Chapter 525 Rules of Hospital 666

Chapter 525: The Rules of Hospital No. 666

"Hospital No. 666?"

Su Bai's voice repeated the name in a low tone, carrying an indescribable weight. His brow furrowed slightly, and his eyelid gave an involuntary twitch.

Darkness still enveloped the surroundings, thick and heavy like a mute black fog, making it impossible to see even one's own fingertips. Although there were no signs of any tangible threats approaching within this darkness, Su Bai's intuition told him that danger had already quietly seeped in, lurking within this space named "Hospital No. 666."

Back when he encountered the No. 666 bus earlier, that familiar number had already awakened certain memories in Su Bai, but at that time, it seemed like just a coincidence. What Su Bai hadn't expected was that the subsequent Nightmare Game would truly drag him into Hospital No. 666.

The Eerie Entities in the Nightmare World were as numerous as hairs on an ox. Although among the staggering 3.1 billion entities, many were "beasts" with little power or even self-awareness, the Nightmare Game scenarios generated around those formidable entities were also innumerable.

Virtually no player had ever entered the same Nightmare Game scenario twice. Even Su Bai, reborn once, had only encountered the No. 444 bus scenario from his novice mission before this.

But... Hospital No. 666 was a game scenario Su Bai had experienced before, and... those who managed to leave Hospital No. 666 alive would find it hard to forget that wretched place.

The deadliness of Hospital No. 666 was unquestionable. For veteran players, its danger was comparable to that of a novice mission for new players. Even those "experts" who had experienced countless Nightmare Games and were laden with items would instinctively feel a chill crawl up their spines upon setting foot here, with every step feeling like walking on a knife's edge.

Judging by the Administrator's words, they seemed to have entered the Neonatal Department of Hospital No. 666, an area Su Bai wasn't very familiar with. However, in his previous life, Su Bai had heard from other players that Hospital No. 666 contained different department wards. The difficulty here should be lower than the building he narrowly escaped from in his past life, and there were similarities between the wards.

Especially the rule "Hospital No. 666 does not admit healthy patients" was particularly familiar to Su Bai. Apart from players who had experienced Hospital No. 666, few would likely realize that this was actually the most terrifying rule within the Hospital No. 666 game and a primary reason why it became one of the dead ends.

"Please proceed to the nurse's station within thirty minutes to complete the admission procedures. After formal admission, please be sure to abide by the relevant rules of the Neonatal Department."

The Administrator's words echoed in his ears, its tone as cold as ever. But perhaps because it involved Hospital No. 666, compared to its usual sarcastic and mocking tone, this time its voice seemed to carry less deliberate ridicule, instead sounding like an earnest warning.

Almost the moment the Administrator's voice faded, the infant's crying that had been lingering in Su Bai's ears abruptly ceased, as if choked by an invisible hand. The crying stopped without any warning, without even a fading process. From entering the game until now, Su Bai's attention had been constantly pulled by that irritating infant cry, leaving him little room to think about anything else. Only now, with the sudden silence, did he truly have the opportunity to perceive his surroundings.

One of the Neonatal Department's rules was "Do not be alone."

However, the Administrator's meaning just now was that the relevant rules only needed to be followed after completing the admission procedures. In other words, it didn't matter if all players weren't gathered at the same location initially; they just needed to find teammates for themselves within thirty minutes.

As the thought of "finding other players" surfaced in his mind, Su Bai detected some movements from other players—faint, weak panting, the light sound of leather shoes stepping on the floor, and the slight clinking sound of something swaying.

The distance between the other players and Su Bai was clearly not far. The nearest player was probably only about twenty meters away from Su Bai.

Finding teammates to ensure he wouldn't be alone didn't seem particularly challenging.

In Su Bai's memory, the most troublesome thing about entering Hospital No. 666 was actually...

"Buzz—!"

Without any warning, Su Bai's previously pitch-black field of vision was suddenly flooded with light.

The moment the lights came on, the entire game scene seemed to snap into sharp, real focus. The darkness was completely dispelled, and the entire environment became as bright as day.

Su Bai looked up, quickly scanning his surroundings.

He was standing in a spacious, brightly lit hospital corridor. The walls were painted a gentle off-white, spotlessly clean. Neat rows of ward doors lined both sides, made of imitation European-style white wood, each embedded with a small plaque indicating the room number. The walls were also adorned with many colorful, childlike paintings, mostly depicting small animals, rainbows, suns, and smiling faces drawn with crayons, presenting an image full of childlike innocence.

Simultaneously, what reached Su Bai's ears was no longer the heart-wrenching crying, but the soft, soothing light music playing in the corridor, gentle and relaxing.

At first glance, this place indeed seemed as warm and cozy as the Administrator had described.

"Hmm?"

Before Su Bai could carefully observe the environment before him, the world before his eyes was once again swallowed by darkness.

His breath hitched.

Su Bai didn't dislike dark environments, but because he was currently in Hospital No. 666, he clearly knew that the darkness returning wasn't because the lights had gone out again, but because his own sight had suddenly failed him.

After all, after slightly adapting to the dimmed vision, Su Bai's eyes could still vaguely perceive some faint luminescence and blurred outlines.

"Seems it's the same as the Hospital No. 666 in my memory." Su Bai's tone carried a hint of resignation, as if he had anticipated this outcome. He groped along the wall, positioning himself to stand against it, then lowered his head and let out a soft chuckle, though the smile didn't reach his eyes.

Just as the Administrator said, one of the important rules of Hospital No. 666 was that it did not admit healthy patients. This meant that even if the human players entering Hospital No. 666 were perfectly healthy, the hospital would inflict upon them an ailment, turning them into genuine patients.

So now, the hospital had deprived him of his sight.

The ailments inflicted on the players would differ. This meant that with Su Bai blinded, no other player would suffer from impaired vision.

He took a light breath, concentrated, and began to carefully sense the changes in his body. Although his eyes could not see, there weren't any other major impacts. He could still perceive the flow of power around him, even more acutely than before.

Su Bai focused on the sensations within his body. Ever since he learned some methods from Wu Hang during the Qingliu City Anomaly Event to remove bodily restrictions, Su Bai felt that the method used by the Eerie Entities of Hospital No. 666 to blind him might also be a type of curse or restriction. If he could truly find traces left by the Eerie Entities within his body, perhaps he could resolve the vision problem without needing the help of the Puzzle Pieces.

However, before Su Bai could sink further into his thoughts, he heard footsteps approaching from not far away.

Although he had lost his sight, Su Bai's hearing remained sharp.

Someone was coming.

Su Bai tilted his head slightly, holding his breath to listen.

Judging by the rhythm of the footsteps, the person's weight should be very light, with a light and nimble gait. But the steps carried a hint of hesitation, as if uncertain whether to continue approaching.

Then, a voice tinged with timidity sounded—

"...Big sister, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"