10: Chapter 10: The Dean's Office Gets a Slap in the Face

"You better really know how to fix this!!"

Chen Ye roared as he braced his shield and rammed forward.

Boom!

A torrent of black text smashed heavily against the shield.

Sparks flew everywhere.

Chen Ye was forced back, his soles screeching against the floor.

"Damn it—"

"Why is this thing so strong?!"

On the other side, Shen Tingxue had fully entered combat mode.

Icy blue cold air spread wildly along the ground.

Crack.

Crack.

The entire registration office was rapidly freezing over.

Half of the Faceless Nurse's body was covered in frost, yet it continued to shriek.

"Patient—must not—modify files—"

Its voice became increasingly shrill, like countless women crying out simultaneously, making one's scalp tingle.

As for Lin Jin, he had no time to look up because the maintenance had entered its most dangerous phase.

[Maintenance progress: 73%]

[Abyss Screw is replacing the permission core]

[Current pollution counterattack in progress]

Masses of black blood-filaments spread wildly along the seal and even began crawling up Lin Jin's arm.

A sharp pain struck, as if red-hot iron wires were being tightened into his flesh.

[Warning]

[Mental power dropped: 41%]

[Continued maintenance may lead to consciousness pollution]

Lin Jin gritted his teeth, not stopping, because he knew clearly that if he interrupted now, the entire registration system would go berserk, and everyone on this floor would be registered as dead.

"Lin Jin!"

Shen Tingxue suddenly spoke, her voice showing fluctuation for the first time.

"Behind you!"

Lin Jin looked up sharply to see the Faceless Nurse had forcibly broken free from the ice!

Large amounts of black text formed into sharp claws, grabbing directly at his head with terrifying speed!

Chen Ye had already been knocked flying and couldn't return to defend in time.

In that instant, Lin Jin grabbed a bottle of alcohol from the table and smashed it against the nearby circuit breaker!

Bang!

Sparks exploded instantly!

The lights on the entire floor went out abruptly!

The Faceless Nurse's movements stuttered for a moment.

[Detected rule-based power outage]

[Registration permissions lowered]

Lin Jin's eyes lit up. Sure enough! The rules governing this thing required "The Hospital power supply" to function!

"Shen Tingxue!"

"Freeze its left side!"

Shen Tingxue understood almost instantly.

Boom!

An Ice Phoenix phantom expanded, and a freezing current blasted precisely at the left side of the Faceless Nurse—exactly where the power outage had affected it.

Crack!

Masses of black text instantly froze and shattered!

The Faceless Nurse let out a scream for the first time.

Before Lin Jin's eyes, a new prompt finally popped up.

[Detected permission loophole]

[Currently able to forcibly rewrite registration rules]

[Execute?]

"Execute!"

Lin Jin pressed down on the seal. The next second, vast amounts of unfamiliar information flooded his mind: medical records, death records, hospitalization lists, and—registration information from three years ago.

Lin Jin's pupils constricted violently because he saw a familiar name: [Lin Shoushan] [Status: Registration incomplete] [Note: In maintenance].

Father!

He really had been here!

And—he had even repaired this dungeon?!

Lin Jin's breathing became erratic instantly. But just then, the Maintenance Log turned its page automatically, and a new line of text appeared: [Don't stop.] The handwriting was still Lin Shoushan's.

Lin Jin's heart jolted. The next second, he drove the Abyss Screw deep into the core of the seal!

Crack—!

The entire registration seal shattered instantly! The black blood-filaments snapped violently!

The broadcast went completely out of control.

[Error—]

[Error—]

[Correcting death list—]

[Correction failed—]

[Re-correcting—]

The entire floor of The Hospital shook violently! Everyone almost lost their footing.

The girl who had been entangled by the death list finally saw the black text on her hands fade away. She fell to her knees, gasping for air. She had survived.

Zhao Qi was stunned. "Did... did he really fix it?"

His worldview was about to explode. Other people enter dungeons to figure out how to kill monsters; Lin Jin enters a dungeon and starts fixing the rule system? Is this even the same class system?

Just then, a "click" sound came from deep within the registration office, like a door being opened. Everyone looked over instinctively.

Behind the registration window, an iron door that hadn't been there before slowly opened. On the doorplate were written a few scarlet characters: [Deans Office].

The air went quiet instantly. Chen Ye swallowed a mouthful of saliva. "Brother..." "Would a normal Deans Office open on its own?"

No one answered because everyone knew that normal logic no longer applied here.

Before Lin Jin's eyes, the Hand of Rules displayed a prompt again.

[Detected high-permission area]

[Target: Deans Office]

[Danger Level: D+]

[Current Status: Permissions open]

[Hint: The true source of registration is inside].

Lin Jin's eyes shifted. The true source. In other words, what he had just fixed was only the surface system. The thing that truly controlled the "death list" was still inside.

Just then, hurried footsteps came from the other end of the corridor. The next second, Zhou Heng rushed over with his team.

He had clearly been through a fight; his body was covered in blood, and his team was missing two people. But the first thing he saw was the open door of the Deans Office.

"Hidden area?!"

Zhou Heng's eyes lit up instantly. In high-risk dungeons, hidden areas often meant high rewards. Without even thinking, he led his people rushing over.

"Wait!"

Zhao Qi's expression changed. "There's clearly a problem with the rules here!"

Zhou Heng sneered. "If you're afraid of dying, get lost." He glanced at Lin Jin, his eyes full of mockery. "Dungeons aren't about fixing things. Real rewards have to be taken with strength."

After speaking, he kicked open the door to the Deans Office!

The next second, the entire hospital broadcast sounded simultaneously.

[Detected illegal entry]

[Dean's rounds starting].

The lights went out instantly. In the darkness, a cold, mechanical voice slowly drifted out from the depths of the Deans Office.

"Patients..."

"Why did you leave your wards without permission?"