"I knew something was off," Fu Qian muttered, eyeing the hole at the bottom of the stairs.
The place had been in ruins, with a thick layer of dust covering everything and obscure any tracks, which made him subconsciously think it had collapsed due to years of neglect.
But on closer reflection, when he had walked down earlier, he hadn't noticed any fragments of the floor on the steps.
Could it be possible, then, that the object covering the hole had actually been lifted?
Recalling his discovery below, Fu Qian seemed to see a vision—a myriad of squirming transparent worms, latching onto each other, and forming a massive body.
This mass, invisible to the naked eye, had slowly made its way up the stairs before flinging open the covering obstruction above.
Click!
The next moment, Fu Qian switched off his flashlight, and the light inside the building instantly dimmed.