Chapter 72 NPCs Kill All Players (34)
"You are like me, you don't belong here."
Jin Shu glanced at him, but didn't intend to explain anything further.
"You let me out, you weren't fooled by me, you're just using me to get rid of these annoying players."
He was talking to himself when he suddenly burst out laughing.
The laughter of a madman is chilling enough, but what's even more terrifying is the skin that peels off his face as his mouth widens.
Jin Shu just stared at it, and for some reason, she thought of crumbly sesame seed cakes, which were also falling down in a flurry, just like now.
San San was almost scared to death, hiding behind Jin Shu, ready to run away at any moment.
Finally, Jin Shu watched helplessly as the scars on the mad doctor's face peeled off like dried soil, revealing a smooth, complete face with clear features and delicate skin, like that of a newborn child, flawless and delicate.
This description is not an exaggeration at all, because it was the first time Jin Shu had seen something like this, and she couldn't help but poke it with her hand.
Anyway, I already touched it.
Just as I imagined, it felt smooth and supple to the touch, giving me a renewed sense of vitality.
San San's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as she stared in terror at the mad doctor in front of her.
He was holding a scalpel in his hand, slowly wiping it. San San felt that the scalpel was about to fall on Jin Shu's wrist.
But in the end, the mad doctor didn't react at all; instead, he just smiled at Jin Shu.
"You're my savior, I know what you want, it's exactly what I'm thinking."
He got up and walked to the lab bench, then bent down and began mixing something.
San San came to her senses and pulled Jin Shu aside.
"What do we do next? Should we run away? If we don't, those people will definitely come after us."
Those people refer to the game's design engineers, who occasionally enter the game to adjust and control some uncontrollable variables.
They hold the NPCs' Achilles' heel, because in their eyes, all the NPCs here are nothing more than a string of code that can be controlled with a flick of a finger.
The more clearly San San knew, the more terrified she became.
No matter how capable she is, in the end she is still controlled by others.
"Jin Shu, aren't you afraid?"
"What are you afraid of?"
"I'm afraid of dying. At first, I wasn't that afraid because I knew our fate was unchangeable, but now that I have a glimmer of hope, I'm even more afraid."
I was born here, and I have no idea where to go.
Jin Shu silently watched her, reached out and patted her shoulder, then pointed at the mad doctor.
"That's why I released him; he can solve the most fundamental problem."
San San was half-believing and half-doubting.
"He's just a doctor, but he's really amazing. He created Frankenstein's monster and could even bring the security guard back to life. So, as long as he's safe and sound, does that mean we can keep resurrecting forever?"
In that case, it really doesn't matter whether she lives or dies, since she can be resurrected anyway!
San San thought she had guessed Jin Shu's meaning correctly.
The other party shook their head.
"That's not all; his abilities go far beyond that."
Why are you so sure?
"Feel."
Jin Shu couldn't very well say that she had figured out the entire mental hospital in her own timeline.
So she had long ago discovered the secret hidden in the asylum: a laboratory that seemed ordinary at first glance, but upon closer inspection, one could find clues to the origin of the entire game within this small laboratory.
This is the laboratory of the mad doctor.
He transformed Frankenstein's monster here.
In addition, traces of the prototypes of many more NPCs can be found here.
Jin Shu had a bold guess, and to verify it, she risked being killed by the mad doctor.
Now it seems that this conjecture has been confirmed.
The mad doctor's identity is not simple; he is not only a doctor, but he should also have been involved in the creation of the game.
As for why he was trapped in the game, the underlying interests involved are not something Jin Shu should concern herself with.
Now that he wants to leave the game, he specifically asked her to spare these players' lives.
Jin Shu did as she was told. She brought the three unharmed people over, and now it was up to the doctor to decide what to do next.
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"10, 9, 8..."
The hacker stared at his watch, doing a final countdown.
There were ten seconds left until 8 p.m.
Once the game ends, the player will be automatically disconnected and can leave this awful place.
"4, 3, 2, 1..."
"Um?"
Eight o'clock, exactly eight o'clock, even a dozen seconds extra!
But right now, he's still in the game!!
At that moment, Joan's voice broke down from the isolation room next to her.
"How am I still here?!"
Anger and fear were intertwined in his voice.
It was clear that she had been waiting for eight o'clock to arrive as well.
The two were on the verge of a breakdown, and the hacker even stood up and kicked the door of the isolation room.
In the end, he realized that everything was in vain, and could only lie on the ground, clutching his head and roaring in despair.
He shouldn't have come here!
Joan's voice came through.
"Hacker, the Zhou family will send people to rescue us, you must hold on..."
"What does the Zhou family have to do with us? Zhou Weiyi will save you, but do you think he will save me?"
The two were once rivals in love.
Now that he's in trouble, given Zhou Weiyi's personality, it would be good enough if he didn't kick him while he's down.
"If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have come here, and I wouldn't have gotten involved with these monsters!"
Hearing him say that, Qiao An couldn't hold back any longer.
"You didn't come here for me. There are so many people watching. You just wanted to show off!"
If it were for my sake, how could you have just abandoned me and tried to run away!
"Qiao An, speak with conscience! I advised you to leave from the beginning, and now you've dragged me into this, and you're even making false accusations! I really misjudged you!"
Qiao An sneered. At first, she respected his abilities, but now she saw him as less than trash!
At this point, begging for mercy was useless; they could only pin their hopes on the power behind Zhou Weiyi.
Fortunately, the punishment for failing the quiz disappeared at 8 o'clock, and I regained control of my body.
Seeing that things were getting increasingly out of control, Zhou Wei gritted his teeth and simply stomped on the communicator his family had given him.
This thing is connected to his health and safety; if it breaks, his family will receive the news immediately.
Before he could even pick up the debris from the ground, the door to the observation room opened from the outside, and a tentacle reached in and swept Zhou Weiyi out.
"What are you trying to do? If you have any brains, you should know who I am. If you kill me, what will happen next... Ugh!!"
Before he could finish speaking, his mouth was sealed shut.
(End of this chapter)
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