Chapter 135: Safekeeping Treasures, Another Catch
Footsteps approached from the end of the corridor.
A figure slowly emerged under the flickering cold-blue light, revealing the Ghostly Nurse's face—half-eaten and horrifying.
"Goat Doctor, welcome back."
"Rest period is over. It's time for your shift."
"Today, I’ll be overseeing your work schedule."
Ji Yan frowned and asked, "Shift? What shift?"
"Your duties in the [Morgue]. You accepted them yesterday. You can check."
The Ghostly Nurse replied mechanically.
Ji Yan opened the game panel, and the mission interface immediately popped up.
"Alert! Player has joined the Main Storyline Task. Proceed to the [Morgue], save the [Tree of Creation], repair the Instance Garbage Disposal Station, and ensure the Instance operates normally."
"Upon completing this Main Storyline Task, the player will obtain the key to exit the [Undead Hospital] and receive a Purple Treasure Chest!"
Clearly, this was the revised [Main Plot] after the intervention of Instance Order.
It was still about saving the [Tree of Creation], but without the Infinite Tsukuyomi fabricated by the Dragon Player. This tree didn’t create dreams—it was merely a garbage station responsible for disposing of rule-breaking patients and Medical Staff.
Yet, the moment Ji Yan saw the game panel, his instincts screamed caution.
He immediately scrutinized the mission details.
No Text Trap…
"Goat Doctor, you seem... unwell?"
"Would you like to rest for a couple of days?"
The Ghostly Nurse tilted her head, digging out a maggot embedded in her flesh and crushing it into paste.
"No, just a bit jumpy."
Ji Yan shook his head and casually asked, "Before we start, one more thing—where are the Dragon Doctor and Tiger Doctor?"
The Ghostly Nurse blinked her necrotic eyeballs and slowly replied, "Those two doctors were dismissed for severe violations of Hospital Rules."
"And after dismissal?"
The Ghostly Nurse offered a stiff smile. "The Tiger Doctor was fed to the [Tree of Creation]."
"As for the Dragon Doctor... he left the hospital after being dismissed."
Ji Yan’s eyes flickered at her words.
In other words, the Tiger Player had been eliminated by Instance Order.
The Dragon Player, however, escaped unscathed, abandoning his ambitions to control this Instance and choosing instead to complete the Main Storyline and move on to the next one.
The "Dragon and Tiger Subduing the Goat" performance had reached its finale.
The result? The Tiger was impaled through the heart by Goat Horns, the Dragon fled in disgrace, and the blood-soaked Goat successfully defended himself.
Ji Yan closed the game panel and said to the Ghostly Nurse, "Alright, let’s go. Time to work."
The Ghostly Nurse turned away, clutching her report sheet. As she did, Ji Yan stared intently at her back.
Perhaps sensing the weight of his gaze, she turned her head. "Something wrong?"
"Nothing."
Ji Yan shook his head.
No Talent triggered. The Ghostly Nurse showed no issues.
The mission contained no Text Trap.
Though unwilling to let his guard down, Ji Yan couldn’t find any hidden dangers.
It seemed this Instance was truly nearing its end—no more surprises awaited.
Moments later, the Morgue.
The passageway was clean and bright, as if Instance Order had swiftly restored everything. Not a trace of blood remained.
At the end of the passage, the Tree of Creation still stood in its place, but for some reason, it was withering bit by bit.
On the arbor section, densely packed limbs and appendages were constantly tearing off and falling to the ground, where they rapidly withered and rotted. On the floor, the flesh and blood squeezed out from the cracks were visibly drying up. The entire tree was heading toward exhaustion and death...
Ji Yan watched this scene, then turned to the Ghostly Nurse and asked, "So, what should I do?"
"The tree is withering because of 'worms.' They are frantically gnawing at its insides, cutting off its nutrients."
"Goat Doctor, your task is to find the worms and eliminate them."
"That simple?" Ji Yan looked puzzled.
The Ghostly Nurse held a report sheet, pushing an eyeball that was about to fall out of its socket back in place, and said, "The difficulty lies inside the tree, Goat Doctor. Time is limited—please begin."
"Once the [Tree of Creation] dies..."
The Ghostly Nurse didn’t finish her sentence.
But the implication was clear: this Main Plot would end, reset, and everything would start anew.
Ji Yan shifted his gaze, piercing through the dense, grotesque flesh and thorny bones, landing on a bloody wound torn open deep within the trunk...
He took a step forward, crossing over the writhing, desiccated flesh. After two steps, he suddenly felt something strange in his lower body.
Pausing, Ji Yan turned back to the Ghostly Nurse and said, "For safety’s sake, I need to give you something."
Opening the Toolbar, he took something into his palm and handed it over.
"This is a treasure I brought from an apartment. Keep it safe until I return!"
"Goat Doctor, rest assured."
As the Ghostly Nurse stepped closer, reducing the distance between them to just two steps, Ji Yan opened his palm—revealing a dark, oxidized Coffin Nail.
Before the Ghostly Nurse could react— In the next instant, she sensed danger and jerked back.
But Ji Yan was faster.
Before she could retreat, he slammed the Coffin Nail into her face.
Like a red-hot brand pressed into cheese, the terrifying searing damage of the Coffin Nail instantly tore through flesh and buried itself in the Ghostly Nurse’s skull!
"Ah—!!"
A piercing shriek echoed throughout the Morgue.
Before the scream even faded, the Ghostly Nurse dissolved into a puddle of skeletal blood and flesh, spreading across the floor.
In the blink of an eye, the writhing Foundation flesh devoured it all.
Ji Yan frowned.
A deafening crash came from above. Looking up, he saw countless cracks covering every wall.
The entire Morgue was collapsing bit by bit!
"Damn! What’s happening?"
Ji Yan’s expression changed. He tried to flee, but the floor beneath him was also caving in, revealing an endless abyss below.
Before he could take two steps, he lost his footing and plummeted into the darkness along with the collapsing floor...
......
......
At the same time.
The same scene.
The Morgue, the Tree of Creation—everything remained intact, undamaged.
But in this vast, empty room, there was no Ghostly Nurse—only Ji Yan and...
The Dragon Player standing behind him, watching as Ji Yan suddenly halted. His eyes flickered.
"Why did you stop?"
Having suffered heavy losses before, the Dragon Player’s heart skipped a beat. Any anomaly in Ji Yan now filled him with intense unease.
He couldn't help but take two steps forward, carefully observing Ji Yan's movements.
Ji Yan stood there motionless, his eyes closed. His brows were slightly furrowed, as if trapped in some nightmare...
Soon, Ji Yan continued walking forward. The Dragon Player's pounding heart slowed slightly in relief.
But in the next instant, a hand abruptly shot up and seized the Dragon Player by the throat.
Ji Yan suddenly opened his eyes.
Under the Dragon Player's disbelieving gaze, his eyes slowly slid toward him, a cryptic smirk curling at the corner of his lips.
"Dragon Doctor, long time no see."
"Caught you again..."
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