Immortal I Speedrun Supernatural Game

Chapter 403 The Beginning of the Anomaly

Wu walked out of the psychiatric outpatient clinic.

I saw Liu Qiang and Liu Yanfang being called inside together in the corridor.

He didn't tell the two men about his discovery, but just smiled and said that the doctor inside was indeed very skilled, and that he had cured his decades-long hemorrhoids with just one look.

Given his previous reckless and suicidal behavior.

Now, when I say something outrageous and abstract, the two people on the other end are completely unmoved.

While they were still chatting with Shangguan He.

Wu Wang wandered around the rest of the hospital by himself.

Dust was everywhere; even walking a little faster in the corridor would send up clouds of dust.

Clearly, apart from psychiatric wards, it has been largely unused in other areas for a long time.

When Wu Wang arrived at the inpatient department, he was in a dilemma.

"Hiss... This is a bit weird!"

He found himself stepping out of the inpatient department the moment he stepped through the door.

It was as if the seemingly ordinary space in front of me had been set up as a one-way passage.

Even if Wu Wang used the [Seven Star Steps of Heaven] to shrink the earth to an inch, it would be meaningless.

No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't get into the inpatient ward.

I could only wander around the entrance.

"Is it a ghost wall?" Wu Wang frowned, feeling a bit tricky.

After all, spatial capabilities are not easy to master.

Before long, he found the crucial clue—

Please register for hospitalization at the outpatient department.

This is a notice hanging on the wall next to the entrance of the inpatient department, with the handwriting almost illegible.

This made Wu Wang suddenly realize the truth.

"Oh~ It's probably a place that Shangguan He can only enter if he determines that someone needs to be hospitalized and issues a pass."

This is similar to how, in the game "Fight Back to School," you had to get a leave slip from the infirmary to skip class; otherwise, you would face expulsion or being hunted down by the teachers.

This is an unavoidable event related to the dungeon mechanism.

It's a place where it's almost impossible to force your way through.

Thinking of this, Wu Wang couldn't help but picture Qinglong's kind smile.

If it's this person...

Can we force it to pass?
Wu Wang used to think it was unlikely, but after witnessing the Azure Dragon with his own eyes, he felt it was hard to say.

He's so strong it's almost inhuman.

But since I can't forcefully break through the dungeon mechanics like Qinglong did, I can only try to get a hospital admission registration later.

We wandered around to another place.

Wu Wang discovered that apart from the outpatient building, it was basically impossible to enter other places at this time.

You need to either register for hospitalization or have a doctor's license or have surgery registration to get in.

In response, he could only circle back to the outside of the outpatient psychiatric ward to see if the two guys had come out yet.

However, as soon as he got close, he heard faint crying coming from inside.

It sounds like Liu Yanfang's voice.

Gradually, the sobs turned from faint whimpers into loud wailing, and the sorrow could be felt even in the corridor outside.

The sound subsided not long afterward.

The doors to the psychiatric ward have also been opened.

Emerging from within were Liu Yanfang, her eyes red and swollen from crying, and Liu Qiang, whose expression was strange and seemed to convey a mix of emotions.

Just before the door closed, Shangguan He's voice drifted out from inside—

"Take the prescription to the pharmacy to get the medicine, take it before bed and remember to come back for a follow-up appointment the day after tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Wu Wang noticed that both of them were holding a piece of white paper.

Liu Qiang helped Liu Yanfang walk out.

Wu Wang shouted at the door of the psychiatric ward, "Password! That's not right! Why are you treating people, prescribing medication, and giving them follow-up appointments?"

"You come to me and just start surgery without saying anything? I'm going to report you to the Health Commission and the Medical Insurance Bureau!"

Hearing his words, the door did not open.

Only a sentence drifted from within:
"Because you are more seriously ill than them, you can come when they have their follow-up appointments."

After that, the door to the psychiatric ward remained silent.

Clearly, Shangguan He would no longer answer any questions.

Wu Wang could only look helplessly at the two guys who had already walked quite far away.

After catching up with them, Wu Wang asked them what had happened inside.

Why is Liu Yanfang crying like this?

However, Liu Qiang, who had always pretended to be an ordinary person, did not show any cowardice this time.

Instead, he shook his head and said, "Brother Yan, please don't ask any more questions."

"My mom...remembered some bad things."

After saying that, the two went to the window where the pharmacy was located.

That location is also in the outpatient department, and no special means are needed to get close.

In reality, pharmacies are usually made of transparent glass, allowing people to see what's behind them. However, the hospital pharmacy on this small island is completely sealed off by a huge wall.

There was only one small window in the center, less than half the size of a basketball.

Wu Wang stood there beside the two of them.

I watched them hand the prescription slips they were holding through the window.

Clearly, these two people only seemed to have undergone a diagnosis and prescription process, and did not have the kind of direct surgery that Wu Wang did.

However, it was still affected in some way.

Otherwise, the emotional fluctuations wouldn't be so intense.

Just as he was thinking.

A strange scene appeared.

About ten seconds after the note was handed in, two bags of prescription medication in small plastic pouches were pushed out.

In that instant, Wu Wang noticed that the hand that pushed the medicine out was incredibly slender, clearly a woman's hand.

There are many traces left after the knife wounds healed, as if the owner of this hand often used sharp instruments to cut his skin.

Of course, the key lies in—

Jiang Rou once said that there is only one doctor in this hospital!

Either she was referring only to Shangguan He, the doctor who treated her, and the nurse who prescribed the medicine was not included in the scope of her reference.

Or it could be... the person who prescribes medicine at the back of the pharmacy.

It's not a living person!
Since Liu Qiang and Liu Yanfang were unaware of what Jiang Rou was talking about, they didn't notice anything amiss.

Only Wu Wang could sense the inexplicable chill emanating from that scarred hand; the moment it was extended, even the edge of the window was frosted over.

This body temperature... it seems most likely to be the latter.

"Let me see what medicine the doctor prescribed for you." Wu Wang took the medicine packets from the two of them.

When opened, it contained only some white pills and capsules, and had no unusual smell, making it impossible to determine the ingredients of the medicine.

He casually handed the medicine back to Liu Qiang.

Wu Wang bent down slightly to look through the window.

Through the window, all I could see was complete darkness, as if no lights were on. I wondered how the person who had just gotten the medicine managed to do it.

Even if you reach out and touch it, you can only feel the coldness and cannot touch anything to obtain information.

"Brother Yan, we're going back now. My mom needs to rest." Liu Qiang said goodbye and headed out the door.

The moment the two turned around.

Wu Wang's head suddenly disappeared from his neck.

【Shadow Mutual Gaming】!
The window was indeed very small, not big enough for someone to peek inside.

But one's own shadow can slip inside!

puff-

The next second, Wu Wang's head reappeared on his neck.

His expression was slightly subtle. He raised his hand to wipe his neck, glanced at the window for a moment, and then followed him out of the hospital.

As he walked along the overgrown path, Wu Wang recalled the process of his death.

That's right! He didn't switch his head back because he clearly saw what was happening inside the window.

Instead, the moment his head emerged from the shadow, it was smashed into a pile of minced meat by something.

It then immediately revived, growing a new head on its neck. "Interesting... It seems the medicine isn't the key; the person is."

"Shangguan He, what are you planning to do after everyone goes to sleep tonight?"

Although it was only for a moment, Wu Wang still saw it.

Several boxes of vitamins and sleeping pills were scattered on the floor of the pharmacy.

In other words, the medicine that Shangguan He prescribed for Liu Qiang and the other man actually had no effect.

Even for ordinary people, the only thing they can do is supplement with vitamins to boost their immune system.

The key lies in that box of sleeping pills.

Shangguan He made them eat before bed so that they could sleep peacefully without being woken up.

How can we make them feel the effects of the treatment?
Wu Wang speculated that Shangguan He would take action after the two fell asleep.

Well... there's still plenty of time.

After all, the group arrived on the island at noon.

Even though we've been by the campfire for quite some time, it's probably only two or three in the afternoon.

Back at the campfire where they had been dancing, many people were tired from dancing and were enjoying the food on the table.

Seeing Wu Wang return, Jiang Rou immediately came over and smiled, "How are you? The doctor is doing well, right? Your gait seems like your back is all better now."

In response to the girl's concern, Wu Wang smiled and nodded in return.

His gaze swept over the other players in the Calamity.

Apart from the small flower buds on the head of the fire tree.

The bespectacled man, White Falcon, also had small flower buds on his head. He was sitting next to a woman who looked ordinary and was smiling and talking to her.

However, Liu Qiang and Liu Yanfang were not here.

So he asked, "Did you see those two people who went to the hospital with me just now?"

Jiang Rou nodded and said, "Yes, they came back before you, but they seemed a little unwell, so I had someone take them back to their resting place."

After saying that, she pointed to the resort village buildings that resembled sea-view rooms not far away.

Just then, Erbadao walked over carrying two fragrant lamb chops.

He cheerfully handed Wu Wang a lamb chop and asked with some curiosity:
"Brother Yan'er, you're really awesome too. You just took two newbies out for a stroll and they came back with flower buds on their heads."

"When will you give us a flower bud too?"

Wu Wang was taken aback when he heard this.

He asked instinctively, "Hmm? Flower bud? Has their happiness index increased?"

Erbadao chewed on a lamb chop and said, "That's right! Just now, when we came back from the toilet, we happened to run into that mother and son going to rest."

"The old woman was muttering something, that she would see her son tonight, and then suddenly a flower bud appeared on her head."

"That immature boy also said that his younger brother was going home soon, and flower buds sprouted on his head."

What exactly are you doing?

His words caused Wu Wang to fall into deep thought.

Son? Younger brother?
Before Wu died, he always thought that since the two of them were pretending to be ordinary people, their identities were probably fake as well.

But now it seems that Liu Qiang and Liu Yanfang are talking about the same person.

Could these two blacklisted players really be mother and son?
And they have another child in this family?
"I'll be able to see my son and my brother soon... How am I supposed to see them?" Wu Wang frowned, somewhat puzzled.

Whoever they're talking about, they should theoretically never be in the instance.

It might even increase their happiness index a little.

In that instant, Wu Wang was reminded of the time he had helped the Xie Zhi before.

The black and white cat I met at the orphanage.

It possesses the ability to trap its target in a beautiful illusion, and will replace the character in the illusion with itself so that the target will fight to the death to protect the cow cat.

Could it be that Shangguan He also possesses similar abilities?

After all, the other party has demonstrated the ability to manipulate the soul, so it's not impossible for them to make others see some kind of illusion.

Wu Wang was in the process of thinking.

He slowly lifted the lamb chop he was holding and put it in his mouth.

However, when the teeth touched the sizzling, tempting lamb chops...

Yet a strange, foul odor burst forth in my mouth.

Furthermore, I didn't taste the mutton at all; instead, a strange, sticky sensation was wriggling in my mouth.

It was as if what I was biting into wasn't a lamb chop, but some kind of live maggot.

Wu Wang's expression remained unchanged.

He simply took out a tissue and spat out the mutton from his mouth without making a sound.

The man, who was enjoying his munching, asked in confusion, "What are you doing? Isn't this delicious?"

He had never eaten such delicious lamb chops in real life.

I even considered going to the kitchen to ask the chefs how they did it.

In response, Wu Wang simply said, "Oh, I'm a little allergic to lamb. I thought you had beef ribs, but I only realized something was wrong after taking a bite."

"It's okay, I'll just rinse my mouth later."

He then looked down at his wrist.

Just as Wu had predicted—

The [Abyss God's Mark] has opened its eyes!

Under normal circumstances, Wu Wang can freely access the "Vision of Truth" that He provides.

When He opens His eyes, although He may lose some control over the skill, its effectiveness will be greatly enhanced.

However, even with this improvement...

Wu Wang didn't immediately see anything wrong with the lamb chops.

They can only detect that the food is abnormal through other senses.

It seems the truth hidden beneath the lamb chops is deeper than I imagined!

Even the current Abyss God Mark cannot be fully seen through.

"Alright, you go ahead with your work. Let's go chat with Brother White Falcon over there. Goodness, that kid's eyes are practically sparkling with desire."

"Let's see what girl has him completely bewitched."

After finishing his lamb chop, Erbadao picked up a roasted corn cob from the table and munched on it as he walked over.

Every now and then a few kernels of corn would slip from the corner of his mouth, showing that he was really enjoying his meal.

However, Wu Wang vaguely saw the corn kernels that had fallen to the ground.

It also appears to contain a white particle.

But in the blink of an eye, there was nothing there, as if it had just been my imagination.

Wu Wang bent down without making a sound.

Pick up the few kernels that fell out when Erbadao was chewing corn.

While rubbing the corn kernels with his hands, he slowly squinted his eyes.

No...that's really wrong...

One of the kernels of corn looked exactly the same as the others, but it didn't have that soft feel when you rubbed it.

Instead, it has a hard, even slightly sharp, feel.