Excessive ferocity due to caution

June 12th, Sunny

My mother's condition has worsened again, and I'm still writing to earn money. I fell asleep while writing at night because I was taking care of her, so I lost my full attendance bonus this month. I begged my editor for leniency, but he said there was nothing he could do. This weekend, I'll go out and take on some more work and skip a meal every day, hoping to raise enough money for my mother's surgery as soon as possible!

...

[April 12th, Cloudy]

I got a job delivering food. It's tough, but I hope it will help me raise enough money for my mom's surgery!

...

[December 27th, light rain]

It's been raining for over ten days, and the town is flooded everywhere. I slipped and fell while delivering food today, and I lost all my money for the day, boohoo...

...

[February 9th, heavy rain]

After nearly three months of continuous torrential rain, I can no longer do takeout, and my mother's illness has worsened. What should I do?

...

[March 18, Thunderstorm]

What exactly happened in this small town?

How could it have suddenly turned out like this?

The streets are so empty...

Where have all the people gone?

...

This concludes my diary entry.

Aside from playing the victim, there was no useful information.

Zhao Yi tossed the diary aside and was about to leave when he suddenly stopped.

He reopened the crybaby's diary, carefully read through it, and then his gaze turned somber.

"Mother...surgery..."

Zhao Yi seemed to understand something.

He took the diary with him, left the room, and entered the ghostly mist once more.

A complete map of the hospital appeared in my mind.

Admittedly, the drawing was very complex, but for Zhao Yi, a freak who could easily memorize the symptoms of hundreds of patients without confusion, it was not a difficult task.

The hospital building is not safe; ghosts of varying strengths roam the streets.

Zhao Yi did not initiate any conflict with them, carefully avoiding them, and made her way to the more densely populated hospital wards.

These wards were in extremely poor condition, even filthy, and were clearly not intended for wealthy people.

This aligns with the description of him and his mother that the crybaby wrote in his diary.

--poverty.

Zhao Yi had no intention of completing this side quest.

He sought out the female ghost because he had other ideas.

His gaze swept past it.

The corridor is lined with low-risk and neutral items on both sides.

Zhao Yi stepped onto the damp, raised floor, his footsteps light and soft, and stood at the door, looking through the glass one by one to check inside.

……

What is he doing?

I don't know...maybe they're exploring the map?

Yang Tao: He's eliminating options.

Excluding options? Please elaborate, Mr. Yang Tao!

Yang Tao: Didn't you guys notice? In that diary, the crybaby repeatedly expressed his concern for his mother. It's very likely that his obsession is with his mother in the hospital bed. The side quest is probably related to this. So, as long as Zhao Yi finds the crybaby's mother, the side quest will likely continue.

Yang Tao: Zhao Yi is currently working on eliminating which wards have women and which don't, defining the scope before exploring. This saves time and is also safer!

Holy crap, that makes sense!

As expected of Yang Tao, he saw through Zhao Yi's thoughts at a glance!

A group of people were flattering Yang Tao, while other silent players focused all their attention on Zhao Yi!

This newcomer... is ridiculously strong!

Although his strength is still weak compared to others, his judgment, decisiveness, and adaptability are qualities that many veteran players cannot match!

Yang Tao: You see, he has now found his target. Next, he needs to go in and interact with the target to extract useful information and continue the side quest.

……

After a brief process of elimination, things went surprisingly smoothly.

Of all the wards on this floor, only ward 3004 has a female ghost lying on the bed.

Therefore, Zhao Yi was almost certain that the mother of the crying ghost was this female ghost lying on the bed.

Despite her frail and thin appearance and pale complexion, she was still beautiful.

Like the crybaby, she is classified as "medium danger".

On the contrary, the old ghosts in the first few rooms who looked fierce and menacing were considered "neutral" units.

Zhao Yi arrived at the door of room 3004, pressed the doorknob with one hand, slowly pushed open the door, and asked with a polite smile:

"Hello, are you Ah-Xiao's mother?"

Ah-Hsiao is the signature of the crybaby in his diary.

The female ghost turned her head, her eyes, radiating an aura of death, fixed on Zhao Yi standing at the door.

"I...am...Ah-Xiao's...mother...What...do you...want...to...do...this...?"

Zhao Yi's face lit up with joy.

"Great! I've finally found you! Um... if I may ask, is your husband or a relative in the hospital?"

The female ghost remained silent for a moment, offering no reply.

"without……"

"What...is...why...did you want to see me?"

As she spoke, her hair began to grow strangely, as if it were a ghost heading towards the door!

Clearly, she wasn't going to let Zhao Yi off easily.

Of course, Zhao Yi wasn't prepared to let her off the hook either.

"That's good."

"That way I won't have to run around everywhere... It's quite a hassle to run around looking for people..."

Zhao Yi muttered to himself.

Then he threw in something dark and unsightly.

The female ghost caught him precisely with her ghost hair.

The next moment, Zhao Yi slammed the door shut!

boom!

A massive burst of flames erupted at that moment, accompanied by the female ghost's screams!

The whole building seemed to shake!

After the lingering fragrance disappeared, Zhao Yi pushed open the door and looked inside. The female ghost was already dead beyond any doubt.

The place was a complete mess.

The severe reduction in the resistance of the monsters directly resulted in the availability of firearms.

...

The number of viewers in the live stream was increasing, but no one was interacting with each other.

The newcomer in front of them sent chills down their spines!

Yang Tao remained silent.

This newcomer's thought process is really not normal.

Shouldn't a normal person be searching for the female ghost to continue the unfinished side quest?

Zhao Yi, on the other hand, presented a hand grenade the moment they met!

Moreover, it's not hard to tell from the conversation just now that... Zhao Yi is determined to kill Ah Xiao's entire family!

Clearly, after killing Ah Xiao, Zhao Yi was worried about retaliation from Ah Xiao's family... After all, the hospital is only so big, and ghosts could easily find him...

So he made a decision.

—Kill Ah-Xiao's entire family first!

Is this person... really not mentally ill?

At that moment, Yang Tao's eyelids twitched slightly.

After finishing his work, Zhao Yi turned and left, continuing his walk towards the rooftop.

The nearby ghosts all hid, trembling, terrified that Zhao Yi would kick open their ward door and send them a burst of light.

After some twists and turns, Zhao Yi arrived at the dean's door.

Data appeared before my eyes.

[Colossus Hospital Director: Extremely dangerous!]

[Note: Do not attempt to confront him directly.]

Before even entering the door, Zhao Yi could already feel a murderous aura of death!

He touched his chin and thought for half a second.

Then he took out the printed paper from his person.

From the room next door, I found a pen and circled part of it with a thick red frame.

He looked at it carefully and was very satisfied.

Then he simply taped the transparent tape to his face.

Holding a blood-stained scalpel, he kicked open the door to the dean's office!

boom!

A loud bang!

The crisis of death and the dean's gaze arrived at the same time!

A pair of pale hands, without warning, grabbed Zhao Yi's neck from an unknown angle!

Zhao Yi had absolutely no chance to resist!

The opponent attacked too quickly!

Moreover, those icy hands completely drained Zhao Yi of all his strength!

The dean's mouth split open to his ears, his blood-red maw about to devour Zhao Yi whole!

At the critical moment.

Its gaze fell on the newspaper covering Zhao Yi's face.

There is a cluster of text and images outlined in red above.

[3 month 6 day]

Colossus Hospital Invaded by an Unknown Ominous Force

All personnel died.

No one was spared.

[Attached: Image]

In that picture,

The dean's body happened to be hanging from the rooftop, swaying like a tattered newspaper.

His tongue was very long, and his face was bluish-purple.

His eyes stared blankly into the distance, his mouth was torn open, and blood could be seen dripping from it.

Upon seeing this picture, the dean seemed to recall something.

The hand gripping Zhao Yi's neck was rapidly losing strength.

The coldness receded, and the power returned to Zhao Yi's body.

This is the moment!

With the scalpel in his hand, he made the fastest possible cut, aiming straight for the dean's forehead!

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