Chapter 10: Blue Mountain Psychiatric Hospital (Part 10)

Chapter 10: Blue Mountain Psychiatric Hospital (Part Ten)

Qi Chanyang feels like he's going to be infuriated to death.

To think he was blissfully assuming that the newcomers this time were all obedient.

Obedient?

He has cleared so many infinite games, let alone newcomers, even the veteran players never dared to bark orders at NPCs.

"You actually intended to borrow a cloth from someone's bucket???" Qi Chanyang was shocked.

Jie Fangcheng was even more surprised: "You believed me just because I said so? Are you that gullible??"

Hearing him say this, Qi Chanyang breathed a sigh of relief.

This kid might seem nonchalant, but he seems to be aware internally, perhaps conversing with the NPC earlier was just a tactic to divert its attention.

Although, this method was somewhat too thrilling.

Qi Chanyang: "I didn't believe you, it's just that you... shouldn't pull something like this next time."

Jie Fangcheng also breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems the only veteran player present isn't easily fooled to that extent.

What "borrowing," Jie Fangcheng originally intended to snatch it without returning, he was just being verbally courteous out of habit.

His obvious politeness, Qi Chanyang really did catch onto it, didn't he!

Whether it's players or NPCs, humanoid entities indeed communicate better.

But indeed, he shouldn't proceed this way next time.

Just charge straight ahead! Why the courtesies?

That's what Jie Fangcheng was thinking.

Qi Chanyang was contemplating where to relocate him next.

Room number one already houses patient one and Gu Shanshan. Before administering the medication, the doctor mentioned that only two patients could occupy a room.

Should he throw out number one?

Realizing what he was contemplating, Qi Chanyang was momentarily stunned.

In a duplicate world brimming with murderous intent, dealing with number-tagged NPCs obviously necessitates more caution.

When had he ever harbored such bold intentions before?

Indeed, one's company influences one's conduct.

Qi Chanyang glanced at the person beside him.

Jie Fangcheng was holding a bent stick with two fingers, his head turning in a circle, seemingly looking for something.

Then, his eyes lit up.

"Wait for me a moment."

Having said that, he quickly walked to the entrance of the security room, effortlessly pushing the door open.

Thinking that he might have found some clue, Qi Chanyang immediately followed him.

Next, he saw him enter the room, grab a pennant hanging in the security room, use it as a cloth to clean the stick in his hand.

Qi Chanyang: "..."

Unable to restrain himself any longer, Qi Chanyang exclaimed, "Hey! Can you be a bit more serious?!"

"Hmm?" Jie Fangcheng hesitated for a moment. He originally planned to throw the pennant into the trash can after using it, but reconsidered and hung it back on the wall.

Damn it!!

Is this the seriousness he was asking for?!

Qi Chanyang roared in a low voice, "Show some proper attitude!!! This instance is very dangerous!! Stop obsessing over that stick of yours! Can you focus on finding clues to clear the instance instead!!"

Mentioning the instance, Jie Fangcheng did actually recall something.

He rummaged through his pockets, eventually pulling out a crumpled ball of paper and throwing it to Qi Chanyang.

"What is this?" Qi Chanyang asked angrily, uncrumpling the paper as he spoke, followed by a moment of stunned silence.

Jie Fangcheng answered, "A clue."

Utilizing the pale moonlight filtering through the window, Qi Chanyang swiftly skimmed the content.

It was an experiment log.

Group 49, Day 226

Sea Octopus survived: 1

Cephalopod - Canidae eye successful: 7/22

Cephalopod - Rodent teeth successful: 11/41

……

Head - Tuna head failed (survived 12 minutes)

Head - Dolphin head failed (survived 1 day and 22 hours)

Head - Dashi Haddock head (survived 8 minutes)

……

Qi Chanyang quickly flipped through the pages and asked, "Where did you get this from?"

"Oh, the third floor."

Qi Chanyang cast him a brief frown, but now was not the time for conversation.

They needed to return to the second floor first to check on Gu Shanzhan's condition.

Thinking this, Qi Chanyang carefully spread the paper out before rolling it up, opened his mouth, and swallowed it.

As soon as he finished swallowing, he noticed the subtly expressive "so you have this kind of peculiar habit" look on Jie Fangcheng's face, who was standing beside him.

Qi Chanyang: "… It's my personal ability, ‘Ruminant Stomach’. I can store swallowed items and regurgitate them when necessary."

After explaining, the man in front of him displayed an even more nuanced expression: "Can I ask a question?"

"What question?"

"When you regurgitate them, will the items be covered in your saliva?"

"…" Qi Chanyang looked utterly exasperated. "Enough with the nonsense! I'll take you back to the second floor first."

Jie Fangcheng had no objections to this arrangement.

Since he couldn't get any information from the NPCs, following back seemed a reasonable option; there might be opportunities awaiting.

Qi Chanyang took the lead, intently sensing any potential dangers in their surroundings.

Ge Juan probably got tripped up by something on the third floor and hadn't reappeared.

Qi Chanyang had been on edge since the moment he stepped out that evening, finding it somewhat incredible that they reached the entrance of Room 1 without any incidents.

He had braced himself for a fierce battle, yet they encountered not even a slight anomaly on their way, let alone NPCs like Ge Juan.

Quite lucky, indeed!

He gently knocked on the door, softly alerting the individuals inside.

"It's Qi Chanyang."

With that, Qi Chanyang took out the master key and opened the door.

Gu Shanzhan was huddled in a corner, holding onto a tool Qi Chanyang had given her, constantly on guard.

Only when the door opened and she confirmed that it was indeed Qi Chanyang did she finally relax.

Then, Gu Shanzhan paused in surprise: "Mr. Jie?"

Before Qi Chanyang left, he had mentioned going to look for Jie Fangcheng in Room 9, but in her heart, Gu Shanzhan knew the probability of Mr. Jie still being alive was not high.

She managed to hold out until Qi Chanyang came to rescue her, relying on the mutual slaughter of two NPCs.

Yet room number nine was empty, not even a corpse in sight. Given the extended time, encountering the wandering NPCs outside would mean death within mere minutes.

Unexpectedly, he actually managed to rescue someone?

Qi Chanyang was also very curious.

Once inside the hospital room, he was the first to speak, asking, "Didn't you take the medicine?"

"Hmm."

Qi Chanyang frowned, first narrating their current situation, and then asking, "Normally, if you don't take the medicine, the patients would attack you. Didn't the one from room nine attack you?"

Jie Fangcheng answered honestly, "I don't know, he didn't catch up to me."

"What about the doctor?"

Jie Fangcheng expressed regret, "He didn't catch up either."

Good lad! You must run really fast!

Qi Chanyang was somewhat surprised.

However, this game indeed harbored many hidden talents. Qi Chanyang had heard that the current sixth place on the leaderboard was a world marathon champion, unmatched in running ability within the game.

Perhaps the newcomer before them possessed a similar talent?

With this thought in mind, Qi Chanyang set the matter aside for now, opening his mouth to regurgitate the paper he had stored in his "Ruminant Stomach".

The "Ruminant Stomach" ability ensured that whatever was swallowed came out in the same state, of course without any saliva on it.

After taking the paper out, Qi Chanyang heard a gasp of awe from the side, accompanied by applause, as though witnessing a street performer breathe fire.

Turning his head, he saw Jie Fangcheng enthusiastically clapping: "Good!!"

Qi Chanyang: ……

How on earth did this guy manage to provoke a desire to punch him at every single moment??