Chapter 136 Bright Sanatorium (End) "Jiang Yang! Did you miss me?!"...
"Yangyang...I can't see anymore..."
After the evening activities, Jiang Yang slept in the lounge of the office. He originally wanted Ji Yang to sleep with him, but Ji Yang hesitated and chose to sleep on the sofa in the outer room instead.
At six o'clock in the morning, a faint but continuous rustling sound entered the inner room, the sound carrying an unusual sense of probing and groping.
As the person approached, Jiang Yang opened her eyes alertly. Just as she sat up, she saw the door being gently pushed open from the outside. Ji Yang stretched out his arm, his tone full of panic, clearly pretending not to see.
"I'm here," Jiang Yang's heart tightened. Without even putting on her shoes, she rushed forward and grasped Ji Yang's hand, which was helplessly searching in the air.
The moment their fingers touched, Ji Yang almost instinctively gripped his hand, leading him to sit down on the bedside: "What happened?"
"I don't know," Ji Yang said, feeling a little more at ease with Jiang Yang by his side, but he still held Jiang Yang's fingers tightly: "I won't be able to see it after I wake up."
Jiang Yang raised her other hand and waved it in front of Ji Yang's eyes: "Besides not being able to see, is there anything else that's bothering you?"
Ji Yang stared blankly into the void, blinking twice in a daze. He slowly shook his head: "Nothing else."
Jiang Yang suddenly thought of something and tentatively asked, "What illness do you have?"
"...conversion symptoms."
Commonly known as hysteria.
A barely perceptible pang of heartache flashed across Jiang Yang's eyes. He reached out and ruffled Ji Yang's hair. "Wait here for me. I'll go outside and see what's going on."
"I..."
Ji Yang was naturally worried about letting Jiang Yang go alone, but he also knew that going with her now would only cause trouble.
"Then be careful," he said, taking out a card and putting it in Jiang Yang's hand. "Take this with you."
Jiang Yang lowered his head and kissed those dull eyes: "Okay, wait for me here, I'll be back soon."
The situation outside was even worse; the air seemed to have solidified into a viscous gel, bringing the final test of judgment, making it hard to breathe.
Ma Liang stood frozen like a cursed statue in front of the glass door in the lobby of Building One, his fingers repeatedly tracing the four corners of the door frame in an eerie rhythm: "Seven...seven...seven..."
His gaze was terrifyingly focused, his entire being absorbed in the repetitive counting. Jiang Yang carefully walked around Ma Liang, knowing that any interruption would only plunge Ma Liang into a deeper breakdown, forcing him to start all over again.
In the corner, Number 2 was almost one with the shadows. She hugged her knees, her head buried deep in her chest, motionless, silently burning with the last bit of despair.
"Don't come any closer! Don't let it come any closer!"
Number 6's scream pierced the oppressive silence. He rushed down the stairs, tears streaming down his face, and nearly bumped into Jiang Yang.
Jiang Yang went up to the second floor. The corridor was empty. He went to the rooms of those people with ease.
After searching around, it often barged into the room, like a wild beast that had lost its mind, frantically gnawing on the bag of the backpack, its mouth full of fiber fragments.
He was gnawing on the food while simultaneously gagging painfully, clutching his stomach, his face a contorted expression of both intense desire and physical aversion.
If the others aren't in the room, where could they be...?
Jiang Yang continued upstairs, but there was nothing on the third floor either, so only the restaurant on the fourth floor remained.
As expected, Huang Er, Huang Si, Li Sheng, Shu Zhuo, and Yue Jiang were all outside the restaurant, except for number 10.
From Yuejiang's words, Jiang Yang learned what had happened that morning.
Yuejiang was the first to notice something was wrong. His schizophrenia caused him to wake up and immediately see Hoshino on another hospital bed.
He immediately went to check on Xiaomei's situation. Xiaomei and the others weren't in the sanatorium and weren't affected. Before the sanatorium completely descended into chaos, he simply released them.
Afterwards, he went to find Li Sheng and Shu Zhuo. Li Sheng was carrying the Joker and seemed fine, but Shu Zhuo caused a ruckus for quite a while.
As for Huang Er and Huang Si, Huang Er, with a cigarette in his mouth, explained, "I used my talent to analyze that this place is safe, so I came."
The restaurant has been closed for a long time, which means the entire fourth floor is now vacant. Perhaps this is the only way to prevent the area from being assimilated.
After explaining the situation, Yuejiang looked at Jiang Yang with concern: "Are you alright?"
Jiang Yang, who was already suffering from Alzheimer's disease on the first day of the trial, said at this moment, "I don't seem to feel anything."
"That's fine then."
Jiang Yang glanced around the fourth floor: "Have you seen Number 10?"
Yuejiang replied, "I went out to look for it, but I couldn't find it."
Jiang Yang clicked his tongue lightly, it seemed that yesterday's lesson was not enough. He paused and continued, "Then let's ignore him and take the others out first."
The new car will arrive at 8 o'clock, which is about the right time.
After saying that, he turned to leave, but Yuejiang instinctively grabbed his wrist: "Where are you going?"
“There’s still some situation with Ji Yang, I’m going to go find him.”
After thinking it over, Jiang Yang still didn't tell Yue Jiang about Ji Yang's situation in front of Huang Er and Huang Si. Yue Jiang let go of his hand and stopped trying to stop him.
...
Jiang Yang walked through the sanatorium. Apart from them, there was no sign of any caregivers, but he did not let his guard down.
He rubbed his fingers on the card Ji Yang had given him in his pocket, his gaze seemingly fixed straight ahead, but his peripheral vision was constantly watching his surroundings.
As he walked to the entrance of Building 2, just as he was about to step onto the stairs, a sudden, inexplicable chill gripped his heart.
As if sensing something, he suddenly turned his head, his gaze falling on the underground passage leading deeper into the tunnel. Almost at the same moment, a dark figure pounced on him.
It's the 10th!
Jiang Yang activated the talent card without hesitation.
Jiang Yang! Did you miss me?
The familiar voice rang in his ears, and Jiang Yang even forgot to dodge for a moment.
A faint light flashed, and Xie Lu, accompanied by a biting wind, stood in front of him, ruffling the stray hairs on his forehead, finally bringing his stagnant thoughts back into focus.
"What are you doing here!"
Jiang Yang could hardly believe her eyes, her voice filled with unbelievable surprise.
Ji Yang handed him the cards, thinking that he could use Xie Lu's talent just like with the cloak, but he never expected to see the two of them directly.
Xie Lu casually waved his hand, effortlessly blocking Number 10's attack. The vampire's powerful force followed, directly suppressing him.
Nan Ke raised her chin smugly: "Afraid you'll miss me~"
"Let's go up and talk first, the sun will be rising soon."
Xie Lu glanced up at the gradually brightening sky and spoke up to remind him, his flamboyant silver hair gleaming in the hazy light.
"Hmph~ It's not that fragile!"
Nan Ke's face was full of resentment when he was interrupted.
Jiang Yang pinched his cheek, the gesture as natural as if Nan Ke had just come out of the trial to have dinner with him: "Okay, don't get sunburned anymore."
"Okay, okay~"
Nan Ke immediately beamed, took Jiang Yang's arm, and headed upstairs, leaving Xie Lu behind.
Xie Lu, feeling "isolated," looked at Nan Ke's retreating figure without a backward glance, and helplessly tugged at the corners of his mouth, his eyes filled with unyielding doting affection.
The Power card was a backup plan he deliberately left for Ji Yang. The power of the vampires allowed him to ignore environmental limitations, while his awakened vampire identity granted him the ability to traverse space.
He couldn't promise to leave Ji Yang a way out in Blackrock City, but he would appear without hesitation when his friend needed him.
Inside the office, Ji Yang sat quietly on the sofa, his loss of sight making him appear somewhat restrained and helpless.
He turned his head slightly and tentatively called out softly into the air, "Yangyang..."
"Holy crap!" Nan Ke's voice suddenly rose, exclaiming in shock, "How did Ji Yang become like this?! So puppy-like?!"
Ji Yang pursed his lips, embarrassed by Nan Ke's outburst, and remained silent.
Jiang Yang promptly poured him a glass of warm water and handed it to him, saying, "I'm here."
"Nan Ke and Xie Lu are both here."
Ji Yang nodded, brought the cup to his lips and took a sip. His posture made Xie Lu wonder, "Is this guy really my boss?"
Before he could finish speaking, Ji Yang had already drawn his longsword, the tip of which grazed past Xie Lu's body. Luckily, Xie Lu dodged quickly.
Xie Lu wiped away non-existent sweat with lingering fear: "Alright, now we can confirm it's definitely my boss."
Nan Ke was even more puzzled and leaned closer to Jiang Yang: "But how did Ji Yang become like this?"
Jiang Yang opened his mouth, but found it difficult to explain the difference between 20-year-old Ji Yang and 28-year-old Ji Yang in just a few words, so he only gave a cursory description.
But Xie Lu then offered a new perspective from a surgeon's point of view: "Could it be that Ji Yang's current state is also caused by hysteria?"
He explained, “In addition to somatic sensory disturbances such as blindness, hysteria can also cause mental symptoms, such as identity disorder, or psychotic manifestations such as childish behavior and emotional regression.”
"I have no idea."
Ji Yang felt inexplicably guilty. Jiang Yang sat down next to him, patted his back and coaxed him, "It's okay, we'll leave in a bit."
...
At 7:30, they had to part ways, no matter how unwilling they were.
Nan Ke suddenly rushed forward and hugged Jiang Yang tightly, her voice trembling with tears: "If anything happens, be sure to contact me and Xie Lu immediately, you hear me!"
Jiang Yang hugged her back tightly: "Nan Ke, we will meet again."
Once downstairs, Jiang Yang deftly bent down, grabbed the unconscious No. 10 by the leg, and forcibly pulled him forward.
With his other hand, he held Ji Yang, who was leaning on him, very naturally and steadily.
The strange combination reveals an inexplicable harmony.
Upon arriving at the entrance of the sanatorium, Yuejiang made things even easier. Apart from the few who were going to the restaurant, the rest of the restless ones were all laid down and neatly arranged at the entrance.
The transfer that followed was much easier, and Wang Dazhi honked the horn at them from the driver's seat.
Jiang Yang waited for another train to arrive and pressed the [Substitute] button in her talent.
Guangming Sanatorium
Number of participants: 14
Number of people who passed through: 14
[Rankings in this trial (in chronological order): Jiang Yang/Ji Yang, Huang Er/Huang Si, Chang Chuang, Shu Zhuo, Yue Jiang, Wang Jing, Ma Liang]
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After leaving the trial, night had just fallen in the No Man's Land. In 3509, Jiang Yang lay sprawled on the bed, too lazy to even move a fingertip.
The panel flashed a series of new message notifications. Jiang Yang forced himself to click on them. Besides the settlement notification sent by his email, there were messages from Ji Yang and Yue Jiang asking him how things were going. He first opened the chat window with Li Sheng.
Li Sheng's Joker wasn't included in the rankings, but thankfully he's alright.
Before leaving, they didn't forget about Number 4, who was supposed to "die" in the treatment room, but they didn't know what Number 4's fate would be.
Next was Yuejiang, who was so tired that he didn't exchange many pleasantries with others.
After all, his message to Ji Yang was, "When are you planning to come over?"
Ji Yang replied quickly: "Tomorrow, the union has some matters to attend to."
"good."
Upon learning that Ji Yang wouldn't be coming today, Jiang Yang immediately turned off the notification, turned off the room light, and snuggled into the covers, falling into a deep sleep.
Meanwhile, Ji Yang on the other end said he had something to do, but in reality, his fingers were idly swiping across the panel.
After he came out of the trial, he recovered somewhat. Perhaps, as Xie Lu said, his being stuck in his 20s was just a result of his illness.
But there's one memory he can't ignore: his father.
My last impression of my father was when the Justice card was upgraded.
Governing the country and ensuring the people's well-being...
Never mind, he still can't figure it out.
He collapsed back onto the bed, putting aside these trivial matters. What he was most concerned about was meeting Jiang Yang tomorrow.
He swiped irritably across the panel. Unlike other players, he had no trial assistant, and now he didn't even have anyone to ask for help.
!
He saw the messages sent to him by members of the Mouguang group.
Of course, he didn't care much about the content of the message; what he cared about was the person who sent it to him.
If I remember correctly, this person also has a boyfriend in No Man's Land.
...Yes, this person is also a man.
After hesitating for a moment, Ji Yang typed a line of text.
Um... I wanted to ask you something...
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