Changes, Escape from the Seclusion Room

Lin Yu opened his eyes and found himself half-lying, half-sitting in a closed room.

"What happened?"

Lin Yu was somewhat puzzled.

He tried to get up from the chair, but was surprised to find that his limbs and waist were trapped.

Wasn't I about to enter a "Death game" Instance? How did I suddenly end up in this godforsaken place?

The floor and walls were covered with a soft material, and the ceiling lights were dim.

Turning my head to the side, I saw a small cart with various syringes and medicines on it.

It looks like a solitary confinement cell, and it's a hospital solitary confinement cell.

Lin Yu felt a slight headache and a blank in his Memory.

"Is this my latest [Instance]? It looks like a mental hospital theme..."

He rubbed his head vigorously, trying to recall the name of the [Instance] and the Clearance Conditions, but he couldn't remember anything.

The only thing I can recall is that this Instance had 3 Player.

In other words, he has two more teammates.

"It seems the mechanics of this Instance are designed to make people forget Instance name."

Lin Yu accepted this premise, while also feeling somewhat sentimental.

If I had known about this Instance mechanic, I would have activated [Closed Mind] before entering the Game.

That makes sense, since the mental hospital theme [Instance] targets a person's mind, Memory, and cognition.

"Should we open up and protect our [Closed Mind] now...?"

Just as Lin Yu was struggling with this decision, the door to the solitary confinement cell opened.

A tall, muscular Doctor with slightly purplish skin, wearing a white coat, walked in.

The Doctor was over two meters tall, with bandages wrapped around his limbs and a recently healed scar on his neck, making him appear Doppelganger.

This also prompted Lin Yu to complain...

It seems the problem of disputes involving medical staff at this hospital is quite serious.

The Doctor was quite surprised to see Lin Yu looking at him after waking up.

He spoke to Lin Yu in a muffled voice.

"... Awake?... Impressive!"

Lin Yu could only make out a few syllables of each of his sentences.

To understand the meaning of the whole sentence, Lin Yu could only guess by combining the other person's expression and tone.

But since it seems to be an NPC you can interact with, things are much easier.

Lin Yu greeted him.

"Hey, Doctor, hello there."

Why am I locked up here?

Lin Yu asked a question, but the Doctor didn't seem to fully understand.

He paused for a moment, looking thoughtful, before speaking.

"... Instructions... I don't know."

Extracting the key words from the words, Lin Yu began to think.

This guy seems to be unaware of why he's being locked up here.

He's probably not a high-ranking member of this hospital?

Lin Yu drew a conclusion, and then spoke again.

"Can you let me go now?"

The Doctor shook his head. "... Recovery... is not possible!"

He probably rattled off a whole bunch of explanations, but Lin Yu didn't hear any of them; all he heard was "No."

The Doctor stopped talking and walked straight to the trolley next to Lin Yu.

He picked up an empty syringe and several vials, and then began preparing the medication.

Seeing the Doctor's actions, Lin Yu immediately sensed something was wrong.

"Oh no, this medicine might be meant for me."

Although he didn't know what the medicine's effects would be, Lin Yu didn't want to be randomly injected with a vial of medicine by any NPC in the "Death game."

That sounds like a very high mortality rate!

We have to escape before this strange Doctor sticks the needle in!

With this in mind, Lin Yu quickly came up with a plan.

All I need to do is use Hannah to secretly untie me.

The moment Lin Yu had this thought, he suddenly realized that neither Hannah nor Stiller were in his [Item Space].

"Ah?"

Lin Yu was somewhat taken aback by this, but quickly accepted the reality.

Let's think of another way.

Soon, Lin Yu came up with another idea.

Since his view was not obstructed and he could see the corner of the room, and the room's lighting was not particularly good, there happened to be a shadow in the corner.

So...

"[The Shady Corner] is now usable!"

Lin Yu felt somewhat relieved.

"Luckily, there wasn't a hood over my head, otherwise I would have had to use a hammer to slowly pry open the restraints to escape..."

As Lin Yu took out [The Shady Corner], he was also somewhat puzzled by the thought that had just popped into his mind.

"Strange, why would I think that?"

But there wasn't enough time to think about it...

Because the Doctor in front of me seemed to be almost finished preparing the medication.

Without any hesitation, Lin Yu activated [The Shady Corner] and aimed at a corner of the room near the door.

After the effect was activated, he observed that the shadows in the corners of the room had become denser and expanded in area.

As soon as Lin Yu had the thought of "entering it," he was immediately pulled by an invisible force, ignoring the restraints on his body, and squeezed into it in a way that defied the laws of physics!

"To be honest, this thing is even better than I expected."

Lin Yu huddled in the shadows, and couldn't help but sigh.

Having this thing in hand...

As long as one's eyes are not blindfolded or one is in an overly open area, any restraint is ineffective.

Moreover, after being in the shadows, Lin Yu felt that his five senses had become extremely sharp, as if nothing in the room could escape his eyes and ears.

They could even hear some of the noises in the hallway.

Lin Yu clearly saw that after he disappeared, the tall, pale purple-skinned Doctor turned around and saw the empty chair with only a few straps remaining, and showed a surprised expression.

"... ah?"

He searched anxiously around the room.

However, this guy seemed to lack any real strength; he couldn't find Lin Yu at all, nor could he guess where Lin Yu was hiding.

So after a short while...

Lin Yu saw the guy looking around anxiously before finally frantically opening the door and rushing out, thus dispelling the [Shady Corner] and slowly walking into the corridor.

Then, as soon as Lin Yu went outside, he heard a scream.

Wow! There are still more!

Lin Yu turned his head and saw in another room, a beautiful woman wearing gold-rimmed glasses and a shirt bumped into the Doctor had run out of his room and ran away in fright.

The Doctor, seeing the woman begin to flee, paused for a moment, then immediately realized what was happening.

He roared, abandoning his search for Lin Yu, and lunged at the fleeing woman.

"... Don't run!"

Lin Yu watched this scene and stroked his chin.

This newly appeared woman seems more like Player than an NPC.

"Fine, since she's Player, I'll help her out."