Chapter 238 Split the Hospital
Xu Zhiyan’s live broadcast room was filled with laughter.
[Hahahahaha, how can there be such a shameless person in this world! ]
[I laughed so hard. The Pope’s face is already darker than the bottom of a pot. Hahahaha]
[I think the soldering iron is quite acceptable. She actually nodded. Hahahaha. The Pope must be so pissed! ]
[After all, for the Iron Knight, the combat power of the monsters in this instance is still not that high, except for the wish tree before.]
[The wish tree, hahahaha, that's because of the small million greed bonus, the flowers on the tree are about to bloom into a sea of flowers! ]
[I am dying of laughter. He agreed! The Pope actually agreed! ]
[What can he do if he doesn't agree? He is being blamed by Xiao Baiwan, so how can he just ignore it? ]
Even though he was extremely reluctant, looking at Xu Zhiyan's playful face, Saiziye suppressed his murderous intent and agreed to temporarily share the task with this guy.
He doesn't want to summon the evil doctor again!
Not to mention anything else, the confinement alone is enough for him!
Having reached a strange synchronization with the system, Saizier's biggest wish now is to leave this sad copy as soon as possible.
After Iron Knight finished the monster elimination task in the upstairs department, the three of them started their task sharing journey.
The first joint mission of the three was to capture the patients who had escaped from the disease.
After arriving at the relevant location, Xu Zhiyan sat down on a chair like a big shot and said to the Iron Knight affirmatively: "Brother, come on! You are the best!"
The Iron Knight, who was taking out relevant information from the patient's ward, paused, hesitated for a moment, and answered indifferently.
"Thanks."
Sezier, who had already taken out the reconnaissance props, was so angry that he almost shook the Iron Knight's collar and roared.
"Zoffy, wake up! Why are you thanking him? Don't thank him!"
"Yes, sir."
The Iron Knight was very obedient. After hearing the Pope's roar, he nodded solemnly and turned to Xu Zhiyan: "I take back my thanks."
"It's okay, it's okay~ Come on!"
Xu Zhiyan waved his hand nonchalantly.
After the confusing conversation, Saiziye only felt angrier. He glanced at his dedicated subordinates, unwilling to say anything else. He just glared at Xu Zhiyan fiercely.
The mission did not go smoothly.
The Iron Knight is better at fighting, but with the bonus of Saizier's items, the mission is not as difficult as imagined.
When Saizier and Iron Knight escorted the patient back to the ward breathlessly, they found Xu Zhiyan still in the ward, holding a tomato from somewhere in his hand, and eating it with relish.
Seeing the two men coming back, Xu Zhiyan took out a big green cucumber from his pocket, broke it in half, and handed it to the Iron Knight and the Pope.
"Thank you for your hard work. You have done a great job. Come on, eat more vegetables to stay healthy!"
As if he was afraid that the two would misunderstand, he also explained: "It was not born in the hospital. It was all the wishes I made at the wishing tree before."
There is something wrong with the food in the hospital.
Infectious diseases are actually diseases that players get after eating things in the hospital. However, this is not a survival copy after all, so the game has set up NPCs in the player camp such as attending doctors.
It would have been better if he didn't say anything, but as soon as he mentioned the wishing tree, the Pope was so angry that his liver ached.
Beating the wishing tree consumed too much energy, and he still felt frightened when he recalled the tragedy of that night, not to mention that the culprit was right in front of him.
As they were struggling, their expressions suddenly changed.
Xu Zhiyan glanced at the Pope's face and said calmly, "Is Boss Sai sick? Do you have any medicine? Do you want to buy some?"
He took out a small bag and shook the medicine inside.
"Our relationship is extraordinary now. I'll sell it to you at a 95% discount. One pill costs 47,500 yuan. What do you think? But if Boss Sai is generous, 50,000 yuan is not out of the question."
Saizier was a little confused.
It was the first time he worked with such a shameless guy, and he was a little overwhelmed for a while.
Seeing that the Pope was about to have an attack, the Iron Knight hurried forward to transfer money and bought enough suppressant drugs for Sezier.
After the transaction was completed, Xu Zhiyan spoke proudly.
"These were sent by Doctor Bai before. I don't know what means he used to get so many medicines. He is indeed a special NPC. He is extraordinary."
The cruel truth was revealed to everyone.
"……you!"
Sezier felt like he was going to pass out.
Okay, so it turns out that when he was in solitary confinement before, Dr. Bai came to extort drugs frantically, but it was all for the purpose of appeasing the profiteer in front of him?
The audience in the live broadcast room laughed loudly and the comments were flying.
[The Pope hahahahahahahahahaha]
[It’s so tragic, hahahaha, anyone who hears it cries and anyone who sees it feels sad! ]
[If he didn't want to kill Xiao Baiwan, I would really think he was Xiao Baiwan's relative and came here to cover for him! ]
[Relatives? Not really. The Pope is completely different from Xiao Baiwan in both appearance and skills.]
[The person above should be talking about - luck! Hahahaha, this is exactly the same shitty luck, it's hard not to think that the two are related. ]
[Grab the bamboo shoots! Xiao Baiwan also gave everyone cucumbers to eat. They are fresh! ]
[Laughing, the little million is my source of happiness. Suddenly I feel that the 5,000 points I will lose in the bet are not that painful.]
By the way, the barrage also brought some news from other players.
[Is it going well for everyone else? I think the soldering iron is very smooth. 】
[It's a bit of a problem but not a big deal. The fastest person to see is a doctor.]
[Song Longchuan got the clothes through the branch quest. When he takes on the next mission, he can receive the identity mission with double rewards. He is doing very well! ]
[Hidden identity? But don't Xiao Baiwan and the Pope have it too? Why haven't they received any related tasks? ]
[…Ah, this may be because of bad luck. This mission only says that there is a probability of triggering it, depending on the identity of the person who accepted the mission.]
[Puchi, it seems that Xiao Baiwan and the Pope are really unlucky. Two people with special identities can't beat the luck of the branding iron, hahaha. ]
In order to maintain his blood pressure, Sezier went into autism mode.
No matter how Xu Zhiyan teased him or what he said afterwards, he completely ignored him.
The next few people began to continue to accept tasks, wanting to quickly fill up the points, but they didn’t know if it was because the two unlucky chosen ones, Sai Qiye and Xu Zhiyan, were in the same team, which caused the Iron Knight’s workload to soar.
Before almost every task is resolved, you must go through the search process first.
Fortunately, the Iron Knights have high combat effectiveness.
Even though the two Lucky F players were holding them back, it did not slow down the speed of completing the mission. They killed whatever they encountered along the way.
In the blink of an eye, a whole day passed.
The three of them maintained a strange tacit understanding. The Iron Knight was responsible for the work, while Sai Qiye and Xu Zhiyan took drugs nearby and found places to hide from NPCs when they had an attack from time to time.
When the sun was about to set, Xu Zhiyan's total reward, including the original 330s reward, had reached 570s. With another higher-level task, he would be able to break through 600s and reach the goal of unlocking the final task.
In the corridor, he looked down at the last task, shook his head and sighed.
[Task 9: Meat Bun Stall [Random/Level 4]]
[Progress: 0%]
[Note: According to rumors, there is an old man selling meat buns in the hospital. He comes every day with a cart and always takes someone away. Someone once found a human eyeball in a meat bun and was taken away by the old man that night. Players are requested to find the old man selling meat buns in the hospital and follow him to destroy the human flesh processing den.]
[Hint 1: Please complete the task within two hours. ]
[Reward: Time 120s]
"This task is too troublesome. It sounds like it will be difficult to complete!" Xu Zhiyan smacked his lips, glanced at Sai Qiye, and spoke doubtfully.
"Isn't it because you are so unlucky that the mission is so difficult?"
After being criticized for a whole day, Sai Qiye looked at the Iron Knight's departing figure, turned around and said viciously: "Xu Zhiyan, don't you know who is unlucky? Before you came, my and Zoffy's missions were all normal, okay!"
Xu Zhiyan was not annoyed, he narrowed his eyes and smiled: "At least I also provided some clues to the task, unlike some people who did nothing."
The hospital ghost stories I had learned from Xiaohe earlier were put to good use.
There are many random tasks they drew in the afternoon.
Saiziye left angrily, as if he couldn't bear it anymore.
Xu Zhiyan was left behind. He looked at the sky which was gradually getting darker and did not follow them. Instead, he walked in the opposite direction.
Anyway, this was the last mission, and all he had to do next was wait for the Iron Knight to complete the task.
After placing a firework prop in front of the window and briefly explaining his current situation to Jiang Huaique and others, Xu Zhiyan walked towards the stairs and arrived on the first floor.
This happens to be the consultation building No. 3.
Before participating in the final mission, he wanted to see Xiaohe again.
The box of nameplates from before made him somewhat concerned.
However, the copy currently provides too little information. The system seems to only want players to clean up the unnecessary monsters in this copy and stir up disputes among players. If he had not received some information from Dr. Bai, he might still be in a confused state.
In the ward, Xiao He was sitting on the bed reading a picture book as usual. He looked up when he heard the door being pushed open.
"Brother Xu!"
The child's crisp voice sounded very pleasant to the ears. Seeing Xu Zhiyan coming, Xiao He was very sensible and moved to the side to make enough space for him. He even helped to pat the pillow to make it look softer.
Xu Zhiyan was still the same, sitting on Xiaohe's hospital bed, his whole body leaning into the pillow as if he had no bones.
"You're more comfortable here."
He gave a sincere compliment, then took out a piece of candy and stuffed it into Xiaohe's mouth.
Xiao He didn't understand.
After smacking his lips and tasting the sweetness, he also started laughing.
Xu Zhiyan touched the child's furry head, sighed and said, "Doctor Bai has something to do recently, so he may not be able to come."
According to the information we have obtained so far, Xiao He was a patient of Dr. Bai in the past.
However, during the conversation with Dr. Bai, he discovered that the other party's cognition seemed to be biased. He believed that Xiao He was transferred to his name after the original attending physician died.
It is impossible to know what happened in between.
But he was sure that Dr. Bai's memory should be the same as other slices. When in the copy, it was affected by the system and automatically completed the memory that best suited the current situation in order to stabilize it.
Xu Zhiyan thought of the look Bai Jin gave him at the last time, which was so complicated that he couldn't interpret it at all.
So what was the other party's state at that time? How much did it remember? Such a powerful slice... would it remember things about ghosts and gods?
Before he could figure out what was going on, Xiao He's sweet voice interrupted his thoughts.
"Well, I knew that Dr. Bai wouldn't be here these few days." The child's voice was full of certainty.
Xu Zhiyan perked up a little and asked with narrowed eyes.
"Oh? How did you know it so early? Who told you?" He was a little curious. Could it be that the nurses told you?
Xiao He shook his head and looked around. After making sure that no one was eavesdropping, he leaned close to Xu Zhiyan's ear and said mysteriously, "I saw it. Doctor Bai has turned into a strange big guy!"
His little face was pouting, and at the moment it was full of certainty and seriousness... there was no fear.
"Many buildings were destroyed by Dr. Bai. He is so powerful!"
When talking about Bai Jin who turned into the evil god, there was no fear in Xiao He's words, as if he was talking about a very ordinary thing, and he did not seem to be under mental attack from the evil god's eyes.
Xu Zhiyan was stunned for a moment, then immediately reacted, sat up and shook his head: "What are you talking about? You think so much at such a young age."
Different from a relaxed expression.
His heart was already tense.
After Doctor Bai turned into a monster, the copy moved, causing the NPC to disappear. Only the player and the evil god slice were left in the entire copy. Theoretically speaking, no matter how special Xiao He is, he should not be at the same level as the player and the slice.
His eyes swept over the children around him, and Xu Zhiyan stared at Xiao He until his whole body was covered in goosebumps before he finally looked away.
Perhaps sensing Xu Zhiyan's doubt and distrust, Xiao He suddenly lowered his head, and the excitement of sharing the little secret just now disappeared.
"You, do you also think I'm lying?"
His clear voice was filled with grievance, but unlike other children, he did not yell or scream when disappointed. Instead, he asked calmly, his tone full of trepidation.
"No." Xu Zhiyan immediately denied: "Because I saw it too."
"Hey! Really?!"
Xiao He, who had been gloomy just now, suddenly raised his head, his eyes sparkling with light, and he reached out and grabbed Xu Zhiyan's arm.
"Did you really see it?"
"Of course! How could I lie to you!"
"I, I, I don't believe it! Unless you tell me what you saw."
"I saw Doctor Bai turned into an ugly black monster. He was so tall, taller than the building, with eyes all over his body. He was also very rude and kept destroying the building..."
Every time Xu Zhiyan spoke, Xiao He nodded.
In the end, the little crane nodded its head as frequently as a chicken pecking at rice.
"So you're sick too, right?"
Hearing Xiao He's words, the corner of Xu Zhiyan's mouth twitched for a moment. What the hell is wrong? How can this kid talk like that?
But in order to get closer to her, he reluctantly accepted it.
"...Yes, I have paranoia. I am a patient of Dr. Bai just like you."
"Then can you also see the weird guys in the room?"
Xiao He's voice was full of anticipation; he really wanted to find someone like him.
"Weird guys?"
Xu Zhiyan was a little dazed.
Xiao He pursed his lips and jumped off the bed. He ran to a place a few steps away from the wall, pointed at the wall and whispered, "It's! It's a weird thing like this!"
"It's like a closed mouth, and I don't know when it will open. It's on the ceiling, in the corners, and on the ground. It's slippery and feels weird, like touching my own arm."
"That thing on the table looks like a piece of arm, but the nurse said it was a cup. I didn't dare to use it at all."
"There are many eyes on the cabinet door, but I never saw them open once..."
Running around the room, pointing at different places, Xiaohe said a lot.
“…That’s why I call them weirdos.”
He concluded.
Before Xu Zhiyan could react, his live broadcast room exploded, and the audience kept guessing about Xiao He's identity.
【What on earth is this child? 】
[Could it be the NPC that serves as the cornerstone of the dungeon? That's unscientific. An NPC that can serve as the cornerstone of the dungeon, if not reaching the level of an evil god, must at least be a pretty awesome monster.]
[That’s right, what kind of kid is this…]
[I always feel that Xiao Baiwan has revealed a hidden plot line. 】
[U1S1 I thought this little NPC was just like the previous hidden missions, where you can complete the mission faster and better by getting clues, just like Song Longchuan.]
[Yes, I think so too. These are all clues to the picture book story rumors.]
[It doesn't seem like it. It's a real hidden mission over there, and the terms are clearly laid out.]
[Speaking of which, Dr. Song's condition doesn't seem to be good. ]
[I've also seen that the Jian Fan siblings were too severely mentally damaged before, and now they are barely relying on the doctor's skills to hold on. Whenever the skills are withdrawn, their sea of consciousness will immediately collapse...]
[The doctor will not withdraw his skills. When his consciousness is on the verge of collapse, the two people's fighting power seems to be even higher. They really ignore all injuries and lose their sense of pain. They are determined to complete the task.]
[Hey, can you guys please stop going off topic and talk about Xiao He! ! ]
[Waiting for Xiao Baiwan to ask for more information]
Xu Zhiyan was no less shocked than the audience.
According to Xiaohe, in his world, the entire hospital is a sleeping monster's lair.
The monster that is triggered when the player falls ill actually exists for a long time. It does not suddenly appear when the player falls ill... So what is Xiao He's identity?
He was very confused.
Xiao He was very happy.
"Brother Xu, actually, when you were doing the ward rounds on the first night, I wanted to tell you that I think you are different from other doctors and nurses!"
His cheeks were red, probably because of excitement.
But Xu Zhiyan heard something wrong.
Night rounds?
The first time he came to make rounds was to replace Dr. Bai. It was probably around four or five in the afternoon, and the medical staff in the hospital were still on duty.
Considering Xiao He's special situation, he didn't ask directly, but only said indirectly: "It's a pity that I couldn't do the ward rounds later. Doctor Bai is a big bad guy. He didn't let me do it. Do you like the snacks I brought you that day? I was worried that you would not eat dinner after you finished them."
Xiao He scratched his head embarrassedly when he heard this.
"It's okay to skip dinner for a day!"
After hearing this, Xu Zhiyan said nothing, but just grabbed a few more candies and stuffed them into Xiaohe's hand.
Before he could ask anything else, the game panel popped up.
[Four players have been detected, and the current accumulated reward is 600s. ]
[The final battle is about to begin. ]
【Countdown: 10s】
"?"
Xu Zhiyan was stunned and looked at the progress of his task.
[Task 9: Meat Bun Stall [Random/Level 4]]
[Progress: 95%]
It seems that the Iron Knight has found the coordinates of the Meat Bun Boss and is trying hard to deal with him, but unfortunately he is still a step too slow.
Xu Zhiyan stood up.
Xiao He seemed to sense something, tilted his head and said sadly: "Brother Xu, are you leaving?"
Without waiting for Xu Zhiyan to answer, he became happy again: "Doctor Bai said that he hopes I can get out, but I don't seem to have the ability. But it would be great if Brother Xu could get out."
【5, 4, 3...】
Xu Zhiyan glanced at the countdown on the panel, walked quickly towards Xiao He, and half-knelt down to look at him at eye level.
“If you had the chance, would you be willing to go out there?”
Unfortunately, he didn't wait for Xiaohe's answer.
【1, 0】
When the countdown on the panel reached zero, Xu Zhiyan’s eyes went dark and he passed out.
…
When I opened my eyes again, I saw a gray concrete wall in front of me.
It’s the reward space I’ve been to before.
But unlike before, the field of vision is now wider and the visibility is no longer very low.
Looking around, Xu Zhiyan's brows were knitted together.
The system panel beside me kept popping up new task messages, one row after another, which was very annoying.
[Congratulations to the players for entering the final battle - escape from the split maze]
[The number of players who can escape this time is limited, and only one player can escape successfully. 】
[The player who escapes can get all the rewards of the split maze, or choose to take the other five players out of the dungeon. ]
Seeing this, Xu Zhiyan pursed his lips slightly with a serious expression.
It is currently known that there are at least 11 players in the copy, and these are the ones Xu Zhiyan encountered in these few short days. It is still unknown whether there are players hiding in the crowd and secretly completing tasks.
Now requiring everyone to compete for this one spot is itself an outrageous and disgusting rule.
...not to mention the latter one.
If you choose a teammate, you can’t claim the reward, and if you take the reward, you’ll have to leave your teammate here.
He snorted coldly and continued looking down.
【Split Maze Notes】
[You cannot pass through walls, nor can you climb over them.]
【If you want to leave, you must find the right door. 】
[There are monsters in the Split Labyrinth. 】
[In the Split Maze, players can only use skills, not items, and each player can only get daily weapons according to the judgment. ]
[There are 27 doors here, and only one is the real door for escape. ]
[Weapon selection will begin after 100 seconds. After weapons are distributed, all players will enter the attack mode. ]
【Use bonus time to get back to normal. 】
Looking at these messages, Xu Zhiyan felt as if he was falling into an icy cave.
You are not allowed to use any props and can only choose one weapon and rely on your own skills. What is the difference between this and the system directly writing "I want to target Xu Zhiyan" on the panel?
What made Xu Zhiyan even more uncomfortable was the last line of small print.
[Tip: The Split Maze does not belong to the hospital space, and NPCs will not appear here, whether they are special NPCs or ordinary NPCs. ]
He couldn't quite laugh.
How much does this system want him to die?
While hesitating, Xu Zhiyan heard footsteps. He tensed up and looked towards the corner ahead.
A few seconds later, a furry head popped out from behind the concrete wall and called out excitedly, "Brother Xu."
It’s Yu Xiu.
Xu Zhiyan breathed a sigh of relief.
He waved his hand to call his poor teammate over. Seeing that he was also covered in dust and looked like he had just finished a mission, he asked lovingly, "How much time do you have?"
"450s." Yu Xiu answered obediently.
Seeing that Xu Zhiyan was not in a hurry, he asked curiously: "Brother Xu, do you have any other ideas?"
Xu Zhiyan nodded.
He was still wearing the white coat that Bai Jin had put on him, and in his pocket was a small, unopened note.
Considering that the function of the note might be specific to a certain space, he had been reluctant to open it, hoping to see if he could get more powerful help from it. At the very least, it might be news about the final battle.
Taking a deep breath, he took out the note from his pocket, quietly opened it and took a look.
[I saw all the conversations between you and the system.]
[You owe me a kiss worth 10.5 million points.]
Xu Zhiyan was a little dumbfounded.
Shit! Things seem to be getting worse! I might as well not open the note.
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