Chapter 6
Chapter 6
The long corridor was dark, and the old-fashioned light bulbs hanging on the two walls were dim. The visibility was extremely low.
The trainees who had taken the medicine were divided into two groups, and the leaders of both groups were C-grade seniors. The other group members forced themselves to stay awake and went to their rooms in twos and threes. They moved the quilts and sheets to the group leader's ward and made a bed on the floor.
Glasses was assigned to the second group.
He followed behind the group members and worked together to move the quilts to another ward.
Looking at the quilt on the floor, Glasses smiled bitterly. "Looks like we can only squeeze in to sleep tonight."
The single ward was already narrow enough. Even if the floor was covered with quilts, it was only the size of two or three beds. However, their group had nine people. It was really unbearable for them to all squeeze into this small ward and sleep for a night.
"… Actually, it's safer this way." Sheng Yu squatted next to him and comforted him. "If everyone sleeps together, we can take care of each other if anything happens. At least we have more people."
Indeed.
These newcomers were scared out of their wits. When they thought about being in an environment where they could die at any time, they would rather stand here for a night than go back to their own ward to sleep, let alone lie down.
"That's true."
Glasses didn't say much. He curled up in the corner with the quilt.
He didn't know if it was because he just drank an extra bowl of soup, but he had an urgent need to pee. He curled up his legs as soon as he lay down.
In this group of nine people, only three of them were F-class like him. The rest were E-class and D-class.
The group leader obviously cared more about the new trainees with higher grades. He pulled them aside to chat and give them special treatment. He probably wanted to develop them into his own henchmen.
Glasses had been in the club for many years. His daily interpersonal communication was limited to the office and his boss. Hugging someone's thigh was the result of tossing and turning for a long time. Now he didn't have the courage to go up and talk. He could only silently communicate with Sheng Yu, who was also F-grade, in the corner.
Although they were all wearing the same hospital gown, the latter was a head taller than Glasses. His face still had a childish look to it, like a newly grown bamboo. He looked very young.
"You shouldn't be that old, right?"
"I'm in my third year of high school this year."
Sheng Yu spread the quilt. "I was too sleepy yesterday morning and took a nap in class. When I woke up, I found myself here."
Glasses said sympathetically, "It's okay. At least you avoided the college entrance exam."
Sheng Yu forced a smile. The two fell silent at the same time.
Instead of coming to this godforsaken place, he might as well take the college entrance exam.
Under the effects of the medicine, people would become weak and unable to even speak. But for some reason, even though they were very sleepy when they stood up, the moment they lay down, their spirits began to tense up, making it difficult for them to fall asleep.
Especially Glasses. He squinted his eyes and wanted to sleep, but he felt the urge to pee. It was extremely uncomfortable.
He stared at the crooked, illegible letter on the wall and tried to ignore the physical discomfort.
To be safe, they didn't even turn off the lights and waited for the nurses to do their rounds at night.
In the crowded ward, the conversation not far away was particularly ear-piercing.
"The higher-leveled ones have all gone upstairs. I wonder what kind of clues they can find …"
"Could it be that they think we're dragging them down and are deliberately not telling us the information?"
"Don't worry. Others might have some problems, but if the organizer is a Saint, you can rest assured."
The team leader suddenly changed the topic. "Do any of you know anything about the E-class white-haired enemy?"
The few rookies looked at each other, but no one answered.
The team leader stared at the ceiling above the metal bed. "What kind of bullshit luck did he have? A Class E actually managed to latch onto the Saint's thigh."
In front of the rookies, the team leader was a C-class big shot. But only he knew that compared to the S-class and A-class who were collecting information, C-class was nothing. Even the Saint said that there would be a certain level of difficulty. Whether he could survive or not was still unknown.
"Who knows? With that white hair, he looks like someone with connections."
Someone immediately understood and smacked his lips. "You don't say, he's really prettier than a woman. I wonder what it's like …"
Sheng Yu, who was pretending to sleep, suddenly clenched her fists.
"You know him?" Glasses was holding his pee with his eyes open and inadvertently saw this scene.
"Yeah," the high school student said in a low voice. "Brother Nine is my savior. If it weren't for his reminder, I would have … "
F-class was the lowest class.
The evaluation was based on the overall quality. It was not limited to physical fitness, but also combined with the development of the brain.
Even rookies, as long as they had a better brain, or if they persisted in going to the gym on a daily basis, could easily get an E-class evaluation.
Sheng Yu was still an underage high school student who had never been out in society, and he was just a poor boy who had been rolling around and climbing for many years. No one liked him even when he went on blind dates. Even if it was a different environment, he would still be at the bottom. He would not even dare to refute.
"Don't be impulsive." Glasses quietly reached out and patted Sheng Yu's back.
After a while, seeing that Sheng Yu had calmed down, Glasses said hesitantly, "I need to pee. Do you want to go with me?"
Glasses could not hold it in anymore. He did not dare to go to the toilet alone. He would rather pee in the blanket than go to the toilet.
Everyone was squeezed together and it was difficult to even stretch their legs. If he really peed in the blanket, the others would definitely beat him to death.
But it was undoubtedly difficult to find someone to go to the toilet with. The few higher-level trainees looked at the F-class as if they were looking at trash. After thinking about it, they could only set their sights on Sheng Yu.
As expected, Sheng Yu crawled out of the blanket without a word. "Let's go."
Glasses breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly got up.
The person who was still telling vulgar and obscene jokes noticed this scene and laughed sarcastically. "Look, two F-class."
They shouted at the two people's backs. "It's so dark outside. Don't be scared to the point of peeing your pants!"
"Bang —"
Sheng Yu slammed the door of the ward.
The loud sound of the iron door closing echoed in the deep corridor. Rust and black oil stains rustled down from the old ceiling.
Glasses sighed silently. "Let's go. Don't be angry with them."
The corridor was very dark. The two people walked quietly side by side, constantly alert of their surroundings.
The basement first floor not only had wards, but also a shower room for the patients to wash up and a utility room for storing bed sheets and blankets. Like the toilet, they were all located at the left end of the deep corridor.
And at the right end of the corridor was the famous confinement room. Not long ago, the unlucky guy was locked up there. When the sleeping team went downstairs, they deliberately went to the confinement room to take a look. The lock outside the iron door showed no signs of being opened.
After an old man used a special device to detect the breath of a living person in the confinement room, they boldly pried open the iron plate on the iron door of the confinement room. They did not know if it was due to excessive shock, but the newcomer might have fainted. There was no response no matter how they called out.
But at least he did not die. It was a blessing in disguise.
"This stupid hospital doesn't even have a clock. Who knows when the ward rounds will start."
They had already observed the environment of the mental hospital. Not only did the ward have no windows, but even the corridor and stairwell outside had no windows. There was only a simple ventilation system installed on the ceiling. This configuration was more like a prison than a hospital.
Glasses was holding back his urine and even walking was difficult. "It should be early. Dinner time is seven o 'clock. We left the restaurant around eight thirty. After moving our things, it should be almost ten o' clock."
"Speaking of which … we haven't seen the patients who were admitted before for so long."
After calming down, Sheng Yu could not help but look worried. "Did you notice? The trainees in the studio were all male, and it seems to be the same in this mental hospital. When we watch talent shows on TV, they have separate male and female teams. Could this horror trainee be a male team? "
"Who knows." Glasses laughed bitterly. "It doesn't matter if it's a male or female. We don't have the mood to think about that at a time like this. It's good enough that we're still alive."
"Let's move faster."
For some reason, he looked at the tiles covered in black dirt and felt uneasy. "It's so dark. It's quite scary."
The light bulb elongated its shadow, and the surroundings were so quiet that only the sound of footsteps could be heard.
After walking for a while, they finally reached the toilet at the end of the corridor.
When they reached the toilet, Glasses felt much more at ease.
The toilet was a public toilet. Although it was only divided into four cubicles, it was still much brighter than the gloomy corridor outside. It gave off a much better impression.
Glasses asked, "Do you want to go?"
Sheng Yu shook her head. "I'll wait for you outside."
Since Sheng Yu did not want to go, Glasses did not force her.
He chose the outermost cubicle and purposely left the door open.
At this time, very few people came to the toilet. After all, it was a matter of life and death.
Perhaps it was because he had drunk too much water, his urine was exceptionally long.
The cold wind blew in through the door frame behind Glasses, causing half of his butt to feel cold.
As he pulled, Glasses suddenly felt a little dizzy on the left side of his head.
His vision blurred for a moment. Suddenly, he shuddered and knew that something was wrong.
Previously, because he was holding his urine, he did not have time to care about anything else. Now that the physiological problem had been solved, the sleepiness rose again and came back aggressively.
Messiah was not joking when she said that he would fall down as he walked. When the dosage of drugs was high, especially sedatives, it was very easy to make people feel tired and sleepy. They could fall asleep standing up.
Glasses was dizzy and could barely stand.
In a daze, a cold hand gently touched his shoulder.
"Thank … Thank you."
With the strength of that hand, Glasses finally stabilized his body.
He quickly lowered his head and zipped his pants. "Brother Sheng, thank you very much. If it weren't for you, I would have fallen just now. "
The moment he pressed the flush button, Glasses suddenly felt that something was wrong.
Because the hand on his shoulder was gradually exerting force.
The sharp nails carried a threatening force, as if they had grown spikes from them. They easily pierced through the thin hospital gown, causing the coldness to seep into the skin like an ice cellar.
"Sheng … Hahaha, Brother Sheng, don't scare me …"
Glasses' shoulder was numb from the cold. The cold feeling spread from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, and his voice was trembling.
He was so scared that his face was ashen. He did not dare to look back. He almost knelt down and begged. "You … You … Say something, Brother Sheng …"
"At least say something …"
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Sheng Yu leaned against the toilet door drowsily.
The pill looked small, but the effect was solid. Even if he stood, it could make people feel like chickens pecking at rice in class.
"Why are you alone?"
A voice suddenly sounded.
The high school student who had just opened and closed his eyes immediately woke up.
When he saw the familiar person in front of him, Sheng Yu breathed a sigh of relief. "Brother Jiu!"
The white-haired young man who rushed down from upstairs frowned. "Why are you standing in front of the toilet door alone?"
"I accompanied Glasses to the toilet. I stood outside to keep a lookout for him."
Zong Jiu looked up at the toilet behind him.
The incandescent lamp was still lit. A few cubicle doors were unlocked, and a dirty mop hung in the stained and smelly sink. It was unbelievably quiet.
"How long has he been in there?"
"Uh … Well, I don't remember. He should have been in there for a while. Maybe he's taking a dump."
Sheng Yu scratched his head and turned to shout inside, "Glasses, are you done?"
No one answered.
This time, even Sheng Yu could sense that something was obviously wrong. He shivered and said in a trembling voice, "It can't be … I've been guarding here the whole time. I didn't hear anything."
Zong Jiu did not answer. Instead, he walked into the toilet and kicked open the cubicle door.
There was no one behind the door.
He did the same thing and kicked open the other three cubicles.
Unexpectedly, there was no one in the four cubicles.
The toilet was only so big. It was hard enough for a few people to stand in it. It was impossible to hide a living person.
"What's going on? Where is he?! "Sheng Yu was shocked." I saw him walk in with my own eyes. "
The bullet screen in the livestream was also trembling.
[F * ck, which one of you was in Glasses' livestream? Did something happen to him?]
[Look, look, he insisted on being alone. I told him that he would die if he was alone, but he didn't listen.]
[Two newbies. There are so many big shots here. Who would watch their livestream for no reason? Newbies joining Thriller Trainees are just free food. Let's go.]
[No one answered when I called his name. I guess he's gone.]
"Describe the process in detail."
Zong Jiu's gaze swept past the dirty sink with the mop. A large black spider was lying on a large web under the faucet.
"I came to the toilet with Glasses. He asked me if I wanted to go with him. I said no. Then I saw him walk into the toilet and close the door. Only then did I lean against the wall to take a nap. "
Sheng Yu tried hard to recall every detail. "Even though I was sleepy, I was definitely not asleep. If Glasses had walked out of the toilet, there was no way I wouldn't have heard him. And when Glasses went to the toilet, I heard him shushing! "
… She even heard him shushing. It seemed like she was quite serious.
The white-haired young man narrowed his eyes. The description of this passage flashed across his mind. He slowly tightened his grip on the ballpoint pen in the long sleeve of his hospital gown.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
At that moment, the outermost water tank suddenly roared. The sound traveled far, echoing in the empty corridor. It was spine-chilling.
They turned their heads at the same time.
The next moment, the two standing at the toilet door clearly saw the water gushing out from the top of the toilet turn into a viscous scarlet!
It was blood, an endless stream of blood.
"Let's go and inform everyone."
Zong Jiu shrugged. "If I'm not mistaken, something happened to Glasses."