My Healing Games

Chapter 586 Medicine

The boss stared at the bulletin board, his gaze lingering on an old photograph.

The photo was taken in a hospital ward, and it looked very familiar.

"what?"

As they slowly approached the bulletin board, the owner noticed that he could vaguely see several bloodstained footprints in the photos, the same footprints they had seen under the bandages earlier.

"Did the bloody footprints in the corridor get into the photo?"

The boss's face was practically pressed against the bulletin board. He gently touched the bloody footprints in the photo with his finger, and his fingertips felt a sticky sensation, as if he had actually touched blood.

"Get away from the photo quickly," the boss wiped his fingers on his clothes, then looked at the big fish.

The lights flickered again, and as the light shifted, the boss saw a person behind Big Fish. This person was wearing a white coat and was standing back to back with Big Fish.

"I go?"

The lights in the corridor quickly returned to normal, and the person behind the big fish disappeared again.

Rubbing their eyes, the boss and the big fish looked at each other.

"Boss, do you think this hidden map might be a horror dungeon?" Big Fish's voice trembled slightly. He clearly felt as if someone had bumped into his back, but the problem was that the boss was standing right in front of him.

“The horror content should have all been removed.” The boss also wavered. He felt like he had forgotten something very important: “We shouldn’t stay in open spaces. Standing in the corridor like this feels like walking around naked. It makes me feel very uneasy.”

"Okay." Big Fish reached behind him and felt around to make sure there was nothing there before he dared to turn around.

But just as he looked back, the lights in the corridor suddenly dimmed again.

The flashing of the lights lasted for a relatively long time this time. When the lights came on again, the big fish, whose body was somewhat stiff, stared blankly at the end of the corridor.

Goosebumps rose on the big fish's skin. He felt something drawing him in from the darkness, and he even felt someone beckoning to him.

The lights near the other end of the corridor went out and never came back on, and darkness seemed to be slowly spreading towards this side.

"Boss, weren't those lights on just now?"

"I'm not so sure either."

The two players stared at the empty corridor, and soon the lights went out again.

They moved closer to each other, their hands and feet trembling, feeling each other's skin slowly losing its warmth and becoming very cold.

A few seconds later, the lights came on again, and another light at the end of the corridor went out, bringing them one step closer to darkness.

"Why don't we go back to Building One first? We can discuss this further. With Rose's strength, she shouldn't be in any danger." Big Fish grabbed the boss's sleeve.

“I think so too.” The boss took out the stolen ink pen from his pocket and drew a symbol for internal communication of inevitable truth on the white wall next to the bulletin board.

Before he finished drawing, the corridor lights went out again.

In the pitch black, a dense shadow was slowly approaching.

"Stop, stop drawing!" Big Fish pulled the boss back, and just then the lights came back on.

But what sent chills down their spines was that all the lights in front of them went out, and darkness crept up on them.

"Run! Run!"

The boss didn't even want the pen anymore. He and Big Fish turned around and rushed towards the entrance. At this moment, the corridor was half dark and half bright, which was very eerie.

Without daring to linger, the two rushed to the safety door. Just as they were about to open it, they suddenly discovered that the door had been locked at some point, and there were still a few pieces of blood-stained bandages left in the crack.

"Someone's been following us?" Big Fish shook the door frantically, and just as he was about to kick it down, the lights in the hallway went out again.

It was pitch black, like flowing water, or like a venomous snake creeping by. As you approached, you could hear rustling, unsettling sounds.

"Never mind!" Big Fish was not very brave to begin with, and couldn't stand being scared like that. He kicked the safety door hard.

A loud noise echoed inside the building, but the thin security door remained unopened.

"This shouldn't be!" Just as Big Fish was about to kick again, he felt as if he had touched something on his back. The unexpected sensation made him jump up like a wild beast with its fur standing on end.

Looking back, in the darkness I couldn't see, right in front of my face, there seemed to be another face.

A hissing sound of electricity filled the air, and the lights above the big fish and the boss's head turned on.

Now, only the lights above their heads are still on in the entire corridor.

"There's another door outside the safety door. Let's go upstairs first! See if we can jump out the window and escape!" The boss had never seen a ghost before, but he was already terrified by the atmosphere. There was definitely something chasing them in the darkness!
They scrambled into the stairwell, and the boss and Big Fish, not daring to linger in the corridor, rushed into a ward on the second floor near the stairwell.

"Open the window! Let's jump!" The boss couldn't run as fast as the big fish. He followed the big fish into the ward, keeping an eye on what was behind him while urging the big fish on.

"Jump? Where to jump?" Big Fish looked at the closed ward, which had no windows and felt incredibly oppressive.

"No windows?! Then hurry up and find another room!" The boss turned around to leave, but just as he grabbed the door, the lights on the second floor went out.

The boss was originally about to rush out, but when he saw the lights go out, his hand that was opening the door immediately turned into a hand that was closing it, and he closed the door almost subconsciously.

"Shh!"

Covering their mouths and noses, the boss and Big Fish slowly backed up, bending over, ready to rush out when the lights came on again.

I dared not breathe, and waited silently, but the lights in the corridor remained off.

An uneasy atmosphere spread through the closed room. Big Fish looked at his boss beside him, but could only see a blurry shadow.

He gestured to his boss, but before the boss could respond, a strange noise came from outside the door.

A trolley carrying an emergency patient was pushed down the corridor, its plastic wheels pressing against the ground as if it might fall apart at any moment.

Because it was so quiet all around, the sound of the wheels was particularly clear.

The car approached from a distance and finally stopped next to Big Fish's room.

The door was pushed open, and a child's laughter rang out in the ward. She happily asked someone, "Can I cry today?"
Whispers filled the corridor. One person spoke in a chilling voice, seemingly pointing at the child and poking her body, gesturing with various tools on her face.

Not long after, a heavy object was thrown onto the trolley, and the girl's cheerful voice still echoed in the corridor.

Can I cry today?

"Doctor, I don't want to keep laughing like this anymore!"

Another heavy object was thrown onto the cart, and the girl's stiffness came to an abrupt halt. The cart was then pushed away into the distance.

A dozen seconds later, the corridor lights finally came on, and the pale light shone through the crack in the door into the ward where the big fish was hiding.

"Boss, we can go now." He turned to look at his boss, but the boss was in great pain, his hands gripping his face tightly.

"What's wrong with you?"

“I feel like I’ve heard that girl’s voice somewhere before, but I can’t remember. I think she saved us.” The boss scratched his face until it was distorted. “I think I really have forgotten some things.”

"Never mind all that, let's get out of here first!" Big Fish pulled the boss up, opened the door to go to the next ward, but as soon as he took a step, he froze.

A huge splash of blood splattered on the pristine white wall, suggesting that someone had just been killed there.

"This is no small amount of bloodshed."

Big Fish suppressed the urge to vomit and grabbed the boss to push open the door to the next ward, but to his despair, the doors to both wards on the second floor seemed to be locked.

The security door was locked, and the ward door was also locked. They were trapped in Building 2 and couldn't escape.

"There's no way out? Shall we go downstairs?" Big Fish looked at the boss, whose behavior had become somewhat strange ever since he heard the girl's laughter.

“Let’s chase after that cart and find that girl.” The boss patted Big Fish on the shoulder. “I’m scared too, but think about it. It’s just a game. At worst, you’ll just die. I can assure you that if your account gets destroyed because you’re protecting me, I’ll compensate you with twice the market price.”

"It's not about the money; I just really feel something's not right."

“I also think something’s not right.” The boss pointed to his head: “When I first met Han Fei during the day, his whole demeanor was very strange. He didn’t seem like an actor at all. His eyes were like those of a murderous maniac. He also told me that we had already arrived at this hidden map, but we had lost some memories.”

"Amnesia? You actually believe such a ridiculous thing?" Big Fish thought the boss was probably stunned.

“A normal game map certainly couldn’t alter memories, but what if it’s a place where the black box exists?” The boss narrowed his eyes, concealing a cold glint in them: “The various anomalies here have already explained a lot! The black box we’re looking for might be right here!”

Since Eternal Life Pharmaceuticals released the will of its late chairman, the "black box" has become more than just a simple term; it represents Eternal Life Pharmaceuticals' original shares, endless wealth, and voting rights that can influence the future of humanity.

"Boss, are you sure?"

"I'm not sure, but I know that when my wealth skyrockets, it's when everyone is panicking and uneasy." The boss gritted his teeth, suppressing his fear, and followed the bloody tracks left by the wheels: "Anyway, this is just a game, so why not take a gamble?"

The corridor lights went out.

This time, the boss didn't run away. He and the big fish walked forward back to back.

The first floor of Building 2 had become completely dark, and the lights on the second floor were gradually going out. It seemed as if the boss and the big fish were being chased forward by the darkness.

Second floor, third floor, fourth floor...

The boss and Big Fish chased after her all the way to the fourth floor. They stopped at the top of the stairs and looked down into the corridor. The trail of blood ended there, and the girl was nowhere to be seen. There was only one person in a caregiver's uniform cleaning the floor in the corridor.

"Where's the girl? Has she been moved to a ward?" The boss stared at the caregiver in the corridor, then quietly reached into his pocket and pulled out a scalpel.

"Boss, don't be impulsive."

"I'm just using it for self-defense."

Holding the scalpel in reverse, the boss quietly approached the caregiver who was cleaning. The closer he got, the more familiar the back of the person in front of him seemed.

When he was only two or three meters away from the caregiver, the boss suddenly stopped. He seemed to recognize the person in front of him and tentatively called out, "Ah Cu?"

The caregiver, who was cleaning, heard the boss's voice and stopped what he was doing, seemingly startled for a moment.

"Is it really you? I remember you were among the first players to disappear after entering the maze. I never expected to meet you here."

The boss took two more steps forward, and the caregiver called Ah Cu slowly turned his head. His face was blank, his skin was swollen, and his face had become much fatter.

Upon seeing the player's face, Big Fish also came over: "Let's not linger in the corridor, let's leave here first."

Big Fish was determined to leave, but the boss wanted to find the girl who had laughed earlier; he had a feeling that the girl was very important.

"Ah Cu, did you see the doctors walking past here with a girl?" The boss walked up to Ah Cu and, seeing that Ah Cu didn't respond for a while, grabbed Ah Cu's arm.

The moment he touched Ah Cu, the caregiver's eyes began to move erratically, and the uncut gauze could be vaguely seen in his pupils.

Ah Cu parted his lips slightly, wanting to speak, but the wound inside his mouth suddenly split open, making his entire face look like it was about to fall apart.

The boss and Big Fish were terrified when they saw this. They retreated frantically, no longer caring about the player's life or death.

His legs seemed to have lost their strength, and the player called A-Cu suddenly knelt down on the ground. His body seemed boneless, and exaggerated expressions began to appear on his face.

Shock, pain, fear, and unease overwhelmed Ah Cu, who couldn't control his face. He desperately tried to tell his boss something, but the more he struggled, the more wounds appeared on his face until his entire face began to crack.

The overhead lights kept flashing, and the boss heard a hospital room door creak open little by little.

He suppressed his fear, grabbed the big fish, and hid back in the stairwell.

The door to a ward not far from Ah Cu opened, and two doctors in blood-red coats came out of the room. They were pushing a small cart with a gaunt old woman lying on it.

"Doctor, can I cry now? I don't want to keep laughing anymore, I'm so scared."

The old woman's innocent voice came out as she pitifully clung to the doctor's sleeve, like a child.

"Du Shu, listen to me, you'll be fine soon." The short doctor lifted the black cloth off the cart, and they used scissors to remove the bandages from the old woman's back, causing blood to spurt out instantly.

Only after the blood had drained away could one clearly see a blurry human face on the old man's back.

"Having consumed so many personalities, it still hasn't produced any results. It seems this child is beyond help." The tall doctor's voice was icy: "Let's go get some new medicine."

"And what about this one?" The short doctor patted the old lady's head, seemingly reluctant to do so.

“Expired medicine should be thrown away, of course.” The tall doctor glanced at the short doctor with disgust. He took out a white towel and covered the old woman’s mouth and nose, then took out an syringe: “Help me hold her down.”

"Don't blame me, Du Shu, I didn't want this to happen either." The shorter doctor held down the girl who couldn't cry, while the taller doctor prepared to inject her with something.

Just as the needle tip approached the old woman's neck, the tall doctor suddenly heard hurried footsteps behind him. He turned around and saw a sharp scalpel plunged into his abdomen.

The doctor's eyes widened as he looked at the two caregivers who rushed towards him: "You two?"

"Run!" The boss shoved the doctor aside, and Big Fish grabbed Ah Cu and threw her onto the car, nearly killing the old lady.

The two rescued the old lady and Ah Cu, snatched the car, and ran desperately towards the other side of the corridor.

The shorter doctor didn't rush to chase after them. He helped the taller doctor up, and the two of them silently watched the boss and the big fish.

The scalpel fell to the ground, but not a drop of blood flowed from the tall doctor's wound.

……

Han Fei, dressed in his doctor's uniform, had just arrived at Building 4 when he suddenly noticed that all the lights in Building 2 were off. In the corridor connecting the other buildings to Building 2, he could vaguely see something running by.

"Why are all the mutated monsters heading towards Building Two? Has something happened there?"

The more chaotic the hospital, the better. Han Fei didn't know who had helped him, but he would seize this opportunity.

Speeding up, Han Fei quietly made his way to the passageway connecting Building 4 and Building 5. He swiped his doctor's work ID and sneaked into Building 5.

Standing in the shadows at the corner of the stairwell, Han Fei took out his phone and dialed Octopus's number first.

After a few busy beeps, the call was answered. Han Fei held the phone to his ear: "I want to do one last thing for Fu Sheng. If I'm gone, please protect him for me. The fact that he can see you is probably a compensation from heaven because it felt he was too pitiful. You should cherish this gift."

There was complete silence on the other end of the phone; there was no response.

“In his heart, you will never be a terrifying ghost, but the person he is closest to and most wants to see.” After saying this, Han Fei waited for a while before hanging up the phone.

Taking out the Rebirth Knife, Han Fei set the octopus's number to one-click dialing. Although he had spoken resolutely just now, he might still need Fu Sheng's biological mother's help in a real crisis.

Having made all the preparations, Han Fei took out the blood-red paper figure from his chest and let it sense the location of the curse.

"Is Ah Chong still in this building?"

A moment later, the paper figure jumped off Han Fei's palm, its blood-red eyes slowly opening. Instead of immediately leading the way, it glared fiercely at Han Fei.

"What do you mean? Why are you looking at me like that?"

The blood-red paper figure could not answer. It turned around and staggered towards the second floor.

(End of this chapter)