Hearing this, Tao Shi was stunned for a second. “Jiang Yan?”
“Mm.” Jiang Yan had his mouth covered by a tentacle, and he could only produce a simple sound in response.
He impatiently reached to pull the tentacle off his mouth, but the next moment, another tentacle bound his hands, rendering him unable to move.
He struggled slightly, but the tentacle that held his hands tightened even more, and yet another tentacle took the opportunity to slip into the hem of Jiang Yan's patient gown.
Bathed in the sunset, Jiang Yan's slightly pale skin took on a honey-like hue, while the black tentacle played along the hem of his patient gown, gliding across his honey-colored skin.
【Wow! I envy a system NPC again!】
【I want to touch it too!!!】
【Why does Jiang Yan, who has such a poker face, look so desirable?!】
【Why is this side quest still not over?】
Jiang Yan furrowed his brows slightly; he felt that this monster's behavior was becoming increasingly brazen.
“Is this considered a hidden rule?” Jiang Yan asked 663.
663 cleared his throat and replied, “This is normal cooperation; it’s just a pile of data. Why bother with a pile of data?”
“Data?” Jiang Yan said, perplexed. “But here’s the problem: why did the main god set it up as a same-sex relationship?”
Logically speaking, this "bride of the evil god" character should be heterosexual. After all, the game has plenty of male NPCs; why did they assign him such a character setup?
663: “...Because... political correctness.”
Jiang Yan: “……”
Jiang Yan initially wanted to refute this, but a pair of emerald eyes flashed through his mind, and he fell silent.
“All you need to do is play your role well, Mrs. Yu,” 663 said with a hint of schadenfreude. “I know your husband is named Yu Xiu. Why not try to make him your husband? Would that help you get into character a bit more?”
Jiang Yan: “After working for the main god for so long, I’ve never encountered workplace violence. It seems the artificial systems are quite well-mannered.”
Jiang Yan bit down on the tentacle covering his mouth, and his husband didn’t get angry; he simply patted Jiang Yan's waist gently, even continuing to explore down his waistline.
Jiang Yan froze for a second and struggled even more vigorously.
When the monster saw that the person in its arms was genuinely annoyed, it tactfully loosened its grip; after all, it hadn't really angered its wife. This was merely a bit of playful intimacy between a couple.
The tentacles that bound Jiang Yan retracted, and two of them even kindly arranged his slippers neatly by the bed before obediently wrapping around Jiang Yan's feet.
Without hesitation, Jiang Yan kicked out, and the tentacles had no choice but to withdraw resentfully.
Jiang Yan got out of bed and opened the door.
“Are you okay?” Outside the door, Tao Shi looked cautiously into the room, spotting the huge, dark figure on the bed.
He glanced at Jiang Yan, uncertain whether this person was lucky or unlucky.
He was unlucky… but at least staying with this monster could keep him alive.
Yet he was also lucky; having to pretend to be “married” to such a monster—could that really be considered fortunate?
Tao Shi could clearly sense that the monster on the bed was staring intently at him.
Tao Shi withdrew his gaze and looked at the pale, calm person in front of him. Although Jiang Yan was somewhat useless, he still had to endure sleeping next to such a monster and endure intimate contact with it.
For someone who could remain so calm under these circumstances, Jiang Yan's psychological resilience was something most people lacked.
“What happened?” Jiang Yan asked.
Today, the outside suddenly became lively, and Jiang Yan had a rough idea of what was going on, but he had to give the initiative to Tao Shi, who was the player.
Jiang Yan sighed silently in his heart, wondering why this side quest was taking so long.
Tao Shi explained to Jiang Yan everything he had seen and heard that afternoon, and they both understood what this meant.
It meant that this side quest was about to reach its climax, and they needed to see if they could get out of here.
However, this also meant that none of the people who had entered today might make it out alive.
“Have they been doing anything strange these past few days?” Tao Shi asked, warily watching the black monster in the room that was becoming increasingly restless.
Just as Jiang Yan was about to respond, a human scream interrupted him.
“Ah—!”
“Help! Help!!!”
A woman dressed in a red qipao, barefoot and holding a child, came rushing down the corridor from the far end.
Upon seeing Jiang Yan and Tao Shi, she seemed to grab onto a lifeline, repeatedly calling out to them for help.
Her steps were unsteady, her qipao clearly restricting her movements, and the child in her arms was crying in fright.
Then, the whole floor began to shake, as if something massive was chasing her toward this direction.
At that moment, her left foot stumbled over her right, and she suddenly fell forward, the child slipping from her grasp.
“Save him—!” she cried out in despair.
In a critical moment, two white bandages shot out from behind her, one wrapping around her waist and the other catching the child who was about to hit the ground.
Cao Youfeng flew out of their line of sight.
The shaking of the floor became more pronounced, but the invaders occupying the hospital showed no reaction whatsoever.
This at least proved that this was not an earthquake. Looking at Cao Youfeng, who was sprinting toward them, Jiang Yan blinked lightly.
Cao Youfeng carried the mother and child, sprinting as if the wind was at his feet. When he spotted Tao Shi and Jiang Yan, he shouted, “Run! There’s something behind us!!”
At this moment, Jiang Yan and Tao Shi finally saw a massive, blue-white creature emerging from the shadows at the end of the corridor.
It occupied the entire hallway, slowly moving, and with its movement, the whole building began to tremble.
Jiang Yan frowned and took a closer look—was that a gigantic flower?
A huge, pale chrysanthemum was shrinking its petals as it moved toward them.
The petals had subtly different colors, writhing in the darkness like thick, blue-white maggots.
Jiang Yan furrowed his brows and quickly opened the door, calling out to the rushing Cao Youfeng and the woman in the qipao, “Quick! This way!”
He turned to glance back into the room, where his “husband” was waving his tentacles in displeasure, clearly not wanting anyone to enter his “wedding chamber.”
However, it didn’t display any aggressive tendencies, tacitly approving of Jiang Yan’s actions.
At least it was being well-behaved at this moment, Jiang Yan thought.
“Damn!” Tao Shi exclaimed.
Hearing the sound, Jiang Yan turned back, shocked speechless by the scene before him.
At this point, Cao Youfeng and the woman in the qipao were not far from them.
Strangely, despite the fact that this corridor hadn’t seemed long during the day, it felt as if they had been running forever without reaching the end.
Fortunately, they were getting closer to Jiang Yan, and the distance between the thing chasing them and Jiang Yan was also narrowing.
This time, Jiang Yan could finally see the giant flower behind them—
The sky outside had completely darkened, and the dim, white light in the corridor flickered feebly. A giant, flower-like object was continuously writhing, moving its “petals” toward them.
Upon closer inspection, the delicately blooming petals, resembling autumn chrysanthemums, were clearly human fingers!
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