The apocalypse begins with a dungeon game.

Whenever a puppet is damaged or dies, Li Can's nerves tremble and feel frustrated along with it.

Similarly, when the puppet upgrades and absorbs energy, he will also feel his physique being enhanced in tandem.

However, this kind of shared prosperity or shared loss still accounts for a small percentage. Li Can only panicked slightly for a moment before regaining his composure and calming down.

What exactly is on the 16th floor? He didn't find anything unusual when he used the vulture to investigate.

But it was still a terrible attack.

Li Can was a little angry. He had originally planned to scout ahead first, and then use the vulture's grasping ability to take himself to the corresponding floor.

Losing their only flying scout at this moment is like having their lifeline held in someone's hands.

According to the original plan, there was plenty of time, but now that we can only walk up to the 16th and 23rd floors, we will inevitably miss the deadline set by the game rules.

Thinking of this, Li Can had no choice but to examine the elevator in front of him, which was still functioning normally.

"Let's take the elevator. It's been a full 23 minutes since the last chime. Wang Qing is right. If there's a problem, the stairwell isn't safe either. Let's take a gamble."

"Are we really going to take the elevator up? Won't there be any problems?" Although Wang Qing couldn't hear for the time being, it didn't stop him from speaking. He could tell what everyone meant just by looking at their expressions.

Wu Xiuyuan woke up, but seemed weak and her face was deathly pale. "Let me do it."

He pushed through the crowd and chanted a bunch of incantations with all his might, instantly conjuring up more than a dozen talismans in the air.

"Ding." As the elevator doors opened, the talismans, like fish finding water, all rushed into the elevator car to play.

Li Can could even faintly hear the sound of water in the space, as if there really were rivers and lakes converging here.

"This is a protective spell for the Illusionary Water, which will ensure everyone's safety. I just calculated the area; although there are many vengeful spirits wandering around, they currently have no intention of harming anyone."

"While I was unconscious just now, I was only unable to move my body, but I was still conscious. I know what you juniors did."

"Thinking back to my younger days, I was just as impulsive and hot-blooded as you guys. I really miss those days..."

As they were talking, Wu Xiuyuan was the first to enter the elevator, and Li Can followed him in shortly afterward.

Wang Qing followed closely behind, covering the gauze that was seeping blood from the edges of her ears while wondering:

"Master, what are you mumbling about? Now that you're awake, could you please treat my ears? I can't hear anything and it's so painful."

Wu Xiuyuan's face darkened. "I'm not a doctor, how can I treat you?"

Seeing the two of them talking at cross purposes, Li Can thought to himself that Wu Xiuyuan really might be a doctor.

He remembers clearly when he collected the identity cards; it was the only doctor card in the game.

Interestingly, he woke up after being admitted to the hospital...

By this time, Li Can had already put away the other puppets. The atmosphere inside the enclosed elevator car gradually became tense. The expected terrifying event did not occur. Under the protection of Wu Xiuyuan's talisman, everyone arrived safely.

"Ding." The elevator doors opened on the 16th floor.

The first thing you see is the nurses' station in the lobby, separated by a curved table where miscellaneous medical records, computer monitors, and keyboards are placed.

Behind it was a separate medicine preparation room separated by transparent glass, containing some syringes of medicine. Some of the liquids looked yellowish and fermented for a long time, completely expired.

However, some were well-sealed and preserved, and remained clear.

The long corridors extending to the far end of the windows on both sides are shadowy in the dim light.

A few cots missing wheels were scattered throughout the corridor.

Unlike the first floor, which was overgrown with grass, the 16th floor was much cleaner, except for a thick layer of dust.

It looks like it hasn't been taken care of for years and has been abandoned for a long time.

Li Can looked toward the doorway near the chief physician's office. His vulture puppet had disappeared after being attacked, with only a few sparse feathers remaining to confirm that it had indeed been there.

Where will it go?

His signal communication with the puppet has been cut off. In theory, as long as the puppet has not been declared completely dead, he should be able to lock onto its location signal.

But now a bug has appeared... He has completely lost contact with it.

Chen Qi wanted to hold Wang Xiaomo's hand but didn't leave the elevator car. Instead, he waved to the crowd.

"Everyone, take care. I'll take Xiao Mo to the 23rd floor to do a mission first, and then we'll meet up on the 16th floor."

Little Fish watched her sister's reluctance to part. Although the two little ones didn't want to separate, they knew the seriousness of the situation.

"Second sister, you can't let anything happen to you," Wang Qing murmured as she watched the elevator doors gradually close.

"You brat, I've never seen you this concerned when your master was failing." Wu Xiuyuan tapped the back of his head.

"Huh? Master, what did you say? I can't hear you. Why did you hit me again?"

"Ugh, your ears."

Li Can was relieved that the two of them were capable enough to pass this test.

The only thing that gave him a headache was that thing lurking in the darkness; at this moment, the enemy was in the dark while he was in the light...

Which room and bed number corresponds to 1610? After saying goodbye, he walked to the spot where the feathers had fallen, picked one up, and examined it closely.

At the tip of the dark gray hair, covered with bits of rotting flesh, was a broken strand of black, frizzy human hair.

Judging from the texture and the things wrapped around the doorplate, they came from the same source.

How far away is the destruction of Earth?

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Five minutes left.

How exactly does a nurse conduct ward rounds? This remains a mystery.

"Wang Qing, cover your ears. Master Wu, you're in charge of the wards on the left side of the corridor. I'm going to check the right side. Be quick." Li Can held a torch and gestured the famous action towards the hair on the doorplate.

Suddenly realizing that Wang Qing couldn't hear anything, he grabbed his hands and pressed them against his ears.

Wang Qing immediately realized what was going on, "I understand, brother." He immediately gave me a knowing look.

"Ah!!" Accompanied by the burning, a piercing scream rang out once again, echoing endlessly inside the empty hospital.

It has a distinct 3D surround effect.

Li Can shook his head, trying to stay clear-headed, while Wu Xiuyuan was also speeding up the process.

Before long, the tangled strands of hair, after burning, emitted a strong smell of burning pig bristles, which made Li Can cough uncontrollably.

"Found it." Li Can's expression brightened as he saw the only sign above displaying the ward name: Ward B, 16-10-19.

"Xiao Mo, come here quickly!" Wu Xiuyuan called from the other side, "Ward A is here with me."

Suddenly, a huge suction force came from behind, and Li Can suddenly made a signal connection with the vanished Vulture Puppet No. 11.

It appeared; that familiar feeling.

He shoved Wang Qing, who was covering her ears, into the doorway of the ward in front of him, then turned around and poured a bucket of gasoline out. The flames, coated with gasoline, quickly ignited in the air.

Suddenly, a raging fire broke out in the corridor.

The area before him was scorching hot, and the firelight cast a sharp, dark line across Li Can's face. A warm, surging flame enveloped a bodyless mass of dark matter struggling within the fire.

"Ah!!!" This earth-shattering scream was more heart-wrenching than any I had ever heard before.

But the thing didn't die; instead, it struggled and lunged at him.

How come they're still alive?