Chapter 335: Hospital (3400+)

"April is about to end? Is it that scary?"

Liliyat was somewhat puzzled.

Beside her, Vernon answered deeply: "Knowing too much about the Ages is not a good thing, which is why I haven't told you until now..."

"After April comes May, which belongs to the 'Fallen Corona', and June, which is governed by the 'Rancher'... Both of these Ages lean toward decadence and corruption, and their believers especially love to perform blood sacrifices during these two months," Aaron interjected.

Without a doubt, the 'Fallen Corona' is pure 'Darkness', and the 'Rancher' undoubtedly possesses at least a partial 'Darkness' aspect.

"Yes, historically, those disasters that destroyed entire cities were mostly related to these two Ages, occurring in May and June," Vernon said with a grave expression. "How about... we run?"

Liliyat looked at Aaron, seemingly asking for his opinion.

"Sir, the Church Hospital has recently taken in many patients with the sleep disease; it's not a good place," the carriage driver said, appearing somewhat terrified. "Many people in the city are fleeing right now... It's said that a plague might break out!"

"Thank you, kind sir, but the Church Hospital really cannot be approached," the carriage driver warned, quickly driving the carriage away.

Aaron glanced at the cordon and walked to a dim corner, his internal Spirituality transforming into 'Darkness'.

His figure instantly merged into the shadows and vanished.

Not long after he left, several Investigation Bureau agents hurried over: "No movement... Did you hear wrong?"

Quiet!

Speaking of this, his face was full of unease.

His super-high spiritual perception had already let him know that he had been tainted by the 'curse' here!

"Spreading through sight? Seeing is contamination?"

The carriage driver hurriedly bowed, revealing a fawning smile.

It was too quiet.

Watching this scene, the expression on Vernon's face became even more bitter, with a sense of loss as if his own daughter had run off with a wild boy, and he turned back into the room.

However, for Aaron, it was just a matter of a 'False Spirit' Purification, so he didn't feel anything of it.

Aaron didn't say anything, got into the carriage, and said: "Go to the Church Hospital. If it's blocked off, just stop nearby."

He walked out of the apartment and hailed a rental carriage at the street corner.

Aaron muttered to himself in his heart, got off the carriage, and gave double the fare.

"This is an invitation, and also a Landmark?"

'Shadow Jump' of the 'Dark Beast'!

Aaron straightened his clothes and walked openly into the main gate of the Church Hospital.

He walked toward another corridor and saw the doctors and nurses who had fallen to the ground in a deep sleep.

"'Shipwrecked Place' Auction House? Interesting..."

In her palm, soaked by seawater, the surface of a black invitation was entwined with wisps of seaweed, blooming with a Weird light in his spiritual sense.

"Then I will stay too," Liliyat made her decision.

The next moment, outside the Church Hospital, in a pitch-black shadow, Aaron walked directly out.

"Hmm."

Just as Aaron was about to leave, his spiritual sense was suddenly triggered, and he looked at a fallen nurse.

"Probably someone from the local Investigation Bureau who discovered my presence?"

Aaron changed into his overcoat, picked up his White Crystal Cane, put on his top hat, and prepared to go out: "I'm going to make contact with those sleepers... If there are no accidents, I should be able to get infected with that Sleep Curse."

"I have no money... I still have to pay the carriage company for the rental every month. If I don't work for a day, little Laya and I will both go hungry," the carriage driver answered bitterly, while pulling the reins to let the carriage move forward slowly.

'Shipwrecked Place Auction House, welcomes your arrival!'

The terror of the 'Law' lies in its ability to spread infinitely; even an Extraordinary of the Fourth or Fifth Primordial Substance cannot resist it!

Aaron muttered to himself: "Those who fled mostly know the inside story and understand the horror of the 'Nightmare Law'; they are actually the best hosts for infection... Heh... Running far away is useless; instead, it will cause more contamination."

Several investigators wearing full-body airtight suits, looking very bloated, had already rushed into the hospital.

Upon entering, he frowned.

"Is this a blockade line from the local Investigation Bureau?"

Aaron looked at the street corner and found that there was already a blockade line, with several people wearing bird-beak-shaped masks and goggles maintaining order.

Aaron watched, feeling somewhat curious.

Aaron put away the invitation and suddenly looked out the window.

Through the front window, Aaron could see little Laya holding a picture book very quietly; she was indeed a good child who wouldn't disturb others.

The carriage driver was a middle-aged man with a face full of weathering, and sitting next to him was a little girl with blonde hair and blue eyes, looking like a doll.

"No... is it hearing the sound of seawater?"

He smiled slightly, his figure instantly entering the Spirit World, and by the time he appeared again, he had already returned to the apartment.

They were all in a deep sleep, but their eyelids kept twitching, and their hands and feet trembled from time to time, as if they were having a Nightmare.

Aaron squatted down, picked up the invitation from the female nurse's hand, and saw the twisted, Weird font on it—

One of them was fine, but the other, who was struggling violently, already had fishy-smelling seawater emerging from his nose, ears, and mouth, soaking the bedsheets and still dripping onto the floor...

"You are..."

Places that should be bustling with people, like schools, streets, and malls, once empty, become abnormally terrifying!

Aaron followed his spiritual sense, came to the outside of a ward, and pushed the door.

Drip! Drip!

Aaron suddenly felt a chill.

Although it was blocked off, the doctors and nurses had all disappeared, the corridor was empty and quiet, with only the pungent smell of disinfectant lingering.

"Since that's the case, why don't you run?"

"Or... the more you understand, the more likely you are to be contaminated? Both are very terrifying types."

"I intend to stay," Aaron replied. His previous divination indicated that he could obtain benefits in this city, so naturally, he would not leave.

Aaron asked curiously.

The carriage stopped one street away from the Church Hospital, the coachman's voice filled with terror: "Sir, I cannot go any further."

"Sigh..."

With a 'creak', the door, which was not locked, was easily pushed open, revealing a pristine white ward containing four hospital beds, with people lying on two of them.

Clearly, when the patients were being admitted, the 'Nightmare Law' had erupted completely, turning the hospital into a domain of silence.

"Respected sir, this is my daughter Laya. Because my wife passed away and there is no one to look after her, I have no choice but to keep her by my side. Please rest assured, she is very well-behaved."

"The situation here is too dangerous; quite a few agents within the branch office have already fallen into a deep sleep."

"We have already reported it, but unfortunately, headquarters is currently pulling personnel from all regions, so it is difficult to send reinforcements in the short term..."

(End of chapter)