"I need to warn you..."
"WTF?"
After turning his head, he had originally wanted to weigh the pros and cons and make sure Lu Ce did not interfere with him this time. But the moment he turned around, he discovered that Lu Ce had vanished into thin air.
He had been the first to head outside. When the game's opening announcement had played, Lu Ce had still been lying motionless on the ground!
Where was he?!
An extremely bad feeling rose in his heart. Then, behind him, came a clattering racket.
Once Lu Ce's appetite was unleashed, it could not be stopped. He had been waiting for lunch to begin for quite some time, so naturally, he was not going to wait for anyone else.
The instant he heard that food was being served, he had already dashed out like a cheetah and begun sweeping up everyone's lunches.
That could no longer be called eating. He was simply pouring it down, then moving on to the next plate.
He moved so quickly that by the time Kolk reacted, Lu Ce had already emptied more than a dozen trays and was advancing at terrifying speed!
It was as if he were worried someone might compete with him for food.
: To be honest, I saw this coming.
: It's a Hell difficulty game, so why is it this hilarious? Hahahahaha!
: Poor Kolk, I'm dying laughing.
: My Mask Bro kills the moment he shows up! He makes absolutely no sense!
The players were dumbfounded as well. They had heard before that Lu Ce had eaten all the food in the hospital by himself, but they had never truly understood what that meant.
Now that they were seeing it with their own eyes, each of them looked like their jaws were about to hit the floor.
Jiu Tian could not help swallowing. Only now did he understand why they said this man's combat ability could not be underestimated and that he must not be provoked.
With that kind of momentum while eating and that sprinting speed, he seriously suspected that if he went up there now, he might get eaten too!
Scared. He won't eat me, right? .jpg
"Stop!"
With a miserable cry, Kolk no longer cared about anything. He charged out like a madman and began fighting for food.
In the end, Kolk got a tray of medicine and carefully tucked it into his arms.
Every other bit of food had been completely swept away!
The patients here probably never would have imagined that they would be staying peacefully in the hospital one moment, only to suddenly have no food the next!
Holding the medicine in his hands, Kolk cast Lu Ce a wary glance. This time, he did not dare say anything.
He was genuinely afraid Lu Ce would pounce on him and bite him. Carrying his medicine, he headed straight for Long Liu's room and officially began gathering information.
The other players had clearly already regarded Lu Ce as an abnormal player. They stopped talking and hurried into the rooms as if avoiding him.
The patients in the rooms seemed more normal. It appeared that the Hell difficulty of this hell game was mainly embodied by this person...
Lu Ce also entered the room from before and looked at Long Wu on the floor.
Long Wu looked as if he had suffered some sort of torture all morning. He lay twisted and limp on the ground. Hearing someone enter, he let out a furious roar and tried to rush forward.
But just as he lunged halfway forward, he abruptly stopped.
It was not because the chains had pulled him back, but because he recognized Lu Ce. His eyes instantly cleared, his agitation vanished, and he became docile.
"Hello, beautiful lady." Lu Ce gently shut the door and spoke with great politeness.
Why did you change my gender?
Long Wu sat blankly on the floor, as if his soul had been sucked out of him. He did not move or argue back, looking exactly like a dried-out salted fish.
He knew there was no point in communicating with the man before him.
Lu Ce stood by the door and continued:
"What did you call me here for? Oh, right, is there anything to eat here? That guy who invited me this morning didn't even let me eat my fill. How rude."
"Just thinking about it now makes me angry. I will never forgive him."
Long Wu still said nothing. He sat quietly on the floor, thinking, That person this morning was me too!
You still didn't eat enough? You probably wrecked my lunch too, didn't you?
Slowly, Long Wu, whose mind had been in constant turmoil, suddenly took the initiative to speak:
"Why... why me?"
"Because with great power comes great responsibility, Spider-Man." Lu Ce answered completely off-topic, then patted him on the shoulder. "Peter, you need to remember this..."
: What the hell is all this nonsense!? I'm completely confused.
: Fuck, even Spider-Man showed up!
: The big shot's specialty is replying randomly after reading.
: But don't you think these patients seem to have said things that show they're regaining their sanity, at least somewhat, when they're in front of the big shot?
Long Wu's mouth twitched. He seemed to have gotten used to Lu Ce's way of going crazy and continued:
"What exactly are you here for?"
"If you're insane, everyone in this prison gets a single room."
"If you're not, why are you here to torture me? I'm innocent. The people inside are the ones who are guilty..."
Long Wu's words sent the livestream into an uproar.
: Holy shit! That's a huge amount of information!
: What does that mean? Wasn't this supposed to be a hospital? Why has it become a prison?
: What does he mean by the people inside? This patient has said so much, way more than Kolk got!
: Is this how mental patients communicate? I just wonder whether he can understand.
Lu Ce had an arm around Long Wu's shoulder. The expression on his mask was exceptionally serious (＠_＠;), as though he were considering something.
"You mean... the people inside will give me food, right?"
Long Wu: ...
He really wanted to go insane, but he held it in.
"Yes."
"Thank you for the hospitality." Lu Ce stood up and headed straight for the food without the slightest hesitation.
After he left, Long Wu plunged his head into the floor and gasped heavily.
"But their... their sins should count as having been repaid here too, right..."
Lu Ce kept walking inward until he reached the end of the circular corridor and arrived at the place where Tom was being held.
He paused, looked at Tom, and said:
"Brother, you really smell delicious."
Tom: ...
Then Lu Ce did not waste any words. He pushed open the door beside him and walked in.
Under the dim light, amid blood-red walls and flooring, a figure sat silently on the ground. He slowly raised his head, revealing a black face.
His eye sockets were deep, and the corners of his mouth stretched wide as if he were smiling, exposing a mouthful of badly broken teeth.
"At last, more people like you have come."
"Where's my food? Are you even exempting that shit-like stuff now?"
He stared fixedly at Lu Ce as he entered, letting out an eerie laugh.
"I know what you're here for, but..."
Before he could finish, Lu Ce interrupted him.
Lu Ce said, "I love you."
The other man: ?
Before you continue