Caught

The hospital is full of surveillance cameras, and Lu Bai couldn't possibly rewind each one; that would be too time-consuming.

Now that we know the coordinates of those two fighters, all we need to do is replay the surveillance footage of those locations back to the point in time when the locations were announced.

The large screen in the Monitoring Room showed several images being rewound at multiple speeds, and patients or nurses could be seen passing by the coordinates from time to time.

We've found you.

Lu Bai pressed pause, a smile spreading across his face.

In one of the surveillance feeds he paused, a caregiver wearing a mask appeared.

Although the process was brief, at the moment the system notification sounded, it was clear that the other person paused for a moment before quickening their pace and leaving the monitoring range.

Judging from his reaction, there's an almost certainty that this guy is a deathmatch fighter.

Unlike outpatient clinics, hospital Inpatient Department have access control, and generally, after a certain time, free entry and exit are no longer permitted.

However, principles are meant to be broken.

With his official credentials, Lu Bai traveled without hindrance.

He stepped out of the elevator, looking quite relaxed, and even seemed to be in the mood to greet the middle-aged woman at the Nurse Station.

I calmly walked around the circular corridor and sat down on a row of benches outside the ward.

Beside him sat an older man dressed as a caregiver, eating a box of bananas cut into pieces.

It was quite noticeable that when Lu Bai sat down next to him, the older brother's movements froze for a moment.

"Is it delicious?" Lu Bai asked gently.

The man's throat moved, as if he had forcefully swallowed a piece of banana.

He hesitated for a moment, then shakily handed Lu Bai a toothpick.

"When parents teach their children, they usually say not to eat anything given by strangers, because it might be drugged."

Lu Bai took the toothpick and, without any hesitation, immediately stuck a piece in his mouth. "But I think it's okay to ask strangers for food, since they don't have time to drug you."

He chewed twice and swallowed, his smile widening, "But it's best to just snatch food from a stranger's mouth, because they won't drug you."

Although he couldn't understand much, the older brother was still terrified and decisively handed the box of bananas in his hand to Lu Bai, pleading.

"Hey buddy, please let me go. I don't want to be eliminated so soon."

Did he just expose himself?

Lu Bai stared at him for a while, realizing that this guy seemed genuinely afraid.

So I've run into a group of tourists?

This type of deathmatch is not uncommon, and it only appears in the first three rounds of Deathmatch Showdown.

These people are usually ordinary citizens, and some may not even have received training from Deathmatch School.

They didn't expect to become true deathmatchers, and they repeatedly restarted the matches without any psychological burden, treating the monthly Deathmatch Showdown as a 100% realistic holographic virtual game.

The reason Lu Bai didn't encounter these tourist groups in the last round was mainly because the living environment was too harsh, with Zombie appearing at an overwhelming intensity from the very beginning.

"You're lucky you ran into me."

He sighed helplessly, "If it were someone else, they might have let you off the hook."

Brother: "?"

Despite saying that, Lu Bai didn't actually make a move on the spot.

That's the downside of a modern-day Deathmatch Arena.

Suddenly attacking someone in public could easily lead to being arrested and forced to work on a sewing machine.

"Uh, so what do you mean, buddy?"

The man adopted a very humble attitude; he had no intention of resisting.

After all, Lu Bai still has a bright green "Innocent Smile" on his head, and no matter how ridiculous the title is, the significance behind it cannot be denied.

That's a mark of strength, earned by ranking in the top ten in a single, Deathmatch Showdown.

Like a leader, Lu Bai patted his older brother on the shoulder, stood up, and said, "Come with me."

Ward 6019, the ward where Yao Yi is located.

Click~

Lu Bai opened the door and saw a young girl in a hospital gown chatting with Yao Yi.

"Hey? Brother Lü is here? Xiao Ying, look, this is the friend I told you about." Yao Yi waved enthusiastically to Lu Bai.

The girl called Xiao Ying covered her mouth and chuckled, "Your friend is very handsome."

Lu Bai didn't seem surprised by this; there was even a faint smile in his eyes as he looked at Xiao Ying.

The caregiver stood behind him, looking completely bewildered. Since Lu Bai remained silent, he didn't dare to ask.

"Xiao Ying? Why aren't you in your own ward?" Lu Bai casually sat down on the empty bed next to hers.

Xiao Ying put down the half-peeled apple. "I didn't want this to happen either."

Yao Yi gradually realized that something seemed off about their conversation.

The next second, Xiao Ying placed the fruit knife, which still had a few drops of apple juice left, against his neck, and then quickly moved it away.

She shrugged. "Just kidding, I don't want to be a murderer."

Lu Bai could certainly understand the implication in Xiao Ying's words.

However, he has no intention of letting the matter rest.

He quickly pulled out his official identification and righteously rebuked, "You audacious monster, I can tell you're not human at first glance!"

Upon hearing this, everyone present wore a "Are you kidding me?" expression.

Yao Yi touched her neck, which still felt a little cold, her gaze shifting back and forth between the two of them, suppressing the urge to ask a question.

Xiao Ying forced a somewhat unnatural smile, "You must have seen wrong?"

"Come with me, and I'll decide whether it's right or wrong."

As Lu Bai took out the handcuffs, he walked towards Xiao Ying: "Hmm, I really hope you violently resist arrest."

"That's clearly slander!"

"What, you're not convinced?"

Xiao Ying was so angry she wanted to jump up and down; she clearly wasn't willing to surrender.

Unfortunately, the abilities provided in the first round were insufficient for her to handle this situation.

Violent resistance would likely only backfire.

"Okay, okay."

Watching helplessly as Lu Bai handcuffed her, Xiao Ying laughed in exasperation.

Lu Bai ignored them, greeted Yao Yi, and then took Xiao Ying away.

The three of them entered the elevator, but Xiao Ying was still unwilling to give up.

She threatened menacingly, "Have you considered how you'd handle things if I weren't a monster?"

Lu Bai returned her a gentle smile.

"You can be."

After leaving the hospital, Lu Bai did not take Xiao Ying to the Special Affairs Bureau in Jiangyu City.

Instead, we turned into a secluded alley, winding and turning through it.

As the scenery on both sides became increasingly remote and dilapidated, Xiao Ying gradually became uneasy.

"Where are you taking me? Are you crazy? So many people at the hospital saw you taking me away. How are you going to explain that? Are you going to say I disappeared?"

Lu Bai suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Turning to look at Xiao Ying, he was slightly surprised. "Why did you disappear? You're Parasitic Organism, didn't I tell you?"