23: Chapter 23 Out of Control

"Looking at your expression, you must be very conflicted."

"It is truly rare that you were able to execute such beautiful cooperation with that young girl throughout the entire process."

"Among the Doctor and Nurse class players I have seen before, only one pair has ever left this dungeon together."

"As for the remaining players, either all six died, or only one managed to get out alive."

"The two of you could have originally left together as well, but unfortunately... Doctor Many Children Many Blessings, you... seem to be a bit too anxious."

Although the Dean's voice at this moment was still that chaotic, thumbtack-filled sound.

Yet when judging the performance of others, that unconcealable sense of arrogance and nobility was practically overwhelming Chen Mo.

"So, the reason you called me over is because my performance was better than Nurse Piggy, and you want me to..."

"That's right! Go and kill her; this is also the reward I am giving you."

"If you do not kill her yourself, then before the dungeon ends, I will enter a berserk state. Of course, this is not my wish; to those mysterious existences, I am also just a miserable wage slave."

"When that happens, I will kill indiscriminately. As for whether I kill you or the Nurse, that will depend on which of you has better luck."

"My methods of killing are very cruel. For a beautiful young lady, a severed head is a rather inelegant way to die."

"You can give her sleeping pills and then bring her over."

"Oh! Of course, if you don't have sleeping pills, I can give you some."

Every word from the Dean felt like a curse invading his cerebral cortex, making Chen Mo feel completely uncomfortable.

Asking him to kill Su Qing—perhaps three days ago, he would have likely steeled his heart and done it.

But now, he and Su Qing are teammates who have shared hardships.

If Su Qing hadn't stepped in to help during his battle with the Class Monitor, he might already be dead now.

"There are 5 hours left. I will wait for you!"

After speaking, all the ghost fires in the room extinguished. After a brief loss of vision,

The round table in front of Chen Mo disappeared, and the darkness that filled the entire space seemed to retreat bit by bit, like insects scurrying away in fright across the walls.

The incandescent lights in the office turned on; everything that just happened felt like an illusion.

A perfectly normal office appeared in Chen Mo's field of vision: a brown diagnostic desk, a bookcase, and medical equipment.

The Dean had also vanished.

Chen Mo slumped onto the office sofa, his fingers pressing against his forehead and sliding down the bridge of his nose.

He was racking his brain, thinking of a countermeasure.

[Damn, what is this situation? Why isn't this plot point written in the game script?]

[Could it be... that there is a problem with this No. 18 dungeon, and it hides information that even we don't know about!]

[Previous side quests should have been completed simply by enduring the Dean's pressure for one minute without letting one's Mental Value drop below 50.]

[No, it could also be a person issue. Is there something wrong with this kid, Many Children Many Blessings, himself?]

[If we want to investigate this side quest, we need to apply to the Group Leader to review the past clearance replay discs.]

[Check if there is a game clearance video for that pair of players the Dean mentioned who successfully cleared the dungeon together?]

[Group Leader, Group Leader, say something already!]

At this moment, the Group Leader had already entered the so-called data world, flipping through past clearance records in a massive library.

A few minutes later, he successfully found specific records regarding those two players who had successfully cleared the dungeon on a bookshelf labeled "10 Years Ago."

To the Group Leader's surprise,

After he imported this string of data into the game system, a string of red warning text appeared above.

[Insufficient permissions. Unable to access this data.]

"Even I am unable to access it?"

"What exactly is so special about this guy, Many Children Many Blessings, that he actually triggered an ultra-low probability event?"

The Group Leader was suddenly filled with Fear, and his pressure doubled.

The current No. 18 Hospital had completely spiraled out of control, far exceeding the scope of what they could manage.

Many Children Many Blessings was a rare talent, and he had originally wanted to develop him into an insider.

To watch Many Children Many Blessings die just like that, or to watch him fall into becoming a ghost—the Group Leader was absolutely unwilling to accept that in his heart!

However...

[If he can truly clear the dungeon, then we are witnessing the birth of brand new history!]

He had a premonition, a premonition that Many Children Many Blessings possessed the ability to break the deadlock!

In Chen Mo's mind, deductions were proceeding in an orderly fashion.

As long as those previously irregular details were overturned and rearranged in an orderly manner, they could bring some inspiration.

"The Thriller Game has rules; this is stated very clearly in the game settings."

"Then... that also means, no matter how difficult the desperate situation encountered, there must be a way to solve it."

"I don't believe that a game's beginner dungeon could reach Nightmare difficulty."

"Two people, one must die..."

Lighting a cigarette and exhaling white mist,

Chen Mo's gaze became particularly profound.

Suddenly, his finger was cut by something, causing a stinging pain.

Looking down, the black elevator card had been held in his hand the whole time.

Chen Mo looked at the elevator card again, and a strange light suddenly bloomed in his pupils!

"That's right, the elevator card!"

"The only locations we have been active in within this Hospital are the 13th floor, and the 12th floor that we have seen."

"But now... we can go to other places."

Just as Chen Mo was about to turn and leave, he suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Following the typical nature of the Thriller Game, generally, when a plot quest is triggered, it is definitely not just about unlocking a new area.

Just to let you simply admire how realistic this game is.

Instead, it must hide clues.

Chen Mo immediately started searching. When he passed by the Dean's desk, there was a green plant placed next to it, which was a Persian Chrysanthemum.

Approaching the only thing in the Hospital that looked like a normal living creature, the flower was slightly emitting a fragrance and growing very well.

A person suddenly came to mind in Chen Mo's head.

His mother liked Persian Chrysanthemums very much.

When his mother was alive, his father had once decorated an entire balcony for her.

His mother would be smiling happily amidst that cluster of Blooming Chrysanthemums.

"Mom..." A wave of sorrow brought on by the loss of family affection surged into his heart like a rushing tide.

But it only lasted for 1 second, and that emotion suddenly disappeared.

It was as if a rainstorm had arrived, but the ground was covered in whirlpools everywhere, and the rainwater simply couldn't penetrate the ground.

Instead, it was absorbed by the whirlpools and escaped from this world.

Chen Mo couldn't help but reach out both hands to pick up this pot of flowers, wanting to lean in and smell it.

However, after the pot separated from the desk, his line of sight passed through the gaps between the petals, and Chen Mo saw a picture frame hidden behind the pot.

Chen Mo immediately set the pot aside and picked up the hidden picture frame.

"If this picture frame had been forgotten behind the flower pot, it should be covered in dust."

"But this frame is even cleaner than the desk. There's something wrong!"