Chapter 0442 – The Key Man

　　The door to the room was wide open, and the old man was standing in the doorway, a small amount of confusion in his eyes.

　　”I’m not dead?”

　　This unsmiling old man Chen Ge had seen before, also in the midst of the eighth corpse vault, when the old man’s body was next to Liu Zhengyi.

　　Immersed in formalin, he looked serene, very different from now.

　　”It seems like all the people who were displayed in Corpse Vault No. 8 still retained their memories and their respective personalities, and weren’t affected by the Scarlet World.”

　　The world behind the door was filled with all sorts of negativity, and staying in it for a long time would be affected in a subtle way, and only those who were the purest were able to persevere.

　　The Liu Justice he encountered before was just that, upright and upright, when he heard that his students were suffering from bullying, he was directly ready to stand up for his students, all righteousness, and the same was true for the old gentleman in front of Chen Ge now.

　　Combined with what Justice Liu had just encountered, Chen Ge vaguely understood something: “It might be precisely because the blood-red world is unable to assimilate them that they are forcibly manipulated every once in a while to make them forget certain things as a way of maintaining the stability of this place.”

　　Chen Ge was a very calm person, another question quickly appeared in his mind, “Compared to forcibly controlling their minds, it’s obviously easier to kill them, but the blood red world didn’t do that, the world behind the door has no sympathy or pity, the fact that they’re still alive up to this point means that they’ll definitely be useful to the world behind the door!”

　　”The monster called the old man a doctor, whether it’s Liu Justice or this old gentleman, they should both be the top physicians in a certain field.”

　　”The owner of the door seems to be trying to resurrect someone, and he should be keeping these two doctors in order to help himself and complete that so-called experiment of bringing the dead back to life.”

　　Through the monster’s conversation and some clues he had, Chen Ge came to a conclusion in his mind.

　　”The two monsters are unwilling to touch the old man for fear of getting into trouble, but it’s a completely different story for me.” Chen Ge put the white cat into his backpack, put away the skull crushing hammer, and walked out of the corner in a big way.

　　Hearing the footsteps, the old man slowly looked up and was a bit surprised when he saw Chen Ge, it felt like he was coldly startled.

　　”I’m really curious about what I actually look like in their eyes?” Chen Ge politely walked over to the old man, “Old sir, I have a few words to say to you, can I delay you for a few minutes.”

　　”It should be class time now, which class are you in?” The old man looked at Chen Ge for a few moments, it seemed that he was slowly getting used to looking at him, and his complexion returned to normal.

　　”Old man, I heard the conversation between you and those two just now.” Chen Ge opened the door, he wasn’t going to waste any more time.

　　”So what if I heard it? You think I’m crazy too?” The old man grabbed the door of the corpse vault, ready to retreat back.

　　”You’re not crazy, in fact, you are indeed dead.” After Chen Ge said this, the entire passageway went silent, and he could clearly hear the sound of blood flowing through the ceiling.

　　The old man looked deeply at Chen Ge and did not say anything, slightly nodding his head and stepping aside.

　　After seeking the old man’s permission, Chen Ge dashed into the middle of the fourth corpse vault.

　　This was a small corpse vault, because of the wiring, the fourth corpse vault was later deactivated, and the inside was transformed into a specimen room.

　　”Boom!”

　　The door to the room closed, the old man still didn’t say a word as he walked to the shelves where various organ specimens were placed.

　　Chen Ge didn’t understand what the old man was going to do, and he followed quietly.

　　The old man led him to the innermost part of the shelves, “If you have anything to say, say it here, people outside can’t see here.”

　　Chen Ge nodded and spoke, “Old man, can you describe what I look like in your eyes?”

　　”All of your five senses don’t grow where they should, it’s no small miracle that you’re alive.” The old gentleman spoke imperiously.

　　”And what do the walls and shelves around you look like to you?”

　　”Walls?” The old man heard something in Chen Ge’s words, “Painted white, just refurbished, very clean.”

　　”Then do you know what this wall looks like to me?” Chen Ge pointed to the wall beside him, “Its surface is wrapped in a transparent film of blood, covered with blood vessels of different thicknesses, as if it were a human organ, pulsing constantly.”

　　Chen Ge pointed at his face after finishing, “What I see is the real world, this is something I believe you should have realized.”

　　The more pure and strong-willed a person was in life, the less likely they were to be controlled in the world within the gate after death, the old gentleman belonged to this category, not only had he not been affected by the negativity of the Scarlet World, but he had also slowly perceived something in his constant struggle with the Scarlet World.

　　”I know that you might not be able to accept this when I suddenly tell you this, but it’s the truth.” Chen Ge kept an eye on the old man, once the old man’s situation was not right, he would immediately take measures, “I once saw you in the underground corpse vault number eight, and your body was immersed in the middle of formalin with a peaceful expression.”

　　”You mean, not only am I dead, but I donated my remains to the school?” The old man desperately thought back, he vaguely remembered something, but just then the change appeared abruptly.

　　The walls, the ground, and several veins rushed towards the old man in an instant.

　　Similar things had already happened in front of Chen Ge’s eyes, and this time he was prepared, taking out his Cranium Crushing Hammer when the blood vessels first appeared, and smashing all those approaching blood vessels away.

　　However, immediately afterward, more blood vessels came out from the ground and walls.

　　Densely packed, the number was frighteningly high.

　　”Old man! Think about what decisions you’ve ever made! Everything you see is a lie!”

　　He shielded the old man and smashed the approaching veins, but that only delayed the process for a few seconds.

　　The sound of ragged breathing sounded from the passageway outside the door, and the “security guards” were attracted to the area.

　　”What decision did I make?” There was a flash of clarity in the old man’s eyes, but immediately afterward those veins wrapped around the old man’s body from behind.

　　His eyes shifted between blood red and black and white, the old man’s expression was very painful, and when he was about to endure it, it was as if his body had been trained countless times to finally develop instincts. As he felt the extreme pain, he put his hand into the middle of his sleeve.

　　In the end, the old man was still not free from his control, and after his veins disappeared, he weakly slumped to the ground.

　　”Elder?” Chen Ge squatted down and helped the old man up, “Can you still remember who I am?”

　　Covering his heart, the old man stood up from the ground, he looked at Chen Ge and shook his head blankly, then as if he suddenly remembered something, he reached out and lifted his sleeve.

　　On his dry and thin arm, it was densely covered with a wound dug out viciously with his fingernails.

　　He looked at the latest wound and pondered, “When did another wound appear?”