The woman ran out of the ward like she had gone insane. Su Jin didnt want her to leave now. She knew a lot about this hospital of horrors, so if he could get more details from her, his chances of surviving would increase.
He dashed out after her, but the mont he set foot outside the room, he felt a terrible pain in the back of his neck, as though sothing had stabbed into him. He didnt even have the strength to turn back and simply collapsed onto the floor.
In his groggy state, Su Jin felt like he was being dragged along before losing consciousness completely. By the ti he woke up, the sky was already bright. He was still on his own bed and the man in bandages next to him was eating. The man greeted Su Jin when he saw Su Jin wake up.
Su Jin sat up and turned to his right. The woman was gone. Had she successfully escaped the night before? He had left the ward at almost the sa ti as her, so she might have been the one who knocked him out. Of course, it could also be that the monster doctor discovered him.
Whats wrong? asked the man in bandages when he noticed that Su Jin looked a little out of sorts.
Su Jin shook his head and asked the man, Do you know where the person who was here has gone?
Oh, it seems shes fully recovered and her family ca to pick her up this morning, said the man in bandages as he stuffed a bun into his mouth.
Su Jin frowned. Did that an that the hospital had actually captured her? If so, then perhaps both of them had been knocked out by the monster doctor, but because she had been here long enough, she was taken away earlier. He had co in one day later, so he was allowed to stay in the ward. But of course, Su Jin still felt that it was more probable that the woman was the one who knocked him out.
Im only left with one day, huh. Su Jin frowned even harder. He turned to his left and asked, Do you rember what happened last night?
Last night? I slept very early last night. Did sothing happen? The man in bandages looked puzzled.
Su Jin looked him over. According to what he saw the night before, this guy was left with nothing but bare bones under his bandages, yet he looked just like any normal human being. That didnt make sense.
Do you mind letting look at your wounds? asked Su Jin.
The man in bandages was surprised by the question and looked like he was going to refuse, but he rely paused for a mont and nodded with a smile. Sure, you can take a look! Theyre almost all healed up anyway.
Su Jin was quite surprised, because he thought that the man wouldnt let him take a look. But since he was fine with it, Su Jin imdiately went over to take a look.
The man undid the bandage around his arm and Su Jin was stunned at what he saw. Under those bandages werent bones. It was a fresh layer of skin, and it looked especially smooth and supple.
How is this happening? Su Jin was a little confused now. He went through what happened the night before and was sure of what he had seen. And if his eyes werent playing tricks on him, it ant that the problem lay with the man himself.
Perhaps perhaps thats the case? Su Jin started making so conjectures. The man in bandages would lose his senses every night and the flesh on his body would disappear. The injection that the monster doctor gave him wasnt just ordinary tranquilizer. Perhaps it was sothing that could help the man to have normal flesh in the day, and that thing could possibly be the vitality of a human.
The female patient on his right told him the night before that the hospital was keeping human prisoners and sucking their vitality out of their bodies. If vitality could be removed from a body, then it could be given to another person, right? That might be why people continued to send their sick and wounded to this hospital.
No matter how severe an illness was, it would get significantly better once the bodys vitality levels were boosted. Ordinary people would only notice the trendous improvent but did not know what lay behind this effect. Once they saw the effect of the treatnt given by this hospital, they would recomnd it to others, and the hospital would have more patients and therefore more sources of vitality coming in all the ti.
Su Jin shook his head. This wasnt what he ought to be thinking about right now. It was more important for him to think about how to leave the hospital. The rest had nothing to do with him.
With that thought, he got up and walked out of the ward. The corridor was still extrely crowded and all the doctors and nurses looked very busy. But Su Jin could now see a tinge of impatience and fake kindness in their busyness.
They were like farrs breeding animals for sale. The animals were their money makers, but the farr would never look at the business from the point of view of the animals, and they wouldnt be overly concerned for the animals either.
He hadnt walked far when he spotted the doctor he saw the day before. This doctor was wearing a pair of gold rimd glasses, which reminded him of the monster doctor with several syringes stuck into him. Who would have thought that monster doctor would be a well respected human doctor by day?
Why did you co out here again? Sir, please dont make things difficult for us, said the doctor as he shook his head and approached Su Jin to bring him back to the ward.
An idea hit Su Jin and he cried out, Doctor, when sothing like that happens, it makes us all very fearful!
The doctor was a little taken aback and looked slightly displeased. He said to Su Jin, Dont worry, the nurse was not careful when she made her rounds last night and died from falling down and hitting her head. Its not as terrifying as the rumors youve heard. Go back to your bed and rest.
Su Jins lips curled into a smile as he nodded. I knew it couldnt be that scary!
Of course, of course. Our hospital is definitely a safe place. You should go back to your bed. The doctor escorted Su Jin back to his ward.
Doctor, I can be discharged soon, right? The man in bandages looked especially excited to see the doctor.
The doctor smiled and nodded. Youre recovering well, so you can be discharged today.
Su Jin glanced at the doctor. The doctors smile was super fake, and he also had a look of anticipation in his eyes, as though the man in bandages were a fat hog on the weighing scales that was ready for sale. The doctor was probably thinking about how much he could sell this hog for.
After the doctor left, Su Jin sat silently on his own bed. He was rely trying his luck just now, and he didnt expect to get sothing useful out of the doctor. The monster nurse had died at the hands of the man guarding the cafeteria, and the doctor confird that a nurse had indeed died. That was good news to Su Jin, because that ant this Challenge wasnt a supernatural one.
Right from the start, this hospital of horrors seed like the supernatural sort, but the monsters here could be injured and killed. And as long as the monsters could be killed, then it made the Challenge a little easier to deal with.
Su Jin checked his pockets where he had kept the things he took from the cafeteria, including a few knives and a lighter. He had to get out of here, so he would inevitably face a few battles along the way. These were the things he was going to rely on.
Im so used to having a strong body, its so hard to get used to being an ordinary person. Su Jin smiled sadly as he shook his head. But he was still in a better position than an ordinary person. After facing dangers as soone formidable for a long ti, Su Jins ntal resilience had increased significantly. So, even when he was pushed into a corner, Su Jins first reaction was still to find a way out. He did not resign himself to his fate like many ordinary people would have.
That didnt sound like much, but Handbook owners often found themselves in desperate situations, and being determined to survive could help one turn the situation around. It also helped Su Jin to think more calmly.
The man in bandages was still excitedly getting ready to be discharged. Su Jin smiled as he suddenly said to him, My friend, since you gave so food yesterday, I think I ought to warn you youre about to face dangers.
The man in bandages froze for a mont, then smiled and asked, What do you an?
What do I an? Think about it carefully. Ever since you were admitted, how much do you rember of what happens at night? Su Jin gave the man a cunning smile. He didnt think he could possibly convince the man to believe the real situation he was in, but he wanted to sow the seeds of suspicion in the mans head so that when the monsters tried to imprison him and noticed sothing amiss, he might try to fight back.
His struggles might not save Su Jin, but he would introduce more chaos. The man might even turn out to be a pleasant surprise.
The man in bandages paused to think for a while, then said, I have to take my ds every day, and I would be pretty drowsy after that, so its not surprising that I dont rember much.
Is that so? Su Jin smiled and said quietly, Its good that you dont rember. Not being able to rember might be a blessing.
Su Jins smile was so creepy, the man felt all his hair stand on end. He sat down on his own bed, then approached Su Jin again a few minutes later. Friend, what exactly do you an?
Su Jin continued to smile without saying anything. Just then, a few nurses entered the ward. They were full of smiles as they said to the man in bandages, Sir, you can be discharged.
The man was puzzled as he looked behind the nurses, but failed to see any of his family mbers. When a patient was discharged, wasnt it usual practice for family mbers to co to the hospital to pick them up?
Hoho! Congratulations! You can finally be discharged! Su Jin reached out to shake the mans hand, and took the chance to hand him a knife as well. Stay safe out there!
Su Jin then withdrew his hand and patted the man on his shoulder. The mans eyes were slightly narrowed as he hesitated for a mont, then hid the knife he received from Su Jin in his sleeve before leaving with the nurses.
After the man left with the nurses, Su Jin lay back down on his bed, got into a comfortable position and closed his eyes. He was going to take a nap to recover so strength. It was now dayti, and the best ti for him to make his escape.
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