Chapter 256: Union
The surrounding patients didn’t pose much threat to the current Gao Ming, but for Gao Ming from half a year ago, this trip would have been hell. A determined psychiatrist was torn apart by crazy people. In a way, it was an ironic ending. Gao Ming’s shadow on the ground started to run. Gao Ming followed his shadow closely.
The broadcast became shriller and shriller. Slowly, the patient’s shadow appeared on the tiles. The clean tiles were like the surface of the water. The past and present reflected and permeated each other.
There was a scream. A dishevelled nurse rushed out of a ward. Her uniform was frazzled, and she was holding a giant syringe. The nurse pushed away the other patients and aimed the needle at Gao Ming’s eyes.
Both Gao Mings evaded her. However, the past Gao Ming tripped, and the liquid in the syringe splashed into his eyes. Gao Ming perfectly avoided the needle. However, when his past self was affected by the liquid, his eyes burned as well. His movement became more difficult. The ward doors slowly moved past like windows in a slow-moving train. This was the first time Gao Ming felt the flow of time so clearly.
“Will I die if my past self is killed?”
Gao Ming couldn’t tell if he was in a dream or he had travelled back in time. All the boundaries blurred. Only the pounding of his heart was real. Gao Ming’s shadow climbed up quickly. He had no option but to run deeper into the corridor. More patients appeared. Gao Ming’s scalp was numb. Half a year ago, the anomaly hadn’t arrived, but there were already so many monsters at Li San Hospital!
Following his past self, Gao Ming didn’t stay. They raced down the dark corridor. The windows and doors faded away. They were on the train of time, and every stop was a cycle of pain and tragedy.
“Is this a dream? How can a dream be so realistic? But what if this is not a dream? How can this happen in real life?”
The broadcast was ear-piercing. Gao Ming’s past self ran until he was exhausted. When he couldn’t carry on anymore, the doctor in the white coat reappeared. He opened a door not far away. That seemed to be the exit. With his last breath, Gao Ming came to the door and looked in.