Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 618 Method
"King of Strength!"

The Ghost Doctor and Pumpkin both showed joy on their faces. The Ghost Doctor noticed that Li Wang was injured and immediately stepped forward to take out a bottle of healing potion and handed it to Li Wang, saying in a somewhat ingratiating tone, "Li Wang, this is our new medicine, which can quickly heal your injuries. Please try it."

Others may not know, but the Ghost Doctor definitely does: behind Li Wang is a major shareholder among the four leaders of the Changchun Society.

The entire financial power of the Changchun Association, and the research funding for their hospital over the years, all depend on this major shareholder. How could he not try to curry favor with Li Wang?

However, Riki-Wang did not give the doctor any face and even refused to take the medicine from his hand.

He casually tossed the golden bull's head to the ground, his sharply defined face still radiating a murderous aura.

"Even if we tear the hospital down today, none of these people will leave here alive!!"

The Ghost Doctor was taken aback by the King of Strength's firm stance. His expression froze, unsure how to explain, and he could only look at Pumpkin.

Regardless, Pumpkin owed Ghost Doctor a favor, so seeing Ghost Doctor's expression, he explained, "Brother Li, things haven't come to that point yet. After all, the hospital is an important business for us, so we should try to protect it if we can."

"Yes, yes, yes, this is the situation..." The Ghost Doctor hurriedly explained to King Li.

Zhang Jingmin's body and her child are now inextricably linked, and even Xiao Ran's exceptional skills cannot separate them.

If Zhang Jingmin is killed, the girl will also die immediately, making it virtually impossible to forcibly separate the two.

So now the situation has reached a dead end.

Whether Xiao Ran takes action or not, his main mission is unlikely to be completed.

Moreover, for the hospital, whether it's Zhang Jingmin or that half-dead girl, as long as they exist, the hospital can still recover.

It's nothing more than adding a tiny bit of burden to Changchun.

So even now, the Ghost Doctor still prefers to have a proper talk with Xiao Ran first. In fact, if Xiao Ran is willing to cooperate, they can even erase the last bit of consciousness Zhang Jingmin has left.

The girl will then possess Zhang Jingmin's body, allowing Xiao Ran to successfully complete the main quest, and everyone will be happy.

After the Ghost Doctor finished explaining his meaning, Li Wang unexpectedly slapped him across the face.

The immense force instantly sent the Ghost Doctor flying, until he crashed headfirst into a nearby tree.

"what!"

The Ghost Doctor was already seriously injured, and now, caught off guard, he let out a scream, spitting out blood as he collapsed to the ground, his whole body convulsing.

This sudden turn of events took everyone by surprise. They weren't very familiar with Li Wang, only knowing that he was a capable lieutenant under the major shareholder.

I never expected the other party to be so ruthless.

Li Wang didn't care about the gazes of these people. He walked to the Ghost Doctor's side and stepped on the Ghost Doctor's head.

"Fool, there are some things you can do but not say. So many trial participants have escaped from here. Do you think this hospital still has any reason to exist?"

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent. They had been so concerned that they hadn't considered this possibility.

The escaped trial participants will inevitably expose this matter, which will be a huge blow to the reputation of the Changchun Institute.

Especially since the Changchun Club was already preparing to make a comeback, the exposure of this incident would be a huge blow to the club.

Upon hearing this, the Ghost Doctor's face turned deathly pale. The thought of all his hard work being destroyed was too much for him to bear, and he immediately fainted.

Ignoring the Ghost Doctor, Li Wang stood beside Pumpkin and explained in a softer voice, "This person must die, no matter the cost."

Pumpkin glanced at the unconscious Ghost Doctor on the ground and nodded. Xiao Ran's strength was indeed formidable. Since Li Wang had decided to kill him at all costs, he would naturally cooperate fully.

"Okay, I'll cooperate fully. Shall we get started now?"

"No, wait a little longer!"

"wait??"

Pumpkin was taken aback, not understanding what Li Wang meant. Wasn't the plan to kill that guy? Shouldn't they rush in now, with their combined strength, one of them could hold Xiao Ran back while the other destroyed Zhang Jingmin, causing Xiao Ran's mission to fail? Why wait?
Seemingly noticing Pumpkin's confusion, Li Wang explained, "The leader of the association is almost here to steal the jade; this is all part of the jade-stealing plan."

"The Jade Thief has also come?"

Pumpkin was startled, but quickly calmed down.

If that's the case, then it makes sense. The reason why the name "Jade Stealer" includes the word "stealer" is because of his ability to steal the other person's attributes, profession, and even their memories and cursed objects.

The conditions are said to be very stringent, but the specifics are unknown.

If even the Jade Thief is involved, then this guy will never be able to escape from here.

Xiao Ran was unaware of the situation outside.

At that moment, he looked around the ward but couldn't find the girl.

"Why can't I find it?"

Xiao Ran tried to use the power of rewind, but the result was not ideal. In the end, he only saw Zhang Jingmin swallow the girl into her body, and the rest of the scene was obscured by thick red smoke.

After the red smoke cleared, Zhang Jingmin became what she is now.

Just as Xiao Ran was feeling puzzled, something suddenly occurred to her, and she abruptly looked up at the ceiling.

"What you're looking for is on the seventh floor! She's watching all of you!" Xiao Ran recalled the words the madman with the double pupils had told her.

Suddenly, a thought struck him, and he leaped onto the table and cabinet.

Looking at the veins that stretched from Zhang Jingmin's head into the ceiling, Xiao Ran carefully dismantled the ceiling.

He then stuck his head in to take a look, and his eyes lit up: "It really is here!" There was actually an attic on the ceiling. As his gaze slowly extended backward, Xiao Ran saw the tumor covered by blood vessels and rotting flesh.

Seeing this, Xiao Ran immediately crawled inside, came to the tumor, took out a razor, and quickly cut the tumor open.

"Zi..."

Unlike in the dream, when Xiao Ran cut open the tumor, dark red blood gushed out continuously.

This tumor is like a human uterus, except that while a human uterus is for giving birth to and nurturing a fetus, this tumor is slowly assimilating the girl.

Only after the inner red membrane was cut open did the girl's body become exposed to the air.

The girl's body began to tremble uncontrollably as soon as she came into contact with the air.

His skin turned pale at a visible rate.

Xiao Ran immediately placed his hand on the girl's wrist. He also had some medical knowledge, but this pulse made his heart sink to the bottom.

A pulse that lacks stomach energy, spirit, and root indicates exhaustion of vital energy and failure of stomach energy... Those who exhibit these signs in their true internal organs are beyond cure and will die.

This is what is known as the sign of a severed pulse.

Is there absolutely no hope?

Xiao Ran lowered her eyelids. This kind of pulse was beyond saving; unless it was a god, no one could cure her.

In an instant, Xiao Ran went through every possible solution she could think of.

For example, a paper doll could be used to recreate a physical body for her, allowing her soul to temporarily reside in the paper doll.

Or, using the Zhou family's secret techniques, they could possess a corpse and be resurrected.

However, these ideas were rejected after Xiao Ran made a further diagnosis.

Her body was too weak. This wasn't something that had happened overnight, but rather the result of years of torment. Her spirit had been completely exhausted by this torment, and if she were to lose the protection of her physical body now, her soul would likely vanish immediately.

"Golden Toad!"

Xiao Ran's brows furrowed as she thought of the spiritual child, Jin Chanzi.

It's said that eating him will allow one to be reborn. I don't need that much myself, but borrowing some of his blood to nourish the girl shouldn't be a problem, right?

Jin Chanzi, standing behind, immediately knew what Xiao Ran was up to when he heard Xiao Ran call him. He said directly, "Don't even think about it. Although I have the skill to turn the tide, I don't have the power to do so."

"What do you mean? It's just a small amount of your blood, why are you being so stingy?"

Xiao Ran glared at Jin Chanzi with annoyance.

Jin Chanzi jumped up onto the table and walked to the girl, placing two fingers on her pulse.

"Ah, it's all sin!"

As he spoke, Jin Chanzi pinched his fingertip, and a drop of golden blood overflowed from his fingertip. After wiping it on the corner of the girl's lips, the girl's originally pale skin immediately turned rosy.

But soon she began to cough violently, coughing up a mouthful of foul blood, and her body trembled even more violently.

"See? If you really give her my blood to drink, it's like giving her arsenic; she'll die even faster."

"How could this be? Is this Tang Monk's flesh fake?"

"Go to hell, the problem isn't with me, it's with her."

Jin Chanzi explained to Xiao Ran that this girl was originally a ghost infant, and the fact that she has survived until now is already the result of the Ghost Doctor and the others' best efforts.

Most importantly, the power within the girl's body destined her to perish. If she were stronger, like those great evil spirits, perhaps she could withstand the burning of the purest yang energy in the Golden Toad's blood.

But given her current condition, it's clear she can't hold on any longer.

"Is there no other way?"

Yes, there are two.

Jin Chanzi held up two fingers: "First, erase her mother's consciousness. Anyway, they're connected now. If you erase Zhang Jingmin's consciousness, she can possess Zhang Jingmin's body, but..."

"What's the second one?" Xiao Ran frowned and interrupted Jin Chanzi, asking for the second method.

Zhang Jingmin is in this state now, and for the young girl to possess her body must be more painful for her than killing her.

"The second method is also simple: sew her onto an unlucky guy and make them symbiotic, so that she can live for a few more years."

As soon as Jin Chanzi uttered this idea, Xiao Ran felt the girl's body tremble violently, and a strong sense of resistance spread from her.

Clearly, the girl herself could not accept this method.

Seeing this, Jin Chanzi spread his hands: "Then this humble Taoist has no way to help you."

"No!"

But then, Xiao Ran suddenly thought of something and said with narrowed eyes, "There's another way."

"What??"

Xiao Ran took out the [Spirit Robe] from her spatial storage and held it in her hand: "This is the solution!"

(End of this chapter)