Outside the hospital, everything was proceeding according to Luo Shu's plan.
The two powers, light and dark, had both mobilized a massive force around the area!
Inside the hospital.
Two figures moved stealthily, just beginning their exploration of the third building they needed to investigate. This was the inpatient wing.
They deployed a mechanical spider, which crawled up several surrounding surveillance cameras, and quickly slipped inside.
The ground floor was pitch black, devoid of any light.
They had no choice but to retrieve the flashlights they had prepared in their inventory, locating the power distribution room.
Angela Yu held two flashlights to assist while Frank Zhang struggled with the lock. As a mechanic, lock-picking wasn't exactly his specialty.
Angela scanned the surrounding darkness with unease. "Shouldn't there be a lot of psychiatric patients in the inpatient wing? Why isn't anyone on duty here on the first floor? And not even the basic lights are on..."
Frank wiped the sweat from his forehead while crouching down, still focused on the lock. "Who knows? Maybe they're trying to cut costs. After all, this is a private hospital. They'll save money wherever they can—and they do have surveillance."
Having been through several supernatural scenarios, Angela's spiritual sensitivity had reached D-level, heightening her sixth sense. Gazing into the endless dark around them, she couldn't shake off an unsettling feeling.
Suddenly, Frank's hands froze mid-movement.
Angela noticed and whispered, "What's wrong?"
Frank raised a finger to his lips. "Shh… don't speak… I think my hearing aid picked up something…"
Embedded within his ear, the dark golden hearing aid picked up an unusual sound.
[Name: FBL Multifunction Hearing Aid]
[Type: Mechanical]
[Quality: Standard]
[Functions: 1. Amplify suspicious sounds nearby; 2. Lie detection; 3. Language translation; 4. Code decryption]
[Requirements: Player level 4; mechanical field skill at D-level; at least one functional human ear.]
[Note: The FBL model first emerged in 2024 for specific use cases, and after widespread commercialization... the Gaokao finally dropped English as a subject in Xiaguo!]
In the Horror Game, such a piece of mechanical equipment was obviously not designed for friendly international chats.
Frank wore this hearing aid at all times, helping him detect two lethal threats in previous worlds. This time was no exception!
His hearing aid registered a third, unfamiliar heartbeat.
Thump-thump-thump-thump...
Frank stopped, trembling as he pointed to his ear and whispered, "I can hear a third heartbeat… right here… close by."
Angela's face immediately drained of color. "Could it… be… ours?"
"This hearing aid is programmed to recognize danger; it won't interfere by picking up our own heartbeats. Besides, this 'person's' heartbeat is disturbingly fast—not normal at all."
Frank shook his head, his expression grim. "We're being watched."
He quietly set down his lock-picking tools, reached into his coat, and pulled out a handgun, disengaging the safety.
Angela closed her eyes, her lips moving in a soft incantation.
[Name: Meditation Divination Technique]
[Type: Skill (Spiritual Art)]
[Effect: Close your eyes, empty your senses, and connect with the spirit realm for a brief insight into the source of danger.]
[Usage: Permanently learned]
[Requirements: Player level 3; unlock the mystical domain; D-level spiritual skill.]
[Consumption: 10% spiritual energy, 10% Sanity Level; can only be used once in the same game world.]
[Note: Open your eyes to see the illusion; close them to see the truth.]
Successfully activating the skill, Angela shut her eyes tight, watching as the darkness parted like rippling water. Suddenly, a pair of demonic yellow eyes appeared, piercing through the dark.
Those eyes glowed—a bright amber, almost luminous in the blackness—with sharp, menacing slits, exuding a cold malice.
Angela's eyes snapped open as she shivered, her voice trembling, "I… I used a divination skill… I saw… eyes, like a cat's… definitely not human… not human at all."
Frank, crouched and ready to bolt, slowly straightened up, feeling an uncanny sensation as though he were a beast's prey.
It felt like any sudden movement might trigger the hidden danger lurking in the shadows to pounce at once.
The thing in the dark brought an overwhelming sense of suffocation.
Now, his hearing aid picked up more than just a heartbeat.
There was a hissing sound.
It sounded like a demon's whisper… rhythmic, almost like… some kind of code or signal.
Before Frank could grasp it, his hearing aid's recognition software took over.
[Morse code detected. Attempting to decode...]
[Decoding successful]
Frank heard a raspy, hoarse voice mutter, "Intruders… two…"
"The woman… delicious… young… the man… plump… old…"
"They're not cops, no smell of authority…"
"They seem to know I'm here?"
"They seem a bit different."
"I'm not sure…"
"All right, I've made up my mind."
"I'll violate the man, devour the woman."
Frank: ?!!!
His heart pounded as horror detonated in his chest, goosebumps erupting all over his body!
At that moment, the alarm on their necks, set to go off every hour, sounded again!
In the desolate silence of the inpatient wing's first floor, the sudden noise was as shocking as fireworks in a bedroom.
Through the hearing aid, Frank noticed the heartbeat grow thunderous!
A gust of wind rushed behind them.
"Run—!!!" Frank shouted.
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