The lights did not suddenly go out. Instead, they warped as they flickered erratically. They brightened and dimmed as though tugged by an invisible force, as if some unfathomable creature were toying with the soul of this space.
The nurses who had been standing rigidly against the walls, completely motionless, suddenly began to move!
When the lights came on, those things stopped moving. When the lights went out, they moved again.
And so, amid the erratic flickering, those things began to move stiffly and awkwardly, like puppets being controlled. Their hands and feet seemed restrained by invisible strings, swaying as stiffly as toys. Their upturned faces clearly wore gentle smiles, yet under the constantly flickering lights, they looked deeply sinister.
Le Shiya's breathing gradually quickened, but she persisted in describing everything unfolding before her to Su Bai. In her eyes, those eerie, smiling faces still resembled the unforgettable family and friends from her memories.
Faces that should have made her feel safe had become the most terrifying things of all at that moment.
After a series of contorted movements, the nurse closest to the Players lunged toward Xiang Feiyu and Xu Rui.
Xiang Feiyu reacted quickly. He immediately shoved the wheelchair he was pushing toward Chi Yan, who stood on his right, while swiftly dodging to the left himself. As Xiang Feiyu saw it, he should have been able to evade the nurse's attack easily.
But Xiang Feiyu's maneuver did not go as smoothly as he had hoped!
In that instant, he lost his balance and pitched forward, hitting the floor with a heavy thud. The air seemed to freeze for a few seconds, with only the sudden sound of his fall echoing through the space.
"Feiyu!" Xu Rui's voice was full of anxiety. Almost the instant Xiang Feiyu fell,