Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!
Chapter 311 Hospital Anomaly

Chapter 311: Chapter 311 Hospital Anomaly

The entire front of the big truck had crashed into the ward, crushing equipment, hospital beds, and cabinets out of shape in one fell swoop. Luckily, Professor Lan, Chief Wu, and others weren’t far from the door; they successfully ran out as Yan Jiayu fled, and two doctors who were left behind were brought out by Yuan Yao and the Girl in the painting!

"There’s no one in the truck," Chief Wu glanced inside.

"This is the third floor; how could anyone drive a car in here?" Chief Song said as he pulled out his phone and walked outside, "It must be those players’ doing!"

Chief Wu arranged for people to transfer Xu Huo to a safe place, had Professor Lan and others accompany him, and assigned players to protect them.

It was impossible to leave the hospital now, and all the wards were unsafe. The hospital authorities temporarily emptied a medicine storage for their use and then evacuated the medical staff from the hospital.

"What’s the situation outside?" he asked after making the arrangements, joining Chief Song.

"The attack just now came from players, but we can’t identify who it was at the moment." The reply came from Dai Wenqian, "I suggest that the best course of action is to evacuate the residents nearby, a warning like that signifies the opponent’s attitude."

Chief Wu’s expression was grim, "The hospital surroundings should have been surrounded and monitored by the Special Defense Department, how could so many players infiltrate?"

"Military electronic equipment started malfunctioning fifteen minutes ago," Dai Wenqian said, "It’s unclear whether this is the handiwork of some players or another accident."

Chief Wu glanced outside and said, "Regardless, we need to try communicating with the players first and also guard against those with ulterior motives intervening."

"Chief," Chief Song’s secretary came in, "there’s an incoming call from outside, requesting to speak with the highest authority."

"Give it to me." Chief Song took the phone, "This is Song Xian from the Special Defense Department. You can speak directly to me."

After the other party spoke a sentence, he put down the phone and switched on the speaker, "Now you may speak."

"Greetings to the leaders of the Special Defense Department," a voice clearly altered by a voice changer came through the phone, "Before we talk, I want to clarify one thing, our group did not initiate the attack on the hospital five minutes ago."

Chief Wu immediately asked, "Whom do you represent?"

"Two hundred and seventy-one players, both online and offline," the caller answered, "But rest assured, we have no intentions of being hostile towards the government."

Chief Wu and Chief Song exchanged a look, then the latter asked, "What is it that you want?"

"To confirm the safety of player Xu Huo," said the voice on the phone. "It would be for the best if the Special Defense Department could hand him over to us."

"What did you say!" Chief Song’s voice rose.

But the caller remained calm, "This proposal is beneficial to both parties. Xu Huo has stood up for both our players and the Evolvers. If he were to die under the siege of the Special Defense Department, your hands won’t come clean. You are aware of the serious consequences that would follow."

"This is our country too; we don’t want to see war break out."

"You think handing him over to you ensures his safety?" Chief Song said, "Do you think your manpower can match the Special Defense Department?"

"If the Special Defense Department’s firepower was enough to stop players, the earlier incident wouldn’t have happened," the voice from the phone said confidently.

Chief Song wanted to respond but was interrupted by Chief Wu raising his hand, "If your only goal is to protect Xu Huo, your actions should align with ours now. We should work together to examine every player entering Hua City, instead of using this as a bargaining chip to coerce the Special Defense Department into a compromise."

"Xu Huo’s condition is unclear, and the Special Defense Department has the world’s best medical teams and expert groups. Leaving the hospital is of no benefit to him."

After a moment of silence, the other party said, "We want to confirm something, is Xu Huo really undergoing a second evolution?"

"No comment," Chief Wu said.

"Alright," the other party was very straightforward, "have your people clear a circular area two kilometers away from the hospital. We will contact players willing to cooperate to go to the circular area, but Special Defense Department personnel must withdraw completely. If anyone attacks us, we won’t just sit back and take it."

"The Special Defense Department will issue an evacuation notice to the entire city in three minutes. If any players insist on remaining within two kilometers of the hospital, you can’t interfere with Special Defense Department actions," Chief Wu quickly said.

"No problem." The call ended.

The secretary had gone to issue the evacuation notice. Chief Song didn’t oppose Chief Wu’s decision but merely said, "We’re not lucky."

The one who had just called was likely a temporary representative chosen by the civilian players. Before the situation is clear, their likelihood of taking action is very low, especially since there are currently no players with particularly high levels. The deterrence of state agencies is still effective. So the person who attacked Xu Huo earlier probably wanted to create chaos leading the Special Defense Department and civilian players to kill each other, and while it’s unlikely that civilian players would come to Hua City, they represent the majority of civilian players, and the consequences of a conflict would definitely be unfavorable.

"Increase armed personnel during the evacuation of residents, and switch all weapons to new equipment equipped with biometric locks. Ensure that the area within two kilometers of the hospital is evacuated within half an hour," Chief Song instructed Chief Liao, "Report immediately if you find any players lingering."

Chief Liao got to work on arranging everything.

"The technical team has traced the source of the cell phone signal," said Dai Wenqian at that moment, "Chief, I’d like to go take a look."

Chief Song nodded, "Keep an eye on those players and be on guard in case they have other plans."

"Unless absolutely necessary, try to avoid conflict," Chief Wu cautioned.

After Dai Wenqian and Zheng Ke left the conference room, Chief Wu prepared to check on Xu Huo’s condition. Stepping out of the sealed room, he glanced outside at the sky and subconsciously said, "What time is it, and why isn’t it light yet?"

Over at the warehouse, Professor Lan had people bring the Potion, intending to administer it to Xu Huo.

Xu Huo had alerted them before the truck crashed in, but he hadn’t regained consciousness afterward, so Professor Lan also agreed with Tang Guangbo’s words, believing that Xu Huo’s body couldn’t keep up with the speed of his brain’s evolution.

"He warned me just now that there was danger outside the wall, which means he can hear us talking. Ask him first if he wants this injection," Yan Jiayu said.

Professor Lan hesitated briefly but agreed to her suggestion and directly asked for Xu Huo’s opinion.

However, this time Xu Huo did not give any response, and Professor Lan injected the two doses of the Potion into his arm, while Tang Guangbo continued talking to him.

There was no reaction for quite a while after the injection, and Yuan Yao, who was overly tense, stood up, "I’m going to the restroom."

After closing the warehouse door, he found a nearby restroom. While washing his hands, the lights suddenly went out.

"Luckily all the patients from the hospital were evacuated, or who knows how many would die overnight," Yuan Yao said nonchalantly as he wiped his wet hands on his clothes and used his cell phone’s flashlight to exit. Only then did he realize the emergency lights in the hallway were also out, and the light from the phone only illuminated two or three meters ahead.

The unusual situation made his skin crawl, and while muttering "A clear conscience fears no midnight knocking," he ran towards the warehouse. But upon pushing the door open, there wasn’t a shadow in sight inside the warehouse.

"Yuan Yao." Someone called him from behind, and Yuan Yao turned around immediately with joy, "Brother Xu, you’re awake?"