-Who was that?
That was the first thought that sprang into Li Xian's mind. But the body hanging just above the floor had its back to him, and he could not even tell whether the dead person was a patient in the Instance or another player.
Should I go out and take a look?
As he considered it, he suddenly saw the person's dangling toes twitch.
He wasn't dead?
Li Xian had not intended to risk it, but after a moment of inner conflict, he opened the door and hurried over to the hanging patient in short, quick steps. He wrapped his arms around the man's legs and tried to lift him.
The patient's neck slipped free of the noose, and Li Xian laid him flat on the floor. By now, the man's face had swollen purple and his eyes had rolled back. Li Xian immediately held a hand beneath his nose to check his breathing-
Nothing.
He placed his hand on the man's chest instead.
There was still a faint heartbeat!
Just as Li Xian was about to administer first aid, the door to a distant Patient Room suddenly opened!
The Head Nurse stepped out of Patient Room 301. As she turned to close the door, something suddenly caught her eye-
She whipped her head around and saw the patient lying across the middle of the corridor, his condition unknown.
The Head Nurse immediately quickened her pace and raced toward him.
By then, Li Xian was hiding behind the door of Patient Room 304, not daring to make a sound.
Fortunately, the door the Head Nurse had emerged from had swung open toward him, giving him time to hide. Unfortunately... the patient in this room was none other than 304B, who had tumbled down the stairs twice because of