During the server shutdown, the alarm bells rang for "The First Night".

When all the players had logged out of the game, the Zhou family finally managed to reach an agreement with the game company, which made an exception and allowed them to bring people in.

A hundred-strong elite squad, fully equipped with live ammunition, stormed into the mental hospital in state-of-the-art mechs.

Learning from past mistakes, they gave the NPCs in the asylum no chance to resist, bulldozing them directly and then using a construction pendulum to simultaneously destroy them from top to bottom.

In an instant, the already decaying and dilapidated asylum was defeated by these giant mechanical armors and collapsed with a crash.

The Zhou family members were directing operations live in real time.

"Be careful, avoid the young master's location."

“Young Master has a high health bar, this damage is nothing to him. We need to alert the monsters and make them walk into our trap.”

Sure enough, after the mental hospital collapsed, a giant Frankenstein's monster rushed out from the rubble. The moment the commander saw the monster, he immediately gave an order.

"Number one positioning missile ready, gunner ready, helicopter ready."

The strange man showed no fear upon seeing the group in front of him; instead, he charged forward, shouting something incoherently.

Upon seeing this, the commander immediately gave an order.

"Counterattack!"

In an instant, bombs rained down from the sky and landed at the monster's feet. Bullets from all directions swept in like raindrops, and the monster was instantly engulfed in flames. Its painful screams echoed throughout the entire asylum.

Just then, two more people crawled out of the ruins of the mental hospital.

The commander picked up his binoculars and, after identifying the two men, calmly issued the order.

"They are terrifying nurses and security guards; shoot them directly."

The order was given, and the increasingly intense barrage of ammunition instantly surrounded the nurses and security guards who had just peeked out.

"Commander, that nurse seems to be shouting something."

"Why are you yelling at a monster like her? Keep shooting."

"Commander, Frankenstein's health bar is zero, the problem is solved."

"Alright, continue to deal with all the monsters in the asylum and rescue Young Master Zhou."

And so, under the intense artillery fire, the nurses and security guards soon fell as well.

The Zhou family watched the exciting live broadcast in real time, and Mr. Zhou even clapped his hands with great joy.

"Just like people, once NPCs fail to recognize their own status and identity, they will eventually end up like this."

"Boss, we haven't found any trace of the young master in the mental hospital."

Upon hearing this, Mr. Zhou's smile vanished instantly.

"Can't find it?! How is that possible? Did you even look carefully?!"

"The asylum has been dug up twice by machines, inside and out, but apart from the monster's corpse, the young master has not been found."

As Mr. Zhou was filled with doubt, the live stream camera suddenly panned to the silent Frankenstein's monster on the ground, and the thing it was clutching in its hand.

Although it was just a fleeting glimpse, he still noticed it because of his deep love for his son.

"What is that strange man holding?! Look!"

At this moment, the camera quickly switched back, and Boss Zhou could finally see what the monster was holding.

"It's the only necklace!! It's the only necklace!!"

The commander held the necklace up to the camera and looked at the boss with a complicated expression.

"Boss, I suspect that Young Master Zhou might..."

"Beast!! Damn beast!! Don't let him get away with this!! Even if he dies, don't let him get away with this!!"

"Okay, I'll do as you say."

The moment Mr. Zhou saw the necklace, he assumed that his son had already met a tragic end in the game.

So he frantically ordered the commander to send men to drive tanks and repeatedly run over the corpse of Frankenstein's monster.

Once, twice, three times.

Frankenstein's monster body had long since turned into a pile of minced meat, and only then did Boss Zhou feel somewhat relieved.

Meanwhile, in reality, Zhou Weiyi and Qiao An's bodies were sent to the hospital, and shortly after arriving, the doctor declared them brain dead.

“We can understand the family’s feelings, but the patient is already brain dead, in other words, in a vegetative state, and the situation is unlikely to change.”

The weeping and wailing of one group means the revelry of another.

In a corner of the hospital, a little girl in a hospital gown smiled and looked away as she walked toward a ward not far away.

Meanwhile, in the private ward, a girl in a blue hospital gown was sitting on the bed, her pale and thin face hidden beneath her long black hair.

"Jin Shu, the Zhou family is crying so pitifully, you really should go and see for yourself."

The girl turned around, her delicate face revealing a pair of dark, bright eyes with a faint smile.

She looked down at her hands, which were still a little stiff, but it was okay, as long as she woke up.

"San San, your family has come to pick you up."

Upon hearing this, San San immediately turned around excitedly. The woman, dressed in understated yet luxurious clothes, hugged her child with red eyes, and the mother and daughter cried their hearts out at the door.

Before leaving, San San sat in front of Jin Shu and looked at her gratefully.

"Without you, I would never be able to leave that place. Thank you, thank you so much."

"You saved yourself. Go back, live a good life, and stop playing that game."

"I wouldn't dare play that again; this lesson was bad enough."

San San was once a player herself. She died twice in the game, and in reality, she fell into a coma forever. No one knows where her consciousness went except herself.

Apart from San San, all the other NPCs in the asylum are like this.

They will all wake up in hospitals around the world, starting a new life.

When Jin Shu woke up, she found herself lying in this luxurious private ward. The doctor told her that her family was abroad and would be back soon, and repeatedly told her not to wander around.

After saying this, the doctor answered a phone call and immediately went out. His unconsciously bent back and the fawning smile on his face were all seen by Jin Shu.

I glanced down at the time; it was already 9:40 PM.

She lay back down, her gaze fixed on the wall in front of her, where a painting hung, the eyes of the figure in the painting gleaming with an eerie light.

As time slowly passed and the night grew quiet, a steady footstep echoed in the corridor outside the door.

The footsteps slowly approached, finally stopping at the door of Jin Shu's hospital room.

The moment the door was slowly pushed open, time stopped, and everything came to an abrupt halt.

Jin Shu slowly got up, pushed open the door, and saw the man standing at the door.

Tall and slender, refined, fair-skinned, with delicate features and clear, bright eyes, and a slightly upturned mouth that exuded both languidness and determination, Jin Shu was all too familiar with him.

"Thanks, but I don't have time to play with you anymore."

Jin Shu reached out and touched his face again; it felt as good as ever.

Having achieved her goal and gotten all the benefits, Jin Shu turned and left without hesitation, driving away the luxury car parked at the door.