When Qin Nuo opened his eyes, he found himself once again in the familiar void space.

  "Wele back, Pyer 'Phantom', to the game."

  "This time, the game instance is called—Saint Yasi Asylum!"

  "Number of pyers: 20."

  "Game duration: 15 days."

  "Pyers will ehe asylum as caretakers, tending to ical patients, and triggering instaasks randomly based on patients' requests."

  "Note: Sihey are psychiatric patients, they might be a bit mischievous. Caretakers tolerate them or administer punishment within the allowed rao make them behave."

  "Of course, if you anger some ill-tempered or violent patients, you might be the one in trouble."

  "Note: During work hours, there will be random leadership supervision. Remember not to sck off~ If caught being zy, it might not just be a pay cut, but also some ued punishments!"

  "Main task: Iigate the true cause of death of all employees in Saint Yasi Asylum and uhe mastermind behind it!" (Clues be randomly obtained by pleting instaasks.)

  "Instance mode: Nightmares!"

  "Mode details: Daytime is work time, but at night, don't wander around. Stay in your room obediently."

  "When night falls, many old acquaintances will appear in the hospital, hunting pyers. dlelight is the only thing that save you!"

  "Note: dles be obtained from the supervisor based on daily work performance."

  "Proteeism: Pyers obtain a 'Get Out of Jail Free' card. Upoh, they exit the instance, be evaluated as failed, and tihe game."

  "Instanpletion: Survive for 15 days until the instands, or plete the main task early to end the instance!"

  "A nightmare mode has been added."

  Qin Nuo frowned.

  No matter how he looked at it, the difficulty of this instance seemed unmatched with his level.

  "Could it be that my high rating i instance allowed for an increase in difficulty?"

  "Or did they detect me cheating?" Qin Nuo wondered.

  Was that sidered cheating?

  Not really, at most, it was just a protagonist's halo...

  "This main task is somewhat simir to the st one, but it seems to be more difficult."

  Taking care of psychiatric patients?

  Don't kid me, even looking after a child makes Qin Nuo want tle them!

  Moreover, these psychiatric patients aren't even human...

  "Please firm, Pyer, before entering the game instance!"

  Qin Nuo didn't rush in. He remembered he still had a golden treasure chest unopened and a Qingyin Stoo be fused.

  At least be fully prepared befoing in.

  Qin Nuo first took out the Qingyin Stone, p.

  Currently, he had three metal-type ghost creatures.

  Bone-Crushing Hammer, Butcher's saw, and Mountain-Cleaving Knife, whie to choose?

  In the end, Qin Nuo chose the Bone-Crushing Hammer for two reasons.

  One, enhang the Bone-Crushing Hammer would surely make the bone nails even more terrifying.

  Two, it felt just right in his hand!

  Swinging a hammer at ghosts, that feeling was just nice!

  "The host uses the item Qingyin Stoo fuse with the ghost creature Bone-Crushing Hammer. Fusion in progress, estimated time 6-8 hours."

  After putting away the fusion panel, Qin Nuo opehe information panel and unlocked the golden treasure chest.

  "gratutions to the host for opening the golden treasure chest and obtaining items [Thoddess's Whip], [Dr. Bck Jack's Medical Kit], [Thunder King’s White Gloves]!"

  Qin Nuo's mouth twitched.

  Goodness, is this what es out of a golden treasure chest?

  Why does it feel so fshy?

  Moreover, these three items seem to have some inexplicable e with this instance!

  This made Qin Nuo suspect if the system was maniputing things behind the ses.

  "A medical kit, will I his? Shouldn't the asylum provide it?"

  Qin Nuo muttered as he opehe medical kit.

  "edie ×10, disiant gauze ×10, sedatives ×10, emergency serum ×10..."

  A dazzling array of medical supplies left Qin Nuo a bit puzzled.

  Are these for the psychiatric patients?

  Or for me?

  The point is, aren't these things just on street drugs?

  Suddenly, Qin Nuo felt he had been tricked.

  A golden treasure chest.

  Is this it?

  "Please firm if you wish to ehe instance!"

  The game voice reminded again.

  Qin Nuo packed up all these miseous items and then clicked firm.

  "Let's begin!"

  As the words fell, Qin Nuo's entire body felt like it was being sucked into a storm, and his vision blurred.

  Boom!!

  The sed, Qin Nuo found himself in a long corridor.

  Looking ahead, it was filled with rows of wards, and from outside the windows, a dim light seeped in.

  Judging by the time, it should be around noon.

  The architectural style of Saint Yasi Asylum leaowards Western European, with paintings on the walls depig Western ses and sious-like totems.

  "The other pyers should be in by nht?"

  "There are 20 pyers this time. Maybe there's a pro among them who plete the main task quickly, ending the instance early, saviime, aing me enjoy being carried."

  Qin Nuo muttered to himself as he walked down the corridor.

  The wards were pitch bside, with iron diving a prison-like feel.

  Moreover, each door not only had four or five locks but was also bound with two thick iron s!

  "Are the patients inside or monsters, needing such fi?"

  Additionally, each door had a rge warning sign posted on it.

  "Danger, do not approach!"

  This was a clear warning.

  "Speaking of which, I haven't seen a single pershost yet. Without an instanPC, how do I know which area of patients I'm responsible for?"

  Bang!!

  Suddenly, a loud errupted Qin Nuo's thoughts.

  It came from the st iron door he passed.

  Qin Nuo turned his head and saair of bloodshot eyes staring straight at him through the door window.

  Even though he felt a chill from being stared at, Qin Nuo politely responded, "Hello, I'm the new caretaker. Could you tell me how to get to the director's office?"

  The patient behind the iron door didn't respond.

  In the darkness, another eye appeared, then a fourth, a fifth...

  Qin Nuo's eye twitched.

  His intuition told him these weren't the eyes of several people; they were all from one person...

  "You should have seen the warning sign on the wall, don't get close to the wards."

  A voice suddenly came from behind.

  Qin Nuo turned around to find a woman in a white nun's robe silently standing behind him, a rge cross hanging on her chest.

  Qin Nuo said, "I just thought he seemed to need something."

  Looking at the nun's attire, Qin Nuhly guessed her identity, the supervisor.

  The nun said nothing, turo leave, a a sentence, "Follow me to get your caretaker uniform."

  Qin Nuo followed her, gng back at the iron door.

  Behind the door, those eyes disappeared one by one, seemingly wary of the nun...

  JOSOLUNA