Hunting

Yao Yi had a dream that night.

He saw himself, or rather, his own body.

Dressed in rags, with a hunched back, he walked on a muddy road.

The road seemed to have no end, and the scenery on both sides was indistinguishable, bizarre and fantastical.

He strained to see his face clearly, his gaze moving upwards, then upwards again...

Then, he woke up.

I was startled awake.

Visibility was low in the ward. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and gasped for breath.

He couldn't recall the specific details of the dream, but he found it strange that he was watching himself walk.

Is this considered a nightmare?

He turned to look at the bed next to him, wanting to tell Lu Bai about his dream.

The empty hospital bed gradually brought him back to his senses.

Yes, after Lu Bai took Xiao Ying away, he didn't seem to come back. Where did he go?

Bang!

A mirror was smashed.

He Yan kept the uninvited guest out of the room.

The constant stinging pain from the wound made her feel nauseous, suggesting that the knife must have injured her stomach.

Unfortunately, her current situation prevents her from confirming the extent of her injuries.

Click~

In the darkness, Lu Bai accidentally stepped on a shard of mirror. The noise was small, but it sent a chill down He Yan's spine.

This is a barbershop located on the second floor of a shopping mall. In addition to the haircutting area, there is also a room inside used for living.

The mall has very low foot traffic, so most shops close early.

Even if the noise is a little loud, it won't attract much attention.

Lu Bai slowed his breathing, walked to the door of the room, and suddenly kicked the flimsy door down.

As he leaned forward, he thrust out his Long Fang blade.

"No! Spare me..."

Tsk~

Without a tremor, he slit the throat with a single blow.

[Bite!]

[Points +1, Current Points: 3, Current Rank: 2/415]

"Tsk."

Lu Bai retracted his Long Fang: "Is there anyone who can act faster than me?"

The number of deathmatch fighters has dropped so much in such a short time, it's clear he wasn't the only one operating under the cover of night.

Unfortunately, this hunting method is simply not very efficient.

The main challenge lies in how to quickly find the next target.

In fact, although Lu Bai has only scored three points so far, this is already the sixth bright spot he has found.

With the night mostly over, any die-hard fighter with a modicum of sense would probably stop lingering in the same spot.

We need to change our approach; let's call it a day for tonight.

Lu Bai turned around and strolled around the barbershop, carefully cleaning up any traces that might reveal his identity, including hair, footprints, and fingerprints.

After spending some time cleaning up, Lu Bai left through the other exit of the mall, bypassed the surveillance cameras along the way, returned to a flower bed, put the hidden phone back in his pocket, and went straight back to the hospital.

The next day, early morning.

Yao Yi woke up groggily, with light dark circles under his eyes, clearly indicating that he hadn't slept well the night before.

He noticed Lu Bai, who had "refreshed" his appearance on the next bed, and asked in surprise, "Brother Lu? When did you get back last night?"

You were already asleep when I got back.

Lu Bai opened his eyes, stared at the pristine white ceiling, and uttered a correct but pointless statement.

He hadn't slept for very long, but he looked alright, so he got up and went to the bathroom to wash up.

Some people suggest taking a walk around a hospital; perhaps the walls of a hospital have heard more prayers than a church.

But Lu Bai felt alright; whether in his past life or this one, he wouldn't experience too much melancholy.

His stay in the hospital during this period did not have any negative impact on his mental health.

After washing up, I checked the time and it was almost nine o'clock.

Does it seem unnecessary to take a nap?

When he returned to the ward, he noticed that there were doctors and interns in the corridor conducting preoperative interviews with patients.

The intern was taking notes in a small notebook. "Haven't you eaten anything in the last twelve hours, right?"

The family members, supporting the patient, hurriedly replied, "No, no."

The older doctor suddenly spoke up, "How can you do such a major surgery without eating something?"

"Yes, yes, yes."

The family member nodded repeatedly, like a chick pecking at rice. "But we weren't allowed to eat it, so we just had some millet porridge."

Upon hearing this, Lu Bai couldn't help but smile.

Approaching the same thing with different mindsets will lead to different answers.

However, since you're already at the hospital, try to smile more.

"Is that Xiao Ying really... Parasitic Organism?"

Yao Yi glanced at the situation outside the ward, and only after confirming that no one was eavesdropping did she ask in a low voice.

"Yes." Lu Bai glanced at him and continued drinking the soy milk that Tong Shujuan had brought him.

"No, I find it unbelievable, don't I? Parasitic Organism can now disguise themselves so well. Don't you think they've evolved too fast?"

Yao Yi looked at Tong Shujuan beside her. "Juan, you said it, right?"

Tong Shujuan rolled her eyes. "How should I know? I've never even met Xiao Ying you two are talking about."

It's worth mentioning that not only Lu Bai and Yao Yi, but also Tong Shujuan, after her strong insistence, was recruited into the Special Affairs Bureau, although she wasn't assigned to the field department.

After all, in order to control the spread of information, the Special Affairs Bureau cannot recruit a large number of people at this stage.

In its early stages, the department's staff were mostly drawn from the military or police systems.

Therefore, if someone has seen Parasitic Organism and volunteers to join, the Special Affairs Bureau generally will not refuse them.

However, once the Special Affairs Bureau is fully established, joining it will likely become much more difficult.

Lu Bai swallowed the meat-filled bun in one gulp and turned on his phone to play a video.

The footage in the video is from surveillance cameras at several intersections near the hospital.

He asked the special operations team members who took him back to the hospital to help him retrieve the surveillance footage. By the time the video arrived, he was already asleep in his hospital bed.

It's not entirely useless, but it's better than nothing.

Take a quick glance to see if any suspicious individuals are loitering near the hospital.

Ring ring~

The two phones rang almost simultaneously.

Lu Bai happened to be watching the surveillance video, so he answered the call.

He had some guesses about the purpose of Xu Qiang's phone call.

"Hello?"

"Lu Bai? Have you seen the news?"

"Not yet."

"It's appalling, absolutely appalling! Nearly a hundred murders occurred overnight, and almost all of them were home invasions!"

"What do you mean?" Lu Bai raised an eyebrow.

"Damn it, what's with all this commotion? Do you think these Parasitic Organism are crazy? What are they trying to do?!"

Xu Qiang, on the other end of the phone, was furious. He slammed his fist on the table, making a loud bang. "You better hurry up and get back to the station. I need to give you more responsibilities."