Chapter 283 "Penrose Stairs"

The tumor was growing at a rate visible to the naked eye.

In just a few blinks of an eye, the tumor had grown larger than a human head. Liu Jia got goosebumps and couldn't help but take a step back.

There was a "click" sound, and Liu Jia's body stiffened and he turned his head to look down.

She stepped on a tumor and burst it.

The soft, rotten flesh was sticky, and Liu Jia felt her stomach churning. She looked at Lin Jiu, who was staring at the tumor on the wall that was still eating its own kind, and seemed not to notice the subtle movement just now.

Liu Jia lowered her head again and saw the soft and rotten flesh wriggling.

Liu Jia was so scared that her face turned pale. She quickly took off her shoes and moved towards Lin Jiu.

However, she didn't expect that when she moved, she was targeted by the strange tumor on the wall.

Lin Jiu reacted quickly, grabbed Liu Jia's arm and pulled her towards him, thus Liu Jia avoided the attack of the tumor.

Liu Jia fell to the ground and groaned in pain. Lin Jiu did not show any consideration for the fact that she was a woman and did not use more force. As a result, Liu Jia's arm was actually slightly fractured.

But because of fear, Liu Jia did not notice this. She did not even blame Lin Jiu for not being more gentle with her.

Fear stimulated the desire to survive, and Liu Jia quickly got up. She didn't even care about the fruit knife that Lin Jiu had temporarily lent her that fell on the ground, and turned around and ran.

Lin Jiu noticed this and frowned slightly, but soon relaxed.

It doesn’t matter whether Liu Jia is dead or alive, as long as her body is there.

Thinking of this, Lin Jiu was no longer anxious.

But... Lin Jiu's tongue gently licked the sharp canine fangs, and a barely perceptible blush briefly appeared in the depths of his eyes. She couldn't just let it go, abandoning him and running away, and leaving behind the knife he'd lent her.

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Liu Jia, who had left Lin Jiu behind and ran away in panic, ran downstairs with a terrified look on her face.

Her legs felt a little weak, and she stumbled down the stairs, holding onto the wall. She finally landed on the third-floor corridor.

As a result, the next second, Liu Jia fell to the ground.

She was gasping for breath and her body was shaking with fear.

After a moment's pause, Liu Jia suddenly realized something and hurriedly checked herself for any strange objects. The tumors could parasitize living things, and while it was fine as long as she didn't touch them, she had already stepped on one and couldn't be sure if any of the flesh or anything else had splashed onto her.

Fortunately, after a thorough inspection, Liu Jia did not find anything unusual.

It was not until this moment that she realized that she had forgotten Lin Jiu.

Thinking of this, for some reason, Liu Jia felt a chill rushing to her head. The other party's previous behavior towards the monster emerged in her mind. Her brain instantly regained calm, but fear surged in her heart again.

Liu Jia got up in a panic, but when she turned around, she saw Lin Jiu standing at the stairs, staring at her expressionlessly.

Frightened, Liu Jia subconsciously took a half step back.

Lin Jiu's face was covered in blood, as if he had wiped it clean. He was holding the fruit knife that Liu Jia had dropped on the ground and had forgotten to take it. It was still dripping with blood, and it looked like he had just come down.

In a trance, Liu Jia seemed to hear the sound of blood dripping on the ground.

Seeing Liu Jia looking at him, a smile slowly appeared on Lin Jiu's face.

But from Liu Jia's perspective, the smile was too weird, and it felt like he was smiling on the outside but not on the inside.

What scared Liu Jia the most was the red in Lin Jiu's eyes.

In the dark, the red light is particularly obvious.

“He actually ran away like that…”

Lin Jiu spoke and walked down the stairs step by step.

Each rhythmic footstep hit Liu Jia's heart. She subconsciously stepped back but fell to the ground.

The injury to her arm caused her to turn pale and she gasped.

Liu Jia subconsciously thought she was going to be killed, but Lin Jiu simply walked up to her and squatted down, then poked her head hard with the handle of the knife and said, "You are so timid and weak. If it weren't for me, you would have died, okay?"

Liu Jia looked at him in horror. When she met his red eyes, her lips trembled but she couldn't utter a word.

"Remember to stay by my side, understand? Hmm?"

Liu Jia thought, if Lin Jiu didn't have a knife in his hand, he might grab her hair and say this...

Because of fear, Liu Jia nodded tremblingly.

She knew that if she wanted to leave here, she still had to rely on Lin Jiu's force.

Unable to bear the strange atmosphere, Liu Jia quickly changed the subject, "What should we do next?"

Fortunately, Lin Jiu answered and said without hesitation: "Let's try to go through the main entrance first. If that doesn't work... then try your method."

Hearing this, Liu Jia was stunned.

"My method?"

Lin Jiu supported himself on his knees and stood up. After a while, Liu Jia could no longer see the red spot.

"Don't think I don't know what you did before you came in here." Lin Jiu just glanced at her coldly.

Liu Jia did not feel scared this time, but rather a little embarrassed.

"But my hair is already burned..."

"Then burn yours." Lin Jiu replied impatiently.

Hearing this, Liu Jia subconsciously replied, "Do you want me to curse myself?!"

"Maybe this will actually work."

"What's the meaning?"

Liu Jia frowned, but Lin Jiu said nothing and walked downstairs.

There was no way. Liu Jia didn't dare to use her usual tricks in front of this person. She gritted her teeth and followed him.

The audience in the live broadcast room originally thought that they could leave smoothly and Lin Jiu would pass this copy. However, an accident soon happened.

Lin Jiu and Liu Jia went back to the top floor one after another.

Lin Jiu's first thought was similar to that of everyone in the live broadcast room. He looked at the [Oncology Department] in front of him, stunned for a moment, and a moment of confusion appeared on his cold face.

Turning around, Liu Jia was still there, but her eyes were full of fear.

"Why are we back again?"

If Liu Jia had not been conscious, she would have jumped on Lin Jiu's back long ago.

Unfortunately, no.

"Walk."

Lin Jiu turned around and walked downstairs.

Liu Jia followed in a panic.

The man and the strange man went down the stairs one after another, from the fourth floor to the third floor, and everything went smoothly.

But when they went from the third floor to the second floor,

Lin Jiu and Liu Jia returned to the fourth floor again.

On the wall, the three scarlet words "Oncology Department" became particularly eye-catching.

Liu Jia was so scared that she almost stuck to Lin Jiu's back.

Lin Jiu just frowned slightly.