The paranormal phenomenon dissipated.
The corridor was left in complete disarray.
The eerie feet had vanished, and the corpse with its hideous death throes had also disappeared without a trace—not even ashes remained.
The walls and floor had twisted into waves, as though they had endured a massive earthquake.
A huge crack had also appeared in the wall at the end. Bricks and stones lay scattered across the floor, revealing what was inside.
It was actually a rust-covered elevator door!
When it had been sealed behind the wall earlier, even Dual Pupils had failed to see what lay beyond it.
He had only vaguely seen a stretch of emptiness.
In that case,
those feet had probably taken the elevator to the Fifth Floor?
Moreover,
right at that moment,
the old-fashioned mechanical floor indicator above the elevator began to move little by little.
That meant the elevator was operating!
"Hm?"
Jiang Qiao's expression suddenly changed.
As the indicator's needle moved toward the Fifth Floor, he sensed a suffocating aura coming from the elevator entrance. It was growing stronger and stronger.
The feeling was like standing on a balcony during a storm and facing the tremendous gale head-on.
It pressed down on him until breathing became difficult.
Without a doubt,
whatever was approaching was terrifying beyond measure. He could even guess that this ghastly thing was probably coming specifically for him!
"The indicator isn't fully visible. Something is interfering with my vision."
"But the number five is slightly to the right of the center... Judging by the layout, if this elevator can go downstairs, then the numbers one, two, three, and four would be arranged in order..."
"They must be on the left, because there's more space on the left side of the indicator."
"Now the needle is coming from the right...