Chapter 70
"I seem to be completely unsuited for fighting. I finally learned some martial arts skills and I'm just looking forward to getting my revenge."
"Even if you master your fighting skills, you're still no match for him and won't be able to unleash your full potential," Hayasaka Ai casually retorted, making Mai Sakurajima's skin crawl.
"What's wrong?"
"It's nothing. It seems the Reincarnation Game doesn't want you to fight anyway. Getting a support skill is pretty lucky. Maybe it can reduce the cooldown of your special ability later on, which is kind of a god-tier skill."
Mai Sakurajima had become a dedicated support character in her eyes, but just like in the game, mediocrity is the most useless thing, and everyone must have their own unique characteristics.
After spending a few minutes summarizing their gains, the two turned their attention back to the dungeon, since they could get two enhancement points, and Curly would only get more.
"There's definitely something wrong with this curly-haired guy."
"Or intuition?" Hayasaka Ai knew that Mai Sakurajima had a 'Good and Evil Perception,' which Yuki had deliberately upgraded for her.
"That's right, but we're bound by the contract and can't do anything." Mai Sakurajima shook her head slightly, feeling utterly powerless.
"Without a contract, there is no mutual trust. Our greatest advantage is our secrecy. Don't worry, I know him very well." Hayasaka Ai saw a figure coming from the end of the corridor, slowly stood up, and resumed her icy expression.
"That man is more than just quick-witted; what do you think he'll do when all his paths are blocked?"
Hayasaka Ai didn't wait for a reply, but coldly walked towards Curly, urging him to leave the floor as soon as possible. Mai Sakurajima, who was playing the rookie, stood there blankly, watching Hayasaka Ai and Curly clash, and quietly clenched her fists.
He will cut a way!
Fifth floor, operating room.
Blood flowed on the ground, like the river of blood they had crossed before, but this time Yuki only felt boundless comfort.
These Devilman in white coats deserve to die; they disgusted this medical student. When he opened the operating room door, he indeed saw a refrigerator containing freshly removed internal organs.
He guessed right; the murder for money was indeed carried out simultaneously. This hospital didn't care about the patients' suffering; it was more like a slaughterhouse, taking everything, even the offal.
He didn't even dare to imagine how terrifyingly his negative emotions would accumulate if he were to become deeply involved in the plot, and how they would all erupt at once, making turning to the dark side the best possible outcome.
"And you could say they arrive at the same goal through different paths."
Yuki glanced at the blood-red figure not far away, looking at the dual pistols in his hands covered in bits of flesh.
The one who just rushed into the fifth floor was Tyrant. The two met face to face and immediately drew their swords and guns. Just as Shiina Hiyori was extremely nervous, the two veteran players put down their weapons.
The reason is simple: the Corpse Mountain, Blood Sea at the foot of Yuki.
The Tyrant also found inspiration from Hint Four. He first went to the seventh floor using the conventional method, and then, unable to suppress his killing intent, he made his move directly on the seventh floor. However, Taiyi Yuki, he had a skill related to 'taunt'.
"Then he fought back in self-defense, killing all the demons, and then subdued one more person, taking him to the fifth floor."
It was a very simple and violent method, pushing the skill to its Limit.
Yuki admired his courage; he wasn't afraid of being trapped upstairs and unable to get down, which was a greater risk than what she herself was taking.
"You have plenty of courage, but what do you mean by saying you couldn't hold back anymore?"
"The pediatrics department is on the right side of the eighth floor, and the obstetrics and gynecology department is on the seventh floor. Do you want to hear the story I saw?" The Tyrant raised his head, his expression of extreme disgust beneath the gas mask, the intense killing intent still lingering.
"No need, I can guess." Yuki's throat tightened; just thinking about it made him want to gag. "What about Jenny and Jack?"
"They both chose to bury their heads in the sand, and then they were sent down like you."
"I didn't see them." Yuki went to every operating room in the building.
"Then they deserve it. In the Reincarnation Game, the smartest approach isn't always the best."
The two exchanged a glance, Yuki's expression changed slightly. His initial impression of this Tyrant was that he was steady, reliable, and had strong leadership qualities.
I didn't expect him to be such a passionate person. Well, the nickname 'Tyrant' Taiyi his previous behavior.
"Ignoring the consequences and starting to kill without warning, it seems you're not a patient person either." Yuki took a step forward and walked towards him.
"Before we became players, we were at least human beings. What's the point of struggling to survive if we ignore evil and have no bottom line?" The Tyrant also stood up and strode forward. "So you're not as cold-hearted as I thought. You've found your own way of living in this Reincarnation Game."
Smack
The two men clasped hands firmly, their bond unrelated to strategy or strength, but simply stemming from a mutual respect for each other as men who could cooperate.
Shiina Hiyori breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that the Reincarnation Game was actually quite subtle, full of calculations and tests, and sometimes it was better to agree on each other's values.
Before becoming a player, weren't you at least a human being?
Quietly, she kept this simple phrase in her heart.
The cooperation was achieved, but even in the Reincarnation Game, there was no way they could drink and chat happily. As soon as their hands separated, the two immediately entered a strategy phase.
"It's quite clear now. Fukawa, the director of the Demon Hospital, is the mastermind. He orchestrated all the tragedies to lure the devil."
What exactly does he want to do?
"I don't know, but he could die ten times over doing that." Yuki's logic was simple and direct. He glanced at the corpses scattered everywhere. "But he's very difficult to kill; the effort and the reward are always equal."
With such a grand display, whatever the reason, it must be extremely powerful, and as the floors decrease, these signs are already becoming apparent.
"The instance is divided into two spaces. The starting point is the real world, and the abnormal floors are the demonic subspace. The further down you go, the closer the two spaces become." The Tyrant wasn't simple-minded either; he held up a few fingers:
"The evidence is: 1. The floor buttons are decreasing in number; 2. There are no more wards below the fifth floor; 3. The medical staff I encountered are different from those you killed."
On the seventh floor, the Tyrant's slaughter triggered panic; at least the staff knew fear and to hide. But on the fifth floor, according to the inherited description, these people were as fearless as Living Corpse.
The two of them simultaneously looked down at the floor, as if there was something extraordinary beneath it.
Do you think it's related to hint number seven?
[Tip 7: Please note that the demon will continue to grow and get closer]
"Definitely, but it's not just about the hints." The Tyrant looked troubled and shook his head. "Don't forget hint six. This Dean is just one problem. We players also have to fight it out ourselves. For example, Curly's team is now missing."
Yuki wasn't so worried. Before tackling the dungeons, he was more focused on the players, and the foreshadowing had already been laid.
"Then let's decide on a priority order: deal with the dungeon first, then the players."
"What if they try to stop us?"
"Then let's take them all down." Yuki with murderous intent, but with the two 'strongest' players joining forces, the odds were in their favor.
No matter what she thought about it, her main goal now was to continue going downstairs until she encountered a player or the Dean. But before Shiina Hiyori could come up with a solution, Yuki and the Tyrant had already drawn their weapons.
The flickering lights overhead made the already dim corridor even more eerie, and with a series of thuds, the operating room door opened and closed.
A dark green mist spread out, rapidly reducing visibility. The two slowly turned their heads and saw blood and dismembered limbs moving on the ground.
It's as if someone pressed the reverse button; the deceased medical staff are being reassembled and heading to the operating rooms where they were supposed to be working.
Clatter
Yuki licked his lips, tasting a strange flavor—a mixture of thick blood and disinfectant. He then looked at the panel, where a bright red number appeared:
Deep into the Wrong Path: 3/4 times.
"It seems there's no need for further trouble; the barrier between reality and the warp is being actively broken down."
Yuki glanced at the Tyrant. There was no tension or fear between them, but rather a sense of relief. The tedious comparisons and everything they had seen and heard along the way had been a long and arduous ordeal.
Waaah--
The sound of a chainsaw breaking the silence was like cutting through the day's confusion.
Fight your way to dawn!
Chapter Nineteen: Fire and Sword, Blade and Blood (First Update)
The change was sudden and unexpected, just like in the usual style of Reincarnation Game, leaving players with almost no time to prepare.
But the panel and the current situation tell the two that the hospital has shed its disguise, and in a specific location, under subjective guidance, the abnormal and the real floors are converging.
"With that, a new strategy emerges." The Tyrant glanced at Yuki and said with certainty, "No need for all that fancy stuff, just charge in and we can get downstairs!"
"To the elevator." Yuki turned decisively and growled, "Hiyori, follow me, then observe everything."
"Oh no, Zhang Qing has disappeared!"
The girl's hurried voice rang out, startling Yuki. It hadn't even started yet, and this unusual situation had already arisen.
Turning my head, I saw that the boy with the uneven eyes was indeed not in the hallway.
When did it disappear?
Yuki talking to the Tyrant, but his attention was actually wandering around. Not to mention Hiyori, who hadn't joined the discussion and was also keeping an eye on her surroundings.
The fog took him away? But why didn't it take Shiina Hiyori away?
Yuki didn't understand, nor did he have time to think about it, because the door to the operating room next door had already opened, and a figure in a nurse's uniform walked out.
She had a great figure, but her beautiful face was nowhere to be seen; her head was twisted 180 degrees behind her, giving her a bit of Silent Hill nurse vibe.
However, the two are still Taiyi; these model-like figures are so tall that one has to bend forward to pass through the gate.
Bang! Bang!
Gunshots rang out immediately. The Tyrant had no more pretense. The bullet struck the nurse's chest, igniting flames that set her entire body ablaze.
It really is Chaos Item.
Yuki wasn't surprised. He saw the force of the bullet knock the nurse backward, and she struggled to maintain her balance, rising on her heels—
Swish!
Yuki lunged to the side, only to hear a sharp whistling sound as deep claw marks were cut into the corridor wall, revealing their long, sharp hands clad in white gloves.
That's fast!
Before he could even feel alarmed, Yuki charged forward as the other turned its head, meeting the descending, crisscrossing claws head-on.
Bang bang.
Gunshots rang out again, and the nurse, who had already rushed to Yuki's side, paused, her feet now frozen solid.
Freezing Bullets.
Ugh--
Gunshots echoed, and the chainsaw cutter took over the rest of the operation. A greatsword slashed horizontally, cleaving the nurse's more than one-meter-thick waist in two, but this was not the end.
The nurse, who had been split in two, acted as if nothing had happened. She pressed her claws on the ground and sprang up, like a spinning top, aiming for Yuki's head.
Clang!
The greatsword held horizontally blocked the sharp claws, the nails grazing his shoulder. Yuki expressionless, ignoring the sprawling half of his body.
"Left rib, lower part."
Explosive Bullets.
Bang.
Another large chunk of her torso was blasted off, exposing her stark white ribs, but this time the nurse remained still and began to slowly merge into the floor.
"Can you see the weaknesses of these monsters?" the Tyrant asked, brandishing his spear. He had already tried it on the way to the eighth floor; the demon's heart wasn't necessarily located in the left chest, which had cost him dearly.
"You can see it, but being able to destroy it is what really matters." Yuki stopped hiding it and looked back down the corridor, where white figures appeared in the open hospital rooms.
More Twisted Nurse emerged, and based on the previous experience, these things were far more powerful than those headless demons.
"Walk."
What about the boy?
"We don't have the energy to deal with him right now."
"You provide cover, I'll reap the rewards."
"Good."
Strong veteran players don't need much communication. Although Yuki has less experience, he is much stronger than the average player who has just completed a dungeon, which is why he was able to intimidate the Tyrant.
Physical Enhancement. Extreme Speed.
Demon Possession. (Expand)
The gray-black mist unfolded together with the cyan Magic Circuit. As his right foot stepped down, Yuki was instantly launched into the air, and in a few leaps, he was at the forefront.
I can see them all, but these monsters are too strong for me to use my Conceptual Craft Essence.
His vision differed from the Tyrant's; he saw a Twisted Nurse emerge from the room, a dense shadow looming between her breasts.
Bang--