Chapter 98
Chapter 98
[Ding! Bus No. 444 mission objectives 1 and 2 have failed. Now calculating results…]
Inside the hospital, Baolong and the others, their bodies wrapped head to toe in bandages, stared at the light screen before them. It was finally over. Failure was failure. At least they were still alive.
Whether it counted as luck or misfortune, not a single one of them had died. But… well, all that could be said was that they were alive.
The doctor had said that with injuries like theirs, they would not recover without several years of rest.
Baolong was better off. He had been through several missions before and could buy certain things in the Fiendish World to speed up his recovery.
Glasses Guy and the others, however, were not so lucky.
Still, the doctor also said nothing in this world was absolute. A while back, when he had been working at another hospital, there had been a celebrity patient whose survival could only be called a miracle!
But now, wasn’t the man alive and kicking again? Aside from occasionally needing to see a psychologist because he kept saying someone’s face was always drifting around in his mind.
But being alive was still being alive, wasn’t it?
Everyone: “…”
Thanks. They did not feel comforted in the slightest.
And then… as they looked at Liu Ye, who was perfectly fine and bouncing around, grief and indignation welled up in their hearts. Why were they reduced to this state while that bastard Liu Ye did not have a scratch on him?!
Since the mission had failed, they naturally did not get the privilege of having their injuries restored. They could only rely on themselves and slowly recuperate.
“Ah, everyone, I may have to go back on my word. I can’t take you to your destination anymore!” Liu Ye said guiltily.
Although they were very happy to hear this news, they still wanted to know why.
“Because I realized I’ve arrived! Hahaha… What a coincidence, right?”
He had not expected this place to be so close to his target location either.
Everyone: “…”
There was no justice in this world!!!
As for the injured Fiend, they supported one another and went to find a friend to treat them.
“No, seriously, who did you go fight? How did you end up this miserable?” the Fiend Doctor asked in shock. Good grief. Judging from their injuries, what kind of world-shaking grudge was this?
Even the old man they had brought with them dispersed the moment he arrived here.
“And this one. Who bandaged him up?” the Fiend Doctor asked, pointing at Second Brother.
“What’s wrong with him?” the Child Fiend asked.
“What’s wrong? Good grief. Aunt Flo… got slapped onto his head, and it was a Fiendish Item Aunt Flo at that… If you hadn’t come early, a little later and it would’ve sucked him dry.”
The several Fiends: “…”
On the other side, after Liu Ye saw that they were fine, he said goodbye to them directly. This journey had really been full of twists and turns. No wonder Brother Guiwa had said that when one was away from home, one had to be careful and cautious.
But for him, it was also a beautiful memory worth commemorating.
Not long after he left, the Office Worker suddenly sat up. Using the excuse of going to the bathroom, he secretly wheeled himself out of the hospital.
At this moment, his face was full of excitement. The others were all unable to move. This was the perfect chance for him to take the Mirror away.
He first found a hotel. After entering his room, he took out the Mirror and stared at it greedily.
But in that very instant, the yin energy on the Mirror skyrocketed!
If he had looked at the light screen, he would have discovered that the Mirror’s revival rate had reached one hundred percent.
“What’s going on?!”
Panic appeared on the Office Worker’s face, because he realized he could no longer move.
His arm slowly lifted and stopped directly in front of him. Inside the Mirror, his reflection changed from a panicked expression to one of indifference, a trace of cold detachment showing in its eyes.
The Office Worker stared in horror as the version of himself inside the Mirror crawled out bit by bit, then looked down at him from above.
“You… You can’t…”
Crack! Crack! Crack!
The Office Worker Fiend that had come out of the Mirror wiped his hands, then picked up the Mirror, opened his mouth wide, and swallowed it.
Then he walked out of the hotel.
“Oh, heading out?” the hotel proprietress greeted him. The Office Worker turned and looked at her. In that instant, the proprietress felt a chill crawl down her spine.
She had no idea why. It was clearly the same face, yet the person standing here now was so different from the one who had come in earlier. And hadn’t he arrived in a wheelchair? How had he recovered so quickly?
The Office Worker turned his head and continued forward.
By the time he reached the hospital, it was already night. He entered the ward where everyone was staying and looked at the people inside as the nails on his hands slowly extended.
Just then, Baolong’s voice came from within.
“Sigh… When you think about it, we really owe Brother Liu. If not for Brother Liu, we might all be dead.”
“Hmph, you’re still saying that? If not for him, would we have gotten injured this badly? Our mission failed too. The difficulty of the next mission is going to increase. And you still want to thank him? I say he should be made to compensate us for our losses!”
Another person spoke angrily.
“How do you want him to compensate you? What right do you have to demand compensation from him? Why didn’t you dare say that when he was here? Seriously.” The one speaking was Clever Guy. He was now absolutely certain that Liu Ye was a powerful Fiend, so he didn’t dare say a single bad word about him.
The others, however, began grumbling one after another. After all, their injuries were all because of Liu Ye.
Just then, the door was pushed open.
The Office Worker walked in.
“Huh? Why were you in the bathroom for so long?”
Someone called out.
Baolong, however, noticed something was wrong. The other man had clearly been badly injured too, but now all the wounds on his body were gone.
He quietly took hold of his knife, but the Office Worker merely gave him a calm glance. In that instant, Baolong felt he could no longer move.
When the Office Worker turned his head away, his body immediately returned to normal. Even so, Baolong no longer dared act rashly.
Just now, he probably hadn’t violated the other party’s Taboo, so he had been spared.
But if a Fiend had come here, then someone must have done something.
The Fiendish World never issued consecutive missions, especially not when they were this badly injured.
The Office Worker glanced at Clever Guy as well, then continued walking deeper inside.
Clever Guy was startled too. He could also tell something was off about the Office Worker, but likewise, he didn’t dare speak. Instead, he stared at the ward door, wondering how he could escape as quickly as possible.
While he was thinking, the Office Worker arrived beside the person who had just spoken ill of Liu Ye.
“What are you doing?” That person looked at the Office Worker in confusion.
Then…
Pfft!
The Office Worker stabbed straight into his stomach. A huge amount of blood sprayed out. The man let out a scream, then fell silent.
“Ahhh!!!”
Everyone immediately tried to rush outside in a frenzy, but the moment they moved, the Office Worker looked over. In that instant, they found their bodies had suddenly slipped out of their control.
Everyone froze in place.
“How can this be happening?!”
Everyone was in despair. They had clearly already survived the Fiendish World’s mission, so why had a Fiend still come after them?!
Clever Guy’s mind, however, was spinning rapidly.
Something wasn’t right. He and Baolong were clearly closest to the door, so why hadn’t the Fiend killed them first after coming in? Why go kill the people farther inside instead?
That meant it was very likely those people had done something that he and Baolong had not.
At that thought, an idea immediately came to him. He just didn’t have the courage to shout it out loud, so he quietly told Baolong his judgment.
Baolong’s body shook, and he instantly realized something. He hurriedly shouted, “Quick! Say good things about Brother Liu!”
As soon as he said that, everyone froze. By then, two more people had been killed by the Office Worker.
They instantly reacted and immediately shouted,
“Liu Ye is my grandpa!”
“Liu Ye is the most handsome man alive!”
“I want to marry Liu Ye!”
After they finished speaking, they saw that the Office Worker had actually stopped moving.
But then he slapped the man who had said he wanted to marry Liu Ye to death.
Baolong: “…”
Clever Guy: “…”