Dark water gently lapped against the shore, splashing up white sprays.
Qin Manjiang and Doctor stepped off the boat and surveyed the island before them.
"The smell of blood."
Doctor spoke quietly.
He seemed extremely sensitive to the smell. Qin Manjiang wrinkled his nose, but apart from the mingled fragrance of flowers, he smelled no blood.
The fog on the island was a little thinner than it was over the water, though not by much. Visibility was around ten meters; beyond that, they could only make out blurry shapes.
"Hello. Yan Xiao," Doctor suddenly introduced himself at a moment like this.
Qin Manjiang paused, then shook his hand. "Qin Manjiang."
He looked at Qin Manjiang. "I know. An impressive new player."
"Not really," Qin Manjiang said modestly. Then, as though something had suddenly occurred to him, he asked, "I heard someone important died on Butterfly Island?"
Yan Xiao tilted his head. "You could say that. The previous First Seat died here."
"Butterfly Island has the potential to become an Ultimate Game."
From Yan Xiao, Qin Manjiang heard a new term.
"Ultimate Game?"
He asked.
"Ping'an Hospital is one of the Ultimate Games."
With that, Qin Manjiang understood.
"Be careful. Don't become nourishment for it," Yan Xiao said.
Qin Manjiang nodded. For now, this player whose code name was Doctor and whose real name was Yan Xiao did not seem to have anything wrong with his head, as Zhong Xueran had claimed. He was perfectly normal.
"Let's find the others first and meet up."
Yan Xiao's tone sounded as though he was consulting Qin Manjiang.
Qin Manjiang naturally agreed.
The climate on the island seemed somewhat different from the outside.
Though the fog was thick, they could actually see the sun when they looked up.
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