When Wen Shi used his skills, his body twitched a few times and the old ghost unfortunately fell to the ground.
He didn't have time to notice the other party's abnormality and just wanted to curse. However, before that, Wen Shi put him into the ghost box first.
Wen Shi could quickly accept the weirdness in the game, but now—
He grabbed his tail and took a look. The tingling sensation extending from the end made him feel uncomfortable.
After studying it for a while, Wen Shi wanted to tuck his tail into his clothes, but after thinking about it, he decided to cover it with his clothes. The copycat protective suit had been corroded and was in tatters. Wen Shi took off the heavy burden that was no longer useful. Fortunately, the work clothes on his upper body were not fitting enough and hung loosely, so the tail could be hidden inside when he was not tense.
It took nearly a minute to accept the reality, Wen Shi let out a sigh and said, "Let it change."
He should have understood that there is no such thing as a free lunch. Fortunately, the validity period is only thirty minutes and it is night time, so not too many people will see him in his current state.
Wen Shi tried to observe the surrounding scene.
Because of their super dynamic vision and night vision, cats can see many things that humans cannot see, and are often given an unlucky reputation.
Regardless of whether these are true in reality, in the game, Wen Shi, who has the ability to change his body, has indeed become very sensitive. He can feel that many inconspicuous corners of the workshop door are emitting a hostile atmosphere.
"Come closer." With a sense of crisis, Wen Shi asked.
The guard ghost approached, and the eerie feeling made his tail move unconsciously. Wen Shi's eyebrows jumped: "Stay away from me."
The gatekeeper ghost took a few steps back.
The two of them kept a strange distance as they moved forward.
In the distance, a monster was lying on the iron barrel left by the chef, eating the corpses of the players inside in big mouthfuls. Wen Shi could only see a blurry mass.
Night vision increased by 20, just like a person with severe myopia without glasses, but better than being completely blind, at least he can recognize light. Wen Shi's balance ability was also enhanced to a certain extent, and he no longer staggered when walking.
The gatekeeper ghost has no entity, so it is inconvenient to just rely on his mouth. The old man ghost's frail skeleton is too yin, so he doesn't want to touch it. Wen Shi also needs a cane. Not only can it help him walk, but it can also be used as a weapon.
Gritting his teeth, he bled out and summoned a zombie. Although it was also an evil creature, the zombie had absorbed a lot of Wen Shi's blood, and was not as spooky as other monsters.
The loss of health points made Wen Shi further weakened.
"Just bear with it a little longer."
After four o'clock, after the night shift, the medicine should resume its effect.
"Is there any sign of life nearby?"
Wen Shi was worried that something was not considered carefully when signing the contract, so Tu Bianxi set an ambush in secret.
The gatekeeper ghost said in an uncertain tone: "…It seems so. Anyway, we need to leave quickly."
With him around, most monsters can be deterred.
Wen Shi supported You Shi's arm and continued walking towards the back door.
The area around the freight elevator was the worst lit area, and Wen Shi was careful to avoid the patrol points given in the brochure along the way. Halfway through the walk, the lights above my head dimmed for a moment, dark shadows lingered on the light tubes, and a cool breeze seemed to sweep by.
Wen Shi's eyelids jumped: "What is it?"
However, the gatekeeper ghost did not answer.
Wen Shi called out twice more, and the lights flashed more and more violently.
Wen Shi believed in the boy's ability and thought that the gatekeeper ghost would not betray him unless something unexpected happened.
With problems with his hearing and vision, zombies became his only support.
Wen Shi subconsciously tightened his grip on Youshi's arm.
There was a chilly air coming from all directions, and the sensitivity level increased, causing the hair on the tail to become fluffy.
The breath from the zombies strangely numbed some of his senses. When Wen Shi was surrounded by this breath, the feeling of being irritated was suppressed.
So comfortable.
Wen Shi couldn't help but move closer.
In the darkness, pale fingertips lightly brushed the end of the tail.
It was just an inadvertent contact, but it immediately set Wen Shi's radar on fire.
wrong.
Something is wrong!
Wen Shi's sense of smell was not seriously affected. After the wandering corpse had bred the seeds of the mutant pomegranate flower, it would emit a faint sweet smell. At such a close distance, the body he was leaning on did not seem to have any.
Wen Shi couldn't be too sure, after all, his physical functions were on the verge of deterioration.
Give it a try.
Wen Shi pretended nothing had happened, and continued to snuggle up to the person beside him, pretending to be uneasy: "What happened?"
During the interrogation, the sexy cat's tail swayed left and right, as if trying to grab something to find a sense of security. This cat's tail was very flexible, curling in front and sliding up and down, sweeping here and there, like an unknown feather wandering on the body, bringing an indescribable itch, until it touched a fatal spot of the person next to it.
The uninvited guest looked amused in the dark, and in an instant the door became at a loss.
Wen Shi just glanced at him twice, his tail wrapped around his waist, and he looked helpless: "Why don't you answer me?"
I already have a rough idea of this.
Zombies are dead creatures and do not respond to physical contact.
What kind of animal is this? Not only is my cold body starting to feel slightly hot, but there is something that is clearly reacting unnaturally.
Possess rationality, just lead the way, be overly silent.
With so many factors taking into account, Wen Shi made a bold guess.
He was born with a talent for acting. He tapped his head with his fingers, looking very painful:
"I heard a lot of noises, and my memory is declining. From now on, you have to remind me every fifteen minutes." Wen Shi said weakly, "My name is Aaron. I'm in urgent need of the Beauty Spirit Liquid. Today I'm here to work the night shift to earn extra money. I'm also an employee of the workshop. I used to live in 401. Jian Qingrong is my friend..."
Wen Shi's words implicitly hinted at his desire for the Meiling Liquid. He bet that the other party had seen his confrontation with Tu Bianxi and saw him bending over to pick up the Meiling Liquid.
Originally he didn't have to endure this humiliation, he originally had the money to buy it, until he gave all his silver coins to one person without reservation.
[Warning, Jian Qingrong's favorability towards you is 3. ]
"..." The cat's ears stood up angrily, as if it wanted to give a middle finger.
Bastard, I knew it was you!
A pair of big hands rested on Wen Shi's head. Jian Qingrong hesitated for a moment and resisted the urge to touch those ears.
Since the rise of the Beauty Spirit Liquid, humans have undergone various mutations. This kind of transformation into an animal is the first time he has seen one. It seems that it is not just the genetic transformation caused by the Beauty Spirit Liquid.
There is also a walking corpse that obeys the other party's command and has a high research value.
Jian Qingrong should have focused his attention on these, but his eyes kept moving towards the cat ears.
Wen Shi tried his best to adjust his breath. This road was not too long, but it seemed to have no end. He didn't know what Jian Qingrong's purpose was. If he just wanted to kill him, he wouldn't have hesitated for so long. After figuring this out, Wen Shi's muscles were no longer tense, and he calmed down and followed him forward.
The young man with cat ears walked quietly beside him, with his tail hooked around his arm from the waist, as if the close contact would give people the illusion of being dependent on him. Jian Qingrong was a little unable to refuse this kind of intimacy.
He could clearly see the blood oozing from the wound on the other person's back. The blood-stained work clothes added a kind of sad beauty to Wen Shi's cat-like state.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, Wen Shi felt the air flow getting faster, indicating that he was almost at the exit.
The moment the heavy iron door was pushed open, a noisy sound came into my ears.
Screaming, chasing, running... The outside of the factory was in chaos, not much better than inside the workshop.
Amid the chaos, broadcasts rang out on both sides of the road:
"The physical examination report from last month has come out. Some employees who were found to be contaminated are requested to voluntarily follow the staff of the sanatorium for a re-examination."
"Pollution alert! According to the latest monitoring, tomorrow's air pollution index will hit a record high. Please take precautions."
"Don't panic, everyone. You can always trust the nursing home."
Wen Shi had heard the last sentence more than once, and every time he heard it, he could feel the indescribable irony.
The announcer's emotionally charged announcements did not offer much soothing value.
Obviously, many old employees were unwilling to cooperate, otherwise they wouldn't have been so noisy. Unfortunately, they were no match for the nursing home staff and were quickly dragged away. Especially the employees who were forcibly pulled out from the dormitory building farther away, they kept shouting, "We are taking Meiling liquid regularly, there is no way we can be infected!"
What you fear will come true. Wen Shi was just worrying about the residents on his floor. He was about to call and ask about it when he heard a ruthless reminder tone:
[Reminder: The medical examination reports of all residents on the fourth floor are abnormal. They are being detained in a sanatorium. You will temporarily lose your status as a dormitory manager.]
Wen Shi thought to himself, isn't there another Jian Qingrong next to him? A person is also a person, and it is too much to be deprived of the position of dormitory manager when he is not alone.
Just as this thought came to his mind, he suddenly felt a strong dizziness in his head, and the slender and slippery tail behind him drooped down weakly. He seemed to feel vaguely that he was holding on to nothing for a second, like a blind man looking for a cane, Wen Shi groped subconsciously.
At the same time, the door and the ear were gently touched.
All the noise was silent for a moment, and the contact of just a few seconds made Wen Shi tense his body.
The dizziness was getting worse, causing Wen Shi's reaction to become slow. To be on the safe side, he took out an electric baton for self-defense.
This feeling of imbalance lasted for about a minute. When the dizziness gradually disappeared and the breeze brought a faint sweet smell, Wen Shi knew that the zombie had returned to his side.
"Zombies?" His throat was dry, and he tried to find his voice: "It's you who said that."
"squeak."
"Are you okay?" Faced with Wen Shi's abnormal behavior, the guard ghost asked worriedly.
Wen Shi got goosebumps: "Where were you when I just came out?"
The guard's ghostly voice came from behind, and he seemed a little puzzled by the question, "I'll show you the way."
Wen Shi frowned, could it be that all was an illusion
No, it was the game's evil taste that made every illusion in the dungeon a trap, leading the player to do dangerous things. It was impossible for him to walk out of the workshop door safely in the illusion, and Wen Shi was even more convinced that the memory of the gate ghost had been tampered with.
He turned to the zombie and asked, "Are you sure you have been following me all this time?"
The zombie only said three words: "Not sure."
Wen Shi's eyes darkened. He suspected that Jian Qingrong could only change the memories of the factory employees but not those of the wandering corpses.
"I'm not infected!" The resentful roar echoed in the street, interrupting his reverie.
Seeing that the staff of the sanatorium were arresting people, Wen Shi could only retreat back to the door of workshop 3, cling to the door frame, and occasionally stick his head out to observe the situation outside.
The moonlight tonight was not bright enough, and in the darkness, no one noticed that there was a "cat" growing on the door frame.
After about ten minutes, the riot outside finally stopped.
Wen Shi's heart was beating violently. In a little while, it would be four o'clock in the morning. According to the mission prompt, there was a risk of sudden death at this time.
His health points were reduced to around seventy, which was enough for him to survive if nothing unexpected happened.
"Keep a close eye on the surroundings." Wen Shi said to the guard ghost and released the old man ghost again.
But this time, he specifically asked the latter not to lie on his back.
The old man's ghost seemed a little aggrieved. He had difficulty walking when he was alive, and his son had always carried him up and down the stairs. He didn't expect that no one would take care of him after his death.
"Your tail..."
He turned around and asked coldly, "Are you looking for death?"
The old man shut up tactfully with a ghostly face, but in his heart he cursed Jian Qingrong a thousand times for being a bad devil. Others would just hang out with bad friends at most, but this rebellious son actually made friends with a shrewish and inhuman pervert who liked to cut people off.
Wen Shi squinted his eyes and tried his best to focus on the time door on his mobile phone. When there were only three minutes left, he almost held his breath and looked around with full concentration.
Three minutes, two minutes, one minute—
Just when the countdown was about to enter less than sixty seconds, several black shadows swooped over from the plastic pipe. The chef had prepared a limited number of corpses in the iron bucket today and they did not feed all the monsters. Even though Wen Shi was guarded by two ghosts, some monsters still lost their sanity due to hunger. When Wen Shi was about to leave, they rushed over like hungry wolves.
Wen Shi picked up the electric baton and hit one that was approaching. The guard ghost and the old man ghost each stopped a few.
Ten seconds, nine seconds... The electric baton slammed out a fishy-smelling liquid that made people frown.
Wen Shi counted the time silently, and when he felt dizzy and was about to vomit, the time gate finally arrived!
At four o'clock in the morning, the game machine's prompt sounded:
"Congratulations on completing your night patrol mission. During this mission, you were absent from work for less than half an hour, which makes you a qualified night security guard."
In the midst of Wen Shi's anticipation, the game did not give any extra rewards.
"Due to your absence, overtime pay for this night shift will be deducted."
Damn you exploitative capitalists!
The inhumane reminder sound continues:
"Patrol is over, please leave the workshop door as soon as possible."
Needless to say, Wen Shi didn't want to stay even a second longer.
"Walk."
After reminding them not to fight too long, he pushed the door open again and rushed out, with the two ghosts following behind.
The staff of the sanatorium had already walked away, and Wen Shi swallowed several bottles of medicine in succession before his health points were raised.
While running, his eyesight gradually recovered. The night wind whistled past his ears, making his cheeks hurt. The door of the third workshop was very close to the cafeteria. When Wen Shi rushed over, he saw several figures fighting fiercely at the cafeteria door.
A red lantern would be lit outside the cafeteria every night. In the red light, the baby-faced girl clapped her hands, and all the crows on the treetops flew towards Ji Yuanzhi, interfering with his vision.
Tu Bianxi took the opportunity to use the skill [Ghost Wall]. Every time a powerful skill is used, there is a certain price to pay, and points are just the most negligible of them. Tu Bianxi's skin from the corners of his eyes to his mouth cracked, as if he had turned into a real ghost face.
"The shuttle bus is about to leave, grab your work badge!" Zhou Xiaochun was the first one to notice Wen Shi running over and asked him to join in to help.
Wen Shi didn't hesitate and flicked his tail to drive away the crows.
"..." Both their own people and Tu Bianxi's team were stunned for a moment.
Wen Shi seized the opportunity to grab the baby-faced girl's arm and pulled it hard, causing her to stagger and fall towards Ji Yuanzhi.
Zhou Xiaochun is not good at fighting, and he and Wen Shi stand back to back and say, "Dude, what kind of cosplay is this?"
Wen Shi didn't explain, and asked, "Where's Lu Tang?"
"The wound is quite serious, and the blood is recovering."
Potions are not a panacea. They can increase health points, but if the health points drop below 60 and the injuries are too severe, it will take a process to recover completely.
Wen Shi hadn't realized this yet. He only lost less than 60 HP once, when he was pierced through the heart by a cane. Since the high-level skill field mission was completed, all damage would be waived during the field, so he recovered quickly at that time.
Tu Bianxi was in no mood to fight them and was obviously ready to retreat at any time.
Zhang Suihe lost his usual attitude of going with the flow and said coldly, "Either at least two work badges are left, or no one can leave."
Looking from here, you can vaguely see two buses parked at the gate. One of them has just departed and taken away the residents on the fourth floor who were struggling desperately.
Both cars were heading to the nursing home, and the other one was still parked there, with old employees walking up. It was too far away to see much, but from their backs as they got on the car, it could be felt that they were actively moving up, which was a clear difference from the residents who were desperate to get on the car earlier.
The guard ghost took the initiative to explain: "One bus is used to transport pollution sources. Pollution sources may be cleared when they arrive at the sanatorium. The other bus is used as a shuttle bus for employees to donate blood for medical examinations. Sometimes the sanatorium will give Meiling liquid as a reward to employees who voluntarily donate blood."
These are two completely different treatments.
The security guard ghost couldn't reveal so much information before, but the moment he saw the shuttle bus, he could say more.
Tu Bianxi spent a huge amount of money and took off the five small human heads on the bracelet. Immediately, five human faces flew out from the ghost wall and blocked the way of Wen Shi and others.
He rushed towards the door with the Seven Commandments members and two other players.
According to the information Tu Bianxi had, in order to prevent people from slacking off at work during the day, the large factory only allowed employees to handle personal matters at night, and the shuttle bus would depart at 4:20 every night.
It's already a quarter past four.
Under the cover of night, one group of people ran, and another group of people chased.
With the help of the transformed body, Wen Shi's running speed is almost comparable to Ji Yuanzhi's. The cat's tail was originally intended to pat Ji Yuanzhi's back, but the opponent leaned forward while running, resulting in the patting of the junction of the waist and hips.
Ji Yuanzhi turned around and gave him a complicated look.
"… "
Dad, let me explain.
Zhou Xiaochun was helpless: "Please don't make ethical mistakes at this time, okay?"
Now is the critical moment that determines whether they can get on the bus!
A pair of mandarin duck eyes made Wen Shi look very evil at the moment. He shook his head slightly at Ji Yuanzhi. The latter seemed to have understood some of his hints. When he sped up again, there was a little more thoughtfulness in his eyes.
There are two minutes left until the shuttle bus leaves.
The human face was like a wall, firmly blocking the door between the two sides. However, the next moment, the human face saw countless double images, and Ji Yuanzhi activated the [Hallucination] skill and went around behind Tu Bianxi.
"Damn it!" Tu Bianxi's face looked grim. He tore off another head and the wound on his face further enlarged.
Only the front door was open to passengers. The driver looked at Tu Bianxi, whose face was covered in blood, with an icy gaze.
Tu Bianxi promptly took out his official employee work badge, and the driver nodded, agreeing to let him come up.
Ji Yuanzhi also seemed to want to get on the bus, but he was sandwiched between Tu Bianxi and the baby-faced girl. He was blocked by the ghost wall and crows and was unable to move in two directions.
Wen Shi and others in the back were still blocked by the crowd.
The Seven Commandments members used [Boost] to further exert psychological pressure.
"This bus will depart on time at 4:20. There is still one minute left. Passengers who have not yet boarded the bus please get on in time. Passengers inside the bus please fasten your seat belts." A sweet female voice announced automatically.
"Don't let him get on!" Tu Bianxi said fiercely. He didn't care about the wound on his face and was determined to prevent Ji Yuanzhi from getting on this bus.
The other party also has a work badge, and the driver will not stop him once he gets on.
Knowing that Ji Yuanzhi was a big trouble, the baby-faced girl gritted her teeth and directly used the A-level prop [record player].
The two sides cooperated well. All the heads on Tu Bianxi's bracelet flew onto the record and blended into it briefly. As the record played, the roars of countless evil spirits almost pierced the eardrums.
The sound waves made Ji Yuanzhi take a step back. The baby-faced girl was not bothered by her props and took the opportunity to pull the other two team members into the car.
The car door closed without leaving a gap.
The driver stepped on the accelerator lightly, the bus started slowly, and Ji Yuanzhi was blocked outside the door.
The baby-faced girl held onto the railing and panted, "Okay, it worked."
Ji Yuanzhi knew that if they wanted to take the bus to work again, they would have to wait another night.
When she raised her head excitedly, she did not see any satisfaction or pride on Tu Bianxi's face. He was even rubbing the armrest with his fingers anxiously.
"so easy."
Tu Bianxi felt that Ji Yuanzhi should not be completely helpless when his teammates used the [record player].
The members of the Seven Commandments did not notice Tu Bianxi's strange expression and were looking for a seat with another player.
They didn't have time to pay attention to it before, but now they realized that all the passengers in the car had the same expression, their faces were pale, they didn't move, and their eyes were staring at the last few people who squeezed in.
The member of the Seven Commandments who was best at controlling his emotions couldn't help but shudder.
Big factory.
After brushing off the crow feathers on his body, Zhou Xiaochun found a pile of bird droppings on his shoulder. He cursed his bad luck. When he thought about missing the bus and having to wait another day, his head started to ache. He couldn't work the night shift for a whole day.
Liu Yuan and Liu Yun recovered faster than Lu Tang. They had fought together before. As a sister, Liu Yun was more mature. She thanked Wen Shi first: "If you need help in the future, we sisters will spare no effort."
Wen Shi’s final brilliant act of saving people played a certain role. Ji Yuanzhi specifically reminded the two sisters of the Liu family that their survival was inseparable from Wen Shi’s help.
"What should we do next?" Zhang Suihe asked in a deep voice.
If you slow down a step, you will fall behind.
Although Wen Shi was the captain, he subconsciously regarded Ji Yuanzhi as the backbone of the team and looked at him.
Ji Yuanzhi lowered his head in thought. Pei Wenwei had shaken his head at him before, and Ji Yuanzhi instinctively thought that he was reminding himself not to get on this train.
We are all in the same boat, and the other party will definitely not joke about this kind of thing. Facing Zhang Suihe's gaze, Ji Yuanzhi pushed the frame and said, "Ask the captain."
Wen Shi: "Let's meet up with Lu Tang first, and then go to the sanatorium."
"Okay, then first..." Zhang Suihe's dead fish eyes suddenly widened: "Where do you want to go?"
"Sanatorium." Wen Shi repeated and turned to walk towards the cafeteria.
Everyone looked at each other, and finally Zhang Suihe asked half-believingly and half-doubtingly: "There is a third bus?"
Wen Shi slowed down his pace: "No, but think carefully about the information on the scrap of paper."
Zhang Suihe successfully obtained one, which recorded information about the departure time gate.
"The fragments are the memories of the original employees about how to get to the sanatorium." Wen Shi sneered: "But are the memories of the original employees true?"
The night wind was not cold, but a brief question made people feel cold from head to toe.
They had all tried to ask former employees about the nursing home, but each time they received vague answers, as if the old employees didn't know either.
“It was only after I went to the quality inspection area that I realized that the rule of [Amplifying Misperceptions] might run through the entire copy.” Wen Shi was able to remain rational, firstly because he recited the boy’s real name, and secondly because his purity was high enough at the time and he was not overly disturbed by auditory and visual hallucinations.
Many NPCs could not hear the players' discussion about the game, but they heard the previous sentence clearly.
Are memories real
The guard ghost and the old man ghost shuddered at the same time, remembering that not long ago at the back door, the other party repeatedly asked them what they were doing on the way out and whether they were accompanied by anyone.
Zhang Suihe realized it later and everyone was trying to get on the bus like crazy.
Wen Shi took out the sketch of the dormitory building he got from Wang Wei. Even after Wang Wei became a ghost, he was still thinking about changing dormitories. He should be the person who had been closest to the truth about the sanatorium.
"After the monsters besieged the dormitory building, the roads were exceptionally clean on my way to work the next day."
If the monster came in from outside the factory, it would not leave no trace at all.
The dormitory building on the sketch has nine floors in total. Zhou Xiaochun swallowed his saliva and asked, "Do you suspect the sanatorium is on the extra floor?"
Wen Shi shook his head and asked the security guard ghost to tell him the information he knew. The latter doubtfully repeated what he had mentioned in the quality inspection area, such as he helped the factory director move the Meiling liquid, the factory director lived on the seventh floor, and the sanatorium staff lived on the eighth floor.
Ji Yuanzhi on the side suddenly said, "Elevator."
Wen Shi nodded: "The hierarchy in a large factory is strict. There is no elevator in the dormitory building. There is no reason for the factory director to climb up and down every day and let the new employees live on the lower floors."
He is not a living Lei Feng.
"Besides, the sanatorium holds monsters. If it was built on the top floor, the factory director would definitely choose to live on the first floor for safety reasons." Wen Shi sneered, "The sanatorium is built in the dormitory, but not on the ninth floor."
In Zhou Xiaochun's astonished eyes, Wen Shi said word by word: "... It's in the basement of the dormitory building."
This place that players have been searching for so hard and yet are so wary of has been right under their noses from the very beginning.
"As for the extra ninth floor, I think there is an elevator that goes directly to the nursing home, which is convenient for the employees on the eighth floor and ensures that they will not bump into ordinary employees during their daily commute."
The night was getting darker and darker, and the coolness mixed in with the hot summer breeze was getting stronger and stronger. "If it's really as you said," Liu Yuan got goose bumps on his back and asked with some fear, "Where will Tu Bianxi and the others be taken?"
"The bus that took away the old employees was just a feint. They will definitely be transferred to the real nursing home in other ways. As for the shuttle bus... who knows whether the passengers and the driver of the shuttle bus at this time are human or ghost?"
When he said the last few words, Wen Shi's soft cat ears stood up spiritedly, his tail slightly curled up as it swayed from side to side, and with his sly smile that was slightly expectant, he looked like a little devil.
(End of this chapter)