Clang!
The rusted lock crashed heavily to the ground. The metal gate swung open, and the chain fell away, scraping against the iron door with a harsh rattle.
After a long deathly silence, the Red Star Meat Factory was finally disturbed by the sudden, violent noise, and everyone's taut nerves began racing.
Chang Nian's gaze was firm, her expression calm and composed. As the iron gate slowly opened a narrow crack, the factory stood rooted in absolute darkness, and she smelled the stench of rot being released.
Xu Zhen quietly took half a step back, allowing the eager Luo Xing to move to the very front, standing beside Chang Nian.
At the same time, the strangely mismatched siblings at the rear moved closer to Chang Nian. Yan Tang tugged Yan Lu by the corner of his clothes, and the two of them stepped forward, remaining in line with Xu Zhen.
Of course, the closest ones were still Jiao Ming and Gao Junli, who had just smashed open the gate.
The two clerks who had once tried to cut corners turned and ran the instant they broke the lock, accompanied by the deafening crash. They completely ignored the open gap in the gate and the darkness seeping out from within.
"Don't run!"
Luo Xing had already moved beyond the group and headed toward the two fleeing men, using the opportunity to quickly inspect the dark scene beyond the crack in the gate.
But because the two men were positioned directly in front of it, they completely blocked the gap. During this theoretically safe window, his eyes, capable of seeing everything, lost their view.
He raised a hand to stop Jiao Ming and Gao Junli while stepping forward.
However, at that moment, he suddenly froze. His face turned deathly pale, his pupils