Virus King - Chapter 106

Chapter 106: The Demon Appears! The Eerie Psychiatric Hospital!

TL: YYang

“The Director and two Deputy Directors have brought in another patient!”

“Why did you say ‘another’?”

“Because this makes the sixteenth patient this month!”

“Oh, wow. Is the mental pressure in Magic City getting that intense? In a month, no less—and our Red Star Psychiatric Hospital isn’t exactly a world-famous institution, is it?”

“Hahaha, you’ll get it if you stay here long enough.”

…

“Little Li, clean up Room 407 upstairs. It’s about to be occupied by a new patient.”

“Huh? But didn’t a new patient move in just last month?”

“That patient recovered and was already taken home by their family. Just clean up like I asked; enough with the backtalk!”

“Oh, alright.”

“I heard we’ve admitted over a dozen new patients this month. Take good care of them.”

“Yes! It’s just… it feels strange. Why don’t these patients ever cry or make noise, and why don’t any family members come to visit?”

“Sixteen patients this month, all with available rooms. Are the doctors at Red Star Psychiatric Hospital really that skilled?”

“Little Li, keep this to yourself, but… I heard these so-called patients aren’t really patients at all!”

“If they’re not patients, then what are they?”

“I heard they’re just homeless people, brought in here secretly!”

“Little Juan, Little Li, what are you two whispering about?”

…

“So much blood, so much blood… what is that pattern? What is that thing? What kind of monster is that, and why is it in our hospital?”

“What… what exactly is that thing?”

“Director…”

“It appears we’ve lost another nurse to madness.”

“What a pity. I actually thought this little girl had potential…”

“Yes, it’s a shame. She was so pretty; there was even a chance she’d catch the interest of that esteemed guest.”

“And now she can’t even handle seeing a little of this… truly useless.”

“Well, since she’s been frightened mad, we have one ready for next month’s ritual. No need to go to all that trouble recruiting someone else.”

…

The voices in the memory were chaotic, starting with a girlish clarity, only to end in the heavy murmur of a devil at his ear.

Chen Bai’s brow furrowed slightly. This was the only memory he had managed to pull from those two nurses.

All other fragments seemed to have vanished.

There was something truly strange about this psychiatric hospital.

Sixteen.

What did that number signify? And why did it linger in the memories of the nurses?

In the memory, someone referred to as the “esteemed guest” was mentioned by what seemed to be either the Director or a Deputy Director. But who could that be?

Instead of resolving any questions, Chen Bai’s mind was flooded with even more. Yet he felt no confusion; he simply directed his gaze toward the imposing doors of the psychiatric hospital at the center.

It seemed that all mysteries would only be uncovered within this hospital.

“Let’s go.”

The dark lobby of the hospital appeared haunting even when viewed through the revolving glass doors at the entrance.

But the four of them showed no sign of fear as they stepped directly inside.

Unexpectedly, the intense battle they had prepared for didn’t occur in the desolate lobby; it was as though there was nothing there at all.

Chen Bai even took the initiative to approach the nearest patient room and kicked open the locked door, but it seemed to be an ordinary hospital room, empty of anything unusual.

Even in a dream, they knew better than to split up in such a setting. They weren’t about to follow the usual horror movie formula of walking into their own doom.

After thoroughly searching the entire first floor, they found only empty rooms; not a single crazed nurse like the ones they had encountered outside was to be seen.

Typically, every secret realm dungeon adhered to a strict three-tier hierarchy:

Ordinary monsters, elite monsters, and boss-level lords.

If those crazed nurses outside were the ordinary monsters, and the Director mentioned in their memories was the boss-level lord, then what, Chen Bai wondered, would the elites be?

The answer to that question came rather quickly.

On the fourth floor, the top floor of the psychiatric hospital.

As soon as Chen Bai and the others set foot on the floor, a figure appeared, barely visible in the dark corridor at the far end.

This secret realm dungeon exuded an intensely eerie atmosphere from start to finish.

Outside the hospital estate, over a dozen crazed nurses had appeared, firing up Chen Bai with the expectation of unleashing carnage inside.

But upon entering the hospital, they had found it completely empty, without a single elite monster.

As if that wasn’t strange enough, upon reaching the fourth floor, the boss itself seemed to be standing there, simply waiting for them?

This lack of pacing was even more disappointing than the most poorly designed dungeons in cheap mobile games.

Of course, the God and Devil Trial Grounds didn’t need to follow conventional pacing, yet this unsettling oddity felt like a bone lodged in Chen Bai’s throat.

But while this was only Chen Bai’s private thought, his three companions’ eyes lit up the moment they saw the shadowy figure.

After over an hour of searching in this oppressive hospital, their conversations had dwindled in the heavy atmosphere.

Only Chen Bai, lost in thought and with decades of experience from his past life in the apocalypse, could maintain his calm.

Finally, seeing a living boss in the hospital nearly brought the three to tears.

“Damn it, you kept us hanging for so long, but finally, you showed up!”

Crow even muttered a local phrase in his dialect.

Then, the Embodiment of Fear behind him began to ripple and gather once more—an eerie and terrifying talent seemingly fused with his own shadow.

That immense shadow slowly took form again, spreading out in a shuddering darkness.

The Embodiment of Fear could bring forth the most deeply rooted fears in one’s heart!

However, as the sound of the figure’s leather shoes echoed in the corridor, a strange tremor suddenly overtook Crow’s body!

Then, the shadow that had been coalescing began to show a crack!

Moments later, as the figure gradually stepped into view, Crow’s Embodiment of Fear shattered in an instant, vanishing without a trace!

“Ugh…”

Crow spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, his eyes bloodshot with shock as he stared at the end of the hallway!

Chen Bai followed his gaze.

Even he couldn’t help but suck in a cold breath!

Because the figure before them could scarcely be called human.

Its skin was a dark, purplish-red, with crimson eyes and high, arched horns.

Chen Bai immediately thought of an all-too-familiar species.

Could it be… a demon! ?