He lowered his head, not knowing what he was doing.
For a moment, Zhao Xiaoyue thought she had fallen asleep and was sleepwalking.
"Gu Zhan? Is it really you?"
Zhao Xiaoyue's happiness lasted less than a second before her expression changed. "What happened to your hand?"
Gu Zhan raised his head, his voice as calm as ever. "It’s not important. I need to talk to you about something."
Zhao Xiaoyue immediately exploded in anger. "Not important? What is? Even though the injuries can’t be taken out of the instance, your hand is gone! Gone! Don't you feel pain? It's still bleeding! How can you casually say it’s fine?!"
Gu Zhan: "..."
The instance is a strange place; Gu Zhan experienced so many emotions at once that he never felt outside.
Was this feeling of wanting the other person to shut up but being unable to do so a form of helplessness?
Despite Zhao Xiaoyue being several years older than Xiaoling, her way of expressing emotions was exactly the same.
To calm her down, Gu Zhan had to explain a bit.
He didn’t like self-harm; it was just that, given the circumstances at the time, it was the only way to solve the problem.
Fortunately, it was in the instance; in reality, he probably wouldn’t have been able to do it and would have bled out and fainted.
That would have been disastrous.
After hearing this, Zhao Xiaoyue had nothing to say.
To make a decision like that in such a situation was already impressive for Gu Zhan. If it were her, she might not have had that courage.
Meng Shan felt a mix of emotions as he listened. Although he had accompanied Zhao Xiaoyue to find Gu Zhan, he didn’t think his actions were overly excessive; he just felt he had trusted the wrong person, knowing their face but not their heart.
But seeing Gu Zhan in person made him realize he had almost cooperated with Wen Ge to harm someone.
While the instance's illusions were indeed cruel, they could stand by and watch without intervening. However, if he truly killed someone, the boundary between human and monster would become blurred... Even if they cleared the instance, would he still be considered human?
Only then did Meng Shan realize the horror of the situation.
Gu Zhan didn’t have time to chat with them. He was pressed for time and had urgent matters to attend to.
He interrupted their swirling thoughts and said, "I have a way to get everyone out of here, but I need your cooperation."
"What way?" "What can you do?" Zhao Xiaoyue and Meng Shan asked in surprise.
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In the dark prison cell, the head nurse sat in the corner.
She had been locked up for a while, trying various methods to escape.
But this place was specifically designed by the director to contain insane patients; it was fortified and impossible to escape.
The director was a villain, a pervert.
He imprisoned people in this hospital, exploiting them for profit while selectively choosing his favorite collectibles... He thought that those who went mad halfway through were unworthy of him, so he left them here to rot and wait for death.
What about her? What had she done?
She had merely exploited some loopholes to seek a better life for herself; why should she be locked up here?
In the hospital, she was above the patients; they all had to listen to her and feared her.
But why had she fallen to the same level as the patients?
She couldn’t accept it!
Just then, a hand suddenly emerged from the wall next to the head nurse.
Completely lost in thought, the head nurse had never expected such a thing to happen and screamed in fright.
The nearby player, still barely alive, looked up.
In that moment, they saw a person emerge from the wall.
As Gu Zhan stepped out of the wall, he heard a piercing scream.
He couldn’t help but frown. Why did everyone always panic? Why couldn’t they remain calm and composed?
He liked the instance very much, but not when these people freaked out all the time.
"What are you doing here? How did you get here?" The head nurse was in a panic but gradually regained her composure. "Did you use your ability?!"
When she captured Gu Zhan, she realized he had a special teleportation ability that allowed him to disappear right under her nose.
Now it seemed that this magical teleportation ability allowed him to pass through walls.
"What do you want?"
"To help you," Gu Zhan replied succinctly. "Do you want to get out?"
The head nurse fell silent. Help her? Leaving aside their opposing positions, Gu Zhan’s current condition…
The head nurse looked closely at Gu Zhan, whose situation was also not good. He was heavily injured; the bandage on his left arm was soaked with blood, and his complexion was poor. He was already frail, and now he looked even more unsteady.
Only his eyes remained clear and indifferent, still resolute.
In such a state, how could he help her?
"You didn’t escape here just to mock me, did you? With your condition…"
Gu Zhan replied, "I’m not mocking you."
"Hmph." The head nurse didn’t believe him. "Whatever, I won’t be fooled."
Gu Zhan said, "The director doesn’t have time right now. Once he comes back to his senses, he will definitely come to deal with you. How long do you think you have before your time runs out?"
Being locked in a cell was just a setback for the head nurse.
But the director's methods were enough to instill fear.
She had witnessed the director dissecting his "collectibles."
The director disliked anesthesia; the room where he handled collectibles was splattered with blood on the ceiling.
She didn’t want to end up like that!
Seeing the head nurse’s body tremble slightly and the fear she couldn’t hide in her eyes, Gu Zhan knew he hadn’t made the wrong choice.
The head nurse was extremely afraid of the director. To avoid falling into his hands, she would definitely agree.
Gu Zhan pressed on, "As long as you do as I say, you will definitely be able to escape his punishment."
"You..." The head nurse was indeed shaken, skeptical yet curious. "What’s your plan?"
Gu Zhan said, "Kill the director, destroy the hospital, and we can leave. You can also escape punishment."
The head nurse never expected that Gu Zhan’s answer would be like this.
There were forces behind the hospital; they didn’t show themselves, giving all authority to the director. Allowing the director to choose his collectibles was a benefit granted by them, which was why the head nurse had never thought of resisting the director.
Because she would be opposing more than just the director.
"How can you do that… that’s impossible." The head nurse thought for a moment and dismissed Gu Zhan’s idea.
It was absolutely unfeasible!
Gu Zhan said, "If you don’t do it, you can only stay here and wait to die. I won’t last much longer; I’ll soon be caught by the director. Once I die, you’ll be the next. However I die, you’ll die in the same way. If you touch his favorite collectible, do you really think he will let you go?"
"…"
The head nurse trembled in fear, yet Gu Zhan did not stop.
He fixed his gaze on the head nurse's eyes and said, “Now, you have a chance to join me in resisting the director. As long as we kill the director, I won’t become a collectible, and you won’t be punished…”
“Furthermore…” A slight smile appeared on his lips, revealing a devilish grin on his handsome face. “You can also fulfill your clients' requests by sending them the organs they need.”
“W-what?”
Gu Zhan continued, “The patient you collaborated with should still be waiting for you somewhere in the hospital.”
Head Nurse: “…”
【What the hell, who is the real BOSS here?】
【He finally made his move! I thought he would tolerate Wen Ge for a lifetime!】
【This is how it should be; Wen Ge harmed him, and he’s fighting back, quite fair!】
【I love how my waifu is being ruthless! Do more of that in the future!】
The head nurse seemed to see in Gu Zhan’s slow tone and eyes a vision of herself escaping the director, taking the last “product” with her… As long as they succeeded, she could completely leave this place and use her last bit of money to live the life she wanted.
To do it, or not to do it.
In the end, the head nurse gritted her teeth and said, “I agree to your plan.”
Gu Zhan smiled, and he had succeeded.
The head nurse was momentarily dazzled by his smile; Gu Zhan rarely smiled, and when he did, it was surprisingly different from his usual demeanor. It was like a crimson rose blooming in a frozen wilderness, dazzling to the eyes.
But soon, the head nurse snapped out of it.
“You sound so confident. What’s your plan?”
Gu Zhan replied, “I have a friend who came here on a mission. As long as she can relay the message, this place will be shut down.”
“But the director is still in the hospital. They won’t be able to get in, even if your message goes out,” the head nurse said. “You’ve seen the director; you should know he has special abilities.”
Gu Zhan pondered for a moment, realizing the director's abilities weren’t limited to his watch.
The head nurse was right. Even without the watch, the director still had the ability to sense the surrounding walls… It seemed he had to be stalled.
But how to stall him? Gu Zhan thought for a moment and said, “Maybe you can arrange for me to escape the hospital. The director is focused on me right now; as long as I show myself, he will definitely come after me.”
“Are you sure?” the head nurse asked. “I’m not sure when your friend will contact their people or when they’ll be able to break into the hospital… If the director catches up to you, no one will be able to save you.”
“I’m sure.” Gu Zhan had a backup plan; at worst, he could complete his personal task and leave.
The head nurse didn’t care about Gu Zhan’s life; the plan sounded decent, and only Gu Zhan needed to take the risk.
As for her… well, it couldn’t get any worse.
“Alright, let’s do it.” The head nurse said, “How are you going to get me out? If I don’t get out, I can’t help you.”
Gu Zhan grabbed her and said, “Follow me.”
Before the head nurse could react, everything went dark as Gu Zhan pulled her into the wall.
It was the first time two people entered the wall space, and the walls trembled slightly, as if not accustomed to it.
But Gu Zhan didn’t stop there. He quickly led the head nurse out of the wall.
Head Nurse: “…”
So that’s how he escaped from her grasp before!
If she had known it would be like this… a hint of fierceness flashed in the head nurse’s eyes.
But soon, her fierceness faded.
What had happened before was no longer important; what mattered now was to escape the director’s control.
In the room, Zhao Xiaoyue and Meng Shan were waiting.
Even though they had already heard Gu Zhan’s plan, seeing the head nurse in person was still hard to believe.
Gu Zhan really brought the head nurse over!
The head nurse also sensed the odd atmosphere in the room, glanced around, and said stiffly, “Quick, tell me your plan.”
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