Clang
The elevator made a heavy thud, and then everyone's vision went black for a moment, followed by a feeling that their feet were firmly planted on the ground.
"Huff, huff, huff..."
Aside from the whooshing sound of the elevator ascending rapidly, the clearest sound inside the elevator was everyone's heavy breathing.
Lu Yuan stared wide-eyed at his surroundings. Besides the tense expressions on everyone's faces, many others had their eyes closed and their hands clasped together, praying to various deities.
"Heh, at a time like this, can the gods still hear us?"
Then, Lu Yuan also closed his eyes, because apart from the occasional flash of light, there was really nothing in front of him. Keeping his eyes open for a long time made them feel sore, so he might as well close them and rest properly.
Finally, everyone felt the light in front of them getting brighter and brighter, eventually becoming a bit dazzling, and the temperature seemed to be much lower than below. Many people had already taken out their spare clothes from their bags and put them on.
Lu Yuan breathed on his hands and then squeezed Xiao Shan's hand.
"We're almost there!"
Xiao Shan nodded, a little excited.
Sure enough, less than five minutes later, everyone felt a sudden loosening of the ground beneath their feet, and then they felt as if they had lost their weight, their bodies floating lightly, and they kept thinking about grabbing something to steady themselves.
"Ding ding ding"
A synthesized electronic sound rang out, and everyone felt a blinding light shining from afar. They all covered their eyes until a man's voice came from a distance.
"Is this Group 103? Come with me! Don't stay in the elevator!"
At this moment, the other party put down the flashlight, and Lu Yuan and the others immediately felt less pressure. They then stepped out of the elevator and walked over.
The other person was a middle-aged man who was blind in one eye. He was very tall and extremely thin, looking like a telephone pole, but his back was severely hunched. He was wearing an ill-fitting piece of clothing that made him look particularly oversized.
Lu Yuan handed his task sheet directly to the other party, who looked at it for a while with a flashlight and then nodded.
"Come with me! It's just the two of you!"
Lu Yuan nodded, and then he and Liu Dafa followed behind the other party.
After passing through a narrow corridor, the two finally arrived at a room with many tables, but all of them were empty. Clearly, this used to be an office area, but the people had left long ago, making it very deserted, and even their voices echoed.
"You are the last group, so I will wait for you here for ten days. After ten days, whether you come back or not, I will leave! So, whether you can complete the mission depends on your own fate!"
After saying that, the other party picked up the walkie-talkie and said a few words.
Then I registered on the computer as required.
"Bring your men here! Wait for me at the exit!"
The two nodded again, then watched as the lights in the empty room went out one by one.
"Alright, you can go ahead now! I'll open the exit door!"
Soon, Lu Yuan and Liu Dafa arrived at the long-awaited exit with their respective groups, staring blankly. The heavy iron gate was flashing a red light, the light was very eerie, it looked like the light in a hospital operating room, and it looked suffocating.
The one-eyed man inserted the key into the keyhole, then gently turned it half a turn before pressing the button.
"Squeak"
The steel door made a creaking sound, as if it had been neglected for years and lacked lubrication.
Lu Yuan frowned.
The one-eyed man kept pressing the button for a while before releasing it, but the steel door remained closed.
"That's strange! Could it be frozen solid?"
He then walked up to the iron gate, looked around for a while, and frowned.
"That's not right, it shouldn't be unable to open."
After some adjustments around the gate, finally, when the button was pressed again, the iron gate opened.
"Boom!"
A loud noise rang out, and a chill, as if visible to the naked eye, slowly emanated from behind the door, making everyone feel their breathing become even heavier.
The thick fog grew denser as the gate widened, obscuring the view outside.
Finally, the chill dissipated, and everyone couldn't help but shiver, because behind the gate was a thick sheet of ice, as smooth as a mirror, radiating a bluish light.
"This...this is all frozen?"
Lu Yuan couldn't help but ask a question.
The one-eyed man was also somewhat taken aback.
"Damn it, the ice has frozen the exit!"
Then the other party remained silent for a while, looking at Lu Yuan and the others.
"Your tasks may be getting heavier again!"
"What?"
As soon as the other person finished speaking, the crowd became noisy.
"Damn it, we didn't have much time left, we can't afford to waste any more time here!"
"We told you not to take this mission, and now look what happened, we're all going to lose our lives here!"
"This is simply an impossible task! With such a thick layer of ice, it would take at least a long time to break through!"
"..."
Everyone felt a heavy weight on their hearts. Looking at the thick ice blocking their way, they couldn't help but have the urge to give up.
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