Chapter 22

"Zi...Zi..."

The overhead light tube emits a steady beep.

It seems to be in disrepair. When the elevator door is opened, there is always a stuck feeling. The space is much larger than other ordinary elevators. The iron gray walls are densely covered with reddish-brown rust. It looked almost as if it had dried up blood.

Wen Jianyan gritted her teeth and bit her head and walked in.

Knowing that it is a psychological effect, in the strong smell of disinfectant, the elevator is still filled with a faint smell of rancidity, which makes people feel at ease.

On the keyboard in the elevator, there are only two buttons: the first floor and the negative floor.

"-1" lights up.

With the humming sound of machinery, the elevator dropped slightly, and then began to run down slowly.

The phone in Wen Jianyan's pocket vibrated twice.

He paused, reached out and took the phone out of his pocket.

Although there is still no signal, two lines of words pop up on the screen:

[Due to the large number of NPCs in this copy, in order to ensure the quality of your live broadcast, we will open the Nightmare background app service for you]

【Please make persistent efforts to create a more exciting viewing experience for the audience! 】

The text disappears.

Wen Jianyan saw that an app with a dark icon appeared on the screen.

There are only two words below: Nightmare.

He opened the icon, and he has everything in it, except that there is no barrage, it is simply a reduced version of the entire live broadcast background, only the ID card information, enough to check his points and backpack, and even shopping in the system mall.

The main quests have been updated on the taskbar:

[Complete the negative first floor patrol task within two hours]

[Completion: 0%]

[High-difficulty side mission brush: protect NPC Qi Shen from the negative layer]

Wen Jianyan thoughtfully turned her head and looked at Su Cheng.

Su Cheng glanced at Qi Shen who was in front of him, and Wen Jianyan immediately understood.

It seems that the other party's mission should be the same as his own. The main line is to complete the patrol task, and the branch line is to protect the NPC from leaving. In this case...

Wen Jianyan took a step forward, put his hand on Qi Shen's shoulder, and let out a long sigh:

"Hey, I really know what patrols are on the first floor. Is it a corpse? Is the corpse still alive?"

Qi Shen was obviously very touched by this, and he headed:

"Yeah... and it's still patrolling at night, it's weird."

After chatting back and forth for a few times, Wen Jianyan has become acquainted with the other party easily.

At this moment, his words suddenly changed.

"Do you know? Fukang Hospital seems to have strange rumors..."

Wen Jianyan narrowed her eyes slightly, her amber eyes shone with a sly shimmer under the long and dense eyelashes, and her thoughtful voice lowered slightly.

Qi Shen was shocked: "What, what?"

"Is the speed of getting off the elevator too slow?" Wen Jianyan's voice did not fluctuate, and it looked particularly gloomy in this special elevator used to transport corpses: "It is said..."

In the next time, Su Cheng witnessed how this dog liar changed his face and made up all kinds of bizarre, scalp-numbing ghoul stories.

The added emotion is rich, and the voice and "color" are painted, and the sense of substitution is very strong.

Soon, the elevator made a "ding" sound, and the old elevator door slowly opened.

Outside is a deep blue and white corridor leading to several halls in the distance. The temperature here is much colder than the first floor. Even through a layer of long-sleeved trousers, it is still enough to give rise to goosebumps. .

"Snapped!"

The sensor light above the head lights up.

Even though he knew that 80% of the stories just told by Wen Jianyan were made up of "chaos", under the atmosphere of the corpse, Su Cheng still held back his guilty conscience and almost dared to move forward.

Qi Shen said more.

With a blank face, he subconsciously moved closer to Wen Jianyan, and said in a calm tone, "Zhao, Brother Zhao, let's act together, anyway, it's been a long time since the inspection."

Wen Jianyan turned her head and blinked at Su Cheng, indicating that she was done.

Su Cheng was expressionless: "..."

This dog liar who frightened innocent NPCs and also frightened his teammates by the way!

Although the opponent's hands are indeed rogue, it also fully guarantees that the NPCs stick to their actions along the way, and the success rate of side missions becomes much higher.

Wen Jianyan stopped in front of the map next to the elevator, and secretly wrote down the pattern of the corpse.

The underground area was much larger than he had imagined, consisting of three main chambers, all connected by narrow corridors.

The morgue is independently powered, the only electric switch is near the elevator.

The one closest to them is used to temporarily store the patient's body, and the dead body will be taken away by the patient's relatives and sent to the crematorium in a few days at most. He is honored as a general teacher, and will be transported to the medical school to contribute to the training of the next generation of medical students.

And the most inner room is also the smallest in the entire morgue.

Most of the corpses in charge of storage died strangely and strangely. They needed to be sent to the police's medical appraisal center for autopsy and tests, and they were buried before the cause of death was determined.

According to Xue Mingyan's account before leaving, they need to clear the number of remains within two hours, and send them into a refrigerator to lock them up.

Wen Jianyan turned to look at the deep corridor in the distance, the three inner rooms already connected by the corridor.

"..."

It's over, the ghost stories just told have stamina.

He himself was frightened.

Wen Jianyan maintained a calm expression, bit her head and said to the other two: "Let's go, let's start, and leave early after completing the task."

Su Cheng and Qi Shentou followed behind him.

They were the first to park the patient's body.

This area is the largest among the three rooms. The iron platforms connected to the refrigerators are neatly arranged in the empty morgue. The light above the head is buzzing, making it the only one in the entire morgue. sound.

The corpse lay upright on the platform and moved, covered with a white cloth from head to toe, so that the undulating human figure could be vaguely seen.

The three people have a clear division of labor. Wen Jianyan is responsible for matching the list with the corpse one by one and ticking off, and the other two are responsible for pushing the corpse into the freezer after he has finished taking notes.

The tip of the pen slid across the paper, making a rustling sound.

After making the mark, Wen Jianyan nodded to the two of them.

The metal pulley under the iron bed made a sliding sound, and the body covered with a white cloth was pushed into the refrigerator.

"Jingle", "Jingle"—

In an instant, the crisp bell sounded in the empty morgue, which sounded extraordinarily strange.

The two who pushed the iron platform were startled, let go of their hands subconsciously, and took a step back abruptly.

The white cloth covering the corpse was pulled down slightly, revealing the blue-purple, semi-stiff toes. In addition to the labels tied to the toes, there was also a small bell tied around the ankle. .

"what……"

Qi Shen seemed to have thought of something. He opened his eyes slightly and said, "I didn't expect that Fukang Hospital still has this tradition."

Su Cheng was startled: "What do you mean?"

"In the past, many old morgues used to tie a bell to the feet of the corpse." As a semi-professional who is relatively familiar with this, Qi Shen talked eloquently: "Because the technology was sufficiently developed in the past, it was sometimes difficult to judge the corpse. It is dead or alive, so a bell is tied on the foot to prevent misjudgment."

He lowered his head and looked at the bell tied to the corpse's ankle with some strangeness.

"Later on, this recipe became a symbol of 'sex' over utility. I didn't expect Fukang Hospital to still use it."

While several people were talking, suddenly, a thin voice sounded from the depths of the morgue.

"……jingle."

The voice was very small. It was almost suspected to be auditory hallucinations across the deep corridor and the huge open space, but it was inexplicably deafening, causing the three of them to subconsciously suck in a breath of cold air, abruptly stopped the conversation, and turned towards the voice. Look in the direction from which it came.

The air was dead silent.

"..."

Su Cheng swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, and his face turned pale: "Well, did you hear it..."

The expression on Qi Shen's face was stiff and panicked, as if trying to convince himself:

"Well, we should be too tired and have hallucinations, right?"

Wen Jianyan felt her stomach tighten again.

The symptoms of fear manifested physically, and his body urged him to escape from this auspicious place, but his reason was very clear that if he completed the main task, he would die even if he went upstairs.

Wen Jianyan took a deep breath and said slightly faster, "Let's speed up, finish the task and leave quickly."

Su Cheng turned his head hard with a blank face.

The movements of the three people accelerated significantly.

In the first morgue, there were a total of twenty-five corpses, twenty males and five females.

In the second morgue, there were a total of nine corpses, six males and three females.

At the very end of the corridor, the overhead sensor light came on, illuminating the narrow room in the distance—the third morgue was in front of me, it was only ten paces wide, had no windows, and had rammed walls on all sides, making it extremely claustrophobic and narrow. .

There were only four iron beds in front of it, and only one lay a solitary corpse.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Su Cheng stood upright with sweat all over his body.

He subconsciously turned his head to look at Wen Jianyan, who was standing beside him. Under the dim light, the young man's profile line was clear and neat, his eyes were clear and focused, and he looked fixedly into the third morgue.

Knowing why, seeing the other party's calm and calm eyes, Su Chengcheng suddenly felt relieved.

He took a deep breath, calmed himself, and took the lead: "Let's go, the last one."

Wen Jianyan's pupils suddenly trembled, and she turned her head to look at Su Cheng in disbelief: ? ?

Brother, are you so fierce?

I'm still working on building my heart, and I've already opened my legs.

He sighed, raised his hand to wipe his face, and followed up willingly.

Three people were squeezed into the small room, and it suddenly seemed a bit crowded. The air was turbid and cold, and it was difficult to circulate. I knew it was an illusion. .

Wen Jian lowered his head and glanced at the screen of his mobile phone.

[Complete the negative first floor patrol task within two hours]

[Completion: 92%]

Hold on tight, it's over!

Wen Jianyan lowered her head and made a tick on the book: "Zhang Hua, 24 years old—"

The voice got stuck in the throat, going up and down.

He stared at the booklet in his hand tightly, his lips pursed a little white, and his expression was stern and serious.

Su Cheng noticed right: "What's wrong?"

Wen Jianyan slowly raised her head, opened her mouth, and said two seconds later:

"This...there should be two bodies."

This time, Su Cheng and Qi Shen's faces turned pale.

Qi Shen stammered and said, "Yes? Yes, is the record wrong?"

He shook his head in disbelief. "Or maybe someone already—"

Suddenly, a soft sound came from outside the door.

"jingle".

...

ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah! ! ! !

Wen Jianyan's pupils shrank, and she was so frightened that she lost her soul.

The next second, a familiar voice rang in the ears of Su Cheng and Wen Jianyan.

[Congratulations to the anchor for triggering the scene: hide and seek

Times: three times

Hide countdown: 01:00]

【Staying in one place for too long】

"jingle."

The voice became clearer and seemed to be slowly approaching in this direction.

Wen Jianyan had triggered similar scenes before, but he immediately reacted this time and began to draw the route in his mind.

The third morgue is the innermost. If you want to go to other morgues, you have to go through the narrow corridor on the outside. It is very likely that you will collide with the sound that is slowly approaching. Then, the most suitable hiding place only this-

Wen Jianyan jumped up and opened the door of the refrigerator:

"Quick, come in!"

This morgue has a total of four refrigerators, and the three of them are all hiding in it.

Qi Shen's face was as pale as paper: "Are you kidding me?"

The corpse refrigerator, the size of which only one person could lie in, was open, revealing a pitch-black hole, as if it was watching him silently.

Wen Jianyan's voice was hurried: "Is there anything else to do?"

[Countdown to hiding: 00:42]

"jingle".

The bells outside came closer.

Compared to being caught by the corpse outside who knew what it was, climbing into the corpse refrigerator alone became a more acceptable option.

Su Cheng looked at death as if at home, bent down and got into the refrigerator.

Wen Jianyan turned to look at Qi Shen: "Quick!"

"..."

Qi Shen swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, as if he had finally made up his mind, and crawled in with trembling hands and feet.

【Countdown to hide: 00:06】

Wen Jianyan closed the refrigerator doors of the two of them as quickly as possible. At this time, a bell sounded close at hand from outside the door. Across a thin layer of walls, it was clearly alarming.

He gritted his teeth, and quickly hid his cat's waist inward, stuck his palm on the door of the refrigerator, and used the "inertia" of drilling to move it cleverly!

"Snapped."

The freezer is closed.

【Countdown to hide: 00:00】

It was pitch black.

The temperature in the refrigerator is extremely low, the cold makes teeth chatter, the strong smell of formalin is lingering on the nose, the iron walls on all sides press against the chest cavity and limbs, and only the sound of heavy and chaotic breathing can be heard in the ears. .

Other than that, there was only a panic-stricken silence.

Wen Jianyan held her breath and listened to the movements outside with trepidation.

【Looking for countdown: 01:00】

"Jingle", "Jingle".

The sound of footsteps rubbing against the ground rang outside the cabinet door, accompanied by bursts of crisp bells, which made people extremely terrified.

The minutes passed by, and the length of time was almost desperate. The dark and heavy air was pressing on the person, and it was almost suffocating in such a narrow space.

know how long it has been.

The sound of bells and footsteps faded away.

【Looking for countdown: 00:00】

【Countdown to Hide: 03:00】

This time it was three minutes of hiding.

Wen Jianyan pushed open the door of the refrigerator and jumped out almost the second after the sound fell. On the other side, Su Cheng climbed out the same way, although he was a little slower.

The third morgue was empty.

Even including…

The corpse that was lying on the iron platform originally, only a white cloth was left on the platform, one end fell to the ground, and it was still shaking slightly.

Wen Jianyan felt a chill hit the sky.

He quickly stepped forward and pulled NPC Qi Shen out of another freezer: "Hide in a place only once, and it will be released next time."

Qi Shen was so frightened that his face was dull, and he seemed to have lost the strength to struggle and speak.

Wen Jianyan also cared, he and Su Cheng were alone, dragging Qi Shen, whose legs were weak, and walked out quickly, hurriedly across the corridor, and ran into the second morgue.

Just like just now, this time they were concocted.

After stuffing Qi Shen into a refrigerator, they each found a cabinet and hid in it.

【Looking for countdown: 03:00】

This time, the sound of the bells wandering outside the cabinet door turned into two, echoing in the huge space.

【Looking for countdown: 00:00】

【Countdown to Hide: 10:00】

The third time, the hiding time increased to ten minutes.

Wen Jianyan left his hiding place. He looked up at the second corpse in front of him, his scalp tingling for a while.

All the doors of the refrigerators in front of them were all open, exposing the hollow, pitch-black interior.

Every one is empty.

The corpses that were locked up before they were pushed in by them all flew away.

Su Cheng's face is like golden paper, but after all, he has already experienced the baptism of a copy, so his mood is stable for the time being, but Qi Shen, who is on the side, is on the verge of collapse. He holds his head and bury his head deeply, Mouth muttered something in a low voice.

Wen Jianyan didn't talk nonsense with him that much.

He grabbed Qi Shen: "Go, go to the next one."

In the first morgue, as in the second, all the doors of the refrigerators were wide open, and blue and white icy lights poured down from the top of the head, like an invisible rope twisting the neck of the person.

After stuffing Qi Shen into a refrigerator, Su Cheng hid in a cabinet near the corridor.

Taking advantage of the time, Wen Jianyan took a few steps forward—

The elevator and stairs were in the distance, just like a shining gate beckoning to him.

He sighed, retracted his gaze, and was about to walk towards the outside corridor cabinet.

When passing by the refrigerator where Qi Shen was hiding, Wen Jianyan paused involuntarily, he was stunned, and turned his head to look in the direction from which the voice came.

There was dead silence in the morgue.

Across a thick layer of iron cabinet doors, could vaguely hear the other party's absent-minded muttering:

"Sister, sister, sister..."

【Looking for countdown: 10:00】

Wen Jianyan was lying in the refrigerator, he turned on his mobile phone, and stared thoughtfully at the screen that lit up in front of him.

elder sister?

Is it the third corpse that disappeared in the morgue? If so, what does Qi Shen, the younger brother, know? The difficult task released by the system - saving NPC Qi Shen, is just to increase the difficulty, or are there other considerations?

Outside the refrigerator, the sound of bells and footsteps came and went, and Wen Jianyan could almost clearly imagine in his mind the horror scene of countless pale corpses wandering in the morgue.

At this moment, a shrill scream sounded from outside:

"Ah ah ah ah ah"

...is deep.

Wen Jianyan was slightly startled.

Based on the orientation and distance, the sound probably came from the third corpse.

Then, across the iron gate, he heard the sound of bells and footsteps. Then, all the footsteps began to move again, chasing in the direction of the sound, and gradually moved away from the first morgue— —

At this time, the system prompt sounded in my ears: [Ding! The difficult side quest is about to fail! 】

[Integrity First] In the live broadcast:

"Oh, it really failed."

"So far, there seems to be no anchor in Fukang Hospital who has successfully completed this task. It is indeed the only difficult branch of the C-level dungeon..."

"Damn, the lord really can't do anything about it, he has already stuffed him in a safe place. Qi Shen, the NPC, just ran out to death. Which anchor can stop him."

"The past anchor is already very strong. I remember that the survival rate of the underground mortuary in Fukang Hospital is extremely low, right?"

"Yes, in the situation just now, the anchor reacted and hid in the refrigerator. The speed of the reaction was really awesome."

"Although I haven't completed the high-difficulty branch line, it's already very good to survive. Although the corpse is difficult, I remember that the rewards are really rich..."

While the audience were discussing in the live broadcast, suddenly, only a soft sound of "bang" was heard, and the refrigerator where Wen Jianyan was located was pushed open from the inside.

Immediately afterwards, the young man cautiously stuck his head out.

"..."

The live broadcast fell silent.

"???"

"The time hasn't come yet?"

"No!"

"What are the anchors doing at this time! Send me to death!"

After confirming that there was no body guard outside the cabinet, Wen Jianyan nimbly got out of the cabinet and ran towards the elevator.

The audience is even more "confused":

"Ah? What does the anchor want to do?"

"I already understand..."

"The third round of hide-and-seek is over, do you suddenly want to run at this time or something?"

I saw Wen Jianyan rush to the elevator with a clear goal——

Independent switch next to it.

Hearing a "click" sound, the power supply in the entire morgue was cut off, and the surroundings were suddenly plunged into pitch blackness.

"Yeah, right? Did the anchor still think this was the last copy?"

"I'm convinced, this dungeon is all corpses, but they rely on the light source to move."

"This anchor is okay..."

After cutting off the power, Wen Jianyan took a deep breath and took out his mobile phone from his pocket.

He opens the phone's voice memo.

Click to play.

The next second, the familiar "ding bell" and "ding bell" sound came from the mobile phone.

The barrage was silent for a moment: "..."

After a few seconds, the barrage area finally came alive again.

"Grass. [Reward Points 50]"

"Grass. [Reward Points 100]"

"...I finally know what the anchor is doing [100 reward points]"

"??? What? Am I the only one who is cloudy and foggy? Come and explain it to someone with a heart?"

"It's here, here it comes, the heart is here, it's the anchor who wants to give up the difficult branch, so he's ready to save the NPC."

"The corpse is the corpse, but the ghost. In the end, it is the dead person, so the way to judge friends and enemies is still the same as when you are alive. Listening is watching, and the anchor cuts off the power supply, so they are left.The last way-"

"Understood! Thank you!"

"!!! I understand too! What the hell!"

"So, this dog liar had fun pretending to be an NPC to deceive the living in the last instance. Are you going to pretend to be a corpse to deceive the dead this time?"