Weak in affinity talent? Female ghosts are eager to give hints.

at the same time.

[Zhouchi City, Security and Defense Section]

"Liu Xuan, do you think Yan Bing can really escape?"

Hou Yong stared at Liu Xuan's first-person perspective, his expression showing no excitement.

If we just left after getting an S-rank dungeon like that, it wouldn't be an S-rank dungeon!

"run?"

"They can't run away an inch!"

"However... this woman shouldn't be that stupid!"

She probably thought that following those who chose to leave would lead to other clues. If the remaining four [participants in the instance] all refused to leave, then who would know what the world outside the hospital was like?

Liu Xuan crossed her arms around her waist, thoughtfully examining Yan Bing's headband.

In the live stream footage, the "patients" carrying the "human pig" boarded a bus parked at the hospital. The bus only stayed for a short while before it started its journey to the "Qingshan Mental Hospital" with a hiss!

This scene immediately caused the live stream chat to explode!

[Hachiman: No way? No way? They really escaped that easily?!]

[City North Eaves Ancestor: Is the person upstairs stupid? If they had really escaped successfully, the live stream would have been cut off long ago! I wonder what the limits are for this mission to escape 'Qingshan Mental Hospital'? Haven't they already left?]

[Living by the sea and enjoying the waves: Perhaps escaping the hospital doesn't truly mean escaping pollution?]

Is a new map coming soon?!

【...】

Amidst the comments and discussions on the live stream, the bus left Qingshan Mental Hospital and drove along a mountain road. The road was shrouded in a hazy mist, and the bus continued its descent, winding its way downhill without showing any sign of stopping...

"I escaped?"

"I..."

"I'm safe?!"

Yan Bing sat by the window, while the mouth and eyes of the "patient visitor" beside her kept moving and fixed on her.

She didn't dare interact with the person, and just stared intently out the car window.

but...

After the car sped along with a hissing sound, a huge mental hospital suddenly appeared at the foot of the mountain at the end of the thick fog!

[Qingshan·Psychiatric Hospital]! ! !

The familiar hospital gate, the familiar hanging sign.

What was unfamiliar was that this time, there was only one person standing at the hospital entrance.

This man was short, had a receding hairline, and wore glasses.

If the previous dungeon participants who had died were to see this, they would be shocked to find that this person looks exactly like the blood-red man in the "polluted world"!

He adjusted his glasses and waved for the bus to stop.

"Hiss—"

The bus stopped in front of and behind the hospital. The man boarded the bus, a strange, twisted smile on his face: "Oh dear—it seems... the treatment wasn't quite right... You actually thought about leaving?!"

"How can you leave before you are completely cured?"

"And you parents..."

"I told you—treatment needs to be gradual! How can you spoil them just because they say they're sad? Have you forgotten?! It's because you spoil them...that they're like this..."

The man's calm voice rang out, and the "patients" lowered their heads for a moment before instantly picking up the "human pig" beside them!

"Professor Yang!"

"We're accepting treatment!"

"We're accepting treatment!"

The visitors responded in unison, their mouths agape, while their hands gripped the "human pig" like iron clamps. The "human pig's" previously cheerful faces instantly became deathly contorted.

"Snap—"

"Clap clap clap—"

The blood-red words on his face began to swell rapidly, splitting open and bursting into thick blood, instantly filling the bus with a bloody mist!

"this..."

"How could this be... how could this happen?!"

"You! You!!!"

Yan Bing looked at the scene before her in despair. She wanted to get up and jump off the bus, but suddenly her shoulder felt heavy!

The person "visiting a patient" beside her had already gripped her shoulders tightly. In the reflection of the car window, on her headband, the number "-50" was clearly displayed!

"[-50]?!"

"What...when?!"

The moment the scarlet numbers jumped, a thunderous boom resounded overhead at the top of the [Qingshan Mental Hospital]!

Professor Yang stared at Yan Bing, his eyes narrowed, and a 'button device' appeared in his hand without him noticing.

"Clatter—"

With the press of that device!

"Sizzle sizzle—"

"Sizzle sizzle—"

Suddenly, a crackling sound of electricity rang out from inside Yan Bing's headband, and twisting, pulsating electric snakes exploded inside the headband!

"ah!!!!!"

A blood-curdling scream echoed from within the mist of blood.

After Yan Bing's body began to tremble rapidly, white smoke quickly billowed from the headband. A pool of black blood flowed from the headband's eyeholes, and then Yan Bing collapsed onto her seat with a thud, her body emitting soot...

died!

This "dummy participant," tasked with investigating the hospital's external environment, has died!

"Sizzle sizzle—"

At the same time, Yan Bing's first-person perspective screen went black instantly. Liu Xuan and Hou Yong, who were standing in front of the live broadcast screen, looked at each other and were somewhat at a loss.

"So...so it wasn't an escape, but rather, the moment I left the hospital, I...entered a highly polluted inner world?"

Hou Yong snapped out of his daze and immediately slapped his thigh!

"Doesn't that mean..."

"The hospital... you can't actually leave?!"

"If that's the case... then how do we escape from here?!"

Scratching his dry hair, Hou Yong was completely baffled.

Liu Xuan stroked her chin, her slender fingers fidgeting, her gaze returning to An Lan's first-person perspective: "Perhaps... the so-called escape from [Qingshan Mental Hospital] refers to completely getting rid of the interference of 'contamination'?"

"How could that be?!"

"Just being in a hospital means you're constantly being contaminated!"

"this..."

The two of them were exchanging words back and forth, and their discussion had reached a dead end.

On the dark live stream screen, the comments from netizens in Zhouchi City continued to pour in.

[The Number One Handsome Man of Zhouchi: Now we know that leaving the hospital will exacerbate the pollution! And a 'professor' will appear in the highly polluted hospital! Shouldn't the authorities consider using this intelligence now? Tell Yuwen Ji and Yan Bing about the situation?!]

[Malegob: Yeah! If we tell Yuwen Ji this information, he'll definitely be able to analyze even more, right?]

[Yamete: Should we wait any longer? I feel like if we don't tell Yuwen Ji the information now, we won't have another chance!]

【...】

As the opinions of the people gathered, Hou Yong's expression grew increasingly grave.

He clenched his fists and looked at Liu Xuan questioningly. Liu Xuan shook her head: "It's not the final step yet! Besides... the person providing the information might not even be Yuwen Ji!"

"You...you don't think so?!"

"That's right... An Lan has once again escaped a fatal choice... Perhaps he really does have a chance to make it to the end..."

Liu Xuan's beautiful eyes sparkled as her gaze fixed on An Lan's perspective...

......

At the same time.

After the morning "visiting" session, the hospital once again entered "free time".

An Lanping sat in a row of seats, pretending to be asleep.

"System, unlock a new affinity [CG]!"

【drop--】

[Playing a cutscene showing Yang Zhenzhen's affection level at "50"...]

As the system notification sounded, an image inexplicably reappeared before An Lan's eyes.

[Junior High School Office (Female Teacher): Mr. Yang, your daughter's psychological problems seem to be getting more and more serious. She has told me several times that she has been having many nightmares.]

Furthermore, her headaches during class are getting worse! I'm worried about her health if this continues...

[Man: Hmph—what psychological problem? Making a mountain out of a molehill! In my opinion, it's just too much academic pressure, and she's trying to find a way to escape it! Other students can handle pressure, but she can't?]

Teacher, you don't need to worry about her! I'm a top-tier psychologist! I know her situation very well!

[(Female teacher): Is this...is this really okay?]

[Man: There's nothing good or bad about it! Isn't this something everyone has to go through?]

【...】

The first CG sequence ended, showing a dimly lit office where little Yang Zhenzhen was peering cautiously through a classroom window at the scene of conversation inside...

After this CG sequence ended, the entire screen was instantly engulfed in darkness!

In an instant, Yang Zhenzhen and the "man" appeared in a bedroom.

Yang Zhenzhen lowered her head, while the man gazed at her with an air of superiority: "Zhenzhen...you should know very well how much hope I have for you, right?"

"..."

"You are my daughter. Even if your grades aren't outstanding, you absolutely cannot bring shame to me, the dean!"

"And... a headache or anything, that's only temporary! Don't make a big deal out of nothing. Do you know what your classmates call you? Weirdos!"

"Don't keep that long face! Your priority right now is to study hard and shut them up!"

"If your grades are bad now, you'll be even less successful after you enter the workforce!"

"..."

The second CG scene shows the "man" talking incessantly, while Yang Zhenzhen keeps her head down, never uttering a word in rebuttal...

"Click—"

The CG playback has ended.

When An Lan opened her eyes again and looked around the hospital, she vaguely sensed that some connected information was gathering...