Chapter 152: I Have an Illness

At the entrance of the training camp.

A man dressed in casual clothes and wearing a baseball cap sneaked into the gate. He warily looked around and quietly pulled his mask up to cover his face completely.

"Who are you?" The guard at the entrance asked in confusion.

The man pulled out an ID from his pocket and handed it to the guard, lowering a corner of his mask, whispering:

"It's me!"

"Old Gu?" The guard's eyes widened. "Why do you look like this?"

Gu, the instructor, sighed. After two months, his face looked haggard.

"I've been in the hospital for a while. I'm here to get something, but the doctor advised me not to meet anyone directly related to my illness... In short, it's better if I'm not recognized."

"I see..." The guard nodded. "Go ahead and get what you need. Those new recruits should be at the dining hall now, just avoid them."

"Alright."

Gu nodded, quickly covering his face again and rushed toward the instructor dormitory area like the wind.

As the guard had said, most of the recruits were in the dining hall, and there was no one in the camp. Occasionally, a few recruits passed by, but none of them were people Gu wanted to avoid.

However...

He couldn't shake the feeling that those passing recruits were eyeing him oddly.

Gu shook his head, thinking he was overthinking. After all, he was dressed like this—who would recognize him? Even if someone did, it shouldn't matter too much...

"Old Gu is back!!!"

One recruit scrutinized Gu for a long time, took a deep breath, and then shouted at the top of his lungs!

As soon as the shout rang out, a series of voices echoed from afar, like a beacon lighting up, stretching all the way to the dining hall.

"Old Gu is back!! At the instructor dormitory entrance!"

"Old Gu found at the instructor dormitory entrance!!"

"Report!! Target Old Gu found at the instructor dormitory entrance!!"

"…"

Gu (???皿??)????!!!

What the hell?!

A wave of ominous premonition suddenly surged in Gu's heart.

He immediately turned and ran!

"He's at the east side of the training ground!!"

"He passed through the training ground!!"

"He's at the special training base!!"

"His target is the office area! Report! His target is the office area!!"

"…"

The recruits scattered across the camp acted like personal walking radar stations, reporting Gu's movements in real time. Gu almost spat out a mouthful of old blood. He never imagined that just coming back to grab something would cause such a commotion!

Ahead of him, a figure quickly appeared and blocked his way.

Seeing the person, Gu's heart sank!

Lin QiYe lightly cleared his throat, waved at Gu, and smiled, "Old Gu, long time no see!"

Long time no see?

See you in hell!

Gu held back the impulse to turn and run. After all, he was an instructor. How could he just flee when encountering a recruit he used to lead? Since they had already met, he had no choice but to face it head-on.

"What's the matter?" He forced himself to calm down and asked slowly.

"Well... actually, I just wanted to ask, what did the doctor say to you?" Lin QiYe scratched his head, "I mean, how did they treat you?"

Gu's mouth twitched. So they already knew about his illness...

Damn, what a disgrace!

"It's nothing serious, just some counseling, took some medicine, relaxed, and got better." Gu was vague.

"How did they counsel you? What medicine did you take?"

Gu: …

"Are you crazy?" He couldn't help but swear.

Lin QiYe pondered seriously for a moment, then nodded. "Yes, I have an illness."

"…"

"Old Gu, actually, after I asked that question, I've been thinking about it day and night, my mental state's been getting worse, and sometimes I feel completely disoriented..." Lin QiYe rubbed his forehead, his voice a bit hoarse, "I think... I might also..."

"You're sick too?" Gu was moved.

"That's why I want to know how you recovered, maybe it could help me too!"

Gu stared at Lin QiYe for a long time in silence, then sighed helplessly. "Fine... come with me."

A hint of joy appeared in Lin QiYe's eyes as he followed Gu into the office.

About twenty minutes later, Lin QiYe walked out of the office with satisfaction.

Finally... got it!

Gods' Mental Asylum

"Stop! Don't run!!"

"Ahhhahaha!! Octopus Brother, Octopus Brother! You can't catch me! Hahaha!!"

"…Crazy! Crazy!! Stop running!"

"Jellyfish! Huge jellyfish! Octopus Brother, let's go catch jellyfish!"

"Catch my foot! Don't run!"

"Oi, slow down, grandson, don't fall…"

"…"

In the yard, Nyx sat leisurely in a rocking chair, watching the pink starfish running around and the exhausted Li Yifei desperately chasing after it. A gentle smile appeared on her face.

Li Yifei gritted his teeth and used all his strength, sprinting towards the pink starfish. With a shout, he jabbed the tranquilizer into its body.

The pink starfish staggered and slowed down, finally collapsing onto the ground and transforming back into Merlin.

Li Yifei collapsed beside it, looking at the sky with a hopeless expression, gasping for breath.

At that moment, a figure in a white lab coat appeared in front of him.

Li Yifei, on the verge of tears, grabbed Lin QiYe's collar and began crying.

"QiYe! This job is inhuman! I have to wash clothes, cook, take care of Nyx, feed her medicine, and race with this perverted starfish all day—

I... I really can't take it anymore!!"

Lin QiYe lowered his head, patted his shoulder, and said, "Li Yifei, you have to be strong! After all, you're not human... you're a snake demon!"

Li Yifei: (?﹏?)

"So, when are you sending the next caretaker? I can't handle it on my own..."

"Well... it might take a bit more time." Lin QiYe scratched his head, "I'm still in the training camp and can't contact other mysteries."

Lin QiYe had already seen it. The souls of the humans he killed in the director's office wouldn't be absorbed, let alone turned into caretakers.

Li Yifei's eyes instantly lost all hope for life.

Lin QiYe helped him up from the ground and said, "It's okay, go prepare lunch... I'll go talk to Merlin."