First Round, Harmless Morning Mode

All twelve guests had gathered, and they recognized each other by their attire. The changing numbers on the electronic clock in the hall did not give them any further opportunity to talk.

The system notification rang in their minds and appeared in front of every viewer watching the live stream.

[The first round of the Yugi has officially begun]

[Yugi Mode: Harmless Morning]

[Yugi Mode Description: A harmless hospital with all normal facilities. In this mode, all guests will not be disturbed by the hospital itself, so enjoy the purest form of killing intent!]

The Yugi modes are also a feature of Fear Hospital, with the Yugi increasing progressively across three levels. The first level is "Harmless Morning," the second level is "Screaming Midnight," and the highest level is "Dusk."

This level of difficulty affects everyone, so the Yugi still maintains its inherent fairness.

The meaning of "Harmless Morning" is that the hospital is harmless at this time, and nothing will pose a threat to the guests. In fact, nothing in the three difficulty levels will harm the guests' lives; only being killed, being identified, and failing the mission are related to the guests' lives.

The system clearly doesn't want these people to have the opportunity to clash directly in the lobby; more verbal traps and intellectual exchanges should take place during the identification phase, not now.

It quickly broadcast the restrictions over the hospital's public address system: "Whirl... What are you all still doing here? Doctor, take your nurses and patients and leave. Isn't this spacious hospital enough for you? Don't get in the way of the lobby except when the alarm sounds!"

It was clearly a male voice, filled with a commanding tone. Almost instantly, everyone recognized the source of the voice.

Dean!

He was a man who was a bit stingy and had a sharp tongue, but in fact, he cared about every patient and Doctor. He hated people wasting time standing in the lobby when they had nothing to do, and he didn't allow Doctor and nurses to go to the office to slack off. He also didn't allow patients to enter the operating room, the archives, or other places to cause trouble.

When the perpetrator is identified, theoretically, the dean should confine the perpetrator to his office, making him "disappear".

It can be said that the character logic in [Fear Hospital] is largely supported by the director, who is the rule itself.

Oh, and he's very protective of his privacy; he absolutely forbids being spied on in the toilet.

So, quite strangely, the toilet became a "dark room" where the live stream wouldn't be broadcast.

Viewers are very understanding of this; if we're talking about the popularity of NPCs in [Fear Hospital], the hospital director is definitely in the top three.

However... let's cherish the harmless mode of the broadcast director.

The Screaming Midnight Mode is haunted. The Dean is often terrified by ghosts and screams incoherently. If the Dean is killed by a ghost in this mode, the guests' final score will be reduced by 20%.

The Dean in Dusk Mode is even more terrifying. He will transform into a monster capable of instilling the greatest fear. All the rules he sets will become invalid. With fewer restrictions and less protection, the entire hospital will descend into true chaos and disorder.

Yu Xing had already thoroughly learned the rules of the Fear Hospital through the videos. After hearing the director's announcement, he exchanged a glance with Qu Xuanqing, and then asked in a voice that no one else could hear, "Which floor is your first assignment on?"

The first task has a very short time limit. For someone like him, he should have reached the second-floor balcony at least twenty minutes after the task was posted, and now he only has a dozen minutes left.

If he and Qu Xuanqing were going the same way, they could travel together to avoid being targeted by the perpetrator at the beginning, which would prevent them from doing anything later.

Unfortunately, Qu Xuanqing pointed to the ground.

The ground floor lobby is already the lowest level on the surface of this building, but even lower down, there is a hidden underground morgue.

This building is so illogical; it integrates almost all the functions of a hospital into this small building. Although it is unreasonable, it is undoubtedly more efficient.

Yu Xing; there were only five or six types of tasks in the underground morgue, and none of them concerned him. He then turned to Zhao Yijiu, but before he could speak, Zhao Mou shook his head at him. "My task is to take patients with delusions to be examined, and the target happens to be A Jiu. You don't need to worry."

To be honest, when Doctor. Zhao Mou and patient Zhao Yijiu stood together, they looked remarkably like a combination of an elite Doctor and a dangerous individual who had escaped from a mental hospital.

Zhao Yijiu glanced at Yu Xing, then turned and followed Zhao Mou away.

"Then I'll be going too. Watch out for him, he recognizes you." Qu Xuanqing Xianqing smiled, her voice undisguised, immediately prompting the audience to speculate: Who is this "TA"? Male or female? Why the "recognize"?

Also, why does it seem like Boss Qu's tone when speaking to Xing isn't as arrogant as they imagined?

Naturally, no one could answer their questions. Yu Xing raised an eyebrow and glanced at Han Yan, who looked completely at ease.

It's perfectly normal that Han Yan recognized him. His real name and his Persona Mask are only one surname apart. As long as Han Yan follows Han Xinyi, he will definitely not be unfamiliar with him.

It's likely that Han Yan realized this was a coordinated attack against him as soon as the list was announced. It's unknown what countermeasures Han Yan has prepared.

Yu Xing pretended to have just noticed how close "Han Zichuan" was to him, and nodded to Han Yan in a friendly manner as a greeting.

Han Yan smiled and returned the greeting, then walked away with his arm around Yu Jing's shoulder.

Yu Xing was left behind. He glanced around and saw that Shafuri had walked in another direction, completely unrelated to him.

Ren Yi, carrying the chubby Rubik's Cube, had already gone upstairs ahead of everyone else.

Not everyone left the first floor. The siren's mission might be located on the first floor, apart from the lobby. She had pointed ears and didn't seem to be of pure Chinese descent. Her deep features were as beautiful as an elf's. Looking at her, one could almost imagine her singing a beautiful song.

The Dark Thief had left at some unknown time, Yu Xing was unable to catch a glimpse of Dark Thief.

Paying attention to the direction each person leaves in is also something the guests need to do, because this can, to some extent, verify the authenticity of each person's confession during the subsequent identification process.

The three-minute countdown urged Yu Xing, so he had no choice but to walk up the stairs to the second floor alone. The building had four floors in total, and the second floor was the Inpatient Department. Apart from offices, duty rooms, and toilets, it was mostly wards. A section of the south-facing wall protruded, creating a balcony. The balcony was the best spot for enjoying the view, where one could not only sunbathe but also see the garden below.

As soon as Yu Xing stepped onto the stairs, he found them slippery. The handrail and the floor seemed to be covered with an invisible layer of oil, and the faint outlines of trash were visible, blocking his path with each step.

"..."

This is so realistic. This is his own personal garbage staircase. As long as he doesn't clean it, he has to be careful going up and down the stairs. When he's trying to avoid the assailant, the stairs and the elevator will become his biggest weaknesses.

Yu Xing secretly resolved to finish cleaning the stairwell as soon as possible to prevent future problems.

He walked very carefully, the cold, pale walls swaying before his eyes. Finally, he stepped onto the second floor and breathed a sigh of relief.

The second floor is the Inpatient Department, where all patients' rooms are located. If someone wants to find out if others have conspired to lie about their respective symptoms, they can search each room on the second floor, because there is a small medical card attached to the head of each bed that cannot be torn off.

There is no countdown timer for the task; guests must find the clocks themselves to ensure they keep track of time.

Yu Xing looked up and saw the clock facing the stairwell. Based on the time the mission was issued, he only had seven minutes left to find the balcony.

Fortunately, he had already memorized the layout of the hospital. The balcony was diagonally opposite the stairwell, and he still had quite a distance to walk.

I need to get going.

Yu Xing didn't have time to check on her own ward. Once she knew the direction, she started running down the hospital corridor. The loudspeakers started blaring again; the hospital director seemed to be monitoring everything. He angrily announced, "Running in the corridors is prohibited! And no going to the wards! This isn't the time for that!"

"Oh no, it's only morning, are you already tired? Come out of the office and get back to work!"

Every word the dean said was directed at a different person, but unlike before, no one listened to him. Unless the matter was written into the rules and regulations posted in the lobby, the dean's anger would have no consequences.

Yu Xing didn't even look at the rules and regulations, because he had already familiarized himself with all the rules before entering the live broadcast, including what he couldn't do and what would only provoke the dean's impotent rage without being punished.

Continuing to run, Yu Xing spotted Ren Yi from a distance. The Rubik's Cube was nowhere to be seen. Ren Yi was probably the one who had been scolded by the dean for entering other people's wards. As Yu Xing ran past the wards, Ren Yi was just coming out of one of them.

As Yu Xing drew closer, Ren Yi's eyes flickered, and he surprisingly took the initiative to greet her, "Xing, it's an honor to meet you."

He had heard Xing's name and deeds countless times from Zeng Lai, as if Xing had conquered Zeng Lai with just one deduction. Of course, Ren Yi also remembered Xing's life-saving grace to Zeng Lai.

Therefore, at this moment, he took the initiative to extend goodwill, hoping that Yu Xing realize that they were not enemies.

But Yu Xing was in a hurry.

The audience watched as Xing gave a perfunctory nod to Ren Yi, the powerful figure everyone wanted to befriend, replied with a "hello," and then ran off like the wind.

Ren Yi was left standing there, seemingly stunned, for several seconds before turning and heading to the next ward.

[Haha, Ren Yi is completely bewildered]

[Lucky guy, no wonder he has Qu Xuanqing as his backer, he doesn't even respect Ren Yi from the Research Institute.]

[There's no need to say that. If we stop and exchange pleasantries for a while, we'll just be facing the failure of our first mission.]

Only Ren Yi knew that the reason he was stunned was not Yu Xing ignored him, but because Yu Xing mouthed a few words.

"The male nurse is very handsome."

He really didn't expect that Yu Xing inexplicably praise him without conveying any information. It was just like a cheerful person seeing a beautiful woman on the street and kindly saying "You are very beautiful."

In the Fear Hospital, doing so was like remarking that the moon was quite bright last night while everyone else was eating—utterly illogical.

Ren Yi is a person who values logic.

This is fortunate...

Ren Yi examined the room, his brow furrowing slightly involuntarily.

He wondered if this "luck" was becoming too distorted, causing his behavior to be out of control.

Is Xingzhen, whom Zeng Lai describes as perfect in every way, really this person?

Of course, Xing did convey a signal to him that he and Qu Xuanqing were not as some amateur analysts wrote, because the Research Institute's investigation was hostile to the people of the Research Institute.

This is at least good news.

Intersections between the guests are essential in this Yugi. When everyone's actions intersect, they form a network. If it's lucky enough to be meticulous enough, then who killed whom will be an indisputable fact.

For example, Yu Xing did not encounter anyone else along the way, but his whereabouts in the half hour after leaving the hall have been proven. As long as Ren Yi is alive and is not a perpetrator who has no reason to lie, no one who died in the past half hour would be suspected of being Yu Xing.

He first went up the stairs under the watchful eyes of many people, then crossed the second floor without stopping, and finally stopped on the balcony for ten minutes. Just by calculating his distance, it is clear that he did not have time to commit the crime.

Yu Xing quickly arrived at the balcony, where the morning sunlight streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows, casting soft shadows on the table.

He hadn't fully recovered his strength, but this short distance was nothing. He took a breath, intending to mislead the audience, and sat down on the soft chair.

He chose the table with the best view, opened one of the sliding doors in the French windows, and peered down.

The lawn was well-maintained and people could walk on it. The swings were empty, sitting quietly on the lawn. There was also a seesaw next to them. Yu Xing suspected that this hospital also treated children and patients with intellectual disabilities and neurological problems.

At the other end, there was a flower stand with various potted flowers of different varieties. It looked very pretty at first glance. Next to the flower stand was a faucet and a green watering can with a nozzle.

The Harmless Morning Mode: Fear Hospital is a normal city view, but sound is blocked out by an invisible barrier, and the guests cannot go out.

The outside world is more like an invisible image, merely a false comfort to those in the hospital.

From where Yu Xing is sitting, he can see most of the garden, and with a turn of his head, he can also see the staircase near the balcony in the distance. In other words, he can simultaneously control two entrances and exits for people's movements. In a sense, he is now a very useful witness to the timeline for this period of time.

Yu Xing rested for a while, then rested her chin on her hand and recalled Ren Yi.

He also wanted to wear male nurse's uniform, which looked simple and neat, unlike hospital gowns, which were loose and baggy, and even the shoes were a hindrance. Heaven knows how terrible it would be to run fast in slippers.

He rolled up his sleeves, revealing his pale but strong wrists, and waited for ten minutes to pass.