The apocalypse begins with a dungeon game.

If Chen Qi is now wearing an "identity tag" as a "guard".

So, besides the patients Li Can knew about before, has Wu Xiuyuan already started "working" in a doctor's office?

As for the siblings Xiaoyu and Xiaomo... where will the experimental subjects appear now?

Li Can was putting on her protective gear while thinking.

There are too many restrictions based on my original patient status. If I can successfully replace the "caregiver" identity card of 1612, it will make my actions much easier.

He was actually gambling, gambling on the game's mechanics.

Tang Mi's "she" is also an experimental subject, so he needs an identity that allows him to search for clues without being monitored.

Recalling the NPCs that he had just seen filling the hospital, Li Can knew that the difficulty of the investigation and identification would increase dramatically.

He's having a bit of a headache right now, wondering how to make the next move...

He carefully recalled the face of the NPC grandmother in his mind, and after thinking it over, he did have some clues.

"We're looking for her; she's in this hospital."

Perhaps they're hidden in some ordinary hospital room, or perhaps they've already been used as experimental subjects on the testing table; the worst-case scenario is that they're already dead...

But there must be some kind of personal information file stored in this building.

Based on the questions asked in the open space behind the mountain, Li Can first ruled out her status as a "patient" and felt that it was safest to go directly to her as an "experimental subject".

He began to put himself in the other person's shoes. If he were the mastermind behind some kind of experiment in this hospital, where would he put the experimental subjects for the safest place?

"Basement or rooftop."

Between finding a place where he wouldn't be disturbed and carrying out the plan safely, he intuitively leaned towards the basement as the most likely option.

What kind of person could have such extraordinary abilities to do such a thing?

Li Can believed that this person must be in a high position and have great influence within the hospital, and could mobilize a secret operation to carry out the plan in secret.

"Hiss... So if it's not the dean, it must be someone below him in status and position."

"Or to be even bolder, perhaps this person's power surpasses that of the Dean, and the Dean is merely his subordinate."

What is their purpose?

Actually, this is the thing that Li Can has been most curious about since entering the instance game.

After hearing about Xiaoyu and Xiaomo's deeds, he understood that in a post-apocalyptic world that had become zombie-infested, it was reasonable for someone to want to find a path of evolution by studying awakened superhumans.

That's human nature; without absolute self-interest, people can't be motivated to act.

"What exactly do they want to gain? Or do the test subjects all share a common trait: driven by self-interest, making it impossible for them not to take action...?"

With this in mind, Li Can already had a general idea of ​​what to do next.

He let out a long sigh of relief and began to examine the gashapon capsules in his head again.

Since the battle with that lump of dark matter, it seems that the puppets sent out at that time have undergone some minor changes.

He held his breath and focused his mind, and a thing with a dark purple aura, about the size of an ostrich egg, appeared in his palm.

The egg was covered with tiny cracks. Looking inside, he could not see anything, but he could genuinely feel an increase in power.

With a thought, he released the vulture, and instantly the entire storage room was filled with a huge bird.

He was so squeezed that he almost slammed against the wall.

A man and a bird, staring at each other.

"Wow... you've grown so much." Li Can reluctantly moved from the wall to a corner.

"What are you looking at?" A bewildered voice suddenly rang out.

"You can talk now?"

Li Can stretched out his hand and waved it in front of the vulture, the huge bird's head swaying left and right in the direction of his hand.

"Yes." It was another thought that went straight to his mind.

This puppet seems to have developed sentience... He was completely shocked.

Seeing that the vulture was too big, Li Can thought to himself that it would be great if it could change size at will, otherwise it would be inconvenient to send it out to scout.

Who would dare to send out a scout so openly? But it would be quite nice to use it as a mount.

Immediately, the enormous creature in the center of the room shrunk to a size much smaller than its original form, looking like a fly, flying around its body.

"..."

Silence fell over the air.

Li Can was completely numb.

This guy has evolved a bit too much without anyone noticing. Is the effect of absorbing that dark matter on the puppet really that good?

What happened to his own eggs while he was unconscious?

Li Can wanted to exchange a few more words with the vulture, but found that it seemed to be single-minded, dull-witted, and not very intelligent.

It can only accept and execute simple instructions.

However, this makes things much easier for him. He no longer needs to control the puppets from their own perspective; he can simply make them do things his way.

During this time, it would be easy for him to take over the first-person perspective control if he wanted to.

After putting the vulture back into its eggshell, Li Can summoned several more zombie puppets.

Unlike the vultures, these zombies were not much different in size, but they all seemed to have gained an extra ability.

"This is... such a strong suction force." Li Can, like a serious dentist, pried open the zombie's mouth to look inside.

A dark, deep vortex appeared in the throat of each of the zombie puppets, number 1, 2, and 3, behind their sharp teeth.

He reached out and probed near the zombie's mouth, "Did you guys swallow that lump of dark matter?"

As he spoke, he pulled out a clump of sticky black hair from deep within their throats; judging by its texture, it was indeed the product of the creature he had seen before.

"What's the point of this? It's disgusting."

A black line appeared on Li Can's forehead. After throwing a strand of hair on the ground, he wiped his hands on a relatively clean piece of cloth on the zombie's body.

"I need to find an opportunity to try it out." He wasn't sure if his puppets had copied and pasted the abilities of dark matter.

Moreover, he still has no clue about the true function and origin of that thing.

Thinking of this, Li Can leaned out the window and looked down. At this moment, Chen Qi was no longer in the guardhouse at the hospital gate.

He wasn't thinking of meeting up with her for the time being; it was better to act independently for now.

As for Wang Qing, he planned to go back to the ward later if he had the chance, to see if he could move the unconscious man to another place.

He always felt it wouldn't be safe to leave him there.

"Bang bang bang".

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door of the storage room.

"Who is it that sneaked into my room and locked the door? Did they come here to steal snacks again?"

It was the voice of a middle-aged woman who looked a little weathered, but her tone was quite friendly, with a lot of joking around in it.

"Let me tell you girls, you're not allowed to litter after you finish eating. Don't go around making a mess like little mice, or I'll have to clean up later."

"Bang, bang, bang." She continued knocking. "Open the door first."

Li Can quickly straightened his old caregiver uniform and put away all the puppets.

He looked at the caregiver identification bracelet on his wrist, now bearing the number 1612, belonging to Zhou Yong, and mustered his courage to walk to the door.

Whether the impersonation of someone else will be successful depends on this experiment.

If they discover that you are a patient and your caregiver status is not recognized, then the only option is to knock you unconscious.

"Squeak." The door opened from the inside.