Hospital 444
Chapter 115 - 28 Waiting... 4 AM

Chapter 115: Chapter 28 Waiting... 4 AM

It was at this time that the candle in his hand began to flicker!

The cracks in the doll’s chest and abdomen had already completely shattered the doll!

This cursed object was now ruined!

Dai Lin placed the devil’s cursed object on the coffee table in front of him and took out a matchbox, ready to quickly light a match as soon as the candle went out.

With the candle, he could affect the perception of that "thing" outside.

The knocking wouldn’t last indefinitely, the "thing" would not come in under the influence of the candle’s perception.

It would be considered just another ordinary ghost or resentful spirit in the building.

If all went well... he should be able to make it through.

The devil’s cursed object would ward off that "thing" outside the door.

Even now, as Dai Lin recalled the scene that Lu Ning had seen, he still shuddered subconsciously.

As the knocking persisted, Lu Yanran also bowed her head, tears streaming down her face. Once that "thing" came in, they would all immediately lose their lives.

Dai Lin stared at the door, feeling that his Devil’s Eye had grown much stronger. Now that he had absorbed half the body of the devil in the right eye space, the death trial in half a year didn’t seem so terrifying.

But... Liang Zhigao’s memories made Dai Lin’s heart turn cold.

What was the connection between the curse behind this building and the hospital itself?

What concerned him the most were the so-called seven patient guidelines.

Although Dai Lin didn’t have his own business card yet and was always holding Gao Heyan’s, he had never seen any patient guidelines on the back of the card.

Just like the first paragraph of the doctor’s contract, most people can’t see this section, or they forget it if they do...

If Hospital 444 is under the influence of two different curses, then clearly, the hidden patient guidelines and the forgotten first paragraph of the contract were both written by the same mysterious force.

Because... both rules point to the Executive Vice President of the hospital—Han Ming!

The knocking gradually began to soften.

Finally...

The "thing" outside left.

But soon, Dai Lin heard the same knocking sound coming from the next door.

The candle affected the judgment of that "thing"... but he didn’t know how long it could last.

A bead of sweat rolled down Dai Lin’s forehead.

He had to keep waiting...

"The name of this hospital is Hospital 444, not 666 Hospital"...

"666 Hospital does not exist"...

"Believe"...

Believe...

Why the emphasis on belief?

What if... Dai Lin chose not to believe?

666, representing the devil’s number in the West! That foreigner with the black cross on his forehead, maybe he is 666...

Suddenly, Dai Lin felt something was off.

He found he could no longer remember what Dave looked like.

How... how is that possible?

Dai Lin had always been known for his good memory, so much so that Luo Ren had admired his ability to remember people—one meeting was all it took for him to recognize someone the next time.

"And, the sixth guideline..."

No matter what happens, do not visit the Demons Department!

This was the rule that sent chills down Dai Lin’s spine.

Dai Lin could only comfort himself that this guideline wasn’t necessarily true, it was probably an evil curse hidden in the darkness of the hospital, and Han Ming was part of this evil force!

The knocking from next door also began to diminish.

As the knocking sound faded, Lu Yanran nearly collapsed.

While Dai Lin’s heart was still covered with intense fear: but what if, what if that rule is true? The Demons Department was too mysterious, this Devil’s Eye originated from Ouyang Rui, the Demonic Department Doctor! There could only ever be four people in the Demons Department’s clinic, and no doctor could find where the Demons Department was located in the hospital!

Dai Lin faintly realized that he had misunderstood something very important. In the past, he felt that at least at Hospital 444, he was still acting as a doctor, saving lives and aiding the injured. But now, it seemed that Hospital 444 was a place cursed far worse than any ghost, ghoul, or fiend!

The first rule seemed the most absurd.

Even if facing death, do not seek treatment at Hospital 444? Why?

As the knocking sound moved away, Dai Lin’s head tilted slightly backward.

In the corner of his eye, he could see a figure approaching them.

But it doesn’t matter... That’s not the "thing" from outside. In its eyes, they are of the same kind.

"Mrs. Zhang, listen carefully. At four o’clock in the morning..."

Dai Lin looked at Lu Yanran, who was exhausted and disheveled at this time.

"That will be our best chance to escape. If we can’t get out then, we can only stay here forever."

Thinking of the child in her womb, Lu Yanran nodded.

"Okay!"

Four o’clock in the morning.

The fourth floor of this building.

Dr. Liang left behind the last of the cursed objects there.

Dai Lin could only stake everything on the devil’s cursed object and the other cursed objects left behind by Dr. Liang Zhigao.

After leaving this place, Dai Lin had many things he wanted to ask Han Ming for clarity.

Dai Lin always felt that Han Ming was just a petty man vying for power and profit, even in such a supernatural hospital, but now it seemed... it was far from as simple as he had thought.

In the past, there must have been people who saw the first clause of the contract but did not forget to seek out Han Ming, the Executive Vice President. Afterwards, these people likely became part of Han Ming’s faction.

In this hospital, nobody knew which doctors were still human and which had turned into "something else"...

The one thing Dai Lin was now certain of was that a black cross did not appear on his forehead; there was none in the mirror, and Lu Yanran couldn’t see one either.

Midnight... had arrived.

Suddenly, Dai Lin saw the devil’s cursed object on the coffee table change!

New heads began to grow on the cheeks of the cursed object!

Just like the situation with Dr. Dai Zhigao!

Then... Dai Lin discovered that under the candlelight, inverted crosses began to faintly emerge on the foreheads of the two heads!

Luckily, Lu Yanran couldn’t see this terrifying scene.

The shadow in Dai Lin’s peripheral vision had disappeared.

Looking at the cursed object before him, Dai Lin began to back away instinctively.

The cursed object was resuscitating!

Now, Dai Lin couldn’t leave!

Dai Lin made his preparations, his left eye locked onto the cursed object.

The new head had already grown out by more than half.

And suddenly, Dai Lin began to realize... not only Dave, but also for the people Lin Sen remembered from the memories and the café, he could no longer recall their faces either.

Not even a little bit!

Why was this happening?

The newly grown head suddenly looked towards Dai Lin!

Just when Dai Lin felt his time of death had come...

The grown head suddenly retracted back into the cheek.

The vague black cross also disappeared.

Dai Lin stared blankly at this scene.

A contest and check between curses...

Would he be able to survive until four in the morning?

...

Han Ming and An Zhiyuan were standing a hundred meters outside of the Sunset building.

"The moment Liang Zhigao ’disappeared,’ I knew he was too deeply involved," said Han Ming.

"This is his retribution. He allowed ’them’ to come into deeper contact with us."

"So, ’they’ disappeared just like Liang Zhigao," Han Ming glanced at the ninth floor of the building in front of him. "One of humanity’s greatest follies is the perpetual delusion that we can be the exception to the rules."

Then, Han Ming turned to An Zhiyuan.

"Zhiyuan, what I appreciate most about you is your sense of measure," he said.

"Thanks for the compliment... The moment I found out that I could see the first natural clause of the contract, I kept it from everyone and came directly to you, Vice President Han. Before I became head of the emergency department, I never let anyone suspect I was your man."

Han Ming ran his hands over the backs of his hands that were folded behind him.

"When Liang Zhigao first came to me, I didn’t expect his symptoms to be that severe. Although in the end a black cross didn’t appear on his forehead, when he told me he saw the English name of the department, Haunter, on the Ghost Surgery Department floor, I was quite surprised too."

"When Dai Lin was implanted with the Devil’s Eye and survived, I actually thought he would come to you."

"He either... forgot the first clause like the others, or he didn’t believe in the rules. The first possibility is much more likely. So, to me, it would be better if he were dead. With those eyes, him being near Yin Wuque is too dangerous... He could become part of the curse of this hospital!"