At that moment, I suddenly noticed a series of footprints on the ground.
Although most of the dust here had been dispelled by the lightning of the Thunderstrike Sword, there was still a feeling of complete fragmentation.
I saw that speck of dust, although most of it had been kicked up, was now falling back down at a rapid speed.
This resulted in the footprints left by the footsteps just now being exceptionally clear.
"Brother, those footprints are exactly the same as the ones we saw in the storage room just now!"
Yiyi then spoke up, her voice filled with surprise.
Holy crap!
It's that thing that stole the sea marrow!
I was startled and trembled with anger.
We can't see that guy, and we can't break through this maze right now, so we don't have time to worry about ourselves.
I guarantee that if we were to focus on chopping down this staircase now, his footsteps would definitely come again.
They kept interfering with us, making it impossible for us to concentrate on our work.
To be honest, his kind of existence is the most disgusting.
Whether it's a group fight or anything else, when you're serious, you also have to consider an external factor: a kid watching you from the shadows. That's the most mentally taxing thing.
Although it wasn't a group fight, the sound of that guy's footsteps as I was slashing really made me uneasy.
Although his footsteps didn't cause me any real harm, it was precisely this kind of movement that created endless pressure!
He didn't make a move, but what if he had? He stole the sea marrow from that jar back then, but what if he caught our organs this time?
Just as I was hesitating, the Thunder Strike Sword roared in my head like thunder.
"Master! I'm almost done, I'll chop with all my might!"
OK.
At this moment, the lightning sword came at just the right time.
I looked at the blade of the Thunderstrike Sword, where the light had gathered and was very bright, as if countless energies were surging on it.
There's no time to wait any longer.
I gritted my teeth, gripped the lightning sword with both hands, and slashed it down hard at the bottom of the stone steps.
"Boom!"
With a loud bang, the arc of electricity on the blade of the lightning sword struck the stone steps like an axe.
At that moment, the bluish-gray stone bricks suddenly burst open, revealing that they were full of moss roots!
The vines on the stair railing were emitting wisps of black smoke, and those round vines that looked like eyes were staring at us menacingly as if they were shedding tears!
"Quick! Now!"
Lei Jijian also shouted.
I grabbed Yiyi with one hand and rushed down the cracked stone steps.
Looking ahead, the end of this period was still shrouded in darkness.
It's like the gaping maw of an abyss.
However, we are still pushing forward.
Because if we don't charge down, we'll be 100% trapped here.
Going back the way we came, going uphill isn't an option either; the only way out is downhill.
At this point, they no longer cared what was below.
But one's luck can't always be that bad!
The moss and vines in front of me began to emit black smoke, and soon melted into a black liquid that hissed down the steps.
This was accompanied by some very strange, hoarse sounds.
We ran down the slope as fast as we could, and the black liquid splashed all over us, making our pants sizzle as they burned.
However, it did not bring us any negative effects.
Not only that, I saw that the wrinkles on the trouser legs were even smoothed out by this black liquid.
It seems this thing only looks scary; it's actually nothing at all!
I took another careful look and noticed that it no longer had the smooth feel it had when we stepped on it.
Instead, stepping on it felt like walking on a normal staircase.
I don't know how long we ran, but suddenly our feet touched the familiar wooden floor.
The scene before me was still one of utter darkness.
It didn't feel like the lobby at all.
However, Yiyi did call out to me, and when we looked into the distance, the light from the first floor shone through!
We finally made it out!
Holy crap.
At that moment, I was filled with overwhelming joy.
Although it was still pitch black, I could feel that the beam of light in the distance was getting closer and closer to us.
And at this moment, the beam of light gradually illuminated the entire corridor.
I looked around carefully, and the surroundings looked exactly the same as the third floor I had just been on.
Even the room layouts are the same.
However, the light coming from a distance was clearly the same kind of light that Fatty Zhou had brought out from the first floor.
This makes me hesitate a bit.
Is this the 2nd floor or the 1st floor?
Logically, we just went down once, and this is the second time, so we should be on the first floor. But the last time we were clearly stuck in a maze, so we should be on the third floor, going around in circles.
If that's the case, then we should be on the second floor now.
I looked around carefully and found that there was indeed no counter like the one from before, nor any corners, just a long corridor, except for a sliver of light coming from afar that was slowly spreading toward us.
Although it was very dark, it felt strangely welcoming.
I leaned against the wall, panting heavily. I glanced at the girl beside me; both of our clothes were almost covered with a thin layer of sweat.
He was also somewhat excited about the lightning sword floating in mid-air.
"Finally out, Master!"
I watched as the electric light on the lightning sword gradually diminished and returned to normal.
Even without the lightning sword shining here, the lights inside are enough to make some things clear.
"We...we're really out..."
The girl leaned slightly against me, her voice tinged with weariness.
I nodded, and just as I was about to speak, I felt another beam of light shining down on us.
Yiyi and I looked up almost at the same time, and the light was exactly the same as the one that Fatty Zhou had summoned before.
"Yiyi, look!"
I lowered my head and blurted it out.
Just a moment ago, that was a long corridor, but now it has turned into a corner!
And right around this corner, there's a very familiar-looking counter!
Yiyi and I quickly took two steps forward, and then... damn it.
The scene before me sent chills down my spine.
At this moment, Lei Jijian was also filled with the same sense of shock.
The fat man was sitting in that chair that was about to fall apart.
Its head was tilted to the side as it lay there, its condition unknown—whether it was alive or dead.
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