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Ping An Asylum
Chapter 153: Fire-stirring maniac
In the “Integrity First” live broadcast room:
[?]
[???!!!]
[What? I’m shocked! Th-th-this-this direction seems a bit off, right? Have NPCs in this instance shown an interest in anchors before?]
[No!!!]
[This senior enthusiast of Ping An Asylum can responsibly say… absolutely not! And we haven’t discovered any hobbies of 01 other than killing people!]
01’s body was scorching hot.
He resembled a massive and heavy furnace, tall and robust, with tense muscles rippling, each hiding terrifying strength, an unstoppable force on the physical plane.
Wen Jianyan almost felt like he was a small cat or dog being lifted, and all his intense struggles were effortlessly turned into nothing.
Above, there was a glaring light.
The air in his lungs was squeezed out, bringing a nearly dizzying sensation of suffocation.
His spine pressed against the cold wall, and his bones were sore from the pressure. Due to the difference in size, his toes could only hang weakly, completely unable to reach the ground.
Dammit.
The words the other person just uttered set off alarms in Wen Jianyan’s mind.
He was never a pure, innocent child about this; even as a fraudster, he was familiar with this type of “communication”—although Wen Jianyan despised doing such things, he had to admit that many colleagues were quite adept at using their own charm to achieve their goals through deliberate and meaningful interactions.
The man’s large and distinct knuckles scooped around his thigh, even intentionally continuing upward.
His blonde eyelashes drooped, and in those blue, intensely burning eyes, there was an undisguised, scorching desire.
Greedy and excited, intense and restless.
Due to the excessively close distance, Wen Jianyan could clearly feel the aggressive changes in the other’s body.
“…”
F*ck.
This time, the liking was truly a literal kind of liking.
Realizing this, Wen Jianyan felt his head buzzing.
Dammit, this instance is probably a bit messed up!
However, thanks to the perspective now taller than his own, Wen Jianyan looked past Edward’s broad shoulders and could see 04 sitting at a table below the stairs, not far away.
He maintained the same posture as when Wen Jianyan left, expressionless and calm. His cold gray eyes were fixed in this direction, but the depths of his eyes carried an intense, almost chilling, murderous intent.
Without hesitation, Wen Jianyan released the restraint on 04.
In the void interface, the shining blue words “Prop Invalidation” appeared.
Squinting his eyes, with a hint of dampness from physiological suffocation under his long lashes, Wen Jianyan, separated by Edward’s body, made eye contact with the now freed 04 across the void.
“…Yes.”
Wen Jianyan raised his hand, hooking it over Edward’s shoulder and causing him to tense slightly.
Approaching the ear of the blonde-haired man in front of him, the young man gazed deeply at the distant gray-haired man, his eyes carrying a seductive charm. With a curve in his wet red lips and a lowered voice, he smiled, the trailing tone sticky with desire:
“You are the type I like.”
“!”
The blond man’s breath instantly became rapid. He bent down and fiercely bit down on the elegant collarbone between the loosened shoulder straps, grinding with his snow-white sharp teeth.
Wen Jianyan no longer struggled.
On the contrary, he smiled.
In the “Integrity First” live broadcasting room:
[???!!!]
[Ahhhhhh, help, help, help, help, so exciting, so exciting, dammit, dammit, dammit!]
[Ahhhhhh, help! I don’t care who the anchor is talking to right now, but what he’s definitely thinking about is me!!! I don’t care!!!]
[Wow… this ability to stir up a shura field is truly damn amazing… Now both 01 and 04 feel like the anchor is confessing to them!!]
[What kind of massive shura field is this? I’m exploding!!!!]
The next second, the statues in the corridor moved as if they had come to life, and pale humanoid arms reached out, tightly gripping 01’s neck.
01 showed a stunned expression, his pupils suddenly contracting.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Wen Jianyan broke free from the other’s involuntarily loosened arms.
Obviously, different high-risk patients have different control over their mental worlds. Almost all of 01’s enhancements are focused on physical qualities. Niel and Lor have different mental worlds, and the black-and-white dual-color world competes and encroaches based on the owner’s intentions.
So, as a high-risk patient, and with the degree of mental world alienation far exceeding the others, 04 must have his own combat advantages to compete with 01.
It was precisely considering this point that Wen Jianyan decisively released the restraint on 04.
01 looked ferocious, gripping the arm of the statue and forcefully leaning backward, shattering the stone carving that was strangling his neck into pieces on the ground.
He turned his head and looked toward 04 below the stairs.
The gray-haired man with gray eyes ascended the steps, and from the depths of his misty eyes, there was undisguised killing intent and anger.
The stone sculptures lined up in the corridor all began to move. Numerous arms extended from the paintings, reaching toward 01.
—Judging by the looks of it, that was probably why 04 wasn’t worried about him leaving the room from the beginning, even letting him wander in the corridor freely. This also explained why he easily found Wen Jianyan, who sneaked out.
Because in the entire mental world, all the artworks created by him were his eyes and minions.
Wen Jianyan stumbled and fell to the ground. Fresh air rushed into his throat, and he breathed urgently. Whether from anger or suffocation, a faint blush appeared beneath the pale skin from his cheekbones to his neck, looking poignant and fragile.
04 walked to his side and extended a hand to the young man on the ground whose clothes were torn, with a cold and low magnetic voice:
“Are you alright?”
Contrary to his voice, there was a surging dark mist in his eyes.
Wen Jianyan shook his head and stood up with the help of his hand.
01’s gaze fell on their overlapping hands. A fierce and terrifying expression appeared on his well-defined face as he casually picked up a heavy stone statue nearby and fiercely smashed it toward 04.
Wen Jianyan timely stepped back, avoiding the area that might be affected.
He raised his eyes.
The amber eyes were covered with a layer of shiny moisture, but they were cold and cunning like a snake, with a hint of sly satisfaction.
It’s on.
Well played.
He took the opportunity to step back a little.
In the “Integrity First” live broadcast room:
[Aaaaaaaah, they’re really fighting! They’re really fighting!]
[Suddenly, I feel like I understand a lot of wars fought over beautiful people… haha! After all, as the protagonist in the shura field, he’s not a pitiful one who accepts everything. He’s a genuine fire-stirring maniac, haha!]
[Sigh, I really wish he was a pitiful one who accepts everything… Just now, if it were any other good-looking anchor, that would have been a perfect feast! Damn it!]
[He truly lives up to his reputation as a cunning trickster. In this situation, he actually managed to escape… I underestimated him…]
[It’s infuriating! Where’s the anchor who’s supposed to have overturned? Why did it never happen in situations like this!]
At that moment, a strange dragging force was felt at his waist.
Wen Jianyan was startled!
The next second, accompanied by dizziness, the play of light and shadow changed, and he fell heavily to the ground—familiar dull pain emanated from his coccyx, and Wen Jianyan couldn’t help but show a grimacing expression.
“Are you okay?”
A familiar voice came from above.
Wen Jianyan was puzzled, and he looked up in the direction of the voice.
The scene in front of him had changed at some point. The luxurious and chaotic hall was gone, replaced by a similarly messy corridor. It was evident that he had left 04’s mental world.
He blinked.
“Did you hit your head and pass out?” Su Cheng asked.
“…”
Seeing the other’s expression with a mix of concern and disdain, Wen Jianyan finally felt a sense of relief from the danger he had just faced.
After sending the thoroughly engaged 01 and 03 to 04, Su Cheng and Blond cautiously did not follow inside. They had no intention of becoming casualties in the chaos of a fight between gods, especially since they were well aware of Wen Jianyan’s modus operandi. If they rashly joined, they might even become a burden to him. So, at the boundary between the two areas, Su Cheng activated the pulling item from the first instance—of course, he bought the highest-grade one.
This way, as soon as their teammate entered the range, he would be pulled out.
Originally, he were just trying their luck; he didn’t expect to actually pull someone out. It was a pleasant surprise.
“Speaking of which…”
Blond’s gaze fell on Wen Jianyan’s attire, and his expression became complicated. “Your… what’s going on with your clothes?”
The young man in front of him had all his limbs intact, but the nursing uniform he was originally wearing had disappeared. In its place was a tattered red skirt, torn at the hem, revealing two slender legs. He wasn’t wearing shoes, and one leg had a partially hanging garter stocking. The flowing fabric was already torn apart with several large holes, exposing the pale and delicate skin underneath.
It looked a bit… strange?
“Those perverts did it,” the young man said, rubbing his hair and answering succinctly.
Oh, those perverts did it. Well…
Blond and Su Cheng suddenly realized this but quickly showed a blank expression with an empty brain.
…Wait, that doesn’t seem quite normal either.
After a brief conversation, Wen Jianyan quickly revived to full health and jumped up from the ground.
“Let’s go, let’s get away from here, the farther, the better!”
Although those high-risk patients inside were currently in turmoil, Wen Jianyan couldn’t guarantee that they wouldn’t quickly catch up again. So, it was better to take advantage of this time and run as far as possible.
The other two nodded in agreement, “Which direction?”
Wen Jianyan pondered for a few seconds and looked at Su Cheng, “If I’m not mistaken, you led 01 and 03 over here, right?”
Su Cheng nodded, showing a somewhat anxious expression, “Yes.”
“Good job,” Wen Jianyan patted his shoulder. “Very much my style.”
If it were him, he would have done the same.
However…
Thinking about what happened after 01 and 03 joined, Wen Jianyan’s expression involuntarily twisted for a moment.
Anyway, although it increased the difficulty a bit, it did create an escape route.
“Where did you find them?” Wen Jianyan asked.
Su Cheng gestured vaguely in one direction, “What are you planning to do?”
“Robbery.”
Wen Jianyan squinted his eyes and gave the two in front of him a slight smile, revealing a cunning and aggressive grin.
Due to the addition of 01, 03’s space was not as winding and convoluted, and the maze-like structure had no end. Following Su Cheng’s guidance, Wen Jianyan and the others quickly arrived at the location where the conflict between 01 and 03 occurred.
Because a small area was occupied by three high-risk patients, the entire space looked extremely chaotic. Even so, this particular area could still be considered chaos within chaos.
The walls were covered in blood, slashes, and knife marks. The walls were crumbling, giving the appearance of being bombed.
Wen Jianyan surveyed the scene, quickly locating the hole where Edward broke in through the wall.
“Let’s go.”
He ordered.
The three of them moved discreetly, quickly passing through the hole in the wall, and soon arrived in the familiar mental world of Edward. Although it appeared filled with violence and blood, compared to the other high-risk patients, it was straightforward and simple, with only a straight corridor leading into the distance.
Having been here before, Wen Jianyan was quite familiar with the layout. He hurriedly walked toward the corridor, searching for 01’s ward. Due to the perilous experience earlier, his pace was now fast, as if someone were constantly chasing him from behind.
The other two followed behind him, struggling to keep up, almost unable to match his pace.
“…”
Su Cheng turned his head, his gaze passing over the bloody graffiti on the walls, and a bewildered expression appeared on his face. “Come to think of it, have these graffiti changed a bit…?”
“No,” Wen Jianyan replied without looking back.
“Oh… maybe I remembered it wrong then.” Su Cheng scratched his head.
After all, among them, Wen Jianyan was the one with an excessively strong memory. Since he said there was no change, then there probably wasn’t.
Wen Jianyan chose to visit 01’s ward for one simple reason: to search for hidden items in the other patient’s room. If the hidden items of the other high-risk patients were in their respective rooms, 01 should be no exception.
As a trickster, Wen Jianyan always believed that whenever there was an opportunity, he should squeeze out all the remaining value from his prey until there was no more to gain.
Since they were here, they might as well collect everything before leaving.
Soon, 01’s ward was right in front of them. Wen Jianyan’s spirits lifted as he pushed open the familiar door.
The next second, he fell into silence.
Su Cheng and Blond, looking in from behind, also fell into silence.
The layout of the ward was not much different from before—a messy room, a massive iron bed, and violent holes punctured in the walls. However, what was different this time was…
On the wall directly in front of them, a large heart symbol was smeared in fresh blood.
The style was extremely eerie.
Su Cheng: “…”
This change… doesn’t seem to require a particularly good memory to notice, right?
Blond: “???”
Wait a minute… Although it’s my first time here, this symbol does seem a bit off!
It seems quite out of place compared to the simple and brutal cult-like atmosphere around.
“…Is this drawn by 01?” Blond showed a puzzled expression. “Shouldn’t be, right? I remember he hasn’t had the chance to return to his mental world.”
“It doesn’t need 01 to come back. This is the mental world, and changes should occur based on the patient’s mental state,” Su Cheng said, wearing a thoughtful expression.
Blond: “That’s even stranger! Why would there be a heart? Has he fallen in love?”
Su Cheng rubbed his chin, pondering, “Probably not. I think there might be some symbolism inside…”
In the “Integrity First” live broadcast room:
[Hahaha, I’m laughing so hard!]
[I didn’t expect it. Blond hit the nail on the head. The most absurd answer turned out to be the most correct!]
[Laughing so hard. Su Cheng, baby, don’t bother guessing. Whether it’s symbolism or not, don’t forget 01’s brain and knowledge reserve!]
[Yes, the answer is right in front of you!! He’s definitely fallen in love, hahaha!]
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this is so funny
Very in love