Zhong Mu huddled behind the door, trembling, and pondered as he pulled a weapon from his pocket to bolster his courage.
As long as you ignore these things like Brother Xiu and calmly go through the dungeon process, there will definitely be no problem. He can do it too!
After taking a deep breath, Zhong Mu stood up, trembling, clutching the small dagger. He opened the door to the ward, and the corridor, a bloody mess, was dripping with bright red blood. Dark, shadowy monsters crawled on the floor in twisted poses.
Upon hearing Zhong Mu open the door, the monster suddenly turned its head, revealing a sinister smile, and quickly crawled over using both hands and feet.
Zhong Mu tried hard to suppress the urge to run back to his room, gripped the small knife in his sleeve, and cautiously stepped into the corridor.
With one step, the soft ground caved in, feeling like stepping on flesh, which startled Zhong Mu and made his face turn pale.
The monster next to him suddenly grabbed his ankle and crawled onto Zhong Mu's body on its hands and feet.
Zhong Mu was on the verge of tears. He frantically waved the monster away, but couldn't catch it. He could only drag the monster with one foot and walk towards the cafeteria with the other on the soft floor. With each step he sank, the monster that had been crawling on the ground had climbed up his back and onto his body. The sticky, cold touch made his whole back goosebumps.
Waaah!! He really wants to go home!!!
With a pale face, Zhong Mu walked slowly and met up with the other players who were also on their way to the cafeteria.
He discovered that each player had a monster clinging to them, but the players seemed to have their senses completely blocked, showing no reaction to the monsters clinging to them and continuing to chat normally.
"I've been wandering around for two days now, and I've explored the entire psychiatric ward, but I haven't seen a single exit. They say we're supposed to escape the mental hospital, but how are we supposed to escape?"
"I don't know either. It feels like the only place you can get out of the entire psychiatric treatment area is the mental hospital area, but isn't the mental hospital area an even more dangerous place? I get goosebumps just looking at it through the iron bars."
"Yeah, yeah, it's a bloody mess, I really don't want to go there." Several players sighed. After exploring the area, they were completely clueless and could only follow the treatment area's procedures like patients, resting, taking medicine, and eating.
Perhaps because Zhong Mu was staring intently at them, the players turned to look at him, noticed his pale face, and couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? You look terrible. Are you feeling unwell?"
Zhong Mu silently shook his head, staring at the monsters that were now gnawing at them with a complicated expression. His face was completely drained of color.
The monsters that had climbed onto them were gnawing at their scalps, but the players didn't react at all, which sent chills down his spine.
When Brother Xiu was around, he would kick away all the monsters around him. He himself was only at the second level of symptoms. He stayed in the ward except when he went out to find the exit and did not notice anything. It was only after he had close contact with the monsters and went to the mental hospital with the second level of symptoms that he realized how terrifying this place was.
If the monster on your body stays there for too long, will it start to eat you up?
Zhong Mu shuddered and quickly pretended to stretch, forcefully driving away the monster on his body and throwing it to the ground.
But as soon as one rolls down, another immediately climbs up. The entire hospital is filled with these crawling, shadowy monsters, making it impossible to dodge them.
Zhong Mu was on the verge of tears, and with his shoulders slumped, he followed the group of players into the cafeteria.
Upon arriving at the cafeteria entrance, Zhong Mu froze, completely unwilling to step inside.
What are those extremely disgusting and terrifying patterns on the floor? What are those blurry figures moving around? No... the most terrifying thing is that among the players covered in monsters, some have had half their heads bitten off.
But the player still couldn't sense the monster's presence, and continued chatting casually with his companions, completely unaware that an eyeball had rolled out of his eye.
Zhong Mu slowly took two steps back, having no intention of going in. Was this really where he usually ate?!
This hospital is terrifying! He didn't even realize he had taken the medication before!
"Aren't you going in?" Zhong Mu took a step back and bumped into the player behind him, who stared at him in confusion.
"No...you go in...I'm not hungry yet..." Zhong Mu swallowed, and seeing the player's appearance, he respectfully and politely stepped aside.
"You look terrible. You really need to eat properly. I can't skip a meal; I have to be at the cafeteria on time. I feel like I get hungry faster every time I come to this dungeon." The player scratched his empty mind and sighed before walking past Zhong Mu into the room.
Zhong Mu stared unblinkingly at the giant monster clinging to the player, and tears streamed down her face.
How can someone eat normally even after their brain has been eaten? It's terrifying!! He misses Xiu-ge so much!!
Zhong Mu quickly left the cafeteria and headed for a secluded spot. As soon as he was away from the crowd, he pulled out his knife from his sleeve and chased away the monster on his body, fearing that if too much time passed, the monster would bite him. He didn't want to end up like those players who were devoured without even realizing it.
"Don't come any closer!" He waved his knife frantically, trying to scare away the monsters that kept approaching him, tears welling up in his eyes. He was truly terrified of inhuman creatures!
Seeing the twisted, dark monsters approaching, Zhong Mu turned and ran. He couldn't wait to get to level four symptoms and leave to see Brother Xiu.
After seeing the other players, he was completely certain that taking the medicine and staying here was a sure way to die. Although leaving the mental treatment area with level four symptoms was also a risky path, it was better than staying here, and he didn't mind taking the risk.
Zhong Mu, now gripping a knife, stormed off to find the nurse. Killing just one staff member would immediately land him in a level four mental hospital. Going to the mental hospital and staying with Brother Xiu to find a way out was better than waiting to die here!
As soon as he reached the front desk, he saw that the nurse, who looked incredibly gentle and kind from a normal perspective, was now a bloody, mangled human figure, riddled with holes and constantly oozing blood, which startled him so much that he stopped in his tracks.
Where is his gentle nurse who would feed patients their medicine?! How did she turn into such a monster?!
The nurse noticed him, turned back, and gave him a sinister smile. "Is there anything I can help you with?"
When she smiled, the corners of her mouth drooped softly, and her expression became extremely distorted.
Zhong Mu turned around and ran away decisively.
Forget it! This nurse seems pretty tough! I'd better find someone easier to bully!
As Zhong Mu ran, he passed the iron fence separating the mental hospital area and suddenly stopped.
How come the psychiatric treatment area looks so terrifying when the symptoms are at level two, but the mental patient area looks normal?
Xiu's strategy is indeed correct; you get different information from the two perspectives.
Only he, who had taken medication and was currently experiencing a relapse, could perceive some unusual aspects of the instance.
Zhong Mu stared thoughtfully at the mental hospital area. Could it be that if he visited the area from the perspective of taking medication before, and now visited it from the perspective of an illness, he could see something different?
After all, many players who had taken medication were constantly searching for an exit in the entire mental health treatment area every day, but they hadn't found anything.
The true path may only be seen by those who are ill.