After drawing cards, the evil god became my source of吐槽 (tu cao, a form of humorous commentary/criti

Chapter 32 Bloodstained Hospital (11)

An Jing squatted down and said softly, "Sorry to bother you."

Then he put his arms around the girl's back and knees and lifted her up.

Her movements weren't particularly skillful, but she was extremely careful, trying her best not to touch any connecting pipes or wounds.

Ruan Ruan seemed a little lost, her head hanging down as she was held in the arms of a stranger.

She was so light that An Jing had the illusion of picking up a handful of hay.

The girl's breathing was shallow, her lips were pursed, and her eyelashes were lowered, as if she was not used to being touched.

An Jing looked down at her and suddenly whispered, "You're so gentle."

"Hmm?" The girl raised her eyes slightly.

“It’s not that you’re bad,” An Jing explained earnestly, “It’s just that I’m not very strong, but I can hardly feel your weight when I hug you.”

Her tone was unusually gentle, neither forceful nor sarcastic, but rather as if she were simply stating a fact.

Ruan Ruan's eyes widened for a moment, then she lowered her head slightly.

Because she was in the late stages of her illness, she couldn't even eat.

An Jing didn't say anything more, but just tightened her arms slightly.

She was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly seemed to remember something and asked the system: "By the way, what happened to the ten random attribute bonus I got from the card draw? Where did it go?"

"Hmm?" the system replied lazily while detecting nearby magnetic field fluctuations. "Yes, there was something like that, but I forgot."

What do you remember?

An Jing continued to hold Ruan Ruan as they walked to the door.

[Let me take a look.] The system voice paused for a moment, then hesitated again, its tone carrying a hint of complexity:

【You're really lucky, you got all the mental energy again, haha.】

An Jing: "..."

She stood there for a few seconds, speechless.

"You still have the nerve to laugh?" she gritted her teeth. "I'm so weak now I can't even lift a machine."

The system pretended not to hear and chuckled twice: "Mental strength is always better than other attributes. Look how sharp your senses are now. I believe even a B-level mental pollution-type mystery wouldn't be able to do anything to you."

An Jing said calmly, "Why don't you try carrying someone?"

No, no, if you're so capable, you do it.

An Jing: "..."

She withdrew her gaze, stopped arguing with the system, and carried Ruan Ruan towards the door.

Dr. Du behind him had slowly pushed the instrument to the door. He seemed to be very familiar with all the structures of the equipment, and his technique was extremely skillful. While confirming that the wheels were fixed, he pulled out a spare battery cable and connected it.

“That’s enough,” he said. “We need to get out of here as soon as possible. I’m worried that some mysterious creatures might come to this floor later.”

On the third floor of the hospital, bloodstains and silence hung heavy in the air.

003 He returned to the place where he met An Jing, and all was quiet.

Light spilled intermittently from the contaminated emergency lights, flickering like will-o'-the-wisps.

He arrived at the location he had pointed out to An Jing, gazing at the two mysterious clumps of remains that were about to completely dissipate. The dark red tissue slowly dissolved, as if being devoured inch by inch by reality.

He relaxed a little.

Fortunately, what he saw when he arrived was a strange corpse, not the girl's.

This shows that she still has some ability to protect herself and is able to eliminate this low-level mystery.

There is an 80% chance that An Jing is still alive.

But what about people?
003 reported what he had seen to He Lin, who then looked up at the ceiling.

If she could smoke, she would really like to have one.

"Alright, it's good that we didn't find her body. You can continue your search. The mysterious magnetic field generated by this hospital is semi-enclosed, making it difficult for other Lamp Bearers to enter. So, I'll have to trouble you to carry out this most important task first."

"Okay." After agreeing, there was endless silence.

003 frowned, suppressing his unease in silence, and coughed lightly as if trying to break the atmosphere, saying, "I'll go check the safe house; she might have evacuated."

"Mmm," He Lin replied, unsure of what else to say.

003 turned around and walked downstairs step by step.

He didn't walk fast, but every few steps he would look down to check his location. The communication with the command center behind him was constantly filled with static in his headset, ensuring that communication between himself and 002 remained uninterrupted.

Meanwhile, An Jing, holding Ruan Ruan, walked with Dr. Du through the dark hospital corridor.

There is no path leading to other floors.

She had gone through the area several times, but every time they returned to the elevator or stairwell, they found that the places were either sealed off or had "disappeared."

She pursed her lips, her arms tightening around the girl.

"Are we... trapped?" she asked in a low voice.

Dr. Du's expression was also not good. He pondered for a moment and said, "This situation... could indeed be a spatial disturbance caused by a high-level mystery."

Dr. Du has worked at this hospital for many years and has come into contact with many lamplighters, so he is quite knowledgeable about mysterious magnetic fields.

"So, even if we walk back and forth, we still can't get out?"

"Probably."

Ruan Ruan leaned against An Jing's chest, as if she were asleep, but An Jing could feel that her body was getting colder and colder and that she was not in good condition.

“We have to find a way out,” she said softly. “Otherwise, I don’t think she can hold on much longer.”

"I know," Dr. Du nodded, also somewhat anxious.

He had just finished speaking when suddenly, footsteps came from the stairwell where she had just appeared.

It was the sound of boots, clattering on the smooth floor, gradually becoming clearer in the corridor.

Dr. Du subconsciously tugged at An Jing's sleeve, signaling her to step back.

But she didn't move.

Her eyes slowly narrowed, and in the darkness, a tall figure vaguely emerged from the shadows at the stairwell.

The opponent's steps were steady, unlike the twisted and unbalanced movement of the mysterious, more like...

An acquaintance.

"Why are you here?" An Jing asked softly, her tone carrying a hint of curiosity.

The figure stepped into the light; it was 003.

He stood there, his brows furrowed, drenched in sweat, and his breathing still uneven. But the moment he saw An Jing, he visibly relaxed, and the corners of his mouth even involuntarily curled up slightly.

"It's good that she's alright, it's good that she's alright... I found her, He Lin."

"Yes!"

He Lin instantly came back to life when she heard that they had found them.

003 took a few steps closer, glanced down at the weak little girl in An Jing's arms, and immediately his face darkened: "Are you saving someone?"

"Mm." An Jing nodded, her voice not loud, but clear.

Ruan Ruan in her arms seemed to sense the presence of a stranger, gently curling her fingers but not opening her eyes.

003's gaze fell on the girl's pale face and bony hands, and his brows furrowed slightly.

"This place is like a strange, modified prison," Dr. Du explained in a low voice to 003. "The exits have all been folded up, and now we..."

003 nodded: "I've encountered this kind of structure before, a spatially overlapping chain that can't be opened without an energy impact."

Can you break it?

An Jing asked.

“We can give it a try,” 003 said, glancing around.

(End of this chapter)