Chapter 57: Peeking

Zhang Yunfan's expression changed, and Ding Mo did not dare to get close either. This book is first published on Tian Tian Kan Xiao Shuo, ttkan. tw, providing you with a smooth reading experience with error-free and correctly ordered chapters.

The unexpected turn of events made both of them feel uneasy for a moment. Their nerves, already taut from the surveillance footage just now, grew even tighter.

"What's going on? Ding Mo, did you open the door just now?"

"……That's the same question I wanted to ask." Ding Mo stared at the doorway.

Clearly, neither of them had opened the door…… yet the door had opened on its own?

Blown by the wind?

Impossible! The door had clearly been shut, the mechanical lock was engaged; it was impossible to open it without turning the handle!

Someone…… no, something "thing" had opened it!

Ding Mo scanned the room.

The alarm, the electronic screen, the console, and the communication broadcast equipment.

He did not discover anything unusual.

At the very least, he could confirm that the thing had not come inside.

But…… should they go out?

Could it be that the thing simply opened the door to scare them? Absolutely impossible!

It wasn't coming in, so it was likely waiting for them to go out!

"……"

After hesitating for a while, realizing that staying like this was not a solution, Ding Mo proposed going to the doorway to take a look.

"Wait a second!" Zhang Yunfan held him back.

Ding Mo looked at him with some confusion.

Soon, watching Ding Mo, who had tied a fire-safety rope around his waist, Zhang Yunfan said:

"This is safer."

Ding Mo nodded immediately, and feeling a bit more at ease, he cautiously probed toward the doorway.

The rope had naturally been found by Zhang Yunfan, the "maintenance worker"; he had tied the other end to a fixed piece of machinery, making it very secure.

Furthermore, if Ding Mo encountered danger or an attack, Zhang Yunfan would be able to pull him back in time.

This way, at least, there would be an extra layer of insurance.

At this moment, Ding Mo loosened his grip on his Alloy Sword and gradually approached the open door.

In the silent underground space, even the music and promotional announcements of the Shopping Mall could not be heard; it was so quiet that it seemed only the sound of Ding Mo's own breathing remained!

At one moment, he arrived in front of the door.

After observing for a while, Ding Mo did not discover anything unusual.

Hesitating for a moment, he did not step directly out of the protective door, but instead circled halfway around to the side of the doorway.

Utilizing the shifted angle, a shadow was faintly reflected in Ding Mo's eyes.

His pupils shook!

It was…… blue overalls, a red long-sleeved top, the creamy surface of the clothing looking as if it had been brushed with a layer of paint!

No…… it was a layer of paint!

Ding Mo's gaze moved upward, past its tall torso,

and he saw a giant, smiling head pressed against the ceiling, staring at him without blinking.

It was a "child mannequin"!!

When that smiling face crashed into his view, Ding Mo's brain exploded with a buzz!

He subconsciously scrambled backward, "scuff, scuff, scuff," his breathing becoming rapid!

"What's wrong?!" Zhang Yunfan was also startled when he saw this and asked hurriedly:

"What did you see?"

"I, I……" Ding Mo only managed to regain his senses after retreating to his side.

Seeing that the "thing" had not chased them inside, Ding Mo took a breath and explained:

"I saw that thing! It's hiding right outside by the door!!"

It's probably planning to do something to us!

"……What?!" After a moment of shock, Zhang Yunfan understood what Ding Mo meant.

Cold sweat broke out all over him.

That "thing" was actually hiding behind the door?

So the door opening just now was actually it peeking at them?!

Zhang Yunfan couldn't help but imagine a giant, smiling head staring at them from behind while they were fiddling with the surveillance!

Then, seeing that they were preparing to leave, it had hidden outside the door.

What did it want to do!?

Both of them looked over.

That open door, which allowed a partial view of the corridor, seemed to be inviting the two of them over,

looking exactly like the giant maw of a Guaishou!

But how could they dare to go over? The door wasn't large, and only a corner of the dark, pervasive corridor was visible.

Based on Ding Mo's encounter just now, that "thing" might be hiding right next to the door, in a spot they couldn't see,

waiting for them to go out!

"He Xiang! Go that way!"

In the warehouse,

Two figures... no, three figures were running!

Two in front, one behind!

Tang Chen shouted: "Run!"

Amidst the shouting, He Xiang gritted her teeth and struggled to move her legs.

Damn it, even though she had trained well, why was she still so slow...

He Xiang was very smart; whether it was IQ or logical reasoning ability, she was clearly above Tang Chen, and many of the key clues that helped them both survive were discovered by her.

But for some reason, whenever she encountered danger, she could not stop infinite fear from welling up in her heart.

This caused her legs to go weak, and she couldn't even perform at half her usual athletic capacity.

If not for Tang Chen constantly protecting her, she would have died many times over.

Clang!

Tang Chen suddenly stopped and smashed a cargo crate toward the pursuing figure behind him, slowing his pace to buy time for He Xiang.

If he were alone, he would have escaped long ago... He Xiang did not look back, running wildly with a face full of guilt.

Just as she stumbled to the warehouse gate, the door had already descended more than halfway.

Daylight spilled in from outside, leaving a patch of light at her feet that was growing narrower and narrower, as if foretelling that the path of life ahead was growing increasingly dim.

But it was not yet cut off!

He Xiang's face lit up with joy, and just as she was about to move,

she heard a "thud."

She looked back and discovered that it was Tang Chen who had fallen!

"...!!" He Xiang instinctively turned back, wanting to do something, but when her gaze touched that crazily pursuing black figure,

she found herself unable to take even a single step!

The boundless fear growing in her heart was like invisible iron chains, tightly clamping her legs.

"You go first, I'm fine!" Tang Chen saw this and shouted as he scrambled to his feet.

But that figure had already reached the back of his head!

And He Xiang, at this moment, had thrown all her IQ and intelligence to the nine heavens;

trembling, she knelt down and crawled out, sticking her butt up.

Arriving outside, fresh air rushed toward her.

At the same time, He Xiang looked at the gate that was still slowly descending and anxiously shouted into the darkness within:

"Tang Chen—! Tang Chen—! You... you come out!"

The act of abandoning her boyfriend just now filled her with guilt, yet she dared not go back to save him.

Moreover, there was no sound at all from inside anymore!

She could only call out in vain outside the door, looking just like an abandoned mother cat.

"Tang, Tang Chen... sob, sob, sob..." He Xiang began to sob in a low voice.

Until a hand reached out from the darkness remaining under the gate!

Zzz~

Grabbing the black handle,

Ding Mo held up the Flashlight, wandering in the darkness with Zhang Yunfan.

In the underground corridor, most of the lights seemed to be broken, making the place appear even darker.

The oppressive air, the somewhat damp and faded walls, the distant parts of the corridor hidden by darkness, and the dark rooms behind doors with unknown things hidden inside.

If not for the Flashlight they had picked up in the Security Room, the two of them really wouldn't have known what to do.

The door-blocking just now had been extremely dangerous, and although they didn't know why, that "thing" seemed to have retreated after being discovered by Ding Mo.

But the two of them dared not let their guard down ever again—

In this place, there was not a single safe spot!