Like a drowning man who suddenly broke through the surface of the water.
Like a person who had been on fire for a long time, the flames on his body were suddenly extinguished.
It was like a suffocating person who had been choked by the neck for a long time suddenly breathing in fresh air.
"Ah …"
Gu Jun sucked in a deep breath, then gasped for air. The blinding light before his eyes gradually became clearer. He blinked with discomfort. His eyes regained focus, but all he could see was a sea of white. It was a white wall, and he was inside a small room.
'Where am I … '
'What happened? '
Gu Jun's head was swollen. He shook his head. He could feel his own existence. He was lying on a metal bed, he did not appear to be dead.
His memory stopped at the glaring white light that surged over, and the entire space of the altar seemed to collapse with a loud bang. Then, then …
The scene in his memory became blurry, and his consciousness seemed to be violently pulled, as if he had just woken up from a nightmare, and he was already here.
After the headache subsided, Gu Jun studied his surroundings again. This was a small room about 10 square metres. Other than the bed that he was lying on, there was a small washstand with a mirror and a toilet bowl next to it.
There was a surveillance camera at the corner of the room.
The door was made of stainless steel and there was a small window that was covered up.
'Why does this place look like a quarantine room? '
This thought shook Gu Jun. 'Could it be that the incident is over, I'm not dead, the civilization is not destroyed and this is a quarantine room of Phecda or Mysterium?'
After all, no one knew what state he was in and they had no idea what pathogen he was carrying.
'Did that prayer really work? Another equally powerful force has messed up Nyarlathotep's situation … '
'Another unknown force. '
Gu Jun pushed himself up into a sitting position. He saw he was wearing a blue and white striped hospital gown. It was unfamiliar, it was not Phecda's usual gown.
'How is Dirty-minded Yu? Yu Chi? What about the others?
What about Mo Bei … '
"Is anyone there?" Gu Jun called out to the camera in the corner and waved. "I'm awake. Is anyone there?" At this time, he noticed a call bell on the wall next to the bed. He reached out and pressed it, waiting for the medical staff to come.
He shook his swollen head again. At that time, he was definitely suffering from a massive cerebral hemorrhage. There was bleeding all over his body, but he did not die. He was still in the ICU …
With this in mind, Gu Jun worried for Dirty-minded Yu and the baby in her stomach, as well as Cai Zixuan and the rest who were being resuscitated.
Why were they so slow? He couldn't help but press the call button again. Then, he stood up and slowly walked to the washstand to look at the mirror.
The person in the mirror was him, but his original short hair had been shaved into a buzz cut.
Is it because of head surgery? But Gu Jun noticed with some confusion that some of the scars on his forehead had disappeared. Due to the craniotomy, there were a few long scars on the right side of his forehead … Suddenly, he noticed something else that was not right.
"My finger …" Gu Jun frowned. He raised his left pinkie. He inspected it again and again. The finger was perfectly fine.
But the distal joint of his left pinkie was clearly severed. He had personally removed the finger.
Gu Jun touched the undamaged finger with his right hand. Then he touched the right side of his forehead and knocked lightly. It felt … different.
PEEK's skull was not a natural human bone. Before this, it felt different but now, it felt like it was part of his own body.
This abnormality caused a new wave of anxiety to rise in his heart. It made his surroundings feel more and more unfamiliar.
It felt like an isolation ward but more like a prison cell.
At this moment, Gu Jun could faintly hear footsteps coming from outside. Soon, the door was opened and a person in a white coat walked in.
It was a Caucasian lady in her thirties. She had blonde hair and light grey eyes. She wore a mask. She asked in English, "Mr Gu, how are you?"
"Hello." Gu Jun replied in English, "Where is this? You are? "
Could this be a FBM place? But he saw the helplessness on the nurse's face. She did not seem to be excited to see him awake.
Even if it was a FBM place, there should be more than one nurse who came to see him awake …
"Mr Gu, did you not take your medicine again?" The blonde nurse walked to the side of the toilet. There were indeed a few pills floating on the surface. She said helplessly, "The next time you take your medicine, you still have to open your mouth for examination. It has to be like this. The medicine is good for your illness. You have to cooperate with us for treatment. "
"What medicine?" Gu Jun was confused. There were a few capsules in the toilet. "What illness?"
"Your schizophrenia." The blonde nurse said in a gentle tone, "You are in the acute stage. You need medication to control it."
"Wait a minute …" Gu Jun felt a sharp pain in his head. Schizophrenia?
His eyes widened. If that was the case, the pills were probably nerve blockers like chlorpromazine or haloperidol.
Could it be that a long time had passed and he was in an abnormal state due to the trauma … No, the nurse said it was the acute stage …
Also, no matter how long it took, his fingers would not grow back …
Could it be that Phecda had the technology to repair it?
Many thoughts rushed through Gu Jun's mind. He took a deep breath and asked, "I want to ask you some questions. Please answer me truthfully."
"Okay, ask away." The blonde nurse could only say that the recovery of schizophrenia patients had to reduce the psychological stress. In other words, the patient should not be overly agitated.
"What time is this?" Gu Jun asked. "Time? What year, month, and day?"
"2022, April 5th. It has only been 4 days since April Fool's Day. "
That was not that long ago. Gu Jun frowned. It had only been half a month since the final battle …
"Where am I?" He asked, "Which planet, which country, which place?"
"Solar System, Earth." The blonde nurse cooperated. She had dealt with many patients so she was not surprised by these questions. "United States, Massachusetts, Arkham City, Arkham Asylum."
Gu Jun was startled. It was not Phecda or Mysterium, not the wasteland, Massachusetts? Arkham Asylum?
"How long have I been here?"
"4 days." The blonde nurse said gently, "Mr. Gu, you had an acute episode on April Fool's Day … It was your family who sent you here."
Gu Jun did not expect to hear that. Family? Family? Who was the crazy one?
He looked around, wondering if this was a dream, or an illusion, or a trap …
"Then where is Wu Shiyu?" He asked, "Yu Chi? Keziah Mason? "
"They?" The blonde nurse shrugged. "Mr. Gu, I've answered this question many times, they do not exist."
"Oh." Gu Jun was unmoved. After all, this was better than saying they were dead. They did not exist in this world but they could exist in other worlds.
"Then who am I?" He asked again, "Name, age, identity, please tell me everything you know about me."
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