The cell door opened, revealing a corridor just like the one outside Bai Ying's cell.
Lin Yu cautiously stepped into the corridor, still holding the Item with [Quick Teleport] locked in, ready to make a run for it at any moment.
After all... if the Prisoner behind this cell didn't want to talk to him and instead chose to attack him outright, Lin Yu would definitely retreat first.
He had no desire to trade blows with a Prisoner who had joined forces with others to create the apocalypse across the Ten Realms.
Standing in the corridor, Lin Yu sensed no energy fluctuations or other movement whatsoever, which only made him feel that something was wrong.
Based on his experience with Bai Ying's cell, this corridor already counted as part of the "cell." In theory, he should have been able to sense the Prisoner's aura.
Especially after approaching the door farther inside...
Although there were no energy fluctuations, Lin Yu caught the faint scent of blood.
Along with that bloody smell came a barely audible sound from beyond the crack in the door.
"Drip, drip..."
The slow, steady sound of dripping water echoed through the prison, making the place seem especially terrifying.
But since he had not been attacked and there was nothing more than some strange smells, Lin Yu naturally had no reason to flee just yet.
Lin Yu reached out and pushed open the second cell door.
What entered his sight was a room furnished much like Bai Ying's—equally cramped and simple, a plain, clean single-person cell.
But compared to the dusty gray tones of Bai Ying's room, the first thing that entered Lin Yu's eyes here...
was a glaring, vivid scarlet.
It wasn't that the walls or floor tiles were red.
It was...
blood.
Large patches of dried