The patient stared at the broken chain, as if he had been hit with a petrification spell, completely motionless.

His back no longer ached, his legs no longer hurt, and his mental illness seemed to have vanished. The person who had been desperately trying to kill Lu Ce just moments ago now seemed like a different person.

"Hey, I was just messing with you earlier, don't take it seriously!"

[What the hell! What just happened?]

[Here we go, here we go, top-tier brute strength. The last time this big shot played, I was blown away.]

[Clearly, he could have just hacked his way through, but he chose to perfectly blend in with the mentally ill.]

[Honestly, I heard about this big shot's condition in the last game. Coming to the asylum must feel like coming home.]

The skinny patient stood there awkwardly, his whole body a bit stiff, as if he didn't know what to do next.

He had lost a chain, but something far more binding than a chain held him—Lu Ce's hand still gripping his wrist.

In those few seconds, he felt as if his nerves had gone numb, his arm even losing sensation.

Lu Ce exhaled slowly, feeling the berserk force within him slightly calm down, bringing him some comfort.

He released the other person's hand.

"Who... are you?" Perhaps the overwhelming external stimulus allowed the patient to slightly break free from his chaotic mind, gaining a bit of clarity.

"I'm your fellow patient." However, Lu Ce's mind was no clearer than his, and the conversation remained bizarrely chaotic.

"...What's your name?"

"My name is Guo Degang."

Patient: ?

Although it was a perfectly normal name, for some reason, it just felt off to him.

"My name is Long Wu, I'm Long Wu!"

Lu Ce hadn't even asked, but Long Wu declared it himself, even shouting it out, as if awakening from a dream, finally remembering his own name.

But the clarity in his eyes quickly faded, replaced once again by chaos and madness. The hand that had gained freedom began to twist.

Yet now, for some reason, he didn't attack the nearby Lu Ce but instead started swinging the chain, attacking the walls and the floor.

From the outside, it looked like a fit of impotent rage.

[Breakfast time is over, please return to your designated areas.]

[Breakfast time is over...]

The game's timer suddenly blared, echoing throughout the prison-like asylum.

"Oh, the bell rang, seems like it's time to head back."

Lu Ce muttered to himself, no longer paying attention to the guy who had started acting up behind him, and casually walked out.

But suddenly, just as Lu Ce was about to step outside, a loud bang came from behind him.

"Go..."

Slowly turning his head, Lu Ce saw Long Wu collapsed on the ground.

His eyes were bloodshot, veins bulging on his face, his complexion turning purple. He had slammed his head on the ground, blood slowly trickling from his brow.

With his tattered clothes and body covered in bloodstains, he looked like someone who had been tortured in prison for ten years.

Seeing Lu Ce turn back, he squeezed out a few more words through gritted teeth.

"Go... leave here!"

"If you don't leave, you'll end up just like me!"

Lu Ce was silent for a few seconds, bending slightly to look at Long Wu, a strange smile gradually forming on his masked face. (￣??)

In a playful tone, he said:

"Sir, how are we any different now?"

"You'll still be hosting me for lunch, won't you?"

That voice was like a cold spring, pouring down from above, giving Long Wu an inexplicable chill.

After speaking, Lu Ce straightened up and walked out of the ward.

...

Bang!

With a loud noise, the door closed, and everyone returned to the initial room, the same five people, no more, no less.

But the expressions on everyone's faces weren't pleasant, indicating that the game's tasks hadn't progressed well.

The only female player looked pale, clearly frightened, and the Big Guy was actually injured!

His entire right arm was covered in blood, crudely bandaged with his shirt, with blood still seeping through!

[Alright, players, the first game session is over. How do you all feel about adapting?]

The mechanical voice sounded; it was Tom speaking, who was also in the room.

[You can have a brief exchange, summarize your experiences, and prepare for the next meal.]

[Of course, if any of you think you've identified the most severely ill person, you can tell me anytime.]

[You can now operate freely.]

After speaking, Tom rolled on his tracks to a corner and stopped moving, as if he had powered down.

"Cao! Fucking hell of a game!" A sudden roar erupted in the room, the Big Guy's forehead drenched in cold sweat, tightly wrapping his bloody arm.

"What is this place? They call this an asylum? These guys aren't even human!"

He kept cursing, and it was clear from his words that fear had gripped him.

It turned out that after entering the ward, the Big Guy was focused solely on completing the task, eager to feed the patient medicine to advance his progress.

He hadn't taken these tormented patients seriously. When the patient refused to eat, he tried to forcefully pry open their mouth to force-feed them!

At that moment, he realized what he was dealing with. These pitiful patients seemed to have beasts inside them, and they erupted instantly, leaving the Big Guy with no chance to fight back.

If it weren't for his decent physical condition and regular exercise, he might not have made it out alive.

"Yes, in terms of physical strength, they can't be measured by human standards," Jiu Tian chimed in from the side.

"The hell game, this level of difficulty is expected. Be more cautious. At least they still have chains, and we have medicine. I suggest everyone share their information."

"I'll start. I noticed something strange. My patient was initially resistant to medication, but after some persuasion, suddenly went crazy, demanding to take the medicine."

The woman's face was pale as she followed Jiu Tian's lead:

"Yes, the patient I encountered seemed to have a manic disorder, refusing to eat or take medicine, but then suddenly started shouting to take it, swallowing all the pills. It's very strange."

"And after taking the medicine, the manic feeling disappeared, but I couldn't get any useful information; their mind was completely chaotic..."

At this point, Kirk suddenly stood up,

"I have nothing to say, I just have a question."

Then, he looked at Lu Ce, who was lying on the ground, and said:

"Do you know that, besides your patients, no one else in the entire asylum took their medicine this time?"

"Did you eat it all, Mr. Red Mask?"

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Kirk's last two sentences were in Chinese, and hearing his words, everyone was stunned, then turned their heads in shock, not knowing what had transpired between the two.