After the three tubes of [Lava Wound Repair Ointment] were squeezed dry and turned into a few thin and flat plastic sheets, Lin Sanjiu's left arm finally grew an elbow. Once the elbow joint was regenerated, the recovery stopped. She swung her arm around. It didn't feel as good as before. Not only was it useless, but it was also a hindrance.
"Finally, I'm one step closer to being discharged. If the hospital is still willing to discharge me …" Lin Sanjiu couldn't help feeling a little dejected. Even if she could calm down now, what if the NPC saw her face and the alarm went off again?
"Hurry up," Hei Zeji, who had been eavesdropping on the commotion outside the door, turned around and urged her. He seemed to be very unused to having someone beside him. His expression was like an eagle that had its feet entangled in a rope, "What did you take out this time?"
"Oh, I don't need it."
Lin Sanjiu glanced at the packaging of the [Nutrient Solution] and saw a small line of words on the packaging: "Use with an IV stand in the ward". She suppressed her disappointment and put the bottle back. Then, she moved closer and peeked through the door slit, "What do you think?"
"They are in groups of four. There are three groups patrolling the corridor we are in." Once they encountered enemies, Hei Zeji was like a sleepy person who suddenly woke up. The aura around him was as sharp as a blade. "The first group will always pass by the entrance of the pantry. They will walk from the right to the front left, where the toll booth is located. After making a turn, they will return to the way they came, which is to our right. The second group usually doesn't come to the corridor in front of the pantry. They mainly check the long corridor on our left and the rooms along the corridor. "
It was hard to imagine that in such a dark, chaotic place where all five senses were covered in a layer of dust, he could clearly grasp the terrain and the situation of the guards by observing through the gap of the door for a few minutes.
"What about the last group? You said there are three groups. "
Hei Zeji paused for a moment.
"I don't know," he frowned in the darkness, "Because they don't walk."
Lin Sanjiu didn't expect to hear that answer. She whispered, "What do you mean they don't walk?"
"I only saw them once, sitting on the bench opposite this pantry. But before my eyes fell on the benches, I didn't hear any footsteps heading their way. Just like suddenly appearing there. When I turned round a moment later and saw that the guards had disappeared, they were silent as well. "
Both of them tried to speak as softly as possible. Their vague words stirred the air like hot breaths. After a pause, he continued in a matter-of-fact tone, "If I can't hear them walking, it means they're not walking."
"As for the other two groups of patrol guards, because they only patrol a fixed area, I estimate that the time they spend on each patrol should be similar. In the five minutes that you were applying the ointment, the first team completed one and a half rounds of patrol. The second team completed less than one round … But it's hard to predict what the third team will do. "
Understanding dawned on Lin Sanjiu, "So, their next appearance and time are all random."
Although they had to try their luck again, it didn't matter much to them because they had no other choice.
After thinking for a while, she continued to ask, "So, how do you compare your combat ability to the guards? If we really bump into them, do you think we can escape with our strength? "
Hei Zeji deliberately turned his head and looked at her in the dark. He was genuinely surprised, "Where did you get your strength from?"
Lin Sanjiu didn't know how to answer him. Who asked her to meet Hei Zeji in her current condition?
"Each of them is at the level of a mid-level posthuman. You will be fine as long as they don't touch you." He turned his head again, but it was too late. Lin Sanjiu heard the sparks of excitement in his voice. "Even if a strand of your hair touches them, you will be captured. Once I'm captured, I can't even move. It's rare to have an opportunity to fight an NPC with my hands and legs tied. I didn't expect this place to work … "
"How did you know?" Lin Sanjiu asked doubtfully. "Have you been captured before?"
Hei Zeji nodded nonchalantly. His attention was still focused on the corridor outside. "Don't get lucky. I've already thrown away the item that allows you to escape."
"Why do you make it sound like I always get lucky?"
Lin Sanjiu looked around through the crack in the door. She realized that the corridor in front of the pantry was empty. There were no guards around. However, the sound of footsteps, doors opening and closing, and the sound of people coughing could be heard from the ceiling. She plucked up her courage and peeked out a little. She quickly glanced to the left and found that the corridor on the left led to the pantry. Although everything was dark in her eyes, the guards in the corridor could see anyone going in or out of the pantry with just a sweep of their eyes.
"When the second team checks the entire corridor from afar and turns around at the end of the corridor, it will be our chance to get out," Hei Zeji said softly behind her head. "They will be here soon."
"What about the first group?"
As if they had heard her thoughts, a series of footsteps came from outside the door. A team of guards appeared side by side in the dark fog. Their figures were like withered willow branches, twisting and turning, thin and thin. Judging from the direction they had just patrolled, they should be the first group. They were about to return to the corridor on the right.
Even without Hei Zeji's explanation, Lin Sanjiu understood their only breakthrough point. When the first group walked past the pantry and continued to walk to the corridor on the right, the second group would quickly turn around at the entrance of the corridor on the left. That way, they would be right behind the two groups of guards. It was a blind spot.
"Now!"
Hei Zeji urged her in a low voice. Lin Sanjiu immediately pulled the door of the pantry wider. She didn't dare to fully open it as she was afraid that the door frame would make any noise. Her heart thumped loudly in her chest. She turned sideways and stepped into the corridor through the crack in the door.
Lin Sanjiu's back was drenched in cold sweat from the mere act of 'going out'.
At that moment, the eight guards stood on both sides of the corridor, sandwiching her in the middle. Her movements were very light. Even if she made any sound, it would have been drowned by the footsteps of the guards. In the dark, she could only see the backs of the guards moving forward. None of them noticed that there was an extra person behind them.
Hei Zeji followed them out. He gestured with his chin toward the corridor on the right and walked ahead. Lin Sanjiu felt as if her heart was being tossed and turned in boiling water. She looked to the left and found that the guards were indeed walking further away from them. She gritted her teeth and followed the four guards silently as they "patrolled" forward.
However, as soon as they took a few steps, the two of them couldn't help but change their expressions.
They couldn't see the corridor from behind the door of the pantry. When they came out, they realized that the corridor on the right was shorter than the corridor on the left by half. Soon, the corridor split into a T-shaped intersection. The four guards in front of them didn't seem to have any intention of going any further. When they reached the middle of the T-shaped intersection, the two guards in front stopped. The soles of their leather shoes rubbed against the floor. They turned their toes slightly and were about to twist their necks.
Lin Sanjiu felt her blood rushing to her veins. She didn't even have time to look at Hei Zeji. She crouched down and quickly hid under the bench. If the third cluster appeared at that moment and sat on the bench, Lin Sanjiu could only blame her bad luck. She rolled under the bench and hid behind the corner of the wall. When she looked up, she realized that Hei Zeji's feet had already disappeared.
"Being able to climb to the ceiling is much better than being stuck on a bench."
Lin Sanjiu mumbled to herself. She turned around and looked at the four guards' feet on the ground. There were only four of them, but they had nine feet in total. At this time, they had all turned around, and no one seemed to have noticed anything unusual.
The third guard did not appear at that moment. Instead, she heard an unexpected broadcast, "The round of lava from 2: 30 to 6: 30! The game has ended. Now, it is time to rest. All players and patients, please maintain a state of complete rest during the rest period. "
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