Chapter 536: Hospital Conflict Rules
During the conversation, time passed little by little...
After two safe stops, the train arrived at the third station.
In the gradually dissipating gray fog outside the window, a ruined city like ruins appeared before everyone's eyes.
Under the slightly dazzling full moon, the city was destroyed for unknown reasons, high-rise buildings collapsed, the ground cracked, and the hideous cross-sections of exposed reinforced concrete were exposed to the air, which was shocking.
However, in the cracks of the ruins, overgrown weeds and vines are slowly wrapping up and swallowing up the hideousness of the past.
If nothing unexpected happens, perhaps in thousands or tens of thousands of years, only a primeval forest will remain .
"Is this the place?" Colin asked the two people while looking at the luminous object in the sky.
It feels like a full moon...
But whether it is true or not is hard to say.
"Yeah, this is it."
The orange cat followed his gaze and looked at the moon-like celestial body, and seemed to think of something:
"The luminous object here is very magical. After falling from the east, it will rise from the east again. After falling to the west, it will rise from the same place again, jumping left and right repeatedly..."
"Indeed, when it rises to its highest point in the center, the brightness is about the same as a common cloudy day." The Holy Body nodded.
"Is that so?" Colin nodded, realizing that this was most likely a world under the company's jurisdiction.
Things in the sky must be man-made.
And this place shouldn't be too far from the Earth...
"It seems that for places that are far away and difficult to reach, the 'Advent Protocol' will be activated. Only for places that are close will they be directly reached by train. Well, this is not absolutely certain..."
As the thought flashed through his mind, Colin felt the train stop, so he stood up and walked towards the door.
Just as I walked here, the door opened with a click.
Fresh air mixed with a hint of biological feces hits me...
After making sure there was no problem, Colin went out directly, and the two followed closely behind him and left the train together.
When a few people left, the train door slammed shut and quickly moved away with the sound of the whistle.
"There shouldn't be any danger nearby. It's very quiet and clean..."
Colin raised a ball of fire to cover the three people's heads, blocking the direct sunlight from the celestial bodies in this area.
Sensing his surroundings through the illumination of the flames, he felt a rare and indescribable sense of tranquility.
It's as if there is no pollution at all.
However, considering the "non-existent hospital" and the characteristics of the "train in the fog", Colin expressed doubts about his idea.
But the goal of this trip is not to explore this world, but to explore the "non-existent hospital".
Colin didn't waste too much time on this. He took a quick look around, and after discussing it, he followed the guidance given by the task and flew across the sky above the ruins world.
A large number of frightened animals felt the deafening vibration in the air and hid in their nests, trembling in fear...
"As for the animal images, there are rabbits, cockroaches, etc. Nothing particularly strange."
Colin took it all in, but he didn't stop.
But about half an hour later, the huge fireball that was flying in the air and wrapped around the three people stopped.
"Why does it feel like the distance to this hospital hasn't gotten any closer?"
He frowned and looked around, feeling that something was not right.
The task instructed us to move forward, but no matter which way we walked, the distance seemed neither far nor near, with no substantial change.
"actually……"
The Holy Body behind him suddenly spoke, attracting Colin's attention, and continued: "I remember the hospital is here..."
"Right here?"
Colin looked around and saw nothing but ordinary residential ruins. Where was the hospital?
However, the orange cat, who had also been there, said, "I remember it was around here..."
The two people confirmed this at the same time, forcing Colin to think carefully about the reason.
"Perhaps this hospital is built underground?"
He tried to let the flames seep into the ground around him. There were quite a few underground structures, such as underground garages, sewers, and lower-level shopping malls...
But there was no sign of any hospital.
"Are you sure it's really here?" Colin retracted the flame and asked again.
The other two did not answer immediately. They frowned together, looked around, and fell into deep thought. If they remembered correctly, the hospital was nearby.
Not hard to find, just a little special...
"Does this hospital have some kind of advanced invisibility? A low sense of presence, or something else?"
Colin jumped onto a tall reinforced concrete building, looked around, and thought thoughtfully.
In a similar situation, he immediately thought of an out-of-control "Humble Knight" he had encountered earlier. The other party had chopped off his head several times in "The Fragments of the Book of Numerology" by reducing his presence...
Thinking of this, Colin tried to spread the flames on his body.
With his current strength, if he encounters such a method again, he can easily break through through the "bonfire".
However, more than ten minutes passed...
Colin reluctantly put away the flame, but gained nothing.
The nearby Holy Body of Ashes saw the flames withdrawn and realized that Brother Shunzi had failed to find it this time. He couldn't help but say, "Strange! I clearly feel like it's right here, but it seems like there's a force preventing us from finding it..."
"To be honest, I feel like it's right here too, as if I can touch it..." The orange cat said, even reaching forward to touch it.
"I've checked everything, how could there be..."
Colin was also puzzled and felt inexplicably creepy.
Both employees had very strong feelings, but they didn’t notice anything. What was the reason?
Could it be that being stronger would prevent me from seeing that hospital?
Or are the feelings between the two people all imaginary and false?
"No, it should be true. Combined with the invisible guidance of the mission, the 'non-existent hospital' is indeed pointing to the vicinity. Theoretically, I can see it directly from this distance, but I don't feel anything..."
"Assuming there really is a hospital here, then why am I the only one who can't sense it, while both of them can... huh?"
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration came to Colin's mind, and he suddenly raised his head and looked in a certain direction.
But when he looked around, he could see nothing but ruins and vines. Everything just now seemed like an illusion...
He rolled his eyes, thinking quickly about the feeling just now, then realized something and suddenly closed his eyes: "The hospital should be here. Since two employees have confirmed this, it must be correct...
"The hospital is over there, it's over there, yes, the mission confirmed it, it's right there!"
Just as Colin was muttering to himself as if in self-hypnosis, he suddenly heard the voices of two employees...
"They're out! They're out at the hospital! Brother Shunzi, look!"
Hearing this, Colin held his breath and opened his eyes, only to see an asphalt road appear out of thin air in front of him.
At the end of the asphalt road, a gray-white medical complex building housing numerous departments loomed...
At the same time, certain inspirations continued to emerge, allowing Colin to understand the reason.
"This hospital is like this: if you believe it, it exists; if you don't believe it, it doesn't exist..."
"The reason they both felt it was nearby was because they had been there once before and roughly knew the reason. They believed it was nearby, but because I didn't believe it, it didn't appear..."
"In other words, if there were only the two of them and I, it should have appeared. It's just that my spirit is higher than theirs, so I suppressed them directly. But it took the subsequent hints to make it appear."
Colin roughly understood the logic behind the appearance of this thing.
If I were to use some means to make myself lose the relevant memories, I'm afraid it would disappear again and cease to exist in this world...
"It truly lives up to its name of 'non-existent'..."
After figuring out the situation, Colin retracted his thoughts and waved his hand, asking the two employees to follow.
When the three of them entered the asphalt road at the same time, the hospital, which existed in a strange way, disappeared again.
Everything on the asphalt road was intact, with no signs of damage. As we walked along the road, the hospital, which was barely visible, became clearer as the firelight shone in.
This is an extremely large hospital consisting of multiple buildings. Even nearly one-fifth of the glass windows have lights on, as if there are patients receiving treatment inside.
"It's better to turn off all the lights. It's quite creepy with a few of them on..." Colin sighed.
When he looked directly at the hospital, he felt inexplicably nervous and depressed for some reason.
"There will be some shadows in those lights, but there won't be any human beings. Anyway, as long as we don't touch those shadows, there won't be any problems..."
The orange cat on the side said something, then pointed in a direction: "The first three floors are actually not very dangerous, and there is not even anyone there.
"Let's go to the outpatient department first and find a special staircase inside..."
"Well, yes, there is nothing wrong with the first few floors. As long as you find a special staircase, you can go up..." the Holy Body of Ashes added.
"What's the special method?" Colin asked.
"It's hard to say, but you can tell something's wrong at first glance. It's a very uncomfortable feeling..."
"What about those buildings in the back?"
"It's just a trick. When we came here for the first time, we wasted a lot of time up there. When we were about to leave, we found that the road to the next floor was in the low building of the outpatient department..." said the Holy Body of Gray resentfully.
"OK."
Soon, several people walked into the outpatient department's door, and the smell of disinfectant hit them.
Unlike what you see outside, the lights in the hall inside are bright. Except for the fact that there is no one around and it is unusually quiet, it looks like a normal hospital.
After Colin entered, he was about to look for the so-called special staircase...
However, his eyes suddenly flashed, and he stopped and looked at a consultation desk in the middle of the outpatient department hall.
There, stood the figure of a woman in a white uniform...
Noticing Colin's actions, they both looked over at the same time and were also startled.
"What the hell! How could there be someone here?!" The orange cat was shocked, with wind blades surrounding its body, and it almost flew directly towards the other party.
However, Colin stretched out his hand and used fire to disperse the wind blades.
"Don't break the balance here..." Colin whispered. He didn't feel any danger for the time being.
In addition, you don’t know much about this place, so in this case, it’s best not to act rashly.
At this moment, the woman standing at the front desk turned her head and looked at the few people, with a professional smile on her beautiful face:
"Hello, welcome to our hospital. Is there anything I can help you with?"
The gentle words echoed in the empty hall under the incandescent light, making people shudder.
"What should we do? There didn't seem to be anyone like this when we came here last time..." Orange Cat looked at Brother Shunzi.
But before Colin could speak, the Holy Body on the side suddenly said: "This voice... sounds like an employee we worked with before. The figure and other things are similar. No, it's her!"
"Employee? What happened to her?" Colin frowned.
"She got into some trouble and got lost. She was one of the two people who couldn't get out..." said the Holy Body with mixed emotions.
One of the reasons he came in was to find out what happened to his old teammates, but he didn't expect to see one as soon as he entered the door.
"In other words, if something happens here, you might become a part of this place?" Colin pursed his lips.
"What should we do now?" Orange Cat asked nervously.
Hearing his words, the Holy Body of Ashes also looked at Colin.
"It feels a little weird. To be honest, it doesn't look like a living person, nor a dead person. Instead, it looks a bit like a puppet..." Colin looked at the firelight and sensed it.
"If there are no problems, ignore her for now. Currently, we should focus on the mission requirements. Investigate downwards first, understand the situation, and then consider her."
After hearing Colin's decision, the two did not object.
However, before taking action, Colin thought of the mission notes, searched for a while, and finally stopped at an LED screen.
"We welcome patients to visit... for medical treatment. During the treatment, please ask patients or their guardians to abide by the following regulations to avoid being deceived."
"1. Please note that this hospital's outpatient department only has three floors. There are no additional floors. If you see an upward corridor that does not conform to the rules, please retreat immediately..."
"2. All diagnosis and treatment at our hospital is completely automated. Please do not trust any fraudulent individuals impersonating our hospital, and do not respond to any of their statements."
"3. Please come to the rescue..."
Red letters scroll across the LED screen...
"What's this third one? Garbled text?"
Colin looked at the two above again. There were no more floors. If combined with the employees' experience, in a sense, this was hinting at the path to the next floor?
As for the second one...
This caused some conflicts with the female employee in the lobby who became the front desk clerk.
"This...what will happen if the rules are violated?" The Gray Saint and the Orange Cat also noticed the fonts on the LED screen.
"Let's not worry about that for now, let's take action first..."
Colin waved his hand and started searching the outpatient building.
With the information provided by two people, they did not waste time entering other buildings behind the outpatient department, greatly shortening the search range.
About ten minutes later, Colin saw a passage near a corner of the first floor that was no different from other corridors, but it gave people an uncomfortable feeling as if it led to an abyss.
"It's here." The two confirmed at the same time.
Hearing this, Colin did not hesitate. His body was wrapped in flames, and he took the lead with a revolver in hand.
