"...Should we go in?" Wang Baihu hesitated before the pitch-black entrance. No one knew when the fire would spread over here. If this place too became engulfed in flames and smoke, they would be in serious danger. Even if they were not roasted alive, they would most likely die from smoke inhalation and suffocation.
However, by the time he asked, Honglian had already entered the underground passage. "Ten minutes. No matter what we find, we pull out after ten minutes."
"All right... Don't forget the time limit you set yourself." Seeing the team leader say so, he could only follow helplessly.
Lin Qing patted Guagua on the head, signaling it to wait outside the factory building, then ducked into the entrance as well.
It was a steep staircase. After descending about five meters, the ground began to level out.
This was clearly unusual.
If it had been a pre-designed basement, it should have been separated from the ground floor by only one slab, making it easier to construct and more convenient to use. Five meters was taller than a whole floor. Digging this deep was unlikely to have been intended for storage.
This section looked more like a space that had been hastily renovated later on.
Since they already knew someone was being held underground, all three had brought lighting tools. It was not difficult to make out the surroundings—it was far more spacious than they had expected, with passages leading in every direction. One main corridor branched into countless side paths, making it seem like a maze. The floor and walls had all been reinforced with cement, which did not match the cages in Zhang Zhiqi's memories. A pungent smell of smoke and dust hung in the air, indicating that the air inside and outside was connected.
"I'd bet