Chapter 136 Abnormal Warning (Unedited) Player's total survival time: 0...
Buzz—Buzz—
It sounds like I have tinnitus...
It sounded like someone was talking, but it was from a very, very far away location, and Liang Jun couldn't hear clearly...
At this moment, she was straddling Dean Liang's headless torso, in a prostrate position, her right hand still tightly gripping the screwdriver, the other end of which was stuck into the PVC floor, leaving a noticeable dent.
Liang Jun's breathing was uneven, and in addition, the wounds on her limbs were torn open again due to the strenuous exercise, and blood was gushing out continuously.
The dizziness caused by blood loss was extremely intense. Liang Jun tried to get up, but staggered countless times and failed.
The blood was like bright red paint; as far as the eye could see, not a trace of the skin's original color could be seen.
With so much blood lost, perhaps it would be me who dies, Liang Jun thought.
The indistinct voices behind them gradually grew louder, turning from a statement into a shout, with everyone calling out the same name in unison.
"Liang Jun—"
Liang Jun turned around and realized that everything around her had changed again.
The environment shifted back to the state it was in just before Zhang Weiming pushed him out: the glass was shattered, the zombies were dead, but the team members were intact—
Apart from Lao Ren and Zhang Weiming.
Gu Keke and Jiang Zhiling rushed over, their eyes red and swollen, their faces covered in blood from the fight and still wet with tears.
Before Liang Xun's brain could process what was happening, her hands reacted first. She opened her arms wide and accepted their embrace.
The force of that blow was particularly solid; the physical contact conveyed regret, worry, but above all, heartache.
Just now, they all watched the scene between Liang Jun and Dean Liang in silence from the perspective of "viewers".
"You've suffered so much..." Gu Keke ignored the filth on Liang Xun's body and buried her head in the crook of her neck, sobbing uncontrollably, "We'll never suffer like this again..."
Jiang Zhiling's emotions were not so outwardly expressed; large tears kept falling from her watery eyes, one after another landing on Liang Xun's shoulder.
"Sister, it's over, it's all over..."
Liang Xun's lips twitched. Although she couldn't see her current appearance, she was willing to bet that she looked terrible.
She patted Gu Keke and Jiang Zhiling on the back with considerable force, signaling them to get up first. Then Xin Sang and Geng Qing each took charge of one side and pulled Liang Xun up from the remains of Dean Liang.
With blood circulation in his lower limbs returning to normal, Geng Qing then noticed the blood still seeping out. "How did this wound become so serious?"
Liang Jun's lips curled down. She glanced around and then changed the subject, "Where are Ren'e and Zhang Weiming?"
Ren'e was initially called "Old Ren" for two reasons: first, he was the oldest member of the team, and second, this nickname would bring them closer together.
But now, his wolfish ambitions are obvious. Liang Jun has no desire to continue to treat someone who has been siding with outsiders from the very beginning with respect.
Upon hearing her address her that way, everyone else immediately understood and changed their way of addressing her.
"Not long after you left, Zhang Weiming went crazy and tried to rush out."
Ge Lin added, "He was like a mad dog, foaming at the mouth and biting everywhere. If it weren't for the obvious differences between him and the zombies, I would have thought he was possessed by those monsters!"
Luo Chuange tapped the stick in his hand. "He's aggressive towards everyone, but he's never attacked Ren'e, who's right next to him. He probably felt he couldn't stay among us anymore, so he pulled Zhang Weiming and left through the employee entrance."
Hearing their stories, Liang Jun sneered and chuckled.
From Ren'e's perspective, someone who can abandon their original teammates and seamlessly switch to another team in a critical moment would never leave this safe haven for the sake of saving face.
There is most likely only one.
Liang Jun's voice was hoarse, "He probably thought that Zhang Weiming was very dangerous at that time, and that he could use him for self-defense."
"Lethality?"
Seemingly having heard something amusing, Geng Qing lowered her head and chuckled softly, her slender fingers unconsciously adjusting her gold-rimmed glasses. "Zhang Weiming is having a drug relapse."
"Drug addiction?!"
Upon hearing this, everyone except Liang Jun and Qi Zhixia was greatly surprised—
They wouldn't even consider that aspect.
"What's going on? Could Zhang Weiming actually be...?"
Xin Sang hesitated to speak, "Is he... a drug addict?"
"He may not have been before, but he is now."
Qi Zhixia's gray-blue pupils appeared white in the sunlight. "The English name for ketamine is Ketamine. Because its first letter is K, it is also called..."
“K-powder,” she said indifferently.
The crowd erupted in uproar again.
Having just escaped from a nightmare, Liang Xun found the noise annoying. She raised her hands and pressed them down, signaling everyone to be quiet.
"Because we need to fight the zombies, Director Geng prepared a very large dose of medicine, which exceeded the normal dosage for medical anesthesia. However, Ren E accidentally injected all of these needles into Zhang Weiming. You can imagine what that means."
"Can……"
Jiang Zhiling spoke softly, "If I remember correctly, Director Geng only prepared two vials of ketamine for them. They've already used one, so what about the rest..."
She didn't continue speaking, but the silent crowd all understood what was going on.
With addiction raging and the environment unknown—Ren'e will face far greater difficulties than they have.
Just as Liang Jun was about to say something more, the two wisps of black and white mist that she had long ignored slowly drifted to her side.
Zhu Shengqing and Zhu Bieming were in very bad condition, but they still tried their best to step forward and remind Dean Liang that his body had undergone a strange change.
Liang Jun was startled and decisively turned around to look at where she had been.
Although the others didn't understand what the guardian spirit had said, they still approached Liang Jun without prior arrangement, seeing her extremely wary gaze.
After a few minutes of silence, the headless body seemed to spontaneously combust, starting from the remaining limbs and breaking into pieces.
It's similar to those zombies that were crushed by guardian spirits.
Everyone was worried that Dean Liang might come back to life again, and everyone was on high alert, fully prepared.
But the headless body before them truly resembled those zombies that had been blown apart, leaving nothing behind—
In addition to the system notification sounds.
[Checking for signs of the dungeon boss's survival...]
[Number of BOSSes remaining: 0/1...]
[Boss detected dead, saving current progress...]
[Congratulations, player! You have successfully completed level four: The Asylum Carnival!]
The sound echoed in the minds of every player who witnessed Dean Liang's annihilation, but only Liang Jun recognized it.
She racked her brains for a long time before those distant memories came back to her.
The system made the same announcement when I killed the two monster parents in the tutorial level.
The surprise of unexpectedly clearing the game didn't show much of a reaction on her; instead, the other players were rather flattered—after all, they had never intended to speedrun the game in the first place.
This level was fraught with difficulty. First, the system deliberately concealed the conditions for victory, and then no usable clues could be found in the environment. Everyone silently prepared for a long battle, but the joy of victory came so suddenly.
Everyone cheered and rushed forward, surrounding Leung Yung in the center, celebrating as if their favorite team had won a victory.
After expressing all her gratitude, Gu Keke belatedly remembered something, "We only managed to clear the game because we saw the NPCs completely disappear, so Ren E and Zhang Weiming..."
They will be trapped in this instance forever, endlessly wandering in the illusionary space meticulously constructed by Dean Liang, thus escaping the dangerous yet colorful real world.
They discarded all the bad memories of the past. Although Jiang Zhiling and Gu Keke's eyes were still red and swollen, it couldn't stop them from having a hot pot dinner.
I've been wanting to eat hot pot for ages, but now I can finally indulge to my heart's content!
But the two of them stopped in mid-air just as they were about to take a step, and after hesitating for a long time, they landed back in the same spot.
As of now, none of the people present have received a notification from the system to clear their points, which means that the entire instance has not yet been truly concluded by the system.
They were the exceptions, as players who completed the game ahead of time.
Perhaps right now, there are still many wandering ghosts roaming outside the hospital building...
Perhaps knowing what they were worried about, Liang Jun, who had experience, stepped forward and explained, "It's okay, you can go out if you want. The system will protect players who have cleared the level early from NPCs, and the effect will last until the system clears the level."
With Liang Jun's words, Gu Keke and Jiang Zhiling were finally able to put their minds at ease.
The two of them weren't enough. Xin Sang, who was trying to sneak away, was also pulled back. The three of them stumbled out of the hospital gate, probably to get the hot pot from Xin Sang's car.
The others followed slowly out of the outpatient building, with Liang Jun at the back of the line, exchanging glances with Zhu Shengqing and Zhu Bieming, who were barely breathing in mid-air.
Their spiritual energy was severely depleted and they did not receive the necessary recovery in time, so the situation does not look optimistic.
A hint of worry crept onto Liang Jun's brow, "You..."
"We're leaving now." Zhu Shengqing interrupted her, sounding somewhat weak. "Congratulations, Liang Jun, you've successfully overcome another hurdle."
Liang Jun forced a bitter smile. "Thank you..."
"We'll be fine, don't look so gloomy..."
A large wisp of dispersing white mist drifted lightly towards her, and Zhu Bieming's ethereal voice seemed to come from all corners, "Next time we meet, remember to smile more..."
In the blink of an eye, the mist in front of Liang Xun vanished like a shattered dream.
Even though she knew they had only gone to temporarily restore their spiritual power, Liang Jun still felt a sense of emptiness in her heart for some reason.
In the distance, Ge Lin noticed Liang Jun, who was alone, and stood outside the outpatient building to call out to her.
Liang Jun jogged over, and when she arrived at the hospital building, panting, a cold wind blew around her along with the system's voice.
[Current progress: 1/1 successfully survived...]
[Congratulations, player! You have successfully completed the fourth level: Asylum Carnival! Score calculation is currently underway, please wait...]
[Warning: Abnormal situation!]
[Player's total survival time: 0 seconds; total points earned: 0.]
[Player's rule deciphering rate is 0%, total points earned: 0.]
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Author's Note: Coco: Hot pot! I'm eating and eating!
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