Chapter 1497: 1495: Discharge

Chapter 1497: Chapter 1495: Discharge

Entering the zone, Han Dong seized the limit of the opponent’s attacking range, stepped back + countered.

The entire process flowed seamlessly, resembling a “flash.”

This display left Lester Caregiver, who was hanging at Han Dong’s waist, stunned—he never imagined a patient randomly passing by the stairwell could be so formidable.

“Lester Caregiver’s Right Arm,” due to its compatibility attributes, gained special traits related to the Ghoul Arm. Coupled with the genetic activation of the G-Virus, it now appeared as an irregularly swollen, massive Flesh Hammer.

The heavy smash echoed with the crisp sound of a skull cracking.

Han Dong’s full-force strike even left a small dent in the operating room floor, embedding the criminal’s skull completely within. Pale pink brain matter seeped through the fractures between bones.

A perfect counterattack like this often inflicted 200% damage.

Just as Han Dong thought the fight was over—

Swish!

The criminal pinned to the ground astonishingly twisted his arm backward and forcibly swung the Butcher Knife upward.

A flurry of blade glints flashed past.

“Lester Caregiver’s Right Arm” was slashed open with more than a dozen cuts of varying sizes… However, due to the weapon’s “high-quality” grade, the internal bones were extremely sturdy, and the blade couldn’t penetrate the skeleton.

Fortunately, Han Dong possessed this weapon. If he had used his own arm to restrain the criminal, he would have faced a high risk of losing it.

“Him not dying may be a good thing.

Mr. Lester, kindly help suppress this one. Before killing him, I’d like to ask a few questions.”

With that, Han Dong detached the head from his waist.

He directly embedded the neck stump into the bone end of the arm, allowing Lester himself to control his own arm and maintain the suppression of the criminal.

Since the Butcher Knife was swung blindly, Han Dong seized the moment, extended his left hand to touch the criminal’s joint… Sandification!

In no time, as yellow sand dispersed, the criminal’s four limbs were completely erased.

To ensure safety, Han Dong pressed his left index finger into the criminal’s ear canal. If he sensed any danger, he would perform intracranial sandification to eliminate the threat instantly.

“Can you still talk?”

Han Dong observed that although the criminal’s skull was shattered, the brain inside remained relatively intact.

“Just kill me already…”

With his limbs destroyed, the criminal, no longer able to savor killing, seemed to have lost all purpose in life. The viciousness in his eyes shifted to pure pleading, begging Han Dong to end him.

“I need some information. If you can provide it, I’ll grant your wish… Tell me, where’s the exit to this hospital?”

Upon hearing this question, the criminal revealed a twisted smile:

“Ha! So, you’re also one of the poor souls trapped in here? No wonder you’re so strong! The [Exit] varies by each trapped individual, appearing in different locations, and the conditions for leaving differ too.

My condition was to kill 40% of the Pig Badgers in the hospital, after which I could leave through the ventilation ducts.

As for you, your [Condition] is likely to find and kill me. As for where the exit is, you’ll have to figure that out yourself… Now, end it! That’s all the information I have.”

“Alright.”

About two minutes later—

Fully armed SWAT units arrived at the operating room.

What greeted them was a “work of art.” The criminal and the operating room’s personnel were grotesquely stitched together in an extreme and surreal manner.

Sewn with the criminal as the centerpiece, they formed a crimson butterfly, symbolizing rebirth from a broken cocoon.

Additionally, four large characters written in the criminal’s handwriting were left in the operating room: “I Have Ascended.”

After investigating the scene, the SWAT team defined it as a pathological artistic creation executed by the criminal in a state of desperation, realizing escape was impossible.

…

As the officers dealt with the criminal’s remains, Han Dong, now dressed in a doctor’s lab coat, exited the operating room through a staff-exclusive medical passageway.

He took an elevator back to the thirteenth floor, returning to his ward.

Click!

Locking the door, he changed into casual clothes from the wardrobe.

He then cleaned the bloodstains off himself, as well as Lester Caregiver’s Arm and head, by the sink.

“Thank you, Mr. Nicholas! I know of some hidden back doors in the hospital—one of them might correspond to the exit you’re looking for.”

Since Han Dong helped him take revenge, Lester Caregiver also wished to repay the favor.

“Could you tell me where these ‘back doors’ are? I need to plan the optimal route… After all, wandering aimlessly around the hospital is quite dangerous.”

Saying this, Han Dong placed the head he had cleaned next to the sink and pulled up a chair for their discussion.

“Excluding the hospital’s main entrance, ventilation ducts, and various windows,

There are three other exits leading to the outside world:

1. The Emergency Passage on the south side of the first floor.

2. An exit in the hospital’s underground warehouse, connecting to the backyard.

3. A corpse transport route linked to the morgue, which connects directly to a road outside, designed to quickly load bodies onto hearses bound for the crematorium.”

“Let’s go! We’ll check the morgue first. If that doesn’t work, we’ll head to the basement, and as a last resort, try the Emergency Passage.”

Perhaps out of a peculiar fondness for the morgue, or maybe guided by a sudden instinct, Han Dong decided on this order.

“Alright, let me see you off on your final journey.

Due to certain reasons, I cannot leave this hospital. I can only escort you to the exit. However, I cannot reveal more about myself or this hospital.”

“Thank you, Mr. Lester.”

Han Dong had already pieced together some of the underlying truths—it would become fully clear once he left the hospital.

Without asking further, he focused on the immediate task of escaping this hospital.

Taking the elevator to the first floor, under Lester Caregiver’s guidance, he traversed a chillingly eerie corridor leading to the hospital’s rear.

Even before reaching the morgue, the howls of something zombie-like echoed through the halls.

“Mr. Nicholas, the morgue’s keeper is a very stubborn old man… Let me handle him later. You just stay silent.”

“Understood.”

As they approached the morgue’s cold, pitch-black antechamber, Han Dong detected a dangerous aura and halted.

In front of him, an obese elder’s bloated body was fused with the morgue door.

To access the morgue, one would have to pass through his abdominal cavity.

As he sensed someone’s approach, the elder slowly opened his eyes, his gaze falling on the head hanging at Han Dong’s waist.

“Lester, why are you down to just a head?”

“Didn’t the hospital recently have a criminal sneak in? Unlucky for me, I ran into him… But don’t worry; he’s dead now.

Hey, Mr. Neil! Do you have any decent corpses lying around? I urgently need a new body.

In return, I’ll give you half of next month’s bonus.”

“Who’s this?”

“He’s a new intern at our hospital. Look at his strong arms—you can tell he’ll take over my position someday… Don’t worry, he’s trustworthy.”

“As it happens, I received a fresh body yesterday that’s perfect for you. Hurry inside while no one’s looking.”

“Thanks, Mr. Neil.”

…

Every room in the morgue displayed signs of corpse mutations: pounding on doors, ghastly screams, or rotting hands reaching through cracks, grasping for the young man passing by in the corridor.

Despite the terrifying scene, Han Dong’s expression remained unchanged.

Having once lived with a Female Corpse in a morgue for an extended period, this was nothing to him.

Soon, under Lester Caregiver’s guidance, they arrived at the corpse transport route. The characters “Exit” loomed at the end of the path, confirming their destination.

“Looks like we found it… Good luck, Mr. Nicholas.

I hope you survive out there. If you’re ever seriously injured, you’re welcome to return to our hospital for treatment.

My Right Arm is my parting gift to you. Go on! The outside may be more dangerous than this place, but I know you don’t belong here.”

“Thank you.”

Now reduced to just his head, Lester fell to the ground. Using the wriggling tendrils of his neck, he crawled back toward the morgue in search of a suitable body.

Han Dong took a deep breath and stepped through the exit.

『Preliminary test complete. Difficulty level: [Ladybug: 3].

Achievement met. Survivors in the hospital > 80% during this difficulty.

Scenario [Anani Hospital Scene] unlocked. You may now use Ladybug Points to access the hospital for rapid treatment.

[Anani Hospital Incident] Base Multiplier: 3, you have earned “Ladybug Points”: 3×3=9』