Hospital 444
Chapter 463 - 43 The Long Night (17)

Chapter 463: Chapter 43 The Long Night (17)

For Mei Ge, besides the requirements for Feng Shui, another aspect of cultivating the Nightmare Bug was the body used for breeding the Gu.

Although her Uncle Kafka was a Western Caucasian, he had studied Chinese Qimen Dunjia, Feng Shui treasure location, and Miaojiang Gu techniques to a certain extent. It was through her uncle’s introduction that her mother met her Chinese father in the first place.

It was said that in his youth, her father had gone tomb raiding with her uncle. And it was perhaps in the ancient tombs that her uncle found a body suitable for cultivating the Nightmare Bug. The larvae of the Nightmare Bugs were indeed discovered in those ancient tombs.

"Are you suggesting that ancient Chinese also used Nightmare Bugs to guard their tombs against grave robbers?"

Dai Lin found this more and more preposterous. Was she sure this wasn’t something made up after reading "Ghost Blows Out the Light" and "The Grave Robbers’ Chronicles"? Why not say that Zhang Qiling is also a Paranormal Doctor? Why not claim your dad is Hu Bayi and your mom is Shirley Yang?

"Just one question first... Your uncle isn’t fat, is he?"

"No... Why do you ask?"

"Nothing, go on."

To Dai Lin, the concept of the Nightmare Bug as a cursed object seemed quite far-fetched. Logically, the Cursed Object Department of Hospital 444 should be much more advanced than that of Hospital 666.

But now, the situation didn’t seem that simple.

"But your Nightmare Bug seems ineffective against... that thing outside the door, doesn’t it? You mentioned earlier that the Nightmare Bug’s power lies in devouring ghosts, right?"

Dai Lin was full of doubts about whether Mei Ge could be of any help.

Moreover, he found the claim that the Nightmare Bug could devour ghosts hard to believe.

Having studied at Hospital 444 for quite a while, one basic knowledge he could confirm was: ghosts themselves are part of a curse, purely idealistic entities, and as long as the curse is not broken, the spirits will not dissipate.

But devouring ghosts...

"Ghosts, being the curse itself... I find the concept of devouring ghosts difficult to imagine."

Dai Lin had gradually calmed down. Although the knocking persisted, it was clear that whatever was outside wouldn’t break in anytime soon.

Seeing how calm and collected he was, Mei Ge also seemed to relax a bit.

"You should know something. The nature of a cursed object is to counteract a curse with another curse. A curse can be used to curse people, and it can also be used to curse ghosts. It’s through this that we barely manage to check the spirits and treat patients."

"So, how do you plan to deal with that thing outside the door?"

Mei Ge continued, "Of course, I wouldn’t rely on just one cursed object. The Paranormal Doctors guarding the morgue are all issued a Devil’s Cursed Object by the hospital, which must be returned after the shift."

"Is it that bottle?"

"No," she shook her head, "that bottle was obtained through other means. The one the hospital issued to me is another Devil’s Cursed Object. I will use both items to restrain it."

"Oh?"

Another Devil’s Cursed Object?

Devil’s Cursed Objects were exceedingly rare at Hospital 444, and the number of doctors who possessed them could be counted on one hand. The news of Director Mei Quzhen losing his Devil’s Cursed Object was big news throughout the hospital.

Yet here, Devil’s Cursed Objects were handed out as if they were production line items!

"What is it?"

Dai Lin was now somewhat wary of her. She had another Devil’s Cursed Object concealed on her that he was unaware of, and he couldn’t help but worry about her harboring ulterior motives. This woman was so fond of being clever that it made it difficult for Dai Lin to predict all her moves.

"This."

Mei Ge clutched her right cheek tightly, pinching up a chunk of flesh. Before long, she actually... tore off that piece of flesh with ease!

But after tearing off the flesh, not much blood flowed out.

Holding the piece of torn skin, she said, "This is my Devil’s Cursed Object."

Then, Dai Lin saw the torn off skin gradually began to reveal human facial features!

The sight was somewhat horrifying.

She then began to explain in detail to Dai Lin the specific uses of this piece of skin and the bottle.

"I will use this along with that bottle to deal with that thing outside. And you... your eyes have more ability than what you are exhibiting now, right? There must be more advanced techniques at your disposal, I’m not wrong, am I?"

To him, she still seemed quite confident.

"Yes."

"What should we do next, then?"

Dai Lin looked toward the duty room door and said, "Listen carefully. The first thing we need to do next is... stay calm. No matter what, as soon as we open that door, even a second can quickly determine life or death."

"I know." Mei Ge was well aware that the longevity of a Paranormal Doctor wasn’t about how many times they got things right, but how seldom they made mistakes.

Other than instances involving Cursed Flesh, Paranormal Doctors, like all people, only have one life.

Dai Lin and Mei Ge discussed in detail what to do next, then they positioned themselves on either side of the door.

The cracked face was right in front of the door, its features becoming increasingly distinct.

Mei Ge’s bottle began to tilt, spilling the liquid.

Dai Lin stood in front of the door handle, his left eye continuing to undergo new changes.

The space beyond the door, under the scrutiny of the Devil’s Eye, began to be analyzed through different dimensions.

Finally...

Dai Lin found the best moment to act.

He raised his hand, grasped the door handle, then... began to turn the handle, bit by bit...

The moment Dai Lin was about to open the door, both he and Mei Ge were tense to the extreme.

Although they had been advised to remain calm, how many people could genuinely disregard life and death when truly facing it?

And at this most critical moment...

"Meow—"

Dai Lin and Mei Ge were stunned.

Dai Lin’s hand, turning the door handle, stopped suddenly.

Then, they both looked in the direction from which the sound had come.

Afterward, they saw the black cat sitting on the desk behind them!

The severe headache Mei Ge felt upon seeing the black cat again intensified!

But the next moment, Dai Lin saw an even more terrifying sight.

Under the light of the duty room, the black cat, facing Dai Lin, suddenly revealed a... ferocious smile!

That was not a smile an animal would make!

Kill it!

That was Dai Lin’s first thought.

Within ten seconds...

Kill it!

Dai Lin immediately aimed his left eye at the cat, ready to kill it, when suddenly, Mei Ge grabbed hold of Dai Lin!

"No... we can’t kill... it now!"

"What are you talking about?"

"We can’t kill..."

"Mo Mei Ge!"

In his mind, this voice resurfaced.

And this time, it was a voice very familiar to Mei Ge!

Beneath the black cat’s sinister smile, at last, Mei Ge completely lost consciousness and passed out!

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