Chapter 1017: The Door in the Water
âThis speed is insane! At this rate, weâll be caught in no time!â Ling Mo glanced back while fleeing, feeling his hair stand on end. The Monster was chasing him relentlessly, just five meters away, its limbs propelling it forward like a blur. The ominous ârustleâ sounds followed swiftly from the darkness.
Fortunately, Black Silk should have had enough time to escapeâŠ
Meanwhile, Ling Moâs main body suddenly picked up speed, calling out to Shiran without looking back, âFollow me, I know roughly where it is.â
Yu Shiran, who had been anxiously searching for directions, exclaimed with relief, âThatâs great, but how do you know?â But before Ling Mo could respond, the Zombie little loliâs expression fell, âBut Black Silk is still⊠whimper whimperâŠâ
âThat unlucky Black Silk!â Ling Mo cursed under his breath, then said helplessly, âDonât worry, I found that fool.â
âWhimper whimper⊠huh?â Yu Shiran looked up, eyes wide, âReally?â
âReally! Though its situation is a bit⊠never mind, let it tell you itself later.â Ling Mo waved his hand dismissively. Honestly, he wasnât sure how to explain it to Yu Shiran⊠he hadnât figured it out himself!
Luckily, Yu Shiran didnât seem to dwell on his last remark. Hearing that there was news about Black Silk, she immediately skipped ahead, turning back with a playful grin, âHeheâŠâ
âWhat are you giggling aboutâŠâ
âHeheheâŠâ
Meanwhile, the flashlight in Ling Moâs hand continued to flicker across the wall ahead⊠After about ten seconds, he finally spotted an inconspicuous tunnel entrance halfway up the wall. Seeing those familiar iron fences, Ling Mo breathed a sigh of relief. Although the location was different, these fences were identical to those by the pool.
âLetâs go.â Ling Mo eagerly hoisted himself up.
âWhere is thisâŠâ Yu Shiran followed him in, curiously looking around. As she spoke, her fingers reached out, scraping off some dried mucus layer from the wall. Once dried, it resembled amber, though less transparent and uneven. She squeezed it hard, turning it into powder, revealing some still sticky parts.
The Zombie loli showed a hint of disgust, but even after shaking her fingers, she couldnât get rid of itâŠ
âJust as I thoughtâŠâ Ling Mo also approached the wall for a closer look, âThey definitely passed through here.â
âThey?â Yu Shiran discreetly wiped the mucus off on Ling Moâs clothes, asking. But before she finished speaking, she suddenly exclaimed âAh,â clutching her head and muttering in frustration, âTchâŠâ
Ling Mo had already moved ahead with the flashlight, âHurry up.â
This was a relatively low passage, and the further they went, the damper it became.
After walking a short distance, Ling Mo suddenly crouched down and placed the flashlight on the ground.
Under Yu Shiranâs curious gaze, the flashlight rolled with a âthudâ and then began to roll deeper into the passage. Ling Mo quickly stopped it and looked up, saying, âThis passage slopes downward. The other end must connect to that pool. Letâs hurry!â
However, he also recalled that when Black Silk mentioned this place, it used a rather uncertain adjective: troublesome. This was a troublesome place⊠If the âtroublesomeâ referred to the monsters in the water, then it might actually be good news for Ling Mo at this moment. But the problem was, Black Silk wasnât sure, and Ling Mo had no clues either.
Moreover, he didnât have the time to ponder it nowâŠ
After running about thirty meters, a downward staircase suddenly appeared ahead.
The staircase was roughly constructed but very long⊠When Ling Mo shone the flashlight to observe it, he even felt that it might have been built by those monsters. As for whyâŠ
Since even the ability to transform had appeared, building a staircase or two wasnât something to be surprised about. Perhaps this was also a way for them to mimic humans?
In any case, such a staircase probably wouldnât appear in a normal sewer⊠What purpose does it serve!
âSo weird,â even Yu Shiran couldnât help but remark.
âWe need to hurry,â Ling Mo calculated the tense time and said.
Yu Shiran nodded first, then looked up at him with a mysterious smile on her lips, âHow about⊠I take you down? Do you like roller coasters?â
âOf course⊠Ah!â
In the next five seconds⊠or maybe three, Ling Mo felt like he was silently screaming the whole time. The walls covered in moss and mucus whizzed past less than five centimeters from his face, and when Yu Shiran finally stopped, Ling Mo felt like his insides were about to fly out of his mouth⊠áčđNá»đÎá¶
âWowâŠâ Yu Shiran exclaimed, her eyes fixed ahead.
Ling Mo steadied himself against the wall, shaking his head vigorously before quickly peering forward.
Water⊠At the end of the staircase lay a vast, dark expanse of water. He tried shining his flashlight into the abyss, but it couldnât reach the other sideâŠ
âXia Na?â Ling Mo called out, but received no reply.
âSausageâŠâ Yu Shiran suddenly tugged at him, pointing towards the waterâs surface not far away, whispering, âLook over thereâŠâ
âWhat is it?â Ling Mo directed his flashlight towards the spot and was immediately startled.
A floating corpseâŠ
To be precise, it was a female âGiant Face,â resembling a corpse. Despite the glaring flashlight beam, it remained motionlessâŠ
âNo, wait⊠It seems really dead.â Ling Mo carefully scanned its body with the light⊠Just below the waterâs surface, at its waist and abdomen, there appeared to be a large hole⊠A piece of membrane floated nearby, but it didnât detach on its own, nor did it peel away to reveal a new membrane.
âIt must be Xia Na and the othersâŠâ Those two female zombies were the only ones capable of taking it down⊠Considering this was a stagnant pool, the corpse likely hadnât drifted from elsewhere but had been here all along.
âThere must be a passage connecting to the pool. I couldnât see it before because my view was too limited. Itâs clear that Xia Na and the others have been here, but not to this staircase, and the monsters rarely use this path.â Ling Mo pointed to the intact moss on the stairs as he spoke, descending the staircase and entering the water.
By the time he reached the bottom, the water was about a meter deep and extremely cold. Ling Mo took a deep breath, then turned to stop Yu Shiran from following him, âItâs only a meter deep, so you should stay here. If I donât return in thirty seconds, head back to the exit and leave with Yuwen Xuan. Iâll find a way out.â
âAlrightâŠâ Yu Shiran nodded, though her expression showed she was eager to follow⊠But with her height of only 1.2 meters, facing water that deep was indeed a daunting prospect⊠Imagining just her head above the water? Better to stay putâŠ
Meanwhile, Ling Moâs figure and the flickering flashlight beam had already disappeared into the dark water⊠He seemed to be moving quickly to save time. Shortly after he passed, several scattered âGiant Faceâ corpses surfaced, as if he had stepped on themâŠ
Yu Shiran hugged her knees, sitting on the staircase, her hands cupping her chin as she watched the corpses, softly counting, âOne second⊠two secondsâŠâ
âHuff⊠huffâŠâ
A few seconds later, Ling Mo glanced back. Behind him, only the rippling water remained, while the stairs and Yu Shiran had completely vanished into the darkness. He took a couple of deep breaths, then turned back with the flashlight, searching the waterâs surface.
âWhat could have prompted Xia Na and the others to leave here before discovering the stairs? Return the way they came? No⊠if they chose to go back, they would have thoroughly searched this place first, and then they would have found the stairs.â Ling Mo was pondering when he suddenly caught sight of something in the darkness.
He quickly redirected the flashlight beam and waded through the water to get closer. Ling Mo moved swiftly, but the flashlight beam was even faster⊠before he reached it, he had already seen the âthingââŠ
It was a door.
Ling Mo never expected to find a rusty, peephole-equipped security door in a sewer pool⊠this was definitely not something left by humans.
He approached with the flashlight and tentatively grasped the door handle.
Upon touching the cold handle, Ling Mo immediately understood⊠if he was this surprised, then with the insatiable curiosity of the two zombies, Xia Na and Li Yalin, there was no reason they wouldnât have gone inside upon seeing this door.
Creak.
Before he could think further, the door had already opened a crack.
The door was only ajar, but pushing it open in the water required quite some effort. Fortunately, Ling Moâs body had undergone slight mutations; with a muffled grunt, the door silently created a ripple and swung open completely.
âPhewâŠâ
Ling Mo quickly pressed himself against the doorframe and cautiously peered inside. A second later, he glanced back toward the stairsâŠ
âNo time.â
Ling Mo thought as he slipped through the doorâŠ
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