"First, head to where the scream came from!"
Lin Qiye hesitated for only a moment before making his choice.
Building Three was some distance from their current position, while the cafeteria was right next to the warehouse. Although the situation in Building Three was bizarre, they still did not know exactly what was happening inside. Since screams had come from the cafeteria, something must have changed. Their priority now, of course, was saving people.
The group rushed to the cafeteria entrance. At this hour, breakfast should have been prepared already, its fragrance filling the air. Yet the cafeteria remained deathly silent today. Not only was there no aroma of food, but a faint scent of blood hung in the air instead...
The moment they caught that smell, everyone's expressions changed.
"Wasn't this supposed to be just an exercise? Why..." Shen Qingzhu's face darkened slightly.
Lin Qiye said nothing. He merely frowned and walked to the door.
The iron lock that had originally been fastened around the cafeteria's door handles had been cut apart, and there were signs that the door had been opened. It was clear that someone had come here before Lin Qiye and the others, cut the lock, and entered... If nothing unexpected had happened, the scream from earlier must have come from that person.
Lin Qiye did not rashly open the door. Instead, he swept his Mental Power through the space beyond it, clearly probing nearly half the cafeteria.
"This is..." Seeing the scene inside, Lin Qiye's brows drew tightly together.
He stepped half a pace forward and reached out to push open the cafeteria doors.
When the people behind him saw the scene inside, they first froze, then widened their eyes in disbelief...
The empty cafeteria had somehow become covered in spiderwebs. Thick masses of Spider