Chapter 305 Monster Hospital (Part 4)
After the nurse in charge of announcing and recording confirmed President Barbie's condition and confirmed that she could be admitted to the hospital for treatment, another nurse came forward and helped her up from the chair without saying a word.
The feeling of being invaded was dissipating. President Barbie felt a little dizzy, but she did not forget to use this opportunity to leave some clues for other players. Although this task was not very difficult, there was a big problem with this machine, or this detection method seemed to be wrong.
However, when President Barbie was about to pass on the clue, she found that the private communication channel just established by the president seemed to have been deliberately interrupted by the system.
"It seems that this task is not as simple as it looks. There may be some unknown factors in the detection process. The system does not want President Barbie to pass it on, so it temporarily interrupted the system."
The first president quickly discovered the problem, and President Barbie was taken to the hospital without explanation. "Everyone should be more careful later. Don't try to pass on clues. If your acting skills are not good enough, you can use some related props."
Their numbers accounted for the majority on the patient's side, but when the leader spoke, he did not avoid the other neutral players, as if he was intentionally reminding the player at the end of the team, who seemed to be thinking about something.
Nan Huan's attention at this time was on the team of staff on the other side. After all, as the only male NPC, he was more concerned about the situation of the staff than the examination of the patients on their side.
Nan Huan also noticed that the modes of entering the hospital seemed to be different on both sides. For patients, as long as they passed the pre-test and confirmed their symptoms, they could enter the hospital. Nan Huan thought that the admission for the staff should be relatively simple.
After all, whether from a general logic point of view or from the current situation of the copy, the patient's illness can be compensated by acting or props, but the knowledge required to apply for a hospital staff position cannot be acquired in just a few seconds, so the system should not adopt such a large-scale screening method from the beginning. Moreover, the number of people who choose to become staff also shows to some extent that the system has other plans, so it is very likely to use the simplest method.
For example, the hospital has already received the information of the staff who came from afar, and they only need to verify their identities one by one before they can bring them in.
In fact, the team on the staff's side was progressing faster than the patients' side, and the two sides were not far apart. But after the screening work started, Nan Huan found that she could not hear any movement from this side at all, and the white fog was even heavier than before. She could only vaguely see the players in the queue, stepping forward one by one, standing in front of the man, bending over, and after hearing something, she wrote something on the paper handed to her by the man.
Finally, he was taken by the nurse beside him to a space behind the man which was blocked by a screen. However, this space was not like the patient's side, where the effect of being blocked or not was not great. Nan Huan could not see the situation inside at all. However, none of the players who had entered had left, and more and more players were constantly entering.
"It looks like that space can only accommodate five people at most at the same time," the voice of the Workers' Guild President came from behind. The patient needed time to show her acting skills, and her number had not been called yet. She originally wanted to ask the young lady about her condition, but when she saw that the other party was always paying attention to the situation on the other side, she soon realized something was wrong. "If I counted correctly, about 20 people have already gone in, right?"
"It shouldn't be a real space. There must be a virtual space inside."
The eldest lady did not answer, but the president next to her explained. The totem on her neck emitted a faint red light, which attracted the attention of many players in the dark. After all, according to reliable intelligence, the president did not have these things on her body before, but she did not seem to care and did not hide it deliberately. However, the working-class president could feel that something seemed to be different about the president, the most obvious of which was her temperament.
In the past, the president was usually calm and in a controlled state. If you hadn't had the experience of entering a dungeon together, it would be difficult for you to feel her mood changes except in front of the young lady. But now it was different. The aura she exuded was no longer cold, but seemed to be mixed with temptation amidst danger, just like a poppy blooming in the evening, fiery red and eye-catching, full of temptation, but also bringing great danger.
"Virtual space? Can you enter the hospital directly?" Feeling that he had been staring at the other person for too long, the Workers' Union President silently withdrew his gaze and continued to ask the other party's question. Unexpectedly, he received two tacitly agreed nos.
“It doesn’t lead to the hospital.”
"It's not the way to the hospital." Hearing Bei Xi's judgment, Nan Huan didn't know what he was thinking. A faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then he explained to the president of the workers' association, "The hospital is right behind us. There is no need to make such a fuss. According to the current process, it is not difficult for the staff to enter the hospital. However, in addition to being distinguished from the patients due to different symptoms, the types of work of the staff will also be different. So I am more inclined to believe that they should be undergoing some kind of test in that virtual space?"
"Next, number one..." Nan Huan had just finished speaking when the nurse who had been reading out the name and number suddenly got stuck, as if she didn't quite believe the number on the document. After a pause, she found her voice again, "Patient number 101, come forward for preliminary testing."
At the same time, on Nan Huan's control panel, her No. 101 began to jump.
The players had noticed each other's numbers from the beginning, but starting from President Barbie's number 1056, all the players' numbers were after this number, increasing upwards according to the number of people. So when the eldest lady's number 101 popped up, all the players except the players from a guild alliance were very surprised. Could it be that because the eldest lady had found the totem of faith again and opened this copy, her identity was somewhat special?
After all, the players of the Guild Alliance had already seen some of the information in the Bai Lan Yu Festival dungeon. In addition, they had seen with their own eyes the complete collection of faith totems by the eldest lady, as well as the totem on the body of the guild leader. Therefore, they had already accepted the setting that this dungeon and even the entire game were closely related to the two of them, so this number really did not cause any waves.
Compared to them, Nan Huan felt that the nurses and the male NPC who looked up from the line of staff upon hearing the number were more surprised, as if the number contained some special meaning.
However, this surprise only lasted for a moment and was quickly covered up by everyone.
Nan Huan quickly restrained the expression on her face, but she did not move towards the pre-testing area like the other players when her number was called. She also did not look up at the nurse who was responsible for leading the way and ensuring the safety of other patients. Instead, she stood quietly and glanced at Bei Xi.
The moment the president of the workers' union saw the eldest lady raise her eyes, she knew that the other party must have entered the mood. She silently waited for the other party's performance, blended into the crowd.
Bei Xi, on the other hand, acted as if nothing had happened. She tucked up the blanket that had accidentally slipped off Nan Huan's body due to his careless movements. Although she didn't have the habit of performing in public, she ignored the looks from people around her and the strength in her hands was still very gentle and loving.
But the moment the eldest lady turned around, the tenderness in her eyes disappeared. She looked at Bei Xi's actions coldly, like a bystander, neither stopping her nor cooperating.
She looked at him scrutinizingly, as if she didn't quite understand the reason behind Bei Xi's action. After the other party wrapped the blanket around her, she pulled it off without saying a word. She was obviously afraid of the cold just now, but when she did this, she looked very cold and unrestrained. Then she threw the blanket on the ground.
Compared with her current situation, the eldest lady seemed more curious about the president's reaction, because when she was doing these actions, her eyes were always on the other person. It was not the kind of look with goodwill and warmth, but more like a kind of curiosity and temptation. She wanted to know how the other person would react to her behavior, but this kind of curiosity and temptation was not positive.
"The young lady is amazing," Twelve secretly squeezed in behind Sixth without knowing when, "with one look, she instantly became a different person. It hurts my heart. Is this the setting of a perverted female killer? What is the system diagnosis disease of the young lady?"
Because of the system settings, only players whose numbers are called are the focus of the nurses' attention, so Twelve can discuss with Sixth without restraint in the crowd.
"Borderline personality disorder, antisocial personality disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, etc." The Sixth Vice President stated the symptoms diagnosed by the system word for word, and at the same time he was impressed by Twelve's sensitivity, "Based on the reaction of the young lady at this time, she should be preparing to play the role of antisocial personality disorder."
As soon as the words fell, the president picked up the blanket with embarrassment, her eyes full of pain, as if what the young lady threw away was not a blanket, but her own sincerity. Even though the players present were convinced that the two of them had reached an agreement or were acting tacitly, it had to be said that this kind of acting that could win international awards was incomparable to the third-rate acting of the other players just now. This was more like a close-up real-life experience.
Then, when no one could react, the eldest lady seemed to finally see her own satisfaction. She took out a dagger at lightning speed and put it directly against Bei Xi's neck. At the same time, the nurse in charge who had been observing her reaction, as if she had expected it, raised her hand and grasped the other end of the dagger.
A hint of surprise flashed in Nan Huan's cold eyes. She had no intention of hurting Bei Xi, and she had expected the nurse to take action, so she only used some strength. However, the nurse's hand holding the dagger was very strong, as if she was really afraid that Nan Huan would hurt any patient. For a moment, Nan Huan couldn't tell whether the other party was afraid that she would hurt others, or wanted to protect the patients who had come here with great difficulty.
In fact, as early as when she saw the three diseases diagnosed by the system, she thought that during the preliminary examination, she should focus on antisocial personality disorder. Firstly, the manifestations of this disease are more obvious, and secondly, some behavioral patterns of this disease can cause the most exaggerated consequences.
"Don't be impulsive," the nurse said to Nan Huan in a very gentle tone, ignoring the scars on her hands. "There's nothing fun here. There's a playground set up for you. It's much more fun than here. Do you want to go and have a look?"
The nurse had obviously received professional training. Just as she was able to identify President Barbie's possible illness at a glance, she now immediately guessed the illness the eldest daughter was suffering from. Patients with antisocial personality disorder would pursue psychological stimulation and novelty in extreme ways. She might not really want to kill anyone, or she might just have felt some kind of pleasing reaction from others, so she wanted to satisfy her psychological curiosity by hurting them.
So the nurse didn't ask him to put down the knife directly, nor did she talk to him about the importance of life. Instead, she tried to attract his attention by setting up a playground hidden for him in the hospital. At the same time, Nan Huan felt that his heart seemed to be getting calmer.
It seems that my guess was correct. In this link, in order to avoid unnecessary injuries, the nurse in charge of reception seemed to have some ability to calm the patients down quickly.
Under the influence of this ability, Nan Huan slowly put down the dagger in his hand and followed the other party to the pre-inspection area.
At the same time, she was thinking about another thing. She didn't know if it was her illusion, but she always felt that the nurses in this place seemed to have an unusual concern and tolerance for patients. If the situation just now happened in any normal hospital, it would cause medical disputes. Not to mention that dozens of other staff members would immediately surround her. Even after the danger was over, there would always be staff members who would show disgust or contempt.
But that didn't happen here. From beginning to end, this farce didn't attract the attention of other nurses. They seemed to know very well that the nurse could handle it. In comparison, Nanhu felt that they cared more about their own numbers. The nurse didn't look at Nanhuan with strange eyes. She led her to the testing equipment and comforted her very gently, as if the blood flowing from her palm was not real.
The moment the machine started scanning, Nan Huan understood the message that President Barbie had just tried to convey to them. She could clearly feel a cold consciousness-like thing forcefully squeezing into her body, as if trying to explore everything hidden in her corners. This was not just a physical scan, but also a psychological and conscious cleansing. She could feel that cold consciousness trying to invade her mind and control her thinking.
"Are you a betrayer trying to sneak into the hospital?"
In an instant, Nan Huan felt her consciousness begin to dissipate, and everything around her went into slow motion. Hundreds of such questions lingered in her mind, with different tones, different voices, some deep, some free and easy, filling her mind layer by layer, as if to crush her.
"I like the broken and helpless expression on that beautiful face. I want to keep this expression, and only death can do that..." Nan Huan knew that she couldn't be affected by those voices, and she must not respond. She knew that the machine's detection was to make them reveal their flaws, so she could only recite it silently in her mind to enhance her perverted murderer temperament.
"If she died, I would be able to see this expression forever, and that expression would only bloom for me..."
I don’t know whether Nan Huan was influenced by that kind of consciousness, or whether she was instinctively too immersed in the role, or whether the thoughts hidden in her heart that had never seen the light were finally revealed. Once those filthy thoughts began to sprout, they began to grow wildly.
Beep beep——
When the sound of the machine sounded, the shameful thoughts in Nan Huan's eyes had not yet been completely concealed.
For a moment, everything around him seemed to have faded away, and the people around him began to fade away. Only Bei Xi was left standing there, looking at him amid the sound of waves.
The accelerated heartbeat gradually calmed down under the other person's gentle gaze. The overused five senses gradually returned to normal levels. The cold consciousness gradually faded away from my body.
"Examination shows that patient 101 is temporarily classified as... Zone A symptoms and can be admitted to the hospital."
The nurse in charge of registration seemed to have been having problems with Nan Huan tonight. From his number to the classification of symptoms, it seemed to indicate to some extent that Nan Huan was not an ordinary patient.
After all, since President Barbie was the first to take the test, all the players who chose the patient were found to have symptoms in areas C and D, and Nanhuan was the first in area A.
The players next door who were dressed as staff also noticed this, including the only male NPC who was not a nurse, who cast a wary look for the second time tonight.
At the end of the line of staff, President Yan was also looking in the direction of the eldest lady, but her gaze was more curious and less vigilant than those of the players from the Anti-One Guild Alliance.
As soon as she entered the dungeon, she found that the number of neutral players like herself was not dominant, and she also smelled something amiss in the task of selecting the character, so after discussing with someone, she chose to go to one side alone and cooperate temporarily.
Although she was not afraid of being harmed by other players given her abilities, she was not the type to show off, so after the mission began, she stayed at the end of the team, observing the situations on both sides while also evaluating certain things.
Soon, the players in front disappeared one by one into the screen behind the man.
"Congratulations on becoming a staff member of the Monster Hospital. This is our Staff Admission Informed Form. Please read it carefully and sign it."
The man's gentle voice did not become impatient despite repeating the same thing dozens of times. On the contrary, he still showed the politeness of a hospital staff.
President Yan lowered his head and looked at the paper handed over by the other party, with a puzzled expression on his face.
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