Hospital 444
Chapter 672 - 8: Rules Binding_2

Chapter 672: Chapter 8: Rules Binding_2

These three places, aside from the Eden Hotel where real Cursed Spirits are suspected to exist, the previous two are undoubtedly stemming from Quasi-curse spirits!

And... they all have a multitude of duplicates!

The duplicates of Quasi-curse spirits... must harbor some secret or mystery, yet, to this day nothing has been unraveled within the hospital.

Director Lu Ping had posited a hypothesis in his paper he wrote: the reason Quasi-curse spirits need duplicates is due to some kind of limitation.

The very essence of a Cursed Spirit is symbolic of Rules, and while this curse is indeed powerful, it also means that Cursed Spirits cannot kill at will—they must follow certain patterns. For the same reason, for a Quasi-curse spirit to transform into a Cursed Spirit, shedding the "quasi," it must also adhere to certain Rules.

Evil Spirits, born from malice, Karma Force, or absolute evil, turn Ghosts into an undying curse itself through the power of certain Rules. The most crucial part of this process is the complete transition from a Spiritual Body to the essence of a ruling force itself. Therefore, the term "Cursed Spirit" is not strictly accurate; the Cursed Spirit itself is akin to the Grim Reaper in Hollywood’s "Final Destination," or the Vortex Curse in Ito Junji’s manga "Uzumaki," where, from beginning to end, no actual Ghost is seen.

Precisely because of this, as Quasi-curse spirits draw closer to becoming true Cursed Spirits, the more they are bound by Rules. And could duplicates... be a result of Quasi-curse spirits needing to carry out their frenzied killings due to the restrictions of these Rules?

But this is just a hypothesis.

However, Dai Lin increasingly felt this possibility could be real.

This was a Quasi-curse spirit on the cusp of transforming into a true Cursed Spirit.

Then, under the influence of the Rules, perhaps the original form couldn’t kill, it could only kill through its duplicates. And the duplicates, are they also bound by Rules, unable to cross the curtain to kill?

This was perhaps the most reasonable explanation so far.

"Okay."

Hei Dongxie gave it some thought and said, "Well... guess we’ll have to ask around in other rooms... see if anyone else has seen the man with the bamboo hat and that cat."

Lin Yunfang leaned close to Hei Dongxie, lowered her voice tremblingly and asked, "Dr. Dong, do you have a way to handle this? It’s a Quasi-curse spirit! It’s been so long and we’ve still not uncovered much valuable information!"

Lin Yunfang wasn’t wildly assertive like her sister Lin Yunfen; as a mere Supernatural Nurse, facing a Quasi-curse spirit, lasting even a second would consider skillful for her.

Lin Yunfen, on the other hand, laughed and said, "No, I find this exciting. To dance between life and death, I feel like I’m about to..."

"Wait, wait a minute," Lin Yunfang hastily said, "Sister, listen to me, don’t lose sight of the situation! It’s a Quasi-curse spirit! We are dealing with a Quasi-curse spirit!"

"I know."

"You don’t, you..."

"Dr. Dong, why don’t we have lunch first? I think we should be safe until enough clues have surfaced. My principle is, I won’t start working without a full stomach."

Start working my ass!

Hei Dongxie was completely speechless over Lin Yunfen’s twisted character.

Was this woman truly fearless? Or did she not realize the horror of the Quasi-curse spirit?

Perhaps that was the reason. Ignorance is indeed bliss.

"I’m not hungry, but if you are... there’s some meat and vegetables left in the refrigerator, feel free to use the kitchen."

"Hmm, right, didn’t I bring some wine yesterday? There should be some left, right?"

Hei Dongxie wondered if he had misheard.

"You... you still want to drink?"

Even the usually detached Dai Lin was astonished by this.

Lin Yunfen was no Paranormal Doctor; drinking wouldn’t ensure she stayed sober! To drink in such a situation? Did she think she was Wu Song???

No matter what, this woman was not normal!

At this moment, Dai Lin remembered some extreme sports enthusiasts he’d seen before, who undertook unprotected climbs of skyscrapers or cliff faces, or even daringly climbed to the top of a towering building just to snap a photo, clinging to the rooftop with one hand while the other held the camera, all while supporting their own body weight.

But even people crazy enough to go to those lengths... would they consider drinking while engaging in such activities???

Dai Lin could only marvel—the world is full of wonders. Lin Yunfen, it seemed, was more fitting to be a Supernatural Nurse, or perhaps even a Paranormal Doctor, than Lin Yunfang.

"Suit yourself."

Hei Dongxie thought, if you’re set on tempting fate, I won’t stop you. Putting aside the urge to help others, respecting their fate. The saintly affliction of saving others was something he absolutely did not suffer from.

However, as he watched Lin Yunfen walking away, something suddenly dawned on Dai Lin.

Wait a second!

Something wasn’t right!

There’s a demon in the detail!

Lin Yunfen, the woman who had live-streamed from countless haunted places and was still alive to tell the tale, couldn’t possibly be a reckless madwoman—if so, she would’ve died long ago.

Could she have perceived some secret strategy?

Dai Lin had no leads anyway, so why not... try following her and see, perhaps...

Could she actually be some sort of "master"?

A gender-swapped version of Zhang Qiling?

It wasn’t impossible!

Lin Yunfen left the room, her strides were large as she walked, and she quickly returned to the original room of Hei Dongxie, entered the passcode, and pushed the door open.

Dai Lin followed her in.

He really wanted to see...

if she had any real skills!

Then, he saw Lin Yunfen... actually took out the bottle of red wine that wasn’t finished!

For a moment, Dai Lin was stunned.

No... That’s not right, maybe she needs to use red wine for some purpose... Right, it’s the wine she brought herself, maybe... it’s no ordinary red wine?

Then, Dai Lin saw Lin Yunfen opened the bottle of red wine, poured it into a glass, and even shook it a few times before...

downing it!

Dai Lin: "..."

You really came back just to drink???

No, no... Perhaps she has some kind of Yin Yang Eye ability that requires her to drink before she can activate it? Yes, that’s a possibility!

Not long after... Dai Lin saw Lin Yunfen really took meat out of the fridge and started defrosting it in the microwave...

Wait a minute, wait a minute...

This is getting weirder and weirder...

Lin Yunfen actually plans to drink and eat meat in a place haunted by Quasi-curse spirits?

At this moment, Dai Lin’s mind was filled with images of Yu Hewei’s version of Liu Bei, drunkenly shouting, "I’ve been fighting all my life. Can’t I enjoy a bit? Keep playing the music, keep dancing!"

At this point, ten thousand alpacas were stampeding through Dai Lin’s heart.

What kind of otherworldly oddities were these?

Just when Dai Lin felt that he was simply wasting time, and the readers thought Black Spark was just padding word count again, suddenly, Lin Yunfen moved.

She looked towards the curtains.

At this point, she had finished half a bottle of red wine.

Her whole face turned red.

Then, Lin Yunfen actually... took steps, heading towards the curtain!

Dai Lin began to have a bad feeling in his mind.

"Hmm... After half a bottle of wine, it feels like... it’s about right."

Lin Yunfen revealed a sinister smile.

"I’m not one of those apartment residents, so even if I open these curtains, I won’t die... right?"

Then, she raised her hand.

"I want to see what’s really behind the curtains? Hmm, too bad my phone has no signal, can’t live stream this..."

And then, Lin Yunfen actually grabbed the curtains!

Dai Lin never expected this woman to be this insanely reckless!

He immediately activated the Devil’s Eye without hesitation!

But at the same time, a black shadow emerged on the curtains!

The Devil’s Eye unleashed by Dai Lin naturally wasn’t meant to kill Lin Yunfen, only to stop her, but it was ineffective against the black shadow!

Moreover, this time he felt that the shadow seemed more powerful than before!

Or was it... another powerful manifestation of the Quasi-curse spirit?

Seeing the shadow, Lin Yunfen showed a wildly joyous smile.

"You’ve come? Great, great, I want to see what you really are!"