749 Ace

A disorderly mess greeted the contestants in basement 4. This was clearly a research lab, but not a single researcher was in sight.

Glass shards from broken apparatus and notepads were scattered across the floor, alongside traces of sprinkled maroonish dried blood.

As they were about to proceed, Zi gestured a warning. She carefully surveyed around and followed a trail of blood, which led to a disinfection cabinet.

She then tapped the wall several times. Suddenly, the disinfection cabinet slid aside and revealed a metallic texture and thick door.

A warm bulb was flickering beside the thick door. Zi then gently stroked around the empty wall spaces of the door. With a light tap, the flickering bulb started flickering faster before this shiny and solid door noiselessly slid aside.

A hidden cell without anyone present but a shocking mess of blood stains. One could faintly observe the repetitive flickering of a nearby computer screen.

[ Infiltrators discovered.... ]