Su Bai had never liked being around crowds.
When the elevator trembled slightly, its low hum sounded like a beast awakening in a dark abyss, the sound waves echoing through the enclosed metal shaft. From the sound, Su Bai confirmed that someone had entered the Underground Research Institute. At the same time, the Red Moon aura drifting through the air grew more distinct, ebbing and flowing like the tide. Though powerful, it lacked density, so Su Bai concluded that the newcomers were players, not Strange Creatures.
After all, he could also sense more of the Red Moon's Power appearing within the Underground Research Institute. That meant either players had arrived or Strange Creatures had invaded, but Strange Creatures contained far more power than players did. The arrivals could only be players.
The elevator's intermittent tremors indicated that it had stopped on many floors, as though someone were deliberately searching them one by one. Whenever it paused briefly, Su Bai could hear the iron doors scraping against the walls with a creak, along with the endless humming that echoed through the enclosed space. He guessed that Qin Ge and his team of players had probably found this place, but he had no intention of joining them.
Only after the elevator stopped on the Laboratory floor and remained there did Su Bai use it to visit the other floors, walking unhurriedly through their chilly corridors. The lights along the way were dim and unsteady, occasionally flickering as though they might go out at any moment. Rust-colored patches covered the walls, mingling with the pungent smell of disinfectant to make the air even more oppressive.
Su Bai continued onward, following the fluctuations of the Red Moon's Power. He knew that more mutants were imprisoned in this institute.
According to Qi Yan's confession and