Chapter 17: Xie — The Tea Art Master and Doctor
In the horror game, players only know that the eerie creatures and human players are two opposing factions.
Because most players are either too weak or unlucky, they end up dead.
Thus, few players are aware that beyond these two factions, there is a third one.
The players in this third faction are completely different from ordinary players.
Their missions in the dungeon game are diverse, and sometimes they even “guest star” as dungeon bosses.
The special players who guest star as bosses are far more ruthless and cunning than the regular bosses.
There was once a dungeon boss who was actually a special player in disguise.
In that dungeon, all the creatures were slaughtered to the last by that SS-rank special player.
This was confirmed personally by the guild leader.
Their vice guild leader had died in that very dungeon.
However, Zhang Yurou had never seen a special player herself.
She had only heard about them a few times from the guild leader.
Whether true or not, Zhang Yurou had no intention of sharing her suspicions with Chen Wanchong.
Although they had allied in this dungeon, it was still necessary to withhold critical information.
Moreover, Zhang Yurou didn’t dare voice her suspicions.
What if... he got angry and silenced her?
No one noticed Zhang Yurou, huddled in a corner, deep in thought—except Xie Yunyan, who was confronting Doctor Zhao.
In those few seconds, Zhang Yurou had contributed a considerable amount of terror value to her.
It was unusual.
Xie Yunyan’s eyes, hidden behind her lenses, glanced at Zhang Yurou without a flicker of emotion.
Had she discovered something?
Puzzled, Xie Yunyan silently asked herself this question before withdrawing her gaze.
Meanwhile, the instigator of this conflict—Doctor Zhao—found himself in a difficult position.
Not wanting to lose face in front of his subordinates, and provoked repeatedly by Xie Yunyan’s taunts, he lost his composure.
In the next moment, Doctor Zhao straightened his neck and shouted at Xie Yunyan.
“Fine, I’ll go! Who’s afraid of whom?”
One, to show those around him that he wasn’t intimidated.
Two, to bolster his own courage.
But the eerie creatures and players nearby were no fools; they all knew Xie Yunyan’s aura was stronger.
Yet no one dared to speak up and tempt fate by provoking Doctor Zhao.
“Alright then!”
Having achieved her purpose and seeing him hesitate, Xie Yunyan urged Doctor Zhao with her eyes.
“Let’s go, Doctor Zhao?”
Feigning authority, Doctor Zhao barked an order at the nurse beside him.
Then, casting a hollow glare at Xie Yunyan, he strode toward the elevator doors.
As he passed Zhang Yurou, Xie Yunyan patted her shoulder twice and followed Doctor Zhao.
Once Doctor Zhao and Xie Yunyan left, the nurse beside him approached Zhang Yurou.
“Your mission with him is to lead these patients to the examination room for tests.”
“Once the results come back, distribute the medication accordingly.”
Hearing the nurse’s strange tone, lacking the usual arrogance, Zhang Yurou realized Xie Yunyan had also left a psychological mark on them.
When the nurse didn’t elaborate further, Zhang Yurou knew she was being set up.
But... she had someone watching her back now!
“I understand, but the specific arrangements will have to wait until Doctor Xie returns.”
“Because Doctor Xie dislikes others making plans on their own.”
Upon hearing this, the nurse’s expression turned displeased.
She hadn’t managed to successfully deceive this player.
“You’re really smart!”
Then, baring her fangs, she threatened Zhang Yurou.
“But the smarter the human, the more miserable their death!”
From her few words, the nurse knew that Doctor Xie was difficult to get along with.
Who knew what torments these humans would endure?
So she wouldn’t make trouble for Zhang Yurou and her group!
How pitiful!
If only she could just devour her outright.
Seeing the increasingly dangerous look from the nurse, Zhang Yurou raised an eyebrow in disdain.
The nurse didn’t mind; in her eyes, these human players wouldn’t survive long.
But after the massacre of those patients last night, so many human players were still alive!
Seems those patients weren’t that formidable after all!
After a brief inner sigh, the nurse generously revealed the location of the examination room to Zhang Yurou.
She even thoughtfully added, “You can have the patients wait in the examination room until Doctor Xie arrives.”
After clarifying everything, the nurse dragged the dead player along and left with the other eerie creatures.
Once all the eerie ones had gone, the players registered as patients all breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhang Yurou and Chen Wanchong were both human, so they felt no fear.
The others trusted that fellow humans Zhang Yurou and Chen Wanchong wouldn’t harm them.
Wang Renheng approached them, hoping to glean some dungeon information.
“You two became nurses in this dungeon. You must have learned a lot from Doctor Xie, right?”
“We’re all human players; surely you’ll share what you know?”
“We’ll share our information with you in return.”
Hearing the moral entrapment in Wang Renheng’s words, Zhang Yurou and Chen Wanchong frowned deeply.
Meanwhile, Doctor Zhao had already taken Xie Yunyan up to the fifth floor.
“Doctor Zhao, open the door!”
Seeing Doctor Zhao hesitate at the door, Xie Yunyan prompted him just in time.
Doctor Zhao glared at her, clenched his teeth, then turned and pushed the door open.
Inside the office, the director looked at them both, puzzled.
“Is there something I can help you with?”
At the end of the sentence, Xie Yunyan felt the pressure radiating from the director.
This force far exceeded her own strength.
“Host, the director of Chongshan Mental Hospital has a B-rank power level.”
“Understood.”
Xie Yunyan replied silently in her mind to System 368, just as Doctor Zhao asked aloud.
“Director! I’ve never seen her around the hospital before.”
“Is this Doctor Xie one of ours?”
“Director, I was just transferred here from above and am still unfamiliar with many things.”
As she spoke, Xie Yunyan glanced at Doctor Zhao, her words dripping with subtle sarcasm.
“Doctor Zhao’s dissatisfaction with me is understandable! But I trust the director is a wise and just person!”
With that, Xie Yunyan approached the director and said, “As a junior, I hope to receive your guidance.”
She then pulled out ten green hundred-denomination eerie coins.
“Host, who transferred you here? Why wasn’t I informed?”
System 368 had just posed the question when it saw Xie Yunyan handing the eerie coins to the director.
It immediately ceased questioning and logged into the system backend to investigate.