Infinite Flow: Becoming a God in a Nightmare Game

As he slowly fell, although the prying gazes remained intense, no ghosts or monsters attacked him.

The moment Jiang Qi closed his eyes, the feeling of weightlessness disappeared, and the notification sound of mission success rang in his mind as he had hoped.

He knew he had made the right bet.

When he regained consciousness, Jiang Qi found himself lying unharmed in his familiar hospital bed.

There wasn't a single wound on his body, as if what he had just experienced was just a dream.

The ward layout remained the same, except that protective netting had been installed on the windows.

It was as if it were for the safety of the patients.

It's morning now, the curtains aren't drawn, and a soft orange-red hue is gradually settling on the horizon.

As the sun slowly rises, its warm rays begin to quietly peek into the room.

Jiang Qi didn't have time to enjoy the warmth before he threw off the covers and went to the bathroom.

When I looked through the crack, the packet of pills had vanished, as if it had never existed.

As he came out of the restroom, the nurse in charge of Jiang Qi's case pushed the door open and came in.

The nurse smiled at Jiang Qi, reminding him.

"Good morning, it's eight o'clock now, time to go to the cafeteria for lunch, come with me."

Jiang Qi didn't make a move, and the female nurse wasn't in a hurry, nor did she do anything forceful.

She kept looking at him, like a machine, mechanically repeating what she had just said.

Jiang Qi then felt relieved and followed behind her. This floor was almost entirely composed of hospital rooms.

Jiang Qi stood at the door and saw that almost every ward had a nurse taking the patient to eat.

Led by the head nurse, the patients obediently followed behind.

The female nurses walked together, perhaps knowing that the patients couldn't understand what they were discussing.

All you could hear was the head nurse leading the way, instructing as she walked, "This batch of patients are new, remember to take good care of them, don't let anything go wrong, do you all hear me?"

The other nurses all responded respectfully.

Jiang Qi seemed curious, glancing here and there from time to time, but in reality, he was quietly searching for clues.

The corridor floor is made of old tiles that have been trampled on countless times, with scattered scratches and stains remaining on it.

The smell of disinfectant lingered in the air, mixing with the smell of the patients' medicine to create an unpleasant, pungent odor.

At the end of the corridor is an elevator, which looks quite old.

The nurse took out a white magnetic card, swiped it on the screen next to the elevator, and the elevator doors opened.

The elevator is narrow and can only accommodate half of the patients at a time.

The nurse pushed Jiang Qi into the elevator, and then some other patients came in.

After watching the patient obediently enter the elevator, the nurses exchanged a glance at each other at the same time, their eyes conveying an ambiguous meaning.

The indicator lights inside the elevator flickered on and off, accompanied by the humming of the mechanical operation, as the elevator doors slowly closed.

Jiang Qi silently huddled in the corner of the elevator, playing the role of an autistic patient.

Including him, there are at least 20 patients on this floor.

Most of the patients are male; female patients are very rare.

Jiang Qi did not see any familiar figures in the corridor.

Their eyes were mostly vacant, making it difficult to tell which were genuine and which were feigned.

Judging from the numbers on the elevator buttons, this floor is the fourth floor.

Most hospitals don't have a fourth floor; they're usually on floors 3A or 3B.

This hospital actually has four floors. Interesting. Jiang Qi thought to himself.

They went straight to the first floor and arrived at the hospital lobby, where the head nurse led them out of the lobby.

There was a large open space outside, and many patients and nurses had already arrived one after another.

Several doctors were among them, and Bai Xiaoyu was prominently featured.

His complexion was not as good as the other doctors'.

However, when she noticed Jiang Qi, her gaze faltered for a moment, then she put on a smile.

He smiled obsequiously at Jiang Qi, but Jiang Qi, familiar with the meaning behind such a smile, couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

Jiang Qi glanced elsewhere, searching for Lu Zhi and the others.

The nurses didn't have time to manage every single patient; they just stood by and watched over them, as if afraid the patients would run away.

In addition, there were several medical staff members carrying stun guns.

Completely covered in protective clothing, only a pair of fierce eyes were visible.

At this point, one of the patients became agitated and started making a scene.

"Didn't we say we were going to eat? Why haven't we eaten yet?"

He was a tall, muscular man who was clearly not someone to be trifled with.

It looks like it's all very performative.

Moreover, he wasn't so dazed. Jiang Qi guessed that this person must be a player in disguise.

The player who was speaking loudly seemed to just happen to be having an episode.

So no nurses paid any attention to him, and the medical staff around him only symbolically tapped the railing with a stun gun.

This was just a minor incident; subsequently, several more groups of people emerged from the hospital lobby.

Jiang Qi finally spotted a familiar figure among them.

Lu Zhitian, with his naturally model-like physique, looked completely out of place in his hospital gown.

He somehow managed to make the hospital gown look uniquely stylish.

He was also searching for Jiang Qi in the crowd, and his eyes lit up when he saw Jiang Qi.

However, Lu Zhi did not rush over recklessly.

Once Lin Wanchu and Lu Xue's group of patients had all arrived, they were led to the hospital cafeteria for lunch.

The atmosphere on the way was strangely silent, as if they were escorting prisoners.

The mental hospital occupies a very large area, but judging from the dense trees around it, it is isolated from the world and rarely visited by people.

It's hard to believe that this is a legitimate mental hospital.

Moreover, even if a patient wanted to escape, it would be very difficult for them to do so.

They first had to pass through a playground, with barbed wire fences installed along the way.

Occasionally, you can hear birdsong coming from the woods, but it doesn't add any life to the place.

They soon arrived at the hospital cafeteria.

They are free during mealtimes.

All the players gathered in the small canteen, and the system finally released the dungeon information and quests.

Surprisingly, a notification of a player's death followed.

The system's mechanical voice sounded as if expressing regret over the player's death: "[Unfortunately, we've only just begun the dungeon, and we've already received some bad news.]"

Player xx is dead. Player xxx is dead.

The instance had barely begun, and the quests hadn't even been released yet, and two players had already died.

It seems he wasn't the only player to enter the illusion.

Those who successfully escaped survived.

Those who fail can only remain in the illusion, slowly accepting death.