Day 1
The four of them conducted a basic exploration of the clinic's main building, the secret medicine tower. Although they have not yet found the "leftover secret medicine", they have memorized the basic layout and architectural structure of the clinic.
We will wait until tomorrow to conduct a detailed search and check and take photos of every room and every corner to try to find possible secret passages and dark rooms.
Night time
Everyone came to the third floor of the main building.
Select a relatively clean apprentice room with complete windows and doors to use as a resting place during the mission.
Two extra beds were moved in from next door and converted into upper and lower bunks.
Of course it is impossible for four people to sleep at the same time.
Everyone needs to be arranged to take turns to keep watch at night in different time periods. After all, the "Fake Moon Incident" also happened at night... It is possible that a clinic that is safe during the daytime inspection will welcome special guests at night.
There are also survivors hiding in the ruins of the city, who may go up the mountain at night.
Ding~Ding~
Edmund, who was sitting on the lower bunk, reached out and knocked on the edge of the upper bunk.
"William, when the three of us are on an operation, it has become a habit for us to take turns to keep watch... You don't have to take part in the night watch. After all, tomorrow's detailed screening will greatly increase your 'eye usage'."
"Oh~ okay."
Yi Chen, who was on the upper bunk, was stunned for a moment, then agreed.
He would not refuse. Sleeping was a very important thing in Yi Chen's personal philosophy. Any lack of sleep would cause problems in brain thinking, resulting in inefficiency and inducing a series of mistakes, which would eventually lead to serious consequences.
"You seem to still be thinking about the Secret Medicine Building?"
"Yes… "
What he saw in the secret medicine building made Yi Chen doubt the nature of the clinic.
He did not see any gentlemanly behavior, only a crazy act of doing whatever it takes to survive in the apocalypse.
Will such behavior that deviates from gentlemanly virtues lead to the apprentices in the clinic, or even powerful doctors, being invaded by pathological thinking
Edmund's blond head slowly emerged from the edge of the bed, and his slightly feathery blue eyes stared at Yi Chen:
"Well, I can roughly understand your idea.
Since you are skeptical about the Twilight Clinic and Dr. McCoff, take this opportunity to investigate and find out the true nature of the clinic and the truth behind the development of secret drugs.
If we really find a problem here, we will collect the evidence and report it to the top of the organization through my family's connections or through Professor Chamberson on your side.
Get some rest quickly, or you won't be able to sleep if something unexpected happens at night."
"Um."
Clothing made from Gentleman's Leather seems to sense the individual's desire to rest.
The "looseness" of clothing is automatically increased to the maximum value.
The outermost coat wraps the whole body like a quilt to improve the thermal insulation effect.
The lines between the clothes stimulate the nerves under the skin, which has a hypnotic effect that slows down the brain and helps you fall asleep quickly.
The raised collar just covers the ears.
It can not only automatically isolate noise, but also amplify suspected dangerous sound sources.
…
midnight.
When the hands of the clocks overlap and fall at the top position,
The moon, which was originally invisible in the sky, seemed to lift the curtain of thick fog with its own hands, revealing its bright white and round body to the world.
Or rather, to show the hilly area where the clinic is located.
The moonlight shines down,
Whether it was the surrounding mountain woods or the steps inside the clinic, wisps of gray mist seeped out.
This fog will not dissipate with the wind.
It's more like a liquid.
Flowing on the ground,
Crawling on the wall,
Squirming through the pipes,
The originally silent and empty clinic seemed to be "reborn" under the moonlight, and the dead and sleeping "objects" slowly woke up under the stirring of the gray fog.
A series of strange noises were heard from the inpatient department on the second floor of the clinic.
It sounded like some kind of metal bracket constantly hitting the ground, mixed with the sound of flesh and blood squirming.
final,
These sounds blended together perfectly... click! click! into a sharp and crisp sound of high heels.
Just like a night nurse who forgot to change her shoes and began patrolling the corridors of the clinic.
…
The watchman at midnight is Dagbert.
The rest of the people were sleeping deeply in their clothes, trying their best to make up for the day's mental exhaustion.
At this time,
Yi Chen and Edmund, who were sleeping on the same upper and lower bunks, both felt something unusual happening outside at the same moment and woke up immediately.
"What's going on? Where are the two of them?"
The apprentice room was supposed to accommodate four people, but there were only two of them left.
There was no sign of the door opening.
and,
Edmund was certain that his teammates would never act on their own, and something must have happened.
"Edmund... the moon is out!"
Yi Chen's voice came from the windowsill.
He did not look directly at the moon outside the window, but rather a part of the moon was reflected vaguely through a piece of broken glass.
When Edmund received this information, his face turned extremely ugly.
"Could it be that the 'remnants' of the fake moon incident, after two full months of fermentation, have grown and expanded in secret, and can also create a similar 'false moon image' like the open source patient did before.
These guys use the 'moon' as a medium to spread the disease, and their active time is at night.
Is it only in the early hours of the morning that the clinic and the surrounding urban area reveal their true appearance? "
Yi Chen nodded and analyzed: "The disappearance of Dagbert and Juliana may also be related to the appearance of the 'moon'... Considering the worst case scenario, we have to find them as soon as possible."
"Don't worry about this for now.
As long as they stay together, it won't be a big problem. They are both as strong as me, and if they are in good condition, it will be no problem for them to hold on for a while.
For now, let's consider our situation and assess the risks in the clinic..."
The words haven't finished yet.
The floor and walls of the room were filled with flowing gray mist.
At the same time,
The clothes on both of them began to tremble slightly, actively resisting the invasion of gray fog.
This situation shocked Edmund so much that he uttered a professional word unconsciously.
“Gray-Erosion… How is this possible!?”
This is another term that Yi Chen has not learned. "What is ashification?"
"Graying" is a precursor to the transformation of an area into a "gray zone". This seemingly gray fog is a special pathogenic carrier.
Under its influence, all substances will undergo changes in nature, and even the beds we sleep on may be infected.
According to our current status, it is too early to explore the Gray Domain! Even the graying stage before the Gray Domain is formed is quite dangerous for us. "
Click! Click!
Just then,
The crisp sound of high heels coming from outside the door interrupted their conversation.