"Ah!" Sparkle's eyes flew wide open, her pupils contracting as if all support had suddenly been pulled from beneath her. Her knees gave out, and with a thud, she dropped straight onto the cold carpet before the door.
I'm dying, I'm dying, I'm dying... I'm definitely getting revenge on Chen Li later! Sparkle sat in a duck-sitting position before the door, one hand gripping the doorknob and the other clutching the hallway carpet tightly. Her face was already as red as a boiled shrimp, as though blood might drip from it at any moment.
Even so, Sparkle had not forgotten to talk tough.
Absolutely! Definitely! She would get revenge on Chen Li!
As the tingling sensation gradually faded, Sparkle braced herself against the doorknob and struggled back to her feet bit by bit. Still shaken, she pushed open the door.
Just as Sparkle stepped into the room with one foot and breathed a sigh of relief, thinking the torment was temporarily over—
An even more exquisite and terrifying sensation crashed against Sparkle's mental defenses like a tsunami without warning!
Sparkle's entire body stiffened. Then all strength left her, and she dropped heavily to her knees again. This time, she could not even hold onto the doorknob, only wrapping her arms around herself helplessly.
Sparkle bit her lower lip hard, trying to force the strange whimper that was about to break from her throat back down.
"Mm..." Sparkle finally could not endure any longer. In an extremely undignified posture, she crawled into the room with both hands and feet. Before she completely ran out of strength, she kicked backward fiercely, her heel striking the door with perfect accuracy.
Bang!
The door shut and automatically locked, completely sealing this space off from the outside world.
Almost at the same instant, the last