Anyway, the Mad Doctor is the biggest boss in this game. If he doesn't show up, all the other NPCs are trash.

The above comments came from an employee who claimed to have worked at a game company. Later, there was a major reshuffle of power within the company, with changes in the top management and a large number of employees leaving.

Many people just watched it for fun, completely unaware that the person had just disappeared silently from the live stream.

The live stream abruptly ended right after the hacker was arrested.

Many people were extremely anxious but helpless, and some even encouraged another group of experts to go in and take a look.

Others aren't stupid; they wouldn't rush off to their deaths at this time.

Meanwhile, the hacker whose live stream was cut off, along with Qiao An and Zhou Weiyi, were all taken to the fourth floor by the mad scientist.

The dark stairwell was very damp, and occasionally sticky liquid would drip down.

Zhou Weiyi and Qiao An were close by, and they comforted each other.

"It's okay, the game will be over soon."

"My dad will send someone to rescue me. Besides, the worst that can happen is death. With today's advanced medical technology, there are definitely ways to cure brain damage."

"Don't worry, Joan, I won't let anything happen to you."

Qiao An looked at Zhou Weiyi, her eyes filled with emotion.

The hacker standing to the side had no intention of speaking. His act of turning around and running away had clearly been regarded as treason. Qiao An was indifferent to him, while Zhou Weiyi still had the energy to make sarcastic remarks.

As the most powerful of the three, Zhou Weiyi was not worried at all about what would happen next.

He had considered the worst possible outcome; if he died, so be it.

With the Zhou family's backing and access to the world's most advanced medical resources, he has a backup plan no matter what happens.

However, the current atmosphere is really depressing, which is affecting my mood to some extent.

Where are you taking us?

Zhou Weiyi looked at Jin Shu, his tone relaxed but with a hint of sarcasm.

"To be honest, I see you guys as a mantis trying to stop a chariot, you know? If you catch us, you can control the game?"

Don't oversimplify things.

Jin Shu didn't even look up, showing no intention of paying them any attention.

Zhou Weiyi snorted coldly and simply found a more comfortable position to lie down.

Frankenstein led them to a door where four people were standing.

These four people look somewhat familiar.

Just a second ago, Zhou Weiyi was calm and composed, but after seeing who the four people at the door were, he suddenly straightened up.

He couldn't move, otherwise he would definitely have reached out and rubbed his eyes right now.

"What happened? How are they still alive?!"

Joan noticed it too; her face was deathly pale and her breathing was labored.

The dead security guard came back to life.

Even in a game, this is something that could never happen.

Even if NPCs could be resurrected, it would only happen after the game refreshes. How could these NPCs possibly come back to life before the game ends?

So many things were beyond our expectations, which made Joan, who had initially held onto a sliver of hope, feel as if she had fallen into an ice cave.

At that moment, the door opened, and the lights came on the instant Frankenstein walked in.

When everyone squinted and opened their eyes again after their eyes had adjusted to the light, they realized that the room in front of them was actually a well-preserved laboratory.

There were still many bloodstains on the huge experimental table. As far as the eye could see, there were huge three-dimensional liquid chambers. The transparent chambers contained the limbs of various creatures, including the head of the first version of Frankenstein's monster.

Players who have been playing for a while will recognize this head, which is the original appearance of Frankenstein's monster when the game was first released.

As it happened, Qiao An, Zhou Weiyi, and Hacker were all veteran gamers, and they recognized the head at a glance.

Upon closer inspection, it became apparent that all the limbs suspended within the liquid chambers looked remarkably familiar.

That tail is the first version of the long-legged rabbit from the third level of the second map, and that big pincer is the thousand-pound pincer from when the water monster was first created many years ago. The design is quite classic, so many players remember it clearly.

It's understandable that Frankenstein's monster's limbs would appear here, since according to the lore, the Mad Doctor is the creator of Frankenstein's monster.

But things get weird when the iconic limbs of other monsters from other levels in the game appear here.

Logically speaking, he's just an NPC. Even if he's highly intelligent, his intelligence is limited to the small world of the asylum. How could he possibly keep these things?

"Wait a minute, why is he out here?!"

In the end, it was Zhou Weiyi who realized what was happening.

Isn't the most important question that the mad doctor, whose freedom was strictly restricted, is now appearing in a place where he shouldn't be at this time?

The three people were filled with surprise, doubt, and fear.

Frankenstein sent them one by one into the isolation wards of the laboratory. Before sending them in, the mad doctor injected each of them with a drug.

After finishing these tasks, the mad doctor waved to Jin Shu.

"Come here."

He still looked terrifying, but what was even more terrifying than his face now was his twisted personality.

San San didn't dare to look him in the eye.

Jin Shu was also wary, but she didn't care. At worst, they could fight, and it was uncertain who would win or lose.

"Put this on my face for me."

Jin Shu looked at the bottle of medicine handed to her, then looked at his face.

Why don't you do it yourself?

"What? You dislike me? Are you afraid of me?"

Since normal people couldn't communicate with him, Jin Shu simply shut up and poured the medicine into her palm, then smeared it all over the mad doctor's face with both hands.

The sensation in her palm was very strange, like touching a rough reef or scraping dry land. It was an unpleasant feeling, so Jin Shu finished quickly and her movements were not gentle.

The mad doctor looked at her, a hint of scrutiny in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)