Chapter 329 Monster Hospital (Part 28)
【bite--
Congratulations to the player for completing the side quest - The alien hidden among the same kind. 】
At the same time as they found Patient X and cleared the remaining black flowers, a prompt tone indicating that the mission was successful rang in Nan Huan and Bei Xi's minds at the same time. However, neither of them showed any surprise at the prompt tone. Instead, they looked at Patient No. 233 on the bed at the same time.
The other person's face looked as pale as that of Patient X, but at least his eyes were open. Nan Huan couldn't contact President Barbie now, and he urgently needed to know the other person's condition. Besides, Patient X and Patient No. 233 in front of him might be the only patients who had come into contact with the evil god or Man Wugui. How was the golden light on their bodies broken? All of this was very important to Nan Huan and Bei Xi, so after looking at each other, they decided to proceed separately and at the same time.
"Hello, I'm a new patient. Thank you for your gift." Nan Huan chose to deal with patient No. 233. Whether it was the gift prepared by patient No. 233 before he fell into a coma, or the gifts originally prepared by the players pretending to be President Xuan to remind Nan Huan, they all showed to a certain extent that the patient was on the same front as them. I don't know what happened, so I was disturbed by the evil god and Man Wugui. So Nan Huan used the gift as a starting point to try to communicate with the other party, "Can you all ask what happened in your dream just now, those who are trapped in your dream..."
Nan Huan's words suddenly stopped before she finished speaking, because she had been paying attention to the expression of Patient No. 233. Finally, a minute later, she confirmed a fact. She turned around and looked at Bei Xi and President Yan with a serious look on her face. "She didn't react, her eyes didn't have any physiological activity, and she didn't respond to my words. It was as if she was stunned..."
Poor President Yan, her mood was up and down the whole night. Just as she touched patient X, she experienced what it felt like to cling to someone powerful. Before she could be happy, she found that she was in the same situation as patient X that the president was facing. Apart from his pale face and stiff body, he had no reaction to their words, or to the outside world to be more precise.
Just as President Yan was wondering whether this was a sequelae of President Yi finding him, or the result of the infections temporarily leaving patient X, the reminder sound in her mind rang.
【bite--
Congratulations to the player for completing the side quest - finding patient X who disappears every night. 】
It seems that the clinging to someone powerful has worked. At least her side quest is completed. She looked at the unresponsive Patient X and felt a little amused. The task description did not state that the health of Patient X must be ensured. She just didn't know if she could still complete the side quest if a corpse was found.
At this time, President Yan also had to consider that the three people with President Xuan had accepted the mission together with him. He had completed the mission, so they should be considered to have hitchhiked. Strictly speaking, they had hitchhiked with the eldest lady and the president together. But according to what the eldest lady had just said, the three people had been taken away by the black vortex, and the situation was unclear. President Yan really had no idea what the task prompt that appeared now meant.
Compared to the confused situation in Area A, the players in the fake Area C breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, both the black sticky liquid and those covetous shadows disappeared at the last moment. Twelve pulled the ring of the small bomb without shaking. To be precise, at that moment, it seemed that some barrier in the air was broken. They broke free and returned to the real Area C. Compared with the extremely quiet situation there just now, it was obviously the same environment. Familiar players dressed as staff could be vaguely seen here, as well as faint white noise. Of course, what made them feel most at ease was the system prompt sound.
【bite--
Congratulations to the player for completing the side quest - Dinner in a Dream. 】
When Twelve heard this reminder, all her strength was lost and she collapsed. Fortunately, Nineteen held her in her arms and she did not sit directly on the ground. Twelve was the strongest among them all, and she had done most of the heavy work tonight. Although she was young, she had been holding her breath and dared not let it go. Now that she had relaxed, her whole spirit was exhausted to the extreme. Nineteen hurriedly took out medicine and nutrients from the control panel for her to take.
[Because players in different wards A, B, and C have completed the side quests within the relevant time limits, the rewards for this quest are shared by players participating in the quest in these three areas.]
The system spoke again, but it was no longer notifying individual players in a certain area. This description instantly put the three anxious people in Area A at ease. Regardless of the exact situation of Patient X and Patient 233, when they heard that President Barbie had completed the mission, they knew that everything would be fine.
But before the system could explain in detail what the reward for this task was, the warning lights in the corridors of the three wards began to flash without warning. The red warning lights carried a certain sense of danger, and the hospital's broadcast appeared before the system's reward.
[Notice, notice, it has been detected that patient No. 233 in ward A and patient X in ward B are in critical condition. To ensure the safety of the patients, the compulsory medical channel has been opened. The two patients must enter the nutrition cabin for treatment immediately. The nutrition cabin is temporarily closed to the public. ]
As soon as the words fell, Nan Huan, who was standing by the bed, and Bei Xi and President Yan, who were supporting Patient X, all felt an invisible coercive force, and then watched Patient 233 and Patient X disappear in front of everyone's eyes.
However, unlike the situation where the three people including President Xuan were taken away, this time the notification was made first and then measures were taken. And judging from the content of the notification, this seems to be a protection measure for the players.
However, this protection measure prevented Nan Huan and Bei Xi from investigating the whole incident and where exactly the problem occurred. What concerned Nan Huan even more was that she was not sure whether the system or the game made such arrangements because the golden light on Patient 233 and Patient X was no longer complete and they were worried that they would bring danger to the patients in the ward again, or whether the system or the game was worried that they would learn about the evil god and Man Wugui.
However, this made Nan Huan certain that this ward or hospital was not as limited as it seemed, because they went directly into the relevant ward while going upstairs. In other words, they had no idea about the structure of the hospital, or even whether there were other areas in the hospital. After all, the Evil God and Man Wugui must have a place to stay.
But now she had no time to think more, because the light flashing at this frequency did not disappear after the first announcement ended. Instead, it tended to become more and more rapid. Just when she had a premonition of something, the second announcement followed.
[Notice, notice, tonight three staff members in Ward A were found to have been infected. The infected people have been sent to the biochemical area. They will not cause any harm to patients and staff in other wards for the time being.]
Nan Huan couldn't decide which piece of news shocked her more. After all, she had always believed that the disappearance of President Xuan and the other two was simply due to the obstruction of the evil god, but now it seemed that this was also part of the game.
But according to the mission content mentioned by President Yan, their infection is determined by the length of time they enter Area A, so the black flowers behind did not choose to attack President Yan, but only to divert the attention of the eldest lady and President Yi. So based on the conditions given by the system, President Xuan and the other two should not be so seriously infected. What other conditions trigger their infection?
President Yan was also thinking about the same question as the eldest lady. Why did the infection in their bodies become so serious? The hospital seemed to be intentionally isolating the infected people. Now that he had completed his mission, the infection in his body had disappeared? Was that why he was not transformed into an infected person?
There are many things involved that seem beyond the ability to be explained or illustrated by these two announcements.
But the announcement was mechanical and dead. It had no idea what the players were thinking. The lights that had quickly completed their mission returned to warm yellow, and the ward returned to silence. However, the system in the players' minds did not remain silent, and it seemed to be announcing the rewards for the tasks on time.
[Task reward: a hint. ]
[Tip: The staff is not 100% immune, and there is no way to alleviate the infection. If they enter the area where the infection may occur again, the infection will be aggravated. The patient was 100% immune before, but this balance has been broken by some existence. Infection is an important indicator.]
Sure enough, things were not that simple. President Yan looked down at his body and confirmed that the black mark of infection above his chest did not disappear with the completion of the task. An infection indicator appeared on his control panel.
[Infection level: 5%]
"It seems that the hospital does not throw everyone to the biochemical area without any explanation as soon as the infection is discovered," President Yan shared the numbers on his control panel and his physical condition with the eldest lady and the first president. "It will only happen when it reaches a certain level. It may be that the infection you just saw has reached half of the body, or the system has a judgment standard, and it is judged that the infected person has reached a certain danger level. But now we can't be sure..."
President Yan did not show any fear or worry because there was no news about her infection. She still analyzed the situation calmly.
Nanhua also agreed with her statement. "And the prompt also stated that the patient's 100% immunity has been broken, just like Patient 233 and Patient X. The pale golden light has a loophole. No player is safe. We have to find a way to enter the biochemical area and the nutrition cabin area that is not allowed to be visited. In addition to the hospital area we know, there may be clues in these two locations."
"I agree. If there is a chance, I will try to get in. If we can get in touch, we will keep in touch and share information at any time."
Before being forcibly sent back to her own ward, President Yan reached a certain degree of agreement with the eldest lady and the chairman. The time was short and she had not yet fully understood what the eldest lady had said before. But now she was in this ultimate copy. How to find the secret of the game, leave here safely and return to her real world was the top priority. The information gap would make her overlook some things, especially since President Xuan seemed to have made much more progress than she had imagined. At least they seemed to have been listed on the other side's force, and she actually didn't have much choice.
As soon as President Yan was forcibly sent away and disappeared from the room, Patient No. 111 opened the door at the right time, "Are you two okay? I was wondering why those three patients seemed a little strange. So they were infected?"
He didn't seem very surprised, as if he was very familiar with this situation. "But don't worry, they have been sent to the biochemical area. They won't affect us here. It's just that the condition of patient 233 is not good. We may not see him for a while. Well, tonight's party can only end here temporarily. I'll take you back to the room to rest. We've been busy all night."
Seeing that Patient No. 111 was not surprised by the infection, Nan Huan planned to ask him for some information indirectly. But she didn’t know if it was a system limitation. After hearing Nan Huan’s question, Patient No. 111 pretended not to hear it and started to answer some random questions. In short, she didn’t get any useful information from him until they returned to their ward.
"Well, either he was restricted by the system, or the system deliberately blocked his reply to prevent him from leaking information, so it sounded messy to us."
Bei Xi held her and sat on the bed. "If you don't want to talk now, it may be because it's not the right time yet. Go to sleep first and we can talk tomorrow. You should rest."
Nan Huan's mind was in a mess, but he still forced himself to lie on the small hospital bed with Bei Xi. Although there were two beds in a ward, they chose to sleep in one bed. Firstly, they were used to each other's body temperature, and when there was no danger, this was a way for them to comfort each other. Secondly, if there was any danger, Bei Xi would be able to protect Nan Huan in the first place.
In fact, Nan Huan originally wanted to use the whisper session before going to bed to find out about Bei Xi's physical condition. The vine that suddenly disappeared from her arm, the petals that reappeared on Bei Xi's neck, and the fact that she could use the power of those Hels at will, but could not make the Hels appear in front of her in their complete form. She always felt that Bei Xi's body was not as safe as it seemed, but she didn't know whether it was because Bei Xi's familiar breath had taken effect on her, or because the consumption of just entering the game was too great, she quickly lost consciousness and fell into a deep sleep.
Bei Xi usually does not enter a deep sleep when she sleeps. Firstly, her physical condition is there, and secondly, if an emergency occurs, she can only wake up quickly in this way to protect Nanhuan. After all, this ultimate copy will definitely be more dangerous than the previous copies.
But when she realized that something seemed wrong in the ward, as soon as she lay down on the bed, she felt a strong sleepiness coming over her. She fell asleep without any time to resist.
Nan Huan could sense that she seemed to have fallen asleep, but this dream seemed different from the previous ones because she felt it was particularly real. Her empty body fell into reality the moment she opened her eyes.
She was standing on an open platform, unable to see clearly where she was because she was surrounded by thick black fog. There seemed to be some dangerous creatures hiding in the fog. Before she could observe anything, a huge sadness surged in her heart.
The sadness was like a surging ocean wave that buried everything in an instant. She couldn't breathe through her mouth and nose, and the pain in her heart was so real that she subconsciously touched her face, only to find that it was already cold.
She cried, and cried very sadly, but why?
The moment she had time to wonder, Bei Xi's figure suddenly appeared in the empty environment in front of her. There was a dejection on her face that she had never seen before. Her face was pale, and just as she was about to say something, a large amount of blood gushed out of her mouth, and the blood quickly dyed her clothes red.
Nan Huan instinctively wanted to move forward, wanted to hold the other person's shaky body, wanted to see what happened to her, wanted to know her situation, but his body seemed to be firmly fixed in place by something, unable to move. His stretched fingertips already felt pain, but he still couldn't move an inch.
She wanted to shout to the other person, but no sound came out when she opened her mouth. Bei Xi saw her movements and just looked at her helplessly and shook his head, trying to stop her from such reckless behavior. Then Bei Xi smiled at her, a smile that was extremely sad.
Nan Huan began to feel uneasy, because she watched Bei Xi's body disappear bit by bit in front of her eyes, but she could do nothing. On the one hand, she realized that this seemed to be a dream, but on the other hand, she felt that this dream was so real, she was like being entangled in a spider web, unable to move at all.
At the same time, Bei Xi also fell into a dream. She saw Nan Huan not far in front of her, struggling and shouting something to her, but she could not hear anything. All she felt was reluctance to leave Nan Huan, and she wanted to remember Nan Huan's appearance with her own eyes.
She watched the golden light on Nan Huan's body, like a rising sun, slowly gathering from faint to thick, until it illuminated most of the sky. The thick black that had gathered around was gradually dispersed by this light, revealing its original appearance.
But Beixi felt that his vision seemed to be fading little by little, and the familiar figure became more and more blurred. Just before everything was about to disappear, Beixi saw Nan Huan reaching out to him and grabbing him. Among the countless golden rays of light on her body, there seemed to be a faint ray that grabbed his crumbling soul.
And the next second, Bei Xi felt that someone was really shaking his arm.
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