NOVEL NEXT Chapter 30
Zhang Yizheng ran down from the ninth floor screaming, clearly terrified by something. His pale face was constantly twisted, and as he ran, blood streamed from his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
Despite his terror, he had evidently found some information on the ninth floor, enough to keep him alive.
He ran desperately, mouth agape, believing the first floor to be a safe zone. But to his horror, he encountered a corridor filled with female ghosts!
Thump, thump, thump…
The female ghosts, upon smelling the blood, turned simultaneously, their gray toes tapping the ground as they relentlessly aimed for him.
“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!”
Zhang Yizheng’s panic intensified, his screams more miserable, but soon, snap—
A whip emerged from the wall, lashing him repeatedly.
The intense pain, fear, and mental anguish nearly obliterated what little remained of his sanity.
Finally, he seemed to realize something, hurriedly raising his hands to remove his white coat. Struggling, he walked toward Yu Qing’s ward.
He threw his coat and badge inside and yelled hysterically, “You are a harmful thing, just wait for your death!”
After shouting, he ran back to his ward, slammed the door shut, and panted heavily.
His roommate was already dead, gnawed to pieces by the bunny girl, his face covered in blood. Although obviously dead, the roommate pointed in Zhang Yizheng’s direction.
Zizizizi—
The lights in the room flickered, and each time they did, the dead man seemed closer to Zhang Yizheng.
Thump, thump, thump…
The “thump” sound outside heightened Zhang Yizheng’s fear.
The air grew chilly, and his back felt cold, as if something had followed him inside and was getting closer.
Staring at him, staring through him…
Zhang Yizheng quickly realized something was wrong—when he was on the ninth floor earlier, he had grabbed the bunny girl’s diary for clues.
That was when this ominous feeling enveloped him.
System prompt: [NPC Xu Han has left the morgue, please pay more attention, host “Zhang Yizheng”].
He couldn’t decipher what this report meant.
Helplessly, he turned his head slowly to look at the window behind him.
He tiptoed and leaned to look out. In the corridor, nothing seemed unusual except the female ghost who was “thumping” and turning around.
Relieved, Zhang Yizheng was about to turn around when suddenly—
A weird smiling face hung upside down in front of him, the smile growing larger and larger…
“Ahhhhhhhh!”
[Ding Dong——]
[Latest News: Current number of survivors in “Angel Mental Hospital Dungeon”: 3]
[There are still six days and one night left before the end of the game, hosts, keep up the good work~]
Zhang Yizheng…died…
Seeing this on the bullet screen, Yu Qing immediately stood up and picked up the white coat and badge left at the door.
The clothes were a little dirty…
Never mind. Yu Qing decided to just wear the badge.
Qian Lai didn’t understand what he wanted to do with the exorcist talisman at first. After drawing the talisman, he saw Yu Qing put on his badge and take off the bell, and immediately reacted: “Are you going to lure Xu Han over and confront him head-on?”
When the bells were distributed, the nurse had said that people without bells would be killed by ghosts. Now, all the female ghosts in the nursing home listened to Yu Qing. The skeleton wardens and the strange old lady who sprayed water were also killed by the female ghosts.
So, was Xu Han the only ghost left in the hospital?
“I… feel it’s a little dangerous,” Qian Lai said, biting his finger to strengthen the power of the talisman, worried. “I don’t think Xu Han will listen to you. After all, you beat up his daughter, molested his wife, and stole his identity.”
“………”
After a pause, Qian Lai made a firm conclusion: “You are so good at seducing people.”
“?” Yu Qing raised his eyes, not understanding the meaning of this sentence, only took the talisman paper and asked briefly about its use. Then he raised his eyes to the young man. “Then… please help me take a look.”
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In the sanatorium, Xu Han was the only man among the many female corpses. He could make the ninth-floor tremble during the awakening process, proving that Xu Han’s ability was not shallow, and his relationship with this dungeon was not shallow.
There must have been other clues…
Holding the talisman tightly, Yu Qing persuaded Qian Lai to lie down and take a nap together.
At three o’clock in the morning, the “thump thump thump” sound of the female ghost patrolling outside the door suddenly became chaotic. Yu Qing frowned slightly. It was not hot around, but he was sweating all over.
He seemed to be trapped by something. He tossed and turned in bed. After a while, he messed up the sheets, and the wrinkles covered his body, slightly damp with the thin sweat that kept oozing out.
“Hmm…” The boy hummed lightly, and the corners of his eyes turned red. His breathing became a little difficult. He had to force open his lips to barely breathe.
“Hmm…”
The faint moan spread in the dead silent ward, disturbing the dazed Qian Lai. The young man opened his eyes and saw the real Xu Han hanging upside down in front of Yu Qing.
The man’s skin was pale, and his smile was weird, especially when he was hanging upside down. The smile that stretched to his ears was almost like crying.
Upon seeing this, his veins bulged, and he had already pinched Yu Qing’s neck fiercely!
Ding ling ling—— Qian Lai immediately shook the bells on his body and set up a ghost-killing formation around them.
But… perhaps due to deep resentment, the swaying yellow talisman had little effect.
In his sight, Yu Qing was slowly lifted up, but he still seemed to be possessed by something, with furrowed brows and unable to open his eyes.
The boy’s breathing grew weaker, and deep pinch marks appeared on his neck.
There was no time!
Qian Lai’s pupils shrank, and he hurriedly withdrew the ghost-killing formation. Just as he wanted to find the female ghost outside for help, he noticed that the air in the room suddenly turned cold, as if it was below zero. He shivered unconsciously, and his breath emitted white smoke.
But… as the cold air spread, Xu Han seemed to be forcibly torn apart by some force, his stiff skin writhing in pain, and after a while, he suddenly shouted, “Let me go! Why won’t you let me go even in a dream!!!”
“Ugh – cough cough cough!” Xu Han disappeared, and Yu Qing fell back onto the bed, finally escaping from the nightmare just now.
During the break in his breathing, the temperature in the room had returned to normal. Then, it seemed that something cold wrapped around his neck, feeling like… the boss’s tentacles?
Yu Qing’s fingertips moved slightly, and he subconsciously took precautions, but soon, the cold thing bypassed him and disappeared…
Qian Lai, unable to adapt to the alternating hot and cold, couldn’t help but sit back on the bed. He grabbed the quilt tightly, took a few deep breaths, and looked at Yu Qing. “The pinch marks on your neck are gone? Did you buy props?”
“Buy props…?” Yu Qing slowly lowered his eyes, glanced at his sweaty hands, and looked gloomy. “I seem to… dream of a fire, I was so hot, breathing hard, and couldn’t escape…”
The boy pursed his thin lips, his eyelashes flickering slightly as if recalling the dream, he couldn’t shake off. After a while, he suddenly said, “…Xu Han is gone, failed.”
They failed to get information from Xu Han.
There were still six days and one night left before the end of the dungeon, and it was noteworthy that this was a limited-time survival dungeon.
If they didn’t find the key within six days, they… didn’t know what they would face.
Too tired.
Yu Qing and Qian Lai decided… to take a nap first!
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[Beep beep-beep beep-beep-beep]
The next day, they were also awakened by the eight o’clock bell. Everything around them returned to normal during the day. Yu Qing rubbed his eyes lazily and was compelled to follow the instructions on the radio to gather in the cafeteria to eat.
As they passed by the hall, Yu Qing couldn’t help but glance at the tightly closed door. Suddenly, a hand rested on his shoulder.