They ran frantically to the rooftop.

The two stood far apart, panting heavily.

Neither spoke, both fixated on the entrance to the rooftop stairway.

Blood dripped from the knife, drop by drop.

...

"Every man for himself, or heaven and earth will destroy him," Li Jiahao suddenly spoke, his tone calm.

Jiang Che didn't respond.

In truth, he never trusted Li Jiahao from the beginning.

But the latter's actions were surprising.

Perhaps this is the survival rule of the Mystic World.

Trust no one.

Li Jiahao continued, "I know my actions are despicable, but I told you, I have no choice."

"When I was in middle school, my dad got cancer. We sold everything we could, borrowed all we could, but cancer is like a bottomless pit—it's never enough."

"In my second year of high school, my mom, under pressure, ran off with another man."

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"My dad is still lying in the hospital. Achieving good results in the Mystic World is my only way out."

"I... I can't watch my dad die. I have to save him!"

"If I can't save my dad, I might as well die here!"

Jiang Che glanced at Li Jiahao and said, "Li Xiaoxiao told me about your situation. She said if we make it out alive this time, she'll find a way to help you."

"Remember? She even wanted to take us out for a meal."

"..." Li Jiahao lowered his head, his gaze complicated, but he didn't regret it.

Jiang Che couldn't judge Li Jiahao's morality; everyone has their own way of doing things.

Every man for himself, or heaven and earth will destroy him.

If he had to choose, he would also choose to live while others die.

At that moment, a clear voice broke the silence.

"Brother, did you come to play with me?"

At 2 a.m., Xiao Xiao appeared on the rooftop as expected.

Jiang Che walked over, patted Xiao Xiao's head, and said, "Of course, but tonight I need Xiao Xiao's help with something."

"Okay!" Xiao Xiao nodded vigorously, "Brother is Xiao Xiao's first friend, and only friend. Whatever brother says, Xiao Xiao will do."

"Good girl," Jiang Che said with a smile.

Li Jiahao, not far away, was dumbfounded.

Who is this little girl?

Why does it feel like there's a hint of luring a minor?

Just then.

"Tap, tap..."

The grotesque and terrifying Head Nurse stepped onto the rooftop platform from the stairway.

She stared directly at Jiang Che and Li Jiahao, her voice sharp, "Which one should I kill first? Hehe..."

Among the patients, there was already an E-level Uncanny, so the Head Nurse must be at least D-level...

Fighting her was definitely not an option.

The task wasn't to defeat the murderer, but to "redeem."

At this moment, Jiang Che said, "Since we can't escape, why not listen to a story first?"

The Head Nurse looked coldly at Jiang Che, silent.

It seemed to trigger the task mechanism, as she showed no intention to attack now.

Jiang Che cleared his throat and began to narrate.

"Many years ago, you were an outstanding nurse here and quickly became the Head Nurse."

"But one day, a troublesome guest arrived at the hospital, the man in room 1401."

"You wanted to take good care of him to set an example for your colleagues, but unexpectedly, that patient forcibly violated you in the ward."

The Head Nurse's body began to tremble, her ashen eyes swirling with malice.

Jiang Che continued, "However, the nightmare had just begun."

"After the incident spread, your colleagues started pointing fingers at you. In a sacred place, there appeared an 'unclean' person, and they couldn't ignore it."

"You thought if you could endure, you could get through it, but unexpectedly, the director wanted to use your body to serve other patients, to earn dirty money."

"After being abused by numerous patients, you finally couldn't take it anymore."

"One night, with a dagger, you killed them all."

Jiang Che continued, "Later, you cursed this filthy inpatient building, forcibly splitting yourself into three parts."

"One part remained as the Head Nurse, managing everyone in the building; another became the nurse on the fourteenth floor, endlessly tormenting the patient in room 1401; and another..."

"You stripped away your remaining kindness, turning it into her, leaving her on this rooftop, so even if she cried every night, she wouldn't be tainted by the things inside the building."

"That's why the patients fear you, but they also fear her."

"Isn't that right, Head Nurse of Netherworld Hospital, Sun Xiao Xiao?"

The Head Nurse looked at Jiang Che, letting out a hysterical laugh.

Her expression turned ferocious, blood tears streaming down, "Even if what you say is true, so what?"

"In the darkest times of my life, I pulled myself out of the abyss. Without that person, I became that person!"

"Those filthy beasts should forever be despised! Forever cursed!"

"Now, you can die! Become the nourishment for this building! Hahaha..."

Yet, facing the soon-to-be-mad Head Nurse, Jiang Che remained extremely calm.

"We're indeed no match for you, but..."

Jiang Che's gaze fell on the innocent Xiao Xiao, "You're one entity. If she dies, won't you also..."

Before Jiang Che could finish speaking.

Li Jiahao suddenly leaped up!

The knife in his hand plunged into the unsuspecting Xiao Xiao's throat!

"Thud!"

Blood spurted.

Xiao Xiao looked at Li Jiahao in confusion, collapsing in a pool of blood...

Li Jiahao laughed maniacally, his face twisted, "Hahaha, the reward is mine, it's mine!"

"Jiang Che, thanks for your analysis, but you talked too much. The final reward is mine, Li Jiahao's, hahaha!"

"Hahaha... ugh!"

The manic laughter abruptly stopped.

The Head Nurse slashed Li Jiahao's throat with a knife.

His flesh turned outward, blood gushing.

"You... why... why, didn't, didn't die..."

Li Jiahao clutched his throat tightly, but couldn't stop the blood from flowing.

He looked at the Head Nurse in disbelief.

Didn't Jiang Che say the little girl was the Head Nurse's embodiment?

If the little girl died, shouldn't the Head Nurse also die?

Why...

Was Jiang Che's analysis wrong?

The warmth began to fade, the cold chill gnawing at his consciousness.

Finally.

"Thud!"

Li Jiahao lay in the pool of blood.

With the last few twitches of his body.

He was dead.

The Head Nurse's lips curled into a sinister smile.

She stomped on Li Jiahao's head, shattering it, and walked towards Jiang Che.

"Foolish human, how dare you attempt to kill me? Die, become the nourishment for this building! Hahaha..."

It was the last moment.

Jiang Che's clothes were completely soaked with sweat.

Facing the Head Nurse, he had no chance of winning.

The mottled dagger was raised high.

A piercing wail followed.

Under the blood-red night sky, it roared out its pain.

And at that moment.

"Shh!"

A red pair of scissors plunged deeply into the Head Nurse's back...

A tender voice sounded.

"I'm sorry..."

"I don't want you to suffer anymore."

At this moment, Jiang Che staggered, exhaling a long breath.

Looking at the horrified Head Nurse, Jiang Che smiled bitterly.

"It's never life that gets better, it's you."

"Joy and sorrow are self-salvation, you are your own redemption..."