Chapter 26 - Abandoned Hospital (10) (2/2)
“Pinecone, go save her!”
Cheng Zhi Chu’s ring had been hot for a while now. He used his flashlight to shine it in Meng Xin’s direction and similarly saw that pair of feet. He gasped and quickly commanded the bear.
“Wu!”
Ever since the phone was hung up, the bear that was scared and trembling had returned back to its normal state. It immediately let out an excited shout and jumped out from Cheng Zhi Chu’s pocket with a “patter”. Its dark eyes sparkled as it quickly ran over and jumped between Meng Xin and the female corpse.
“Zzz…..”
The light on the ceiling once again received a stream of electricity and all the lights lit up again. Cheng Zhi Chu was dazzled by the sudden change in brightness and small beads of tears formed at the corner of his eyes. However, he was worried and anxious, so he persisted and continued to look over in Meng Xin’s direction. When he caught a glimpse of the female corpse, he was a little stunned.
Standing before Meng Xin was a female corpse in a red dress. Her skin was ghostly pale, and her body emitted cold air. Across her body were patches of decay and rotting flesh. Her long black hair were a tangled mess and her face was covered in blisters to the point that you couldn’t distinguish her facial features at all.
But even so, Cheng Zhi Chu could still see the female corpses’ eyes move down slowly and look over to the bear. She then gradually opened her mouth and started to tremble violently. Even a few chunks of rotten flesh fell off with her tremor.
“Ah, ah………”
The bear took a small step forward with its short legs and the female corpse took three big steps back. A small cry came from inside her throat. It was as if she was scared to her wits ends by a demon.
Meng Xin used this opportunity to run over to her sisters’ side. The two sisters held onto each other tightly and Meng Ke couldn’t help but regret and blame herself for not looking after her sister better. If something really did happen to her sister, then she………
The woman in the red dress subconsciously watched Meng Xin run away and, at this time, she also saw Cheng Zhi Chu and the others. The moment she saw Bai Yi she suddenly felt the aura emanating from his body.
“Ahhhhh———-”
The female corpse suddenly let out a high-pitched scream. Compared to when the bear approached her, she appeared a hundred times more frightened. She violently opened the freezing cabinet door closest to her and hurriedly rushed in before slamming the door shut with a ‘bang’.
“Awu!”
The bear who had not yet eaten its fill earlier saw her hide and immediately sent a kick at the cabinet door. Despite clearly being in such a small and soft body, its kick managed to produce a loud ‘bang’.
“Ah——–wu, wuwuwu……..”
The female corpse hiding inside the cabinet let out a scream and then Cheng Zhi Chu and the others could make out the faint sound of crying coming from inside. For a moment, they were a little stunned.
The bear pulled at the handle on the cabinet door and tried to pry the door open. With every pull, a small gap would form but it would then quickly close back up. The female corpse inside cried while desperately pulling shut the door. It was as if it was a poor and helpless young girl getting chased by a mad dog from the neighbourhood.
“Bang!”
However, although the bear may seem delicate, it was very strong. In the end, the door was pried open and the bear lightly jumped inside and once again closed the door. From inside, there was a scream. Along with clattering sounds, the cabinet started to shake.
“……….”
Cheng Zhi Chu thought back to the man-eating monster that had its butt cut off. He suddenly couldn’t bear to imagine what was happening to the red-clothed corpse.
After a while, the sound stopped, and the door opened. The bear drilled out from inside and there was even a small piece of red cloth still sitting on top of its head.
It jumped down with one paw holding onto a key and the other paw rubbing its round belly. It had a very satisfied expression and it even let out a small burp.
“Wuwu!”
It staggered over before Cheng Zhi Chu and handed the key over like it was presenting a treasure but because it had eaten too much, it could no longer climb up his leg. Cheng Zhi Chu bent over, picked it up and placed it in his shirt pocket but, because its belly was too big, it almost got stuck.
【Obtained the key to the mortuary (2/2). You gain 200 experience points and 50 survival points.]
【Congratulations, you have reached level 8.]
“That female corpse…..”
Meng Xin was in daze for a long time. With some disbelief she muttered: “Was she really eliminated?”
“Ao.”
The bear in the pocket stretched out its paw and patted its chest as it responded cheerfully. After a moment, it finally managed to produce a sentence. With a childish voice it said: “I……worked hard. She doesn’t taste good!”
“Good boy Pinecone. You’re amazing. When we get out, daddy will buy you ten fried chicken!”
Cheng Zhi Chu was extremely happy. He patted its head and said this.
The bears eyes brightened: “Thank you mummy~”
Cheng Zhi Chu: “……..”
“This is the mortuary’s other key?” Meng Ke looked at the key in Cheng Zhi Chu’s hand and asked. “So, we can now get out from here?”
Cheng Zhi Chu nodded. He looked around the room feeling a little more at ease.
After the female corpse was dealt with, the dark and strange atmosphere here had also disappeared. Although it was very strange that the lights here were still on, it didn’t give them a terrible feeling.
It’s just that card…….
Cheng Zhi Chu looked over at the card that had fallen to the ground. He recalled the hallucination that he had just seen. He vaguely remembered himself calling the other party “Brother Yuan Huai”.
Was that person Xie Yuan Huai? The person that has been calling for him all this time was Xie Yuan Huai?
But before he was admitted to the hospital, Xie Yuan Huai had already died many years ago. So how could he have gotten to know Xie Yuan Huai? Could he have interacted with Xie Yuan Huai’s ghost? But he had no recollection of this, and the system similarly didn’t give him a hint in this regard.
Cheng Zhi Chu stared at the key in his hand and thought for a while, but he couldn’t come to any definitive conclusions. The only thing that he could confirm was that the ghost or monster that he has some form of relationship with was most likely Xie Yuan Huai.
Moreover, regarding the side task “Mysterious Voice”, he could also conclude that the voice was indeed real and that it wasn’t something that he had imagined because of his paranoia. It must be Xie Yuan Huai’ ghost that had been calling for him all along.
That being said, the final boss for this instance may even be Xie Yuan Huai……
【You decided that the voice is real.]
【The answer is correct.]
【Completed side task: Mysterious Voice.]
【 Received reward: Weapon fragments x100]
Finally got the weapon fragments. He can now synthesize his own weapon!!
Cheng Zhi Chu was happy to the point that he was almost in tears. Ever since he had entered this instance, he had been in an unarmed and barehanded state and he didn’t even have a low-levelled weapon to use. Now that he has the cursed item bear and a weapon, he can finally feel more reassured!
Earlier, he had drunk a bottle of luck potion and it was still in effect right now. Thinking this, Cheng Zhi Chu immediately decided to synthesize a weapon using the weapon fragments.
Although he only had one hundred pieces and the weapon produced wouldn’t be particularly great, it would still be better than nothing.
【Would the player like the synthesize using weapon fragments x100?]
[Yes.]
A small ball of light appeared in Cheng Zhi Chu’s hand. The others saw this and understood that it was a sign of him acquiring a card or synthesizing a weapon. The Meng sisters opened their eyes wide and revealed a curious expression as they watched carefully.
【The weapon has been synthesized.]
The light gradually faded, and Cheng Zhi Chu could feel his hand getting a little heavier, but it was just ever so slightly and felt almost like nothing.
In Cheng Zhi Chu’s hand laid a silver coin.
………This is a weapon? How is it used?
Cheng Zhi Chu had a bad feeling. He assessed the silver coin and saw that one of the sides was engraved with a clown’s face.
He then flipped it around to the back and saw that it was a devil with goats horn.
【Item Name: Joker’s Coin.]
【Item Type: Weapon.]
【Practical Level: A]
【Description: An ancient silver coin. It seems to be hiding a mysterious and dangerous power.]
【Effect: Verbally identify the target that you want to destroy and then flip this silver coin. If the joker side is facing up, the coin will fulfil your wish and can destroy up to five targets at the same time. If you consecutively get the joker side twice, you can destroy ten targets in one go and so on.
But if you get the devils side, you will immediately be doomed with misfortune for thirty minutes. If you get the devils side twice consecutively, the time frame wouldn’t change but the misfortune will double and so on.
Consecutive throw of the devils side ten times would lead to the direct collapse of the instance.]
【Please use it carefully.]
Cheng Zhi Chu: “…….”
………….Did a fucking cursed item get mixed in instead?
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Bai Yi’s Diary (Part 26)
I want to kiss more than just Zhi Chu’s hand.
I want to kiss him more, touch him, and even……..violate him.
I used to think that not seeing him for so many years would be the most unbearable thing to me.
But I now realise that, despite Zhi Chu being right in front of me, the fact that I need to maintain an appropriate distance from him while watching the other “me’s” approach him as they like, was something that was even more unbearable.
I can’t take it anymore.