Frightening Joke: Above the Mist
Chapter 116 Disagreements

Chapter 116: Chapter 116 Disagreements

No one refuted Du Shangjing’s suggestion.

Everyone agreed that there was certainly a fierce ghost on the first floor capable of killing without a trace.

However, how it killed people and what the taboos were, no one had any idea.

If they stayed on the first floor any longer, no one could guarantee that they wouldn’t be the next to die.

The mission goal this time was survival, and the survival period was a full seven days!

And now, at most, only half a day had passed.

In half a day’s time, out of seven people, two had already been killed by the fierce ghost, and Bai Yanliang seemed to have been trapped on the third floor from the very beginning.

In any case, staying on the first floor was simply waiting to die.

The four of them had already made up their minds, exchanged glances, and started climbing the stairs to the second floor.

...

Meanwhile, on the third floor, Bai Yanliang was quietly following Nurse Tang through the corridor.

Soon, they entered the staircase and came to the enormous iron door that was sealed shut.

The dark steel filled the entire space of the hallway, not leaking a single crack.

Bai Yanliang reached out to touch the gigantic iron door, the cold touch giving off a peculiar sense of oppression.

There was a... difficult to describe eerie atmosphere.

Bai Yanliang always felt that something extremely terrifying was lurking behind the door, ready to leap out at any moment.

Human fear of the unknown is indeed the greatest.

Tang Xiao Wen walked up to the iron door, took a key from her pocket, and smoothly unlocked the door.

She pushed forward with effort; it seemed the iron door wasn’t light.

"Let me help."

Bai Yanliang reached out, pressed against the iron door, and began to apply force.

"Creak—"

The door opened.

A strong light abruptly pierced Bai Yanliang’s pupils, causing him to subconsciously cover his eyes.

Immediately, he detected the faint smell of medicine, and the sound of footsteps tapping entered his ears.

Bai Yanliang tried removing his hand; his eyes seemed not to acclimate well to the brightness.

Strictly speaking, these should be Hu Chen’s eyes.

What met his sight was golden sunlight, with dust particles swirling visibly in the air; the gentle warmth of the sun made it hard to move away.

On the white walls hung typical hospital slogans:

Working diligently, researching thoroughly, upholding duty, selflessly contributing...

Love conveys life, patience nurtures health...

"Here is the second floor!" Nurse Tang’s voice had grown more lively, even though her face remained just as horrific.

"This is where we work and live, and there’s only one patient." As Nurse Tang spoke, she pointed toward the window.

Bai Yanliang looked in the direction she pointed, and saw the bald middle-aged man who claimed to be Hu Chen, seen the previous night.

"Who is he?" Bai Yanliang asked.

"He..." Nurse Tang hesitated, "He’s Doctor Zhao, originally a doctor here, but not long ago, he suddenly went mad..."

"Doctor Zhao? He’s a doctor?" Bai Yanliang asked in surprise.

"Yes, actually, Doctor Zhao has always been the chief surgeon, but after he suddenly went mad, Dean He took over as chief surgeon."

"I see..."

"By the way, Hu Chen, don’t listen to his nonsense. He forgot his own name and remembered yours instead. He always says he’s Hu Chen, it’s really quite pitiful..."

"Yes, it’s quite pitiful." Bai Yanliang nodded and glanced at the man by the window.

Doctor Zhao seemed lost, leaning vacantly against the window, staring outside without turning his head even as he was being talked about.

Tang Xiao Wen didn’t talk more about Doctor Zhao, she entered the hall, waved at Bai Yanliang, and said, "Come here."

Bai Yanliang followed her inside.

The hall was empty, with no doctors or nurses to be seen.

"Huh? Where is everyone?"

"It’s lunch break now, everyone is resting, only I have to accompany you." Although she said this, Bai Yanliang didn’t detect any discontent from Nurse Tang’s tone. Instead, she seemed more at ease and cheerful than on the third floor.

Bai Yanliang looked at her; even though she still only had a mouth, he seemed to see the adorable silhouette of a young nurse sneaking a break from her busy schedule.

"Why... are you staring at me..." Tang Xiao Wen suddenly lowered her head, speaking somewhat embarrassedly.

Bai Yanliang averted his gaze, smiled, and said nothing.

She truly was human, a normal human...

The real problem was with "Hu Chen’s" body.

What Bai Yanliang didn’t know was that in the eyes of Du Shangjing and the others, these nurses... were equally horrifying and strange.

"Can I walk around freely?" Bai Yanliang asked.

"Yes, just don’t go to the first floor. There are many psychiatric patients living there, they’re very dangerous..." Tang Xiao Wen reminded.

Bai Yanliang nodded.

Dangerous?

If they were truly dangerous, they wouldn’t be left unguarded on the first floor.

Hu Chen being confined alone on the third floor, it was clear who was more dangerous.

Seeing Bai Yanliang agree, Tang Xiao Wen sat to the side for a nap.

So far, Bai Yanliang’s cooperation was commendable, worthy of awarding even a model patient title.

Bai Yanliang glanced at Nurse Tang from the corner of his eye; she had already started nodding off against the chair.

The entire second-floor hall had only him and the daydreaming middle-aged man by the window.

There was no sign of Du Shangjing and the others, indicating they were on the first floor.

Bai Yanliang didn’t hesitate and stepped toward him.

...

Du Shangjing led the way up the stairs to the second floor.

Yet, just as they were about to reach the corner leading to the second floor, he suddenly stopped.

Du Shangjing hesitated and turned around to the three, "Do you... smell something?"

A smell?

Qin Chuan and Su Jieyi sniffed carefully; indeed, there was a somewhat strange smell.

Xu Zhifei, as cold as ever, unexpectedly spoke this time, "I’m not going."

As soon as she spoke, Xu Zhifei turned and headed down the stairs.

"Xu Zhifei!" Qin Chuan glared angrily, "What do you mean?"

Fear had begun to unravel Qin Chuan’s reasoning and logic; he now resembled an expanding sea urchin, full of spines, ready to sting at any moment.

However, Xu Zhifei ignored him completely; without even a glance at the three, she swiftly headed out of the building.

Watching her leaving figure, the expressions of the three varied.

Qin Chuan’s eyes were red, cursing low at the woman.

Su Jieyi remained expressionless, lost in thought.

Only Du Shangjing stood silently, thinking, though mostly feeling helpless.

He understood why Xu Zhifei suddenly left; she was rational to the point of coldness.

Her actions boiled down to two reasons.

One, she found a better method.

Two, she believed acting alone was better than being with the others.

The first possibility wasn’t very large, as for the second... Du Shangjing had already noticed it.

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