"We knew that stuff was weird, so we dared not eat it. The nurse then turned into a monster..."
So that's how it is.
"This examination room should be safe. You can stay here tonight."
Su Cheng sat in the chair, closed her eyes, and silently recited the mantra to absorb the Qi in the air.
She needs to hurry up and store up more Qi.
Su Cheng's closed eyes, seemingly asleep, made Mo Yiyi and the other woman leaning against the wall abandon their conversation and not disturb her.
Occasionally, the sounds of monsters passing by could be heard outside, but none of them seemed inclined to go in and investigate.
Su Cheng closed her eyes and opened them again; it was the next day, just as dawn was breaking.
She stood up to stretch her muscles. She had been sitting still all night, and her muscles were inevitably stiff, but she was not mentally exhausted.
As long as it's not a long-term habit of pulling all-nighters, it won't affect your performance.
Now that the monster investigation period has passed, she needs to figure out how to find information related to Liu Huizi.
Liu Yue and Mo Yiyi couldn't get a good night's rest last night, so they took turns sleeping.
Seeing Su Cheng wake up, Mo Yiyi rubbed her sore shoulders. "I forgot to mention last night that Liu Yue and I found a wanted list at the hospital."
"Patients who violate hospital regulations and successfully escape will be wanted throughout the hospital within 2 hours. Staff members who see the list will immediately notify and apprehend them."
"We refused to eat the nutritious meals the nurses provided, so we're definitely on the list now."
Su Cheng: "I secretly left the inpatient department yesterday, so I should be on the list too."
These days, avoiding the ubiquitous staff when going out has become quite troublesome.
Su Cheng was pondering whether wearing a mask and glasses to conceal her identity was feasible when she suddenly saw Ai Xiang body was partially transparent, enter through the door.
She excitedly floated to Su Cheng's side, "So you were here! I found the baby!"
Where?
Mo Yiyi and Liu Yue saw Su Cheng talking to thin air, exchanged a glance, and then suddenly took a step back in unison.
"On the top floor! But I can't go up there, it's that voice, she's stronger than me..."
Su Cheng's eyelids twitched slightly; Liu Huizi and Ai Xiang's baby were together...
Does the phrase " her Her Child " in the mission refer to Ai Xiang's child, not Liu Huizi's?
Liu Huizi took Ai Xiang's child away.
Or perhaps, after killing Ai Xiang's husband and mother-in-law, Ai Xiang's child was the reward she demanded.
Before Ai Xiang died, she heard Doctor Wu pronounce the fetus dead.
Why did Liu Huizi take away Ai Xiang's deceased child?
Moreover, judging from Ai Xiang's words, the top floor is Liu Huizi's stronghold, and she's still leaving the stillborn child there?
Su Cheng then recalled Wang Ye's report.
A guess immediately formed: Wang Ye was Liu Huizi's husband, and the report was obtained by Nurse Liu, Huizi's sister, through her professional connections.
Liu Huizi was unaware of Wang Ye's health condition before receiving the report, and her death may be related to the conflict with Wang Ye after she learned of it.
The reason she took Ai Xiang's stillborn baby might be her obsession with having children?
As for the reason for using pregnant women to create strange placentas...
Su Cheng had a premonition that everything would become clear after she went to the top floor and dealt with Liu Huizi.
Having figured these things out, Su Cheng felt much more relaxed, and she once again grasped the thread that connected the many doubts.
She looked at the somewhat anxious Ai Xiang, "Could you go to the cafeteria for me and tell Yan Yu that I'm here?"
"You've met Yan Yu, she's the girl who gave you the nutritious meal when we rode the elevator together last time."
Ai Xiang paused for a moment, "Are we taking her with us to find the baby?"
"Right."
"Then I'll go call her now!"
Ai Xiang disappeared in a flash.
Su Cheng realized she had developed a habit of ordering ghosts around; before it was Mu Ling, and now it was Ai Xiang.
The ability to pass through walls makes it extremely efficient.
Seeing that she had stopped talking, Mo Yiyi hesitated for a moment and asked tentatively, "Sister, are you talking to a ghost?"
Neither of them were stupid; after experiencing the supernatural scenario, it was hard for them to firmly believe in materialism anymore.
The being that they couldn't see was most likely a ghost...
"Yes, and she told me some information about the main quest."
Su Cheng explained to the two the connection between the rooftop and the main quest and the nutritional meals, and said that she would go there after meeting up with Yan Yu.
The danger goes without saying; the two of them can decide whether or not to go together.
"If there's any emergency, I might not be able to take care of you. Think it over carefully," Su Cheng said honestly.
But Mo Yiyi and Liu Yue didn't hesitate for long. "We want to go together."
Neither of them completed any random tasks. If they could participate in the main quest, they might get a consolation prize and not end up empty-handed.
Su Cheng nodded; after all, she had already made things clear beforehand.
She will lend a hand when she can, but if she herself is in danger, she can only watch helplessly as others cannot help.
Her stomach rumbled, and Su Cheng took out milk and bread from her bag.
Once she enters a dungeon, her eating habits become irregular. Fortunately, her body is strengthened, otherwise she would have developed stomach problems sooner or later.
After Su Cheng finished eating three pieces of bread and a bottle of milk, Ai Xiang brought Yan Yu and Song Yichi along.
Without much small talk, the group got straight to the point and exchanged information.
Yesterday afternoon, Song Yichi managed to find a testing machine and obtained the test results for the placental tissue.
He arrived at the cafeteria early to inform them of the situation. Upon seeing Yan Yu, he learned about the main quest, and although he hadn't triggered it, he still came.
Song Yichi had thought it through clearly. Although he wasn't the direct triggerer, participating in it might still increase his system score.
"This placenta is very different from the nutritional meal. The certain active substance I mentioned in the placenta has been removed from the nutritional meal."
"As for what that active substance is, science can't explain it. But judging from the vitality of the active substance, it should be a nourishing substance for the supernatural."
Yan Yu: "After completing the cafeteria task, I discovered a pipe; the nutritious meals come from this pipe. But I don't know where the other end of the pipe is."
Su Cheng also informed him about Liu Huizi and related information about the main storyline.
"Are you ready to set off?"
Ai Xiang couldn't understand what they were discussing, but Perception a terrifying atmosphere growing stronger and stronger, making her very uneasy.
... Something is about to awaken.
Su Cheng glanced at the time; it was the time when the hospital was distributing nutritional meals.
"Let's go. We'll go up the stairs."
A note from the author:
Hehe, I've added two chapters today to make up for yesterday's missed chapter after midnight~
Chapter 65
The advantage of having more people is that when encountering unavoidable cleaners in the corridor, four people can shield them while one person handles the situation, without attracting any attention from outsiders.
During the day, the stairwell remains dark and impassable due to the lack of windows, but fortunately, there are no patients or staff members present.
Only Mo Yiyi and Liu Yue turned on their flashlights.
Through this subtle action, Su Cheng became even more certain that they had not unlocked the First-Stage Gene Lock.
Song Yichi's Perception ability should be a skill from his First-Stage Gene Lock.
" Perception " seems to be aimed at enhancing his own sensitivity.
They climbed from the first floor to the eighth floor without any trouble; these are the floors that can be seen on the elevator buttons.
The path from the eighth floor to the ninth floor was blocked by a locked iron gate.
"The ninth floor is the operating room..." Ai Xiang said after a moment's thought, "A place only doctors and nurses can go."
"The tenth floor is the top floor, but I have no recollection of ever hearing about or seeing the dean."
Ai Xiang was the first to float over the iron gate.
Su Cheng took out the Omnipotent Key and unlocked the chains. The clanging sound of the chains was amplified tenfold in the silence, inexplicably adding to the tension.
The iron gate opened, and stepping over the threshold felt like crossing a barrier.
The stairwell on the ninth floor was completely different from the floors below. The walls were covered with cracks and mottled surfaces, and large chunks of white plaster would fall off with the slightest touch.
The dust in the air indicated that no one had set foot here for a long time.
The steel door leading to the ninth floor was damaged and ajar, revealing endless darkness through the crack.
Mo Yiyi and Liu Yue carefully examined their surroundings with a light. As the light swept across the corners of the walls and the floor, they couldn't help but wonder, "Why does this place look so old...?"
"Because we're about to enter Liu Huizi's Ghost Domain."
Su Cheng's words startled the group slightly. They didn't understand what the Ghost Domain was, but it didn't sound like a good thing.
Su Cheng explained slowly, " The Ghost Domain is essentially a ghost's private space, an area completely under their control."
"Only powerful ghosts possess the ability to create Ghost Domain. The size and strength of a ghost Ghost Domain can vary depending on its power."
Ai Xiang, for example, was unable to form Ghost Domain because her strength was only at the Remnant Soul level.
While Doctor Li has the ability to turn the clinic into his Ghost Domain, he is not particularly powerful.
Mo Yiyi asked timidly, "In your opinion, is Liu Huizi's Ghost Domain powerful?"
Su Cheng frankly stated, "It 'Vengeful Ghost- level monster, so everyone needs to stay focused and prioritize protecting yourselves and any items you might need."
Although Su Cheng's words did not explicitly state how powerful Ghost Domain at the level of Vengeful Ghost was, they already reflected it indirectly.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense. The group looked around, alert to any potential changes that might be brewing.
They didn't plan to go inside the ninth floor; the operating room wasn't their target. The top floor was.
Go around the damaged door and continue up the stairs. The higher you go, the dimmer the beam of the flashlight becomes.
Upon reaching the tenth floor, all the lights went out, as if something thick and dark filled the beams of light from the flashlights.
To make matters worse, Su Cheng's night vision failed.
Just like yesterday, she could only see the operating room door and not her surroundings; it was the same situation.
And Ai Xiang, who had been floating ahead leading the way, disappeared into the darkness at some point.
"Don't panic, let's hold hands and walk forward."