The ladder was long, definitely not one that only led down to the second floor. Gu Mian felt as though he had been climbing for ages. By the time his feet touched the ground, he reckoned he was underground.
A rustling sound came from overhead after he landed. He looked back and saw Liu Ruyan climbing down right behind him, followed by Xu Xingcheng and Curly Hair.
The four of them waited for half a minute, but Fatty still hadn't appeared. All they heard were groans from above, along with what sounded like something striking flesh.
After a while, they heard Fatty scream overhead. Then an enormous bulk slid down the ladder and landed butt-first on the floor.
"Ow, my ass!" Fatty reached for his backside the moment he landed.
His backside had gotten stuck in the opening, and he hadn't managed to squeeze through even after scraping his skin raw. He'd had no choice but to ask Little Red for help. Little Red had kicked his backside more than a dozen times, nearly sending him spinning like a top. She hadn't stopped even when he begged her to.
At first, Fatty had desperately tried to squeeze down because he didn't want to stay stuck there. Later, he'd desperately tried to get down because he didn't want to keep suffering at Little Red's hands.
With every ounce of strength he had, he'd finally slipped through the opening, though he'd landed hard on his backside.
But there was no time to mourn his bruised butt. He heard something falling overhead and realized that if he stayed put, he might soon go from Fatty to Flatty.
With that thought, he scrambled up and darted aside at lightning speed, leaving Curly Hair stunned. "Wait, that's got to be at least four stories high,