The Numbers Don't Quite Add Up

"I can't ignore such slander."

Lu Bai hesitated for two seconds, then said, "Don't assume anything about their species."

Wang Ting: "???"

"I'm not lying to you, these guys just look like people."

Lu Bai put on his Flip-flops and sat down opposite Yao Yi's ward.

To be honest, he wasn't really lying to Wang Ting.

In a sense, the Death Fighters are essentially the same as these Parasitic Organism.

Wang Ting didn't understand, but one good thing about Parasitic Organism is that they don't have the same intense curiosity as humans who have to get to the bottom of things.

It blinked its eyes noncommittally, then continued modifying the two corpses.

Ward 6020 is next to room 6019.

The Blinds were pulled down completely, plunging the ward into complete darkness.

The patient on that hospital bed died tragically, and even the family members who accompanied him did not escape the misfortune of being murdered. A faint smell of blood permeated the ward.

Several figures sat together, discussing in barely audible voices.

"Um?"

"There's movement again."

"How many this time?"

The footsteps sounded like there was only one.

"Didn't you succeed?"

"No, 'Smiling Face' is quite something. No wonder it dares to wear the title so brazenly."

When do we make our move?

"Don't rush, wait a little longer. People are most tired around 3 or 4 o'clock..."

Inpatient Department, fifth floor.

The warm Incandescent Lamp in the corridor have been replaced by dim and cold Night Lighting.

In the Nurse Station, the On-duty Nurse was slumped over the table, and a horrifying wound could be seen on her neck. A stack of documents under her arm was soaked in blood, and much of the blood that had flowed onto the Desktop had already scabbed over.

Sizzle~

Changhu out his Cigarette Butt on the nurse's thigh and exhaled an irregular cloud of smoke.

"Interesting. It seems that the one who took first place from me was that 'Smiling Face'."

His expression was cold and sinister, like a hungry beast surveying its prey in its territory. "I'll come find you after I deal with all this junk in the building, so don't disappoint me."

Below the apartment building directly opposite the Inpatient Department.

Xiao Xueyin took a few weak breaths, pushed up his sunglasses with bloodstains on his nose, crossed the road, and walked straight towards the Inpatient Department.

Logically, access to the Inpatient Department should have been prohibited at this time, but at this moment, the door to the entrance was wide open, and a pile of Lock Picking Tools were carelessly thrown on the ground.

The lobby on the first floor was silent. Although the lobby was still lit with bright, warm-toned lights, the Nurse Station in the center of the lobby was empty.

Xiao Xueyin didn't take the Emergency Channel, but instead turned around and took the elevator, seemingly not worried at all that she was making too much noise and getting noticed.

He casually glanced around the elevator and noticed that the Surveillance Camera in the upper left corner had been damaged, though he wasn't sure exactly when it had been.

I imagine there aren't any security guards on duty in the Monitoring Room right now.

Whether it's entering the Inpatient Department or the sabotage of surveillance cameras along the way, in a sense, it's all a case of one generation planting trees for another to enjoy the shade.

Ding dong~

The elevator stopped on the third floor. The doors opened, and a yawning nurse stepped in, complaining as she carried a Medical Record: "Honestly, why isn't Sister Liu replying to my messages...?"

Xiao Xueyin politely asked, "Which floor are you going to?"

"Fifth floor, thank you."

The nurse thanked her as usual, but after a while she suddenly realized what she had done.

How could anyone be in the Inpatient Department at this hour?!

Before she could even turn her head, a chop to the back of her neck struck her.

The nurse rolled her eyes and collapsed, her body limp.

Xiao Xueyin stepped in just in time to support her, gently lowering her to the ground.

2:30 AM.

[Bite!]

[Points +3, Current Points: 12, Current Rank: 1/276]

Just as the system notification indicated, three more bodies appeared in the ward after some time had passed.

The stench of blood in the ward was now so strong that it could not be masked. Including the cat and Dog Mask duo from before, there were a total of five corpses piled up like a human pyramid around Yao Yi's bedside.

After skillfully completing the alteration work on the corpse, Wang Ting reminded, "We're almost out of space."

"It's alright, there's plenty more, just put it on my hospital bed."

Lu Bai responded with a smile.

Anyway, they're all minor details; if we squeeze in a bit, we can always make some room for the corpse.

What he's more concerned about now is the number of deathmatchers coming to his door; it seems there aren't as many as he'd imagined.

The current rankings on the System Panel offer some clues.

The number of remaining deathmatch fighters has decreased significantly, and it's certain that many are fighting each other; tonight's battle is exceptionally fierce.

The problem is, hardly any die-hards actually came to Yao Yi's hospital room.

Could it be that the Deathmatchers have started hunting down lone wolves in groups again?

"Although I don't understand the underlying principle, the sheer number of corpses piled up in the ward must be affecting efficiency, right?"

After considering things from Lu Bai's perspective for a while, Wang Ting felt that her conclusion was probably correct.

"You can't say that. These guys are still subtly different from you."

Lu Bai organized his thoughts and explained, "For them, survival is not the top priority."

"How could such a creature exist? It's too easy for it to go extinct."

Wang Ting finally accepted this absurd notion that they looked like humans, had human bodies, and human thoughts, but were not human.

Then they learned that these creatures didn't even care about death, which was unbelievable for Parasitic Organism.

Lu Bai shrugged. "At least for now, that's the truth."

Just then...

Squeak~

The slightly ajar hospital room door was quietly pushed open.

Seeing that another fish had taken the bait, Wang Ting's two strange eyes immediately perked up. "Get ready to make your move!"

"Why is it you?" Lu Bai raised an eyebrow.

Xiao Xueyin deliberately lowered his voice. "Long time no see."

What brings you here?

Lu Bai sat cross-legged on the bench in front of the hospital bed, but showed no intention of making a move.

Xiao Xueyin casually closed the door behind him, then walked up to Lu Bai as if completely unsuspecting, extending his right hand. "Pleasure doing business with you?"

Who owns the 'Node'?

"As usual."

Neither of them would find the suggestion abrupt.

After all, neither of them betrayed the other in the previous Deathmatch Showdown, so they already had a basis for cooperation.

Not only Xiao Xueyin, but even if it were Liu Yue, the deathmatch fighter who came to propose cooperation, Lu Bai would not refuse.

He smiled and said, "I don't mind, but you coming right over here is a bit of a distraction from my fishing."

Xiao Xueyin glanced at the several corpses piled up in the room and thought that this made sense.

"Okay, then I'll go find a nearby hospital room to hide in."

Lu Bai pointed to the wall next to him.

"Let's go to Ward 6020 next door. I remember there's only one patient in that room."