Ash Civilization

The spacious elevator hall is empty. The flower-shaped chandelier illuminates the entire space like daylight. The 16 elevators are all silver-white frosted panels, unable to reflect any scene.

Next to each elevator, there is a tall green plant placed, adding a little life to the originally cold elevator hall.

Jin Qingfeng stood alone in front of one of the elevators with his hand on the mini-submachine gun, looking alert.

Ding!

With a soft sound, the indicator light above the elevator went out and the car door opened.

Jin Qingfeng strode into the elevator with caution, and saw a doctor in a white coat already in the elevator.

The man was about forty years old. He had a mole on the left side of his eyebrows. He had a long face and regular facial features, but his skin was withered. He was wearing a blue medical hat and holding a document bag in his hand. He looked very tired. Wearing a nameplate on his chest, it was none other than Shi Xinhong, one of the two doctors Jin Qingfeng and Zhou Zhen met when they came up.

When Shi Xinhong saw Jin Qingfeng, he nodded slightly and said hello feebly: Comrade, is everything okay on the 61st floor?

Jin Qingfeng shook his head slightly. Two Lu Cong and Zhou Zhen were missing...

Floor 61, very problematic!

However, he would not tell ordinary people about this kind of thing.

Thinking of this, Jin Qingfeng first used digital glasses to scan the target, and after confirming that there was no problem with the other party, he said: There is a small situation, which will be solved soon.

you do not need to worry.

As he spoke, he pressed the button on the ninth floor.

The elevator door closed quietly, and immediately the entire car trembled slightly and began to descend.

At this time, Jin Qingfeng noticed that Shi Xinhong looked pale, his tall body was slightly stooped, and his overall condition was very poor. It was very different from when they first met in the elevator. He immediately asked: You don't look too good. Okay, what's the matter?

Shi Xinhong sighed and replied out of breath: A patient on the 72nd floor has been having nightmares recently.

It's still a nightmare of [Multiple Dreams].

After the patient woke up from the nightmare, he was still in the dream, and the nightmares came one after another.

Originally, this was not a big deal. I have been treating that patient. Except for being a little confused, all the physical indicators of that patient are very normal.

According to common sense, as long as he continues to cooperate, the situation will gradually start to improve and he will eventually recover and be discharged.

However, in the past two days, his dreams have become longer and longer.

The number of layers of dreams is increasing.

Now he can't tell the difference between reality and dreams.

When I communicated with him just now, no matter what, he always regarded reality as a dream.

If he continues like this, he will definitely have mental problems!

Jin Qingfeng nodded and replied calmly: It sounds like this patient's condition is indeed a bit bad.

You look so bad now because you are researching treatment options?

Shi Xinhong shook his head slightly and said, I'm not in a good state right now. I'm not studying a treatment plan, but I'm still treating that patient...

Are you still treating patients?

What's the meaning?

Jin Qingfeng frowned, became alert instantly, and looked at the other party with cold eyes.

At this time, Shi Xinhong saw that Jin Qingfeng didn't seem to understand what he meant, and immediately explained: The patient said that the elevator in the dream would suddenly fall and kill all the people riding the elevator!

I've just been smashed to death once, and now I'm testing to see if the elevator is broken...

Before he finished speaking, the screen displaying the floor suddenly turned into a snowflake, and nothing could be seen. There was also a burst of electric current noise in the voice broadcast. At the same time, the buttons on the side of the elevator door and the left elevator wall seemed to be touched. Just like a bad thing, the light jumped for a while, and after the irregular and rapid light and dark, a burst of sparks suddenly burst out!

Immediately afterwards, the entire elevator vibrated obviously, and then fell rapidly.

A strong feeling of weightlessness roared over, and everything in the elevator flew upwards involuntarily.

All the lighting in the car went out instantly!

At the same time, a shrill alarm sounded, but it only rang for half a sound before being obscured by the huge noise of the elevator frequently bumping against the walls of the elevator shaft as it fell.

The elevator crashed!

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Inpatient department, Area E, 61st floor.

Bright lights illuminated a corner of the hospital late at night, and the decoration and furnishings in bright and warm colors could not hide the weirdness and tension at the moment.

There is nothing in the corridor; there is nothing under the bench; there is nothing in the shadow of the corner...

Zhou Zhen held the rifle and looked around with a vigilant expression. At the service desk behind him, nurse Hu Bing was still holding a pen and lying on the table, sleeping soundly. On the bench outside the service desk, two older people The female patients were sitting next to each other and sleeping. Even if one of them had his head opened and blood was flowing down his hair and head, he had no intention of waking up.

later!

Qi Ling's anxious voice came from behind!

Almost at the same time, Zhou Zhen had already reacted. He squatted down suddenly, instantly pulled out a sharp special scalpel with his right hand, and reflexively slashed it behind him.

Whoosh!

A gust of cold and biting wind blew over his head, causing large pieces of broken hair to fly down.

Zhou Zhen finally turned around and saw that the old man who had just devoured the brains of a living person was already less than 30 centimeters in front of him. His left hand, as thin as a chicken's claw, had just brushed across his head. He was wearing a red The right hand with the plastic bracelet continued to grab his head.

The next moment, various noises sounded in Zhou Zhen's ears. At the same time, a translucent energy barrier full of numbers, formulas, and theorems once again blocked his way.

Digital domain, [hidden eavesdropping]!

Digital domain, [Geometric Barrier]!

clang!

There was a muffled sound, and the old man's right hand hit the [Geometric Barrier] hard, making the sound of metal hitting, making him unable to move forward.

Zhou Zhen did not hesitate. While retracting the scalpel with his right hand, he instantly raised the muzzle of the gun and pointed it at the old man's head.

Bang bang bang bang bang...

Fierce gunshots echoed in the hall, and special energy bullets shot out from the muzzle, drawing tracks in the air. These tracks showed a pale white light, outlining their specific movement paths.

The old man couldn't help but tremble. His thin body was instantly riddled with holes. From in front of him, you could directly see the mottled scene behind him, but not a drop of blood flowed out.

[Isolation Bullets] cannot hurt the old man, but [Energy Bullets] have an immediate effect!

Without giving the old man a chance to breathe, Zhou Zhen immediately positioned the [Geometric Barrier] and slammed into the opponent's body that had been battered by energy bullets!

boom! ! !

[Geometric Barrier] was like a heavy shield, hitting the old man's body hard!

As if he had been hit by a high-speed train, the old man suddenly scattered. His bloodless body, the dangling hospital gown, and the red plastic bracelet... all shattered violently and turned into a black smoke, which instantly enveloped him. The entire 61st floor!

With his sight blocked, Zhou Zhen didn't hesitate and immediately rushed to the side of the miniature force field device as quickly as possible.

Immediately afterwards, he skillfully removed the empty magazine and replaced it with a new energy magazine. Then he closed his eyes and focused his attention instantly on his ears, using the surrounding sounds to identify possible weapons in the darkness. The danger exists…

Soon, clear voices reached his ears...

Bed A in Room 23, the patient's name is Chen Jufang. The reason for admission is lumbar spine surgery. He is currently waiting for the surgery. His underlying diseases include...a history of allergies...the ward check 4 hours ago was completely normal...

She has no heartbeat, push the machine over! Quick!

Chen Jufang! Chen Jufang! Can you hear me? Wake up! Stay awake! Doctors are rescuing you, hold on!

The stretcher is here...

Where's the adrenaline? Quick, give me a shot first...

Listening to the sounds of these wars and chaos, Zhou Zhen immediately realized something was wrong. He immediately opened his eyes and saw bright lights all around. The darkness had disappeared without knowing when. Nurse Qi Ling was also missing, and even the miniature force field device had disappeared. !

Hu Bing, who had been sleeping just now, was kneeling on the ground, anxiously unpacking a set of disposable syringes.

As for the two elderly female patients sitting on the bench, one of them was standing beside them at a loss, and the other was lying on the ground with her eyes closed and unconscious.

She was surrounded by a doctor, several nurses, and several medical machines. Everyone looked solemn and focused, trying every possible means to save her.

Soon, the stretcher arrived. As Hu Bing called out Chen Jufang, the patient was hung up with potions, affixed with dense electrodes, and was carried to an emergency bed. A nurse ran in front to open the door and clear the way. The doctor and other The nurse pushed the bed and rushed all the way to the emergency room.

Looking at this sudden scene, Zhou Zhen's face was full of doubts, where is Qi Lingren?

What about the old man who attacked him?

Also, Hu Bing was sleeping just now. When did he wake up?

What's the matter? !

At this time, the patient was sent to the emergency room, and Hu Bing was finally free. When she saw Zhou Zhen, a hint of surprise appeared on her face, and then she walked over.

Comrade security officer, your colleague was looking for you everywhere just now. You'd better call him back. She looked at Zhou Zhen and said a little seriously.

Was Jin Qingfeng looking for him just now? ?

Zhou Zhen suddenly frowned and asked tentatively: There was a nurse named 'Qi Ling' here just now. Did you see it?

Qi Ling? Hu Bing glanced at Zhou Zhen doubtfully, and then said with certainty, No!

Qi Ling is also from our department. If she were here, I wouldn't be so busy.

really!

Zhou Zhen did not continue to ask. He took out his mobile phone and dialed Jin Qingfeng's number again.

Just like before, the call tone came from the receiver again and again, but no one answered it until it automatically hung up.

Zhou Zhen slowly put down his phone, vaguely guessing a possibility... He and Jin Qingfeng were not in the same world!

However, is it a time misalignment?

Or is it a spatial misalignment?

Or maybe it's for other reasons... there's too little information, so we can't be sure at the moment!

We must meet up with Jin Qingfeng as soon as possible!

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhen immediately asked: My colleague, did you just say where he was going?

Hu Bing immediately replied: The monitoring room on the 9th floor.

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Inpatient department, entrance of the building.

The bright lights attracted moths and other flying insects, which occasionally bumped into several ordinary security officers from Group D.

Lu Cong, please stop making trouble! The middle-aged female doctor looked at her watch, frowning more and more, and said in a deep voice to Lu Cong who was sitting in the wheelchair, If you really don't want to take out the steel nails, just sign and take responsibility Book, we will not continue to force you.

There are still several critically ill patients in Area E who need my constant care.

I don't have time to waste any more time with you!

Having said this, she looked at the security guard next to her and said to the leader, Sorry, I can't continue to waste time here. I have to go back.

And our two nurses, our orthopedics department has a lot of heavy physical work. They are the only two male nurses on duty tonight, and they can't stay here any longer.

If anything happens, I'll leave you a phone number and we'll call you.

Lu Cong grabbed the armrest of the wheelchair and hid behind a security guard. He observed the middle-aged female doctor and the two male nurses very vigilantly. Hearing this, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, The security guard can testify here. As long as you Don't come close to me, stay away from me, whatever happens to me, this steel nail, is none of your business!

You three must have been infected by the 'digital virus', please don't come here!

Besides, if you have a conscience, don't go into the inpatient ward to harm others...

Several security guards looked at each other, and they all had headaches. The leading security guard quickly advised the middle-aged female doctor in a low voice: Didn't you just say there are still 15 minutes? The time is not up yet, why don't you wait...

Before he finished speaking, one of the security guards' cell phone suddenly rang.

Didi didi...

He immediately picked up his phone and saw that the 3-minute countdown was up!

Without any hesitation, the security guard immediately dialed Jin Qingfeng's cell phone.

Beep...beep...beep...

The phone started calling but there was no answer.

After waiting for a moment, the face of the security guard who called gradually changed. Until the system automatically hung up, there was still no answer to Jin Qingfeng's mobile phone.

The security guard immediately put down his cell phone and said to the person next to him: Team Leader Jin's cell phone has not been answered. Something may have happened!

The expressions of the surrounding security officers changed. The leading security officer immediately ordered: Seal all entrances and exits of the inpatient department immediately!

Report to the Sheriff's Department! Request reinforcements!

All people who have just come out of the inpatient department will also be quarantined!

Contact Jin Qingfeng's colleagues again!

As soon as the words fell, all the security officers immediately began to take action.

Two security guards took out the warning tape from the car next to them, surrounded Lu Cong, the middle-aged female doctor, and the two male nurses into an isolation area, and sealed off the main entrance of the inpatient department.

The security guard who called Jin Qingfeng just now called Zhou Zhen again. The call to Zhou Zhen was the same as Jin Qingfeng's mobile phone. No one answered the call until he hung up.

Seeing that the two members of the special operations brigade had lost contact with each other in the inpatient unit, the leading security officer no longer hesitated and said quickly: This is a 'digital virus' case. Contact the ghost team immediately!

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In the inpatient department, in the dark elevator, all lighting, including emergency lights, had no response.

Falling rapidly into the small, airtight space, the sudden feeling of weightlessness caused a violent buzzing in both ears.

Jin Qingfeng’s expression changed drastically!

7 seconds!

At this speed, the elevator will fall to the bottom in 7 seconds at most!

He only has 7 seconds to save himself!

At this time, Shi Xinhong suddenly laughed hysterically: The elevator is broken, this is not a dream!

That patient is wrong!

I can continue to treat him!

This doctor has a mental problem!

The entire inpatient unit may be infected!

Jin Qingfeng didn't have time to think too much. He immediately pressed the emergency button in the elevator hard and slapped all the floor buttons at the same time, hoping that one floor would jam the elevator.

However, the elevator didn't respond at all and was still falling rapidly. The emergency button had no effect!

5 seconds left!

Jin Qingfeng immediately raised his rifle, pointed it at the top of the elevator car, and pulled the trigger.

Bang bang bang bang bang...

Amidst the violent gunfire, a circle of bullet holes was punched out on the top of the elevator car. The metal impact erupted into a shower of sparks, mixed with the scratching sound of the car in the elevator shaft, which was sharp and ear-piercing.

4 seconds!

Jin Qingfeng immediately jumped up on the spot, kicked off the wall of the elevator car, and used the force of his body to rush upward.

boom!

His muscles tensed up and he punched the top of the car where the bullet had just been shot.

He is a Digital Compatible, and his strength, skills, angles, timing... are all far superior to ordinary people. Infused with Digital Energy, his strength is particularly strong, and coupled with the bullet holes left by the bullets just shot, the sedan is greatly weakened. The top of the car was so solid that with a punch, a big hole was immediately made in the top of the car.

2 seconds!

Jin Qingfeng grabbed the edge of the gap on the top of the car, used his arms hard, and his whole body instantly got out of the elevator like a monkey...

Boom! ! !

The elevator crashed heavily into the ground. This kind of elevator is used in public places and often needs to carry large equipment, hospital beds, and medical facilities. The car is not only spacious, but also very solid. However, under the terrifying acceleration of gravity, the car at this moment is like It was like paper and fell flat in an instant!

Thick blood burst out from the cracks in the twisted metal, and the warm blood, bone residue, and viscera fragments with body temperature splashed into a criss-crossed splash all around... The sweet smell and smoke billowed wantonly.

Above, Jin Qingfeng, who had escaped from the elevator car, grabbed a protruding angle steel member on the wall and hung his entire body with one hand.

After finally escaping, Jin Qingfeng looked very unhappy. The elevator crash just now was definitely not a malfunction!

Patients on the 72nd floor...

Multiple dreams...

The elevator fell...

This could be a dream!

We must go to the 72nd floor immediately to find the patient!

If this was a dream, then the call from his colleague just now and the call he made to the ghost team might all be part of the dream.

In other words, in reality, none of these things happened at all!

The Ghost Team actually hasn't received their call for help yet!

In fact, the missing Zhou Zhen may still be waiting for him at the door of Ward 16, Area E, on the 61st floor!

Thinking of this, Jin Qingfeng was about to use his arms to climb to the elevator door on the upper floor, pry it open, and climb out of the elevator shaft, when suddenly there was a sound of breaking through the air above his head.

In the dim darkness above, something seemed to be falling rapidly!

puff……

An identical elevator car crashed down instantly!

Blood spattered everywhere, and where Jin Qingfeng had just hung his body, only a smooth muscled arm was left...

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Inpatient department, 61st floor, elevator hall.

In front of the silver-white frosted elevator door, Zhou Zhen stood alone with a rifle in both hands, quietly waiting for the arrival of the elevator.

The miniature force field device is now lost in the other world, and his ability to save his life now will be much weaker than before.

However, the old man who attacked him just now seemed not to be affected by the energy field at all!

The other party is not a living entity, not an infected person...

After completely dispersing the other party, he returned to this world...

There must be some connection between this...

Jin Qingfeng must have encountered something when he came to find him just now. As long as he meets up with the other party and exchanges information, he will probably be able to figure out what is going on in this inpatient unit.

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhen closed his eyes while waiting for the elevator, and four sets of formulas of different lengths suddenly appeared in his mind. They are swimming in the ocean of consciousness like living creatures, slowly rising and falling.

These four sets of formulas are his four digital fields.

The first set of formulas is [Overfrequency Interference], which was his initial digital domain;

The second set of formulas is [Hidden Eavesdropping]. This digital domain comes from Brother Hao;

The third set of formulas is [Geometric Barrier], which comes from the transfer student named Ren Rui;

The fourth set of formulas comes from the female classmate named Chu Jingyan in the dream. The specific effects are not yet known.

There is no miniature force field device now, so he plans to take advantage of this gap to familiarize himself with his fourth digital domain and maximize his strength!

As his mind turned, Zhou Zhen immediately focused his energy on the fourth set of formulas.

At that moment, there was a sharp pain in his head, like a steel knife being twisted into it, but maybe it was because his digital energy had become stronger. He quickly adapted to the severe pain this time.

At the same time, in his perception, the surrounding space underwent earth-shaking changes.

All the walls, floors, ceilings, elevator doors... all disappeared, and he saw a seemingly endless void space. Only under his feet, crisscrossing axes appeared. These axes were perpendicular to each other, forming a Checkerboard-like squares.

At this moment, he was standing in the center of one of the intersections.

As the pain in his mind intensified, Zhou Zhen suddenly understood the use of this digital domain... His energy suddenly focused on the intersection of the axes ten grids away from him.

The next moment, the scene around Zhou Zhen changed, and he instantly appeared next to a pot of green plants by the window.

Zhou Zhen quickly looked around. He had left his original position and appeared 10 meters away from the elevator door just now!

The new digital domain is teleportation? !

No!

The correct terminology should be called [Planar Transition]!

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