Chapter Sixty: The Mental Hospital (End)
Xu Xi moved her hand to Lu Cen's neck, her eyes filled with ruthlessness. Lu Cen let out a muffled groan of discomfort, his eyes turning bloodshot from suffocation, his mouth opening uncontrollably. He tried to raise his hand, but found his fingers weak. He panicked. He couldn't die here, he couldn't die here...
The mission failed, and he didn't have enough days left to survive.
He will definitely die.
"elder brother......"
The hooded man removed his hood, revealing a face with distinct features. He took Xu Xi's wrist and asked in a low voice, "Do you really want to kill him?"
Xu Xi's eyes were bloodshot: "He's the only one left! Kill him! Killing him will avenge my sister!"
Xu Li hesitated, "He was so far away at the time, this matter didn't concern him much. Otherwise, let's just forget about it. Besides, he wasn't that important back then..."
Xu Xi gasped for breath and didn't speak, but Lu Cen was dizzy from suffocation and his thoughts sank. Seeing that he was in pain, the hooded man snatched Lu Cen from Xu Xi's arms and carried him. Lu Cen's strength had also reached its limit, and he fainted in Xu Li's arms, his face as pale as snow.
Xu Xi was furious and shouted: "You!!"
......
When Lu Cen woke up again, he found himself lying on a large wooden bed.
Before he could do anything, a huge storm swept over him. Lu Cen felt an indescribable itch, an itch that seeped into every inch of his skin and flesh, as if millions of worms were gnawing at him.
Lu Cen reached out to scratch, drawing blood from his skin, but this did nothing; instead, it aroused an even deeper itch. Lu Cen wanted to fill in the answers, but his hand scratched his chest, leaving shocking marks all over his body—chest, stomach, hands. Soon, he became delirious, his mind consumed by this exponentially intense thirst.
He couldn't remember anything. All he knew was that he was in terrible pain, so terrible that he felt like he was dying. Lu Cen was breathing heavily, and a heat rushed to his brain. He let out a painful howl, rolling around on the bed, his eyes bloodshot. He rolled off the bed, and the cold floor relieved his discomfort for a moment, but soon, an even more unbearable feeling appeared. Lu Cen banged his head on the ground. The pain was overwhelmed by the intense thirst, and his consciousness cleared a little.
A warm hand pulled him up, stopping his self-harm. The instant their skin touched, Lu Cen felt as if he had been thirsting for a thousand years and had just tasted the first drop of water, as if a parched land had finally received sweet rain. He trembled with excitement, and through his blurred vision, he saw many people in the room, all of whom he knew: Xie Lin, Su Lian, He Zhizhou...
Fear flashed through his mind, but he couldn't help grabbing that hand, clinging to it little by little, until he was hanging on the person's body, rubbing against them and seeking relief.
He can't hear the voice in his head.
"Please note that the player's buff is below 70."
"Player's buff value is below sixty..."
"The player will descend into a state of out-of-control..."
"Because the player consumed a drug that negated negative effects yesterday, the player's negative buffs are now doubled and will last for 24 hours."
Xu Li was losing control of Lu Cen and had to resort to force to suppress him: "What's wrong with him?"
"He has developed both hunger and paranoia."
"How could it be so serious?"
Xu Xi took a syringe from the drawer, prepared the medicine, and said, "Hold him down."
The cold medicine was quickly injected into Lu Cen's body. A few minutes later, Lu Cen regained some consciousness, but only for a short time.
Xu Xi's expression was very unpleasant. He threw the man into the bathtub and made him rinse with cold water. Xu Xi also gave him an injection, but it didn't have much effect. The water in the bathtub was cold at first, but gradually, under Lu Cen's soaking, the water seemed to become scalding hot, and he unconsciously rolled around in the bathtub.
The sound was painful, it was devastating.
He instinctively sought out something that made him feel comfortable. Seeing that he had wrecked himself and was covered in blood, Xu Li couldn't help but pick him up.
Xu Xi: "When he comes into contact with the skin, his thirst will double."
"We can't just watch him mess around like that."
The bathroom was a mess, with water everywhere.
Lu Cen wailed, "It hurts so much...it hurts so much..."
At some point, amidst those blood-red scratches, one red spot after another appeared on his exposed skin, quickly spreading all over his body.
"Player Lu Cen, buff is below 55%".
Lu Cen was completely irrational. When he couldn't get what he wanted, he took Xu Li's hand and placed it on his chest. Almost instantly, Xu Li's eyes turned red.
His arms were bulging with veins, his face contorted with suppressed anger, as he held Lu Cen down tightly to prevent him from moving.
Lu Cen couldn't speak, gasping for breath. The skin that had been in contact with Xu Li was so hot that even his breath was hot. Blood and crimson mingled on Lu Cen's body. In the confined space, even a small spark could ignite the heat. Neither Xu Xi nor Xu Li spoke; for a moment, only Lu Cen's mournful cries could be heard.
Sweat dripped from Xu Li's forehead onto Lu Cen's body. After hesitating for about two seconds, his fingers slipped under Lu Cen's clothes.
Lu Cen let out a low groan, like a thunderclap, like an enticement.
That night.
The room was stuffy and humid. Lu Cen's lower back sank in, his consciousness hazy, half-awake and half-asleep. His hallucination persisted: many people surrounded him, with different faces and postures. Behind him, a strong and powerful person knelt, pressing down on the back of Lu Cen's neck to prevent him from moving. His entire face was buried in the soft blankets. His whole body was hot, the person behind him was hot, the bed was hot, his breath was hot, even the air was hot.
The person behind him was drenched in sweat, his muscles tense and his eyes bloodshot from suppressing his emotions, while Lu Cen struggled fiercely.
He couldn't tell where he was or what he was doing. More and more people were appearing in the room, with strange shapes and colors. Lu Cen felt scared and clenched his fingers, but it was no use. What he feared most was what was bound to happen.
He cried and said, "So many people..."
Who are they?
Lu Cen did not answer; all he could feel was the increasingly intense itch in his heart and the growing number of red spots on his body, covering every inch of his skin.
[Player's buff is below 40.]
Lu Cen was soaking wet, as if he had been pulled out of the water. His body was convulsing due to the buff, and hot palms pressed against his waist.
The heat was so intense it even brought Lu Cen back to his senses. He opened his dazed eyes and glanced back, seeing something in Xu Li's hand. Lu Cen's eyes widened in terror. He pinched his arm until it turned blue, then kicked Xu Li in the shoulder. Lu Cen shrank back, his consciousness beginning to blur again. With a heavy heart, Lu Cen pinched himself a few more times. His hand trembled as he filled in Xu Li's name. Xu Li was startled by the kick and looked up.
The two remained locked in a stalemate for a few seconds.
Xu Xi came out of the bathroom, her hair still dripping wet, and a bath towel wrapped around her waist.
He walked towards Lu Cen and asked in surprise, "Why are you awake now?"
It's just an exclamation; no one needs to answer it.
He stepped forward, picked up Lu Cen's naked body, lowered his head to smell his scent, and made a decision: "I'll kill you tomorrow."
Lu Cen's consciousness fell into chaos once again.
"Ding—Congratulations to player Lu Cen for successfully clearing the level 2 dungeon 'Mental Hospital'. Items cannot be taken out of the dungeon, except for special items."
"We are about to exit the instance. 30 seconds countdown. Players, please prepare yourselves. 30, 29..."
"3, 2, 1... Successful escape."
"003 Assistant is at your service."
"Settling your score. The maximum score for this dungeon is 100. Your score is 93."
"You have been granted 15 days of survival time, for a total of 28 days remaining."
"This break will last for ten days. The next dungeon will be in ten days. Please pay attention to the time."
"You can draw a special item once. Would you like to draw now?"
"Player detected to have mental abnormalities..."
Lu Cen curled up, and after an unknown amount of time, he regained consciousness and found himself lying naked on the floor, his whole body aching. He tried several times before he could get up.
His body was covered in bruises, and there wasn't a single good patch of flesh left. To stay awake, he pinched himself a few times, and those were the worst he had done.
Lu Cen went to the bathroom with a pale face. He lay down in the bathtub, and the pain in his body subsided slightly.
He clicked on the plot details.
Xu Xi and Xu Li were born in a small town. Xu Li was indifferent and aloof from a young age, but they had a younger sister whom they both loved very much. However, when their sister lost a hand in an accident, she became like their Achilles' heel, and they couldn't even touch her. After their sister drowned in the river, their personalities changed drastically.
They spent a long time searching for everyone who was present at the time, leading them step by step into a pre-designed trap, and killing them all.
Lu Cen rubbed his temples wearily and tapped the extraction button.
The screen flashed and stopped at an item in the inventory.
Item name: Blue Candy.
"Function: An ordinary candy, you can find it everywhere on the street."
Quantity: 1 piece.
"Restrictions: None."
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