Day of Imprisonment

“Ptooey, what kind of crap is this? Garbage! I can't eat it!”

The nurse in blood-collection window number 4 shrieked, her voice piercing and painful.

The next moment, a hand suddenly reached out from the window.

As mentioned before, this nurse's arm was very long.

It must have been over two meters long.

And it was the skinny kind, so the sudden appearance of the hand directly grabbed a Retriever.

With a fierce tug, she pulled the person crashing against the window.

A loud bang echoed.

The Retriever's face was instantly covered in blood, and he cried out miserably, begging his companions for help, but who would dare to save him at this time? Who could save him?

His companion had already scrambled away, hiding eight meters away and watching, his eyes filled with fear.

“Save me!” The one who was caught was still begging for help, but as the nurse inside gave another yank, the sound of cracking bones could be heard. The person was folded backward and forcibly dragged into the window that was only slightly larger than a head.

This was a miracle of brute force.

When a person is dragged into a hole, bones will inevitably break and flesh will separate. Being folded and dragged in like that, one could imagine the outcome without even looking. Just seeing the terrifying blood on the counter and window, the skin tissue left on the edge, and the blood dripping down, it was clear that the person was beyond dead.

“Let you deceive me, let you deceive me!” It was dark and unclear inside window number 4, but the sounds of hitting and cursing could still be heard.

Each strike, the sound of flesh and blood breaking, made one's scalp tingle.

The other Retriever was already scared out of his wits. In his panic, he scrambled away and fled.

Presumably, he'll have a psychological shadow now, and he definitely won't dare to approach the blood-collection room for a while.

Wu Rui's face was also pale at this time, and she tugged on Luo Xi's clothes.

“We can't give her ordinary food.”

This was obvious.

At this time, Luo Xi thought of something, walked over, and said to the terrifying nurse inside: “Will the cafeteria food work?”

“Yes, of course, but… but I'm at work, I won't be off work for a long, long time, but I'm very hungry, very hungry.” The nurse inside was extremely fast, leaning back on the window, her twisted features looking at Luo Xi through the sturdy glass stained with blood and flesh.

“I can help you get food and bring it over,” Luo Xi said.

“That's great!” The nurse was very happy.

“So, can you give me your meal card?” Luo Xi asked.

“Meal card?” The nurse inside wailed, “I lost my meal card, I can't find it. Damn it, otherwise I wouldn't have been hungry for so long. I can't find my meal card.”

Obviously, the nurse inside fell into anger and rage again.

This nurse had no rationality.

She was completely piecing together some kind of implanted memory, acting on instinct.

This kind of existence was the most dangerous because it couldn't be controlled.

Luo Xi began to back away. In fact, he had already started backing away when he asked about the meal card.

Sure enough, he only took a few steps back before the nurse inside reached out to grab someone, but she couldn't reach Luo Xi anymore.

“I want to eat, I want to eat.” The nurse shrank back, muttering to herself, as if she had fallen into some kind of strange obsession. After a while, she sat up again, and then reached out: “Give me the blood-collection form!”

She was starting to work again.

Luo Xi then took out his phone and dialed Ke Lan's number.

Unexpectedly, the other party answered almost instantly.

“Luo Xi, guess where I am?” Ke Lan's voice was excited.

“The cafeteria, on a date with Zhao Xiaojuan. You should have already discovered that the cafeteria food can be taken away, right?” Luo Xi asked.

He believed that with Ke Lan's observation and adaptability, it was unlikely that he wouldn't have discovered this.

“How did you know?” Ke Lan was obviously surprised. It was normal for the other party to know that he was in the cafeteria, because Luo Xi was the one who facilitated this date between him and Zhao Xiaojuan. But how did the other party know that the cafeteria food could be 'card-ified'?

“Yes, and I've already obtained some,” Ke Lan didn't hide it.

“Try to get more cafeteria food, I'll wait for you on the first floor,” Luo Xi said and hung up the phone.

Now the situation was very obvious. The various plot points in the First Hospital were interconnected, and even hidden items needed for different plots were hidden between them.

Blood-collection room's window number 4 was obviously a plot point, and even the Retrievers who knew that the nurse inside wanted food were definitely important people.

Of course, there was definitely more than one way to enter the cafeteria.

Going down to the first floor and waiting for a while, Ke Lan and Zhao Xiaojuan walked side by side from a passage over there.

“You know what, these two actually look quite well-matched,” Wu Rui whispered.

Ke Lan whispered a few words to Zhao Xiaojuan, and then waved goodbye.

Then this guy ran over.

“When are you getting married?” Luo Xi asked. Ke Lan's face turned black: “If you say that again, believe it or not, I'll fight you?”

“I won't say it, I won't say it.” Luo Xi's tone still held a smile.

Next, Ke Lan briefly recounted the process of his date with Zhao Xiaojuan.

“Some of the food in the hospital cafeteria can be taken out as cards. I thought of it occasionally and tried it, and it actually worked,” Ke Lan then took out two cards.

[Hospital Employee Meal], food card, this is the favorite meal of the medical staff in the First Hospital, with a full range of color, aroma, and taste. Um, don't you want a bite?

Ke Lan got two this time.

"But, getting back to the point, the cafeteria is truly terrifying. You wouldn't believe it if you hadn't seen it – nurses gnawing on human heads. It's just unspeakable."

"Also, I managed to gather some intel about the Second Ward..."

At this moment, Ke Lan described in detail the information he had heard.

Luo Xi nodded after listening.

"This time, you've done a great service!"

Undoubtedly, the card and information Ke Lan brought back were crucial.

Luo Xi incorporated all these clues into his own deductions about the entire instance.

This caused him to maintain a single posture, motionless, for the next few minutes. Wu Rui and Ke Lan didn't disturb him. After a while, Luo Xi finally looked up.

"Let's go to the blood-drawing room first!"

The three then headed upstairs.

At this time, there were many more 'strollers' wandering around the First Hospital. Just by visual estimation, one could encounter no fewer than twenty on the first floor just walking to the stairs. There were likely even more in other areas.

As expected of a large-scale instance. I estimate that each time it opens, there must be hundreds, even thousands, of Remnants entering.

But just as the three were about to go upstairs, they were stopped.

"The three of you, please wait. I'd like to take up a little of your time."

There were eight of them in total, surrounding Luo Xi and the others from three directions. The leader was a smiling man who looked ordinary, the kind you'd lose in a crowd. He walked over and looked at Ke Lan, saying: "I just saw this brother walking with a nurse, and from the direction of the staff通道. I'm very curious, what's over there?"

Very direct. They were just there to ask for information.

Obviously, the scene of Ke Lan and Zhao Xiaojuan walking over earlier had been noticed by someone with ulterior motives.

This couldn't be avoided. After all, walking with a faceless nurse was too eye-catching.

But looking at the posture of these people, they weren't giving anyone the right to refuse.

That is to say, you have to talk whether you want to or not.

But the value of the staff cafeteria's information is still very high. Why would anyone give them such a bargain without any effort?

Ke Lan didn't answer, but turned his head to look at Luo Xi.

The meaning was, you're the boss, you decide what to do.

"You guys wait a moment!" After saying that, Luo Xi took out his phone and dialed a number. Everyone looked at him. Soon, the call connected.

"Where are you?"

"Come to the staircase on the north side of the first floor lobby, now!"

After saying that, he hung up. Luo Xi looked at the other party and held out his fist: "Ten [Memories]."

The person on the other side was stunned, then burst out laughing.

"Damn, are you trying to show off to me? Ten [Memories]? Why don't you ask for a hundred, damn it." As the person cursed, the other Remnants all took out their weapons.

Wu Rui and Ke Lan also took out their weapons, ready for battle.

The situation was dangerous, in a state where they would directly start fighting at the slightest disagreement.

"You can make a counteroffer, and I remember seeing some of you at the Wall-Facing Ghost's place before. I guess you've been eyeing us since then, right?" Luo Xi took out his [Bloodstained Hammer] card, thought about it, and then said: "So, ten [Memories] is very reasonable, or you can attack, but think clearly. If you attack in this place, the security guards might tear you apart."

The other party sneered: "There's only one security guard in the first floor lobby, and he's already been lured away by our people. Even if he comes over, it'll take two minutes. Killing the three of you will only take ten seconds. Let's not waste time. Speak, or die? Also, we won't kill you right away. We'll cut off your hands and feet first, take your card rings, strip you naked, and then kill you. Think carefully, do you want to talk or not?"

Obviously, these people weren't doing this for the first time.

They looked very skilled.

"Also, let me advise you, the three of you are no match for us at all. We have other brothers, and each of them has cleared the game more than three times, with card rings, oh right..." The person turned his head and said to the two people next to him: "Open their eyes."

The two sneered, each taking out a card and activating it.

In the next moment, one person's body emitted a red halo, and the other person's body was filled with gray light, and the color of his skin looked like rock.

"It's the ability that comes with the card ring, be careful." Ke Lan knew the situation and reminded them.

Every Remnant who owns a card ring has some abilities. Some can see farther, even have X-ray vision; some can jump higher; others can greatly increase their strength and physique in a short period of time; even similar to petrified skin, increasing resistance to blows...

Obviously, if these eight people all had similar abilities, coupled with the numerical disadvantage, Luo Xi and the others really had no chance of survival.

Unless there are more powerful cards.

Such as spells, curses, and other functional cards.

But you also have to consider that the other party may also have cards to counter spells and curses.

Fighting veterans is obviously a different situation than fighting those rookie newbies.

The situation was already very critical, but Luo Xi still appeared extremely calm. He raised his wrist, looked at his expensive watch, and muttered: "If you enter the gate, from the registration clinic location, cross the lobby, turn a corner, and reach the staircase on the north side, it's less than a hundred meters. A little jog, and it'll take about twenty seconds..."

After saying that, he looked up at the other side, the corners of his mouth raised.

"Then, let me witness the strength of the top combat power within the Day of Confinement!"