Survival in the apocalypse: I exploited a bug in an infinite dungeon.

My cousin comforted me, saying that maybe my spoken English wasn't standard, which was why I couldn't find anyone.

The next day, she had no classes and went with me.

Clinging to my last hope, I went to sleep.

The next day, my cousin picked me up with breakfast and then accompanied me to the university.

She spent two years abroad and her English is almost like her native language.

But nothing changed, so we went to the housing address again.

It was the same landlady from yesterday, giving the same answer.

My cousin led me on a street full of foreigners. The unfamiliar environment made me feel cold, and my bad premonition grew stronger.

Then I received a call from my parents.

Grandpa had an accident, and they are rushing home from out of town. They asked me where I was.

I lied and booked the earliest flight.

My cousin took me to the airport, hugged me, and promised that she would continue to help me find people while she was abroad.

I held back my tears and thanked this kind young lady.

I told my girlfriends I was traveling with them, so they picked me up at the airport when I got off the plane.

She said I wouldn't lie, and that my family wouldn't suspect anything if she accompanied me to the hospital.

My parents have arrived, and there is chaos and turmoil.

Knowing it was inconvenient, my friend said goodbye immediately, and my family didn't have time to talk to me either.

In the VIP ward, a group of doctors surrounded the grandfather.

Standing outside the ward, I could see my grandfather groaning in pain on the bed through the crowd.

The limbs were twisted in a bizarre way, making movements that seemed impossible for a human to make.

Grandpa's expression was contorted with pain.

The once kind face now looks strange and terrifying.

I was so frightened that I couldn't help but take a few steps back. Looking at my family's anxious faces, I felt a lump in my throat.

The doctors couldn't find the cause of the illness, and Grandpa kept struggling.

With the consent of Dad, Mom, and Grandma, Grandpa was finally given a sedative injection to relieve his pain and allow him to fall into a deep sleep.

My parents still have jobs, and my grandmother is getting old, so I volunteered to take care of my grandfather at the hospital.

The family members exchanged glances and did not refuse.

My mother hugged me and praised me for "growing up" and "becoming sensible".

I asked, "Should we notify my brother if Grandpa is sick?"

The mother froze for a moment, and the father pulled her away, his face grim: "I'll contact him."

Seeing his fierce expression, I didn't ask any more questions and escorted them out of the ward.

At night, they told me that a caregiver would let me go home.

But looking at my grandfather's aged sleeping face, I wanted to spend more time with him, so I refused.

The VIP ward has a dedicated room for family members, which I slept in.

In the middle of the night, Grandpa started struggling. I pressed the nurse call button but no one came, so I had to run out to look for someone.

I saw two very old nurses talking to each other and didn't even hear the call bell.

I was so angry that I wanted to confront them directly, but my grandfather's illness couldn't be delayed.

Just as I was about to call out for help, I heard a nurse's sarcastic voice: "You know what? Today I heard that little girl actually ask 'brother,' and I almost burst out laughing. How dare she ask that?"

"Hehe, wealthy families care about face. They remember the great kindness shown to them even after someone dies," another nurse said.

The first nurse scoffed, "Why weren't they grateful when they dug his heart out? The boy lay in the ICU for over ten years, and who came to visit him? It's so hypocritical to bring it up now."

"Sigh, how can an orphan's life be worth more than a young lady's? It's a relief for him to die."

"If you ask me, this old man's current state is retribution. It's unbelievable that a good person would fall ill as if possessed, and no one could find the cause."

"Shh! Keep your voice down, it won't be good if the newbie hears you."

"Tsk, we're on duty tonight, what's there to be afraid of?"

……

I couldn't hear what was said next.

My mind was buzzing, as if something had struck it.

Suddenly I felt a sharp pain in my heart and difficulty breathing.

At this moment, I wish that what I just heard was all an auditory hallucination.

I hope I suddenly develop hysteria and that what they said is all a lie.

"Hey, what are you doing standing here?" An intern yawned as he came out of the office.

Seeing me standing in the corner with red eyes, they were startled.

His voice interrupted the nurses' chatter, and they were startled to see me too.

Suppressing the urge to confront him, I wiped away my tears and said, "My grandfather has woken up, and his condition is very bad."

Upon hearing this, the intern walked over directly. The two nurses exchanged a glance, pretended nothing had happened, and followed the doctor toward the ward.

The doctor performed a simple examination on Grandpa and then gave him another sedative before leaving.

The two nurses were a little afraid of me, so they followed the person.

I covered Grandpa with the blanket and then went out with them.

When they saw me come out, their faces turned even paler.

I took out the phone that had been recording the conversation and played it back: "If you don't tell me honestly what you just said, I'll take the recording directly to your boss."

This is a private hospital, and my parents own shares in it; they both know that.

Their expressions changed several times. Before they could beg me, I dashed their last hopes: "I'm in a bad mood right now and don't have much patience."

They exchanged a glance, and with no other option, led me to the lounge.

Under my death stare, they slowly recounted a story I had never known before:

Twenty years ago, the wife of a hospital shareholder gave birth to a beautiful and lovely daughter.

For some reason, my daughter didn't cry or fuss after she was born.

The family quickly noticed something was wrong and immediately had their daughter examined.

There is no problem.

They also consulted professors from abroad, but they still couldn't find any problems.

If that were all, it wouldn't be a big deal, but the girl would occasionally experience respiratory failure, which terrified the adults so much that their hearts almost stopped.

Prosperous families often believe in metaphysics.

Since medical examinations couldn't find anything wrong, we had to change our approach.

The parents found a feng shui master who often looked at their home. The master examined the little girl and said that he was not skilled enough and that his master needed to come.

Three days later, an elderly man dressed in a Taoist robe appeared silently in the girl's hospital room.

The old man examined the girl carefully and cast a divination for her, saying that she was being disturbed by something strange, and although she looked healthy, her heart was already gone.

The mother and grandmother were so frightened that they burst into tears and asked the old man what he could do.

The old man said, "Just find a heart."

However, there are requirements.

The man's heart must be that of someone the same age as the girl; besides being a good match, it also needs to be fresh.

The term "fresh" means that the sample must be taken directly from a living person's body while the girl is unconscious.

The method was extremely vicious.

But looking at their adorable little dumpling, the parents would rather go to hell themselves than not give their daughter a bright and beautiful future.

After seeing the old Taoist priest off, they began looking for suitable children in the orphanage.

In the end, they chose the abandoned baby, Xu Nian.

Fearing they might feel bad about the child, they decided to raise him outside the family home.

Unexpectedly, on the day of adoption, Xiao Manman suddenly laughed.