Chapter 717: Another World

These people kept discussing it, their faces filled with terror.

At that moment, someone said, "Could it be because of that staircase?"

"The staircase? Are you kidding? That's just a legend."

"That's right. How could there be a staircase like that in this world?"

"It's fake. It's all fake."

However, I walked over and asked the boy who had spoken, "Classmate, may I ask you something?"

"No problem. Go ahead," the boy said.

"What exactly is the staircase you mentioned?" I asked.

The boy froze for a moment, then began telling me the legend of the staircase.

It turned out that there was an incredibly terrifying legend at this school. Supposedly, there was a strange staircase here. Nothing happened during the day, but once it reached midnight, an extra flight of stairs would inexplicably appear.

The staircase originally had twelve steps, but one would suddenly appear out of nowhere. It was the legendary thirteenth step.

Anyone who stepped onto the thirteenth step would lose themselves and never return.

Many people said that those who had disappeared had all stepped onto the thirteenth step before vanishing completely.

Hearing this, I paused slightly before asking, "I see. Then when did the disappearances begin?"

"A month ago," the boy said.

"Thank you." I nodded and turned to leave.

I never would have thought that this school would have such a hidden secret. If things really were as the boy had said, then this school was probably far from ordinary.

A nonexistent staircase, endlessly looping corridors—everything concealed a horrifying truth.

That truth was the true culprit behind it all.

At this thought, I returned to the hotel and found Liu Ling'er and Bai Xue.

After hearing what I had to say, Liu Ling'er could not help saying, "Oh my god, could a staircase this