The Conquered Hospital

“How did you manage this?”

Chu Annian quickly approached, her steps urgent. She immediately began examining Bai Wanwan, who lay cradled in Liu Hanzhi’s arms.

After confirming that Bai Wanwan was merely exhausted, somewhat weak, and possibly suffering from a touch of hypoglycemia, Chu Annian finally allowed a measure of relief to settle within her.

Nevertheless, Chu Annian remained vigilant. From her ever-present first-aid kit, she retrieved several chocolate bars, designed for rapid energy replenishment.

Having frequently faced life-or-death situations within the Eerie Realm, Chu Annian always kept a full complement of emergency supplies close at hand.

While the Eerie Realm was predominantly governed by the supernatural, there were times when a single shot of adrenaline, a bottle of pain medication, or even just an energy bar could prove to be the critical difference between survival and demise.

Once Bai Wanwan had consumed the chocolate, a healthy flush noticeably returned to her cheeks.

“First, go save Deng Shuqi and her brother.”

Bai Wanwan instructed, gesturing towards the now-open iron gate nearby.

Only then did Chu Annian truly register the existence of an additional corridor, situated unexpectedly between the tenth and ninth floors of the hospital. Its antiquated style, distinctly reminiscent of hospitals from a bygone century, immediately signaled to Chu Annian that this corridor was far from ordinary.

‘Could this be the legendary Stitched Lips Hospital?’

Indeed, the database contained a general description of Stitched Lips Hospital, and the eerie environment here perfectly matched the scenes from Bai Wanwan’s live escape broadcast.

“They are in the corridor. Don’t worry, the Eerie Realm has already been breached.”

Bai Wanwan’s pronouncement caused Chu Annian’s beautiful eyes to widen instantly. She gazed at Bai Wanwan with an expression of profound disbelief, finding it utterly impossible to trust her own ears.

At that precise moment, Chu Annian’s phone began to ring.

Chu Annian reluctantly tore her astonished gaze away from Bai Wanwan and answered the call on her phone.

Before Chu Annian could even utter a word, a young man’s frantic voice erupted from the receiver. It was loud and rushed, causing a sharp ache in Chu Annian’s eardrums.

–Chu Team Leader! The inpatient building of Bai City Hospital suddenly has an extra floor! Please, you need to come out and see this!–

–Also, we’ve discovered that the data for the Stitched Lips Hospital Eerie Realm has vanished from the system. Has Stitched Lips Hospital actually been conquered?–

–This isn’t a monitoring data malfunction, Chu Team Leader. Stitched Lips Hospital has genuinely disappeared!–

As she listened to her subordinate’s report, Chu Annian’s mind went utterly blank. Her gaze drifted to Bai Wanwan, who was now resting peacefully in Liu Hanzhi’s embrace, and a distinct sense of reverence began to creep into Chu Annian’s eyes.

Escaping alive from an Eerie Realm of extreme danger was already an astonishing feat. Now, she was being told that this young girl had *conquered* an Eerie Realm of extreme danger?

There could be no falsehood in this. Bai Wanwan had successfully retrieved the Eerie Objects from within Stitched Lips Hospital.

Eerie Objects simply could not depart an Eerie Realm unless that realm had been thoroughly conquered. Chu Annian understood this principle intimately, much like the paper-cut phone she herself possessed.

Such objects were the spoils of victory, rightfully belonging to the conqueror after an Eerie Realm was breached.

“Send a few people to cordon off the scene immediately, and summon a couple of trustworthy doctors as well.”

Chu Annian issued these concise instructions to her subordinates, then escorted Bai Wanwan and Liu Hanzhi to a hospital room for much-needed rest.

****

The Special Incident Investigation Bureau acted with remarkable speed. This was, after all, a matter of immense gravity. In less than half an hour, the entirety of Bai City Hospital was placed under lockdown.

Publicly, the explanation given was a chemical leak within the hospital, necessitating urgent containment.

Meanwhile, the newly appeared floor of the inpatient building was meticulously draped with waterproof tarpaulins, ensuring it was completely obscured from view.

Any observant individual could plainly see from the outside that the originally ten-story Bai City Hospital inpatient building now possessed an additional floor. The windows of this anomalous eleventh floor were even dilapidated, eerie, old-fashioned wooden frames.

Almost every leader, from the most senior to the most junior, within the Special Incident Investigation Bureau arrived on the scene, meticulously studying the conquered Eerie Realm floor.

At such a critical juncture, Chu Annian, as Bai Wanwan’s direct team leader, should have naturally seized the opportunity to distinguish herself and claim credit.

After all, a successful promotion from the grassroots level would mean she would no longer have to confront dangerous Eerie Realms on the front lines.

Yet, Chu Annian did not. Her sole focus remained on continuously checking Bai Wanwan’s condition.

She seemed remarkably adept at patient care. The slightest purse of Bai Wanwan’s lips was enough for Chu Annian to offer her water. A subtle shift in Bai Wanwan’s body, and Chu Annian was already there, helping her turn and adjust her posture.

When Bai Wanwan expressed discomfort with the hospital pillow, Chu Annian, without hesitation, slipped off her high heels. She then knelt directly on the hospital bed, offering her own shapely thighs, encased in delicate black stockings, as a soft pillow for Bai Wanwan.