Rules of the Strange: Starting with the Weird Peppa Pig

Unpaid bills... IV set...

Two seemingly unrelated words seemed to have an inextricable connection in Wuyin's mind.

He stood there, his mind racing through the clues, and a few seconds later, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes.

"So that's how it is."

No wonder the bottle contained red liquid, and no wonder the patient on the first floor became more and more withered and haggard with each treatment.

Because this red liquid has another name.

Hard-earned money.

These so-called "medicinal liquids" are not for treating diseases at all, but are for draining the "blood and sweat" of patients. They seem to be receiving treatment, but in reality, they are just paying fees.

Wuyin and Lucas were both patients who hadn't finished their entire bottles of medication, so they were both in arrears.

According to Lucas, Jack made money by performing ghost stories in order to pay for his daughter's medical treatment, but in the end, both of them were trapped in the hospital forever, stuck on the top floor.

Therefore, this bizarre rule of "blood and sweat money" may very well have originated from them.

As for whether my guess is correct...

Silently lowered her eyes.

"Try it once and you'll know."

But there is something even more important to do now.

He turned on the elevator switch and opened the ward door, preparing to go out and find Li Fan and Lucas.

Because Lucas is also a patient in arrears, he will definitely be hunted down if the doctors and nurses see him.

Just as Wuyin was about to leave the ward, she heard Li Fan breathing heavily in the distance.

"Big brother, quick, open the elevator door!"

Immediately afterwards, several footsteps and a jumble of low growls came from outside the corridor.

A human and a ghost, along with a group of eerie doctors and nurses, rushed hurriedly towards the ward.

The doctors and nurses behind them had become completely bizarre; their speed was astonishing.

Wuyin briefly calculated the speed and distance between the two of them and the strange speeds behind them from the doorway, and discovered that when Lucas entered the elevator at the very back, the elevator closed at a perfect moment.

So he stepped into the elevator before the other two and placed his hand on the elevator's close button, so he could press the close button in time.

Li Fan, being a spirit, was much faster than Lucas. He floated into the elevator first, and the two waited inside for Lucas to enter.

Lucas was now only five steps away from the elevator, and he ran for his life, almost exhausting all his strength.

Ahead lies the hope of life, behind lies the hell of demons.

But at this crucial moment, his legs buckled and he fell straight down at the elevator entrance.

A hint of madness flashed in the eyes of the strange doctors and nurses behind him, and they rushed forward one after another like madmen, reaching out to grab his legs.

Wu Yin and Li Fan stepped forward at the same time, each grabbing one of his wrists and pulling him into the elevator.

With his other hand, Wuyin frantically pressed the close button repeatedly.

Because of this delay, the supernatural beings had already rushed to the door and could have easily entered the elevator before the doors closed.

Wuyin kicked the strange creature that was halfway in at the front, while Li Fan dragged Lucas to the corner of the elevator to prevent him from being grabbed by the strange creature's outstretched hand and dragged back.

This elevator was also very efficient; it didn't stop running just because someone was blocking the elevator door. Instead, it continued to close the elevator door slowly at its own pace.

A young nurse saw that the elevator doors were about to close, so she tried to walk sideways into the elevator, but she was only halfway in when she got stuck in the doors and couldn't move.

She stretched her hand out of the elevator and kept scratching inside.

Wuyin took a few steps back, his eyes cold as he stared at the half-hearted nurse. He was too lazy to waste his energy on a dying person.

No, that nurse is already dead, but she's about to die again.

The elevator doors continued to close, trapping the young nurse tightly, rendering her unable to move.

Many strange creatures tried to enter, but the nurse was stuck in the doorway. They grabbed the other nurse's hair, arms, and legs tightly, trying to drag her out.

But... a group of strange creatures suddenly exerted force and tore the nurse into several pieces.

The part that was still trapped in the elevator had its nose bridge crushed by the elevator, from which a few drops of green blood seeped out, and its eyeballs were slightly bulging from the force of the squeezing.

Chapter 191 Back to the 18th Floor

She couldn't even scream as the elevator crushed her skull with its final, powerful thrust.

"Snapped."

The other half of the body inside the elevator had fallen to the ground, and there was still some flesh and brain matter stuck in the gap of the elevator door. The whole scene was gruesome.

Wuyin ignored the half-eaten nurse on the ground and pressed the number 18 button, and the elevator slowly started moving upwards.

Lucas stared at the nurse's mangled body on the ground, his stomach churning, and he couldn't help but gag a few times.

Wuyin and Li Fan were completely used to this scene, and their expressions remained calm.

Wuyin turned to look at the two of them and asked.

"How many IV sets did each of you receive?"

Li Fan spoke first.

“I only got two, and you told me to go find Lucas.”

Lucas then added.

"I have two too."

Wuyin hummed in agreement and spoke.

"I originally swapped one with a nurse in the doctor's office, but later I was targeted by the strange doctor, so I used one up. But luckily, he still has one left."

So the three of us received a total of 5 IV sets.

After he finished speaking, he frowned.

"This thing is quite large. Hiding one is fine, but hiding two would be too conspicuous and easily discovered."

Li Fan made the suggestion.

"Then let's leave two behind, and each of us will hide one on our person."

Lucas clutched the two IV sets tightly to his chest, shaking his head vigorously.

"No, no, this is a tool I risked my life for. I can't just throw it away like that. I'd rather keep it hidden."

He remained silent for a moment.

"Wait a minute, let me think of something."

This IV set is indeed a powerful tool, and you can't just throw it away. But if it's not hidden properly and is discovered, you could lose your life, which isn't worth it.

He immediately thought of the system toolbar, but he also knew that most of the special items in the dungeon could not be stored, as he had already tried in the Hu Tutu dungeon last time.

But... what if it works this time?

Clinging to a sliver of hope, he looked at the IV drip in his hand and tried again.

A cold system notification tone immediately sounded.

Special items obtained from dungeons cannot be added to your personal toolbar.

Wuyin frowned deeply.

Is there really no other way?

Suddenly, he remembered that his lucky talent allowed him to wish for special rewards in dungeons.

He only wished for a sharp item in the Hututu dungeon and received a scalpel, but he hadn't had a chance to wish for a reward after the last dungeon ended.

Although it seems impossible to make up for a wish reward, how will we know the result if we don't try?

Thinking of this, Wuyin couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips and shout to herself in her heart.

"Lucky talent. I didn't make a wish for the reward in the last dungeon. Now I wish to change the special reward from the last dungeon into an IV drip set for this dungeon."

If you don't help me, I'll pretend you don't have this talent.

The air was still for a few seconds.

Seeing him deep in thought, his brows sometimes furrowed and sometimes relaxed, Lucas and Li Fan assumed he was pondering a crucial clue and tacitly refrained from disturbing him.

However, Wuyin was filled with rage and shame in her mind at that moment, and she cursed loudly.

"What a terrible talent, a lousy talent."

"I didn't have time to make a wish before, would it kill you to give me one now? Having your talent makes no difference to me!"

It remained deathly silent.

Wuyin was completely out of options, so she had no choice but to soften her tone and coax him in her heart.

"Lucky Baby, you have the most perfect and powerful talent. You can't bear to see me in such a difficult situation, right?"

You're so kind! Please, consider the IV drip set a special reward from my last dungeon run, okay? Thank you so much.

A cold, impersonal notification sounded in my mind.

[No sound detected. The special reward for the C-level Lucky Talent was missed in the previous dungeon. The system is initiating the reissue. Please wait.]

[Reissue Successfully Issued: Special Reward for the Ghostly Village Tales Walkthrough - Blood and Sweat Infusion Set]

[Note: This item is special; it can only be collected by the user and is a one-time use item; it will not be replenished after use.]

Silently, I felt ashamed.

This talent is surprisingly resistant to gentle persuasion but not force.

Luckily, I was just reciting it silently in my mind. If the viewers in the live stream from China had heard it, they would have laughed their heads off.

After all, he is a public figure.

With a thought, the IV drip in his hand vanished instantly.

Wuyin's eyes lit up, and she said to the two of them.