The X-ray room processed three people at a time, so Zhu Yan put on a lead apron and walked inside with his two “walking corpses.”
He glanced nervously at the examiner behind the glass. But the other person merely frowned at the X-ray results, gave the three of them a hesitant once-over, and waved for them to come out.
“Go get your memories checked.”
The examiner was a girl. Her brows furrowed beneath her protective glasses, and after hesitating for several seconds, she reluctantly grabbed the army medic.
Zhu Yan’s brow twitched, and he stopped as well.
Nothing could go wrong at a time like this, could it?
“What’s wrong?” he asked, pretending to be concerned.
“Well…” The examiner looked a little embarrassed. “I know this may sound unpleasant, but the three of you should probably get your bodies examined.”
The army medic frowned. “Is there something abnormal?”
Zhu Yan was rather curious about that himself.
What difference was there between the walking corpses and a living person under an X-ray?
Or could they see the faintly decayed state of their internal organs?
“Some of your internal organs aren’t particularly healthy,” the girl said. “I didn’t examine them closely, but it feels like there’s some inflammation around the stomach and intestines.”
Then she turned to Zhu Yan with concern. “And you… Um, did you just have your appendix removed? Did you go on a mission before you recovered? I know your mission was urgent, but you have a deficiency inside your body. It’s obviously a surgical wound that hasn’t healed yet.”
“Does it hurt?”
…That was probably just because he hadn’t drunk enough repair agent.
Still, Zhu Yan was grateful that the examiner had pointed it out.
“There’s a military hospital on the tenth underground floor. It’s got fairly complete facilities. You can register at the outpatient department.”
Oh, good.
It seemed the X-ray had revealed no serious problems.
Zhu Yan glanced at the third walking corpse heading inside, then nodded gratefully to the examiner. “I’ll go take a look after I get downstairs. Thank you.”
The examiner pointed toward the memory reader waiting beside her, urging Zhu Yan to hurry over.
“Holy crap—Zhu Zeyu!”
The memory reader suddenly became excited. “You remember me, right? I was the one who read your memories last time!”
Zhu Yan remembered the man.
Last time, he had altered his memories to make them especially thrilling, earning the man’s deep admiration.
Having gained experience from their previous encounter, the memory reader eagerly placed a hand on Zhu Zeyu’s wrist, his eyes full of gossip and curiosity.
“Hey, buddy. What exactly happened to you in the instance? Captain Jin came looking for me several times afterward…”
Zhu Yan sighed.
“You can see for yourself.” He spoke helplessly. “Did Captain Jin tell you to pay special attention to me?”
The other man said nothing. His expression only grew more solemn.
Once he finally lowered his hand, he gestured for Zhu Yan to keep quiet.
“Brother, you’ve suffered.” The memory reader lowered his voice and let out a long sigh.
Judging from the memories he had seen, Zhu Zeyu was practically a hero.
By comparison, Jin Rongxu and Director Jin had been the ones coasting to victory, both inside and outside the instance.
Whenever he thought about Captain Jin’s actions, the memory reader couldn’t help feeling that Zhu Zeyu had been treated unfairly.
“Let me tell you something. Captain Jin arrived early and is watching from upstairs right now.”
Zhu Yan instinctively tried to look up, but the memory reader stopped him.
“Careful. Otherwise, we’ll both be in trouble.”
“Oh, okay,” Zhu Yan said.
“Look at this setup. Everyone’s on high alert. They’re determined to flush out Hunter Number One.”
Zhu Yan was genuinely curious.
He sent a wisp of mist drifting upward and actually found a small glass window set into the wall above them.
The spot was extremely concealed. It would be difficult for anyone below to notice it by looking up, but those inside could overlook the entire room.
Jin Rongxu and Director Jin were both inside, muttering to each other about something.
The Seer was sitting on a small chair nearby. Beneath her crisp, tailored white suit, her Klein-blue pointed shoes were particularly eye-catching.
Huh? The Seer was involved too?
Zhu Yan immediately activated [Invisibility] and moved closer to eavesdrop.
Below, the memory reader patted Zhu Zeyu on the shoulder. “Little brother, let’s have a meal together sometime. I’ve been here longer than you, so I know the place well.”
Zhu Yan agreed with a cheerful smile.
He stood up, had the walking corpse sit down, and followed the instructions toward the “internal examination area.”
The [Mist] clung tightly to the glass window, almost flattening itself into a pancake.
Jin Rongxu’s voice passed faintly through two layers of bulletproof glass and reached Zhu Yan’s ears.
“…Which step went wrong? There obviously weren’t any loopholes…”
He turned toward the Seer, clearly displeased.
“Give me an explanation. Why couldn’t you foresee him entering the shelter?”
“…Couldn’t you, or simply didn’t want to?”
Zhu Yan was curious too.
He had never been able to see through the Seer’s background. He also didn’t dare approach her openly under the identity of Zhu Zeyu.
She was mysterious and seemed difficult to control.
But the guidance she provided each time had indeed been important.
He manipulated “Zhu Zeyu” into stopping and lying down on the examination bed.
Of the three walking corpses, “Pot Lid” had already finished his examination before Zhu Yan.
Nothing had happened.
At that moment, the small red sandalwood bracelet had been put back on the puppet’s wrist. “Ma Dong” and the army medic were waiting in line beside him.
A silver probe wrapped in thin plastic film was inserted into his mouth. Zhu Yan suppressed the urge to vomit and continued using the [Mist] to eavesdrop.
The Seer let out a helpless sigh.
“Captain Jin, I’ll say it again: the Hunter Number One you’re looking for is a higher level than I am.”
“He isn’t either of the two newly emerged hunters you mentioned. He’s different.”
“The fact that I can see him appearing in the examination room is already impressive. You only need to know that you’ll win in the end.”
Jin Rongxu paced around irritably.
Downstairs, Zhu Zeyu rose from the examination chair. No one noticed that the red sandalwood bracelet vanished from his wrist and appeared on the army medic’s hand.
The army medic tugged at its uniform sleeve, covering the bracelet.
It lay down on the examination chair while Zhu Zeyu stood beside it and waited.
“I understand that you’re in a difficult position.” Director Jin pressed a hand against Jin Rongxu’s shoulder, signaling his nephew to calm down. “But surely you can see where Hunter Number One will go next, can’t you? What he plans to do after entering? Which bed he’ll stay in?”
“He wouldn’t enter the shelter just to sit around doing nothing, would he?”
Director Jin’s words carried a double meaning. He was criticizing someone indirectly, and his sharp gaze stabbed at the Seer.
“Miss, the only reason you can still dress like this today is because you have such a useful ability.”
“To wear the crown, one must bear its weight. That ability doesn’t necessarily have to remain with you.”
The Seer fell silent, biting her lip uneasily.
She walked to the window and looked outside through the [Mist]. A thin sheen of cold sweat began to bead on her forehead.
“…Then perhaps I should tell you, Director.”
Zhu Yan saw her gaze sweep rapidly across everything below: the newly arrived students, the ordinary players, Captain Zheng, and the third walking corpse as it rose from the examination chair.
“As for the [Hunter], I could still make out a blurry figure before.”
“But ever since you went to the [Hall of Mourning], every image has gone blank. Even his silhouette has disappeared.”
“His next target is the central control room. If you can intercept him, things here will improve considerably.”
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