Chapter 149: The Fall of the Hospital
"This is the city center; how can the phone not get through!" The nurse looked puzzled.
Lorraine raised an eyebrow, took out her own phone, and found that there was indeed no signal.
However, the medical equipment was operating normally.
Relying on her Yin-Yang Eye, Lorraine soon sensed the evil aura floating inside the hospital.
"It seems someone has set up a magic array in the hospital," she thought to herself.
Certain isolation arrays could indeed affect telephone communications.
Thinking of this, Lorraine also realized that these people were likely sent by Hans.
So she immediately returned to the ward and took out the "Safety Manual" given to her by Father William.
"Emergency Scenario Preset 5: Please prioritize determining whether escape is possible..."
Lorraine looked at Ed on the bed, knowing she would never leave her husband behind.
She continued to look at the next line.
"Okay, I guess you definitely won't leave Ed behind, so... let me think."
The corner of Lorraine's mouth twitched; she didn't expect Father William to write down even his thought process.
"First, unite all allies that can be united: patients, family members, nurses, security... In times of crisis, people will actively listen to the person who has an idea..."
"Second, if you cannot take Ed with you, I suggest moving him to another ward. At the same time, you expose yourself proactively to attract their attention..."
Lorraine understood William's meaning; the hospital recorded patient admission information.
"By the way, remember to block the ward door with a mobile hospital bed before leaving. A gentleman named Rick proved that this can effectively increase the survival rate."
Lorraine's eyes lit up. Although she didn't know who Rick was, this was indeed a good idea.
She quickly scanned the rest of the content, and the panic in her heart diminished a lot.
Subsequently, Lorraine packed her things and began to act according to the plan in the "Manual."
There was a protective array arranged by William in advance in the ward. According to the priest's instructions, this array could be left behind to delay time.
At the same time, Lorraine also re-arranged the holy artifacts in the new ward according to the diagram.
After doing this, she ran to the corridor and mobilized those who were watching the commotion.
"Hey, everyone listen to me, we have to unite..."
She stated the potential dangers here and called on everyone to face the enemy together.
Some people chose to believe.
Others planned to leave through other exits while the chaos hadn't reached here yet.
Of course, a very small number of people raised protests.
"Who are you? Why should we listen to you?" A burly man looked unfriendly.
Lorraine took a deep breath, remembering the words in the "Manual"—Respect the fate of others.
She smiled slightly immediately: "Sir, of course, you are free to act on your own."
The burly man wanted to take the opportunity to seize the right to speak, but the woman in front of him didn't take the bait, making him feel like he punched cotton.
Ding.
At this time, the elevator not far away suddenly opened. Many people were standing with their backs to the entrance.
The burly man's eyes lit up, and he walked over there immediately.
"Hmph, let me ask personally."
"Don't!"
Lorraine reached out to stop him immediately.
"At times like this, curiosity only increases danger."
This was also a sentence in the manual.
But the burly man scoffed at this.
"Hey, buddy."
He patted a man on the shoulder.
In the next moment, everyone in the elevator turned around.
The burly man was instantly horrified.
Blood, coldness.
A dozen pairs of dead silent eyes stared at him; how could these guys look like living people!
A bloody feast was soon staged inside the elevator.
And Lorraine had already left the spot when the burly man turned around.
Along the way, those "Monsters" also appeared at other exits.
Even among them were the people who had left alone earlier.
This made many people secretly rejoice that they made the right decision, including the nurse from earlier.
"Mrs. Lorraine, why are we going to the monitoring room?" Oona asked in confusion.
"We don't know the distribution of the enemy. If the surveillance still works, the initiative will be on our side."
Lorraine explained according to the content in the "Manual."
Oona nodded, but then she showed worry again: "Those guys... monsters just now, can we really leave alive?"
The scene of the burly man being torn and bitten was still deeply imprinted in her mind.
Others had the same concern.
Lorraine's eyes were firm: "Definitely. My friend is rushing here. He is a powerful exorcist. As long as we can hold on until he comes, we can be saved."
Her tone was inspiring, giving people somewhat more confidence.
Although most people still didn't hold out hope in their hearts, at this moment, hope was better than despair.
On the other side, Outpatient First Floor.
There was almost no breath of living people here.
A large amount of blood remained on the ground, and a thick smell of blood filled the air.
A black-robed man suddenly appeared.
"Lord Belial, the 'Servants' sent news that that woman's tracks were found on the second floor of the Inpatient Department."
"Very good, let the remaining Servants all converge there," Belial said.
"This woman might be carrying high-quality holy artifacts. Wear them down first before making a move."
"Yes." The black-robed man bowed his head.
"By the way, drive those two to the third floor of the North Zone; that place is a dead end."
The black-robed man received the order again, then disappeared and left.
Before long, the "People" lingering in various parts of the hospital began to move in the same direction.
"What's wrong with them?" Oona pointed at the monitor and asked.
"The direction these monsters are heading... seems to be our side." Someone noticed the anomaly.
Ten minutes ago, the group found the main monitoring room.
This place was far away from the main departments, so the flow of people was very low. There were also a few security guards hiding here.
Lorraine was lucky; the surveillance here was not affected by the magic array, and the wireless communication equipment could still be used.
After seeing the scene inside the hospital, everyone found it hard to believe.
They didn't expect this place to become a sacrificial ground for cultists.
Lorraine finally understood why Father William asked her to come here.
With surveillance, the movements of the cultists were clear at a glance.
If she were still wandering outside at this time, she might have become one of those monsters long ago.
"Mrs. Lorraine, what should we do now!"
Everyone looked at Lorraine in unison.
Along the way, this lady had led them to avoid danger many times and had long become the backbone of everyone.
Lorraine's eyes flickered, knowing that only she could do what came next, so she said:
"I will go to attract the attention of these monsters. Oona, you guide me in front of the monitor." She handed a radio to the nurse.
"How can we do this?"
"It's too dangerous; we can think of another way."
Facing everyone's kindness, Lorraine did not accept.
"Human nature cannot withstand testing. Sometimes 'proactive sacrifice' is not a bad choice..."
She recalled the words in the safety manual.
Attracting the attention of monsters was certainly dangerous.
But as long as she knew the movements of the monsters in advance, coupled with the holy artifacts given by Father William, surviving successfully was not difficult.
This required the person sitting in front of the monitor to provide accurate information.
At this moment, the "kindness" of these people might be sincere.
But once in a desperate situation, Lorraine, as an exorcist, would likely be pushed out.
At that time, she wouldn't dare trust the information provided by the other party.
Sure enough.
After Lorraine made her attitude clear, although everyone expressed verbal concern, they no longer mentioned staying.
After some preparation, Lorraine walked out of the monitoring room.
Pale fluorescent lights, empty corridors, and faint roars coming from the distance.
Lorraine seemed to "see" many dead souls.
"Phew."
She took a deep breath and turned on the switch of the radio equipment.
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