Deep in the long-sealed, abandoned underground passage, the silhouette of the Black Forest—which should have existed only in nightmares—was reflected on the wall. The moment this happened, Yu Sheng knew that his wavering spiritual intuition had not been a hallucination.
A moment later, he had already brought Eileen and Huli to the underground passage Little Red Riding Hood had mentioned.
It was located slightly west of the orphanage's center, directly beneath the outdoor activity area. The entire passage had been abandoned for many years, and the air carried a strong mildew smell.
The lights on the passage's ceiling were somewhat dim, and various pipes arranged along the ceiling blocked them, casting uneven shadows. The walls on both sides were mottled and filthy, with quite a bit of peeling plaster. In some places, they could even see messy graffiti—clearly the masterpieces left behind by children who occasionally snuck down here to "explore."
By the time Yu Sheng and the others arrived, the suspicious tree shadows had already vanished from the walls.
"The photo was taken here." Little Red Riding Hood pointed at a wall on her left. "The lights in the passage suddenly dimmed a little then. The texture was just like the 'dusk' of the Black Forest. I instinctively sensed something was wrong, so I subconsciously opened my phone camera. As a result, I happened to capture the suspicious tree shadows appearing on the wall. The entire process only lasted a few seconds, and then the shadows disappeared."
Yu Sheng frowned and carefully inspected the wall. Then he raised his head and looked at the lights between the drainage pipes, as well as the empty spiderwebs in the corners of the ceiling.
"What's above this place?" he asked casually.
"The corner of the outdoor activity area. According to the planning