When Adams and the others all arrived at the cafeteria on the second floor, the commotion immediately startled the young woman hiding in the kitchen.
She panicked and picked up a dinner knife, crouching with her back against a cabinet as she silently listened.
"Caw, caw..." Xu Ning went straight to the kitchen door, only to find that it would not open.
He pressed his ear to the door and listened for a while before taking out a card and swiping it against the lock.
This was another card they had found earlier. It was a doctor's ID, but it could open most of the doors in this place.
"Click..." Xu Ning pushed the door open. After looking around and confirming that no one seemed to be there, he stepped inside.
The others followed close behind, but they suddenly heard a faint noise. Xu Ning had sharp eyes and spotted a shadow moving behind a cabinet. It looked as if something was crawling while using the cabinet for cover.
He was startled and immediately gestured for silence, his hand reaching toward the knives hanging on a nearby table.
However, after taking a knife, he did not go looking for the unidentified object. Instead, he slowly backed away, intending to close the door and leave.
Adams smiled, blocked the door, and walked straight inside.
"There's a monster in there! Let's leave first!" Xu Ning whispered a reminder, thinking Adams had not noticed it.
Adams shook his head, then suddenly sprinted and leaped onto the cabinet, looking toward the young woman hiding behind it.
The young woman screamed and jumped up with the knife in hand.
Adams had already prepared to catch the blade barehanded, but the young woman did not attack him. Instead, she stumbled and fell backward.
She was utterly