Hell Game: Starting from Metropolis

Bai San sighed again.

Why does Brother Bai keep sighing?

"To be honest, the one who was promoted to associate chief physician is my own son, Bai Tianshi."

Bai San hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"So that's how it is. Like father, like son. But this is a good thing, so why is Brother Bai sighing?"

He asked cooperatively.

"Once you enter the hospital, it's like entering a deep sea; from then on, you're no longer a stranger in the mortal world." Doctors in the hospital cannot leave the hospital before they become attending physicians. After becoming attending physicians, they can take two days off every month, while associate chief physicians can take one day off every week.

“Tianshi used to go home at least twice a month. But since last month, he hasn’t been home or made a phone call.”

Bai San replied.

"Could it be because you've been socializing too much?"

“That’s what we thought too, but he never answers our calls. When we call the hospital, they just say that Dr. Ye is working and he will contact us when he’s done.”

Bai San shook his head.

"Okay, then it seems something really has happened."

Liu Zhengyuan refused to go down.

"Ugh."

Bai San sighed.

"Didn't you ask around? Since you were able to get him in, you must have some way to find out information."

"I asked around, but there's still no news. Let's not talk about it anymore, Mr. Liu, let's take care of your business first."

Bai San shook his head.

"Row."

Since he was unwilling to talk about it, Liu Zheng wouldn't press him for details.

There is no such thing as asking someone for a favor, only asking someone to ask you for a favor.

After everyone got into the vehicle, the white jade hedgehog glanced at the bomb disposal vehicle, then used its claws to pry open the sides of the cave, making it wider than the bomb disposal vehicle itself.

"drive."

Liu Zheng gave the order.

"okay."

The fourth brother stepped on the gas, and the explosion-proof vehicle drove into the hedgehog road.

A slight feeling of weightlessness followed by a smooth landing of the explosion-proof vehicle.

The hedgehog trail was pitch black, and the air was filled with a strong, earthy smell.

"The road is a one-way street, so just keep driving straight ahead, but don't go too fast to avoid encountering any unexpected situations."

Bai San said.

"Then let's go up to 120."

Liu Zheng gave the instructions.

With Lao Si's abilities, he should be able to react easily at a speed of 120km/h.

"Okay, Mr. Liu."

The fourth brother started the vehicle and kept the speed firmly at around 120 km/h.

"Doctor, do you think the dark elves have caught up yet?"

Since he had nothing better to do, Liu Zheng started chatting with the Nile River doctor.

"They're slave traders, not clowns. They wouldn't do something like this for entertainment, would they?"

The Nile doctor hesitated for a moment.

"It's hard to say. Those who believe in God, you know, there's a bit of that here."

Liu Zheng pointed to his head and shook his head.

"Whose head are you pointing at, you little brat?"

The Nile doctor slapped his tentacles away.

"And have you forgotten that I also believe in God?"

“Just point randomly. Besides, can all gods be the same? Look at our Ra, they are protective and generous, unlike them who want corpses and blood. They are obviously a true god, and the more people who believe in them, the better.”

Liu Zheng flattered him.

"Well, it's not that we don't want it at all."

"That's what the Nile doctor said honestly."

“In the past, we would occasionally use human sacrifices when worshipping the gods, or kill the followers of the red-skinned Set (the lord of the red earth, the god of the desert and storms, who was later regarded as an evil god).

"But they stopped doing that later and started using 'Usabuti' instead of living people."

What is Osabti?

he asked.

“The figurines are made of clay. ‘Usabti’ in our language means ‘responder,’ that is, someone who responds to the master’s call and is ready to participate in labor at any time.”

"That's what the Nile doctor replied."

"Oh, terracotta figurines? We have those where I'm from too. But we use them for burial, do you think they'll work to fool the gods?"

"What do you mean by 'fooling'? Watch your mouth, kid."

The Nile doctor glared at him.

“Using them directly is definitely not an option; we need to use spells to give them life.”

The Nile doctor recited a long string of incantations.

"Can't understand."

Liu Zheng's eyes were clear and innocent.

"Of course you won't understand; this is a high-level language only priests and nobles can learn. The gist is, 'Oh, you Usabutis, in the afterlife I will need to do hard labor, for that is the labor every dead must perform. And when I need to do these tasks there, you should do them for me—cultivating the land, irrigating, moving piles of sand, and transporting manure to the other side of the river. You should say, 'We've come to do these things! We're here!'"

"That's what the Nile doctor translated."

"Well, how should I put it? It sounds pretty down-to-earth, like a landlord working as a long-term laborer for a CPU."

He squinted as he spoke.

"The important thing about a spell is the spell itself; the content is just a translation. You don't know anything about it!"

The Nile doctor's tone was full of contempt for illiteracy.

"Alright, alright, you're the cultured one, so you get to decide. Now tell me, where did those dark elves go?"

Liu Zheng said indignantly.

"If I'm right, what will you offer as a prize?"

The Nile doctor glanced at him sideways.

"Isn't saying 'You're pretty good' enough?"

Liu Zheng said earnestly.

"Your skin is thicker than that of an ox or a horse."

The Nile doctor rolled his eyes at him.

"That's impossible. My boss's eyelids are thicker than my skin. There's no one in the metropolis with a thicker skin than my boss!"

He speaks out for cattle and horses.

Niu Daji wanted to flatter him, but felt something was off, so he wisely chose to remain silent.

"If the oxen and horses heard this, they'd beat your face until it was bigger than their butts. Forget it, I'm not going to argue with you anymore. Those dark elves should be here."

The Nile doctor pointed to the bottom of the car.

"You mean they're hanging on the chassis? No way! Even if they can hold on, there's no way they can hang that many people on the chassis."

Liu Zheng couldn't believe it.

"Are you even reliable, kid? If you keep spouting nonsense, I'm getting off the bus and you can go to the Ten Thousand Mountains by yourself."

The Nile doctor was so angry that his bandages blew up.

"No, no, I was just trying to liven things up. Please continue, please continue."

"Learn more from the good qualities of cattle and horses, and less from the bad ones. With your unreliable attitude, who would dare marry their daughter to you?"

The Nile doctor reprimanded.

"Well, didn't my boss find a wife too?"

he retorted.

"Only its own kind is willing to marry it. Why don't you let it try to find a woman from another race?"

"Then why don't you find Sesha a stepmother?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"I didn't want to find someone. If I wanted to, the line of people wanting to marry me would stretch from the clinic to the mountains."

"The Nile doctor said confidently."

"Doctor, do the priests you're dealing with not adhere to any precepts?"

Yes, there are, but not many. Why are you asking?

"The Nile doctor asked, puzzled."

"No wonder you're lying here."

He squinted as he spoke.

"Hmph, I can't be bothered to lower myself to your level. Those dark elves are probably hiding in the shadows of the armored vehicles."

The Nile doctor finally revealed the answer.

"Oh? Hmm, that makes sense."

Recalling the scene of the previous battle, Liu Zheng nodded.

"If we use the power of the sun now to completely eliminate the surrounding shadows, will they all be wiped out?"

His eyes darted around, and a wicked plan immediately formed in his mind.

"Uh, that's possible. As expected of humans, even oxen and horses can't compare to you when it comes to having a belly full of bad ideas."

The Nile doctor paused for a moment, then looked him over and said.

"You flatter me, you flatter me. Brother Bai, is it possible to cast spells in the Hedgehog Path?"

Liu Zheng asked Bai San.

"I'm afraid that won't work, Mr. Liu. The Hedgehog Path is maintained by arrays and the magic power of the Great Immortal. Casting spells here could easily cause the Hedgehog Path to collapse."

Bai San shook his head.

"Well, that's a real shame. What a pity!!!"

He lay on the ground and shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Are you afraid those dark elves won't hear you?"

The Nile doctor scratched his ear.

"Yeah, it was just to scare them. If I wanted to kill them, I have a hundred ways, a hundred ways!!!"

"Alright, alright, stop howling. You're deafening me."

The Nile doctor pulled out his scepter and stuffed it into his mouth.

Beneath the car, which they couldn't see, a patch of darkness flickered for a moment before returning to stillness.