This kind of thing! No!
After the unusual scenario ended, the other two morgues also returned to their original shape, and all the corpses returned to their original positions as if they had never moved.
After all the corpses were pushed into the freezer and were locked, the notification sound of task completion sounded in Wen Jianyan's ears:
[The reward of the live broadcast mission is being settled for you…]
[Main task: Complete the patrol task on the first underground floor within two hours.
Completion Degree: 100%, Reward Points: 5000]
[Instance Exploration Degree: 25%, Reward Points: 2000
Current Plot Modification: 18%, Reward Points: 10000]
Wen Jianyan shook a little.
The psychological shadow left by the previous instance had not dissipated yet, and now he couldn't help but feel panicked when he saw the increase in the plot modification degree.
However, for the better, at least his wallet swelled up all of a sudden.
Seeing that the one-hour survival time was about to be used up, Wen Jianyan quickly redeemed points for another two hours.
After purchasing the survival time, there were still 11,000 points left in the account.
He thought about it for a while, and then fed the remaining fraction to the apple seedlings——It was indeed useful in one aspect, and more importantly, he didn't want to encounter the same situation as last time this time; rather than directly losing all the points in the account by the system all of a sudden, it was better to feed it a little from time to time, at least to control the growth progress of this guy.
Su Cheng also got the prompt for the completion of the task.
His initial survival time was one hour longer than Wen Jianyan's. Although he didn't get any reward for plot modification, the points of the main task and instance exploration alone were enough for him to survive.
Wen Jianyan looked down at the booklet in his hand. All the names of the corpses were ticked, but only one corpse was still missing——
Lin Qing, female, 29 years old.
She was also Qi Shen's older sister and an Obstetrician and Gynecologist at Fukang Private General Hospital.
Her cause of death was unknown.
***
After completing the task given to them by Xue Mingyan, the three got on the elevator again to leave the underground floor.
The elevator doors slowly closed with a rusty creaking sound.
At the moment when it was about to close, Wen Jianyan saw that a white shadow appeared outside the elevator. The woman stood motionless in the morgue, her face was pale and blurred, and she seemed to be looking in this direction.
Wen Jianyan became frightened and suddenly shuddered.
The next second, the elevator doors closed.
The buzzing sound of the machinery sounded, and the old elevator for transporting corpses slowly ascended.
Wen Jianyan felt a chill behind him, and a layer of cold sweat slowly oozed out from his forehead.
No way…
No way, no way…
The fake identity last time lasted for more than half of the instance, and this time it was unlikely to be seen through in just five minutes!
When he thought that the lie he had just told might have been told in front of the boss, Wen Jianyan's eyes went black.
His career as a fraudster won't face another tragic defeat!
The number on the elevator display changed from "-1" to "1".
"Ding——"
The elevator door opened slowly, and Su Cheng took two steps out but found that Wen Jianyan didn't follow.
He turned his head doubtfully but saw that the young man was standing on the spot with empty eyes. He was looking listless, and his whole body was shrouded in a layer of depressing air.
Su Cheng asked inexplicably, "What's wrong?"
Wen Jianyan dropped his head and walked out of the elevator step by step: "…No, it's nothing."
Forget it…
It's already like this anyway.
Counter Soldiers with arms, and water with a death weir.[1]
——Wen Jianyan wiped his face and thought about the broken pot.
Soon, the three returned to the duty room, where Xue Mingyan was waiting at the moment.
When she saw the three of them, she raised her eyebrows in surprise: "Not bad, you're quite fast. Are all the tasks completed?"
"Yes, it's all done."
Wen Jianyan nodded and handed over the list back to her.
Xue Mingyan: "Okay, good. Take a rest for a while."
Wen Jianyan walked toward the chair in the duty room.
At this moment, a familiar voice sounded:
[Ding! High-difficulty side quest: Protect NPC Qi Shen on the first underground floor has been completed!]
[Reward Item: Magnetic Identity Card x1]
Wen Jianyan was stunned.
Magnetic ID card?
He sat down, took out his mobile phone, and opened the backpack in the app to check. Sure enough, there was a blood-stained magnetic card in one grid of the backpack. The handwriting printed on it had already been worn away, and it was impossible to see what was written on it.
Who knows what can be opened by it?
Wen Jianyan stared at the phone screen with a thoughtful look on his face.
Time passed little by little, and the hands of the clock moved towards twelve o'clock. During this process, other trainee nurses gradually returned to the duty room. All of them were pale as if they had lost their souls. Who knows what happened with them on the floor they were patrolling——But no matter what, it was definitely not a good thing.
"Deng-Deng—"
The bell struck twelve, marking the arrival of midnight.
Wen Jianyan's gaze swept through the entire duty room without a trace. Compared to when he left, the current duty room was obviously much more empty. There were originally 17 trainee nurses, but now there were only 9 people gathered here.
The number of NPCs and anchors has been reduced to a certain extent, and from some floors, there was not even a single person who has returned.
Xue Mingyan stood up and looked coldly at the remaining people in the duty room in front of her. The corners of her mean mouth were slightly down:
"Why are there so few people who came back? Shouldn't the first round of patrol be over in two hours?"
She frowned and said sarcastically:
"The current interns knew how to be lazy on the first day…"
"The people on the second round of patrol will go up and bring them back to me, did you hear?"
"Yes…"
A sparse response sounded in the duty room.
Xue Mingyan wet her fingers with saliva and lowered her head to flip through the roster of interns in front of her: "Let me see, this time, the first underground floor shouldn't need to be patrolled. In that case, the list of the second round of patrols—
"At this moment, an anchor's trembling voice sounded, breaking the dead silence in the duty room:
"That…"
Xue Mingyan's fingers stopped in mid-air, her eyes narrowed, and she looked up in the direction of the sound.
The anchor who made the sound raised his hand. His face was pale, his chest was still rushing up and down, the nurse uniform on his body was wrinkled, and there were faint dark marks on it; at first glance, it was blood that had not dried up.
Wen Jianyan recalled that this person had been assigned to the second floor in the previous round, the radiology department and the archives room.
There was still fear in the anchor's eyes: "Excuse me, can I choose which floor to patrol?"
Xue Mingyan sneered: "You can't."
The anchor's eyes darkened instantly. He lowered his hand and began to bite his fingernails nervously.
Wen Jianyan retracted his gaze and listened to Xue Mingyan continuing her assignment:
"You two, fifth floor, you and you, fourth floor…"
Her eyes turned to Wen Jianyan, the gloomy eyes hidden behind the lenses looked at him, sending a chill down his spine.
"You…"
Xue Mingyan glanced around at the remaining people, sighed, and said reluctantly:
"You go to the third floor."
The moment her voice fell, the anchor who had just raised his hand to ask a question breathed a sigh of relief as if he had survived the disaster and was glad that it was not him who was sent over.
Wen Jianyan: "..."
Isn't your relaxation too obvious!
The third floor is the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, which was also where Lin Qing used to work.
However, in addition to that, there was one thing Wen Jianyan was very concerned about——
"Am I going alone?" he confirmed.
Xue Mingyan raised her eyelids: "Yes."
She pointed at the remaining people in front of her with thin fingers: "Look at the number of remaining interns, are there enough to send two people per floor?"
There were a total of nine people including NPCs, and the hospital has five floors excluding the morgue. If each floor was to be patrolled, there would definitely be one unlucky person who would be left alone.
The unlucky person who was left alone: "..."
Okay.
I understand. You rubbish live broadcast room, you're aiming at me, right?
Xue Mingyan's tone rarely softened a little: "Young man, don't be so afraid. Those strange rumors are all made up to deceive people. We are a serious hospital here. How can something strange like in a movie happen here, don't scare yourself."
"..."
I'm scaring myself?!
So all the ghosts in the morgue were all my imagination?!
The corners of Wen Jianyan's mouth twitched, and he answered dryly, "Got it, thank you."
***
The elevator slowly ascended.
The narrow space was very full. Except for the two people on the first floor, the other seven people were all crammed into this small iron box, watching the bright red numbers flashing on the screen.
"Ding——"
When the second floor arrived, Su Cheng and Qi Shen walked out. They reluctantly turned their heads to look at Wen Jianyan who was left in the elevator, waved goodbye to him, and then walked towards the darkness.
The elevator doors closed and it went up again.
"Ding——"
The third floor arrived.
Wen Jianyan's adam's apple moved, and he looked out of the slowly opening elevator door——
This floor was terribly quiet, with the mottled words "Obstetrics and Gynecology" sticking on the glass door above his head. The empty corridor spread into the distance, looking like its edge couldn't be seen at a glance, which made people panic.
He gritted his teeth and slowly stepped out of the elevator.
The rest of the people in the elevator looked at the young man's back, and there was more or less a trace of happiness on their faces.
Thankfully, it wasn't them who were sent to this floor alone.
Patrolling the third floor alone was really terrible.
The elevator door closed behind Wen Jianyan with a soft sound and continued to ascend.
Soon, the buzzing sound of the machinery disappeared, leaving only a suffocating silence.
Wen Jianyan took out his mobile phone from his pocket, opened the app's live broadcast interface, and took a look.
The main task has been updated.
[Main Task: Complete the patrol mission on the third floor within two hours.]
[Degree of Completion: 0%]
[Optional side task refreshed: Find the trainee nurse who was patrolling on the third floor.]
[Degree of Completion: 0/3]
He took a deep breath and looked up.
The corridor in front of him was empty. There was only dead silence in his ears, and he could only hear the sound of his own breathing and heartbeat. Wen Jianyan couldn't help but feel the goosebumps on his back, and the chill rushed up from his feet.
Although Su Cheng is useless in most cases… at least having a person to accompany you is not so bad.
Wen Jianyan sighed deeply.
After all, I'm really scared…
In order to relieve the psychological pressure brought by patrolling alone, Wen Jianyan opened the live broadcast interface for the first time after entering this instance.
The "Integrity First" live broadcast room suddenly exploded:
[Aaaaahhhhhhh, the anchor is here! The anchor is here!]
[Finally, you opened the barrage!]
[Aaaaahhhhhh, wife look at me, look at me! (50 reward points)]
Wen Jianyan glanced at the number of people online in the upper right corner, and couldn't help being a little surprised. It's only been two hours since he entered the instance this time, and the number of people online in his live broadcast room has reached nearly 4,000. He wasn't sure how many times it was better than the deserted and miserable times before.
The young man squinted his eyes slightly, and his long, thick eyelashes covered the amber-colored eyes and the pleasant look that flashed past in them: "Long time no see, everyone."
[Aaaahhhhhhh, long time no see!]
[Obviously, it's only been two days since the broadcast started, but I'm already waiting for it! Dog liar, are you going to show me some tricks or not?!]
[It's indeed been a long time, so, will the anchor roll over later? I can't wait!]
The barrage flashed past quickly on the live broadcast interface, almost dazzling.
Wen Jianyan picked a few barrages to reply.
"Why did the live broadcast room change to its current name?"
He blinked innocently: "It's just that I felt like there should be more trust between people, right?"
[Bah!]
[Bah!]
[Bah!]
Wen Jianyan ignored the long list of spurious barrages, and picked another barrage without changing his face: "How does it feel to go to the third floor alone?"
"It feels very bad."
He sighed lightly: "In all horror movies, you will be dead if you're alone."
The young man smiled at the barrage, the light and shadow were swaying in his face. His clear voice was slightly pressed with a little childishness of a young man, and the ending tone was slightly sticky and raised as if he was acting like a spoiled child: "So, my survival rate depends on everyone."
The barrage was quiet for a moment and then suddenly exploded.
[Aaaaahhhhhh, the anchor is acting like a spoiled child. (50 reward points)]
[D@mmit, I knew that this dog liar wanted to trick us to give rewards, but why can't I control my hand——! (100 reward points)]
[Aaaaahhhhhh I don't care! My wife smiled at me and I'm with him! (100 reward points)]
Listening to the ringing sound of rewards coming in the background, Wen Jianyan was instantly refreshed, and his spirit became a hundred times greater.
Yes, earning rewards is the best way to alleviate the horror!
After saying goodbye to the audience happily, Wen Jianyan closed the live broadcast interface, turned around, and walked to the elevator, looking up at the floor map posted on it.
From the structural diagram, the Obstetrics and Gynecology department of Fukang Private General Hospital was very complete.
Not only did it have a Gynecology ward, Delivery room, and Neonatology, but also a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Diagnosis, and Treatment Center, and so on., which was almost everything.
The structure of this floor was also much more complicated than that of the morgue. There was not a single corridor, but a network of interconnected departments.
The duty room where Wen Jianyan was right now was in the center of the entire network structure, and it was very convenient to go to any department from here.
Compared to the morgue just now, it took Wen Jianyan a little longer to imprint the whole map in his mind.
Suddenly!
"Ding-Ding-Ding——"
In the silent and empty duty room, the voice was particularly abrupt and clear, echoing mechanically in the night, almost scaring Wen Jianyan into having a heart attack.
He calmed down and walked towards the direction where the voice came from.
On the duty desk, a small red light symbolizing the ward lit up, and it seemed that a patient in one of the wards had pressed the emergency button.
Obstetrics ward 308, 4th bed.
Wen Jianyan: "..."
…I really don't want to go!
He took a deep breath, toughen his scalp, and walked in the direction of the obstetrics ward 308.
The deadly silent corridor was long and deep, and the lights above were cold and bright, but they didn't give people the slightest sense of peace of mind.
The door of the ward was closed, the lights in the room were dark, and it could vaguely be seen through the glass. In the dim darkness, vague bloated figures were lying on several hospital beds.
This Fukang Hospital… actually has patients.
Wen Jianyan took a deep breath, raised his hand to push open the door, and walked in.
The temperature in the obstetrics ward was very high, like a stove smothered in the dark. As soon as Wen Jianyan walked in, a thin layer of sweat steamed on his forehead.
There was a strange sweet smell floating in the air, which was almost nauseating.
Wen Jianyan raised his spirit to 120,000 points and walked slowly to the 4th bed of the patient.
Suddenly, a bony, pale arm popped out of the bulging quilt, and turned on the night light by the bedside with a "click".
A woman's face flashed under the light.
She looked astonishingly thin, almost skinny, with sunken eye sockets, high cheekbones, and withered hair scattered on the pillow, like a living skeleton. But her eyeballs were bulging for no apparent reason, staring at Wen Jianyan in the dim light:
"Nurse… I'm thirsty."
Her mouth opened and closed, and her scarlet needle-like tongue loomed between her teeth.
"Can you pour me some water?"
Wen Jianyan felt the hair on his back stand up at the end.
Not because of the weird face of the woman in front of him, but because… He felt that the moment the other party opened her mouth, several eyes were cast on him from all directions at the same time; greedy and hungry, sticking to his back, making him feel like thorns were stabbing him in the back, and his whole body tightened involuntarily.
With his head slightly sideways, he glanced at the other beds in the ward with his peripheral vision.
The entire ward was full of people, and every bed was raised high.
All the pregnant women stuck out their skull-like heads from the head of the bed. Their necks below were thin and long looking as pale and soft as noodles. One of them sticks out a needle-like tongue and slowly licks her bloodless lips, with a look of hunger and thirst in her bulging eyes.
There wasn't much space for the night light to illuminate, and at the edge of the room, there were faint tan spots on the snow-white walls.
Looking like bloodstains.
At that moment, Wen Jianyan's breathing became suffocated, but his mind was as clear as a mirror.
The patients on all 4 beds leaned their heads further forward, and their thin necks under the skull-like head protruded from under the quilt: "Nurse…?"
But why didn't they call him the moment he entered the door?
And now, even waiting for him to answer the question?
Wen Jianyan's mind spun like electricity, and he made up his mind in just a few seconds.
"Hey, what did you just say?"
The young man suddenly raised his hand to cover his lips and smiled slightly: "Where am I a nurse, I'm from 307 next door."
"Next door… 307?" The woman on the bed slowly rolled her bulging eyes, with a puzzled look on her face.
Wen Jianyan covered his flat abdomen with the other hand and a sweet smile appeared on his face. His eyes narrowed, and there was a charming maternal glow in his gaze:
"You are really a noble person with a bad memory. We've just greeted each other outside during the day."
"Then… What are you doing in 308?"
The woman's neck probed longer, almost at the same height as Wen Jianyan. The skull-like head approached him, her eyes rolling as if trying to see some flaws on the other person's face.
Wen Jianyan's throat trembled, but his voice was still calm and composed: "It's because I want to share the secret method of my family's ancestors with you sisters…"
"Secret method?"
"Yes, as long as you do as I say, your children will be smart and healthy, with an IQ of 200. My third uncle's second uncle's daughter-in-law gave birth to a gifted child through this. Not only was he an athlete, but he was also a National Maths Olympiad champion, and was accepted in advance by three of the world's top colleges and universities at the age of twelve…
Wen Jianyan spouted nonsense.
"What?!" The voices of surprise rang out from all over the ward. All the pregnant women no longer kept silent, and exclaimed in shock and joy: "What method? Teach us!"
Sure enough, for mothers, hoping that their son will become a dragon and their daughter will become a phoenix is an instinct engraved in their DNA.
Even monsters are no exception.
Wen Jianyan took a deep breath and said in a charming and intimate tone: "Sisters, don't worry, I'm here to share this secret method with you."
"Come on, I'll teach you, step by step."
"The first step is meditation."
Wen Jianyan leaned over and turned off the night light: "Everyone lay back on the pillows."
Then he heard the sound of fabric rubbing in the air. Those outstretched necks disappeared, and they all lay back down on the pillows obediently: "And then."
Wen Jianyan took a light step, and step by step walked back cautiously.
"The second step, close your eyes and take a deep breath——"
He finally reached the door, slowly stretched out his hand for the doorknob, then twisted it open little by little.
"The third step——"
The door handle made a crisp "click" sound, which was particularly abrupt and clear in the extremely silent room.
In an instant, all the pregnant women on the bed opened their eyes, and their scarlet eyes flashed with murderous light in the darkness. They all looked at the young man who had been standing at the door of the ward at some point.
Wen Jianyan: "..."
Oh no.
"Catch him!!!!" The ferocious voice sounded, and several figures with bloated bellies and limbs as thin as bones burst out of the bed and rushed towards the door!
But Wen Jianyan's reaction was one step faster!
He rushed out of the ward without looking back, then closed the door and locked it! All in one go!
The door of ward 308 was locked firmly, and there was a sound of "bang bang" hitting the door, which seemed particularly infiltrating the dead corridor.
Wen Jianyan slowly stepped back while panting. His eyes fixed on the door that was being shaken desperately.
The dust was flying and the door frame was shaking.
However, after a minute, the sound of hitting the door gradually stopped, and everything became quiet again.
Wen Jianyan let out a sigh of relief. His legs softened, and his whole body almost collapsed on the ground.
Oh, God… That was too dangerous just now.
If he was slightly careless, he probably would have become a meal for the group of female mosquitoes.
Wen Jianyan raised his hand to wipe off the sweat dripping from his forehead. His heart was pounding in his chest, and he still had some lingering fear.
Suddenly, a sharp stabbing pain came from his lower abdomen.
"Hiss!"
He gasped, his expression slightly distorted.
The pain came and went quickly. Although it disappeared in just a moment, an ominous premonition slowly rose in Wen Jianyan's heart.
He swallowed his saliva and slowly reached out to lift the hem of his clothes.
On the firm and fair belly of the young man, a blue-black mark appeared at some point in time.
It was small, like the palm of a baby.
Wen Jianyan: "..."
Wait, isn't it…
At this moment, he felt the hem of his nurse uniform being pulled by some invisible force.
Wen Jianyan put on a blank face and slowly looked around.
Only to see a small blue-purple hand firmly tugging at the hem of his clothes, leaving a charred handprint on the light blue fabric.
At this moment, a young child's voice sounded in Wen Jianyan's ears, with a creepy intimacy and dependence.
"Mom."
"..."
Wen Jianyan's pupils trembled.
This kind of thing! No!