Suddenly, a burst of dense gunfire exploded like firecrackers.
"Crossfire, suppress the exit!"
"Shoot selectively! Save ammunition!"
With a series of hurried footsteps, the Hunter team under his command finally arrived.
The team members quickly took advantageous positions, their automatic rifles spitting deadly tongues of fire.
A dense rain of bullets instantly tore through the fog, accurately piercing the monster horde.
A shrill howl echoed through the hall.
Luo Lie stood at the center of the battlefield, letting the shells clang around him.
The glow from the gunfire illuminated his cold mask and his immovable silhouette.
Gazing at the chaotic scene before him, he suddenly sneered, his eyes radiating viciousness.
"None of you will escape."
Inside the safe passage, it was pitch black.
Only the emergency lights cast a ghastly green glow, illuminating walls covered in frost.
The hurried footsteps echoed in the narrow staircase.
Four figures were holding guns, swiftly descending in a standard tactical formation.
Sweat slid down their cheeks, but no one had the time to wipe it.
They just wanted to leave this ghostly place as quickly as possible.
"Hehehe... Hehehehehe..."
The eerie laughter resounded once more from above the stairs.
As if whispering behind their ears, persistent like an unwelcome specter, it sent shivers down their spines.
At the end of the team, Ali, who was armed, couldn’t help but growl, quickening his pace even more.
At the forefront, Zhou Liang didn’t speak; he only made a gesture, signaling the others to speed up.
They dashed down countless layers, until a glaring green light reappeared ahead.
The emergency exit was there.
Zhou Liang kicked open the fireproof door, and the four rushed out, quickly occupying favorable positions, their guns aimed at the shadows on both sides.
But when they saw the scene before them, everyone froze.
This relatively isolated space was deeply familiar to them.
That battered door, the tilting fire hydrant box on the wall, and...
The two building security guards lying unconscious in the corner.
This was the fire protection lobby on the 84th floor, where they had constructed a temporary defensive line before.
Beyond the lobby door was the office area of Noah Pharmaceutical.
They had returned again.
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Ali retreated behind the door in frustration, carefully eyeing the floor marking.
Then he punched the wall hard, making a dull sound.
"How many times has this happened now?"
Zhou Liang looked at the two guards lying on the ground, his brow furrowed.
Leaving them here before was to conserve energy and to confirm whether their perceptions had been skewed, causing them to get lost.
Now it seems, it isn’t simple disorientation, but being trapped in some kind of loop.
"We seem to... be hitting a dead end..."
The young team member Xiao Jie, who joined last year, had turned slightly pale, his hands trembling as he held his gun.
The most experienced, Ah Yang, sat down heavily, exhaling deeply:
"Don’t waste your energy, whether you go up or down, the result is the same."
Zhou Liang squatted, checked the condition of the two security guards, confirmed they were merely unconscious, then stood up.
Frowning deeply, he surveyed the area.
The gray fog had somehow become denser.
It seemed alive, seeping from the cracks like tendrils, gathering on the floor into a thin misty sea.
A biting cold spread, the walls already coated in frost.
The temperature dropped sharply, turning the place into a freezer.
The only relief was the laughter and crying sounds, which had finally vanished.
Zhou Liang raised a hand to press his earpiece; still, there was only a chaotic electric buzz.
Occasionally, among the static, vague whispers mingled.
They were like imagined sleep-talking, indistinct yet chilling.
Zhou Liang took a deep breath, his voice dry as he issued the command:
"Running will only drain our strength."
The four then sat on the steps by the stairway entrance.
Silence and darkness enveloped their figures.
"Could it be some kind of high-tech hallucination device?"
Xiao Jie couldn’t help but speak, trying to use science to explain everything they saw.
"Covering the entire building, with a forced physical transport illusion?"
Ah Yang glanced at him, curling his lips: "Do you think the Noah Organization is extraterrestrial?"
"Then what should we do?"
Ali irritably ruffled his hair:
"We can’t be trapped here forever. Shall we try the corridor to reach the passage on the other side in Zone A?"
They were currently in the Zone B safe passage, separated from the safe passage in Zone A on the other side by an entire vast office floor.
Zhou Liang shook his head: "You saw the situation over there."
Just a few minutes ago, they tried this method.
But when they opened the lobby door to the office area, the sight made everyone shiver.
The fog inside had become much thicker, almost completely obscuring their vision.
In the corridor shrouded by the gray fog, many twisted shapes appeared faintly, accompanied by inhuman growls and chewing sounds.
The four Special Search Team members only opened a small crack in the door before being forced back by the terrifying atmosphere.
If they chose to cross the floor, who knows what dangers they might encounter.
No one wanted to step into that area unless absolutely necessary.
"Then... break the window and climb down?"