# 1736
Chapter 1729: You Can Call Me... Doctor Lin
The moment he saw that face, [Chaos]'s pupils constricted sharply!
"You?!" [Chaos] asked in bewilderment. "Impossible... how are you here?!"
Lin Qiye stood in the corridor in front of the second-floor ward, calmly looking down at [Chaos] below, and spoke slowly:
"You seem to have forgotten—originally, I was its master... it and I are connected by karma, and as long as there is a karmic link, I can enter."
[Chaos] stared fixedly at Lin Qiye. Above its head, a progress bar materialized:
"Lin Qiye Treatment Progress: 83%"
[Chaos] froze for a moment, then burst into laughter. "So what if you made it in? You came out of the ward, which means you're a patient here. If you're a patient, you can't hurt me... You've come back just to die with the others."
As the words fell, [Chaos] raised its palm. The light and shadows around it collapsed rapidly, transforming into a beam of devastating destruction that shot toward the corridor on the second floor!
Yuanshi Tianzun frowned, his figure darting forward!
BOOM—!!
A golden flower bloomed in the void, tearing the beam apart in the emptiness. Yuanshi Tianzun stood in bloodstained robes, weakly positioning himself before Lin Qiye, his hoarse voice saying:
"Lin Qiye, this place isn't meant for you... hurry, leave."
Lin Qiye shook his head. He stepped past Yuanshi Tianzun, positioning himself in front of the other man instead.
Seeing that upright crimson-clad figure before him, Yuanshi Tianzun hesitated slightly.
"Heavenly Venerable, for the past thousand years, humanity has relied on the care of the Heavenly Court... This time, let us handle it." Lin Qiye's voice drifted back from ahead.
Yuanshi Tianzun's brow furrowed. He was about to say more when he noticed that this Lin Qiye seemed somehow different from the one he had known before... His aura and body were the same, yet it was as if he had become a different person—mysterious and unfamiliar.
"You..." A hint of confusion appeared on Yuanshi Tianzun's face.
"Lin Qiye, you're being rather overconfident." [Chaos]'s brow arched slightly. "Last time, right here, I took your hospital and your physical body... Why do you never learn? What courage does a Hmong Ling Tai give you?
Don't forget—now I'm the master of this hospital. What do you have to fight me with?"
"This hospital has never had a master... You told me that yourself when you took it from me." Lin Qiye spoke calmly. "I wasn't its master before, and you're even less so now. You simply put on this coat, gave yourself the title of director, and plundered some of its abilities.
This hospital, like you, came from beyond this world—and it has its own consciousness. Do you think it would be willing to be continuously one-sidedly plundered by you, reduced to a tool for killing gods?"
"Whether it's willing or not—what does it matter?" [Chaos] snorted coldly. "The hospital's consciousness has been thoroughly eroded by me. Now, my will is the hospital's will! I am its only master."
"Was it thoroughly eroded... or did it hide itself away?"
Hearing these words, [Chaos]'s brow creased slightly.
"Hide? Where could it possibly hide? Inside you?"
"When you took the hospital, you expelled me from it. It certainly couldn't have hidden inside me. But don't forget—there are other living beings besides me in this hospital." Lin Qiye raised his hand and pointed at the ground beneath them.
"For example, the orderlies?"
[Chaos] seemed to recall something. Its expression turned gloomy. "Those low-level 'mysteries' that don't even qualify as mythology? You think the consciousness of a hospital from beyond this realm would choose them?"
Lin Qiye stared at [Chaos] for a long while. Instead of answering its question, he asked in return:
"Do you know what your greatest weakness is?"
[Chaos] frowned in silence.
"You're far too arrogant." Lin Qiye spoke slowly.
"You are one of the three pillar gods of the Cthulhu Faction, and the strongest among them... To you, humans are merely a low-level species. You like to observe them, imitate them, toy with them—just like how humans enjoy watching ants move house. You derive pleasure and satisfaction from that sense of understanding the thoughts and actions of lower beings.
And in your eyes, 'mysteries' and humans alike are both races as insignificant as ants. But you've overlooked one thing...
No matter which race it is, there are always special individuals."
[Chaos] looked at Lin Qiye, seemingly not understanding why he would say such things at this moment... Just as it prepared to strike and eliminate this nuisance, a sound of a door opening rang out from behind it.
Creak—
Another one?
Hearing the door open, [Chaos]'s heart lurched. It turned to look and found that this time, it wasn't any ward door that had opened... It was the door to the Director's Office.
A figure in deep cyan orderly attire slowly emerged from within.
In their palm, a white chess piece was emanating a faint glow!
Seeing that long-missed face, Lin Qiye's lips curved slightly upward. "Long time no see... Li Yifei."
"Hehe." Li Yifei glanced at the chess piece in his hand and laughed. "Uncle Merlin was right—even someone like me has an irreplaceable role to play... I waited all these years, and today, it's finally damn here!"
He gripped the chess piece tightly, hurling it forcefully toward Lin Qiye. A streak of light cut through the void, landing precisely in Lin Qiye's palm!
"You locked us in the Dungeon, huh?! You don't treat us like humans, huh?! [Chaos] old man! Your Uncle Li has had enough of you!" Li Yifei waved his hand grandly, bellowing with heroic spirit. "Seven Nights! Beat the crap out of [Chaos]!"
A brilliant radiance erupted from the chess piece in Lin Qiye's palm. The hospital consciousness that had been slumbering within Li Yifei for so long finally reappeared in this world!
The shattered earth began rapid repairs, the barren grass burned away and regrew. A mysterious gaze converged entirely upon Lin Qiye. The hospital's rules were all rushing toward him!
That was the fury of all the orderlies trapped in the Dungeon, enduring torment!
That was the hospital consciousness's hostility and defiance born from [Chaos]'s corrosion!
That was the first move in this two-thousand-year chess game, the deciding factor that would overturn the world's situation. His name was Li Yifei!
At this moment, the pristine white coat draped over [Chaos] suddenly ignited on its own, turning to ash and scattering in an instant. It stared at its own hands in astonishment. A虚幻的面板（A translucent panel） illuminated above its head...
"Nyarlathotep Treatment Progress: 95%"
At the same time, the doorplate of the sixth ward shifted. The original marking gradually faded, transforming back into a swirling mass of darkness.
Patient and doctor—their identities instantly reversed!
Lin Qiye's hand reached out in the void and gripped. A brand-new white coat materialized on his shoulders. From the coat's pocket, he retrieved a pair of black-framed glasses and gently placed them on his nose bridge.
With a warm, spring-like smile, he walked toward the stunned [Chaos].
"Hello, my patient number six, Nyarlathotep.
My name is Lin Qiye, your attending physician and the director of this institution. You can call me... Doctor Lin."
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I'm home tonight, and I'll resume the three-chapter daily update schedule starting tomorrow~