The Old Road (11)

Cartman moved even faster than expected.

From the moment he stepped into the passage, he kept moving forward without the slightest pause, even picking up speed as he went.

Of course, this could be taken as a sign of his burning anxiety to find his missing girlfriend.

But from another angle, it seemed he was more eager to find the exit.

He barely looked around, just trudging straight ahead.

Unfortunately, the passage didn't cooperate. It seemed practically endless, and it kept descending without turning back.

Since the only light source was in his hands, it didn't take long for the scene to turn into Cartman jogging ahead with the lantern while everyone else chased after him.

"Wait."

After they had descended an unknown distance, Fu Qian finally called a halt.

The tense group obeyed almost without thinking, stopping at once and turning to look.

"Over here."

Fu Qian waved for Cartman to come back a little.

Throughout the journey, Fu Qian had stayed at the rear, but that hadn't stopped him from using the lantern's light to observe their surroundings.

Just moments ago, he seemed to have spotted something unusual on the otherwise uniform gray-white walls.

Cartman reluctantly brought the camping lantern over.

The next moment, a passage angling inward came into view where Fu Qian was pointing.

It wasn't very wide, and its material matched the surrounding walls. There were no markings, so it wasn't easy to notice at a glance.

"There's a side passage here?"

Cartman stared at it, dumbfounded.

"Let's take a look."

Seeing that the others didn't know what to say, Fu Qian spoke up.

They had come in to look for someone, and there was no reason to pass up a place like this.

Following Cartman, who gritted his teeth and led the way,