My Pet Beast is Super Fearsome-Chapter 173 - 172: The 5th Hospital (Vegetable Dog Asking for Votes)

Chapter 173: Chapter 172: The 5th Hospital (Vegetable Dog Asking for Votes)

“Thank you, driver. How much do I owe you?”

Shao Zifeng got out of the taxi with his belongings and felt truly grateful towards the driver who was willing to drop him off in the middle of nowhere in the dead of night.

The taxi driver looked at Shao Zifeng’s kind face, wiped the fine beads of sweat from his forehead, and stomped on the brake pedal, causing the rear wheels to spin furiously.

Along with the grating sound of friction, a large amount of white smoke mixed with the smell of burning rubber spread through the air.

Then the taxi driver released the brake, and the car shot forward like an arrow released from its bow, breaking through the smoke and roaring away, leaving behind only dark skid marks and plenty of smoke.

“Cough, cough!”

Shao Zifeng fanned away the stinging smoke with his hands and murmured as he watched the taillights of the departing car, “Seems like you’re going the wrong way, but there are still good people around nowadays.”

As he spoke, he casually glanced at the Ice Spur in his hand.

Seeing that the taxi had completely disappeared into the deep night, Shao Zifeng turned his head to survey his surroundings.

After getting the address, he had searched online for information about this hospital, but due to its age, apart from some strange tales, there wasn’t much detailed information.

All he knew was that the Fifth Hospital was located on Tianhe Road in the western suburbs of Yundu City, and because it leaned against a small low-lying hill, it was also known as the Qing Mountain Fifth Hospital.

The Fifth Hospital was different from other hospitals; it used to treat patients with mental illnesses, so within ten miles, apart from this hospital, there were no other buildings.

With the rampage of the savage beasts, the area had become desolate and had been abandoned for quite some time, with weeds growing taller than a person on both sides of the road.

The cold winter night breeze caused the weeds to ripple like waves, rustling, and because the weeds obstructed his view, Shao Zifeng couldn’t make out the exact location of the Fifth Hospital.

Clouds obscured the moonlight, making the surroundings even darker. Turning on his phone light, he scrutinized the area, looking for clues, when he noticed a corner of a rusted signpost peeking out from the roadside weeds.

Shao Zifeng took a couple of steps forward, the light shining on the sign revealed dry yellow vines entangled on it, but the words ‘Tian…Fifth..Hospital’ were faintly discernible.

“This must be the place,” Shao Zifeng sighed in relief. He remembered that it was said online there would be a signpost at the entrance to the Fifth Hospital. It seemed this was it.

Before long, he indeed found some bluestone tiles among the weeds near the signpost.

Shao Zifeng was just about to brush aside the weeds to enter when he hesitated for a moment and then stood on the tiles and slowly closed his eyes.

Under his perception, the once lifeless weeds seemed to spring to life, hiding countless emotional fluctuations. These emotions were very simple, probably from lower insects and other small creatures.

Shao Zifeng tried to drive them away. Upon contact with the emotions, they quickly responded with simple fear and hurriedly fled the area. Before long, they had dispersed completely, leaving Shao Zifeng feeling slightly dizzy from the exertion.

He rubbed his forehead and rested for a while, then walked around the signpost with the Ice Spur to push away the weeds and carefully made his way deeper into the thicket.

The thicket wasn’t as deep as he imagined; he had passed through in just about a dozen steps, and his field of view suddenly cleared.

In the light, he could see a large concrete floor with parking spaces painted on it.

Although the presence of the concrete floor had stopped the spread of plants, many weeds were still breaking through, growing in the cracked crevices. In a few years, this place might be completely covered.

Walking on the cracked concrete path, Shao Zifeng carefully avoided obstacles on the road. Due to neglect and disrepair, many lampposts at the base were corroded and broken, lying across the path, overgrown with vines and rust.

Thud!

Thud!

In the silent night, apart from the sound of the wind, there was only the sound of Shao Zifeng’s footsteps, and it felt like the darkness around him was concealing unknown entities, keeping him on edge.

The clouds in the sky drifted away, and the cool moonlight spilled over the empty ground once more. Shao Zifeng turned off the light on his phone. It was by the moonlight that he realized he had already reached the entrance of the hospital.

A massive iron gate with hollow patterns blocked his path. The layers of silver paint were peeling off the two halves of the gate, which were tightly locked by an iron chain in the middle.

Shao Zifeng poked at the gate with Ice Spur, and the chain rattled clearly in the still night.

According to the rust on it, the lock had not been opened in a long time, but Chen Zhenglong had sent the address inside the hospital. This meant the entrance must be somewhere else.

With that thought, Shao Zifeng prepared to look elsewhere.

Scratch.

The sudden sound of flint striking interrupted the silence, and a flare ignited not far from him, its flame flickering, sometimes bright, sometimes dim.

Shao Zifeng’s body froze on the spot, his right hand resting on the hilt of Hidden Edge, as he turned his head to look.

Not far from him, a dark figure leaned casually against the wall, flipping a lit lighter with deft fingers, its metallic casing reflecting the moonlight.

“Who are you!”

Shao Zifeng’s body tensed, gripping Hidden Edge tightly, squinting his eyes to survey the figure.

What he could confirm now was that this person harbored no ill will toward him at the moment, otherwise, he wouldn’t have failed to notice someone approaching.

Click.

A crisp metallic sound rang out, and the flame extinguished along with it.

The figure straightened up, turning to face Shao Zifeng head-on, but his face was hidden in shadows under a hooded shirt, obscure and indiscernible.

The two stood under the moonlight in silent confrontation, neither speaking.

Crack.

A faint sound of cracking shattered the tranquil atmosphere, and Shao Zifeng quickly turned his head, only to see, beneath the cold moonlight, the cement ground to his left rapidly cracking as if something were about to burst forth from beneath.

“Fell for it!”

In the instant Shao Zifeng’s attention was diverted, the figure wearing the hood grinned, clenched his right fist, and icy blue elemental energy swiftly gathered around his knuckles.

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Boom.

With the agility of a cheetah, the hooded figure crouched and pushed off the ground, exploding shards of ice everywhere, transforming into a black shadow hurtling towards Shao Zifeng, his fist now covered in a ferocious ice armor, each Ice Spur shimmering coldly in the moonlight.

Boom.

More ice shards exploded as the shadow’s form dipped and surged with even greater speed, its ice-armored fist carrying the sound of tearing through the air as it brutally aimed for Shao Zifeng’s chest.

Hum.

At the moment the fierce ice-armored fist made contact, an invisible force field burst forth centered on Shao Zifeng, instantly turning the ice armor to nothingness.

The shadow’s movement stalled, seemingly unable to grasp what had just happened, its punching force also greatly diminished.

“You’re the one who’s been fooled!”

The corners of Shao Zifeng’s mouth curled upwards as he quickly took a step back, positioning Hidden Edge in front of his chest.

Boom.

His left hand holding Hidden Edge blocked the shadow’s fist, the sheath’s reversal dissipating some of the force.

At the same time, flames danced in his pupils, his right hand instantly erupting with intense firelight that, with a crackling explosive sound, fiercely struck the shadow’s chest.

Bang!

The flames burst, scattering countless sparks trailing flames in all directions, igniting the surrounding dry grass, and red fire serpents instantly Devoured the shadow.

Shao Zifeng also staggered back a few steps, despite Hidden Edge blocking most of the attack, the immense force from the shadow still struck him hard, his arm gripping the blade trembling slightly.

Watching the struggling fireball, Shao Zifeng still felt a tinge of fear.

Fortunately, his empathic ability alerted him to the malice from others, detecting the shadow’s attempt to attack beforehand, while the movement beneath the ground was just a feint, lacking any emotional fluctuations whatsoever.