Mental instances were the most "interactive" of all instances. They were influenced not only by the instance holder, but also by the players. So far, apart from A Yi and A Ying, the siblings, no other players had entered the second building. It seemed someone had imagined this happening.
He returned to the first building. It was still morning there, and nearly ten more players had succumbed during psychological treatment. As they walked out, they looked mentally unwell.
Two players who had blended into the crowd were tackled by fully armed security guards. The guards restrained their hands and feet, then sprayed them with a special disinfectant.
"These two are infected with a pathogen." A guard pulled open one player's clothes, revealing skin covered in black spots. "This pathogen is highly contagious. Anyone who's been in close contact with them should get checked by a doctor as soon as possible."
The guards weren't acting out of kindness, nor were they really trying to save the patients. After delivering their routine warning, they led the two players away, saying they were taking them to the third building.
The third building was an isolation ward, surrounded by an electric fence. It was clearly the kind of place you went into and never came out of.
But the players weren't concerned about what happened to the people who'd been taken away. They were worried about their own situation—they didn't know whether the contagious disease was real.
"Did any of you see someone go into the second building?" someone asked.
The other players looked at one another, trying to find proof. But someone said, "Most people were asleep in their rooms last night. We don't even know if anyone went out. How would we know who went to the second building? Even if someone