I am a reincarnation player.

The elevator door opened to both sides, revealing a girl wearing a light blue dress, gray over-the-knee socks, with a sweet and cute appearance, blue hair and purple eyes.

She exuded a light and soft feeling, which was totally incompatible with the solemn reincarnation game. Then she clasped her hands in front of her chest, looking very scared, and carefully scanned the various people in the hall.

During this process, she noticed that Yuki was staring at her, so she tilted her head slightly, as if trying to guess what kind of face was under the mask.

You have a keen eye for observation. Did you read that my eyes were strange? And just when I was about to investigate that school, the relevant personnel came.

Yuki looked away and leaned his hands on the sword. Just one look at this face was enough.

It's her, Shiina Hiyori.

Chapter 3 Game Begins (4K)

Everyone has arrived, a total of five veteran players and eight newcomers. The difficulty is still hard to say, but the scale is much larger than Bloodthirsty Red Moon.

At least on the surface, the five old players were divided into three groups. Although the two girls concealed it, one could still guess that they were sticking together for warmth.

There were three men, one was mature and steady, one looked a little panicked, and the last one looked a little crazy.

As for the agreement that they would never kill each other, who knows how much of it is credible in reality? At least Yuki has not forgotten where most of his equipment came from. As long as the benefits are great, the two girls who have been huddled together for warmth can betray each other.

Getting a gold belt by killing and setting fires is much faster than clearing a dungeon in a miserable way. Of course, the dungeon must be cleared too, as dead people cannot take the chaos items with them.

As for the copies, the nurses were still busy, pushing carts back and forth, while in the lobby with only one elevator, a dozen men and women in various costumes gathered in a circle, ignoring the patients passing by.

There are eight newcomers, five men and three women, aged from 14 to 35. Their occupations include students, teachers, retired soldiers and drivers. Except for the first teenager who looked sick, the rest are normal. The two white men are even strong and powerful.

But no matter what their qualities were, they had no say. Most of them just stood there stupidly. Only Shiina Hiwa was quietly observing the old players, especially the man holding the greatsword.

The other person's eyes were strange just now, obviously he knew her, and then with Miss Rabbit's introduction, she understood the seriousness of the matter.

Perhaps because she loves reading so much, she accepted the reincarnation game very quickly. After a little observation, she realized that the most important thing now was to find a thick leg to hug.

'Who should I hug?'

'Miss Rabbit is very helpful, and this man with a mask looks scary, but his eyes just now seemed to know me. It's strange, I haven't seen him before.'

'And these patients are really strange, they can see us but they don't care at all.'

Just as he was thinking of a solution, his hand felt heavy. He looked down and saw a shiny machete in his hand.

The tyrant is distributing weapons one by one. This is not out of goodwill, but the cannon fodder should also show their effectiveness. Don't start the game empty-handed and die at the first encounter.

"Sure enough, the storage space can be upgraded, otherwise where would there be room for all this junk?"

"Five veteran players and eight new players. With this ratio, even without my involvement, doesn't the reincarnation game care about the survival rate of new players?"

Yuki was silently collecting information and memorizing it in his mind. When he saw the tyrant glance at him again, he took a half step forward.

"Miss Rabbit has already told you about the reincarnation game. You are not allowed to ask questions. Just follow our arrangements later."

"I protest! You are violating democratic principles and disrespecting human rights!" The sturdy white man raised his tattooed arms, but before he could finish his words, his legs had already left the ground.

At a speed barely visible to the naked eye, Yuki took a step closer and picked him up with one hand, like he was holding a chick.

His eyes were not cold. He tilted his head and looked at the other person with curiosity, this strong man who was a head taller than him.

“Now, do you smell the air of freedom?”

The sturdy man couldn't answer, his whole face had turned red, his limbs were shaking constantly, and the palm on his throat was still increasing in strength.

His face turned from red to white, and his struggles began to weaken. The new players around him wanted to go up and rescue him, but they were frightened and instinctively kept their distance.

Except for Mai Sakurajima who was a little flustered, the other old players didn't care at all, including the curly-haired guy who looked a little weak.

It's common that games need such villains to save time, and there is no shortage of such naturally isolated loners.

"That's enough. Killing players in a dungeon has unpredictable consequences. Don't do it rashly."

Fortunately, at this time, the tyrant put his hand on Yuki's shoulder.

"I didn't mean to kill him. I just thought democracy, human rights and freedom were a pair of conjunctions and I wanted to complete them." Yuki smiled happily and threw the white man away. The strong white man flew a few meters away and hit the wall with a bang, fainting on the spot.

The few newcomers who were about to raise their hands to ask questions quickly put their hands down. The bald white man kept saying "Fuck" and had no idea where such powerful strength came from in that body.

A moody lunatic?

The tyrant was a little afraid. Players like this were the most uncontrollable, and he couldn't figure out their background. Fortunately, several other veteran players also showed fearful expressions.

It’s okay. If things really get out of control, you can attack them together. That’s a good thing.

He was just trying to take the opportunity to win over the newcomers, but he froze where he was, and then every player showed the same expression.

【Games start】

[Regular mission, Demon Hospital, please find a normal way to leave the hospital within two days.]

[Hint 1: The hospital has nine floors in total. You can leave by going through this floor and going to the stairs on the other side.]

[2: If it is not a normal floor, the player may not be able to leave the floor, but can return to the starting point of the floor. ]

【3: The devil will seek out players who have gone astray.】

[4: Please do not intentionally damage the hospital building and harm patients and staff. Players have 18 hours of treatment funds.]

[5: After going astray four times cumulatively, the player will be punished by the devil.]

【6: Except for a few players, all remaining players must leave the hospital together. 】

【7: Please be aware that the demon will continue to expand and get closer.】

The horrifying whispers echoed in everyone's ears. No matter if they were new or old players, no matter how good their memory was, they all engraved every word deeply in their minds, leaving no possibility of forgetting.

Yuki took a breath of the air filled with the smell of disinfectant and glanced at the 00:00 on the digital clock.

It's midnight again.

His heart instinctively accelerated, and then he compared it with the bloodthirsty red moon without hesitation. After another two seconds, he gave up decisively.

Apart from being routine tasks, there is no comparability at all. The location is limited to this hospital building. Even if it covers a larger area, it is not comparable to the city under the red moon.

On the bright side, the mission prompt at least isn't so murderous, with all the talk about devouring flesh and blood. The scene in front of you is no different from a real hospital, and you can't see the weird red moonlight.

But on the negative side, regional restrictions mean that there is less room for maneuvering, and the prompts are ambiguous. Although seemingly simple, every word holds a hidden danger.

He glanced at everyone vaguely. The old players were generally quiet and had already started analyzing.

The newcomers were all confused, especially the boy with uneven eyes, who looked terrified, but considering his thin body, his fear was understandable.

"Okay, let the game begin. We are now on the ninth floor. It seems that we are required to go to the eighth floor, and then so on." The tyrant spoke first, as if he had taken control of the discourse.

Yuki seemed like a madman, Curly and Mai were acting very incompetent, and Hayasaka Ai was simply a taciturn ice sculpture. It was appropriate for him to take charge of the topic, saving time in arguing for help.

"I just went to the ninth floor and there is no stairwell here." Yuki said in a relaxed and cheerful tone, then walked to the nurse's station and knocked on the wall with his sword.

"There is a fire evacuation map on the wall, but the evacuation staircase is just a wall."

Everyone looked at the evacuation map and found that there was indeed a staircase marked on it, crossing the entire floor, just opposite the hall.

Is there a difference between an entrance and an exit? If there is no exit on the starting floor, where should I leave?

Everyone was thinking the same question, and then they all looked at the strange elevator. The elevator door had been open since Shiina Hiyori arrived.

There are many ways to get out of this floor, such as breaking the window and rappelling, or simply breaking through the floor, but these are contrary to [Tip 4].

Tyrant and Curly walked quickly into the elevator, looked at the panel, and indeed found something unusual.

Except for the buttons for opening and closing doors, alarm communication, and card swiping, which are the same as in the normal world, the buttons for the other floors are all '9', which means that you can only go to the ninth floor from the ninth floor, and they are densely packed, with more than a dozen of them.

"Leaving the ninth floor and going to the ninth floor, aren't we just standing still?" Sakurajima Mai was a little confused, but she wasn't pretending.

Although the Red Moon Castle is scary, that is mainly because the enemies are hideous and terrifying. This demon hospital is filled with a weird atmosphere.

"This is the starting point. We have to go through the correct floor, go down the stairs, and then we will reach the starting point on the eighth floor, and so on." Yuki explained casually.

"What if it's not correct?"

"You can't enter the stairs, and follow prompt 3--" Yuki paused, then suddenly jumped in front of Mai, threatening her with his fangs and claws: "The devil will find you and kill you!"

The sudden madness scared the senior, and she took several steps back to Hayasaka Ai's side and glared at her fiercely. This was not an act.

Damn it, I told him he was just making fun of me again.

Those who retreated did not intend to, but those who saw it had intentions. In addition to the newcomers who instinctively avoided, Tyrant and Curly also looked back, almost confirming that Rabbit and Hasaka were forming a team to attack.

Hayasaka Ai looked unmoved and just glanced coldly at Yuuki, thinking that this must be a master, but it was a pity that he brought a burden with him.

"Thomas is right, but that should be the way to go downstairs required by the rules. We can try other methods." The tyrant immediately responded and faced everyone:

"There are many ways to attack each dungeon, but you just need to look carefully for them."

"Let's experiment first." Hayasaka Ai said coldly. She raised her hand, and a small iron cage appeared in her palm, with pigeons cooing inside.

The pigeon had a signaler on its neck. The tyrant knew what she wanted to do at a glance, so he took a few steps forward and pushed open the window.

The old players cooperated well with each other. Hayasaka Ai opened the cage and let the white pigeon fly out, then took out her mobile phone to check the signal.

As everyone watched, the white dove flew out of the window, and then, nothing happened.

The quiet night before my eyes was like the mouth of an abyss. The pigeon jumped out of the window and disappeared, taking the signal source on the screen with it.

hiss--

There was a sound of inhalation in the foyer. It was hard to believe one's eyes at this supernatural scene, but the old players were not surprised at all.

If there was such an obvious loophole, the reincarnation game would be stupid. It would be as easy for them to climb down from the ninth floor as eating and drinking.

"Okay, just follow the instructions. This road is blocked."

"Is there a spatial fault? The main door on the first floor is the only way in."

"That should be it. There is a thin membrane between the garden outside and the building, and then there is a road like a bridge leading to the outside world. That is the way to life."

Well, an experienced veteran player.

The tyrant was very satisfied with Hayasaka Ai's quick answers. He knew if she was pretending to be a strong person after a try, so he turned to the crowd:

"It's just past midnight. There are still forty-seven hours and fifty-five minutes left. Let's start the strategy. If you have any ideas, please bring them up now."

Hayasaka Ai was in deep thought, Curly seemed to be hesitant to speak, Sakurajima Mai was just in a daze, and there was no need to say much about the newcomers, except for Shiina Hiyori who was looking around curiously, most of them looked like they were worried about something.

"That's too much of an idea. According to our experience, every clue could be a trap. Let's try it anyway." Yuki suddenly spoke, his tone extremely relaxed.

"I think it's better to act after careful planning."

"Oh, are you some old scholar? You can't expect anything from standing here."

Jiecheng glanced at the tyrant, picked up the unconscious white man, threw him into the elevator, and waved to the remaining players with a smile.

"Come quickly, Prompt Six has bound us together. I don't want to go to the first floor while there are still people wandering around on the ninth floor."

Most people did not move, as if the reminder of 'binding' could provide a sense of bargaining security, until there was a 'click'.

Hayasaka Ai pulled out her revolver, cocked the hammer, and casually thrust it against the forehead of the bald muscular man next to her:

"There is another way. The dead will not be counted as remaining players, and we can bear the punishment of the game."

Soon, everyone rushed into the elevator as if their butts were on fire, and everyone gathered together in an instant, and the Tyrant and Curly looked at each other.

Very experienced! This ice beauty must have been through at least two copies of the game.

The huge elevator car could easily accommodate more than a dozen people. Several veteran players stood at the outermost edge, and Yuki casually pressed the button for the 9th floor.

Hua Hua Hua.

The elevator door slowly closed, narrowing his field of vision. Perhaps it was an illusion, but before the door closed completely, he saw a strange scene through the gap.

The nurses put down their work and acted like puppets.

Dozens of expressionless faces looked over at the same time, then pulled the corners of their mouths, revealing their neat and sharp white teeth.

Extremely frightened, Yuki subconsciously took a half step back and bumped into Curly, causing the latter to tense his muscles all of a sudden.

"what are you doing??"

"Did you see that just now?"

"what did you see?"

Yuki turned his head and saw that everyone in the elevator was staring at him in confusion. Not everyone was paying attention when the door closed just now.

Even Hayasaka Ai shook her head slightly, barely perceptible.

Illusion or hallucination?