Doctor Bai

Inside the Library, the story continues in Instant.

However, as he continued, what he described became almost entirely unrelated to physical appearance.

"... has two hands, each hand with five fingers, and also two feet, each foot..."

"Can you be a little more serious?"

Finally, the Chronicler sitting opposite Instant couldn't help but interrupt the other person's words.

"We're asking for physical characteristics, what kind of nonsense is your description? You're saying they dress like a person, look like a person... isn't that exactly what a person is described?!"

"..."

He glanced at the Chronicler as if Fool, and didn't say anything for Instant, but his expression clearly showed a strong sense of disgust.

Are there many aberrations in that world?

At this moment, Bai Zhi suddenly asked Instant a question.

"Or is it that most people are like that, distorted?"

"... At least in the clips I've seen, there are countless people with physical deformities."

She turned her head and glanced at Bai Zhi, Instant spoke calmly in an instant.

"I don't know whether that's the general situation in that world, or the general situation of those impoverished people who have fallen to the bottom of society, but you'd better be careful."

"... Why don't you just say it directly?"

Listening to the conversation between the two, the Chronicler, realizing what was going on, twitched slightly at the corner of his eye and decisively changed the subject.

"Speaking of which, why are there so many variants?"

"Pollution, that's it."

Bai Zhi pursed his lips.

"Prolonged exposure to radiation can cause physical mutations, let alone in a world on the verge of destruction where common are directly exposed to monsters possessing all sorts of bizarre Strength..."

Before Bai Zhi could finish his sentence, a beam of white light appeared, and Xia Wen, sitting next to him, vanished along with her blank sheet of paper.

"... It seems there are only three questions. After choosing the answers, you will enter the world constructed by that book."

After staring at the empty seat next to him in silence for a moment, Bai Zhi turned his head and began to speak.

What will happen if I stay here without answering the questions?

The Moonlit Snow, Dark Clouds Part, suddenly giving me a whimsical idea.

"It's not very good. You can try it, but you have to be prepared to accept the consequences first."

With a slight pout, Bai Zhi picked up his pen and ticked the last option on the blank sheet of paper in front of him.

"There's always a time limit for each question in an exam, and we probably won't have much time for the three Multiple Choice Question, so you'd better hurry..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the tip of Bai Zhi's pen left the paper.

Enveloped by a White Light Pillar of light, just like Xia Wen had just done, Bai Zhi's figure also vanished.

The Tian Kong was overcast and gloomy, as if it were about to rain, with visibility as low as dusk.

The ground was a compacted dirt road, which was incredibly filthy because no one had cleaned it for a long time. It was mixed with some obviously yellowish-purple vomit and the remains and entrails of some kind of animal... The things were chewed to pieces.

There were many people walking on the street, but most of them were in a hurry. The word "well-dressed" was not a word here. Everyone's clothes had turned into the same color under the influence of the environment.

--Gray and black.

Across the street was an open shop, where a middle-aged man, dressed slightly better than the people on the street, was bowing and scraping as he spoke to several men who looked hostile.

It seemed that the middle-aged man's words had offended the person in front of him, and the Big Guy standing at the front immediately slapped him across the face with considerable impatience.

As blood splattered, several teeth flew out of his mouth.

The pedestrians on the street remained indifferent to this scene, and some didn't even bother to glance in that direction.

Beneath the eaves, a dark, unidentifiable mass lay there, its rotten, foul stench wafting faintly into the room through the small crack in the window.

This is a small town situated in the wilderness.

"Are the appearances here based on real people...?"

Reaching out, Bai Zhi couldn't help but frown slightly.

He chose to start as Doctor burdened with debt, which included a house, a library, and some living supplies, providing him with a place to stay and preventing him from sleeping on the streets.

Although the situation sounds good, in reality, it's not much better given the harsh living conditions.

After Bai Zhi made a simple mask from a relatively clean strip of cloth and had just put it on, the door to his room was kicked open, and several figures walked in with cold smiles on their faces.

"Doctor Bai, how have you been?"

"..."

Looking up at the newcomer, Bai Zhi, who was sitting behind the table, narrowed his eyes slightly.

Leading the way was a man with a slightly sinister expression, carrying a machete about a meter long. Thick blood dripped slowly down the blade, leaving bloodstains on the dirty floor.

However, what Bai Zhi was most concerned about was not this, but the abnormality that was happening to the other party.

On the other person's left cheek, there was a notch that stretched across half of the cheek, and through the tear in the skin, fine, dense teeth could be vaguely seen beneath the skin.

--Compared to humans, this guy in front of me is more like a Monster.

Based on the unfamiliar memory that appeared in his mind, Bai Zhi learned the other person's name.

Hyena, something that sounds more like a code name than a name.

As for the other party's identity, he was a low-level boss of a gang in this area. In the context of the Apocalypse, the appearance of such a group is not surprising.

"The repayment date shouldn't be due yet, right?"

Bai Zhi raised an eyebrow slightly as he watched the Hyena strut confidently across the table and sit down in front of him.

It's unclear whether his identity as Doctor was inherent or simply imposed on him by the book for this scenario, but given his current status as Doctor and the amount of money he owes, there's no way he can ever repay it.

"Let's put aside the question of whether you'll repay the money or not, Doctor Bai, can you even afford to pay this amount back?"

The Hyena tapped the table with one finger, a ferocious smile spreading across its face.

As he spoke, a forked tongue, resembling that of a snake, emerged from his cheek and licked the surrounding area.

"Whether I can pay it back or not is none of your concern, right?"

With a slight pursed lip, Bai Zhi leaned back against the armrest of his chair.

"This is a clinic; we only see patients. Are you sick?"