Only when the other party had completely disappeared did Ye Xin relax slightly.
"It's over. Finally, I can rest."
This assassination attempt—she had to thank her Proliferation Ability. Otherwise, she really might have been finished off by that outsider.
Returning to sit by the bed, just as she was about to lie down for a while, a familiar feeling suddenly arose in Ye Qian's heart.
"This is..."
The space around her rippled slightly.
"No way?"
Another quest had arrived.
Both bodies felt a dizzying sensation, but this time it was clear—she could freely choose which avatar to use.
"Use Ye Xin."
The next moment, Ye Xin's head spun, and her entire figure vanished from reality.
Meanwhile, the main body stayed safely at home this time.
"Hah." Ye Qian took a deep breath.
With one soul and two bodies, she could clearly perceive what her avatar was experiencing.
After a brief moment of blankness, she found herself standing in an entirely different area.
A completely unfamiliar... New World!
Coming back to her senses, Ye Xin glanced at her own hand, feeling a bit more confident.
It seemed that even across two worlds, her consciousness remained connected. Compared to the main body, even if something went wrong with the proliferated avatar, she didn't have to worry too much.
Now she began to focus on her current surroundings.
Clearly, she was indoors. The environment was somewhat shabby, the facilities very worn-out—one glance immediately brought to mind an old, long-abandoned house.
Her gaze quickly drifted to the side, where three other people were gradually waking up.
"What is this place? Why am I here?" The first to speak was a middle-aged man, his expression clearly showing panic.
"Shut up."
The young man beside him cast a cold glance at him, making him instinctively close his mouth.
"Newbie, huh. Usually, the ones who yell the loudest are the hardest to keep alive." A woman with a mature, older-sister vibe adjusted her black-rimmed glasses, gave a strange smile, and then her gaze landed on Ye Xin's face. "This little sister is pretty cute. Is this your first quest?"
Ye Xin directly shook her head.
Actually, it was her first, but her intuition told her it was better to pretend she had some experience.
"Looks like there's only one newbie this time. Our luck isn't bad." The young man cleared his throat lightly. "Let me introduce myself. My name is Shi Wenshan."
"Xuan Ya." The older-sister type shrugged. "And you, little sister?"
"Ye Xin." Ye Xin spoke her name.
Just as she finished speaking...
Beep!
[Main Quest: Dark Hospital.]
[Objective: Kill the Source of Evil.]
[Time Limit: 12 hours.]
[Reward: 200 Exchange Points, 100 Life Energy.]
"The quest is here." The moment Ye Xin saw the information, the young man had already spoken. "This quest is actually combat. I'd guess the difficulty isn't low. Everyone, look around for any usable equipment."
After saying that, he walked straight to the side and pulled open one of the drawers.
Judging from the scene, this place was a very old room. The windows behind them were mostly sealed shut, with only light coming in from above.
And the ceiling lamp, without any visible force acting on it, was actually swaying back and forth.
Correspondingly, Ye Xin also noticed that she and the woman beside her were both wearing nurse uniforms, while the two men seemed to be in doctor outfits?
"Start searching." Xuan Ya also pulled open a nearby drawer and began looking.
Ye Xin let out a breath. With a flick of her finger, her Spirit Thread quickly swept half a circle around the room. Confirming there was no danger, she walked to a nearby cabinet door and took out a pair of scissors.
[Item: Ordinary Scissors]
[Quality: White]
[Effect: Attack +1]
[Description: Ordinary scissors left in the staff break room, already showing signs of rust.]
This was the only thing that could be called a weapon.
In truth, Ye Xin could attack directly with her Spirit Thread, but using it for too long would waste energy, and unless necessary, she didn't want to expose her strength.
As she stood up, Shi Wenshan also retrieved a fairly reliable-looking iron rod.
Xuan Ya noticed nothing, while the middle-aged newcomer seemed distracted, barely searching at all.
"Hey, uncle, I'd suggest you take this seriously. People really do die here, you know." Xuan Ya shot him a smile.
"Oh, okay."
Though still completely lost, the uncle clearly understood his situation now. Regardless, ending up in this space was abnormal to begin with, and the only choice seemed to be obedience.
"You two—did you exchange for any abilities or items in your previous tasks?" Shi Wenshan stopped at the door and glanced back at them.
"I just boosted my physical stats a little," Ye Xin said quietly.
"I see."
"Little sister, isn't your figure a bit too good? And your face too pretty? Have you checked your charm stat?" Xuan Ya draped an arm over Ye Xin's shoulder, eyes sparkling.
Ye Xin immediately shook her head. "You can check charm?"
"You can, but you need a Hidden Stat Viewing Ticket. The drop rate is super low."
She finished with a grin, and suddenly a line of green text appeared above her head: LV6
Ye Xin blinked, then turned to see that both men also had text floating above them.
LV9
LV1
As expected. She figured she had one too.
"Prep time is over. Everyone, ready your weapons and let's leave this room. Our primary goal is to find the Source of Evil mentioned in the mission. Also, we don't know how strong the monsters in this world are. If they're tough, avoid combat as much as possible."
With that, Shi Wenshan pushed open the door in front of him.
Following him outside, Ye Xin took one look and thought, Wow, this really feels like something out of a horror movie.
It was indeed an abandoned hospital. The corridors on both sides were dark and covered in moss. Just standing there felt eerily oppressive.
"Damn, isn't this a horror movie map?" Xuan Ya muttered.
The newly arrived middle-aged man clung nervously behind them, trembling.
Ye Xin pressed her hand against the wall across from her and released her Spirit Thread.
A few seconds later, she had scanned all the surrounding rooms.
Empty.
They were all wards, but not a single person inside.
"Ye Xin, what are you doing?" Xuan Ya's attention shifted to her.
"The rooms next to us are all empty. Let's just head straight to the end of the corridor."
"How do you know they're empty?" Shi Wenshan looked at her oddly.
"Intuition."
With that, she walked up in front of them and pushed open the doors on both sides.
"They really are empty."
Shi Wenshan's mouth twitched, and he began moving cautiously toward the other end of the hallway.
After advancing about ten meters, Ye Xin's Spirit Thread detected something inside one of the rooms.
A person in a patient gown.
But when the thread sensed the body, she found it was completely decayed, with thick, sticky pus dripping from it.
Suddenly, the Patient took a step and charged straight for the door.
"Not good."
BANG!
The door burst open, and the creature appeared right in front of them, rushing at the group of four.
"Ahhh—" The middle-aged man let out a scream.
Shi Wenshan reacted the fastest. He immediately pulled out his baton and swung it forward with force.
THUD!
A dull impact rang out, and the Patient flipped to the ground. Shi Wenshan stumbled back several steps, a crack sounding from his hand.
It seemed he'd twisted his wrist. He clutched his arm.
But the Patient on the floor instantly got up, springing to its feet with unnatural agility and lunging for Shi Wenshan's neck again.
"Help!" he shouted.
Ye Xin dashed forward in a single stride, reaching the target in an instant, and swung her scissors at it.
Pfft—
A flash of cold light, and the Patient's hand flew off, spraying blood.
"Holy shit."
Xuan Ya let out a very unladylike curse.
She had no weapon and couldn't launch an attack, but seeing this young girl suddenly execute a killing move with such agility still shocked her.
Just a pair of scissors, yet they had cleanly chopped off the opponent's hand?
"Roar—"
The Patient's movements still didn't stop.
Seeing that the distance between them was close enough, Ye Xin controlled the invisible threads to tug at the target, making its attack brush past her ear. Then she nimbly retreated a few steps to the rear.
Bang!
Shi Wenshan's Iron rod slammed heavily onto the Patient's head.
Blood immediately flowed down its disgusting skin. The target staggered a few steps stiffly before collapsing to the ground with a wretched thud.
Seizing the opportunity, Ye Xin hooked her finger, and the Spirit Threads twisted and shredded the opponent's brain.
[Killed LV2 Patient.]
[Obtained: Exchange Points ×5]
[Extracting energy...]
[Extraction complete. You have received 70% of the energy from this kill, totaling 7 points.]
The notification sounded in Ye Xin's ear.
Shi Wenshan across from her was momentarily stunned, then said incredulously, "Why do I only get 30%?"
"Probably... because my contribution was bigger." Ye Xin spread her hands.
A level 2 Patient, yet a simple rod could deal that much damage—it seemed Shi Wenshan's strength was also decent.