12: The person who opens the door in Chapter 12 will be replaced.

[ Ward 104. ]

[ Please open the door for the round. ]

The moment the broadcast sounded.

The temperature in the entire ward plummeted instantly.

Outside the door.

The footsteps stopped.

They no longer moved.

But the sense of oppression was even more terrifying than before.

It was as if something.

Was standing quietly outside the door.

Waiting for the people inside to make a mistake.

Chen Ye even softened his breathing.

"It... is it right at the door?"

No one answered.

Because everyone knew.

Yes.

And the distance to them.

Was probably less than half a meter.

The night light in the ward began to flicker.

Buzz— Buzz—

The Bandaged Man slowly closed his eyes.

His voice was hoarse.

"Don't make a sound."

"During the round..."

"It will confirm the number of people."

Lin Jin's eyes flickered slightly.

"Confirm the number of people?"

The Bandaged Man said in a low voice:

"The number of people in the ward is wrong."

"It will come in."

The air suddenly went silent.

Chen Ye instinctively looked around the ward.

One. Two. Three. Four.

There were six of them in total now.

But the problem was—

There were only four beds in the ward.

Lin Jin realized something was wrong instantly.

The Hand of Rules had already popped up a notification.

[ Current number of people in the ward: 4 ]

[ Actual number of people: 6 ]

[ Discrepancy in number: 2 ]

[ Correcting discrepancy ]

Correcting discrepancy?!

Lin Jin's pupils constricted slightly.

The next second.

The broadcast sounded again.

[ Ward 104 has an abnormal number of people. ]

[ Starting re-registration. ]

Boom!

The ward lights went out instantly!

The entire room plunged into darkness!

"Don't move!!"

Lin Jin shouted in a low, sharp voice.

But it was already too late.

In the darkness.

A terrified scream suddenly rang out.

"Who touched me?!"

Immediately after.

A cold, damp sensation suddenly brushed across Lin Jin's back.

It was like someone was breathing right next to his ear.

Chen Ye completely lost it.

"Holy shit!!"

Boom!

The shield slammed hard into the ground.

Shen Tingxue's frost erupted instantly.

The moment the cold air illuminated the ward.

Everyone's scalp tingled.

Because in the ward.

There were two more people.

No.

To be precise.

On two of The Hospital beds.

There were "things" lying there suddenly.

They were covered with white sheets.

Lying there quietly.

As if they had always been there.

And the broadcast voice.

Slowly sounded.

[ Number of people has been replenished. ]

The air was deathly silent.

Chen Ye's voice was trembling.

"Were... were there people on those two beds just now?"

No one spoke.

Because everyone knew.

There weren't.

But now.

There were.

And.

The outline under the white sheet.

Looked like a person no matter how you looked at it.

The Bandaged Man slowly opened his eyes.

His voice was full of despair.

"It has started replenishing people."

"Once the ward is full..."

"Then it will be time for the round."

As soon as he finished speaking.

Outside the door.

A knock on the door suddenly sounded.

Knock.

Knock.

Knock.

The sound wasn't loud.

But it made everyone's hair stand on end.

The broadcast sounded again.

[ Ward 104. ]

[ Please cooperate with the round. ]

No one moved.

The air was so oppressive it was almost suffocating.

And just at this moment.

One of the white sheets.

Suddenly moved.

Everyone's breathing stopped instantly.

Immediately after.

A pale hand.

Slowly reached out from under the white sheet.

Chen Ye almost cried out.

"Damn it!!"

That thing looked like it had just woken up.

It slowly sat up.

The white sheet slid off.

Revealing a pale, bloated human face.

The most terrifying thing was—

That face.

Was exactly the same as Zhao Qi who had just died.

The atmosphere completely exploded.

"Holy shit!!"

"Zhao Qi?!"

Chen Ye's scalp went numb.

Wasn't Zhao Qi already torn apart by the dean?!

Why would he appear here?!

And "Zhao Qi" slowly turned his head.

His face was as pale as a dead person's.

His neck even still bore the marks of being torn.

Yet he revealed a stiff smile.

"It's time for the round."

Boom!

The ward door shook violently!

It was as if something outside had started pushing the door.

The broadcast voice became shrill.

[ Patients, please open the door voluntarily. ]

[ Those who refuse the round— ]

[ Are considered contaminated. ]

The doorknob.

Slowly began to turn.

Click.

Click.

Chen Ye could no longer hold it together.

"It's coming in!!"

Shen Tingxue raised her hand and condensed frost.

The cold air quickly covered the ward door.

But the next second.

The Hand of Rules suddenly started alarming frantically.

[ Warning ]

[ Attacking the round rules is prohibited ]

[ Otherwise, "Ward Cleanup" will be triggered early ]

Lin Jin's expression changed instantly.

Can't resist by force!

At this stage.

The priority of the rules is higher than combat!

And at this moment.

The other "patient" covered by a white sheet.

Also slowly sat up.

Creak.

The Hospital bed made a harsh sound.

The white sheet slid off.

What was revealed.

Was actually the girl from the registration desk earlier.

Only now, she.

Her eyes were pitch black.

The corners of her mouth were split into an exaggerated arc.

"Why don't you open the door?"

"The dean will be angry."

The air was getting colder and colder.

The doorknob was about to be completely turned open.

Lin Jin's brain was racing.

Round.

Number of people.

Ward.

Replacement.

Suddenly.

He looked sharply at the Bandaged Man.

"How did you survive before?"

The Bandaged Man was silent for two seconds.

Slowly opened his mouth.

"During the round..."

"Someone must respond."

"But it cannot be a living person."

Lin Jin's eyes jolted.

What does that mean?

And the next second.

The Bandaged Man suddenly reached out.

Pointing to the blood-stained white coat next to The Hospital bed.

His voice was terrifyingly hoarse.

"Put it on."

"Conduct the round for it."

"Only the Round Checker..."

"Will not be checked."

The air suddenly went quiet.

Chen Ye turned his head sharply.

"What does that mean?!"

"Let Brother Jin be a ghost?!"

The Bandaged Man laughed lowly.

"Otherwise..."

"You will all die."

And at the same time.

The Hand of Rules.

Finally popped up a notification again.

[ Hidden maintenance task triggered ]

[ Task: Repair the round rules ]

[ Current plan generated ]

[ Option 1: Refuse the round ]

[ Survival rate: 3% ]

[ Option 2: Become a temporary Round Checker ]

[ Survival rate: 61% ]

[ Cost: Being recorded by The Hospital ]

The last line of text.

Slowly appeared.

[ Once recorded. ]

[ The Hospital will remember you. ]