Chapter 15: 0013 Plunges Downward_1
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After acquiring a new badge, Leon, separated from the bandaged woman, wasted no time carrying the "big sniper" into the mall adjacent to the hospital. He rushed to the shooting spot he had selected, while across the street, the Red Brick Road Hospital had already transformed into a scene akin to hell on earth.
In the first-floor lobby, which should have been bustling with people, most had been swallowed by the cold floor tiles. The patients, too exhausted to move, lacked the strength to escape and could only helplessly reach their arms upwards.
Looking across the entire lobby, it seemed as if countless people in agony and struggle were mixed into the concrete. Everywhere, arms desperately reaching upward could be seen. Those arms, standing high and grabbing constantly, appeared like a living depiction of hell.
Possibly because the fourth floor's special care ward was carpeted and didn't directly contact the floor tiles, the patients inside hadn't yet been consumed.
But seeing the situation in the corridor outside, neither patients nor nurses dared to take a step beyond the "safety" range of the carpet, fearing they would be directly buried underneath the floor tiles like those patients in the corridor!
*This couldn't go on!*
Seeing the patients sinking deeper in the corridor, the older nurse anxiously looked around and her eyes lit up upon seeing the window:
"The window! We can get out through the window!"
"Yes! Yes! We can still jump out!"
Upon hearing her words, the young nurse, whose right hand skin had been stripped away, trembled all over, as if invigorated by some mysterious power, immediately stood up from the carpet and said excitedly:
"It's only the fourth floor! With some luck, jumping down might not be fatal!"
"Wait... cough, cough! Wait! You don't have to jump!"
Hearing the young nurse's words, Anna, propping herself up from the bed, hastily spoke to stop her:
"Bedsheets, curtains... cough, cough... and the sofa fabric! As long as we tie these together and find a sturdy place to fasten..."
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We can climb down safely!
"I'll do it!"
Understanding Anna's meaning, the young nurse was overjoyed, disregarded her injured right hand, and first tore down the curtain in two swishes, then rushed to the bedside in three steps, roughly dragging the still-coughing girl off.
"What are you doing!"
Not expecting her to act this way, the older nurse hurriedly supported the nearly falling Anna, glaring at the young nurse:
"She's still sick! And if she hadn't stopped you, you'd have already jumped out!"
"I... I just wanted us to get out quickly!"
Although it seemed the young nurse realized she had gone too far, she was obviously scared by the bizarre outside situation. While tying the bedsheet to the curtain, she spoke incoherently:
"I... I'm supposed to get married next month! I don't want to die! It's... terrifying! This... this must be the demon's trick! I absolutely won't die here!"
"Wait! Don't go down yet!"
Realizing she had tied the "rope" to the corner cabinet nailed to the wall and was about to leave, the older nurse anxiously said:
"There's still a patient here! This little girl is very sick and doesn't have the strength to hold the curtains! We have to let her down first before we can leave!"
"Who cares... ah no!"
Under the older nurse's glare, recalling that if she went down, those upstairs would have the ability to untie the "escape rope," the young nurse's grim expression immediately changed, awkwardly smiling and saying:
"I mean... my hand hurts, I'm afraid I can't hold her... You guys trust me! Once I'm out, I'll definitely find someone to come back and rescue you!"
After saying this, before the other two could react, the young nurse grabbed hold of the curtain smeared with bloody handprints, quickly climbed out the window, and began to swing down.
"..."
*This bastard!*
Watching their colleague who had abandoned them without hesitation, the older nurse cursed silently, then supported the still-coughing Anna to the window, gently comforting her:
"It's okay that she left. Listen, child, I'm going to tie one end of the curtain around your waist, then slowly lower you down. Try to grasp the projections on the outer wall carefully, so as not to directly—"
"Ah!!!"
Just then, a terrified scream resounded from outside the window, startling the older nurse. She poked her head out and found, to her shock, that the young nurse who had just gone down was stuck on the outer wall of the second floor!
No! Rather than stuck on the outer wall, it was more like she, just like those patients in the corridor, was being swallowed directly by the hospital's outer wall!
"Save... save me! Save me!"
*How to save you? Last time, I could still pull you back, but this time I really can't do anything...*
Looking at her terrified colleague below, the older nurse could only sigh deeply, a flash of profound despair appearing in her eyes.
*If the hospital's outer wall could also "eat" people, then this last road is probably blocked too. Do we really have to jump directly? Even if I could gamble and see if jumping would kill me, what about that kind-hearted girl who's still sick?*
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"Knock, knock, knock."
Just as the two were at their wit's end in the special care ward, someone suddenly knocked on the glass door.
"You must be Anna, right?"
Confirming the ward's nameplate, the bandaged woman immediately locked eyes with the pale-looking girl, and hurried over to her, speaking concisely,
"I'm a colleague of your brother. I've come to save you."
*Brother?!*
Hearing the bandaged woman's words, the anxious expression on Anna's face relaxed slightly.
*That's great. If she's here to save me, then that means my brother must be safe! But... why does my brother's colleague dress so strangely?*
Looking at the tall woman wrapped entirely in bandages with a weird mask on her face, Anna gently held the middle-aged nurse's hand, cautiously asking:
"This... um... Sister! Could you please take her with you too, if possible? If it wasn't for her taking care of me..."
"Sure."
Glancing at the hopeful middle-aged nurse, the bandaged woman nodded without further ado and then led the two of them to the window...
"Hmm?"
Glancing at the young nurse, now half "swallowed" by the outer wall, the bandaged woman frowned and turned back to ask,
"Is she with you? Should I save her?"
Hearing that this masked woman might be able to save her, the young nurse's face lit up with joy, pleading,
"Yes, yes, yes! We're together! Could you... please say something for me? Please, say something for me!"
Seeing the young nurse's pleading gaze, the middle-aged nurse, still full of resentment, sighed deeply. Just as she was about to speak, she felt her hand squeezed forcefully.
"No!"
In surprise, the middle-aged nurse found that the girl, who had been exceptionally kind-hearted, even willing to take a risk for the patient to enter her ward, this time shook her head without hesitation.
"She was the one who tried to abandon us and run on her own. If saving her is not troublesome, then please save her. But if it's dangerous, then don't bother with her and just save this auntie beside me."
"Okay, I understand."
Glancing at the girl, who remained calm and rational despite the bizarre incident, the bandaged woman smiled and nodded. Then she grabbed the curtain hanging by the window, tied it to the middle-aged nurse, and firmly gripped the window ledge, stretching her arm outside.
In the shocked gaze of the three other women, this mysterious bandaged woman, with strength that seemed unnatural, lowered the middle-aged nurse, weighing at least a hundred pounds, straight down without touching the outer wall at all.
After checking the situation inside the room, the bandaged woman unwrapped her wrist bandage, secured the potion on the bedside cabinet, tied it to the IV stand, and gently lifted the astonished Anna out the window.
"Go find your brother!"
Slowly lowering Anna down, the bandaged woman leaned out and gently said,
"He's safe right at-"
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The four almost simultaneous explosions completely drowned out the bandaged woman's words. The corner cabinet tied to the curtain trembled violently in the ward, and four bolts nailed to the wall snapped out!
Amidst the middle-aged nurse's hysterical screams, Anna plummeted, while the metal cabinet, weighing over three hundred pounds, followed the curtain-formed escape rope and crashed down towards the bandaged woman's back.
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