Chapter 105: Innocent Child's Drawing |
【BOSS [Anthrax] Patient (lv.15)】
【HP: 15000】
【Description: It does not need a skin because it is the disease of the world, merely disguised as a human.】
In an instant, information about the black fog-like tentacles appeared before Guan Shan's eyes.
His first thought was that the BOSS's HP was surprisingly normal...
The second thought was that its Attack Power and defense must be quite high! Through numerous encounters, Guan Shan had figured out that these monsters' HP often determined the high or low of their various attributes. For one like this in front of him, its attributes were likely very balanced, and its Attack Power was certainly not weak.
The monster's appearance matched its name perfectly.
It spread like a tangible anthrax disease from the darkness of the corridor, crawling along walls and air. Where it passed, black mold-like spots grew, followed by various-sized blisters that quickly rotted into red-black hardened scabs resembling carbonized cracks.
The walls, despite being painted, grew blisters that looked like human skin, creating a disturbingly eerie scene.
-33! -32! -34! -30!...
A series of damage numbers kept appearing, while his status bar showed the [Infected] entry, indicating slowed movement and a 1% reduction in maximum HP every ten minutes.
The black fog transformed into a grinning human face, and more tentacles surged toward Guan Shan.
With a twist of his wrist, Guan Shan's Demon Blade slashed downward, instantly cutting through the black fog around his left hand and foot.
Once his left hand was free, he swiftly transferred the Demon Blade and cut through the fog on the other side, rolling backward to escape the area covered in black spots.
Guan Shan retreated to the window in disarray, intending to break through, only to find the window immovable and displaying the classic message: 【The window seems fixed to the space and doesn't budge】.
The black spots and blisters had spread to almost the entire room.
"Really want me to escape in a hospital..."
Guan Shan turned his head calmly, only to see that the doctor he had shot earlier had almost fully recovered...
The stitched-up face of the doctor glared at Guan Shan with all its eyes, emitting a layered roar.
Then, the doctor pulled out a gun from his medical kit and fired immediately! "Bang!"
"Damn!"
Guan Shan rolled and dodged, cursing under his breath, "I knew it! Such low HP must be a trap!"
He glanced at the blister on his wrist that had begun to scab, his mouth twitching, "I can't keep this negative status; reducing max HP is too harsh!"
Seeing the black fog still surging toward him, Guan Shan made a decisive move and used 【Innocent Child's Drawing】.
【Effect: Upon use, creates a 5mx5mx5m space of drawing, turning everything inside into a child's drawing style, lasting 180 seconds, with a cooldown of 1 hour.】
Instantly, centered around Guan Shan, everything in the room turned into crayon-drawn sketches.
Amidst "pop! pop! pop!" sound effects.
The black spots turned into lush green grass, the blisters into bright red mushrooms, the black fog into fluffy white clouds, and the doctor into a stick figure holding a cross-shaped gun.
The child-like drawing even added cartoonish surprised expressions like "Σ(っ°Д°;)っ" and "w(°ｏ°)w" to them.
Guan Shan was dumbfounded, his tension and fear disappearing, replaced by a desire to laugh.
More importantly, all damage was nullified!
The fluffy clouds wrapped around, the green grass swayed, the mushrooms grew, and the touch felt like warm, soft blankets, completely harmless.
The doctor displayed a furious "ヽ(`Д´)ﾉ" expression, firing multiple shots at Guan Shan, but the cross-shaped gun only shot out little red flowers...
"Pfft..."
Guan Shan picked up a little red flower that landed on him, finally unable to hold back his laughter.
Of course, he himself had also turned into a stick figure holding a slash. 【Innocent Child's Drawing】 affected all things within the space.
He didn't forget his objective. Taking advantage of the two monsters' transformation into child-like drawings, he rushed out of the room.
In the corridor, outside the range of the child-like drawing, he immediately used 【Emergency Bandage】 to remove his negative status.
"Crunch—"
Simultaneously, doors of other rooms in the corridor began to open one after another, revealing patients' wards and corresponding caretakers' rest rooms. Narrow beams of light split the corridor into fragmented sections.
Awakened by the commotion, patients emerged, confused, to check what was happening.
Guan Shan took a deep breath, raised the Demon Blade, and prepared himself.
Besides the NPC patients, there were also caretakers marked as monsters.
Women in nurse uniforms staggered out from behind doors, holding axes, guns, and various other weapons, their faces replaced with a gaping mouth filled with teeth.
Their exposed skin was covered in rotting blisters and scabs, their clothes soaked in blood, sticking to their bodies and outlining their curves. Black spots spread wherever they passed.
【[Infected] Nurse (lv.6)】
【HP: 600】
【Description: Have you seen my patient? I need to care for them.】
Guan Shan's mouth twitched, "Heh... with an axe and gun?"
These nurses' HP also looked normal, but with the doctor's example, Guan Shan assumed their regenerative abilities were extremely strong.
Thus, he needed to kill them in one blow, leaving no room for recovery! The first nurse to rush at Guan Shan came from the caretaker's rest room corresponding to his ward. Originally, it had been Li Hong's rest room, but now it was just a monstrous figure in front of him.
"Patient... patient... my... care..."
The nurse's gaping mouth opened, emitting a bizarre sound while raising her fire axe to charge at Guan Shan.
This level of monster no longer posed a threat to Guan Shan beyond its eerie appearance.
He sidestepped the attack easily, calmly and swiftly, slicing the nurse monster's neck with his blade.
"Crack!"
The crisp sound indicated the smooth cut through muscle and bone.
Guan Shan sheathed his blade efficiently as the nurse's head fell, her neck spraying blood, and her body slowly collapsed.
【EXP +500】
"Ahhhhh!"
An NPC patient who had stumbled out of a nearby ward was splattered with blood, screaming in terror and scrambling backward.
The young man passing by, dressed in a blood-soaked hospital gown, had a face that was unmistakably familiar.
For a moment, the NPC felt the world had gone mad, muttering in a daze, "Guan Shan..."