When we returned to the original room, I finally let out a sigh of relief.
After all, Lu Zhao was still alive.
We had been in this Upside Down world for three days, but due to the different flow of time compared to another world, we had actually experienced less than a day.
Through the window, I saw that the outside world was still shrouded in thick fog.
Yet for some reason, I felt that world had more warmth than this one.
"An Peng!"
Lu Zhao looked at me, puzzled, and asked, "How did you know that killing the monster would allow us to return to our original world?"
I smiled and replied, "The rules never stated that we had to follow them in that world."
"I just took a gamble, and it paid off."
Lu Zhao nodded thoughtfully.
He glanced at the green stains on my clothes and said, "You must know how to leave here now, right?"
I smiled again and said, "Maybe!"
For some reason, I felt that something was off about Lu Zhao, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it.
Just then, the Checkup time arrived, and the Female Nurse with her stitched-up mouth came in again.
After counting the people quickly, she hurriedly left.
This time, I noticed her name was Yun Hui.
I stopped Yun Hui and said, "Miss Yun!"
"I can help you get out," she replied.
Yun Hui shook her head and said, "No need!"
With that, she turned to leave.
At that moment, she spotted Lu Zhao and visibly tensed up.
A flicker of shock and fear crossed her eyes.
Meanwhile, Lu Zhao looked at her as he usually did.
This only deepened my confusion.
Just moments ago, there had been a hint of fear and astonishment in Yun Hui's eyes.
But when she saw Lu Zhao, all that remained was caution.
This meant she knew Lu Zhao, but Lu Zhao did not recognize her.
Thinking this through, I reached out and grabbed Yun Hui's arm.
She jumped at my touch and quickly shook off my hand.
Just then, Lu Zhao walked over with a smile and said, "An Peng, you really are bold!"
"Even in a situation like this, you're still thinking about flirting?"
I ignored him, my hands clenched tightly.
I felt that when Yun Hui had pulled away from me, he slipped a small piece of paper into my hand.
I went to the restroom to open the paper, and I saw two rules written on it:
"Underground Level One is a completely different and dangerous world; the escape route lies within it."
"The creatures of Underground Level One are a different species from those here."
"They hold grudges, so be careful!"
After reading the rules, I quickly flushed the paper down the toilet, not telling Lu Zhao about my discovery.
But I couldn't shake the feeling that something was off with Lu Zhao.
Perhaps I should venture into Underground Level One again.
This time, however, I decided to go alone.
In the afternoon, Lu Zhao and I went out for some fresh air.
At that moment, I noticed that the Red-eyed medical staff seemed frightened of us and dared not approach.
Suddenly, an unrealistic suspicion crossed my mind.
What if the Lu Zhao in front of me wasn't really Lu Zhao, but a creature disguised from the Negative First Floor?
And perhaps the Red-eyed ones were afraid of the green-eyed creatures from the Negative First Floor.
Thinking this, I looked into Lu Zhao's eyes and noticed that his pupils had a faint green tint.
Lu Zhao looked into my eyes.
At that moment, I noticed that my pupils had also taken on a faint green hue.
For the next two days, I did not move with Lu Zhao.
Instead, I wandered alone in the hospital.
I realized that there were very few patients left in the hospital.
Only a handful of normal people were hiding in their rooms, too afraid to come out.
Meanwhile, the monsters roamed freely, searching for prey.
However, they no longer cleaned up the leftover limbs and severed arms from their feasts.
As a result, the hospital was filled with the stench of blood and scattered flesh.
The entire place felt like a bloody hell.
During this time, I did not catch a glimpse of Lu Zhao.
I suspected he had been captured by the monsters.
But there was nothing I could do.
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