Several of them strolled down the corridor, beginning to keep a close eye on their surroundings.
There was only a little over an hour left until the exam ended. They had to use this time to find the passing answer.
"Wait, is that Li Xiao?" Xu Yi pointed at one of the wards, her voice filled with surprise.
The familiar name interrupted Bo Shuo's thoughts, and he immediately turned his gaze toward it.
Inside the ward was the same familiar darkness and cramped space. The ward windows on both sides were enclosed by iron bars, creating a cold, oppressive atmosphere.
The light was dim. The patients had already finished lunch and were lying on their beds.
In the corner, a familiar figure was curled up. Her entire body was covered in wounds, especially her knees, which were almost rotting away, with sharp shards of glass embedded in them. Her body trembled nonstop.
It was Li Xiao.
Li Xiao had been taken away for treatment at the very beginning, and until now, the Proctoring System had not reported her death.
But sometimes, not being dead was more terrifying than death.
Her mental state was clearly abnormal. When she saw Bo Shuo and the others approach, her expression gradually became terrified and agitated, while a beast-like roar rumbled from her throat.
Only then did they notice that half of her face had already turned into green pus. Her entire body was transforming into the appearance of a "nurse."
"Could those 'nurses' all be transformed from examinees?" Gu Baiyu rubbed the goosebumps on her arm.
007 affirmed from the side, "That's right. In this instance, anyone who dies will be transformed into a 'nurse.'"
This time, Bo Shuo felt a chill run through him. If he failed to clear the level, he would also become one of these disgusting monsters.
At that moment, 007 seemed to have seen some terrible news. Its tone suddenly changed. "Host, something terrible has happened! The exam has reached its final stage, and the identity cards have already begun to lose their effectiveness."
"All the monsters are converging in our direction!"
What?
As soon as 007 finished speaking, the Proctoring System's cold notification rang out.
(Countdown until the exam ends: 1:00:00. Papers are being collected. All examinees, please hurry and answer the questions.)
A series of knocking sounds suddenly came from outside, along with the nurses' howls. Layer upon layer of noise nearly pierced their eardrums.
Gu Baiyu heard the numerous footsteps outside and felt her scalp go numb. She hurriedly asked, "What does collecting the papers mean?"
"During the final stage of an exam, the exam venue will stack debuffs onto the examinees or use other methods to force them to submit their papers ahead of time. That's called collecting the papers—" Xu Yi's face had gone pale, and her voice was urgent. "This exam venue must be sending all the Ghosts to hunt us down. All the 'nurses' in the exam venue are gathering here!"
"Normally, the Newcomer exam venue shouldn't begin collecting the papers until the final ten minutes." Xu Yi's voice trembled at the end.
Suddenly, Gu Baiyu noticed movement beside them, and her pupils contracted. She abruptly yanked Xu Yi away. "Get out of the way!"
At some point, Li Xiao had suddenly leaped up and lunged straight at them.
(Examinee Li Xiao has died—)
Her entire body transformed into a sticky, viscous monster made of pus. She was completely dead.
Bo Shuo moved faster than he could think. The surgical knife cleaved straight toward the monster's brow.
The power of an S-class Ghost Artifact was not to be underestimated. The moment it struck the monster, it barely required any force at all. Cutting the monster was like cutting into a piece of tender tofu.
With a crunch, it split into two, sending liquid flying everywhere.
Bo Shuo's pupils shook violently. Without time to think, he swiftly dodged and forcefully lifted the bed to use as a shield, narrowly avoiding being splashed by the mucus.
After resolving everything, Bo Shuo met the two women's admiring gazes.
(Emotion Points +999 +827 +...)
007 automatically provided a voice-over for their expressions: "As expected of Mr. Bo~"
Bo Shuo: "...Shut up."
Suddenly, something rolled across the floor, as though someone had kicked a hard object.
They were several brown Glass Bottles. They rolled slightly from the force, and there seemed to be some kind of liquid inside them.
Just as Bo Shuo was about to pick them up and examine them, the patients around them began to stir.
The patients, who had been lying silently on their beds like wandering spirits, suddenly sat upright. Their expressions seemed to be crying and laughing at the same time. Kneeling at the edges of their beds, they began muttering something.
Bo Shuo concentrated on listening.
Their words were unclear. Bo Shuo could only vaguely make out words like "Lord," "sin," and "forgive me," along with some indistinct prayers.
The small window in the ward facing the corridor suddenly exploded open, and a round black object flew toward them.
007: "Host, be careful!"
A shadow swept past his eyes. After 007's warning, Bo Shuo's muscles tensed, and he immediately kicked it back.
The black alarm erupted in a shrill blast in midair. Its lights switched on and flashed repeatedly, quickly drawing the nurses' attention. They then lunged toward it.
"This wasn't an accident. Someone threw the alarm over here."
There was no need to think about who would deliberately target him.
Bo Shuo took a deep breath. The cold touch of the surgical knife against his fingertips was the only thing that barely gave him a sense of security.
This time, he was genuinely angry. He had never thought of harming anyone else, yet there were always reckless fools looking for trouble with him.
007 was equally indignant. "Our current Emotion Points can permanently raise your strength by D-rank. Host, go up there and beat him to death!"
(Use 150,000 Emotion Points to strengthen?)
"Yes."
As soon as he said this, Bo Shuo's speed was raised to its utmost limit. He leaped into the air, leaving the two of them with only one final sentence.
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