Last Words on the Wall

The doctor had barely finished speaking.

The video feed then shifts again.

What appeared before the players was the school corridor they had seen before.

At this moment, the camera started shaking, and a lot of noise started to emanate from it.

The screen in front of me was sometimes clear, sometimes blurry, sometimes zoomed out, and sometimes zoomed in.

It appears they are testing the camera's functionality.

Players can see from the recording that the environment is still dark.

The corridor lights were bright and clear, illuminating the surroundings and clearly revealing the multimedia classroom in front of us.

At first glance, there was nothing unusual.

The camera was quickly set up and tested.

A woman's voice then rang out.

[Doctor, I'm all set. Can you see the screen?]

The players who heard the sound were all taken aback.

this.

Is this a woman?

etc.

This time we went in to explore

It was a woman!?

OMG!

The players were getting restless.

It's not that they're perverts.

But this the Staircase so bad that even men can't stand it!

What's more, it was a woman instead?

Isn't this a sure thing to give it away for free?

What is this PhD student thinking?

At that moment, the doctor's familiar, calm voice rang out.

[D-9884, my picture is working fine. Now, please report the specific equipment provided to you.]

[OK.]

The camera panned down to a school desk.

There, some mechanical equipment that looked both old and new was displayed.

Immediately afterwards, a pair of hands with orange sleeves began to take inventory of the items.

Players only realized this when they saw it that the camera was actually fixed to their heads!

Instead of holding it in your hand like the previous person did.

[Doctor, everything is here. Please take a look.]

[Yes, a head-mounted real-time camera with switchable night vision and Thermal Imaging, a 100,000 Lumen Spotlight capable of 24-hour continuous operation, a headset with enhanced signal, 75 LED Surveillance Light with wireless signal transmission, a 3.75-liter bottle of purified water, 15 compressed nutrition bars, and an electric blanket.]

[D-9884, please test the searchlight to see if it is working properly.]

The Orange-Clad Woman immediately did as she was told.

She picked up the huge ' Flashlight ' and pressed the switch.

Instantly, the incandescent light illuminated the entire teaching building across the corridor!

[Low gear is normal.]

After the Orange-Clad Woman finished speaking, she pressed the button again, seemingly adjusting the speed.

The next second, the searchlight in his hand burst forth with a dazzling light like the sun, illuminating the opposite teaching building completely and without reservation.

Its brightness, though not daytime, is almost there!

It's practically midnight!

This demonstrates the immense power!

It's safe!

With such lights, once you enter the Staircase, I'm afraid all the demons and monsters will have nowhere to hide.

[Very good. Turn off the spotlights, tidy up, and prepare to enter the multimedia classroom.]

[Okay, Doctor.]

In the video, a pair of hands lift a backpack and start stuffing tools into it.

To the players' surprise, this second person was surprisingly obedient.

Compared to the Orange-Clad Man, the Orange-Clad Woman basically does whatever the professor says without complaint.

Unlike the previous Orange-Clad Man, who resisted in various ways but was helpless.

[Doctor, I hope you can erase my [illegible] record. I'm only 23 years old. It was truly an accident. I really didn't mean to.]

Just then, a sudden remark from the Orange-Clad Woman made the players raise their eyebrows.

23 years old? So young?

He just graduated from university, right?

How did I become D-Class Personnel in the Control Bureau?

And what kind of accident was she referring to?

Is it some kind of dirty deal?

But it doesn't seem to be that kind of thing.

If it's that kind of thing, would you be willing to let her go into the terrifying W-FBC-0087 the Staircase?

What other records could there be that made her so obediently do this kind of thing?

[Please enter the multimedia classroom.]

The doctor did not answer the question, but instead repeated the request.

Upon hearing this, the Orange-Clad Woman quickly responded and sped up her packing of the backpack.

Once everything was ready, the players saw the same group of soldiers from the beginning surround them again, all pointing their guns at the multimedia classroom, their movements alert and unwavering.

They did not become careless because of the second person's entry.

One soldier stepped forward to perform Thermal Imaging scan and acoustic detection, while two other soldiers were responsible for opening the door and escorting the Orange-Clad Woman.

The whole process was just like the first time the Orange-Clad Man was sent in—orderly and with utmost vigilance.

The moment the multimedia classroom doors opened, the Orange-Clad Woman, just like the Orange-Clad Man, was violently shoved in and almost fell over!

Then the door closed, and the players in front of the screen, along with new personnel, entered W-FBC-0087 once again.

[Dr., this... isn't this supposed to be a multimedia classroom?]

In the footage, the Orange-Clad Woman, who had just regained her footing, looked around at her surroundings with some panic.

She quickly turned on the searchlight in her hand and shone it around.

But all that could be seen was a deep, dark Pitch Black; apart from the walls on either side, nothing else could be seen.

In this narrow, confined passage, as the view shifted, she displayed a sense of panic.

It seemed that the situation here was beyond her imagination and understanding.

[D-9884, please calm down. Now, turn your spotlight to the highest setting.]

Players could sense that the Orange-Clad Woman was nervous, but for the sake of a certain record, she still obeyed the doctor's instructions.

The huge ' Flashlight ' was turned down to its highest setting.

Suddenly, the Pitch Black corridor was illuminated once again.

However, players could clearly see through the video that the 100,000 Lumen Spotlight, which could illuminate the entire building like the sun, was still unable to illuminate the area completely!

The Orange-Clad Woman in the video seems to have noticed this as well.

She held up Flashlight, arms outstretched, shining it forward.

All that could be seen was a deep, dark void.

Then she shone the light on the top of her head, but just like the first time the Orange-Clad Man had done, she couldn't see the top.

It's as if the light has been swallowed up by something, and can only illuminate a certain area.

[Dr. Bo, there's a problem here. The light isn't shining very far; it seems like something is blocking the light.]

Players know that the Doctor himself understands this issue.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have upgraded their equipment, replacing the 75-watt searchlight with a 500-watt one.

[Observe how many meters 100,000 Lumen Spotlight can illuminate at most?]

Upon hearing the doctor's instructions, the Orange-Clad Woman in the video leaned against the wall, carefully assessed the distance, and replied in a somewhat uncertain voice.

[It seems to be about 3 meters? Doctor, this is strange. This searchlight can only shine this far.]

Seeing this, the players in front of the screen were somewhat shocked.

Although the Orange-Clad Man's 75-watt searchlight had already had this problem before.

But now, seeing that the Orange-Clad Woman's 100,000 lumens, which is roughly equivalent to a 500-watt searchlight, is quite alarming!

This is a 100,000-lumen searchlight!

When I tested it outside the corridor just now, it illuminated the entire teaching building across the street, making it bright and clear!

Even in such a narrow environment as the Staircase, the light still doesn't reach more than 3 meters?

what does that mean.

This means that even the strongest light is confined within 3 meters!

The darkness here proves once again that this place is not simple!

At this moment, the Orange-Clad Woman's voice trembled with fear.

[Doctor, what should I do? This place is so strange. It's dark and quiet, and for some reason, the lights don't shine very far.]

The doctor made no comment or explanation, offering only a bland and indifferent response.

[D-9884, please go downstairs now.]

[Go downstairs?]

The camera moved forward a few steps and arrived at the stairwell.

Using the light from the searchlights, the players in front of the screen discovered that the visible range was still limited to the 9th step.

The 10th step, just like the first time, disappeared into the darkness, completely invisible.

[Doctor, where exactly is this place? Isn't this a multimedia classroom? Where does this staircase lead? Oh right, why were those soldiers outside so vigilant?]

[D-9884, please proceed downstairs as instructed.]

The doctor's indifference made the Orange-Clad Woman wearing the camera tremble slightly, and the camera lens shook as well.

After hesitating for a moment while staring at the downward staircase, he gritted his teeth and walked down it.

Immediately, clear and crisp footsteps echoed between the two walls, lingering and melodious.

The Orange-Clad Woman walked very cautiously and vigilantly.

In the shot, the downward stairs emerge one step at a time from the darkness.

This cautiousness has a peculiar quality, like "seeing through the clouds and mist."

Players who have already experienced the W-FBC-0087 the Staircase exploration are now terrified that a terrifying being might crawl out of the claustrophobic darkness.

Fortunately, this time going downstairs was uneventful.

The Orange-Clad Woman descended safely to the first semi-circular platform.

She walked to the handrail and looked down, and the searchlight shone down as well.

But all that met the eye was a dense, seemingly all-consuming Pitch Black.

[Doctor, this the Staircase unnaturally dark. Can you tell me what happened here?]

The Orange-Clad Woman said nervously, her tone clearly showing panic.

Players who share the same perspective can also relate to this.

Since I had entered with her, I understood her fear at that moment.

Who isn't afraid?

Let alone a 23-year-old girl, anyone would find it unbearable!

They're not like those fully armed soldiers outside!

How is it possible to be unafraid in Pitch Black, silent, claustrophobic, and eerie the Staircase?

At this moment, the doctor spoke again, but did not explain the situation.

[D-9884, please take out an LED surveillance camera and place it directly in front of you when you come down. Make sure the wireless monitoring device can simultaneously see the positions of both staircases.]

ha?

The players were taken aback when they heard this.

LED monitoring?

What is that?

Wait, it seems like...

Those 75 small light tubes?

In the video, the Orange-Clad Woman obediently did as instructed.

She took off her backpack, opened it, and took out a small light bulb.

Then, following the doctor's instructions, I peeled off the adhesive backing and stuck it on the wall of the stairs directly in front of me as I came down.

Then press the switch.

Instantly, the small, wire-free light bulb on the wall lit up with an incandescent glow.

[Very good, D-9884, I have the image now. Now, please turn off your spotlight so I can visually assess the range of the LED light.]

After hearing this, the Orange-Clad Woman hesitated for a moment, then decided to do as she was told.

With a crisp click of the switch.

The light on the entire stair landing immediately dimmed by almost half.

Meanwhile, the LED tubes attached to the wall continued to emit a relatively soft white light.

However, the distance is very short.

Whether the staircase is going up or down, the light stops at the first step.

The LED light tube only illuminated the semi-circular platform.

Wireless LED bonding light with monitoring?

The players smacked their lips, finding it somewhat interesting.

Let's not even talk about how this surveillance light tube, which doesn't need wires and can light up on its own, works.

The doctor's plan alone is astonishing.

Each platform has a small light tube for monitoring.

It seems they want to monitor the internal environment of W-FBC-0087 around the clock!

Because once these surveillance lights are installed, there's no need to send anyone down.

No, this time there are only 75. Maybe we can send a few more people down to put them on every platform. Eventually, we'll get to the bottom of it!

At that time, everything that happens inside this the Staircase can be monitored!

It's a bit tiring for the body and eyes.

At this moment, the doctor spoke again.

[Thank you, you can turn your spotlight back on now. Please continue walking and attach an LED light to each corner platform and turn it on. If you notice anything unusual, please let me know.]

[Good. Good PhD]

With the 100,000 Lumen Spotlight turned on, the semi-circular platform suddenly became much brighter.

The camera then pans downwards, the footsteps still echoing.

When stepping onto the next semi-circular platform.

The faint, yet lingering sound of a woman crying rang out again.

Upon hearing this, the players showed no expression and remained completely unmoved.

After all, during the last exploration, they followed the Orange-Clad Man and heard about more than 50 underground platforms.

At this point, the players had some doubts.

Could the crying inside W-FBC-0087 be a form of psychological pollution mechanism in the Staircase?

Perhaps this is what causes hallucinations?

This makes sense, because the previous Orange-Clad Man was accompanied by this kind of crying as he repeatedly went down the stairs in the narrow, confined the Staircase.

This repetitive scene, coupled with the constant crying in one's ears and the eerie environment, makes it difficult not to develop mental health issues.

Perhaps the so-called hanging corpse that the Orange-Clad Man saw was really a hallucination caused by excessive mental stress?

Although the footsteps are inexplicable, let's see how long this Orange-Clad Woman can hold out!

The players continued to look at the screen.

Upon hearing the crying, the Orange-Clad Woman was completely stunned.

[Dr. Bo, can you hear that? Can you hear that? Someone here is crying.]

The doctor's voice rang out quickly, but instead of offering any reminders or comfort, it was a cold command.

[I understand. Now please install the LED Surveillance Light, and then continue.]

[But Doctor, this is too eerie. That crying... and this staircase platform that's exactly the same as the one above... I'm scared.]

[D-9884, please continue downstairs.]

Faced with such a domineering and indifferent doctor, the Orange-Clad Woman, despite breathing heavily with fear, still chose to comply with his demands.

Holding onto the wall, she attached the LED Surveillance Light and then struggled to walk down.

The video speeds up here.

The following segment describes the repetitive process of going downstairs to put up lights.

Seeing this, the players simply sat in front of their screens and waited.

They didn't fast forward or skip ahead.

Instead, they simply watched the images on the screen flash by.

It does give the impression of a fleeting, ever-changing panorama of life.

At that moment, they knew.

Once the sped-up visuals return to normal, it means something is about to happen.

As if to confirm what the players thought, the recorded footage returned to normal at this point.

It's here!

Players' expectations immediately rose.

In the footage, after attaching the LED lights, the Orange-Clad Woman silently proceeds to the next platform.

As a result, when stepping over the first step of the descending stairs...

Players clearly saw that, in that instant, the video clip turned into a noisy black and white screen.

It was as if it had suddenly turned into a silent film, coming out abruptly and extremely strangely.

Although it was only for a moment, the players who were watching intently still clearly captured the scene.

Some players even went back and paused the game to see if there were any differences.

But for them, this might just be a filter.

Or perhaps it's some kind of Easter egg.

After all, it's not difficult to make modern photographs appear as black and white with noise.

Moreover, the live stream recording we're watching now has been deliberately made in an aged style.

That's what the players are thinking.

But a single sentence from the doctor left them puzzled.

[D-9884! Stop! Immediately return to the landing! Step over the first step again!]

The players frowned upon hearing this.

Wasn't that scene filtered?

etc.

If the doctor could also see the black and white image just now, would that mean...?

A new anomaly has appeared in this the Staircase.

It even affected the transmission of images remotely?

In the video, the Orange-Clad Woman paused, looking somewhat bewildered.

[Ah, Doctor, this...]

[D-9884, didn't you hear me? Return to the previous platform immediately and cross the first step again!]

Seeing the doctor's stern instructions, the Orange-Clad Woman dared not disobey.

As she turned to take a step, the doctor immediately stopped her.

[Don't turn around! Go back by walking backwards!]

Although the Orange-Clad Woman didn't understand why, she still chose to do as instructed.

At this moment, what the camera shows to the players is a slow retreat.

And so it went, back to the platform, but the black and white, noisy image never reappeared.

Everything seemed perfectly normal.

It was as if that moment just now was an illusion.

At the doctor's request, the Orange-Clad Woman repeatedly traversed the first step.

However, the strange anomaly never occurred.

Seeing no results, the doctor could only ask the Orange-Clad Woman.

[D-9884, did you notice anything different when you stepped over the stairs?]

The Orange-Clad Woman was startled by the doctor's strange instructions. At this moment, she moved as far away from the downward stairs as possible, leaning against the concrete wall of the platform, wiping away sweat and panting.

[Doctor, I haven't noticed any changes. It's just that it's so dark and stuffy here. I'm scared.]

Are you sure you didn't feel anything? No physical sensations or mental changes?

The Orange-Clad Woman did not answer immediately, but paused, seemingly carefully discerning the changes the doctor had mentioned.

No.

In the video, the doctor sighed.

[I understand, please continue.]

The Orange-Clad Woman leaned against the wall, holding a lamp, and looked down at the Staircase.

Somewhat hesitant, some uncertain.

The players understood.

If I had just been inexplicably ordered to do strange things, I would probably feel afraid of this the Staircase too.

Not to mention that the Staircase itself is a dark and claustrophobic environment.

It adds a layer of eeriness and danger directly to the terrifying and unknown level.

Although the Orange-Clad Woman was scared, she punched the wall to bolster her courage and stepped down.

Fortunately, everything went smoothly, and I arrived at the new platform without any problems.

After attaching the LED monitoring lights, she moved on to the next platform.

Everything is normal again.

until

The Orange-Clad Woman stood frozen on the eighth step, hesitant to take a step down.

It was as if something existed below.

[Dr. Bo, did you see that?]

She spoke in a trembling voice, extending her left hand and pointing to the semi-circular platform below.

But all the players could see was the concrete wall illuminated by the searchlight; there was nothing else.

Similarly, the doctor also stated that he did not see anything.

[No. Doctor, the walls here, here, here are covered with writing.]

There are words?

The players were stunned for a moment.

Could it be that...

Did she, like the Orange-Clad Man, experience hallucinations due to excessive mental stress?

How many floors have we gone down?

The previous Orange-Clad Man saw the so-called hanging female corpse 150 meters underground, on the 53rd platform.

The Orange-Clad Woman, however, had not yet reached that level of understanding before she began to see hallucinations.

Sure enough, in this Pitch Black, claustrophobic the Staircase with the sound of crying, it's easy to hallucinate due to the pressure.

That's what the players are speculating about.

But the doctor in the video appeared extremely calm.

[D-9884, you said you saw words on the next platform?]

[Yes. Yes, it says so above.]

Before the Orange-Clad Woman could finish speaking, the doctor interrupted her.

[D-9884, there's a round button on the side of the camera. Press it to activate night vision mode.]

Night vision mode?

The players were stunned for a moment before they remembered that the camera had indeed been described from the beginning as having night vision and Thermal Imaging capabilities.

In the video, the Orange-Clad Woman seemed to have learned how to use the camera.

I quickly found the button and pressed it.

Suddenly, the screen turned a dark green.

And in that instant, the players' expressions changed.

The walls of the Staircase are covered with dense writing in foreign languages, even under nighttime conditions.

The subtitles below translated it all.

This allows players in front of the screen to clearly see the actual content above!

'They're awake. They're awake.'

'I don't want to die! I don't want to die!'

'They're coming. They're coming. Don't leave me behind. Don't leave me behind!'

'Someone, please save me!'

'I curse you!'

'Doctor! It's all your fault! It's all your fault!'

"■■■They're coming up■■■Don't go downstairs!"

The players were stunned.

These densely packed messages, visible only in night vision mode, are piled up and overlapping, making them difficult to distinguish.

and

This seems to be some kind of

Last words?

Let's join a group, it's below.

Don't let the group owner be lonely for too long.