Chapter 46: Chongshan's Diary

“As expected, I had already guessed it.
The mortality rate in this world is undoubtedly as high as 100%.”

Gu Yi sighed with a bitter smile and shook his head.

The first dungeon he participated in had such a high difficulty level.
It was filled with dangers and puzzles, bringing him endless mental pressure.

He possessed an SSS-level talent, which allowed him to reach this point.

If it were any other adventurer without unlocking powerful talents, they would have likely become lifeless corpses long ago.

“Leader, you're right.
The mortality rate in the Weird World is gradually increasing.
One day, they will completely occupy us with their Weird powers, and humanity will be driven to extinction.”

“Gu Yi, don't carry such a heavy burden…
We are your strongest support.
Have you encountered any difficulties in the dungeon?”

“Yes.” Gu Yi nodded.
“I haven't found the startup password for the dean's computer yet.
Do you have any clues?”

“Well…”

“Forget it.
It's okay.
I will figure it out myself.
Please take care of my parents and family, and also…”

Gu Yi looked up at the big screen.

It was pitch black.

Gu Yi sat in his seat and let out a long sigh.

The movie theater collapsed, and Gu Yi once again returned to the state of drowning in the void.

This gave Gu Yi a chance to think deeply.

Just now, the two speculations Gu Yi mentioned were not complete.
There was still one question he hadn't figured out.

Why did the person who claimed to be the “former adventurer” impersonate Toto to communicate with him?

Did he have no other intentions apart from framing him?

Why did the Weird World appear, and why did it torment humanity, making them struggle for survival in various strange dungeons over and over again?

Encountering people from the “Weird World” in the inner world was completely unexpected for Gu Yi.

He vaguely felt that one day he would also become an NPC in the “Weird World.”

The feeling of weightlessness and drowning finally disappeared.

Gu Yi returned to the side of the small coffin.

Without a doubt, the real “I” was lying inside the small coffin.

At the moment Gu Yi saw her, she completely lost her vitality and placed all her hopes for revenge on him.

Gu Yi played with the whistle in his hand and blew it forcefully.

The whistle made no sound.

No matter how hard Gu Yi blew, it was useless.

“By the way, this thing is a dog whistle, maybe only dogs can hear it.”

Gu Yi frowned slightly and hung the whistle around his neck, hiding it close to his body.

This thing must be an important item corresponding to the Security Department.

Gu Yi collected all the items, put on Toto's mask, and returned to the first floor of the hospital.

Now, Gu Yi had the red access card, which allowed him to freely enter any room, including Room 0, the crematorium, the dean's office, or any other place.

Gu Yi remembered that there was a door in the archives that couldn't be opened.
Perhaps the red access card in his hand could allow him to explore the depths of the archives.

Not only that, but he also needed to test the true function of the dog whistle while thinking about how to crack the computer password in the dean's office.

–These were the few remaining secrets in the entire dungeon.

Now, it was almost time for the morning treatment.

Everyone left their wards and headed toward the treatment room.

To avoid suspicion, Gu Yi obediently lay in his ward and used his talent to explore.

(The deduction begins!)

(You put on the pig mask and secretly leave the ward.)

(You wander around the corridor until you encounter a member of the security department.)

(You blow the dog whistle.)

(The security member freezes in place as if paused.)

(You consider taking off the dog mask but ultimately decide against it.)

(Removing the mask could potentially harm the security member, violating the principle of “Good deeds are rewarded, and evil deeds have consequences.,” and increasing the difficulty of your progress.)

(The dog whistle is powerful enough to halt the actions of the security department.
Its function is already sufficient.)

(You arrive at the basement floor.)

(Using the red access card, you open the door to the archives.)

(You find the door that was previously inaccessible and effortlessly open it with the red access card.)

(You enter the room.)

(There are two shelves in the room.)

(On the left shelf, there is a giant spider egg.)

(You put on the bird beak mask and finally, find instructions beneath the spider egg.)

([This is the egg of a giant spider.
It needs some stimulation to hatch.])

(You have an idea and bring a glass containing a toad closer to the spider egg.)

(The spider egg immediately starts shaking and making eerie sounds.)

(You quickly put away the glass and place the giant spider egg into your kangaroo pants.)

(You move to the right shelf.)

(It is filled with various research materials, but even with the bird beak mask, you cannot understand the specific contents.)

(You put down that roll of research materials.)

(On the second level of the shelf, you find a diary.
The text is incomprehensible to you, regardless of the mask you wear, you cannot decipher the content.)

(You sit on the floor and ponder carefully.)

(You take off the mask.)

(You flip to the first page of the diary, which bears the name of the owner, the only name you can understand.)

([Chongshan])

(This is the diary of the dean of Chongshan Hospital.)

(You seem to have grasped some details that you had never grasped before.)

(There are no characters in the hospital without masks, only you, the dean, the dean's daughter, and the patients.)

(Any other person without a mask will die or become a ghost.)

(Patients don't wear masks because they are not natives of this world.)

(But why don't the dean and his daughter wear masks?)

(You have been puzzled by this question, and you have proposed several hypotheses, but you still entered a dead end in your thinking.)

(The diary is not an important item; it is a hint that can help you decipher the mystery.)

(And even the NPC posing as Toto in the Weird World is a clue.)

(Their hint is: You are not the only traveler in this dungeon.)

(The dean, just like you, is an adventurer.
He is not a native of this world, so he does not wear a mask in your eyes.)

(The daughter of the dean, although not wearing a mask, has the ability to transform into a monster, implying that she is a hybrid of an adventurer and a native.)

(You can clearly see the name “Chongshan” because both of you are adventurers.
This is a hint given by the system's rules.)

(You cannot decipher the specific content of the “Chongshan's” diary because you come from different civilizations.)

(You flip to the last page of the diary.)

(You discover that this diary is mysteriously generating text on its own.)

(The shop owner once mentioned that the dean likes to use birthdays as passwords.)

(But you have been calculating birthdays using Earth's calendar – this was your biggest oversight.)

(You open the first page of the diary and find the written date in the top left corner.)

(You take out a pen, record the date, and also take out the research report to deduce the corresponding calendar.)

(You make a bold conjecture.)

(The first day of the diary is the day when Toto first came to the hospital, the same day your character was admitted.)

(With an anchor point established, deducing the dates becomes much easier.)