Chapter 1649: Chapter 1649: The Game of Wits in the Hospital
“What parents? I don’t have parents.” The player seemed provoked, blurting out, “My parents were eaten by me long ago!”
Xu Huo revealed a hint of regret at the right moment, “Did you dream again? Is it still that nightmare where the world is full of cannibalistic monsters?”
“Bullshit! I’ve told you, I didn’t dream, didn’t dream!” The other party was somewhat agitated, immediately wanting to overturn tables and grab chairs, but at this moment, he realized he was actually strapped to the chair, soft leather belts wrapped his hands and feet three times each, let alone causing a scene, he couldn’t even move much!
“Could you tell me about your dream?” Xu Huo seemed unfazed by his rage and continued at his own pace, “Sharing can help calm your emotions. If you continue to be agitated like this, I’ll have no choice but to ask the nurse to give you an injection.”
The latter half had a good effect; the player visibly calmed down, staring sinisterly at Xu Huo, “Dream… alright, I dreamt of you last night.”
“Really?”
“I dreamt that I dissected you, stewing some parts, roasting some, even the skin was a fine dish!”
Xu Huo’s expression didn’t change much, “So your dream has transformed, from victim to aggressor.”
The other party emitted a low chuckle, “Doctor, come over here, I have something I want to tell you.”
Xu Huo intentionally glanced at him before flipping through his notebook, “Last time you said Nurse Liu secretly ate the patient in room 502; before that, it was security guards abducting patients at night and you saw hotpot being cooked in the security room. Your mental state has fluctuated greatly during this period… Have you thought about your parents?”
“I’ve told you, I don’t have parents, and you’re trying to deceive me with this rhetoric?” The player looked at Xu Huo disdainfully.
Xu Huo sighed, closed his notebook, and called loudly to have the nurse take the person away. After the door closed, he said to another nurse, “His condition has worsened. Besides the usual medication, add pills to his meals, and notify his parents that there will be no visiting time for the next three months, and his treatment time needs to be extended.”
The nurse said with some regret, “Wasn’t Zeng Ming’s situation much better after the last treatment? I thought he’d be discharged this time.”
“Was there something on the fifth floor last night?” Xu Huo asked.
“A patient had an outbreak, kept screaming, and hurt two people. It took two shots of sedative to calm him down,” the nurse replied. “Perhaps it scared him. When Nurse Liu came out, she was covered in blood.”
“That might be a reason, although his condition has deteriorated, possibly attacking others; transfer him to the sixth floor.” Xu Huo arranged.
The nurse nodded.
These conversations were heard clearly by Zeng Ming, who hadn’t walked far. He spat on the ground and turned to go downstairs, but at that moment, a female nurse came up from the lower floor. Her face fell upon seeing his action and she reprimanded, “Who allowed you to spit anywhere? Clean it up immediately!”
Zeng Ming saw her name badge and recognized her as last night’s nurse, coldly sneering, “Killing you once wasn’t enough, I have to do it a second time!”
Nurse Liu frowned and signaled for two security guards to pin him down, swiftly administering a sedative to him, “Lock him in the isolation ward to calm him down. Dr. Xu said his aggression is increasing, which could harm people. Tie his hands and feet securely.”
Just moments before, Zeng Ming wanted to act, but now he could only be carried upstairs weakly.
This left other players waiting nearby feeling troubled, as they hadn’t overheard the treatment process. They planned to ask Zeng Ming about it, but who knew he’d be subdued as soon as he came out? He was already asleep, unlikely to wake anytime soon.
“When undergoing psychological treatment, even if you’re pretending, act obediently, and follow the doctor’s words to avoid asking for trouble.” One player warned his companions.
Soon, two other players undergoing treatment also came out, one being sent to the sixth floor as well, while the other managed to secure visiting time.
“Visitation? Who’s visiting? Your family all died long ago!” A Rank-C player said bluntly.
The Level E player’s expression flickered, he opened his mouth but said nothing.
The pace was still quite slow, especially with several Rank-C players; Xu Huo couldn’t directly deal with all of them at once, so he could only start with his own tasks.
However, there was also good news: Cong Yu had revitalized himself. After a night of ups and downs, he started killing with urgency.
Liao Jie was tightly confined. He couldn’t find people for a while and wasn’t confident, so after overhearing several players were sedated and locked on the sixth floor from the nurses, he managed to sneak up quietly.
But the medical staff imagined by other players as cannibals were equally threatening to him. He waited for half an hour for a chance to kill someone, but dared not be too conspicuous, merely snapping the opponent’s neck.
Xu Huo could only assist him upstairs by calling away nearby nurses, finally giving him another opportunity to kill someone.
Patients who died in the hospital were first examined by the hospital per procedure, before notifying families to collect bodies. However, the deceased in the hospital list were all marked as having no known family or that their family did not care, coupled with medical staff having special meal arrangements, thus their bodies had their own destinies.
Players who disappeared during psychological treatment raised significant alarm among those left, as to them now, the entire hospital seemed to be filled with cannibal monsters. Nurse Liu and the security guards, killed moments ago, could come back alive, seemingly making everything they did feel dreamlike, indistinguishable between reality and illusion.
Meanwhile, more players joined in; Chi Xian and others coordinated well with Tan-skinned City players. Only two Rank-C players were left outside, while the rest entered the instance, with a third of Level D Players joining as well. Combined with Liao Jie, not many Hope City players remained outside.
Of course, there were also Tan-skinned City players entering, but because the instance predominantly contained Hope City players with considerable strength, of the eight Tan-skinned City players entering, only three survived successfully, including Cong Yu.
Cong Yu held the Gene Potion that could remove the parasites on them. Previously, no one knew their appearance; once they stripped off the tan skin and were cautious, Hope City players casually seeing them might merely assume they were hospital patients.
Under Cong Yu’s lead, Tan-skinned City players started exploring the use of the instance to deal with Hope City people. With Hope losing five allies consecutively, they began reconsidering, trying all methods to search the hospital, not only to locate hidden Tan-skinned City dwellers but also to connect with Liao Jie.
In reality, their game panels were still functional, just that Liao Jie was disconnected on the other end, as Xu Huo arranged a separate psychological treatment for him at his request.