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[Congratulations on completing the task: Escape from The Fifth Hospital.]

The prompt from the system echoed in her mind.

What's going on?

Dressed in patient attire, Tao Tao knelt halfway in the muddy road, glancing around at her surroundings with a puzzled face.

In the distance was a building being devoured by flames.

She rubbed her hair, lost in thought. Just a moment ago, she was in the hospital ward, waiting for the right moment to escape during the chaos someone had mentioned. Then, when she went to the bathroom, she found herself outside of the hospital after opening the door.

And, the constantly looping task had been completed once more.

So what exactly was going on?

Even if time had restarted, she shouldn't be here; she was supposed to be lying in the hospital ward.

Tao Tao, confused, tried to stand up but suddenly felt a piercing pain in her ankle. Looking down, she saw that her ankle was red and clearly sprained.

Seeing this, Tao Tao fell into deep thought again.

The first time she escaped the hospital, she overestimated the strength of this frail female body, ran too hard for the thrill of it, tripped over a rock, and ended up falling and spraining her ankle.

The very next second, she was back inside the hospital, which made Tao Tao suspect that her twisted ankle was deemed a failed escape attempt.

So the second time, she was careful to protect her fragile body and made sure not to trip on anything.

But after running a distance, she still found herself back in the hospital, restarting again. It was only on the third attempt that Tao Tao vaguely understood that the trigger for the time loop was probably within The Fifth Hospital.

Without resolving this issue, no matter how many times she escaped the hospital, she'd be pulled back during the reset.

Is this what a Level Two assessment script looks like? A seemingly simple escape task can still involve so many complications!

Tao Tao opened the Player's Handbook, stared at the completed task for a while, and then decisively stood up, leaning on her good leg, and continued running towards the distance.

The Fifth Hospital was situated in the suburbs, surrounded by unfinished malls and abandoned factories. In this desolate place, the burning flames were particularly glaring against the dim sky.

...

Inside The Fifth Hospital covered by thick smoke and flames,

Xu Shuo stumbled, clutching the blood gushing from his chest. He turned to look back, and through the hazy smoke, he saw the nurse with a lifted gun.

The nurse had a frenzied look, her gun-holding hand trembling slightly, eyes filled with excitement and fervor.

Her sudden attack took everyone by surprise. Luo Kun, after a stunned pause, narrowed his eyes at the nurse and asked coldly, "What are you doing?"

Clatter!

The gun fell from the nurse's hand to the ground. She gazed longingly at the young man, then suddenly rushed forward and grabbed Luo Kun's right hand, saying pleadingly, "My hero, I've killed the guy who has been imprisoning you. Let's leave this place together!"

As she spoke, the nurse's shaking hand due to excitement reached for the thing in Luo Kun's hand. Even though she did not seem certain about grasping the object, she firmly and forcefully clutched his right hand.

Luo Kun was holding the bomb trigger in his hand.

At that moment, the sound of an oncoming attack whooshed from the side, and a metal barrel was hurled by someone, hitting with a thud, knocking the nurse away along with Luo Kun beside her.

The bomb trigger also fell from his hand onto the ground.

A man in a janitor's uniform stood there with a grim expression. He spotted the button on the floor, quickly set aside the barrel, and went to grab it.

"Bang!"

Another gunshot rang out. After being attacked, the nurse rolled on the ground, picked up the pistol, and, without hesitation, fired at the janitor trying to pick up the bomb trigger.

The first bullet hit the wall. The janitor dodged the attack with agility and secured the bomb trigger from the floor, but once again, he found himself in the nurse's gun sights.

On the corridor surrounded by flames, the two sides were locked in a standoff.

Lying on the ground, Luo Kun watched this scene and suddenly laughed sarcastically, his lips spreading into a bright smile as he cocked his head with interest.

"What, so there are more people involved than just those earlier ones?"

The nurse's icy gaze paused, her gun still pointed at the janitor, but she slowly moved towards Luo Kun, her lips parted as she said with feigned concern, "My hero, let me handle this dangerous situation. You should get out of here!"

Luo Kun did not speak. He stood up, patted his hospital gown, and watched from the side as if it were all a show.

The flames had reached right in front of them, but neither of the confronting pair seemed to notice, nor did the low coughing coming from the fog distract them.

"Hand that thing over to me!" the nurse demanded coldly, staring at the janitor and stretching out her left hand.

"I won't let you destroy The Fifth Hospital!" The janitor raised his hand, his fingertips holding the bomb trigger pressed slightly, threateningly pinching it to create a few cracks.

"Heh, do you really think this hospital can be saved under these circumstances? Even without that thing, when the fire reaches the top, it's still going to cause an explosion," said the nurse with a mocking sneer.

"..."

The janitor's face darkened, and he did not speak again, his gaze searching his surroundings for a place to hide.

But aside from their corner, the rest of the corridor was already engulfed in flames.

Behind the janitor, a figure dashed out of the dense fog, a flash of cold light streaked past, and suddenly attacked his right hand. The chilling sensation accompanied by intense pain made the janitor let go of his right hand.

The moment the bomb trigger fell, it was caught by another hand stained with blood.

"Hiss..." Clutching his slashed wrist, the janitor looked back in horror and shouted, "Stop!"

Xu Shuo, holding the bomb trigger, pressed it nonchalantly.

Boom!

A deafening explosion emanated from the center of the corridor near the elevator, followed by the entire building shaking violently. The explosion continued, walls cracked, and ceiling debris fell.

[Congratulations on completing the mission: Destroy The Fifth Hospital.]

Amidst the tremors of the explosion, the nurse fell to the ground, and hearing the system notification in her mind, she snapped out of her earlier astonishment.

The doctor actually helped her to activate the bomb?

With that thought, the nurse quickly looked around for other figures, but the recent explosion had driven them all apart. Flames and dense smoke filled her view, obscuring the entire corridor.

Feeling tense, the nurse stood up and called out eagerly, "My hero?!"

The doctor was not yet dead, and she could not assure herself that he would not have the breath to launch a last attack, especially since he had just ambushed the janitor.

His goal was to kill Luo Kun!

More importantly, the doctor might initiate Time Retrospection after this, potentially causing her mission progress to be wiped again!

...

Amongst the crackling flames, Luo Kun leaned against the wall, his brow furrowed as he waved away the encroaching smoke.

He heard the nurse's shouting not far off but had no intention of responding. The youth turned his head to the side and saw a staggering white figure approaching him.

"Doctor Chu, you don't seem to be in very good condition," Luo Kun said with a smile, his widened eyes shining eerily as he spoke in a ghostly tone, "Shall I change the time to another point now?"

Xu Shuo was covered in blood, his white coat almost entirely stained a glaring crimson. He approached Luo Kun, pale and expressionless, and swiftly slashed again.

This time, he deftly slit Luo Kun's throat.

"You talk too much," Xu Shuo said sluggishly afterward.

Blood sprayed out. With his fingers stained with blood, Luo Kun looked at the doctor in front of him and started to laugh in a distorted and bizarre manner.

...

[Congratulations on completing the mission: Kill patient number thirteen from the ward, Luo Kun.]

[Congratulations to the players for completing more than 50% of the main mission. This theater will end in thirty minutes. Please prepare accordingly.]