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The dim glow from the ceiling was too faint; neither of them could see clearly what was below.

But it didn't matter, Xu Shuo raised his hand and lifted up the Park Director next to him, tossing him down.

The half-meter-wide opening was just big enough to fit the Park Director's body. Fortunately, he wasn't the kind of middle-aged man with a developed beer belly. His figure was relatively even, allowing him to fall freely without obstruction.

Xu Shuo leaned slightly over the hole and listened. After about a second and a half, there seemed to be a faint, muffled sound from below. Explore more adventures at My Virtual Library Empire

Then, he turned his head to look at the female tourist.

Female tourist: "...I'll do it myself."

Although the Park Director had successfully fallen down, whether he landed on the ground or on an electric net... it was a question worth pondering.

The female tourist looked around and tore down some of the fluttering sacks and rags from the ceiling of the Haunted House, tying them together with dead knots to make a simple rope.

Then, she took off her high heels and threw them down first.

After listening to the sound from below, the female tourist looked up at Xu Shuo with a slightly knitted brow and a face full of grievance.

Xu Shuo just quietly watched her, his eyes were quite bright in the darkness, but they lacked any superfluous emotion.

Female tourist: "...". What was she still hoping for?

With both hands gripping the strips of cloth, the female tourist tentatively stretched her feet downward, not feeling anything particularly terrifying, so then she descended further with her whole body.

The courtyard was only half a meter wide, and the air below was stuffy and damp. Once inside, it was so oppressive it felt difficult to breathe.

After descending about three or four meters, the female tourist looked up at the mouth of the well and saw only a faintly bright circular outline.

The darkness below was still utter and complete.

She freed one hand and hid it by her side, using her body as cover to flip her hand and pull out a glowing pearl, then tossed it downward.

"Gulugulu—"

The sound of the Luminous Pearl hitting the ground was rather crisp. As it passed, it allowed the female tourist to see a little, but the pearl soon rolled sideways out of sight.

The Park Director's position, the female tourist also saw clearly.

She descended another two or three meters, then simply reached out and let herself fall, crashing onto the Park Director's flesh-filled body.

That Luminous Pearl was not far from her, seemingly blocked by a wall. The female tourist quickly snatched up the pearl and eagerly used it to illuminate the surroundings.

Within three to five meters around her, there was at least no danger.

The female tourist listened carefully and seemed to faintly hear the sound of water droplets coming from a distance.

Was this really a sewer?

After a brief survey, she did not forget to notify the big man still up above who had called a woman to scout the path.

However, just as the female tourist turned around, she was met with the towering figure and a face devoid of emotion, looking almost like a zombie under the dim light of the Luminous Pearl.

"Ah..."

She had just made a sound when Xu Shuo covered her mouth, scaring her so much her heart started pounding wildly!

The female tourist's eyes widened as she glared at him.

So when did this guy come down?!

Jumping down without even a sound, seriously!

Once the hand on her face moved away, she, still clutching her startled heart, nervously asked, "When... when did you come down?"

"Just now," Xu Shuo said nonchalantly, taking out a cylindrical object from behind him.

He turned on the light, and an extremely intense beam instantly illuminated the entire sewer.

For a moment, the sewer, which had been pitch-black, now shone as brightly as the daytime, indicating how powerful the flashlight's beam was.

The female tourist was stunned: "You brought a flashlight too?"

Xu Shuo nodded: "Yeah, I just found it near the main switch of the Haunted House."

Female tourist: "...". She carefully thought back and was certain that the young man had not had this object in his hand when he had returned from the switch earlier, and it definitely wouldn't fit in his pockets either!

But now wasn't the time to fuss over such things, especially since her Luminous Pearl had also appeared out of nowhere.

The female tourist put her high heels back on and glanced at the Park Director lying motionless on the ground, noticing that his chest was still rising and falling, but even being smashed like that hadn't awakened him.

She certainly couldn't avoid the medical treatment...

The female tourist muttered in her heart, noticed the moving light source, and turned to see Xu Shuo already walking straight ahead.

She immediately turned around to follow, leaving the Park Director behind.

After all, the man had already said she didn't have to carry him.

...

The two of them continued through the passageway for about five minutes before they began to feel the increasing dampness and the distinctive musty and rotten smell of the sewer.

Their current passage was actually just a small branch. Upon emerging, the entire sewer system became much more spacious.

The sound of flowing water could be heard up ahead, where discolored, stinking water flowed in the channels, meandering towards other places through the waterway.

Upon emerging, the sewer branched out in all directions. One could see a manhole not far above, or other passages leading to various places. It was actually quite easy to get lost here.

However, generally speaking, if one followed the main path, one could eventually find the way out.

The female tourist pondered thoughtfully, "All the other sewers in the amusement park have been blocked by electric fences, just don't know about outside..."

She stopped abruptly mid-sentence.

Because the young man gave her that unclear look again, immediately making the female tourist think of the matter of "raising a flag."

Female tourist: "...Okay, she shut up."

The Haunted House's structure was actually close to the West Gate exit of the amusement park. The sewer under the Haunted House ran north to south, and after entering the sewer, they went straight south, connecting to the main passage.

So now they should... The female tourist faced forward, compared her left and right hands, then concluded they should go to the right.

While she was still deliberating, Xu Shuo had already started walking to the west.

Along the way, they passed a sewer manhole cover. Looking up, one could see the round lid intertwined with electric fences.

Meaning, they should still be inside the amusement park.

After passing three manhole covers wrapped with electric fences, another junction appeared before them.

The female tourist followed the young man's pace, turning corners without pausing, and arrived beneath the manhole cover of this side passage.

But this wasn't an inspection well, so the smooth walls had no ladder.

How to get up now seemed to become another problem.

Xu Shuo turned his head towards the female tourist and asked, tilting his head, "Did you bring the Park Director with you?"

The female tourist was suddenly taken aback: "You didn't tell me to bring him along…, ...So, should I go back and get him now?"

Under the young man's calm but merciless gaze, the female tourist retreated two steps, not knowing what to do and weakly added the latter half of her sentence.

The next moment, the other party curled up a smile again.

"Actually, there's no need."

"...Then what were you talking about!!"

The female tourist was holding back a surge of irritation, feeling extremely uncomfortable with the situation, but she still tried to maintain her facial expression and relatively calm demeanor, returning a smile awkwardly yet politely.

But Xu Shuo continued to stare at her and said softly, "Turn around."

The female tourist didn't dare to meet those eyes and obediently turned her back. After that, the light source in her field of vision disappeared.

Did he turn off the flashlight?

The quiet breathing in the sewer was audible. Apart from the distant and faint sound of water and her own increasingly intense heartbeat, there was no other movement.

The female tourist blinked her eyes. In the darkness, she could hardly see anything.

In the entire sewer system, it seemed as though she was the only person left.

Time in the dark was completely imperceptible. She didn't know how long she waited, as there was no sense of any movement behind her.

Such oppressive surroundings were truly panic-inducing.

"Um... Can I turn around now?" the female tourist asked tentatively.

"..."

No response came from behind.

The female tourist's heartbeat quickened, thudding so intensely it felt like it would burst from her chest. She breathed rapidly and raised her voice to call out, "Are you still there? If you don't answer, I am going to turn around..."

"..."

"I'm really going to turn around now!"

"..."

"Let me be clear, I'm turning around because you didn't refuse me, so you can't blame me for whatever happens next..."

While saying this, the female tourist cautiously tilted her head, and after not being stopped, she slowly turned around.

There was no one behind her...

The female tourist stood stunned for a moment and then noticed a faint light source coming from the top of a light well. She hurriedly went to look and saw that the manhole cover, which was tightly closed before, had been opened.

Female tourist: "...Damn! This guy climbed up on his own and didn't even tell her!"

...