After being poisoned by mushrooms, all the strange creatures became fascinated by me.

Three minutes later.

"...That concludes the entire plan."

Qiu Wanting quickly arranged what everyone should do at each step, as well as three backup plans.

"Is there anything else you'd like to add?" he asked the two people on the other end of the walkie-talkie one last time.

This was Tang Li's first time attending such a highly efficient "pre-battle" meeting. The unassuming college student was stunned by what she heard. Just as she was about to say no, something caught her eye, and Tang Li's eyes suddenly widened.

No, that's not right.

She looked at the blinding bombs in front of her and exchanged another glance with Jiang Hui.

...Didn't the two of them try to contact Qiu Wanting before and tell him something?

"Yes, there is." Tang Li coughed lightly. "Well, first of all, Lu Qisheng and Zhuge Jiajia, whom you are looking for, are right next to us."

"Secondly..." Tang Li smiled shyly amidst the noise on the other end of the call.

"We plan to blow up the second basement level."

then.

Several things happened one after another.

the first thing.

In the vast, untouched underground space, slender bodies were densely packed together. These "evil spirits" kept by the hospital were nearly three meters tall, with long, thin limbs, each composed of several arms or legs pieced together. Their necks were also unusually long, winding like snakes, each one sewn together from the necks of several humans.

The underground levels had limited height, and their slender legs seemed insufficient to support them standing for long periods. Therefore, these "cousins" did not stand in rows, but lay on the ground, their slender legs, arms, and necks pressed and overlapping each other.

From a distance, it looks like a group of slender white worms huddled together, constantly wriggling.

Each limb resembles a separate long worm, with several worms sharing a human head, and each head connected to several white worm bodies.

It's absolutely disgusting and gives me goosebumps.

Just then, a bell suddenly rang.

One by one, the insects raised their heads. The largest worm struggled to pull out one of its arms and fumbled to lift the telephone that was firmly tied around its neck.

"Hello?" A cheerful voice rang out in the vast yet crowded space.

"Can you hear me? I have a task for you."

"Now, let's head to the dean's office! Remember to 'clean' it thoroughly!"

One by one, pale faces rose from between the churning, slender limbs.

They murmured, "The Dean... office..."

The door opened, and a swarm of white insects surged out like waves.

Second thing.

A few minutes later, the black hole appeared out of nowhere in this space.

Suddenly, a floating human head appeared in mid-air. It was Lu Dapeng, who used his supernatural abilities to travel here while wearing an invisibility cloak.

Lu Dapeng looked around and confirmed that the ghosts had all left, leaving only the sticky liquid on the ground.

Lu Dapeng breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes filled with barely suppressed joy. He ducked back down to the second basement level to report to everyone.

Meanwhile, the second basement level was bustling with activity.

From infants to toddlers, everyone was busy but orderly running around, laboriously moving their little legs, packing the various instruments and materials they needed. The older children were even responsible for strapping the babies to their backs.

Unable to help, Qiu Wanting stood idly among them, like a failed adult.

The good news brought by Lu Dapeng made everyone both excited and nervous.

They were excited that they could finally leave this dark and gloomy place, and even more excited that they might soon see the person they had been longing for day and night.

"Before we begin, I must remind you again," Qiu Wanting said, one hand in his pocket, not minding being the villain who poured cold water on him, "According to Tang Li and the others, those people you've been so concerned about have been corrupted by something strange for a long time."

His gaze was like a knife, coldly sweeping over everyone in front of him. "They have lost their minds; in fact, they are no different from the supernatural."

The children's excited smiles froze on their faces: How could they not know? They just didn't want to think about it, they just prayed that another miracle could happen.

Qiu Wanting is a qualified leader. He does not believe in miracles, but only in the power of unity.

"I hope you are mentally prepared and keep your mission in mind," he emphasized, enunciating each word clearly, "Don't waste the time my comrades risked their lives to buy for you on unnecessary one-sided reminiscing and tearful pleas."

"You must remember, if you can't find the way between the instance and the original world, even if you reunite with them, you'll just die again hand in hand."

A chilling silence fell. Nanjiang emerged from the group of children.

"You're right," he said. "We know what's important and what's urgent. Rest assured, we will not let you down."

The third thing.

Jiang Hui and Tang Li had already returned to the basement level. Even the lowly demons dared not step into the abandoned ward number four, so they stood calmly at the ward door, watching these creepy creatures half-walk and half-drift by.

"They look like those dragon whisker noodles that have been put into the pot." Tang Li looked at them more and more familiar and couldn't help but whisper to Jiang Hui.

Jiang Hui involuntarily followed the thought, immediately feeling a real and overwhelming nausea. She stood a little further away with a blank expression: "Shut up."

The vengeful spirits had already gone far away, leaving the corridor slick with slimy mucus. Qiu Wanting's voice came through the walkie-talkie: "We're ready. The operation can begin."

Jiang Hui carried Tang Li to the highest point that was as safe as possible, and couldn't help but smile. Without hesitation, she pressed the detonation button.

"boom----"

It was as if the entire instance trembled at that moment.

Explosion. Rumble. Sound of water.

Tang Li shouted at the top of her lungs, but it was still hard to hear clearly.

"—Isn't this power a bit too much?!"

The world spun around.

The air was filled with deafening roars, and the children, carrying their loads and dragging their shoes, were thrown about. Nanjiang, also caught in the blast, shouted at Qiu Wanting, "—Isn't this the wrong amount of bombs?!"

Did they stay in the dungeon for too long? And then there's the weird livestream shop launching new items? How could a bomb from a mere low-level dungeon cause such a commotion?

Qiu Wanting spoke calmly and composedly, quickening her pace almost imperceptibly: "Don't worry, they know what they're doing."

Her pace quickened, and Qiu Wanting began to run.

A voice of despair came from behind: "If you dare say that, don't run so fast!"

The fourth thing.

A chill spread rapidly, and a blue torrent surged forth, engulfing everything, including the most painful memories of Gu Xiaoying and many other test subjects. The torrent carried with it pale, swollen human bodies.

Fish cannot live without water, but these human bodies, once exposed from the water, finally regained their activity that had been suppressed for many years.

Tang Li and Jiang Hui held their breath, watching as one after another, they swayed and stood up.

They didn't seem any more intelligent than the ghosts that had passed by before. Their swollen bodies stood still, and then they began to slowly turn their heads.

His bulging eyes and blank stare were fixed on one direction.

Then, without hesitation, they headed in that direction.

"No, that's not right." Jiang Hui's expression suddenly changed, and she blurted out.

That direction... isn't the strange one that leads directly to the hospital.