Kingdom of Corrosion

The ICU is located on the fourth floor of the outpatient building. Due to the fully enclosed windows and corridors above the third floor, to get to the fourth floor, one must go through the lobby on the first floor of the outpatient clinic. There is one route by taking the elevator at the center of the lobby to the fourth floor. Another is to enter from the front door of the outpatient clinic, turn left up the escalator, reach the third floor via the escalator, and then ascend to the fourth floor by the staircase on the left. The last one is to take the back door, pass the restroom, walk down the corridor, and turn right to directly take the stairs.

While Blood Meng was pondering over the map, the scout Lin Wu returned. Although he didn’t have bonuses to Stealth and Agility, his tactical awareness was still very sharp.

"Can’t do it," Lin Wu said as he drew with a pen, "There’s a large group at the front entrance, slightly dispersed. Visual estimate: the number of zombies per square meter in the first-floor hall exceeds one. Even shooting one by one, I reckon there won’t be enough bullets to go around." The outpatient building covers a large area, with the first-floor housing the pharmacy, registration desks, medicine collection points, pre-employment medical examination departments, etc. It’s the part of the hospital with the largest flow of people.

Lin Wu said: "Turning left to take the escalator, the escalator’s upper and lower ends are packed with zombies. The second floor is semi-open, shaped like a standard running track, hollowed in the middle, overlooking the first floor, with various outpatient departments along the circular edge. The number of zombies in the corridors is astounding. I can responsibly say: there is absolutely no way to fight up there."

Let alone reaching the fourth floor, even if Lin Wu contributed his rifle and submachine gun, it would still be hard to forcefully counter the zombies on the first floor. That place is open on all sides, easily susceptible to assault, and in our team of five, there are only three real marksman—Lin Wu, Blood Meng, Lin Meng and Xiao Wu, each counts as half.

Blood Meng pointed to the ambulance outside the door: "Rush into it."

"Are you crazy?" Lin Wu asked, "And how do we get out? Drive a hospital bed out from the fourth floor?"

Blood Meng’s idea was to drive the car to the elevator area, quickly get out and take the elevator to the fourth floor. Not to mention how risky this plan was. Even if successful, how would they leave the outpatient building?