After all, if I couldn't even protect myself, how could I save anyone else?
The Red-Eyed Monsters seemed to fear me, keeping their distance.
This gave me a bit of confidence.
I decided to return to the Negative First Floor at noon.
This time, I planned to go alone.
I had a nagging feeling that Lu Zhao was hiding something.
However, when I arrived at the Negative First Floor, I found that I could no longer enter the Inverted World.
In other words, I couldn't return to my original world.
Panic began to set in.
Just then, I heard a cry for help coming from a nearby Department.
I approached and saw a girl tied to an operating table.
A doctor was making an incision on her abdomen with a scalpel.
The girl screamed in agony as blood poured out.
The doctor excitedly reached into her belly, probing around.
Before long, he pulled out an organ and brought it to his mouth, starting to gnaw on it.
The girl screamed again, struggled for a moment, and then fell silent.
I was so terrified that I turned and ran without a second thought.
At that moment, I heard the doctor's voice behind me, "Still trying to run?"
I glanced back and saw the doctor charging at me with a scalpel in hand.
My legs turned to jelly, but I pushed myself to run faster.
I could hear the footsteps of the doctor getting closer and closer.
Yet, my own legs felt weaker, making me slow down.
I was on the verge of being caught.
Suddenly, I felt a tremendous force pulling me into a room.
It was then that I realized I had inadvertently run deep into the corridor.
The Green Safe House was located at the end of that corridor.
Inside, the Green Door no longer appeared vibrant.
It seemed to have lost its vitality.
At that moment, I recognized that my savior was Yun Hui.
I stared at Yun Hui in shock and asked, "How did you end up here?"
Yun Hui pulled out a phone and typed out a few large words: "Follow me!"
So, I followed Yun Hui into the safe house.
Yun Hui took out her phone and typed a few large words: "If you can't escape the hospital within three days, you will surely die!"
I nodded, then looked at Yun Hui with confusion and asked, "How do you know my location?"
Yun Hui remained silent, tightly gripping her phone.
At that moment, I heard a faint sobbing sound coming from the safe house.
I turned on the flashlight on my phone.
That's when I saw a Talking Doll standing in the corner.
It wore a smile reminiscent of a human expression.
So lifelike.
Its black eyes stared intently at us.
Its mouth opened and closed as it said, "Big Brother, can you play with me?"
I was too frightened to approach.
Yun Hui was startled as well.
Suddenly, I remembered a rule within the hospital.
"There are no talking Talking Dolls in the hospital."
"If you encounter a talking Talking Doll, you may ask it one question."
Gathering my courage, I walked toward the Talking Doll.
"Ah—"
The Talking Doll suddenly let out a loud scream, then said, "Big Brother, will you play with me?"
Its voice grew louder, like the whisper of a devil.
I felt my head start to buzz.
There was no choice; I quickly walked over to the Talking Doll, picked it up, and exited the safe house.
Then I crouched in a corner, staring directly into its eyes. "Tell me, how do I escape from the Negative First Floor?"
The Talking Doll looked into my eyes, shook its head, and said, "I don't know!"
"But you can trade one of your fingers for that answer."
I was taken aback.
At that moment, Yun Hui came over and grabbed my hand, signaling me not to agree.
I smiled and extended my finger toward the Talking Doll's mouth.
After all, a finger was better than death.
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