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Zhou Bai had always been low-key, to the point that after the game started, others couldn't understand why I chose him.
As my game level increased, I gained a certain level of self-protection in the Mysterious World.
However, Zhou Bai became increasingly anxious.
He often entered the next game during the safe period after the previous one ended.
He stubbornly believed that only in the game would I rely on him wholeheartedly.
" Bai, take a break," I suggested.
"I'm not tired," he replied defiantly, his eyes tinged with a hint of blue.
[Entering Dungeon - Night Slaughterhouse]
[Tip: Hush, human, you should hold reverence for the night.]
This was undoubtedly the most useless tip I had ever seen, and it was also the broadest.
I took Zhou Bai's hand, intending to distance ourselves from the crowd and continue our duo quest.
"Hey beautiful, don't go! Let's team up; four-star missions are tough, and many hands make light work."
The speaker was a young boy with clear and earnest eyes.
I firmly rejected him, fearing that Zhou Bai might lose his temper.
This mission didn't reveal everyone's identities, but clothing and accessories provided corresponding hints.
I was wearing a white coat with a small notebook in my pocket that seemed to be a medical record.
Zhou Bai was dressed like a butcher, with a cleaver hanging from his waist.
The Slaughterhouse operated on the night shift, and the employees had just finished their work.
As we walked inside, many workers were coming out.
The proportion of disabled individuals in this company seemed excessively high.
There were those with one arm, limping legs, missing ears, and even one eye…
Passing by the manager's office, I heard pitiful pleas coming from within.
“ Director Liu, please, I know I was wrong. I shouldn’t have spoken during work hours.
“I won’t do it again, Manager…”
Then came a scream.
I intended to head straight to the infirmary, but Zhou Bai pulled my arm and whispered, “We need to check in first.”
No wonder we hadn’t been informed of any tasks upon entering; until we checked in, we weren’t considered employees here.
If we foolishly found our way to a work station, the only outcome would be being assimilated by the Slaughterhouse and becoming true employees.
We waited at the entrance for a while when a man came out, clutching his left wrist.
In the corner of the office's trash can lay a neatly severed hand.
I swallowed hard; I think I understood why the disability rate in this company was so high.
Director Liu smiled warmly as we entered and greeted us, "Here to check in, I see."
He set down the knife he was holding and handed each of us a form.
"Fill out the form and sign it, and you'll officially start your internship. You can go check out your work area now."
**Congratulations on receiving your internship certificate. Task: Survive for 7 days in the Slaughterhouse.**
After spending a few days here, I realized that the Slaughterhouse was contaminated.
Although I couldn't pinpoint the source of the pollution, the medical room frequently saw employees in poor mental states.
Some even exhibited non-human organs.
I began to understand why Director Liu was doing those things.
Only through pain could one maintain consciousness.
This Dungeon was quite friendly to medical personnel; unfriendly patients were simply beaten up until they regained their senses and could be reasoned with.
The only headache for me was that child from before.
His job was as a doorman, and his tasks were light. He spent his days chatting with me whenever he had nothing else to do.
But I really didn't want to talk to him!
He wasn't discussing anything meaningful; he was practically robbing me of my freedom with his incessant chatter.
The team card granted Zhou Bai increasing privileges; he could even eavesdrop on my surroundings.
Finally, after sending my brother away once again, Zhou Bai skipped work to find me.
"Doctor Lu, I feel really unwell lately."
"Hmm?"
"I might be infected. Every day, my heart feels heavy. Doctor, please touch my heart."
With that, he took my hand and placed it on his chest.
In a calm tone, he said, "My heart has hurt so much that it almost stopped beating several times."
"Really?!"
Could it be arrhythmia?
Startled, I pressed my ear against his chest. A wave of dizziness washed over me, and I found myself sitting in his embrace.
"Doctor Lu, I know how to get the medicine."
"Don't look at anyone else; just look at me."
"Don't listen to what they say; only listen to me."
"Doctor Lu..." Those words lingered on his tongue with a hint of seduction, making my face flush.
I wriggled out of his embrace, trying to sound stern. "It's work time now."
He leaned in closer, pinning me against the wall and kissed me.
With a look of grievance on his face, he mumbled, "You can only look at me, or I really will go crazy..."
The door to the infirmary swung open.
"Hey, where's Doctor Lu? He said he would come to get the medicine today. Never mind, I'll come back later."
Zhou Bai covered my mouth, his expression gleeful, like a cat that had just stolen a fish.
After returning from the Mysterious World, Zhou Bai couldn't wait to show me a new item.
It was said to be a soul-binding tool that could help us know each other's location and safety status more clearly.
Seeing his eager expression, I couldn't bring myself to refuse.
After all, he only had me.
Recently, Zhou Bai had been very worried because my health was deteriorating.
With the nourishment from the Mysterious World, there was no way my body could get worse.
He couldn't find the cause of my illness and could only keep doing tasks alone to find a cure for me.
I guessed it was just because of a dream.
In the dream, I lay pale on a hospital bed, and it seemed like someone was saying something around me, but I couldn't hear it clearly.
I dreamed again.
The dream was becoming clearer and clearer.
In the dream, my parents were calling my name by the bedside, my mother crying as she asked when I would wake up.
Maybe soon.
My body was getting weaker, but everything in the dream was becoming increasingly vivid.
The opportunity to go home was approaching.
I began to worry about Zhou Bai; I couldn't leave him here alone.
" Bai, I might have to leave," I said, coughing as I stroked his head.
"Don't say things like that," Zhou Bai replied, his eyes red and his brow furrowed.
"Cough cough... Don't worry, I won't be gone for long. I believe Bai will always find me, right?"
He lowered his eyelids and ignored me.
Perhaps I had painted too many illusions; he was starting to become immune to them.
Sigh, the child was growing up and becoming harder to deceive.
I had no choice but to speak the truth and tell him the reality.
"So, you like me just to survive, right?"
"Not really..."
"It's okay, if that's the case, it's good. I always worry that you might leave me, and this way, I won't have to worry anymore."
He laughed while crying.
I thought that after everything we had been through, my male lead had grown up, but in front of me, he was still the same as he was in the café.
"But I have faith that Bai will definitely find me, right?"
"You will wait for me, and there won't be anyone else, right?"
I smiled with my eyes curved, but my words made his expression change: "No, you need to hurry."
"Hurry and come find me, or I'll miss you so much." I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him on the chin.
"Why are you not surprised at all?"
I looked at the new neighbor and smiled, "Because my Bai never goes back on his word."
Dogs don't understand what leaving means or what pride is; they only know how to rush towards you without hesitation time and again.
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