The two followed the stairs to the basement entrance. The steps leading down were covered in dirty patches of water, red mixed with green, and a faint stench hung in the air.
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 going down at night, daytime was already their best opportunity.
In the end, Qin Manjiang took the lead, with Jian Cunxin behind him, and they slowly descended the stairs.
He was scared, but 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.
What surprised Qin Manjiang, however, was that this building's basement did not seem to be part of its 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 light?"
Qin Manjiang stopped Jian Cunxin and asked in a low voice.
"It's this soil."
She stamped on the ground. Once they had come down the stairs and planted 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 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. In an utterly bizarre turn... the ground bled!
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