Other than a lock that automatically locked when the door was closed, the other locks on the iron gate were not locked at all. Under the continuous impact of the people outside, the iron gate made a series of clanking noises that seemed to be able to shake people's brains out.
"The person outside must be weaker than usual, just like me," Lin Sanjiu thought as she rushed to the door. Even though the metal door was thick and sturdy, and it was locked with a heavy brass lock, these were not enough to stop an experienced posthuman.
"I can't open it!"
A manic voice yelled from outside. Every word was dripping with despair, "I can't open this door!"
Lin Sanjiu's fingers froze just as she was about to turn the lock.
"Help!" The metal door stopped rattling, and the voice seemed to crawl a little further away. Then, the metal door of the ward next door started rattling, but the voice was a lot more muffled than before, "Is anyone there? Please! Save me, let me in, I will definitely repay you! "
"Isn't he here for me? Doesn't he know that there's someone in this ward? "
The man had only shouted two sentences, but his throat was already on the verge of breaking. His fear and despair were so strong that they could penetrate through the door. Lin Sanjiu couldn't help but feel a pang in her heart. If this was also a disguise to trick her into opening the door, Lin Sanjiu would gladly accept it. After all, it wasn't every day that she could meet an award-winning actor.
She raised her right hand that had an IV drip inserted into it. Just as she was about to unlock the door to let the person in, she heard a low, muffled thud. Then, she bounced off the wall outside. It sounded like a broken water bag, or like she had bitten into a soft grape.
The person outside the door stopped crying for help.
Lin Sanjiu pressed her ear against the metal door. Her right hand was still on the door lock, and she held her breath. There was only silence outside the door. It was as if the noise just now was an illusion. Lin Sanjiu didn't know if she was hallucinating, but she seemed to sense a slight movement in the silence.
Slowly and silently, she slid her right hand to the other two unlocked door locks. Her fingers pinched the locks.
Right at this moment, someone pressed close to her ear, separated by a metal door, and took a deep breath.
It was like a traveler taking a deep breath at the beautiful scenery of the valley after climbing to the top of the mountain.
"Oh, there's a new comer,"
When Lin Sanjiu pulled her ear away from the metal door, she heard a low voice. It was a man. When he spoke, it was as if he was deliberately grinding every word between his teeth. She could even imagine the veins and muscles on his cheeks bulging and falling as he spoke.
The lock outside the iron door was lightly scratched by someone's fingernails. The sound was so soft that it was as if it could drill into the flesh.
Suddenly, someone smashed the door lock a few times. The sharp metallic sound pierced her eardrums. Lin Sanjiu shuddered and immediately locked the other two locks. With a click, the person outside the door squeezed out an indecipherable "ha". "You're a black-haired woman … You've lost your left hand … Hmm, I don't lack nutrient solution for now. I'll let you hide for now. We'll meet again. "
Did he see her just now?
Lin Sanjiu didn't think so. To prevent herself from falling from the edge of the door frame, she kept leaning her left arm against the door to maintain her balance. Even if someone saw her from afar, they wouldn't be able to see her missing left hand.
She didn't say anything. She just listened quietly for a while. After the rustling sound faded away, she didn't hear anything else for a few minutes. Only then did she relax her shoulders. She didn't know how these people were able to walk around outside the door. After all, there was a hole that was several meters deep outside the door. There wasn't even space for them to stand on their toes.
Did they climb on the wall like geckos?
There was one thing she was sure of. The people who were sent to the hospital seemed to be very weak. They couldn't force their way into the ward.
After some thought, she summoned her [Ghost Art] and held it in her mouth. Then, she gently opened the door lock. Every time she moved, the needle pricked her skin. This was the result of using her mouth to poke the needle into the back of her hand. Even if she managed to get the needle into her blood vessel, her right hand looked like a cotton ball that was used to insert a sewing needle.
The people outside the door had indeed left. She could only see a dim wall through the crack of the door. There were small balls of white light that looked like cotton balls.
Before Lin Sanjiu opened the crack of the door wider, she activated her hypersensory. This ability had been greatly weakened. Lin Sanjiu could feel it immediately. Through her five senses, everything was blurry, dim, and weak. She was so tired that she could only see a small area outside the door.
She could barely confirm that there was no one around. Then, she poked her head out and quickly scanned the ward on her right.
The first person who knocked on her door was nowhere to be found. The only thing that proved that she was not imagining the cries for help was the bloodstain between the iron door and the wall. A large pool of blood and hair was stuck to the wall, and pieces of flesh were embedded in the cracks of the bricks. A large amount of blood slowly slid down the wall, all the way to the bottom of the dimly visible well.
She slammed the door shut.
"Your Higher Consciousness has also decreased," Mrs. Manas said worriedly, "A lot. You probably don't even want to know how much is left. "
Lin Sanjiu didn't answer. She looked around the small ward again. Considering that everyone had been sent to the hospital for the first time, there must be some kind of information here. Something that could give a newcomer a basic understanding of the situation.
Her first target was the medicine cabinet. It was the only place that could store things. She found a syringe, two needles, a tube of eye ointment, and a tube of lip balm in the top two drawers. She pulled open the bottom drawer and took out a thin booklet. Of course, the back of her hand and her head were hurting the whole time.
"Price list?"
Lin Sanjiu placed the booklet on the bed. It only had about five to six pages. She opened it and read it for a while. Eventually, she felt her abdomen tightening. It was as if all her internal organs had been turned upside down. Even though she wasn't clear about the whole situation, the items on the price list gave off a strong sense of cruelty.
"Single room (one round), 5 o 'clock."
"How many Points do I have?" She looked at the shoebox she was in and found a clock on the wall beside the bed. It was 3: 08 in the afternoon. It was hard to imagine that only half an hour had passed for this round of lava.
"High-efficiency nutrient solution, 3 o 'clock."
Oh yeah, the drip in the drip bottle was almost finished.
"Hospital pass (one hour), 2 o 'clock."
Lin Sanjiu stared at it for a few seconds. Suddenly, an idea popped into her head. "Could this be the trick that those people used to walk on the wall?"
After that, there were many medical supplies, medicines, and services. She had no idea what they were for. There were X-rays, aspirin, sutures, surgical procedures, flower baskets, lava recovery ointment, and finally, she saw a small line of words that said, "As long as you apply enough, you will be able to regrow your severed limb." She could not help but wonder how much Puppeteer would need to apply to regrow his head. There were many different kinds of services, and the amount of points they required varied, and the content of the services varied as well. Apparently, she could buy all of these medical supplies from the "payment counter and affiliated store located at the bottom of the hospital" as long as she had enough Points.
What made her face turn pale was the description on the last page.
"Based on the attitude of saving lives, the hospital will unconditionally accept patients in emergency situations. Regardless of their financial situation, the hospital will first provide appropriate treatment. After the patient regains consciousness and is able to move, the hospital will issue a total bill at the end of the round and collect the fees that should be collected. Please note that if the items in the medicine cabinet are used, they will also be listed on the bill. For patients who fail to pay their bills, the hospital will use coercive methods to charge them. The patient will sell his or her assets to pay off the debt. The estimated value of the ability and Special Item is between 1 to 2 Points, "she finished reading softly.
In other words, when Lin Sanjiu opened her eyes, she already owed the hospital 8 Points. If she couldn't find a way to get 8 Points by 6: 30 pm, at least four of her abilities and Special Items would be taken away!
Lin Sanjiu quickly put the items back into the medicine cabinet and sat on the bed. She tried to organize all the information in her mind so that she could figure out her next step. The price was clearly stated in the booklet, but the most important piece of information was missing: How was she going to get points?
"Maybe we can get Points by killing other players?" Mrs. Manas suggested, "Didn't that person just kill a player? I think the person who died couldn't afford a single room … He had nowhere to go, so he was killed outside. "
Even if that was the case, how could she kill him? Putting aside the fact that everyone else was hiding behind the metal door, she was physically weak and did not have the ability to climb walls. She couldn't even step out of the door.
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