Chapter 144 Playing hide-and-seek with the infected
Seeing the two memory collectors pretending to be nurses coming in again, Luo Xi’s first reaction was that they might have realized that they were not the doctors here, so they planned to Make a comeback.
But almost the next second, Luo Xi rejected this idea.
Because these two caregivers showed fear and panic.
It was because he was in a panic that he broke in again like a headless fly.
But this time, due to the angle, the two memory collectors could not see where Luo Xi was, so there was no such situation as before.
After entering the door in panic, the two caregivers began to look for a place to hide.
"Great, the doctor who was here before is not here."
"Stop talking nonsense and hide quickly. If those things are found, we will be finished."
< br>"I'll hide under this table. You change places. This place is too small."
"I'm crazy!"
The two people talked in a low voice and hid each other.
Obviously they were escaping from something, so they had no choice but to hide in this place.
As soon as the two memory collectors hid, someone else came in.
This time there were several caregivers.
These people were obviously frightened, and they were also looking for places to hide. Luo Xi could see clearly from the back position. Some of these people were hiding behind doors, and some were looking for cabinets to hide in, but almost all the cabinets here were full. All kinds of medical equipment and medicines have been removed, and there is no way to hide from people.
So, behind some shelves, behind pillars, and under tables become good places to hide.
At this time, Luo Xi glanced at the closet next to him, and then at the position above. He stepped on the chair next to him and climbed up. He was less than halfway between the top of the closet and the ceiling. meters wide.
The space here is small and you can only lie down, but it is high enough from the ground. If you look at the hiding position in this office alone, it is definitely a good position for the first echelon.
Some nurses also discovered Luo Xi, but they didn't care at all at this time.
Among these caregivers, one is a memory collector, and the others are all real caregivers.
Just after Luo Xi hid, the office fell into silence.
It looks like there is no one there.
Obviously everyone is a master of hiding. They pay attention to holding their breath and not even farting
This kind of silence is very oppressive. Even now Luo Xi doesn't know what these people are hiding?
But there are at least nine people in the office now, which is quite a lot, but at this moment, it seems like there is no one at all.
After a few seconds of silence, strange footsteps suddenly came from outside. Then the office door was opened, and several strange figures walked in. What followed was an inexplicable feeling. A sense of oppression and danger.
Some of these people are wearing the clothes of nurses, some are hospital medical staff, there are long-legged nurses, and there are also security guards with faces that look like flesh and blood petals
But at this moment, These already weird people look more and more abnormal.
Each of them has something weird, like a large piece of mold, stuck to their bodies. These molds form terrifying faces, with visible malice, staring at the people around them. everything.
The faces made of all these molds have a red light in the eyes.
That feeling, whether it is a caregiver, a long-legged nurse or a security guard, is like being parasitized by something, changing from one terrible monster to another more terrifying monster.
For Luo Xi, there is no difference between the two.
He is just curious about what is happening now.
"Could the leak in the Department of Infectious Diseases be caused by something like these molds?" Luo Xi's position had a panoramic view of the entire office, so he could see it very clearly.
All the people who are parasitized by that kind of human face mold, whether they are caregivers, long-legged nurses or security guards, their original facial features are blank, as if they have lost their souls, and they are completely dominated.
Luo Xi gave these things a name.
‘Infected’.
Simple and relevant.
These infected people are obviously looking for people, normal people, that is, people who are not infected.
Whether they are ordinary people or monsters, they are the targets of these infected people.
Soon, the first unlucky guy was discovered.
That's the smart nurse hiding behind the door.
The other party screamed and was hugged by an infected person. You can see that the mold begins to grow and divide, just like a drop of ink falling into a bowl filled with water. It only takes one drop to smudge the infection immediately. , polluting clean water.
The nurse held by the infected person completed the 'transformation' in just a few seconds.
Then, after the mold-like human face grew on his body, he joined the team of hunters.
“This place is finished!”
Seeing this scene, Luo Xi could already predict the outcome of the second ward.
“So the passage connecting the first ward here will be blocked with iron gates and separated by layers of plastic sheets. The advantage of this is that even if the second ward is completely out of control, it will not affect the second ward. On the other hand, in the first ward, if the memory collectors who entered the second ward were not discovered, no matter how many times they entered the first ward, they would not be aware of the infection in the second ward."
Luo Hee likes to look at level scenes from the perspective of the creator.
In his opinion, the existence of 'infected people' is equivalent to the role of 'cleaners', and it is an incremental, geometric outbreak. Perhaps the initial danger is not as high as that of cleaners.
But as the number of infected people increases and exceeds the safety threshold, it will be out of control.
The entire second ward may fall in a short period of time.
“The advantage of this setting is that the entire second ward is out of control. Although it is a huge danger for the memory collectors, the advantage is that it can be obtained in the second ward that has lost control. The more benefits, it really corresponds to that sentence, the greater the risk, the greater the gain. The higher the profit."
Take Luo Xi's profit just now. In just a few minutes in the office, he has obtained three cards, namely [Syringe], [Scalpel] and [Anti-inflammatories], which obviously exceeds the benefits from the previous hour or two.
And this is just an office. If you go to some key areas in the second ward, the benefits may be even greater.
At the same time as these thoughts flashed through Luo Xi's mind, the second unlucky guy was born.
A Memory Picker hidden under the table was found.
The other party yelled in horror and wanted to escape, but he was no match for the infected person. He ended up being infected as well. Although this process only lasted a few seconds, you could see that, recalling memories People suffered tremendously.
The roaring whine can almost pierce the eardrums.
"Keep hiding here, and you will definitely be found!"
Luo Xi made a judgment almost immediately.
You have to find an opportunity to change places.
In the following time, the hiding persons were found one after another, and as a result, more and more people were infected.
They were rummaging through boxes and cabinets in the office. At this moment, the overturned medical cabinet over there suddenly burst into flames. Because of the broken alcohol, as long as there was a little flame, it would burn immediately.
Luo Xi knew that someone had used the card.
Otherwise, how could there be flames popping out of thin air?
The sudden flames immediately caused the infected to retreat. They were obviously afraid of flames, which was another discovery.
The fire became more and more fierce, and thick smoke came out. Luo Xi held his breath and remained motionless.
Most of the infected people retreated, but there were two others who seemed unwilling to give up and were still avoiding the flames and searching.
At this time, Luo Xi noticed that the person hiding under a metal cabinet was waving to him.
That was the memory collector who first hid in.
The other party's companion has been found just now, so he is the only one left.
I guess the fire just now was started by the other party.
Luo Xi easily understood the other party's gestures.
He nodded immediately.
A temporary cooperation was reached, and the other party's intention was obvious, that is, one person at a time, pushing the only two infected people here into the sea of fire.
Because they are afraid of flames, flame burning can definitely cause harm to these infected people.
The flames, thick smoke and the resulting noise confused the perception of the two infected people. In other words, they did not expect that the prey they hunted actually dared to fight back.
Finding an opportunity, the two infected people had their backs turned to them. Luo Xi and the memory collector immediately came out of their hiding places and rushed towards the nearest infected person.
Their goals are clear.
It is not necessary to fight desperately, just use means to push the infected person into the sea of fire in front.
But the two people used different methods.
The memory collector seemed to have used the power of the card ring. He pushed with his palms in the air, and an invisible force was like a wall of air, pushing the infected person into the sea of fire.
As for Luo Xi, he found a bottle of alcohol, made a simple Molotov cocktail from a piece of clothing that was set on fire next to him, and threw it directly.
The effect is more obvious.
The infected person was immediately wrapped in flames, and then let out a piercing scream.
But it is true that they are afraid of flames. Those molds that can infect all living things were quickly wiped out by the flames, and the two infected people also fell to the ground motionless.
"Is he really in danger?" The memory collector came over and wiped the sweat from his face, his face full of the hope of surviving the disaster.
At this time he looked at Luo Xi and said, "Brother, you hid it well."
"Both each other." Luo Xi replied.
If they had not been hidden well, the two of them would have been found long ago, and they would not have been able to persist until the end.
"Niu Jie!" The other party reached out.
"Luo Xi!" Luo Xi did not shake hands with the other party.
“Understood, it’s essential to be on guard against others!” Niu Jie nodded, then looked around: “It’s a pity this place, we have to find another place to hide, and by the way, teach me how to make a Molotov cocktail. .”
It turns out that the flames are extremely damaging to the infected.
There is alcohol, flame, and various cotton cloths here, and the materials for making a simple Molotov cocktail are all available.
Luo Xi performed one in practice. It was very simple. He unscrewed the lid, soaked the cloth with alcohol, stuffed it into the mouth of the bottle, lit the other end, and then threw it out.
"It's best to smash it on the ground. The bottle may not break if it hits you." Luo Xi said. "Understood." Niu Jie took two alcohol bottles. He also took out a lighter from his pocket and handed it to Luo Xi.
"I have another one," Niu Jie said.
Luo Xi did not refuse.
"Let's act together, we can still take care of each other." Niu Jie said at this time, and Luo Xi naturally agreed, because when facing the infected, one person's power is indeed too small.
"Let's go to the medical room, there are a lot of good things there." Niu Jie gestured and said, go out, turn left, walk to the fork in front, turn right, go up the stairs, next to the medical room.
"If the journey goes smoothly and quickly, you can get there in half a minute. As long as you find some good things, it will be worth it even if you die this cycle." Niu Jie obviously belongs to that kind of person. Experienced veteran.
Very capable and no nonsense.
After carefully observing the door, the two of them rushed out.
The smoke overflowing from the door formed a kind of protection for the two of them. However, due to the lack of cover in the corridors and passages, it was very dangerous. Fortunately, except for a few infected people who ran away at the fork in front. They encountered no other dangers beyond the past.
The two reacted quickly at that time. One hid behind the chair and the other squatted under the flowerpot, and they escaped.
Without any danger, we arrived at the medical room.
Luo Xi noticed that Niu Jie opened the door with the key.
As for where the key came from, Luo Xi would not take the initiative to ask unless the other party told him.
There was no one in the medical room. After Niu Jie locked the door, he couldn't help but whistle softly.
"It's great, haha, we got rich this time."
After that, he looked at Luo Xi: "We have agreed that whoever finds the good things in this place will get it. , don’t grab, otherwise it won’t do anyone any good if we fight each other, right? The reason for coming to this place is not to get more cards, so be friendly and make money.”
Luo Xi nodded.
Obviously, the death of the opponent's previous companion did not affect Niu Jie at all. In fact, it was not a companion at all, but just a temporary partner like himself.
The medical room is a good place.
Luo Xi quickly found [Anesthetic] and [Medical Gauze].
Both of these are considered medical supplies. One can be used with a [syringe], and the other can be used to treat wounds yourself.
After a while, Luo Xi found another [syringe].
The more of this stuff, the better.
But at this moment, a strange noise came from the ceiling. Luo Xi and Niu Jie, who was also rummaging over there, immediately stopped and looked above their heads warily.
The noise on the ceiling is getting closer and closer.
It looks like something is moving on it.
The two looked at each other and immediately hid.
Although they had not communicated with each other, they both used alcohol spray in tacit understanding and sprayed it on their bodies and hands.
In addition to disinfection, it can also mask its own smell, because Luo Xi noticed that the moldy faces on the previous infected people seemed to be able to find other non-infected people through their sense of smell.
Niu Jie must know this detail, otherwise he wouldn’t spray it.
Just after the two of them hid themselves, the movement on the ceiling became louder and louder. Soon, the decorative panel above broke and a bunch of things fell down.
A monster like a caterpillar, huge in size, and like something made from melted human skin and solidified again. It can only rely on crawling. It has no facial features, but it has a head. It looks like its face has been healed after being severely burned. The appearance is already blurry, and the most frightening thing is that this caterpillar-like monster is covered with hundreds of black thorns.
The point is, this monster is also covered with mold.
It seemed to be wailing in pain, but it couldn't make any sound and could only keep squirming to escape.
Luo Xi has been observing Niu Jie.
When the other party saw these caterpillar-like monsters, fear flashed across his face.
This is a person who is good at disguising his emotions.
It is also an essential psychological quality for a senior person.
But something strange happened, and a flash of excitement flashed across Niu Jie’s face.
He thought of something.
First fear, then excitement?
If he is not sick, it can only be said that the other party is planning something.
A few more caterpillar monsters with black spikes and mold all over their bodies fell down, almost occupying the entire medical room. Luo Xi and Niu Jie hid and did not dare to make any movement.
Obviously, hiding all the time is not an option.
Niu Jie made a gesture to Luo Xi.
That means burning these monsters to death with Molotov cocktails.
Luo Xi nodded, and the two of them took out the Molotov cocktails, and then carefully lit the cloth strips at the mouth of the bottles.
However, when they threw it each other, the two of them actually threw it towards each other's position in a tacit understanding.
"Ha!"
"Oh no!"
Luo Xi and Niu Jie smiled and cursed secretly. This moment was a display of the calculation and the sinister nature of people's hearts. To the extreme.
However, both of them were prepared. When the alcohol bottle broke, they both ducked away, but the splash of burning alcohol still caused one person's trousers and clothes to ignite.
Fortunately, it can be put out quickly.
The flames made those black bugs restless. They were already in pain, and this time they were added to the flames, a double blessing of pain and despair. Moreover, these monsters have no eyes or ears. Look Can't hear things around me.
What would you do instinctively in this situation?
Go crazy, go berserk, or die with the enemies around you.
The Caterpillar Monster has all three.
They twist their bodies crazily and tremble violently. If you look carefully, their bodies seem to be inflating.
Luo Xi noticed that Niu Jie had already hid behind a bunker over there. He was also very fast and hid behind a metal cabinet.
Almost the next moment, those black bugs exploded.
The flesh and blood in the sky is only second. The key is that the black spikes that originally grew on the body are like arrows shooting randomly. If there is no cover, one hundred percent will be hit by these spikes. You must know that these things are always It looks poisonous, and coupled with the weird mold, the lethality can be imagined.
However, both Luo Xi and Niu Jie had cover, so they were not hit by those black spikes.
At this moment, the air was filled with a stench. Although the two of them escaped from the black spikes, they could not avoid the splashing insect flesh and blood. The thing was like rain, forming three waves in the room. One hundred and sixty degrees without dead angle sputtering.
More or less, you have to get wet all over your body.
If you were a mysophobic, you would be disgusted to death.
But Luo Xi and Niu Jie were unmoved, hiding behind their respective bunkers, and then took out their weapons.
"Brother Luo, you are not honest." Evil man Niu Jie complained first and shouted over there.
"Time is running out!" Luo Xi said something that sounded inexplicable.
But soon, Niu Jie knew what it meant.
Although they avoided the black spikes, the flesh and blood of the insects could not be completely avoided, and some of them would be splashed on their bodies.
Under normal circumstances, these flesh and blood have a weird corrosive power, not to mention, now there is something even more deadly.
Mycovirus.
As long as there is a little contamination on the skin, it will be infected immediately. It will look like a small black spot at first, but it will soon feel itchy and painful, and the mold spots will spread rapidly.
“Oh no!” When Niu Jie noticed this, he couldn’t help but cursed.
He jumped out of his hiding place angrily. At this moment, there were mold patches of different sizes on his face, neck, and arms, which looked like patches of disgusting black ringworm.
Luo Xi also stood up.
It's on him too.
However, the number and area are smaller than Niujie.
"Brother, there is no need to plot against each other now. Our round is over, but to be honest, we didn't suffer a loss, we even made a profit." Niu Jie was free and easy: "As for you and I , we also count If we don't get to know each other before we make friends, you won't hold grudges, right?"
"No, I'm very generous." Although Luo Xi was lying, he also knew Niu Jie's talent. It is in line with what a senior memory collector should look like.
Cunning, dangerous, and quick to fall out.
"If this kind of mold virus enters through a wound, it only takes a few seconds to turn us into monsters. However, this virus is mixed with the monster's flesh and blood, and it is only poured on the skin. It stands to reason that we still have a few minutes to stay sane. , so let’s not waste time and exchange information.”
“Agreed!”
“Let me start by saying that this is my third time in the second ward. ,Every He died once during the spread of the mold virus in the Department of Infectious Diseases. This should be a fixed plot pattern in the second ward. I guess that if you want to clear the second ward, you need to break this plot, maybe to prevent the spread of the virus. Maybe, if you live to the end, some kind of turning point will happen."
At this time, Niu Jie coughed a few times, very violently, and stretched out his hand to cover his mouth. Looking at his palm, he saw black blood mixed with mold. .
“Fuck, this is how I die every time. It’s so uncomfortable, brother. It’s your turn, hurry up, I’m afraid I won’t have time to listen.”
"Why didn't you set fire to the second ward in advance?" This was Luo Xi's question.
Niu Jie on the opposite side shook his head: "I have thought about it, but I can't implement it. Even if there is no virus leak in this place, those doctors, nurses and security guards are not good people."
"The design of the second ward The virus spread incident can be understood as a plot point in a special crisis situation. According to the rules of fairness and justice, a disease control system must be designed in the second ward or the first ward. You’ve come here three times, haven’t you found it yet?”
“I’ve thought about it, but I haven’t found it yet. The scale of this level scene is too great. Every time I come here, I discover something new. Haha, here comes another new discovery, brother, it looks like we two have to die together!"
Niu Jie glanced behind Luo Xi at this time and said suddenly.
In fact, Luo Xi had already felt the danger coming.
However, this dangerous aura, mixed with the unique smell of blood, gave Luo Xi a sense of familiarity.
When I turned around, I saw that the person standing at the door was Brother Mao in his cleaner form.
(End of this chapter)