In Han Fei’s memory, Gao Cheng was not a normal person. However, he was willing to help the nurse when she was in trouble. At least, when facing a few specific people, Gao Cheng still had his humanity.
“If you want to save her, then I’ll do that. If you want to kill those who bully her, I’ll do that too.” Han Fei’s consciousness stood underneath the star. He looked down into the abyss. Han Fei didn’t use the coin. The black mist leaked out. Han Fei swallowed the last ghost.
“Don’t let the binds limit you. Give me your everything, and I’ll fulfill your wish.”
The endless mist engulfed the taboo room. Han Fei summoned all the ghosts except Executioner.
“Who is it?” The doctors were shocked. When they turned back to look, there was already a thick billow of mist.
“The doctor’s responsibility is to heal, not to harm.” Han Fei’s focus wasn’t on the doctors. Ever since he entered the room, he saw the flesh figurine. He still remembered the things he experienced in the skyscraper. The flesh figurine was part of Gao Xing.
“To have female ghost nurture you? You’re really the most horrible Unmentionable I’ve ever met.” Han Fei noticed the eyelids of the figurine fluttered. He quickly summoned the Executioner. The presence of violence slammed into the taboo room. The giant axe cut through the mist. The Executioner cut off the figurine’s neck. However, something unexpected happened. The split flesh figurine rapidly grew. Several seconds later, two flesh figurines lay on the ground.
“It can’t be destroyed by a normal attack?”
The mad Executioner cut the figurine madly. However, no matter how hard it tried, the figurine would regenerate. In this altar world, it was indestructible.
“Since it can’t be killed, then I’ll see if I can heal it.” Han Fei had saved people ever since he awakened the healing persona. Two of them were dead. This gave Han Fei confidence in his ‘healing’ ability. Han Fei picked up a rapidly growing piece. When his finger touched it, his body felt frozen. His memory, greed abyss, and star were all affected by this extreme chill. A roar came from the abyss. The star dimmed. Guided by Han Fei, it entered the flesh figurine. The flesh figurine stopped growing as much under Han Fei’s starlight. “My healing persona can affect the figurine!”
Han Fei’s persona was still very weak, but at least this gave him hope. Han Fei temporarily abandoned the thought of destroying the figurine. After the Executioner killed the three doctors and destroyed the chains around the nurse, Han Fei pulled it back into the abyss.
“You dare to kill the doctors? You must be crazy!” The elder entered the taboo room after the black mist receded. The three ghost doctors had been consumed.
“Quick! Find a safe space!” Han Fei carried the head nurse and ran out. The entrance of the sideyard disappeared once he entered the place. Han Fei had no choice but to wait for the head nurse to wake up.
“You’re in trouble now!”
“One more word, and I’ll be sure to bring you down with me if I die!” With Han Fei’s persuasion, the elder became quieter. They returned to the internet addiction consultation center and found many cubicles prepared for the patients.
“Are you sure this place is safe?”
“Many patients will come to hide here if they’re in danger.” The elder’s hands were tied together by Han Fei. After seeing Han Fei eat the ghosts, he believed Han Fei was the devil. He had never been so sure of something before.
“Why hide here?”
“The mental hospital’s director has been collecting different kinds of patients. He needs to sacrifice different personas. The patients living here are sacrifices chosen by him. The other ghosts won’t come after them.” The elder found a cubicle and entered it. The dark room had two sick beds. One of the beds had a highly decomposed body, and the other was a student in school uniform. Han Fei knelt down. He didn’t expect to see his student here!
“Which class are you from?” Han Fei took out his teacher Id. After gaining the student’s trust, he dragged the student out of bed.
“Notification for Player 0000! You’ve found the student with the silent persona—Little Bell.”
No matter how hard Han Fei tried, the kid wouldn’t speak. He kept all his emotions inside until they could explode.
“Every year, some organizations will bring kids here to be sacrificed. This kid is a survivor from the last batch of sacrifice.” The elder knew many things. Due to his paranoia, he paid attention to many things. “He’s from your school, but he’s now a patient here. Once you bring him away from here, the main yard’s director and the other doctors would rush here.”
“Is that the reason the patients aren’t escaping?”
“The world outside is getting crazy. Everywhere is the same as a mental hospital. What’s the point of leaving?” The elder’s eyes were filled with suspicion. “I believe the world outside the hospital is even harsher.”
Han Fei studied the elder, and this scared the elder. “Trust me. Everyone here thinks the same way.”
“I feel like your logic has become clearer after treating you. It looks like my power is good too.” Han Fei nodded. He was convincing himself.
“What do you mean? You haven’t treated people before?”
“The first two people I treated died. You were my third.” Han Fei stopped enjoying the elder’s beautiful expression and turned to the little boy. “You’re the fourth.” The starlight entered the boy’s brain. Han Fei was shocked by the things he saw. It was unclear what Little Bell had gone through, but his brain was pooling with negative emotions. His mental corruption was over 50 percent.
“The power of the silent persona is to endure mental corruption?” Han Fei had an image in his mind. After he died, Little Bell would become a very scary Lingering Spirit. The starlight shone between the swamp and the mud. Han Fei searched for a long time before he found a young face. The child was buried under various negative emotions. He couldn’t do anything but silently suffer the despair. The boy slowly opened his eyes after sensing the light. He looked up but still couldn’t reach out his hands to grab the other party. Han Fei tried to cleanse the boy’s mental corruption, but it was too ineffectual.
“Don’t give up. Wait for me to return. I’ll pull you out of the murky world!” Han Fei pulled back his hands. He planned to treat the boy later. “Elder, do you have other patients here? I want to talk to them?” Han Fei wanted to complete two missions at once.
“You can go to the other wards. You should be able to find other sleeping patients.” The elder pointed at the nurse covered in curses. “But I suggest you deal with her first. I think she just looked at you.”
“She didn’t have eyes…” Han Fei said when he noticed the nurse’s eyelids slowly open. Ghost blood leaked out of her empty sockets. A strange resentment filled up her sockets. “My God.”
“I’m not lying to you, right?” The elder retreated to the wall. “What should we do now?”
“Don’t waste.” Han Fei took out the empty bottles and knelt beside the nurse. He placed the vials under her eyes. The elder was confused. What happened next shocked him. Han Fei took a taste and then smiled. The elder was scared.
“I’m Gao Cheng. I will not abandon you and let you suffer the pain alone. Tonight, I’ll bring you away from here.” Han Fei placed the red paper doll on the head nurse. The doll ate the cure. “Relax. I’ll heal you.” Han Fei wanted to heal everyone he saw. With each healing, his persona would get stronger and something from the patients he healed.
“Notification for Player 0000! You’ve discovered the Lingering Spirit cursed by God—Shang Nv!
“Shang Nv (Medium Lingering Spirit): She violated God’s will and thus was stripped of her face, life and happiness. If you get too close to her, you’ll be cursed by God too!
“Special ability—The Nurse of Pain: Shang Nv has been heavily troubled, but that doesn’t change her nature. She can enter her target’s body to soothe their souls.
“Warning! Using this power will increase the curse on her, making her and the people she treats suffer more torture.”
The system notification was very satisfactory to Han Fei. Shang Nv was a rare Lingering Spirit. She was a ghost that could soothe other ghosts. This matched Han Fei’s healing persona perfectly. With Han Fei and the doll’s hard work, part of the curse on Shang Nv’s face had been lifted. “Can you move now? How can we leave this building? Where is the exit?”
Shang Nv was targeted by God. Han Fei too. Therefore, his attitude towards Shang Nv was different. This made the elder quite envious. Shang Nv’s cracked lips opened, and a hoarse voice echoed in Han Fei’s ears. “Sacrifice the patients to find the correct path. Their bone and blood are the keys.”
“I don’t get it, but it sounds like I need to kill.” Han Fei glanced at the elder, causing the latter to shiver.
“I’m not a murderous person. Is there another way?”
“There are murderers among the patients. If you don’t kill them, they will come to kill you… Outside. They’re already here…” Shang Nv said intermittently. She hadn’t left the influence of the curse.
“Elder, are there any murderous patients that we need to pay attention to?” Han Fei carried Shang Nv and asked the elder.
“Other than yourself?”
“Of course.” Han Fei frowned. “It looks like you might need another treatment.”
“That’s fine. I’m really cured now.” The elder quickly said.
“Helping the sick and injured is our duty as nurses and doctors. If you’re not sick, then go to find some patients for me.”
The elder glanced at Han Fei, who was no different from a demon, and then at Shang Nv, whose eyes had been gouged out. He really couldn’t imagine this duo saving anyone.
