"The patient in ward No. 3 just suffered a myocardial infarction, and it was too late to save him. Counting this patient, six patients have died suddenly due to myocardial infarction in the past two days."
"Myocardial infarction is not difficult to rescue in our hospital, right?"
"Who knows, he died suddenly without even the time to rescue him. When dealing with a dead person, no matter how he rescues him, it will be in vain. It is just a waste of effort."
"Sigh... It's really uncomfortable to see her family members in grief. That little girl has just entered high school, and her little boyfriend just came to see her yesterday afternoon."
"You have just come to work, and your time is still short. I have seen too many such farewells. I was really sad at first, but in the end I became numb. Doing your job well is the most important thing."
"Okay, senior."
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Miyazaki Yota walked out of the bathroom and heard the conversation of the two nurses passing by him. He suddenly understood why the unknown magician placed the life-absorbing magic circle in the hospital.
After all, in modern society, magicians must also abide by the principle of "mystery must be concealed". If the absorption of life force causes large-scale casualties and attracts the attention of ordinary people, it will not be worth the loss.
In contrast, hospitals are one of the few suitable places. After all, deaths occur all the time in hospitals, and they do not arouse suspicion from others.
It seems that the other party is already very experienced. I don't know how many lives have been taken away by absorbing life force and converting it into magic power.
Miyazaki Yota shook his head and walked to Beitahara's ward. Although he had help from Amei, he was by no means a fool. Magicians are people who can control supernatural powers, and he was just an ordinary person.
As a high school student, there is definitely no chance of winning in a head-on confrontation.
After passing a corner, he suddenly heard sobbing.
He stopped, and there was a trace of hesitation on his face. Miyazaki Yota thought that he was not a nosy person, but he still walked towards the direction where the crying came from.
It was a secluded staircase, and a high school student of his own age was sitting in the corner, holding a photo in his hand and crying loudly.
Miyazaki Yota happened to see the content of the photo from behind. It was a group photo of a boy and a girl. The background was the bright night sky with fireworks in full bloom. They hugged each other and kissed each other, looking very happy.
He did not make a sound, but left silently. What that young man needed was not something as shallow as the comfort of strangers, but his own quiet solitude.
"That's pretty damned."
After walking far enough away, Miyazaki Yota cursed quietly, not knowing who he was scolding.
【Master, you seem to be in a very low mood.】
A'Die's voice sounded deep in his heart.
"It would be strange if you don't feel depressed when you see something like this."
Miyazaki Youta curled his lips and said in his heart.
【Master, I have good news and bad news to tell you, which one do you want to hear first?】
"Good news."
Without thinking too much, he decisively chose to listen to the good news first to make himself happy and not be overwhelmed by the negative energy.
[After my investigation, I found that this is not the magician's magic workshop, but can only be regarded as a stronghold for collecting life force, so it is very possible that the magician is not here. 】
"What about the bad news?"
【This is just a stronghold.】
"I understand, you mean this hospital is not an exception? There are other similar ones."
Miyazaki Yota subconsciously clenched his fists. He had never considered himself a righteous partner, but this magician had gone too far. What did he regard human life as, a disposable consumable?
?
But it is difficult for anyone with a conscience not to be angry because of the magician's behavior.
But the angrier he became, the more he needed to stay rational. He asked Adele to transform into a spirit child to collect more information, and then began to formulate countermeasures to completely eliminate the magic circle that shrouded the hospital.
Finally, in the dead of night, he climbed in through the open window from the air conditioner on the second floor. During the day's investigation, he found that this was a utility room, which was more suitable as a breakthrough point for sneaking in.
The main force of this operation is undoubtedly the Servant Amo, but Miyazaki Yota is not unprepared. In addition to the enchanted baseball bat, he also carries with him the secret weapon that Amo gave him.
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It was an exquisite little bell. According to Ah Diao, its name was the soul-summoning bell. It could summon souls to fight for oneself, but the duration and the strength of the summoned souls were closely related to the infused magic power.
With the Soul-Calling Bell in hand, when faced with an unexpected incident, Miyazaki Yota has a certain ability to protect himself even if Amei is not around.
Using magic to open the locked door, Miyazaki Yota entered the corridor of the hospital. At the same time, he also changed into cleaner's clothes in the utility room and put on a mask to hide himself.
The hospital was extremely quiet late at night, almost like a tomb, making people shudder. The sound of slight footsteps was constantly amplified and echoed in the corridor, reminding him of the horror stories he had read.
He shook his head and quickly expelled this unreliable thought from his mind.
The layout of the magic array has a carrier and a core. As early as during the day's exploration, he and A'Die had determined that the core of the magic array was located underground in the hospital, but there was no general path leading there.
Fortunately, they decided on a backup plan.
Ding Dong——
The elevator stopped at the second floor. Yota Miyazaki walked in and pressed the button on the underground floor. This was the deepest point that could be reached through the elevator.
After about tens of seconds, the elevator arrived at the underground level. This is the hospital morgue, where corpses are kept. Miyazaki Yota did not go out, but chose to open the ceiling above the elevator room.
Then he followed the opened gap and drilled into the elevator shaft.
Fortunately, he can now use magic power to strengthen his body to a certain extent. Otherwise, Miyazaki Yota would definitely not be able to perform such operations that only exist in movies.
Standing at the top of the elevator, he took out the compact flashlight he carried with him and shined it down the elevator shaft.
Sure enough, there is still deep darkness below the elevator shaft, which means that the deepest distance that can be reached by the elevator is far beyond the underground level. Unfortunately, Miyazaki Yota does not know how to take the elevator to go deeper, so he can only use stupid methods.
method.
"A'die——"
He softly called his servant's name.
"Don't worry, just leave it to me."
Accompanied by chuckles, Ajie, who was wearing heavy bronze armor, appeared next to him, then picked him up and used magic to create a barrier to protect Miyazaki Yota's safety. Finally,
He jumped down from the elevator and disappeared into the deep darkness below the elevator shaft.