The Encounter of Two D-Class Personnel
In the video, these dense messages covered the entire wall.
And all of them were written in uniform dark red ink.
Its appearance is chilling!
Players who witnessed this scene were shocked and began sending comments in the live chat.
After all, this was the first unusual phenomenon they had actually seen with their own eyes since entering the Staircase!
Previously, whether it was footsteps, crying, or the hanging female corpse, it was all auditory.
Especially the female corpse, there wasn't even a trace of it.
"Is this a message or a suicide note? It looks like a suicide note, it's really weird."
"Damn! These words make me want to fill in the blanks with my own imagination. I'm really curious about what's wrong with the person who wrote them!"
"This was definitely written by someone who went into the Staircase before! The writing is red, is that blood? But in this place, it can only be blood."
"What does 'they've woken up' mean? Are they ghosts in the Staircase? The use of the word 'door' suggests there's more than one?"
"It's strange. So many people went missing in the Staircase, why are their messages all gathered on this floor? And they're all piled up together, making it hard for someone like me who speaks English to read them."
"More than that, I'd like to know if that censored line about the PhD or something was written by the previous D-Class Personnel?"
"This is a wall with a story."
Amidst the players' comments and discussions, the Doctor's deep voice rang out in the recording.
[D-9884, please come closer and see if the writing is paint or blood.]
The Orange-Clad Woman hesitated for a moment, then didn't dare to go down.
The situation is now far beyond her comprehension.
The chilling comments on the platform, and the bizarre phenomena that the doctor needed night vision to see, were all stimulating her senses and broadening her horizons.
[D-9884, can you hear my voice? Please go down and take a closer look.]
The doctor repeated himself again, but the players could clearly sense the obvious displeasure in his words.
The Orange-Clad Woman seemed to understand the implication of her words and had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue.
The camera then moved into the semi-circular platform.
Then, as is customary LED Surveillance Light were installed, and the messages on them were checked.
[Dr. Bo, this is paint, not blood]
[Check carefully, read each message thoroughly.]
After overcoming her initial discomfort, the Orange-Clad Woman realized there was nothing unusual about the place. She began to follow the doctor's instructions, carefully examining all the messages on the walls, and concluded that it was red paint, not blood.
The doctor asked several more questions, but could not get answers from the Orange-Clad Woman.
He could only sigh and tell her to continue exploring.
The Orange-Clad Woman didn't leave immediately; instead, she looked at the message on the wall and swallowed hard.
[Doctor, there must be something in this the Staircase.]
[It says things like 'They've woken up,' 'They've come,' and 'I don't want to die.' Doctor, please tell me what happened here? Can I go back?]
[I'm only 23 years old. I only did it by accident, it's not something I should do to atone for it, Doctor. I don't want to stay in this strange place, I'm afraid something will happen. Please, please let me go home.]
[There's another sentence. Doctor, take a look.]
The camera then panned to the right side of the semi-circular platform, where the Orange-Clad Woman pointed to the pile of illegible messages and began to speak.
[It says here that [someone] will come up. God, is this really true? It also emphasizes that if you want [something], don't go downstairs.]
[I'm very scared, Doctor. I don't want to do it anymore.]
The doctor remained silent throughout until the Orange-Clad Woman began to sob, at which point he spoke calmly.
[Edited]
Well, it's been censored again.
You're really something, always putting a black box around key parts of these important dialogues, making players have extremely high expectations and curiosity about these hidden messages.
But there was nothing they could do.
No one knows what the doctor said, or whether it was good or bad.
In short, after hearing the doctor's words, the Orange-Clad Woman immediately wiped away her tears, indicating that she would be obedient and willing to continue cooperating with the doctor.
All right.
Judging from Number 2's behavior, what the doctor said was clearly inappropriate.
At the very least, it wasn't just words of comfort.
The video speeds up again, Orange-Clad Woman continues to repeat the actions of going downstairs, touching the light, going downstairs, and touching the light.
The players watched quietly, not wanting to miss any details.
Even the accelerated parts might contain something unexpected for them.
In the video, after downloading from several platforms, the recording speed returned to normal.
Upon seeing this, the players understood that a new situation had arisen in the Staircase.
Heavy breathing sounds came from the darkness below, where the searchlights couldn't reach.
Judging from the rapid frequency, it seems like there's a feeling of being unable to breathe, a severe lack of oxygen.
And it's clear that the voice coming from below was from a man.
Unlike that ethereal cry, it doesn't feel distant.
Right now, that panting sound is coming from the platform below, where the lights don't reach!
Waiting
Her arrival!
Upon hearing the sound, the Orange-Clad Woman was immediately too frightened to move.
She slowly backed away, asking in a trembling, soft voice.
[Hello? Is anyone downstairs?]
There was no response to the panting below.
Still emanating from the unseen, dense darkness, the sound of labored breathing could be heard.
The Orange-Clad Woman dared not move and nervously asked again.
But there was still no response from below, only continuous panting, and the noise was getting louder and louder.
This is very wrong!
Not only did the people in the video feel this way, but even the players sensed something was wrong!
At that moment, even through the screen, they could hear the panting very clearly.
In this Pitch Black and claustrophobic environment, the eerie breathing hidden within sends chills down one's spine!
To be honest, the Orange-Clad Woman had already encountered two strange things before she even reached the 53rd platform.
This luck is unbelievable!
[Hello? If anyone is here, please answer me. I have food and drinking water.]
The panting continued, but there was no response.
The situation appears to have reached a stalemate.
The Orange-Clad Woman didn't want to go any further.
But at this moment, the doctor sternly ordered her again that she must go down.
So after hesitating for a moment, she could only cautiously go downstairs again.
The camera slowly begins to pan downwards.
The steps also gradually emerged from the darkness.
The panting grew louder as they drew closer.
Nobody knows what's down there.
But judging from the lack of response, what's below is clearly not human.
Players in front of their screens held their breath, following the camera's downward movement as it parted the fog.
The 13 steps at this point feel like a long ladder to heaven, making people nervous.
The panting grew more rapid as the viewpoint descended, making one increasingly uneasy.
until
The moment the semicircular platform appeared, my breathing stopped abruptly!
It was as if it had been paused, which seemed abrupt.
The players' expressions changed.
That's it?
The scene you created in the beginning was so well-done, the atmosphere was so terrifying.
Now that we're clearing away the fog to find out the truth, nothing has happened.
What's going on here? Is this just meant to scare people?
My heart simply can't take it!
At this moment, in the video recording.
The Orange-Clad Woman noticed something on the semi-circular platform.
She immediately knelt down and began to examine the area with a searchlight.
[Is this a camera?]
At this moment, in the shot, the Orange-Clad Woman discovers a camera on the semi-circular platform.
The players in front of the screen felt a bad premonition upon seeing this.
this.
Could it be that D-Class Personnel from before?
It seems
He's truly gone.
At that moment, the doctor's voice rang out.
Please pick it up and check its model number.
In the footage, the Orange-Clad Woman picks it up.
In night vision mode, players can clearly see the thick layer of dust covering the surface, dancing and drifting between their fingers.
The Orange-Clad Woman even coughed because of it.
Clearly, this camera has been here for a very, very long time.
And it's definitely not 48 hours!
Judging from the accumulated dust, it must have been sitting there for at least a year to reach this size.
The players were both shocked and curious.
I wonder what the doctor and the Orange-Clad Woman in charge of the exploration would say.
At this moment, the Orange-Clad Woman spoke in the video.
She first checked the camera's functionality and found that the battery was dead.
He then reported the camera model, swallowed hard, and spoke in a trembling voice.
[Doctor, there are cameras here, and other people have probably been here, but judging from the amount of dust accumulated, it's probably been one to two years.]
[But... did the person who used this camera manage to escape? And what was that panting sound just now, Doctor? I have a very bad feeling right now.]
After a moment of silence, the doctor spoke again indifferently.
[Leave the camera here and continue downstairs. They're probably just some exploration enthusiasts; it's unrelated to our work.]
Upon hearing this, the players immediately realized that the doctor was deceiving them!
Judging from his silence just now, this camera most likely belongs to the previous D-Class Personnel!
He had been out of contact for 48 hours, without food or water, and his 75-watt searchlight could only be used for 24 hours.
In the eerie, unlit the Staircase even light can be swallowed up, how can he survive?
Clearly, the odds are against them!
The players know that the Doctor deliberately lied to this D-Class Personnel number 2 in order to prevent her from showing any signs of panic!
But bland and indifferent words are simply not convincing!
At the very least, it doesn't convince the players.
The Orange-Clad Woman in the video hesitated for a moment, then put down the camera, attached the LED Surveillance Light, and continued watching.
[Doctor, how many floors have we gone down to?]
The doctor quickly answered her question.
[You are about to reach platform 36, approximately 108 meters underground. If you are hungry or thirsty, you are allowed to rest and replenish your energy for ten minutes.]
Upon hearing this, the players clearly noticed a slight pause in the camera's view.
But it soon continued to decline.
[I understand.]
As the video feed slowly panned downwards, the players frowned.
The 36th platform?
That means the previous camera was on the 35th platform?
Did that original D-Class Personnel frantically run up from platform 53 and then fall on this 36th platform?
Something feels off.
The previous D-Class Personnel continued to escape upwards after falling.
If he were dead, then logically, the second D-Class Personnel would have seen his body or remains before discovering the lost camera.
However, as the players followed the Orange-Clad Woman's perspective, they did not find any corpses along the way.
Where did the previous D-Class Personnel go?
Meanwhile, where did those students and teachers who disappeared in the Staircase go?
If they are dead, where are their bodies?
Could it be below the 53rd floor?
How could these students and teachers, relying solely on the light from their cell phones, manage to access the 53rd platform?
The players frowned in deep thought, their minds racing with alarming speculations about the circumstances surrounding the missing people in the video.
If there are no corpses in the first 50 floors, then the most likely explanation is that 'they' took the corpses away!
At this point, as the camera pans downwards, the recording speeds up again.
Then, through editing, it jumps directly to the next point of change.
Through dialogue, players learn that the Orange-Clad Woman has arrived at the 72nd platform.
They took a break during the break and were given food and water, which surprised the players.
She actually crossed the 53rd platform?
Didn't she see the 'invisible suspended female corpse' that caused the previous D-Class Personnel to lose control?
Players couldn't guess.
But as you descend the stairs, the situation changes again.
[Dr. Bo, this is...]
The Orange-Clad Woman cried out in fear.
Her voice trembled violently at that moment.
In the unique dark green screen of night vision mode, what appears before the player's eyes are one large metal hook after another hanging down from the top!
Their appearance is like the hooks used to hang pork in a slaughterhouse, densely arranged, of varying sizes.
The woman's faint, intermittent cries still lingered.
At the same time, the sound of sharpening knives could also be heard.
In the Pitch Black, the clanging sound of blades scraping together truly made the players' faces pale!
What is it?
Sharpening a knife in this Pitch Black and claustrophobic the Staircase?
And what is this thing going to slaughter?
Players began to silently mourn for the Orange-Clad Woman.
Actually, you don't even need to think about it; you already know.
Danger lies ahead.
In the video, the doctor spoke in a deep voice.
[D-9884, describe what you are seeing and hearing right now, immediately!]
The doctor's voice implied an unquestionable certainty.
The Orange-Clad Woman dared not disobey and responded tremblingly.
[That's the sound of a knife being sharpened. It sounds like they're preparing to slaughter something.]
[I also saw a lot of hooks hanging up here; it looks like a slaughterhouse.]
Upon hearing this, the doctor spoke up again.
[How far away is the sound from you? Can you pinpoint its location?]
The Orange-Clad Woman did not answer immediately, but leaned against the armrest and listened carefully.
[It seems to be not far downstairs.]
[Very good! D-9884, please come downstairs immediately.]
The Orange-Clad Woman was frightened, and her pleading voice could be heard in the video.
[No, Doctor, please don't do this. I'm scared. I can't go downstairs. This the Staircase is terrifying. That sound down there was clearly about to kill something. I can't. I can't.]
Doctor: [■■■■■■■■■?]
[No. I'll go, I'll go!]
As the conversation ended, the camera panned down amidst the players' frowns and confusion.
The crisp sound of footsteps rang out again.
The sound of sharp blades rubbing together gradually grew louder.
The iron hooks hanging from the top swayed even without wind, making a crisp clanging sound.
The dark red bloodstains above, under the searchlight, tell the story of past experiences.
This must have been hung with something bloody.
Players certainly agree.
The Orange-Clad Woman was terrified and moved with extreme caution.
She held onto the wall and walked down step by step.
The sound of sharpening knives echoed through the speakers, reaching the players' ears.
It made everyone, both on and off screen, feel the torment and the fear of facing the unknown.
Suppressed!
I feel unwell!
I was on tenterhooks!
Three feelings permeated the players.
Just as the Orange-Clad Woman turned to walk down the next staircase, a terrifying scene unfolded!
Below, 3 meters away where 100,000 lumens cannot be illuminated, in the dense Pitch Black, a cold, pale face without pupils suddenly appeared!
At this moment, most of the players outside the screen stared wide-eyed in horror.
Some of them leaned forward, carefully observing the first strange creature that appeared!
The Orange-Clad Woman in the video let out a loud, terrified scream the moment she saw that pale face.
In a panic, she turned and fled upwards, not daring to linger for even a moment.
Players generally agree that her escape was the right thing to do.
In that darkness where even light couldn't reach, there appeared a pale, floating face, its body invisible.
Anyone would be terrified and run away.
Moreover, this face seems to have been there all along, waiting for its prey to come knocking.
Anyone who could stay and examine this bizarre situation closely wouldn't be human!
At that moment, the doctor's urgent voice came through.
[Stop! D-9884! Stop immediately! I need you to examine that face further!]
[D-9884! Calm down, stop immediately, can you hear me?]
The doctor's voice stopped a second later.
Because someone came down the stairs above.
A person who made everyone's eyes widen.
It turns out to be the same D-Class Personnel who explored the Staircase last time!
At this moment, the Orange-Clad Woman who had been running uphill like a madwoman was also stunned in the camera's view.
So much so that she stood frozen in front of him, forgetting to run away.
[Who are you?]
The players in front of the screen also looked on in disbelief.
Even the doctor was speechless with shock at the sight of the two D-Class Personnel meeting inside!
In the footage, the D-Class Personnel in front did not respond to the Orange-Clad Woman, but instead waved in front of her while holding a searchlight.
It seems like they are confirming something.
The Orange-Clad Woman spoke up again urgently.
[Run! There's a terrifying face behind you!]
As soon as she finished speaking, the 100,000 Lumen Spotlight in her hand suddenly started flashing.
Flashes of light kept appearing in the darkness.
She turned around quickly and was horrified to discover...
That pale face was now almost within reach!
Off-screen, players could even see the fine wrinkles on that terrifying pale face!
Good heavens, even when this face is exposed to the light, you still can't see its body!
The Orange-Clad Woman screamed in terror again. The camera panned, and ignoring the D-Class Personnel in front of her who were also wearing orange, she began to desperately flee upwards.
Meanwhile, the players in front of their screens heard that familiar male voice.
[Oh my god. Did the footsteps downstairs just stop in front of me?]
Before the player could even process what he was saying, the video feed in front of him started shooting upwards at lightning speed.
The Orange-Clad Woman began to breathe heavily, which sounded quite indecent.
Players had to wear headphones or lower their voices to mask the suggestive sounds.
But then, something even more shocking happened to them.
In the shot, the Orange-Clad Woman just stepped onto the semi-circular platform.
I turned around and saw it.
A beam of incandescent light shone down from the darkness of the stairs above!
Before the players could even react, they heard a woman scream from above.
this.
The players were stunned.
They were very familiar with that scream.
Because I heard it just a few dozen seconds ago.
The scream came from the Orange-Clad Woman in the video!
but why.
Will her voice come from up there?
Could it be...?
In the footage, the Orange-Clad Woman dared not linger, ignoring the searchlight shining down from above and not caring what was happening to the D-Class Personnel below who were just like her.
She just wanted to leave this place, she just wanted to go back to the outside world!
So she charged upwards again.
Coincidentally, the searchlight also turned and moved upwards in an instant.
In the video, the Orange-Clad Woman was breathing more and more heavily, and her steps began to become increasingly unsteady.
The camera was shaking constantly because of the running, making it difficult to see the surroundings.
All I knew was that there was a searchlight above, moving with it.
Keep your distance from the Orange-Clad Woman.
And then
What truly stunned the players happened.
In the scene, the Orange-Clad Woman, who was fleeing for her life, heard a sentence.
A phrase she was very familiar with, and the players were also very familiar with.
[Who are you?]
These words came from above, causing the Orange-Clad Woman to pause slightly before she quickened her pace.
Just as she stepped off the platform onto the steps.
Through the searchlight, they saw a man and a woman standing in the Staircase ahead.
They were both wearing orange clothes.
At this moment, they are facing each other, standing still.
The man in the orange shirt even looked surprised.
He waved the searchlight in front of him.
It seems they are confirming something.
The woman in the orange dress appeared very anxious.
He uttered a chilling statement upon closer examination.
[Run! There's a terrifying face behind you!]
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