Chapter 1 A Bad Feeling

A bad premonition often becomes reality…

When Feng Bujue arrived at the wall with expectations and clearly saw the plastic picture board on it, the first "terrible puzzle" appeared.

Originally, the "map" on this picture board was not arranged in an orderly manner. Except for the title at the top, "Cedar County Public Hospital 2F Floor Plan," the rest of the content was a mess. Pictures didn't match pictures, words didn't match words, looking like… a large jigsaw puzzle that had been put together wrong.

"Oh… is this a test of the player's graphic memory…" Feng Bujue muttered, looking at the chaotic schematic diagram, "Puzzles are my forte…" As he spoke, he stood still, left hand supporting his right elbow, right hand supporting his chin, his eyes like torches, and began his mental jigsaw puzzle.

Unconsciously, five minutes passed…

Feng Bujue was still standing in exactly the same pose, chanting, "Hmm… it's much more complicated than I thought…"

After observation, he found that the "puzzle pieces" on this picture board were all irregular shapes. About twenty or so of these patterns were mixed together and arranged out of alignment to form the "map" in front of him.

This was much more difficult than ordinary rectangular or jagged puzzles. It was already difficult for the human brain to remember so many graphics in a short time, let alone arrange and combine these graphics in the brain. The difficulty was self-evident.

"Looks like it's going to take a lot of time…" Brother Jue murmured.

Bang, bang…

At this moment, another change occurred.

A burst of powerful footsteps sounded from behind, gradually approaching.

"Hmm? Is that bandaged guy coming again…" Feng Bujue muttered, and slowly turned around. At the same time, his hand reached into his pocket, preparing to take out his sunglasses.

Unexpectedly, this time, he saw something else…

He saw a burly figure walking slowly. The monster had a fleshy tumor-like head, and its height was close to three meters. The top of its head could almost touch the ceiling, and the knotted muscles on its body had already burst out of its clothes…

"Holy crap…" Feng Bujue was startled when he saw this monster.

"Lester! You bastard!" On the monster's fleshy tumor head, a crack that looked like a mouth split open, and two rows of sharp animal teeth grew in the crack. He used this "mouth" to shout loudly, "I'm going to kill you!"

"Hmm…" Feng Bujue put on his sunglasses and glanced at the other party, then quickly took them off again, because he found that looking at this guy with his naked eyes was the same. "What's going on… I didn't set up any flag…" The other party's movement speed was not too fast, and the distance was still far, so Feng Bujue was not in a hurry to run away. "Oh… I understand." He seemed to have thought of something. "Have I been in the same place for too long…"

This reasoning also had some basis, because the main quest of the script was: [Stick to your post and live until dawn], so theoretically… as long as the player doesn't leave the hospital and ensures that they don't die, then anything is possible. Even if Feng Bujue randomly found a corner without monsters to squat in, without doing any exploration, he would not be judged as passively playing the game.

[Prompt: If you stay in the corridor for too long, the angry orderly Chad will appear. The powerful Chad can easily tear you to pieces. You need to escape as soon as possible. You can escape Chad's pursuit by entering a room. Chad will linger at the door of the room for one minute, then leave.]

The system prompt entered his ears in a timely manner, corroborating his reasoning.

"That's strange… the puzzle of this 'schematic diagram' in front of me can't be solved in a short time…" Feng Bujue thought, while turning around and heading to the left side of the T-junction. "Could it be that I have to find a disposable camera or something to take a picture of the map on this board, and then tear up the photo and play jigsaw puzzle?"

Feng Bujue was a bit of an obsessive-compulsive person. He felt uncomfortable if he gave up on a puzzle that he had solved halfway… but now there was a killer monster approaching, so he could only run first.

"Hey! Chad!" While running away, Feng Bujue didn't forget to turn his head and chat with the orderly, who had very average movement speed, "Do we have some deep hatred? Why are you doing this?"

"You slept with my sister!" Chad roared.

"Hmm… he gave such a straightforward reason that left me speechless…" Feng Bujue muttered, then turned his head again and shouted, "I believe there must be a misunderstanding! Maybe it's true love!"

Before he finished speaking, he saw Chad's neck muscles on the side growing wildly. As a cloud of pus burst open, a second head drilled out from the side of his neck. It was also a blurry fleshy tumor, but it made a woman's voice, "Lester! You bastard! You said you would call me!"

[Prompt: You have angered Chad and activated the vengeful spirit of his sister. From now on, his abilities will be further strengthened.]

Before the system prompt finished, the "two-headed giant's" pace quickened by three points.

This time… Brother Jue couldn't run so leisurely anymore. He took off like a madman and immediately began searching for the door closest to him.

"This flag is completely inexplicable!" Feng Bujue said, "Singing 'Huo Yuanjia' can drive away monsters, but negotiating nicely leads to the situation worsening!"

Soon, he approached the door of a clinic. He didn't have time to think, so he rushed to the door in a sliding tackle, grabbed the doorknob and turned it, and as a result… the most classic system prompt appeared: [Cannot be opened].

"What the…" Feng Bujue shouted, got up and ran wildly again.

After this few seconds of delay, Chad chased closer. This meant that Brother Jue could no longer stop to try other doors. He could only try to create some distance first… otherwise, he would be attacked as soon as he stopped to open the door.

"As expected, you can't be careless at all…" Feng Bujue thought, "If I had known this… I should have turned around and left the moment I saw him."

At this time, his recent exercise experience in real life did play a role. After Feng Bujue got serious, he quickly adjusted his breathing, footsteps, and running posture, thus shaking off the other party again.

However, at this delicate moment, another absurd scene appeared in front of him.

At the end of the corridor, there was a staircase. This staircase did not go up or down, but was connected to the wall on the right, extending to the side…

"What the hell…" Feng Bujue said with wide eyes.

Since stopping meant death, he couldn't think too much and could only bite the bullet and go.

As a result… he really ran smoothly up the steps that extended to the side.

When Brother Jue stepped on the stairs, he felt the gravity of the area ahead shifting… At this moment, his mind buzzed, and he instantly understood, "That map is correct!"