Chapter 75: Fatal Infection, Lamb on the Chopping Block

Chapter 75: Fatal Infection, Lamb on the Chopping Block

"The treatment failed? What do you mean?"

Hearing this, Ji Yan immediately snapped to attention.

"A patch of infection on your hand... our treatment didn’t work..."

"We’re confused too. Logically, our usual treatments never fail like this."

Several Ghostly Nurses exchanged uneasy glances, looking at Ji Yan with apology.

Ji Yan turned his hand over and saw a glaring patch of black goat wool growing there!

He instantly recalled the warning the Lies Parchment had left him during the day:

If a lie becomes truth, a price must be paid!

Was this the price?

Even his mental perspective couldn’t erase this infection?

A chill ran down Ji Yan’s spine.

Tonight’s final internship test required him to interact with the Goat Supernatural Doctor. If it discovered he had an untreated infection...

"Damn it!"

"The price for using the Lies Parchment is way too steep!"

Ji Yan leapt off the bed, fingers digging into his hair, his expression grim.

"Goat Doctor, should we... try again?"

The Ghostly Nurses, frightened by his reaction, quickly spoke up.

Ji Yan asked curiously, "How exactly do you treat it?"

One of the Ghostly Nurses stepped forward, cradling his hand, and extended a bluish-black tongue to lick the infected area.

Ji Yan’s eye twitched. "This is your treatment method?"

If this was how they handled full-body infections...

As the licking continued, the infection didn’t heal—it spread instead!

The Ghostly Nurse recoiled in horror, panicking. "Th-this... Goat Doctor, I don’t know why this happened! I didn’t mean to!"

Ji Yan pulled his hand back and shook his head. "Forget it. All of you, return to your posts."

"I’ll figure it out myself."

The Ghostly Nurses could only retreat, guilt-ridden.

Sometimes, Ji Yan genuinely felt these Ghostly Nurses acted more like his maids...

In this Undead Hospital instance, the Ghostly Nurses were far too submissive.

Staring at the infected patch, Ji Yan’s mind raced, searching for a solution.

Unexpectedly, the mere act of observing it triggered his Talent.

"Player consumes 20% Mental State, activating Talent [Omniscient Understanding]. Hidden Information acquired—"

"To 'Holiness,' this is an intolerable mark of disgrace."

"But to 'Impurity,' it is a ticket to meet 'It.'"

"The Lies Parchment grants you privilege and hope. You are using 'Its' tools—so why despise and reject it?"

"It? Who does that refer to?"

"The Goat Supernatural Doctor, or...?"

Ji Yan frowned.

The hidden information from his Talent was still somewhat cryptic, but it seemed packed with implications.

Moreover, the message appeared to hint—intentionally or not—that this infection might not be entirely bad?

But if the Goat Supernatural Doctor discovered it tonight, he was dead!

The Talent activation left Ji Yan mentally drained. He leaned against the headboard, taking a brief rest. If not for the meal earlier restoring some of his condition, the repeated use of [Talent] today might have left him unable to even crawl out of Room 444...

As time ticked away, midnight drew closer.

Having tried both the Silver Needle and the Other Shore Scalpel to no avail, Ji Yan had no choice but to resort to desperate measures. He donned the Disinfected Gloves to conceal the infected area and stepped out of Room 444.

...

Late at night, the hospital was icy and deathly silent.

With unprecedented unease, Ji Yan returned to the door of the surgery room.

Staring at the Disinfected Gloves on his hands, he kept asking himself—could such a flimsy disguise really fool the Goat Supernatural Doctor’s eyes?

It could even detect the faintest trace of infection by scent alone!

A bead of sweat dripped from his forehead onto the gloves.

Just as Ji Yan snapped back to reality and was about to wipe it away, a familiar voice reached his ears. A pair of feet covered in white goat wool appeared in his line of sight.

"You’re quite punctual tonight."

The Goat Supernatural Doctor stared at Ji Yan, then shifted its gaze to his Disinfected Gloves...

Then, an eerie silence fell over them.

...

For a moment, time itself seemed to freeze. Ji Yan felt his heart was about to burst out of his chest.

Then, the Goat Supernatural Doctor’s voice drifted over, eerily calm: "Your sense of smell is quite sharp. Knowing tonight’s test involves surgery, you even prepared Disinfected Gloves in advance."

Ji Yan was momentarily stunned—had he really managed to deceive it?

Quickly regaining his composure, he replied calmly, "I take the Teacher’s tests very seriously. I wouldn’t dare slack off in the slightest."

The Goat Supernatural Doctor’s Dark Eyes bore into Ji Yan, its stitched-up goat face appearing even more terrifying under the flickering lights.

"Good. The patient for tonight’s surgery has arrived."

"You’ll assist me in completing this operation."

"Your performance will determine whether you pass your internship."

The Goat Supernatural Doctor put on its own Disinfected Gloves and pushed open the heavy surgery door. Inside the dimly lit room, outdated medical equipment lay covered in dust and cobwebs.

Only the Surgery Bed was brand new—with a patient lying atop it.

The Goat Supernatural Doctor stepped aside, its expression blank as it watched Ji Yan. "Go in."

Ji Yan hesitated for a second before stepping inside. But the moment he crossed the threshold, a wave of intense dizziness struck him.

Then, everything went dark as he lost consciousness completely...

He didn’t know how much time had passed.

The sound of surgical tools reached his ears. Ji Yan slowly opened his eyes, the bright surgical light blinding him.

When he finally regained his senses, he realized—he was lying on the Surgery Bed!

Turning his head, he saw the Goat Supernatural Doctor unpacking a surgical kit, inspecting each tool one by one.

"You’re awake."

"Seems your constitution is strong. The anesthesia wore off faster than I expected."

The Goat Supernatural Doctor didn’t look up as it picked up a Large Scalpel.

"Teacher, what is the meaning of this?"

Ji Yan found his limbs tightly bound by Restraint Straps. His white coat and Disinfected Gloves had been removed.

He was like a shorn lamb, laid out on the chopping block!

The Goat Supernatural Doctor lifted its ghastly head, its lips curling to reveal crimson, razor-sharp teeth. "Didn’t I say?"

"Tonight’s surgery—you’ll assist me in completing it."

"But you will be the patient. I am the Attending Doctor!"

Step by step, it approached—one hand holding the Large Scalpel, the other gripping Toothed Forceps.

From Ji Yan’s perspective, the terror was magnified to its absolute limit.

"But I'm perfectly healthy, there's nothing..."

"What do you mean nothing? That infected patch of Black Hair—isn't that the biggest illness of all?"

"Do you really think I wouldn’t notice? The stench of infection disgusts me the most!"

"How you got infected doesn’t concern me. I’ve already warned you in advance."

"Disobedient Interns always end up lying on this Surgery Bed. A simple operation will rid you of the infection."

"But what you’ll become after the surgery—that depends on your luck."

The Goat Supernatural Doctor approached, putting on a Medical Mask, its Dark Eyes brimming with morbid excitement.

"Now then, let the surgery begin!"