Chapter 7, you are the sixth one

Why didn't you come in last night

Then, something slowly crawled out from behind the bed. When it stood upright, Xia Xia was horrified to discover that it was another version of herself, covered in blood, with a vacant expression. Its head wobbled unsteadily on its neck, requiring constant support.

Absolutely!

Xiao Xia, Xiao Xia, are you alright? Please answer me! Wan Li helped the person lying by the door up

It seems we will be living together for a few days; I have been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. Wan Li joked, trying to convey a positive and relaxed message to Xiao Xia. However, I need to return to the clinic and home to get some things, so I might as well help you request a leave of absence. This is great; the building will soon be buzzing with our love story.

My friend's sister said that their place is an intensive care unit where family members are not allowed to stay overnight, and there are only dedicated nurses. Originally, there were five nurses and one doctor on duty last night, and everything was normal before midnight, just like usual. However, later on, for some unknown reason, she and the other four were sound asleep and had no idea what happened in the middle of the night. The remaining nurse was missing for the entire night and was finally found in the water room.

Aren't you afraid it will affect your chances of finding a boyfriend? I'm not boasting, but with my excellent qualities, other men will feel inferior, and it will surely hinder your romantic prospects

It shuffled forward, coming to stand before Xia, and pointed a finger, declaring, "You are the sixth." The voice from hell announced.

This is a dream! It must be a dream, another nightmare! Wake up quickly! I must wake up! She silently chanted in her heart, drenched in cold sweat, feeling a chill slowly seeping from her limbs to her chest, causing her body to gradually stiffen and become unresponsive, as if death itself were about to descend. But at that moment, a warmth suddenly rose in her chest, instantly driving away the cold, and she seized the opportunity to leap away

Rest assured, I have observed the men in the entire building numerous times, and there is no one who piques my interest. Xiao Xia was well aware that Wan Li was trying to comfort her, so she pretended to be relaxed and laughed it off

Oh my! Why didn't he respond when she desperately called for him last night? This person is always absent when needed, only showing up at the last moment to clean up the mess, comparable to a police officer

Indeed, it is the water room. One must understand that they usually do not behave this way; they must have been enchanted by something. As for why the malevolent entity specifically targeted that unfortunate nurse, it is likely because she possesses a certain vitality. I heard that she accidentally scratched her nose last night and was quite upset about almost ruining her appearance.

That reassures me. I will take my leave now and will return by noon at the latest. In broad daylight, you need not be afraid alone

Am I still alive

Water room! "Xia Xia exclaimed.

Ten thousand miles! She shouted loudly and instinctively struggled with all her might, but to no avail

I cannot get in

He is effeminate

Let them pass it on

"Wanli," she called softly, but no one answered. After calling a few more times, there was still no response. She guessed that Wanli might have fallen asleep in the living room, so she thought to check if something had happened to him. However, as soon as she tried to move, she realized that she could not move at all

The bed is filled with hands, cold hands, pressing her down firmly there

"Do you believe it?" Xiao Xia said with a bitter smile, "This is not just a nightmare from a book; I was an eyewitness last night"

The first one was holding its own head; the second one's head was still attached by a bit of flesh, hanging at an angle; the third one had only a body, with its head having rolled to the center of the room; the fourth one's head was turning back and forth on its neck; the fifth one's head was twisted at a 180-degree angle relative to its body. This was precisely the tragic state of the Li Jingming family at the time of their death, as well as that of the nurse in the water room

What about the advertiser on the twenty-first floor

"Do not be afraid, it takes ten minutes to walk from here to the East Building!" The female relative comforted Xia, who looked incredulous, with a hint of mockery as she patted her on the face. "Look at how timid you are, just hearing about it makes you so scared. If you went there to see it like I did, you would be terrified. But seeing how good your boyfriend is to you, he will definitely protect you."

Now take me away quickly! I won't stay here for even a minute!

When Wanli hurried back, he saw her soundly asleep, even taking her medication every four hours, she would just eat and then fall back asleep. After confirming that she was not having nightmares and that her temperature was normal, he retreated to the living room to review his materials, deciding not to wake her and to postpone the matter of finding Ruan Zhan until tomorrow

A scratch on the bridge of the nose? There is also a nurse in the dream.

One, two, three, four, five— they were actually counting, one after another, without any pause

She turned around in horror and saw red liquid flowing down the window glass, as if it were raining, with no curtains hanging. She knew it was blood, but did not know where it came from, and there were five people sitting side by side on the bed she had just slept in. No, it was five ghosts

Say something for me to hear, don't scare me.

A murder occurred in the intensive care unit of the East Building. She announced loudly, filled with both terror and excitement.

"Understood, you are quite talkative. By the way, please help me bring back the case files; I want to take a look at them." In truth, she still felt a bit uneasy, but she forced herself not to rely too much on others. As for the case files, she was eager to study them further; she needed to understand whether the matter of being entangled with the ghostly entity was truly related to this case.

What on earth is going on? Xia, eager to hear the truth, quickly interrupted her, lest she wander off into another country with her words

Who says that having no feelings is unfortunate? At this moment, Xiaoxia is protected in a long, dark oblivion, unaware of the several ghosts transforming in various forms, attempting to invade her body, but they are continuously thwarted by the gentle light radiating from her chest. Until the faint dawn light shines upon her, the sound of a door being broken open echoes in her ears

Despite Xiaoxia's resilient nerves, she still fainted on the ground

"Wanli! Wanli! Are you there? Answer me!" Xia Xia jumped off the bed, pounding on the door that wouldn't open, her voice hoarse from calling, but the only response was silence, along with the sound of "whoosh whoosh" laughter coming from behind her.

They remain motionless, yet they incessantly utter something, but it is certainly not the voice of humans. The chaotic and disorderly noise stimulates Xiaoxia's senses, and the sound grows increasingly louder, until it reaches a volume that allows Xiaoxia to hear it distinctly

Xiaoxia's bag fell to the ground with a "bang," and her face instantly turned pale. Wanli looked at her in surprise, picked up the bag along with the scattered items on the floor, and casually placed the medicine prescribed by the doctor inside, including the bottle on the table.

After Wanli left, she felt an immediate chill enveloping the entire room, yet she still climbed into bed to sleep. She believed it was merely a psychological effect; the clear sky had bolstered her courage, and the torment of illness had exhausted her will, leaving her unable to attend to any other feelings. Strangely, she slept extremely soundly during this time, without any nightmares.

Xia Xia slept like this until midnight, and then suddenly woke up. The room was quiet, with only the bedside lamp emitting a faint yellow glow. Her stomach was cramping, reminding her that she had hardly eaten anything for almost two days

The female family member squeezed over, sitting next to Xia on the edge of the bed, and said triumphantly in a low voice: "I have first-hand information. A classmate of mine has a sister who is a nurse in the intensive care unit. Last night, she happened to be on night duty, so this morning I thought I would go see her before her shift ended. As a result, I happened to see a large number of police arriving at the scene. We're a bit far away here, so we can't hear the sirens clearly, but it was quite a sensation over there!"

"The terrifying part is still to come!" The female relative relished the shock she had created in Xia, saying, "I heard that when they found her, her head was completely severed, her body lying on the ground with her face up, still smiling, blood everywhere, it was incredibly eerie, and the nurse who discovered her fainted on the spot." She leaned closer to Xia, continuing, "I heard that when they found her, her head was completely severed, her body lying on the ground with her face up, still smiling, blood everywhere, it was incredibly eerie, and the nurse who discovered her fainted on the spot." She then leaned even closer to Xia and said in a lower voice, "You must not tell anyone what I’m about to say, my friend's sister was told to keep quiet—she said that after they reported it, they found a patient in the intensive care unit who might be the murderer, because he was lying in bed covered in blood, holding the very knife used to decapitate. However, that person is said to be in a vegetative state, completely unable to move. When they found him, all the tubes were still properly inserted, and it was impossible for him to have done it himself, plus the doctors later found no signs of him waking up, so it couldn't possibly be an act. Don't you think that's strange? There must be a ghost involved; otherwise, how can you explain it? Otherwise, the police wouldn't have ordered a gag order. This matter ends with you; please do not spread it further. Alas, what a tragedy, that nurse was only twenty-three years old, so young, and exceptionally beautiful, a model nurse! Oh, she is the first one on the left in the third row of the honor board in the lobby. And also, the patient possessed by the ghost is the son of the murderer from that recent family massacre! Can you believe it? Hey, where are you going?"

In the morning, after Xiaoxia's fever stabilized, she insisted on going home immediately. The terrifying nightmare felt too real, and being farther away from the hospital made her feel relatively safe. However, just as they were packing their things, a female family member from the adjacent bed mysteriously rushed in to report some astonishing news she had just heard

"What happened?" he asked anxiously

"I’m sorry, she must be terrified," Wan Li casually explained, grabbing his belongings and rushing off. When he found Xiao Xia in the hospital lobby, he discovered she was staring intently at the honor roll, looking as if she were about to faint.

Wanli found it strange that she used the term "sensational" to describe a brutal murder, but he could not interject. He only noticed that Xiaoxia's face was growing paler, almost devoid of color.

Xia Xia almost fled home, and Wan Li loyally accompanied her the entire way. On the road, she recounted everything that had happened to her the previous night in detail, and the inexplicable bruise on her ankle served as evidence for her words

When no one was paying attention, a medicine bottle crawled out of Xia's bag and stood on the windowsill of the room, bouncing up and down.

Xiaoxia ignored her and ran out without saying a word