The sudden appearance of the nurse startled the Players.
Without any hesitation, Wen Shi chased after her.
The Dagger from the Revolving Door had been taken.
The Aberrations in the Crimson Mist would surely charge straight in.
The clinic’s main entrance was wide open.
The back door had been lost.
The worst-case scenario had arrived.
“Wait for me.” Xu Jie took a long stride and followed closely behind.
Gu Hua and the others hesitated, unsure whether to follow.
He keenly sensed that something was wrong.
There were too many Aberrations!
Among the four nurses who had led them out of Room 204, aside from Feng Zhouzhou’s, who was the genuine one, the rest were played by Specters.
Gu Hua, after all, had weathered storms and accumulated enough experience to narrowly escape death.
Feng Zhouzhou was lucky to have followed the real nurse.
As for how the mute had survived until now, it remained a complete mystery.
In the past few days, the Specters in the clinic would at least knock and ask, with a fifty percent chance that it was a nurse outside the door.
Now they had evolved to the point of not asking at all, barging in recklessly, kicking down doors, and grabbing people.
The rooms meant to protect Players had instead become crab traps, with the Specters outside free to capture or kill as they pleased.
“Everyone, follow.” Gu Hua said in a low voice, “Don’t fall behind.”
It wasn’t that Gu Hua was kind.
He was a refined egoist.
With Feng Zhouzhou and the mute following, if anything went wrong, Gu Hua could push the two newcomers out as stepping stones.
If one doesn’t look out for oneself, heaven and earth will conspire against them. He would help if he could, but he wouldn’t risk his life for two newcomers.
Gu Hua came to the Instance to earn Points, not to accumulate virtue and do good deeds.
“Where are you going? To find the nurse so she can protect you?” Xu Jie, holding a utility knife, walked side by side with Wen Shi. “Speaking of which, I’m stronger. I can protect you. Hey, hey, Wen Shi, are you listening?”
Wen Shi spoke as he walked, “How do you know I’m going to find the nurse?”
“You’re on duty tonight. Follow the rules, and the nurse will protect the Players.” Xu Jie said matter-of-factly.
Wen Shi stopped.
The corridor was dimly lit, and the Aberrations crawling on the walls on both sides hurriedly avoided them, not daring to disturb the two killing gods.
Faint light fell on Xu Jie’s sculpted, handsome face. He seemed to be of mixed heritage, with deep-set eyes, a narrow and high nose bridge, slightly prominent brow bones, and slightly curly black hair, giving off an unfathomable Non-human aura.
For a moment, Wen Shi couldn’t tell whether Xu Jie was deliberately playing dumb, giving himself the excuse of being on duty tonight and following the nurse for safety, or if he truly hadn’t discovered his own identity.
If he were a normal person…
Wen Shi looked at the white wall behind Xu Jie, where the shadow reflected several stretching Tentacles, a few of them twisting into a heart shape. ( ′ ) ♡
Wen Shi: “…”
Xu Jie was not a normal person.
Wen Shi finally understood where Xu Jie’s Non-human aura came from.
As if sensing Wen Shi’s gaze, the Tentacles quickly retracted into Xu Jie’s shadow, occasionally peeking out to observe him.
“Why did you stop?” Xu Jie nonchalantly stepped on the shadow of the peeking Tentacles, grinding it under his foot a few times.
The poor thing rolled around a few times, twisting into the shapes of “sorry” and “cry” on the ground.
“Nothing. Your explanation is very reasonable. I like it, I love it. Say more.”
Wen Shi pulled Xu Jie aside, rescuing the dark little thing from under the man’s foot.
Xu Jie took the opportunity to lean closer to Wen Shi.
If the timing weren’t so inappropriate, he would have performed an “accidental” kiss on the spot.
A kiss doesn’t necessarily have to be on the lips.
On the forehead is fine too, beautiful and wonderful.
The dark little pitiful thing quietly twisted into a 【LOVE】 shape.
Wen Shi couldn’t help but laugh: “You’re in a good mood.”
“Not just good, it’s especially good, super good.” Xu Jie was refreshed and invigorated, not shying away from his feelings, openly releasing his emotions, sharing his happiness more passionately than flames.
Infected by his joy, Wen Shi quickly headed toward the back door.
Among the four players, only the lop-eared rabbit hadn’t shown up yet.
The scalpel stuck in the door was most likely pulled out by the lop-eared rabbit.
The scalpel was extremely yin and sinister, suppressing Aberrations, but it didn’t do much harm to players.
Along the way, the two encountered countless Aberrations, some strong, some weak, the more they killed, the more appeared, impossible to finish off.
Wen Shi and Xu Jie were both injured to varying degrees.
“Seriously, is it reasonable for an F Rank Instance to have so many S-Class or higher Aberrations?” Xu Jie jumped up and slapped an Aberration that had ambushed Wen Shi.
Then, while Wen Shi wasn’t looking, he extended his shadow to the Aberration’s side and swallowed it instantly.
Xu Jie somewhat regretted smashing the clinic door open with a punch, inviting wolves into the house.
He wasn’t sure exactly how many Aberrations he had let in.
The utility knife wasn’t as handy as the short blade; to quickly deal with Aberrations, he had no choice.
Wen Shi took down an Aberration with the scalpel and, sensing something, looked toward Xu Jie.
Xu Jie quickly retracted his shadow, grinning to show his teeth: “What’s up?”
Wen Shi looked at that row of sharp shark-like teeth in his mouth, the increasingly strong Non-human aura, and the shadow that, even after retracting, still couldn’t resist poking out to make a heart shape. He took a deep breath: “Nothing, you… carry on.”
“Oh.” Xu Jie took advantage of the moment Wen Shi turned his head to stomp hard on the heart-making shadow.
Bastard!
That’s my partner!
What are you making hearts for!
Stomping on it still didn’t relieve his anger. While Wen Shi wasn’t paying attention, Xu Jie directly tore off the still lingering 【】, threw it into his mouth, and chewed it repeatedly.
Wen Shi, who noticed everything out of the corner of his eye: “”
He didn’t know what had stimulated Xu Jie, who wasn’t even pretending anymore.
From the clinic’s front door to the back door was about three hundred meters, a path that usually took a few minutes, but Wen Shi took over half an hour.
As Aberrations grew more numerous, Wen Shi simply released the restrictions on the clinic’s patients.
As a doctor, he had a responsibility to protect the patients’ safety.
As the Dungeon Boss.
He had no obligation to protect NPCs, except for the nurses and the gatekeeping staff.
The gatekeeping staff had asked Wen Shi for marriage leave a few days ago, and he had approved a month.
In the current situation, everyone had to fend for themselves and pray for luck.
Freed from Wen Shi’s suppression, the patients in the wards all ran out.
“Do you hear something?” Xu Jie’s ears perked up.
He glanced at the shadow at his feet, tilted his head to listen, and quickly learned about the patients.
Wen Shi didn’t answer, sprinting quickly toward the back door.
Every second they lingered, more Aberrations rushed into the clinic through the revolving door.
A few days ago, only one or two had charged in.
Now, S-Class and higher Aberrations were as numerous as a flood, not like simply drawing a dagger, more like summoning Aberrations.
Wen Shi was very fast.
By the time Xu Jie reacted and tried to catch up, he was surrounded by frenzied patients.
They had had enough of Xu Jie strutting around in front of them these past few days.
It was time for that shameless fool impersonating the Boss to pay his dues.
Seeing over a dozen patients relentlessly pestering,
Xu Jie grew annoyed. He snapped his fingers.
“Pop—”
All the light bulbs shattered, the lights went out.
“I’m not as good-natured as Wen Shi. I’ll give you three seconds—either obediently eliminate the Aberrations that have entered the clinic, or become my next meal.”
In the darkness, Xu Jie’s voice was icy and merciless, like a final warning from the god of death, instilling a strong sense of crisis in the surrounding patients and filling them with involuntary fear.
One minute later.
Only two or three patients remained out of the dozen or so.
Xu Jie wiped the corner of his mouth, as if he had just eaten something and was still craving more.
His shadow, merged with the darkness, spread out like a tide, crawling across the floor.
“Burp—”
Xu Jie let out a satisfied belch and walked toward the back door.
Meanwhile.
Wen Shi hurried as fast as he could and finally reached the back door.
Suddenly, a white figure lunged at him from the side and rear, moving with incredible speed.
Wen Shi crossed his arms to block, sliding back two or three meters before coming to a stop. He stared coldly at the giant lop-eared rabbit crouching not far away, his gaze fixed on the Scalpel curled up in its ear.
“Give it back.”
As expected, it was the lop-eared rabbit that had taken the Scalpel.
The rabbit, now grown to a towering two meters in height, deftly twirled the crimson Scalpel with its ear, its voice hoarse: “So, you are the Dungeon Boss.”
Those fools Gu Hua and his group hadn’t believed it—idiots beyond redemption.
Wen Shi couldn’t be bothered to respond. He leaped into the air, delivering a mid-air side kick.
The lop-eared rabbit didn’t even try to dodge, allowing Wen Shi to strike.
Not only did Wen Shi fail to harm the rabbit in the slightest, but his entire body became entangled in its long, fluffy fur. His limbs were bound, leaving him unable to move.
Fine strands of fur invaded Wen Shi’s nasal passages, mouth, and ears, blocking all his airways.
The agony of being unable to breathe intensified his migraine, causing countless hallucinations to flash before his eyes. His body grew limp, immobilized, and he lost all ability to resist.