The sudden turn of events startled the bullet comments.
【What the hell! What's going on!】
【A hand just reached out from the wall!】
【That angle just now was way too immersive, scared me!】
【No, seriously, brothers, I’m sweating from fear. Why is this newbie so calm? Is he some kind of emotionless zombie?】
Gu Zhan, who had been pulled into the wall, kept his expression completely still. He immediately looked up to assess the surroundings.
It was a very cramped space, completely dark, except for a beam of light shining down from above.
In the corner of the wall stood a little girl in a red dress, facing away from Gu Zhan, crying softly.
“Wuwuwu…”
The faint sound mingled with the empty echoes, creating an eerie atmosphere.
【A bit scary, brothers】
【I've never seen this scene in any version of the dungeon before... what's going on?】
【Look at this newbie; why is he so calm! What’s going on!】
“Pat-pat, pat-pat.”
The sound of calm footsteps echoed—it was Gu Zhan himself.
He walked towards the little girl in the red dress. She suddenly turned around, revealing a face and head smeared with blood, grinning eerily at Gu Zhan: “Brother... did you come to play with me?”
She reached out her hands, lunging towards Gu Zhan!
In the dim light, her hands glimmered with a cold light; if she grasped his neck, he’d be decapitated in seconds!
But Gu Zhan didn’t move, simply watching as the little girl charged toward him.
Just as her hands were about to touch Gu Zhan's neck, she abruptly stopped, took a step back, and huddled back into the corner, asking pitifully, “Why didn’t you dodge?”
Gu Zhan squatted down in front of the little girl, casually pulling two pieces of candy from his pocket and offering them to her.
In this place, everything he was wearing and carrying was from his current life.
He had a habit of carrying candy due to his low blood sugar.
The little girl hadn’t expected this reaction from him. She glanced at the candy and then bared her teeth at Gu Zhan.
Gu Zhan merely replied, “Stop trying. I’m not afraid.”
The little girl: “…”
She scrutinized Gu Zhan, realizing he truly wasn’t afraid. She timidly retracted her hands and glanced at the candy, ultimately unable to resist and took it.
The little girl unwrapped the candy and stuffed it into her mouth, looking up at Gu Zhan: “Brother, why aren’t you afraid of me?”
Gu Zhan squatted down to meet her gaze: “You’re so little, what’s there to be afraid of… Why are you here?”
The little girl tilted her head: “There’s a very annoying nurse outside; she won’t let me out… Brother, can you help me with something?”
As soon as she asked, Gu Zhan heard the cold electronic voice.
【Congratulations, player, you’ve triggered a side quest:】
【Would you like to accept the side quest?】
Gu Zhan didn’t immediately accept the quest but asked the little girl, “What do you need help with?”
The little girl said pitifully, “The nurse took away my little friend; can you help me get my friend back?”
Gu Zhan replied, “If I help you, what will you give me in return?”
【Wow… this newbie! He’s really hard to please!】
【My god, how can he resist taking the quest and instead ask questions! Does he even know how difficult the side quests can be? What if this little girl gets angry and doesn’t want to give him the quest?】
【Can you even ask an NPC for rewards? This is eye-opening】
The little girl’s eyes rolled around as she thought for a while and then said, “I know! You have to answer some questions, right? I know the answers. If you help me get my friend back, I’ll tell you the answers to the other questions! That way, you’ll never get them wrong again!”
【So this dungeon has such a side quest?!】
【Amazing, this newbie! Saying he stumbled in here I don’t believe it at all】
【He entered the dungeon without talking to anyone; does he think it’s unnecessary? He must be some kind of hidden big shot】
【It’s possible, yeah. Not scared, completely calm about the plot, and knows about hidden side quests; he’s probably a big shot】
【But even if he’s a big shot, he hasn’t played this dungeon before, right? How does he know where the side quest is?】
The bullet comments buzzed with various opinions, while Gu Zhan didn’t immediately respond.
He observed the little girl closely. Her eyes were full of hope, but she was suppressing her excitement and pretending to be calm. The more she acted this way, the more Gu Zhan understood that she really cared about that “little friend,” but was also genuinely afraid of that nurse.
Finally, he nodded in agreement: “Alright, what does your little friend look like?”
The little girl was so excited that she nearly jumped up, but she still forced herself to suppress her eagerness, telling Gu Zhan, “My little friend is named Xiaohong, a doll wearing a red dress. After the nurse took her away, she put her in the nurse's lounge. You just have to sneak in and take the doll while she’s not there!”
“Got it.” Gu Zhan replied.
The little girl urged, “Hurry up!”
Just as she finished speaking, the surrounding darkness suddenly swirled, and after a brief dizziness, Gu Zhan found himself back in the hospital room.
At this moment, Wen Ge was just entering from outside.
Gu Zhan had just emerged from the wall, still not having turned around, when Wen Ge saw him, appearing like a weak beauty who had just entered the dungeon, clueless about how to find clues, looking pitifully at the wall in a daze.
He didn’t usually like to take on newcomers, but this one was truly good-looking, every feature striking a chord in his heart.
If he could get closer to the other party... Wen Ge squinted slightly and took the initiative to say, “Aren’t you going to find clues?”
Gu Zhan glanced at him.
He remembered this person, who had previously been cold to him; he didn’t know why he was suddenly so warm now.
Gu Zhan stood still, and Wen Ge, not receiving a response, stepped closer to Gu Zhan’s side and kindly said, “In this kind of dungeon, finding clues is the most important. Every dungeon has a hidden truth. Find the truth, and you’ll have a chance to leave here.”
As he spoke, he had already reached Gu Zhan's side and said, “We’ve already searched this area; there aren’t any useful clues. Why don’t we take advantage of the free time this afternoon to go outside and take a look?”
【Huh, why is Wen Ge suddenly being so kind?】
【Here it comes, here it comes! Wen Dog is starting again】
【What’s going on?】
【You guys don’t know? Wen Ge is gay!】
【What’s wrong with being gay! Did he eat your family’s rice?】
【Haha he didn’t eat my family’s rice, but he seduces newcomers which is disgusting!】
【Disgusting! Wen Ge can you just roll away? Don’t touch my wife!】
No matter how the comments shouted, Wen Ge had already come to Gu Zhan’s side.
His gaze kept drifting toward Gu Zhan. Before, when this newcomer was lying in the hospital bed, he didn’t get a chance to look closely. Now that he did, he found he was truly a stunning individual.
With skin as white as jade and exquisite features, there was a sense of noble detachment and weariness about him.
Haha, noble and untouchable?
The more someone like that gets into bed, the more liberated they become. The contrast can be intoxicating.
No, this newcomer definitely had to be won over.
Wen Ge moved in a little closer, his tone suddenly lowering and filled with suggestion: “Shall I accompany you?”
Gu Zhan, who had been unresponsive before, suddenly moved aside. He wasn’t very proactive in this instance, but he didn’t think someone with ill intentions would get too close to him; he was too lazy to move away.
His expression remained indifferent: “No need.”
He stepped away from Wen Ge first.
Once Gu Zhan left, Wen Ge’s expression turned sour. Didn’t this newcomer understand what kind of environment he was in? Did he think he could maintain his aloofness here?
“Fine, then you better work hard on your own. I hope you can clear this instance by yourself,” Wen Ge gritted his teeth, his face turning cold as he turned to leave.
【What kind of person is this! If he can’t entice him, he resorts to threats.】
【That’s why he’s truly disgusting!】
【Don’t talk nonsense. Isn’t it good that someone is willing to help him? Why pick and choose?】
【Does he even need Wen Ge’s help? Has Wen Ge triggered his own side story yet?】
【……Hahaha, bro, well said, Wen Dog’s fans have gone silent.】
After leaving the hospital room, Gu Zhan headed straight for the nurse’s break room.
According to the little girl, her doll was in the nurse’s break room.
Along the way, he encountered a few other nurses. They wore different uniforms from the head nurse he interacted with earlier, keeping their heads down and avoiding eye contact with the patients.
It felt quite different…
He quickly arrived at the door of the nurse’s break room and saw someone inside through the crack in the door.
The head nurse from before was inside.
【What a coincidence. I remember the head nurse isn’t in the break room except during her free time.】
【This side story is actually quite simple; just behave well, sneak in during mealtime, and take the doll.】
【What is this newcomer going to do?】
But instead of leaving, Gu Zhan walked to the door and lunged inside...
The break room door burst open!
He seemed like a fragile willow burdened by the wind, collapsing directly to the ground.
【？？？】
【I’m reporting this someone is trying to pull a fast one!】
【He’s crazy. What is he trying to do?】
The head nurse was naturally startled, quickly standing up. Seeing Gu Zhan lying at the door, her expression turned cold: “What are you doing? This isn’t a place for you!”
Gu Zhan clutched his chest, speaking weakly: “My… heart hurts so much… Am I… sick…”
He was already good-looking, and now, lying on the ground with a pale face and slightly furrowed brows, he did look quite pitiful.
But the nurse didn’t have the heart to be compassionate. Looking down at Gu Zhan on the floor, she revealed a sinister and excited smile: “Yes, you are sick. What should someone sick do?”
Gu Zhan looked into her eyes, as if enchanted, and softly said: “If I’m sick, I should get an injection…”
“Right, you should get an injection. I’ll help you up, and we’ll go get the injection.” The nurse’s tone was strange yet gentle, “You’ll be fine after the injection.”
“……Okay.” Gu Zhan agreed, being assisted by the nurse as they headed back to the hospital room.
【I get it now. Is he trying to use this method to go to the punishment room again?】
【Ah… but the nurse can’t possibly open the punishment room. He’ll at most get a dose of medication…】
【He’s already been injected once. Can he really hold on for a second dose?】
【If his SAN value is inherently high, he might still manage… but he hasn’t even started the second round of questions and has already been injected twice. What will he do later?】
【This is precarious. This newcomer might be playing himself into a corner.】
Sure enough, as they passed the punishment room, the head nurse didn’t stop.
Gu Zhan had little reaction; he indeed wanted to gamble a bit, but that wasn’t his main purpose, so it didn’t matter if he didn’t succeed.
They quickly returned to the hospital room, and indeed, no one was inside. The nurse “bang” shut the door.
“Go lie on the bed.”
“……” Gu Zhan said nothing and walked towards the bed.
The nurse turned around and took out a syringe from somewhere, the pale purple liquid looking quite familiar…
Gu Zhan suddenly froze.
The nurse’s movements also halted, her gaze fixed on him, her eyes filled with urgency.
Gu Zhan clutched his stomach, stepping back: “I need to go to the bathroom.”
“What?” The nurse could hardly believe what she was hearing.
Gu Zhan insisted: “I can’t hold it anymore. I need to go to the bathroom first… You wait for me here; I’ll be back right away.”
“You…” The nurse wanted to say something, but Gu Zhan had already run toward the bathroom.
While running, he shouted: “You mustn’t leave; definitely wait for me here!”
After hesitating for a moment, the nurse ultimately stayed silent.
After all, the bathroom was in the hospital room, with no windows inside. The door was shut; was she really afraid he’d run away?
Let him go.
Gu Zhan turned and entered the bathroom, with the head nurse standing guard at the door.
【I don’t get it; what’s he doing?】
【Could it be he wants to escape through the bathroom window like in the movies?】
【Impossible. Doesn’t he realize this hospital has no windows from inside to outside, from the corridor to the hospital room?】
Gu Zhan didn’t intend to escape. When he was looking for clues in the hospital room earlier, he found some cleaning supplies in the bathroom.
Upon entering the bathroom, he didn’t use the toilet but picked up a broom. He detached the mop head, leaving only the wooden stick, and walked out holding it…
【What… does he want to do?】
【？？？？ This isn’t what I was thinking, right?!】
【It’s exactly what you’re thinking. Oh my god, he really dares to!】
【He’s so bold! I can already imagine the consequences he’ll face if he gets caught!】
In this instance, there are nurses, a head nurse, and even flying human heads… Gu Zhan couldn’t distinguish between them. He had an idea that needed to be validated.
To others, this behavior might seem bold and reckless, like risking his life.
But sorry… that’s just how Gu Zhan is.
Gu Zhan’s actions were swift and decisive. The moment he stepped out of the bathroom, he swung the wooden stick at the head nurse’s neck!
The head nurse had her back to the bathroom and probably never expected something like this would happen. After being struck by the stick, she collapsed silently to the ground, completely unconscious.
Gu Zhan stepped forward, carefully checking on the nurse. After confirming she wasn’t pretending to be unconscious, he dragged her up from the floor and tossed her onto the nearby hospital bed.
There were three beds in the room, and each had movable wheels at the bottom. He covered the nurse with a white bedsheet and pushed the bed out of the hospital room swaggeringly.
【……】
【Holy crap, this actually works!】
【This nurse really can be knocked out!】
【It seems… it really is possible, based on this instance’s settings… Hmm…】
【……Thinking about it carefully, this is still quite absurd.】
【This newcomer is a tough guy.】
【I was wrong. How could I have thought he was my delicate wife at the beginning?】
【Hahaha, dying of laughter, he looks delicate but is a psychopath inside? Love it even more!】
Gu Zhan pulled the hospital bed with a rough motion, dragging the bed's end, causing the head to continuously collide with the walls on either side, perfectly replicating the scene of him being brought into the hospital room.
【I feel like the newcomer is venting his frustrations, but I have no evidence.】
【Since the head nurse was rough with him, is he retaliating?】
【Hmm? This newcomer’s personality this appealing】
Along the way, Gu Zhan encountered quite a few nurses, but their authority was clearly not as high as that of the head nurse. With an air of self-importance, no one approached him to ask questions.
Thus, Gu Zhan swaggered into the nurses' lounge, which was empty. He pushed the nurse inside.
The nurses' lounge was about the same size as the patient rooms, with two desks in the middle—one was where the head nurse had just been sitting; the other was empty, with nothing on its surface. The chairs were genuine leather and looked very expensive.
This room had no windows, and along the walls stood cabinets containing various medications and injection supplies.
Gu Zhan first dragged the head nurse off the bed and sat her in a chair, leaving her slumped over the desk.
He then turned and rummaged through the cabinets, eventually finding a stack of photographs. They featured the eight players, including the two who were already dead.
Each full-body shot had a red dot circled around each person.
Wen Ge had a dot on his nose, the girl had one around her hair, and Gu Zhan… Gu Zhan was completely surrounded by a red circle.
What does this mean?
He flipped the photographs over, but there was no information on the back.
He couldn't make sense of it.
Time was limited, so he decided not to waste it on these enigmatic images. He set the photos down and began searching for the doll in the red dress.
There weren't many items in the nurses' lounge, and he quickly found the doll in the head nurse's desk drawer.
At that moment, the head nurse, slumped over the desk, suddenly twitched, appearing as if she was about to wake up.
Gu Zhan grabbed the doll and hurriedly left the room.
Shortly after he left, the head nurse awoke from her stupor.
A sharp pain throbbed in her neck. She touched her throat and looked around.
This was the nurses' lounge… but wasn’t she just in the patient room, preparing to inject patient 707?
Could it have been a dream?
She skeptically reached into her pocket, as she always kept a vial of medication on hand for various reasons… but now, that vial was missing.
It wasn’t a dream!
Someone had attacked her from behind and brought her back to the nurses' lounge!
It was that patient 707!
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