Of the three rules Peng Zhen and his companions had fabricated, the second forbade players from approaching the Sixth Floor, giving the reason that "the dead Lorimas is crying." Although that was probably just something they had made up, people often said imagination sprang from reality. Perhaps they had invented that rule precisely because they knew what was hidden on the Sixth Floor.
At least Su Bai really did hear sobbing now. It was so faint that he had been unable to hear it through the heavy steel door. But it did not sound as though it came from anywhere around him. It sounded more like it came from the floor above.
Since he had already suspected that the Sixth Floor was twice as tall as the other floors, and the corridor before him looked no different from those elsewhere, Su Bai could now be certain there was another, hidden floor above. The incessant sobbing came from there.
But before finding a way to that hidden floor, Su Bai still had time to search this level for clues.
Especially after borrowing Little Fire's power to destroy the lock just now, Su Bai needed to recover mentally before heading to the hidden floor, which was likely even more dangerous.
The entire floor looked much like the others. Thick, dark carpeting covered the corridor, and beige wallpaper with a subtle pattern looked gloomy beneath the dim yellowish lights. The only difference was that the peepholes in the guest room doors had not been welded shut with metal plates.
There was even a housekeeping cart in the Sixth Floor corridor. The cloth hanging from it was damp, clearly indicating that Doll attendants other than the eight staff members also came here to clean.
The corridor was ordinary and quiet. If other players wandered