Chapter 344 Monster Hospital (Forty-three)
The protective circle formed by the light golden light on their bodies can effectively prevent the sources of infection from approaching. This was what Nan Huan and Bei Xi had already determined last night when they saw those black flowers unable to approach patients with complete protective circles.
Therefore, they did not rashly try to use the protective circle on the patient or their own bodies. That is, whether the use of external force would cause any damage to this protection. After all, if the damage was formed, there might be no way to recover. But now Bei Xi picked up the dragon bone knife without any hesitation and slashed directly towards the golden light on the two people.
The protective circle looks hard, but in fact it is only hard in a targeted way. It just prevents the source of infection of the black flowers from getting close, but it is not completely immune to other injuries. The moment the sharp edge of the dragon bone knife touched it, the golden protective circle was like a full balloon that suddenly had a hole and opened a gap.
Bei Xi had no intention of destroying the entire protective shield. After seeing that there was a gap in the protective shields on her and Nan Huan, she quickly retracted the dragon bone knife.
The red rain in the sky had been taken back by Nanhuan. In an instant, the black shadows and black flowers popped up like bamboo shoots after the rain, and they seemed to increase exponentially under the spring breeze. Especially the black flowers falling from the ceiling, after doing useless work for so long, seemed to have finally smelled something and could not wait to rush into the source of temptation.
Bei Xi and Nan Huan were very considerate. They did not float in the air anymore, causing trouble for the black flowers. Instead, they stood on the ground calmly, with a look of having nothing to lose. After all, in the eyes of those black shadows that quickly formed, the two of them had originally put in a lot of effort to resist, even using the eldest lady's personal skills to restrict them, but suddenly seemed to have given up. In this situation, they had no intention of attacking first.
Naturally, the shadow men were unwilling to miss such a good opportunity, and they launched the attack without any hesitation. After all, they all had a deep hatred with the two men, and they wanted to get rid of them directly. However, just when they were about to get close, they were suddenly affected by something and stopped abruptly. Those resentful thoughts gradually faded in their hearts.
Strictly speaking, they are dead after all, and have no thoughts. They cannot think actively, and naturally do not quite understand that they seem to be controlled by something. They can only obey the orders given by the controller and cannot act on their own.
Of course, he didn't understand why the president just picked up the dragon bone knife and scratched around himself and the eldest lady. His mind was overwhelmed by resentment, so how could he see the black flowers that had been gathering on the ground doing nothing? They seemed to have been attracted to the two of them and directly sank into their bodies.
However, Beixi and Nanhuan did not just stand there and let these sources of infection approach them recklessly. After confirming that the first black flower had penetrated their bodies, they moved directly to another position and no longer stood there stupidly. Nanhuan flapped his wings and flew back and forth in the activity room with Beixi, followed by a long string of black flowers, dragging out a long tail.
The combination of pure white wings and pure black flowers creates a unique beauty. Fortunately, the activity room is large enough that Nan Huan was not in a rush. But after a few seconds, she looked back with some confusion.
"Why are you still following me?" Although the number of flowers behind him did not increase rapidly, it did not seem to decrease either. Nan Huan was puzzled. "Could it be that we both guessed wrong? Or is the infection too weak?"
Bei Xi didn't observe the flowers, but focused on the black shadows. "It shouldn't be. The degree of infection should have nothing to do with the number. The black shadows have stopped moving and seem to be retreating. There are no new black flowers on the ceiling. After all, they are newly infected, so it is possible that they are not sensitive to the reaction."
As if to verify what Bei Xi said, as soon as she finished speaking, the black flowers in the sky and those black shadows, as if summoned by something, retreated like the tide and hurriedly gathered in the door that was slightly opened.
Nan Huan looked at the scene which seemed like the sea water was flowing backwards, slowed down the frequency of flapping his wings, and slowly returned to the ground with Bei Xi.
"Do you feel any discomfort?" Nan Huan was a little unsure. He didn't have any reaction at the moment, and he was still a little worried about Bei Xi. "The system gave us a dilemma and asked us to choose to be infected. It shouldn't be that nothing happened. Even President Yan said that there would be certain physical reactions. Could it be that the time was too short?"
In fact, at the beginning, Nan Huan really had no idea how to solve this task. It was only from Bei Xi's question that he got the clue. The system spent so much effort, made a choice, pressed the pause button, and temporarily delayed the time for the door to be opened. Presumably, the exchange they need to make should not be too simple.
In addition, there is a second hint given in the other party’s task description: Those who are not of my kind must have different hearts.
Those black shadows were all monsters created after players were infected and died. The reason they attacked herself and Beixi was, on the one hand, because they were carrying Yuannian on them when they were still alive, and the other main reason was that she and Beixi were not infected monsters, and naturally did not belong to their race, so it was inevitable that they would be attacked.
That's why those black shadows kept pouring out of the door. The system's task description said that the sleeping monsters had awakened. Nanhu guessed that this was because of the patients' prayers just now, and the monsters smelled a scent that did not belong to their own species, so they would naturally attack.
But she and Bei Xi took the initiative to destroy the protective circle on their bodies, allowing the black flowers to fall on them. They were actively infected and became the same kind of monsters. In this space, the monsters could no longer sense the existence of aliens and would naturally give up attacking. This was also the choice the system forced them to make between very difficult and very difficult.
The system's attitude was also very clear. Either it would open the door directly and face the complete awakening and activity of the infection source that the system might not be able to deal with, or it would let her and Bei Xi be infected in exchange.
Nan Huan didn't have time to analyze the system or the evil god's mind now, because she felt something strange. When the black flower entered her body, she didn't have any strange feeling. In addition, the images that flashed before her eyes and the pain in her heart when she came into contact with the source of infection twice made her impatient to ask about Bei Xi's condition.
"Not yet," Bei Xi answered very conservatively, "Maybe because the infection also has a latent period. Didn't President Yan say last night that she didn't feel something was wrong immediately."
Bei Xi did not lie. She really did not feel anything physically. She was just not sure whether it was because she knew clearly that she was infected, or because she watched the black flower enter her body with her own eyes, she always felt an indescribable discomfort.
Nan Huan nodded, but she was still worried. If the two of them could sense that something was wrong immediately, she would be relieved. But now there was nothing wrong, which made her a little nervous.
But before the two of them could continue talking, there was some movement in the corner of the activity room again. The door that was glowing with golden light finally absorbed the black air and black flowers that were spreading from the room. Then the heavy door was closed, and the open gap was closed again. The golden light that overflowed from the surroundings slowly faded in circles, and finally disappeared completely. There was no trace of it on the white wall, as if everything that had just happened was just an illusion. Even the activity room that was messed up by Bei Xi and Nan Huan was restored to its original appearance, and the tightly closed door was opened again.
The two of them did not feel relaxed at all as if they had survived a disaster. After all, they had heard the previous tasks and descriptions very clearly. They knew in their hearts that the door on the wall seemed to be closed now, but in fact they were just delaying time. They didn't know how long it would take for the things inside the door to come out.
The system prompt sounded at the right time.
【bite--
Congratulations to the player for completing the side quest - Postpone opening of the door. 】
Nan Huan didn’t know if it was her illusion, but she always felt that she seemed to hear some fear and relief in the system’s straightforward words.
What was it afraid of? Was it afraid that the two of them would choose to protect themselves and not complete the mission? But if the two of them failed to complete the mission, according to the system's previous tone, they would still be infected, and it seemed that the system was not bad.
What was it so relieved about? Was it relieved that they didn't choose to open the door at this time and release the source of infection? But the system itself said that the door was opened after all, so what difference did it make if it was opened earlier or later?
Nan Huan no longer had the heart to argue with the system about these words. After all, she had known for a long time that if the system could tell her, she didn't need to ask, the system would find a way to tell her. If the system couldn't tell her, she wouldn't get any answer even if she asked. Moreover, she had already reached the last copy. To be honest, Nan Huan no longer dared to completely believe what the system said. Judging from the other party's behavior, Nan Huan couldn't figure out what the system wanted to do by inserting this thorn between her and the evil god.
The system was not aware of the complex emotions in Nan Huan's heart, it just broadcast what it was supposed to give.
[You understand that only by becoming the same kind as the monster can you avoid arousing the monster's desire to attack. The monster has temporarily entered a slow awakening process, but at the same time you have also been successfully infected.
Mission Reward: During the mission, the infection level is reduced by half. 】
Upon hearing the mission reward, Nan Huan could not help but sneer. Their previous side quests had not directly exposed them to the source of infection, so the mission rewards were that they would not be infected as long as they completed them. This time they were infected during the mission itself, and the reward reduced the degree of infection by half. She had almost guessed that if the two had not completed the mission, the degree of infection would probably have doubled. The system had made a good calculation. No matter what, she and Bei Xi were bound to be infected.
[Remind players that the current infection level is 10%. ]
[Tip: When the infection reaches 30%, your mind will become confused. When the infection reaches 50%, you will not be able to maintain normal human thinking and behavior. When the infection reaches 100%, you will completely become a monster.]
Fortunately, not all of them were useless prompts. This time, the system did not use time as a prompt, but directly listed what situations would occur at different degrees of infection. She certainly did not think that her thinking would become confused only when the infection crossed the 30% line.
It seems that a low-level infection should affect people's thinking. This situation is consistent with what President Barbie and President Yan had said before about some of the conditions after the infection. However, she carefully felt her own thinking again and confirmed that she had been infected to a degree of 10%. Now she did not feel confused, and she did not even feel that her thinking was affected. But 10% is not a low proportion, so why is there no reaction?
She looked at Bei Xi with puzzled eyes. Before she opened her mouth, Bei Xi already knew what she wanted to ask and shook her head first. "I am sure that my thinking has not been affected at all. Ten percent is not a low proportion. It is not a problem of proportion, but a problem between the two of us."
Beixi was infected to the same degree as herself, and she didn't feel that her thinking was affected in any way. This was not normal. After all, President Yan could feel that his thinking was a little slow. Although it was not obvious, it was impossible for Beixi and herself to notice anything wrong. So Nan Huan agreed with Beixi's conclusion that the problem should be with the two of them.
But what Nan Huan didn't understand was that no matter what the final truth was, he, Beixi and the evil god were all related to the game, so the game should understand the reasons behind it. How much did it know that he and Beixi were not affected? Why did it give such a result without any impact? Then what was the point of all that trouble just now?
At this time, the two had already walked out of the door, and each had many questions in their hearts. But before they could communicate any more, a figure came running from not far away, and stood in front of them in a panic, with obvious worry on his face.
"Are you two okay?" After Patient No. 111 came out of the activity room, he sent the affected patients back as Bei Xi said. He also arranged his own people to guard nearby. He did not dare to approach rashly, but was very worried about the two people. Finally, after waiting for a while, he saw the two people coming out of the house and ran over quickly, "What's the situation inside?"
"It's okay, don't worry for now." Bei Xi didn't say much to others as usual, just said everything he needed to say, "Let your people guard this place, and don't let anyone get close when the door is closed."
The door of the activity room was closed again after the two left. According to the system settings, Bei Xi knew that it would only be opened after the activity time tomorrow. However, in order to prevent Patient No. 151 from causing any trouble again, she could only prevent everyone from approaching. After saying this, she asked again, "How is the situation over there? What were the arrangements just now?"
Patient No. 111 was very smart. After hearing Bei Xi say that there was no immediate impact, her face darkened. She wrote down everything the other party said, and then she found the time to answer him. "The patients who knelt down to pray fainted after leaving the activity room. I asked someone to watch the situation. They only fainted for a short while, but after waking up, they didn't remember their strange actions in the activity room at all. They only remembered their normal leisure time. I didn't ask anyone to make it public, but other than that, there was nothing strange about them. They didn't even remember the conversation with Patient No. 151. I don't think I can get anything out of them. Now only the person I brought in is awake and saw the situation in the room."
It can be seen that Patient No. 111 must have done this kind of coordination work frequently before. In a short period of time, he arranged everything quite well and was very cautious. He did not publicize what happened in the activity room.
"I have privately found the roommate of Patient 151 and asked him to change rooms without disturbing Patient 151. After Patient 151 came out of the activity room, he stayed in his room and did not communicate with anyone. It seemed that he was asleep. My people have been guarding nearby and did not communicate with him. He did not care much about what happened in the activity room."
Patient No. 111 thought that the other party had done so much and should always pay attention to the situation here, but in fact, the person he sent said that Patient No. 151 seemed to have returned to his previous sickly condition and did not take any action.
"He was just affected. His behavior just now was not from his heart," Nan Huan briefly explained, worried that Patient 111 might have some misunderstanding. "What happened just now will not happen again, but to be on the safe side, you should have your people keep an eye on Patient 151 to prevent any other situations. Don't worry about the others for now, and don't tell other patients for now to avoid panic. Just keep everyone away from the activity room."
Nan Huan could see that Patient 111 was still a little worried, but he didn't know whether it was due to the system settings or other reasons, so he didn't take the initiative to ask. Nan Huan thought about it and explained a few words within the scope of the other party's understanding, hoping that the other party would not have so much psychological burden.
No. 111 nodded and thought for a moment, "Are the things in the room the ones that allowed Patient 233 and Patient X to enter the hibernation chamber yesterday, and also allowed three staff members to enter the biochemical area?"
Nan Huan didn't expect that Patient No. 111 would ask proactively, and she was now in this copy. Patients seemed to be different from other NPCs. They were not completely shielded by the system. For example, Patient No. 111 had just witnessed the strange situation in the activity room and saw the strange behavior of Patient No. 151.
They seem to be part of this copy, but also seem to be outside of the copy.
"It should be," Nan Huan answered without pausing for too long, "The door is temporarily closed, and the source of infection cannot get out for the time being, but it is not certain when it can come out. However, except for Patient No. 151, you all have protection circles on your bodies, so the source of infection cannot harm you for the time being, but this protection is not 100%. Patient No. 151 is an example. So if possible, starting tomorrow you'd better be more cautious in the treatment process and don't violate the requirements of the department... the hospital. If you notice something wrong, you can let the patient tell us."
The identity of the patients may be the focus of this copy.
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