the last gentleman

Chapter 52 Moonlit Night
【Day [-]】

The four of them conducted a basic inspection of the main building of the clinic and the secret medicine tower. Although the "leftover secret medicine" has not been found yet, the basic layout and architectural structure of the clinic have all been memorized.

Wait until tomorrow to conduct a detailed search, and check and take pictures of every room and every corner, trying to find possible secret passages and dark rooms.

night time
Everyone came to the third floor of the main building,

Select a relatively clean apprentice room with complete windows and doors as a resting place during missions.

Two additional beds were moved from the next door and converted into upper and lower beds.

Of course, it is impossible for four people to sleep at the same time.
It is necessary to arrange for everyone to take turns to watch the night. After all, the "false moon incident" also happens at night... It is possible to inspect the clinic during the day without danger and welcome special guests at night.

There are also survivors hidden in the ruins of the urban area, and they may also go up the mountain at night.

when~when~
Edmund, who was sitting on the lower bunk, reached out and knocked on the edge of the upper bunk.

"William, in the past when the three of us acted, it has become a habit to take turns to watch the night... You don't need to participate in the night watch. After all, tomorrow's detailed screening will greatly increase your 'eye use'."

"Oh~ okay."

Yi Chen on the upper bunk was stunned for a moment, then agreed to come down.

He will not refuse. [Sleep] is a very important thing in Yi Chen's personal philosophy. Any lack of sleep will lead to problems in brain thinking, resulting in low efficiency and a series of mistakes, which will eventually lead to serious consequences. .

"You still seem to be thinking about the secret medicine building?"

"Yes……"

What he saw in the secret medicine building made Yi Chen doubt the essence of the clinic.

He didn't see any gentlemanly behavior, only a kind of crazy behavior in order to survive in the last days.

Will such a behavior that deviates from a gentleman's character cause apprentices in the clinic, and even powerful medical staff, to be invaded by pathological thinking at the level of thinking?
Edmund's blond head emerged slowly from the edge of the bed, and his slightly feathery blue eyes stared at Yi Chen:

"Hmm~ I can roughly understand what you're thinking.

Since you are skeptical about the Twilight Clinic and Dr. Mycroft, then take this opportunity to investigate and find out the essence of the clinic and the truth behind the development of the secret medicine.

If we really find that there is a problem here, we will collect the evidence and report it to the top of the organization through my family connections, or through your Professor Chamberson.

Take a rest now, in case something unexpected happens at night, you won't be able to sleep. "

"Ah."

Clothes made of a gentleman's skin seem to be able to feel the individual's desire to rest,
The "looseness" of the clothing is automatically increased to the maximum value,
The outermost coat wraps the whole body like a quilt to improve the thermal insulation effect.
The lines between the clothes stimulate the subcutaneous nerves, which acts as a hypnotic effect to slow down the brain and fall asleep quickly.

The raised collar just covers the ears,

It can not only automatically isolate noise, but also amplify suspected dangerous sound sources.

……

midnight.

When the hands between the clocks overlap and fall to the upper position,

The moon, which could not be seen clearly in the sky, seems to lift the curtain of dense fog with her own hands, showing her white and round body to the world.

Or show the hilly area where the clinic is located.

the moonlight shines,

Whether it is the surrounding mountain woods or the stepped ground inside the clinic, traces of gray mist seep out one after another.

This mist will not dissipate with the wind,

It's more like a liquid,
flowing on the ground,
crawling on the wall,
wriggling among the pipes,

The originally silent and empty clinic seemed to usher in a "new life" under the moonlight, and the "objects" that were dead and sleeping were slowly awakened under the stirring of the gray fog.

There were strange sounds from the inpatient department on the second floor of the clinic.

It seemed that some kind of metal bracket was constantly hitting the ground, and it was mixed with the sound of flesh and blood wriggling.

finally,
These voices are completely blended together... Da!despair!Becomes a sharp and crisp high-heeled sound.

Like a night shift nurse who forgot to change her shoes and starts patrolling the corridors of a clinic.

……

The night watchman at this time of midnight is 【Dagbert】.

The rest of the staff were in a deep sleep surrounded by clothing, trying to make up for the mental consumption of the day as much as possible.

At this time,

Yi Chen and Edmund, who were sleeping in the same upper and lower bunks, both felt the abnormality of the outside world at the same moment, and woke up immediately.

"What's the matter! What about the two of them?"

In the apprentice room where four people lived, there were only two of them left.

There was no sign of the door being opened.

and,

Edmund can be sure that his teammates will never act independently, and something must have happened.

"Edmund . . . the moon is up!"

Yi Chen's voice came from the window sill,

He didn't look directly at the moon outside the window, but reflected a part of the moon vaguely through a piece of broken glass.

When Edmund got this information, his complexion became extremely ugly.

"Could it be that! The 'remnants' of the false moon incident have been fermented for two full months and have grown in secret, and can also create a similar "moon illusion" like the former open-source patient.

These guys who use the 'moon' as a medium to spread disease are also active at night.

Will the clinic and the surrounding urban area show its true appearance every morning? "

Yi Chen nodded, followed by analysis: "The disappearance of Dagbert and Juliana may also be related to the appearance of 'Moon'...Considering the worst situation, we have to find them as soon as possible."

"Don't worry about that for now.
As long as they stay together, it's not a big problem.The strength of the two of them is not weaker than mine. In a good state, it is completely fine to support for a period of time.

Now consider the situation of the two of us first, and assess the risks in the clinic..."

The voice did not fall.

The floor and walls of the room overflowed with fluid gray mist,

At the same moment,

The clothes on both of them began to shake slightly, actively resisting the invasion of the gray mist.

This situation shocked Edmund, and a professional word came out of his mouth unconsciously.

"[Ash Gray-Erosion]... how is it possible!?"

"Ashing..." Yi Chen recalled the nouns he had learned in pathology courses.

At that time, Mr. Zed gave a special explanation in the classroom,

"Ashing is a precursor to the transformation of an area into a "gray domain". The gray mist that permeates the environment belongs to a special carrier of disease.

Under its action, all substances will undergo sexual changes, and even the desks we use for class may be infected.

According to your current personality, it is still too early to explore the gray domain, and even the ashyization stage when the gray domain has not yet formed is quite dangerous.If encountered, avoid contact as much as possible.

If you are very confident in your strength, you can try to play in the gray area. "

despair!despair!
at this time,

There was a crisp sound of high-heeled shoes outside the door, interrupting Yi Chen's memory of the concept of knowledge.

(End of this chapter)