The two followed the stairs to the basement entrance. The steps leading down were filthy with patches of liquid, red and green mingling together, and a faint stench drifted up.
Should they go down?
They exchanged a glance. Neither hesitated.
Wen Liangsheng's attack had not been fatal. There might be other dangers in the basement, but compared with nighttime, daylight was already the best time to go down.
In the end, Qin Manjiang went first, with Jian Cunxin behind him, and they slowly descended the stairs.
Although he was afraid, he was not shameless enough to make a woman lead the way. Besides... compared with walking in front, he was actually more afraid of walking behind.
But to Qin Manjiang's surprise, the basement did not seem to be part of the building's original structure.
Both the floor and the walls bore extensive signs of excavation.
"There aren't any lights on down here. Why is it still bright?"
Qin Manjiang caught hold of Jian Cunxin and asked in a low voice.
"It's this soil."
She stamped on the ground. Once they had descended the stairs and set their feet firmly on the ground, the basement looked completely unfinished. Even the ground beneath their feet was red soil.
Soil?
Qin Manjiang knelt on one knee, frowning as he stared intently at the soil, which looked as though it had been soaked in blood.
The entire basement gave off a faint red glow. Was the soil really glowing?
He tried pressing a finger against the ground. It did feel like soil, but... why did it also feel as though the ground was moving?
Just then, Jian Cunxin produced a small knife from somewhere and plunged it into the basement's red soil. Bizarrely... the ground bled!
"This hospital really is a living thing."
Jian