Chapter 64: Chapter 64: Eating, Showering, and Hemorrhoid Surgery: The Ecstatic Dragon Country Players

A short while later, Yun Zhenyue followed Shangguan Mu.

The two of them carefully navigated around the dangerous areas.

They finally arrived at the temporary medical waste storage room in a corner of the hospital.

Along the way, Shangguan Mu had introduced Yun Zhenyue to a few people.

There was Ranran, so well-behaved and sensible it made your heart ache for her.

The boy who seemed hot-tempered but was actually kind.

And Sun, who had always been quietly dedicated.

These were all her friends.

These players from Dragon Country had practically become a family, always helping each other out without any conflict.

"This is it—"

Shangguan Mu chuckled softly, and as her voice fell, she opened the door.

But the next moment!

Her gaze froze!

The medical waste storage room was completely empty!

Everything inside had been cleaned out!

Only a dead silence remained in the room!

"What happened... Where are they?"

"It’s so late, they wouldn’t just run off. Not a single person is here."

"What on earth happened?"

All the color instantly drained from Shangguan Mu’s face, and the meat bun in her hand slipped from her grasp, falling to the floor.

Seeing this, Yun Zhenyue’s heart sank.

She said cautiously, "Miss Shangguan... why don’t we look around some more?"

"No!"

Hearing this, Shangguan Mu’s gaze hardened, and a murderous aura erupted from her reddened eyes.

"Something must have happened. Could it be those people from the Great Cold Country?"

"Do they really have to hunt us down and kill us all?!"

As she spoke,

her entire body trembled uncontrollably.

’We’re all human!’

’Why do those people from the Great Cold Country have to target people from Dragon Country?’

She had heard about what happened to Sun, and also about the boy who’d had his kidney cut out.

’They were already having such a hard time surviving!’

’Why do they have to hound us so relentlessly?’

’Why drive us into a corner?’

...

Seeing that the Dragon Country players had all vanished,

and seeing Shangguan Mu’s frantic expression,

everyone could feel her despair and anger.

The audience from Dragon Country was seething with rage!

[Did those bastards from the Great Cold Country kill all our people?]

[Judging by Shangguan Mu’s expression, that might actually be possible.]

[Fuck! This is making my head explode! Goddamn Great Cold Country!]

[I can’t take this anymore! They were already hiding in the medical waste room, and they still get persecuted again and again?]

[I had a friend from the Great Cold Country. He said those Great Cold Country players are innocent. I’ve already cut ties with him.]

[Sigh~ If only Yun Zhenyue had arrived sooner.]

...

A cold wind brushed against the side of Shangguan Mu’s face.

She stood at the entrance to the storage room,

her heart filled with bewilderment.

Before, she had been willing to enter a dangerous elevator for a newbie like Yun Zhenyue.

She had endured for three years just to become an Anomaly Doctor.

It was a clear sign of how much she valued her compatriots.

But now, everything was gone.

Yun Zhenyue couldn’t bear to see it; her own heart ached as well.

So she took Shangguan Mu by the hand, wanting to find an Anomaly Doctor to see what was going on.

At that moment, Shangguan Mu was like a corpse.

Just as they reached the first floor of the hospital,

she murmured in a low voice, "Xiaoyue... don’t worry about me."

"A useless person like me is just a joke. People used to call me a genius, but now I understand... I can’t do anything at all..."

"Poor Ranran... she never even got to eat her fill before she died."

"And Sun, and everyone else... Following me was a complete mistake!"

Yun Zhenyue: "..."

She wasn’t good with words and didn’t know how to comfort the withdrawn Shangguan Mu.

But just then!

"—Miss Shangguan!!"

A little girl’s delighted cry came from the distance.

Shangguan Mu thought she must have misheard.

But when she turned to look, she saw—was that Ranran?

The girl was wearing clean clothes and running excitedly toward them.

Although her physique hadn’t fully recovered, there was color in her cheeks.

In disbelief, Shangguan Mu rubbed her eyes, only then realizing it wasn’t a hallucination brought on by excessive grief.

She hugged Ranran as she ran up, her eyes wide with astonishment.

"Ranran... you... what are you doing here...? Where are the others?"

"And didn’t you have a fever? Don’t catch a chill."

Hearing this, Ranran rubbed her bloated tummy with a troubled look.

Then she explained, "Everyone went back to the dorms to rest."

"I was afraid you wouldn’t know, Miss Shangguan, so I came to tell you. But I went back to the storage room and you weren’t there. I’ve finally found you!"

"D-Dorms?!!"

Shangguan Mu was utterly bewildered to hear that word.

Her eyelashes trembled, and her mouth fell open.

"Huh?"

’Dorms? Since when do we have dorms?’

Even those people from the Great Cold Country!

were only living in a utility closet that was just slightly better than the storage room.

You had to understand!

The only ones who could live in the hospital dorms were official Anomaly Doctors!

The rooms there were spacious and the environment was pleasant, and the nearby cafeteria was free!

Players had absolutely no right to go there!

"Ranran, you... what on earth happened? Tell me, quickly!" Curiosity filled Shangguan Mu’s heart, like a kitten’s gentle scratching. She asked impatiently.

"Miss Shangguan, it’s like this—"

Ranran began to explain.

Apparently, a few dozen minutes ago,

a group of Anomalies had suddenly taken them all away!

At first, everyone thought the Anomalies were going to kill them!

Mr. Sun was even begging for mercy!

But then, things took a turn!

Everything that followed was like a dream!

As she spoke of this, Ranran still found it hard to believe.

Because what this group of Anomalies did was not at all what they had expected.

In fact, it was the complete opposite!

First, they were taken to the dorms and all told to take a shower.

Then, they were provided with lots of new clothes!

When the dazed group came out,

they were told they had been assigned dorms—the very place they had just showered.

All their things from the storage room had been moved over as well.

Afterward, the group of Anomalies took them to the cafeteria.

They made several Anomaly chefs work overtime to cook for them!

For just a dozen or so of them, they cooked three tables full of food!

One table with spicy food, one table with non-spicy food.

And another table specifically for the malnourished to regain their strength.

Not only that!

They also assigned a job to every single person!

They were paired one-on-one with Anomaly Doctors from various departments!

The doctors were ordered to train them diligently so they could become true Anomaly Doctors as soon as possible!

Furthermore, the lead Anomaly threatened the doctors, saying that anyone who dared to exploit them would be making an enemy of Reincarnation Hospital!

As for anyone who was owed back wages?

They were paid in full, with interest!

Finally, that same Anomaly saw that Ranran had a fever and personally took her to the emergency department. With the help of the attending physician, she was back to normal in no time!

The boy who’d had his kidney taken also received a new Anomaly kidney!

Now he’s full of energy, like he’s on steroids!

After hearing all of this,

Shangguan Mu’s gaze froze. Her eyes were filled with shock. Her lips parted, but no sound came out. Her breathing grew rapid, as if she had fallen into the deepest of dreams.

’Th-th-this...’

’This has to be a joke, right?’

’This is the SS-rank dungeon, Reincarnation Hospital, not a charity house!’

’What could our group have possibly done to deserve such treatment?’

"Right, what about Sun? What did he say?" Shangguan Mu suddenly asked.

"Mr. Sun..."

Hearing the question, Ranran’s cheeks flushed, and she seemed a bit embarrassed.

Seeing this, Shangguan Mu’s heart tightened!

She worried that Mr. Sun had sacrificed himself, just like that coach from the Great Cold Country.

But Ranran’s next words,

left Shangguan Mu completely dumbfounded!

"He’s still in the proctology department. The Anomaly heard he had hemorrhoids and sent him directly for surgery."

"Huh?"

Shangguan Mu couldn’t hold it together anymore.

Her face flushed red, then went pale. She nearly coughed up a mouthful of blood.

’While I was over here having a mental breakdown,’

’everyone else was having the time of their lives?’

’Eating and showering is one thing,’

’but they even got rid of his hemorrhoids?’

’What kind of all-inclusive service package is this?!’

Amidst her speechlessness,

Shangguan Mu had a growing suspicion.

The driving force behind all these bizarre and abnormal events...

was likely those two casual remarks she had made to Yun Zhenyue in the fourth-floor consultation room.

That’s what had caused the Dragon Country players’ treatment to improve so dramatically!

The dorms they had struggled and exhausted themselves to get into, but failed.

The positions they couldn’t obtain even after three years of hard work.

And the wages, the medical care, the food... a whole series of special privileges!

All it took was a single, casual sentence from Yun Zhenyue to make it all a reality...

...to make even Reincarnation Hospital yield!

Shangguan Mu’s eyes trembled. The more she thought about Yun Zhenyue’s identity, the more terrifying it seemed.

’This can’t be explained by an ordinary background anymore!’

’It’s possible the person backing her is on equal footing with the Hospital Director.’

At this thought,

Shangguan Mu felt a profound sense of gratitude toward Yun Zhenyue.

She was even more thankful that she hadn’t given up on her earlier.

"Ranran, say thank you to the big sister."

Shangguan Mu said, pulling Ranran closer.

"This is all thanks to her. She’s the reason everyone received this treatment."

Hearing this, Ranran looked curiously at the confused Yun Zhenyue.

Then she hugged her arm and said sweetly, "Thank you, big sister!"

"You must be a very important person, big sister!"