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The man in black moved in very small steps, shuffling sideways, but continuously, silently, and without a sound.

This sight made Chen Kun's hair stand on end. He pressed himself against the door, not daring to move an inch, staring with wide eyes. His flashlight illuminated the ground not far in front of him, but he didn't dare to shine it directly on the shifting figure.

He stared as the man in black moved silently across the room, quickly covering half the distance, getting closer and closer to him.

"No, he's going to reach me soon."

Chen Kun shivered, tried the door one last time, still unable to open it, and quickly moved away from his position, mimicking the man in black's method of walking, sticking close to the wall to sidestep away.

The only difference was that he faced outward, his back against the wall, keeping an eye on the man in black's movements, the exact opposite of the other.

Before long, they had swapped places in the room, with Chen Kun running to the inside of the equipment room, while the man in black had sidestepped to the door.

At this moment.

Yan Junze stood outside the equipment room door, watching the door he had just closed.

After noticing Chen Kun's disappearance, he had tried the door; first, he closed it completely, then opened it again, nothing out of the ordinary, still no sign of Chen Kun.

After trying several times, it was clear this method was ineffective.

Thinking it over, he followed the school legend, reopened the equipment room door, but only pushed it ajar leaving a crack, and then stopped.

He took two steps back, looking through the crack he had left.

At the same time.

Inside the equipment room, Chen Kun witnessed the door, which he had been unable to open no matter how he tried, now slowly creating a crack, then stopping.

After that, the man in black who had just sidled over to the door simply passed through the crack and slipped out of sight.

About ten or so seconds later, Chen Kun cautiously approached the door of the equipment room, peering out to see a familiar eye appearing outside the crack, looking at him.

By this point, he had grown somewhat immune to that eye, but the strangeness inside the room, the sudden developments after opening and closing the door, filled him with deep fear and no sense of safety.

Just as he was about to make a move, he suddenly heard Yan Junze's voice.

"Chen Kun, can you hear me now?"

Chen Kun was startled, joy appearing on his face, and he quickly answered, "I can hear you, I can hear you, Yan Junze where are you?"

Yan Junze didn't answer his question but instead said, "Now go to the door, directly pull open the equipment room's door, and then come out."

"Are you... sure?" Chen Kun hesitated.

But without waiting for Yan Junze to respond, he had already walked over, deliberately ignoring the eye in the crack, grabbed the door handle, and violently pulled the door open.

The eye in the crack quickly vanished, and after a swirl of pitch-black fog, there stood Yan Junze outside the door.

Similarly, what Yan Junze saw outside through the crack in the door was half the face and one eye of the man in black.

When Chen Kun opened the door, what he had seen also disappeared.

A puff of black smoke quickly dissipated, revealing a terror-stricken Chen Kun.

Chen Kun ran out quickly, giving Yan Junze a bear hug, the look on his face that of someone who had survived a disaster: "Bro, although I'm really curious about how I got out, can we please leave here first and then talk? Even if you beat me to death, I'm never doing experiments again!"

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"Okay," Yan Junze nodded, "you leave first, just like Guo Jintao did just now."

Chen Kun was startled, and then heard Yan Junze speak, "Now, to open this door of the lab and get to the corridor outside, it seems we must recreate the situation where the Peephole Strange Creature could be seen from both sides. Otherwise, we still can't leave."

"But this way, only one person can get out," Chen Kun quickly said.

"Right, you go, I'll stay and deal with this guy," Yan Junze nodded.

"No way! We leave together!" Chen Kun grabbed his shoulder.

Yan Junze shook his head: "I have many tricks up my sleeve; don't worry. Now do as I say."

He looked up at the open door to the equipment room: "Now I'll go in, then leave a crack in the door. As soon as the Peephole Strange Creature appears, you immediately go to open the outside door. If it connects to the corridor, leave right away and don't worry about me. But remember, prop the outside door open before you leave; it's best to use something to keep it from closing again on its own."

"Okay, okay, you must come out," Chen Kun, hearing Yan Junze instruct him so, felt he must be confident about leaving and said nothing more.

Yan Junze entered the equipment room, closed the door behind him, leaving a narrow crack, then both of them stood there, one inside and one outside, staring at the crack.

In about ten seconds or so, the Peephole Strange Creature appeared in its black clothing, with the same look, the same voyeuristic intent.

"The Peephole Strange Creature is here on my side," Chen Kun reminded.

From inside the room, Yan Junze's voice came: "It's here on my side too. Now, go and open the outer door right now. Remember, prop it before you leave."

"Okay."

Chen Kun turned around and walked a few steps to the lab door, pulling it open.

After seeing the scene outside, his heart settled, and he turned back to the room, "The door is open, it's the corridor, just be careful by yourself."

With that, he immediately turned, took the still damp mop from behind the door.

Chen Kun flipped the lower end of the mop upside down, propping one end against the lower corner of the door, and the end with the cloth against the rotating hinge, ensuring the door wouldn't swing back and close on its own.

Having done that, he warned inside, "Yan Junze, I've propped the door open, you must be careful."

After saying this, he waited, but did not hear Yan Junze's response. Read latest stories on My Virtual Library Empire

Chen Kun was somewhat puzzled but was determined not to go back into that room to check. Hesitating at the door, he finally decided to leave.

In this situation, having one more person here was useless and might even lead to both of them getting caught. Since Yan Junze was so confident about dealing with the Peephole Strange Creature, for Chen Kun to insist on staying and helping would be no different from being a fool.

After making sure the door wouldn't close on its own, he quickly walked away down the corridor.

When he reached the stairwell, and was about to go down the stairs, Chen Kun suddenly froze, a hard to describe sensation of terror instantly crawled all over his body, and he couldn't help but shiver violently.

This fear was so intense, not only did he shiver, but he also almost couldn't hold back a strong need to urinate.

Chen Kun was somewhat baffled and immediately looked down the stairs; he still had his flashlight in hand, so he shone it downwards.

He saw a woman in a gray dress, with long, messy hair, slowly climbing the stairs. Her posture was stiff, her head tilted forward at an odd angle, and she awkwardly ascended the stairs.

The woman was also shrouded in a faint mist of darkness, but it was dissipating now.

At that moment, a strange smell of medicinal liquid wafted up from below.

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