In the psychiatric hospital at night, Qin Nuo and the blond man were sprinting, the oil lamp in their hands burning down to half a finger's length.
The dim light only allowed them to see the steps beneath their feet.
Finally, they reached the dormitory building. The blond man and Qin Nuo's rooms were on opposite sides. As they reached the top of the stairs, they ran in opposite directions.
At the same time, both had the same thought: "Don't chase me, chase that guy!"
Whoosh!
Qin Nuo's room was at the end of the corridor. As he quickened his pace, a song suddenly reached his ears.
His steps instinctively paused.
"Someone's singing?"
Immediately, Qin Nuo thought of the first clue.
The singing came from outside the window, seemingly not far away.
"That thing is chasing you, why are you still dawdling?" the Blood-Eyed Ghost suddenly spoke.
Qin Nuo snapped back to reality, ignoring the singing, and continued to speed up.
Whoosh!
Unfortunately, the oil lamp in his hand suddenly went out at this critical moment.
The icy darkness instantly engulfed Qin Nuo.
Turning back, he saw the White Shadow swiftly approaching from afar.
Despite the chills running down his spine, Qin Nuo maintained a sliver of calm, quickly pulling out the doll Mute Sister had given him.
The doll seemed to possess some power, slowing down the White Shadow's movements.
But the doll also began to shake violently, cracks appearing, the fabric tearing, and the stuffing bursting out.
Using the time gained from the White Shadow's delay, Qin Nuo managed to return to his room without incident.
He twisted the doorknob and slammed the door shut!
Qin Nuo quickly went to the bedside table, took out another oil lamp, and lit it.
The smoky yellow light drove away the darkness and the cold, but Qin Nuo's heart was still on edge as he turned to stare intently at the door.
From the door came a horrifying sound, like sharp nails scraping, making one's skin crawl.
Eventually, the door didn't break open, and the ghost aura gradually dissipated. Clearly, whatever was in the darkness had left.
Qin Nuo let out a sigh of relief, his tense body relaxing as he leaned against the bed.
"The consequence of a gunshot."
"That guy named Lan Yan seemed to have run out of oil in his lamp, shouting something behind me, but I didn't catch it. Anyway, he's probably gone."
"Losing a person is a minor issue, but the puzzle piece in his hand—when a player dies, does the puzzle piece disappear, or does it continue to scatter within the hospital?"
Lan Yan's face darkened, and he said in a deep voice, "Escape my ass, I hadn't even reacted when I felt the world spinning, and only realized I was dead when my head fell off!"
"So, you lost your immunity token and still have to continue the game? That's brave."
To Qin Nuo's question, Lan Yan just snorted with a smile, "Not all players have only one immunity token!"
Qin Nuo raised an eyebrow.
This statement indicated that Lan Yan also had items similar to a life-saving scarecrow, but how many did he have?
Qin Nuo thought such life-saving items were unique.
Now it seemed the instance's rewards were richer than he had imagined.
"What about the puzzle piece?" the blond man asked.
"Still in my hand."
Lan Yan asked directly, "Continue the cooperation?"
After all, every puzzle piece was hard-earned, and no one wanted to give up so easily.
"We can continue, but you have to put away that brainless shotgun," the blond man said.
Lan Yan, knowing he was at fault, could only scratch his head, "My bad, my bad."
"Last night, the puzzle assembly was interrupted. Should we continue now?"
"My time is tight, let's talk about it tonight." The blond man checked his watch and turned to leave.
"Find a way to get more oil lamps, they're life-saving."
Leaving this sentence, Qin Nuo also left.
...
Soon, he arrived at Ward 303.
Upon entering, Xiao Yue, Bai Qu, and the twins were doing their usual activities.
Mute Sister, however, didn't look well.
She gestured to Qin Nuo.
Bai Qu asked, "Mute Sister wants to know if something happened last night?"
Mute Sister's weak appearance made Qin Nuo understand something. He took out the damaged doll and said apologetically, "There was indeed a situation, but thanks to your doll, it saved my life."
Clearly, the damage to the doll had also caused Mute Sister to suffer significant injuries.
Mute Sister didn't show any blame, only signing, "I don't have a second doll, be careful yourself."
Mute Sister was the only ghost in this instance who sincerely helped him, and Qin Nuo was already very grateful. Seeing her pale face, he felt somewhat guilty.
After thanking her, he completed the sign-in sheet and left the room. He then went to Room 302, where he was entangled by the perverse woman Yue Qin for a while, before wearily heading to Room 301...