WTNL Chapter 33

Fukang Hospital
Chapter 33: The red team wins

In the “Integrity First” live broadcast room:

[Fuck.]

[Fuck.]

[Hahahahahahahahahaha live broadcast room, you’re not playing by the rules!]

[Hahahahahahahaha or or or the streamer crashed and burned again hahahahahahaha!]

[I can’t take it, it’s too much fun, is this the charm of a ‘crash and burn’ streamer!]

[I bet 100 points, the other side’s mentality is probably going to collapse hahahahaha so dazed!]

The live broadcast room system would not lie.

The four Red Team streamers had, after all, experienced several instances. No matter how shocked and terrified they were inwardly, they quickly reacted.

—This Dr. Lin Qing, who seemed to be an instance NPC, was actually the Black Team streamer!

Motherfucker! This guy deceived them the entire way!

This son of a bitch!

In an instant, all of them immediately switched to a hostile stance. Recalling how fearful, apprehensive, and obedient they had been toward this person just moments ago, a flash of shame, annoyance, and rage at being made a fool of crossed every streamer’s eyes.

No longer sparing their points, various items suddenly appeared in everyone’s hands.

“I surrender.”

The young man before them raised his hands, making a gesture of conceding defeat.

His overly crisp and clean reaction startled everyone.

Including the viewers who were currently watching the live broadcast with great interest.

[?]

[???]

[Ah? What? Surrender? What the hell?]

[Does the streamer know what he’s saying? If he surrenders, it means the Black Team concedes defeat, which means death!]

The Red Team streamers also hadn’t anticipated this turn of events and were all stunned. They paused with their items in hand, unsure whether to throw them or not.

“Who cares, let’s kill this guy!”

Kong Laoliu gritted his teeth and said.

He hated being made a fool of more than anything in his life, and for such a long time too!

Recalling how fearful and trembling he had been in front of the other party just now, a surge of resentment welled up, filling him with a mixture of shame and vicious hostility.

“I guess, just killing me alone won’t let you complete your task, will it?”

Wen Jianyan said.

The young man’s calm, slightly cool voice snapped all the Red Team streamers present out of their emotional state, plunging them into deep thought.

Indeed, he was right. They had two main missions.

The first was to retrieve the item and eliminate the Black Team.

The second was to complete the “plan.”

According to the system’s phrasing, as long as they snatched the Epic-level hidden item within an hour, it would be their win.

But…

Then those two main missions would definitely be impossible to complete.

The outcome of the team battle was a matter of life and death, but the main missions… were tied to profit.

Wasn’t the reason they so eagerly participated in this instance for its low difficulty and high returns?

If they killed the Black Team Captain right here, right now, where exactly were the remaining two Black Team members? It would probably be very difficult to find them within an hour. And the so-called “stolen item” would be even harder to find, making the completion of the “plan” a pipe dream.

Seeing the other side deep in thought, Wen Jianyan spoke again:

“I understand, you guys must be unwilling to trust me.”

“To show my sincerity.”

He slowly placed the jar containing the infant on the table and carefully pushed it forward. “I can give this item to you directly.”

What?!

The four Red Team streamers widened their eyes, almost unable to believe their ears, looking in shock at the Black Team Captain who had deceived them all the way.

Does this guy want to commit suicide?

“Don’t listen to his sweet talk! Just kill him!” Kong Laoliu gritted his teeth and said viciously, “Don’t forget how long this guy lied to us before! He definitely has an ulterior motive!”

Wen Jianyan cast a glance at the jar:

“But, as long as this item is in your hands, the Red Team will automatically win after an hour, won’t you?”

Kong Laoliu choked on his words.

Indeed.

As long as the item was in their hands, their victory was assured, and no matter what petty tricks the other party played, it would be useless.

Wen Ya pondered for a long while, then withdrew the item in her hand. She took two steps forward and picked up the item on the table.

[Ding! Congratulations to the streamer for obtaining the hidden item (Epic) in the instance!]

The familiar prompt sounded in her ear.

This proved it was indeed the Epic item they had been fighting for and hadn’t been swapped.

She narrowed her eyes slightly, looking at Wen Jianyan with an incomprehensible gaze. Her eyes were like knives, slicing over him inch by inch:

“What is your objective?”

“I am not afraid of death.”

The young man let out a shallow sigh.

Beneath his glasses, his pitch-black eyes flickered slightly. A shadow fell over his handsome face. The terrifying and gloomy aura from earlier had vanished entirely, and his pale face looked exceptionally fragile.

“Or perhaps… I actually wanted to die by your hands from the very beginning.”

What?!

The four Red Team streamers across from him were all startled.

The young man pressed his lips together with forbearance. His slender, pale fingers, like bone china, caught the hem of his knit sweater and slowly pulled it up—

His waist was slender and firm, skin pale, muscle lines beautifully smooth, the narrow curves disappearing into the trousers sitting low on his hipbones.

Under the overhead lights, the four Red Team members in front could clearly see a section of deep livid bruise on his waist, forming a stark contrast with his pale skin, looking exceptionally shocking.

“This is…”

Li Zongze was taken aback and subconsciously took a step forward.

“You guys should know by now, I obtained something in this instance that can overturn the balance of the instance…”

Wen Jianyan let go and dropped the hem of his shirt.

“But, in retaliation, I was entangled by the most terrifying monster in the entire instance.”

He raised his eyes and looked at the independent streamer across from him: “You said earlier that my aura doesn’t seem like a living person’s, right?”

The other party nodded.

“Your guess is correct.” The young man gritted his teeth. “My body is being taken over by a ghost. His name is Lin Qing, the obstetrician of this hospital.”

He pointed to the nameplate on his white coat.

“I am increasingly losing control over my own actions, and the periods I’m dominated are getting longer…”

Wen Jianyan paused, continuing in a somewhat choked voice:

“If this continues… I will probably also become his puppet, eternally trapped wandering in this instance.”

A heavy silence fell over the director’s office.

Wen Jianyan raised his head. His pale lips were tightly pressed together. His handsome face looked fragile and fearful, full of confusion and sorrow: “So, I would rather… be killed by you, who are human, than become a walking corpse monster, wandering in this instance and continuing to take human lives.”

All the Red Team streamers quieted down. Although their expressions didn’t change much, a trace of wavering flashed in their eyes.

After all… it seemed that aside from the reason he had just explained, there truly was no other way to explain his current behavior.

And his previous behavior also seemed to align with what he said about being “dominated by a malicious ghost.”

“Therefore, I hope you win.”

The young man looked at the few people in front of him and said sincerely, “As a reward, I am willing to hand over the item I obtained to you. However, to protect it, I hid it in a certain place. I only have one request… after I tell you my teammates’ locations, I hope you won’t harm them and allow them to switch to the Red Team. Just let me disappear alone.”

In the “Integrity First” live broadcast room:

[…]

[…]

[…]

[Am I the only one who slowly looked up at the name of the live broadcast room?]

Wen Jianyan, with his hands tied, was dumped at the door of the Director’s office.

His eyelashes drooped slightly, his expression calm.

Not far away, the four Red Team members were arguing fiercely.

“No way? You guys actually believe what this guy is saying?” Kong Laoliu asked anxiously. “If you ask me, just kill him directly. Who cares if the mission is completed or not, as long as we win the team battle.”

Wen Ya said calmly: “We’ve already won the team battle.”

She waved the item in her hand.

“…” Kong Laoliu gritted his teeth.

Li Zongze also agreed with Wen Ya: “Exactly. Since we are now in a guaranteed-win situation, this is the time to seek benefits for ourselves. Since the guild chose us to enter, they must have high hopes for us. If we don’t even complete the main mission in such a surefire hunting instance, how are we supposed to report back?”

“Right, so we don’t have much time left.” Wen Ya concluded, “Complete all missions within an hour, we can’t afford to waste any more time.”

She looked at the group: “Did you find the key?”

Kong Laoliu nodded with a cold face: “I found it in the drawer.”

“Good.”

Wen Ya nodded and stepped towards Wen Jianyan.

“Can you… contact your teammates?” The young man raised his head uneasily. “I want to know how my teammates are doing now.”

Facts proved that Su Cheng’s prediction was not wrong at all.

In such a short time, the ratio of Red to Black Team members displayed in the background grew wider and wider. The number of Red Team members increased at a visible rate, while the Black Team maintained a miserable three people.

Pursued by an increasing number of people, Su Cheng, the Mohawk guy, and Lin Shen’s escape became more and more arduous.

Their items and points were rapidly depleted, almost reaching the end of the line.

The front, rear, elevators, and stairs were practically all blocked by Red Team members, leaving them nowhere to run. The points in their accounts were also insufficient to buy invisibility cloaks for all three of them. The three looked at each other, seeing a trace of despair in each other’s eyes.

We’re finished now.

Su Cheng gritted his teeth and raised a hand to wipe his face hard.

He really was… unable to accomplish anything but liable to spoil everything. He almost always had to be rescued by Wen Jianyan. Finally, this time, the other party entrusted the task of distracting attention to him, yet he…

Su Cheng clenched his fists tightly, not even feeling pain as his nails dug into his flesh.

However, just then, the footsteps that had been pursuing them all along stopped.

After a brief phone ringtone, low and indistinct conversation sounds came from the end of the corridor. He couldn’t hear the contents, but his heart still subconsciously leaped into his throat.

A few minutes later, the conversation sounds disappeared.

“Black Team members up ahead.” A voice raised, “Your captain has surrendered.”

What?!

Mohawk guy abruptly widened his eyes, almost unable to believe his ears.

The boss… surrendered?

“However, he made a condition with us before surrendering. We will provide you with the points to switch to the Red Team. Even if your captain fails, you will not die.”

In an instant, Mohawk guy’s face turned pale.

But, but…

The contract he signed with the captain meant that even if he had the points, he couldn’t switch factions!

His heart sank to the very bottom. With fear and trepidation, he slowly turned his head to look at Su Cheng, almost prepared to be abandoned.

But strangely, Su Cheng, who was deeply dejected just a moment ago, now had a light in his eyes.

It didn’t look like the joy of hearing he was saved and surviving a disaster, but rather… excitement after being rescued?

He lowered his voice and said:

“Our chance has come.”

The Mohawk guy: “…What?”

He looked at Su Cheng in confusion, almost unable to understand what the other party was saying.

Su Cheng said: “Hurry up, while they haven’t launched an attack on us yet, let’s slip away quickly!”

This was the opportunity that dog scammer created for them, they absolutely couldn’t waste it!

The phone hung up.

Wen Ya looked at Wen Jianyan: “Are you satisfied?”

Wen Jianyan breathed a sigh of relief: “Yes.”

Wen Ya looked at the other three: “Which one of you will keep an eye on him? The rest of us will search the Director’s office again for any clues.”

Kong Laoliu volunteered: “I’ll do it.”

As he spoke, he stared at the young man with untrusting eyes, as if the other party would vanish into thin air the moment he blinked.

Wen Ya frowned: “Don’t let your emotions get the better of you.”

Kong Laoliu gritted his teeth and forced a smile: “How could I?”

“…Alright then.”

Wen Ya sighed, ultimately letting him do it.

Soon, only Kong Laoliu and Wen Jianyan were left in the corridor. The other three entered the Director’s office and began searching for clues.

Kong Laoliu approached, using a lowered, vicious voice to say to Wen Jianyan:

“That bitch might be fooled by your pretty face, but I, Kong Laoliu, won’t be.”

He sneered several times:

“I don’t care what scheme you’re still hatching. As soon as this is over, I’ll personally butcher you and let you understand the price of deceiving people.”

After saying that, a sharp, gleaming blade abruptly appeared in Kong Laoliu’s palm, a sinister grin spreading across his face: “Don’t worry, I strike fast. Just like slaughtering a pig, once the blood is drained, the person is dead.”

The young man leaned against the wall, his legs slightly bent, making him appear a head shorter than the other. He docilely raised his head, his eyelashes fluttering slightly, his gaze peaceful and quiet.

Listening to the other party’s threats, he even smiled slightly:

“By the way, how has Kong Shixing been recently?”

“!!!”

Kong Laoliu’s pupils abruptly constricted.

It really was him!

He was now 100% certain that the person before him was absolutely the streamer Kong Shixing had told him about—one must know, the massive amount of points Kong Shixing was tricked into spending to buy three days of top-tier consumption for this dog scammer were borrowed from him!

If he didn’t kill this guy, his hatred wouldn’t be appeased!

A red glint of murderous intent flashed deep in his eyes, but it was forcefully suppressed.

No, this guy is still useful for now. If I kill him, my teammates will cause trouble for me.

However, the other party shamelessly spoke again:

“Next time you see him, remember to say thank you for me. Those three days of vacation were absolutely wonderful.”

The young man carelessly leaned back, his eyes narrowing slightly, a smiling light flickering deep in his eyes: “Really cost you a fortune.”

“…”

Kong Laoliu couldn’t hold it in anymore.

He was a butcher to begin with, and his time in Nightmare had further eroded any respect he had for human life. Human lives were too cheap; any random ghost or monster could kill a huge batch.

Although he couldn’t kill the person before him, that didn’t mean he couldn’t vent his anger!

What’s more, he knew exactly where to stab without it being fatal.

A ferocious smile spread across Kong Laoliu’s face. He lunged closer, the barbed dagger in his hand glinting coldly, and viciously thrust it toward the other party’s stomach!

At that very moment, the young man suddenly raised his arms, wrapping and twisting the rope tightly binding his wrists around the blade!

Sssshhrip—

The rope was cut by the dagger and fell to the floor.

The next second, Kong Shixing felt a chill on his wrist. A small livid hand rested on his, followed by a terrifying infant spirit appearing before him, staring fixedly at him with pure black eyes devoid of whites:

“You are not allowed to hurt Mommy.”

“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh—”

A miserable scream echoed in the corridor.

The three streamers in the Director’s office were severely startled and quickly rushed out into the corridor—

The cut rope lay on the floor, and Wen Jianyan was nowhere to be seen. Kong Laoliu lay alone on the ground, clutching his wrist and wailing. On his hand, a livid baby handprint was slowly emerging, looking exceptionally terrifying and shocking.

“That guy ran away!”

Kong Laoliu’s eyes were full of terror as he shrieked in a distorted voice.

Wen Ya was initially startled, but quickly regained her composure: “It’s fine, at least we still have the item—”

As she spoke, she turned her head to look at her backpack.

…The backpack was empty at some unknown point.

How is that possible?!

Wen Ya drew in a sharp breath of cold air, an expression of utter disbelief on her face:

“Impossible, th-this is impossible—”

Kong Laoliu screamed: “How is it impossible! This guy has infant spirits working for him! He definitely took advantage of when you weren’t paying attention and sent a ghost to steal the item!”

Wen Ya’s pupils abruptly constricted. she took out her phone and skillfully dialed a string of numbers.

Soon, the call connected.

For the first time, her voice lost its calmness: “Quick, check if the Black Team you surrounded is still there!”

Three minutes later, Wen Ya’s face turned pale.

Based on what the other Red Team squad said, it was obvious that after receiving the information that the Black Team Captain had surrendered and their victory was assured, everyone relaxed and was no longer on guard against those three Black Team streamers.

Although the other side hadn’t emerged from their hiding place, they hadn’t thought much of it.

After receiving Wen Ya’s call, they hurriedly went to look, but the place was empty, no one in sight. The three Black Team members had run off to who knows where.

She forced herself to stay calm: “It doesn’t matter. Next, we will head to the second basement level as fast as possible. There should be an opportunity for us to turn the tables there…”

Kong Laoliu was helped up by Li Zongze.

Hearing Wen Ya’s words, he subconsciously felt his pocket. The next second, his face turned livid and pale: “…The key, the key is gone.”

“What?!!!”

“It must have been… that kid who stole it.”

The smile that appeared on the other party’s lips when he bumped into him flashed in his mind. Kong Laoliu’s expression contorted, and he spoke through gritted teeth.

Cheng Mi hung up the phone.

He took a deep breath, rubbing the bridge of his nose while secretly gritting his teeth.

Based on the conversation coming from the other end of the phone, he completely understood what had just happened…

Clearly, that Black Team Captain was quite capable. Not only did he deceive his teammates, making them lower their guard and rescue his teammates who were about to be surrounded, but he also managed to take the key to the second basement level and the legendary item that was the key to victory during his escape.

What was even worse was that the other party could apparently make infant spirits work for him in some sense. All these elements combined were truly too lethal.

If this trend continued, I’m afraid…

The Red Team would definitely lose.

A trace of viciousness flashed deep in Cheng Mi’s eyes.

To think the Red Team would be at a disadvantage at the end of a hunting instance!

Are those people from Dark Fire and Eternal Day all idiots?! He shouldn’t have handed such an important task to them!

And in the end, Oracle still has to clean up the mess… truly unable to accomplish anything but liable to spoil everything.

He took the compass out of his pocket, his gaze landing on that thick black line symbolizing ominous karma. The corners of his mouth slowly curled up, revealing a cold and sinister smile.

It seems… he had no choice but to use the backup plan.

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Author’s Note:

Cheng Mi: The biggest idiot was actually myself.

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