Chapter 16: Old Huang's Advance

Saint Mary Hospital covers a large area, after all, it's a hospital that had a hundred billion invested in it. Don't ask how Gu Shanhai knew, he read it in the newspaper.

To emphasize its professionalism, it definitely had to be mentioned.

So currently, Gu Shanhai was still wandering on the first floor, going to the second floor was out of the question, after all, who knows what was hiding there.

"It's a pity, they were not preserved well and all were damaged." Gu Shanhai didn't find any usable medicine in the huge pharmacy.

Even the medicines that were perfectly packaged had developed unknown spots due to environmental factors. They could definitely be consumed, but what would happen after swallowing them, Gu Shanhai couldn't guarantee.

He had initially thought about finding some tonic broth or nutritional liquid to boost his Golden Bell Shield Iron Cloth Shirt's effectiveness.

"It seems to have gotten much darker?" Gu Shanhai suddenly noticed this.

When they arrived, it was already pitch dark, and the hospital was rather dim. The specific reason was unclear at the moment, but now the dimness was gradually turning into darkness.

This made Gu Shanhai nervous. He didn't have night vision, and if it really became dark, that would be bad as it meant he needed to use mana to enhance his eyes to gain an ability similar to dark vision, but that would consume his mana.

For someone like him who was already lacking in mana, using abilities that continuously drained mana was no different from asking him to fight monsters in close combat.

"There should be a solution, right, like restoring the power system?" Gu Shanhai had tried before, but the whole hospital's electrical system was already out of service.

It was unknown whether it was shut down at the power station or damaged due to other reasons. If it was the former, he would have to grope in the dark honestly; if it was the latter, maybe there was a chance.

"Damn it, I don't want to go looking for fuses..."

Gu Shanhai's face fell, regardless of the cause, neither was easy to deal with.

As for finding teammates, he didn't think the remaining three would last much longer.

"Help me~"

A voice suddenly came in this quiet environment, sounding exceptionally clear.

"It sounds familiar, isn't this the voice of the Qingcheng Red Colt? I remember it was supposed to be dead?" Gu Shanhai immediately recognized who it was.

Using the dim vision, Gu Shanhai saw a figure approaching steadily outside the pharmacy.

It wasn't a person, but rather looked like a cattle.

"Is there anyone? Please help me~"

As the figure approached, Gu Shanhai also heard the sound of hooves hitting the hospital floor.

"A hornless bull?"

At that moment, Gu Shanhai remembered Qingcheng Red Colt's head; previously, it had been thrown down by the Rat Head Man.

Now it seemed, it wasn't that it couldn't eat, but rather it was left for a certain monster.

Sure enough, the Qingcheng Red Colt's head poked into the pharmacy, obviously the other party had already discovered Gu Shanhai.

"I found you!" That head was lively, not looking dead at all, but the back of the head was connected to the body of an old bull, with flesh peeled off and blood stains already dried up, yet it was also clear how terrifying the past torture had been.

"No, I found you." Gu Shanhai revealed a smile even more ferocious than the other.

This action startled the other party.

Gu Shanhai saw his left hand holding Yunling Grass, his surrounding Spirit Blade started to gradually light up with a layer of flame.

"Have you ever heard of the term 'roast whole bull'?"

The Fire Spirit Blade was used instantly, piercing through the Qingcheng Red Colt's head, then continuing into the body of the old bull.

"Why dress up in something bad, especially giving yourself a weak point?"

The entire bull exploded from the inside out with flames, which to the players would probably be like having a 10-layer burning DEBUFF applied.

The old bull's skin was tough, and a pure Spirit Blade might be able to break through; however, converting it to a fire type attack would reduce its sharpness significantly. After all, adding Red Flame Talisman's fire properties would inevitably break the original structure.

Thus, the physical attack was weakened but turned into an elemental attack.

Therefore, the Fire Spirit Blade might not necessarily break through the defense, but the issue was that it had given itself the Qingcheng Red Colt's head, which created a new weak point.

It was frightening enough, but the cost...

"Mo~"

In the flames, the old bull let out an angry roar and charged at Gu Shanhai, even the Qingcheng Red Colt's head fell in the fire.

It seemed to be preparing for a fiery close encounter with Gu Shanhai.

Seeing this, Gu Shanhai naturally didn't plan any further; he decisively turned around, took a detour, smashed the transparent glass of the pharmacy, and ran out.

"Good cow, knowing it's getting dark, you even sacrificed yourself to be my torch." Gu Shanhai ran ahead, with the burning old bull chasing after him.

The fire light lit up the hospital corridors, driving away the darkness that was gradually descending.

Gu Shanhai swallowed a mouthful of saliva, mainly because the burning old bull smelled a bit delicious—he hadn't eaten in many days, causing a chain reaction.

"Sizzle~ The contrast of this honest creature burning gives me a thrilling feeling." Gu Shanhai turned his head to look at the headless roast whole bull...cough, the old bull. If not for his reason telling him it could be risky to eat, he would have turned back and showed the old bull how skillful his knife work was.

With a single cut, there would be enough for Lanzhou noodles and Master Kang for ten years to spare.

"I wonder how long it will take for it to die, always running isn't the answer, I still need to scavenge."

Gu Shanhai also realized the old bull's speed was getting slower and slower, probably almost burnt out.

"The Fire Spirit Blade can be improved further, fully burning is not an issue, but the burning efficiency is a bit slow," Gu Shanhai found a downside of the burning.

Look, it had been running for three minutes, yet the old bull did not make a sound.

"And about the pain aspect, it should also enhance the effect, at least to the extent that the opponent can't chase me."

Soon, Gu Shanhai noticed another downside.

The old bull's speed also continued to slow down until it stumbled and fell heavily.

Though it fell, it was still struggling to get up.

By then, Gu Shanhai also stopped, he was waiting for the old bull's death and then naturally to dissect it a bit, it might be cooked already, but it was still very good to check.

Because he suspected that the old bull's body structure might not be so normal.

Like... the old bull and the Rat Head Man might both be human.