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[Copy: “Private Hospital on Jiang She Road”]
[Copy Progress: 80%]
[Game Rules: Survive in the hospital for 7 days]
[Total Players: 14, Current Survivors: 6]
[Real NPC Count: 3, Uncontaminated Count: 3]
“The big rabbit is sick; the second rabbit takes a look; the third rabbit buys medicine; the fourth rabbit fusses.”
On the fifth morning, accompanied by the cold, mechanical voice of the main system, the monster cheerfully hummed this nursery rhyme.
The black tentacles skillfully drew open the curtains, and through the arched glass windows, the sky swallowed by the ocean came into view.
The black seawater surged in the sky, with countless deities roaring and struggling in the misty ocean, trying to tear apart this layer of restraint.
The monster seemed oblivious to it all, casually opening the window, its tentacle stretching into the black mist to pull out a vibrant red rose before returning to the bedside.
At that moment, his beloved husband was buried in the soft blankets, sleeping soundly, with a dark tuft of hair visible and a long leg draped outside, covered in enticing red marks.
The monster placed the rose on the bedside table, one tentacle carefully tidying the slippers that had been carelessly kicked aside the night before, while another stealthily wrapped around his ankle.
The cold touch of the tentacle made Jiang Yan shrink back slightly from the blanket.
His blue eyes slowly opened.
The monster tucked the rose behind his ear and chuckled, “Welcome to the apocalypse, Baby.”
Jiang Yan looked lazy, his blue eyes still glistening with sleepiness.
“Ah—!”
Suddenly, a heart-wrenching scream echoed down the corridor.
Immediately after, the mechanical voice of the main system sounded:
“Hey!”
[Real NPC: Cang Rou, Contaminated.]
What?!
Jiang Yan instantly shook off his drowsiness.
—
In the hospital corridor, a broadcast device with a hole in the corner of the ceiling was emitting the sound of a short circuit.
At this time, the entire hospital looked as if it had been bombed, with human limbs and severed arms piled everywhere, and the walls twisted and dilapidated.
Faces of humans protruded from the walls and floors, resembling a mass of tumorous human faces.
Jiang Yan was cradled by a monster, surveying the hospital that had changed drastically overnight. He looked at the painful, twisted human faces sticking out from the walls and floor, and curled his lips: “Tasteless.”
At the end of the corridor was the medical office. By the time Jiang Yan arrived, many players had already gathered there.
Hunger, tension, and the pain inflicted by the copy had left all the players with cracked lips, pale skin, and dirty, wrinkled hospital gowns. Even several veteran players bore unmistakable signs of fatigue on their faces.
Tao Shi pinched the corner of his eye; at this moment, they looked like a group of truly malnourished patients at death's door.
However...
He looked at Jiang Yan, who was cradled by the monster.
Jiang Yan was clean all over, with a fair complexion, and a dewy red rose tucked behind his ear, looking like a carefully nurtured prince.
Tao Shi frowned slightly.
Is this a character design issue?
Is Jiang Yan really this lucky?
[Heh... I don’t believe Jiang Yan isn’t the illegitimate child of the main system.]
[Seriously, I can’t blame Jiang Yan for lying down all the time in the copy; if I were him, I’d lie down and be a real NPC to attract good luck! I hope I can have Jiang Yan’s luck in my next copy!!]
[Inhale, inhale, inhale, inhale, inhale!! Crazy inhalation. I need this luck!]
The pungent smell of blood mixed with disinfectant was very irritating, causing Jiang Yan to frown involuntarily.
But he poked his body out from the monster’s soft body, looking down from above to check the situation in the office.
What came into view was a large area of blood, a small leg covered in blood from Cang Rou, and a small arm; the torso, head, and other limbs had vanished without a trace.
On one side of the severed limbs was Shi Yin, who was covered in blood and appeared disoriented.
At this time, he had already been controlled by Ding Wanyu holding a soul summoning banner; there was no doubt about who the murderer was.
“What’s going on? Wasn’t his task supposed to end when you exposed his identity?” 663 asked in confusion.
Looking at the blood-soaked man on the ground with vacant eyes, Jiang Yan said coldly, “This indicates it is a murder based on his personal will.”
Jiang Yan lightly leaped down from the monster, and blood slightly stained the white edges of his bunny slippers.
Seeing him, Shi Yin’s previously numb face revealed a hint of a smile. “You truly live quite freely! Respected madam.” His voice was hoarse, and he breathed unevenly. “It’s a pity the gods are about to tear this world apart; do you think you can escape relying on your husband, whatever he is?”
“I never thought I could escape this world,” Jiang Yan said.
Shi Yin chuckled faintly, “So I’m helping her find relief.”
“You lunatic!” Ding Wanyu instantly grabbed his collar and lifted him off the ground.
He rarely got angry; he had only known and interacted with Cang Rou for a few days. But during these days, in this bizarre and oppressive world, they were people from the same world, sharing the same identity.
Unknowingly, he had subconsciously regarded Cang Rou as a companion.
He knew this copy had no clear clues yet, but with so many veteran players around, they, as NPCs, only needed to play their roles well!
He knew Cang Rou had been feeling very negative lately, but… they only had to hold on for three more days, and they could leave this cursed world!
Ding Wanyu gripped Shi Yin’s collar, his eyes red, staring fiercely at him, wanting to tear him apart!
“Doctor Ding.”
The next second, Jiang Yan’s cold voice pulled him back from his rage.
“Abusing patients will lead to complaints,” Jiang Yan said.
As real NPCs, they needed to constantly play their roles without letting the copy itself detect any anomalies.
Ding Wanyu reluctantly released his grip on Shi Yin.
Shi Yin fell back to the ground, laughing.
“So, did you find pleasure in slaughtering your own kind?” Su An asked lazily, leaning against Jiang Xiu.
Shi Yin looked at him and said, “I haven’t lost my self-awareness as a human like you.”
Su An shrugged disinterestedly.
“Then why did you kill her?” Tao Shi frowned.
Shi Yin fell silent for a moment before slowly saying, “It was her... request for me to end her life.
The expressions of the crowd varied, but all eyes were filled with confusion.
Jiang Yan stood in front of him and said, “Mr. Shi Yin, you may be mistaken; She does not have a mental disorder.”
Shi Yin sneered, “She has no mental disorder, dear madam. It is you who are mentally disturbed!”
His eyes were bloodshot: “Three hundred thousand… I never thought I would come to such a terrifying world… I just wanted to live, and so did she… but we found that we couldn’t live anymore…”
His incoherent words left everyone present with varied expressions.
663 called up Shi Yin’s profile: “Shi Yin, male, 27 years old. Entered the game due to a lack of treatment funds for melanoma skin cancer.”
“27? How could he have that illness?” Jiang Yan said, somewhat incredulous.
663 replied, “Sigh! How can one explain the human body? Otherwise, why would the term ‘dying young’ exist?”
The medical bandages binding Shi Yin began to seep red blood; he felt his skin separating from his muscles.
He had come to this world because he didn’t want to die, but after spending seven days in this madman’s world, he now felt that death might be the best relief.
He looked at Jiang Yan, who was clean and tidy, and said, “I know three hundred thousand may only be the price of a party or a tie for you people, but it can buy me a life... although it may not necessarily cure me.”
“I don’t know what great reasons you all entered for! But I just want three hundred thousand…”
“When I was studying, I worked hard, and when I was working, I worked diligently. But why did I get sick? Why can’t my hard work earn me money for treatment? She is sick too…”
“It was her agreement for me to end her life.”
Ding Wanyu retorted, “How could that be possible! If, according to you, she entered this world to get treatment, it means she desperately wanted to live! How could she…”
“Doctor Ding.”
Shi Yin interrupted Ding Wanyu, “Do you really think we can survive?”
A clap of thunder crossed the sky, and the gods let out excited shrieks.
No leads on the creator gods were found, and no methods to stop this group from creating gods were discovered.
With only two days left, the world would be torn apart.
Could they really survive?
Ding Wanyu clenched his fists, remaining silent.
Seeing his reaction, Shi Yin lowered his head and chuckled softly.
His laughter echoed through the ruined corridor, resonating throughout the hospital. The broken, distorted walls and all the protruding faces on the floor burst into exaggerated, eerie laughter, accompanied by the cries of millions of faces, along with the shrieks of gods in the air, making the entire hospital seem like hell.
He laughed and screamed, “Are we only seen as ants by the gods?! Do you see us ordinary people as humans?!”
[Sigh! Shi Yin’s mental state is a problem.]
[I’m not saying this copy is really oppressive! There are also side effects from the copy.]
[Eh? Is Shi Yin’s copy disease a mental disorder?]
[I don’t know, but at this point, a normal person would be disturbed.]
[Confused! I’m still very confused; I didn’t understand anything.]
[Did any of you follow his camera? It feels like no one has figured anything out.]
At this moment, Jiang Yan, who had been standing aside without speaking, could no longer hold back and said, “Mr. Shi Yin, I am very sympathetic to your illness, but I truly look down on the act of dragging others into hell because of your own misfortune.”
Shi Yin’s laughter abruptly ceased.
Jiang Yan reached out to lift the blood-stained bandage on him, and Cao Youfeng cooperatively untied the bandages binding Shi Yin in an instant.
As the blood-stained bandages fell apart, the rotten, peeling skin under Shi Yin’s dirty hospital gown was exposed to everyone.
Countless blood holes formed a patch, soaking through the already poor-quality hospital gown, with blood and pus sticking to the fabric.
Seeing this scene, Cao Youfeng gasped.
“It hurts, doesn’t it?” Jiang Yan looked at him expressionlessly. “You can still be so full of energy despite being in such pain…”
His eyes turned cold. “What did you exchange for her with that group of scum outside?”
Shi Yin's pupils constricted!
The next second, a black tentacle wrapped around his neck.
The monster keenly sensed that his wife did not like this person.
In this world, anything and anyone that his wife disliked should be eradicated!
Seeing this, Tao Shi remarked, “Wow! This husband could practically be a prop for the secondary plot.”
Jiang Yan looked at Shi Yin, who was being suspended by the monster, and said, “Cang Rou is a responsible person who loves her patients and herself; she would never make such a request of you.”
“I sympathize with your misfortune; even ants struggle to survive, but to take the life of another human being is something that has been scorned by all of humanity since the development of civilization.”
As he spoke, he cast a glance at Su An, who was leaning against Jiang Xiu.
Su An quickly raised both hands and smiled, “Madam, I never unilaterally take someone else's life; I just…”
Jiang Xiu interjected, “He’s just a bit perverted at necessary times.”
“Yes, yes, yes!” Su An nodded repeatedly, “See, since I entered the game, I haven’t harmed anyone, right?
Cao Youfeng spat, “Bah! Have some shame!”
Su An retorted, “What’s wrong with what I said? You can find my video records on the game forum; if you don’t believe me, you can check.”
Tao Shi laughed mockingly, “Sorry! In this world, not only is murder illegal, but desecration of corpses is also against the law.”
Su An: “…”
Jiang Yan raised an eyebrow subtly, not engaging in their conversation.
He looked at Shi Yin, who was struggling among the tentacles, and said, “I don’t know how you managed to survive under her chainsaw, but… I’m sorry, I need to exchange you for something in this world.”
Shi Yin's eyes were bloodshot, and his skin was peeling more severely from his struggles; the sticky sound of his skin separating from his muscles was enough to make one’s scalp tingle.
“Please… I just… I just want to live… I just…”
“Unfortunately, She also wants to live.”
With that, Jiang Yan drew an inverted cross in front of his chest.
The screams were swallowed by the howling wind as the gods in the darkness welcomed their new nourishment.
After Shi Yin vanished, the group fell silent for a few seconds.
However, there was no sign of Cang Rou on the ground coming back to life.
Tao Shi smiled and said, “I didn’t expect you to be such a compassionate person, madam; it seems these greedy gods have no intention of trading with you.”
Jiang Yan did not show much emotion, instead lazily leaning against his husband.
The monster quickly and skillfully cradled his wife, placing him at the softest part of his chest.
Jiang Yan yawned, “We have two more days; let’s hope we survive.”
With that, he was tucked into his husband’s embrace, and they left the office.
Watching the enormous black figure of the monster disappear, Tao Shi’s gaze held a hint of inquiry.
Jiang Xiu said, “Did you see that? Tao Shi.”
Tao Shi understood what Jiang Xiu meant, but he felt something was off.
“If it really is him… he’s being too obvious.” Tao Shi stroked his chin.
Cao Youfeng asked in confusion, “But… didn’t Jiang Yan’s key clues say…”
Tao Shi interrupted him, “Using different timings to release key clues to mislead players and enhance his performance score isn’t unheard of; it’s just…”
Tao Shi looked at the massive black figure disappearing at the end of the corridor and recalled the clue they had found simultaneously with the [Valen Cathedral] yesterday.
Also, the four-character phrase engraved on the wall—“Allegory of the Cave.”
Tao Shi touched his somewhat dusty blue hair, “Ugh… I can’t shake the feeling that something is off.”
—
On the way back to the room, 663 began to sarcastically tease Jiang Yan.
“I didn’t realize you had the potential to be a saint,” 663 said, “but you didn’t hold back when you were digging a pit for your ex.”
“Young master, aren’t you being a bit double-standard?” 663 replied cheekily.
Jiang Yan: “......”
After finally managing to retort, 663 triumphantly said, “Hahahaha! I ordered a pot of white lotus flowers for you; remember to collect it when you return to the real world!”
〖Violation Penalty Notice:〗
〖Personal System No. 663 is suspected of being disrespectful to a real NPC, and has been publicly criticized across the server.〗
〖Main System Warm Reminder: All personal systems should work diligently; slacking off will result in a performance deduction.〗
[Hmm?? What is this notice?]
[Hey?? Now personal systems are getting publicly criticized in the game?]
[What the?! I’ve been in this game for so many years, and this is the first time I’ve seen this notice.]
[Hahahaha! Let my foolish personal system see this! It keep arguing with me all day long!]
[Am I the only one curious about whose personal system 663 is? This disrespect towards the player is quite intriguing.]
[Yeah! My silly system argues with me every day, and I haven’t seen the main system criticize it.]
[Hiss... So that’s the case! Personal systems should be internal to the main system, so how could they be publicly criticized?]
[What the?! Whose system is this?!]
[Real NPCs, everyone! The key point is real NPCs!]
[Could it be?! That man!!]
[j.....y]
[Who? Why are you using abbreviations like this is Weibo?]
[That man—Jiang Yan.]
Although Jiang Yan was puzzled as to why the main system suddenly sent out this public message, he felt nothing but joy upon hearing the notice. After all, seeing this annoying personal system get reprimanded made him happy!
Jiang Yan imitated 663's tone and said, “Oh! Look how you got punished just for chatting with me! Tsk tsk tsk! How pitiful.”
“Keep the pot of flowers for yourself! Consider it my consolation to you.”
663: “……”
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