Who gave you permission to travel through time with Earth?

Chapter 18 Stealth

"..."

The bizarre and absurd scenery left Lu Chen stunned for a while, but he quickly recovered and turned his gaze past the group to the front.

Lu Chen quickly got the answer he wanted. In the middle room on the left, all the fleshy monsters were "lining up" to enter and were being swallowed up by the room like a fluid.

As for why it wasn't hidden... it's simple, because it's just a small storage room, completely visible even through reflections, with no space for any creature to hide.

Inside the storage room, there is a "mirror" facing the door. Old, decaying wooden stakes at the four corners support this pure object, reflecting the pure white and clear world behind it.

All the monsters were sucked in the mirror the moment they touched it, shrinking into a tiny point like a spiral. Their terrifying mass only created a few silent ripples on the water's surface.

"The 'exit'...it really is stored on some item."

This was a guess that Fang Jin and the others had made long ago; otherwise, the five of them would not have blindly explored the second floor for nearly four hours, and even the removal of that LCD panel was because it was one of the suspects.

Now... the guess has become a reality. That mirror is undoubtedly the way to leave Beast Corporation. The peaceful world symbolized behind that silver mirror... is so close to me.

Jin Fugui was so excited that his chubby face flushed red. He even raised the black weapon and was about to rush forward (Lu Chen had given him the equipment), but was stopped by Fang Jin and Lu Chen almost at the same time.

"What (in a low voice)... There are only a handful of people left in the marching procession. If we don't attack now, when will we? Are we just going to watch that exit disappear before our eyes?"

What he said was actually true. The frame of that full-length mirror was very old, and the root canal was corroded to the point that it seemed like it could collapse at any moment and shatter the mirror it was supporting...

This may be the method of exporting "flow".

"A strong push is necessary. We can't be sure if the exit will disappear before the march is fully through, or even before it is... but that's definitely not now."

"Don't be fooled by the fact that the march is mostly over and no longer a threat... What if the employees who have already left have the ability to 'come back'? Don't forget, they are now almost a unified whole."

A few casual words from the two women silenced the burly man, who turned away dejectedly. Xu Rou then took over, her recovered hands tightly gripping the LCD screen, and solemnly said:

"We need to reach the second office before the storeroom, enter through the front door and sneak into the back door, taking the shortest distance and time to get straight to the mirror, leaving no chance for the flesh tide to react."

"...In this situation, if we lie in wait, they really won't notice us. In fact, being slow and indecisive might provoke a counterattack from the protesters."

"So we need this equipment. Don't poke my face. It has one last chance to use it, one chance to scout out whether the parade has spotted us... That's enough. This corridor isn't that long to begin with."

Xu Rou said quickly. After deciding to do something, the forbearance and decisiveness she showed were beyond the reach of most people. Fang Jin couldn't help but look at the girl with admiration.

"But doesn't your hand hurt?"

"...I will try my best not to scream."

The whole process is not particularly complicated, but all steps must be compressed into a very short time, and no attention must be drawn at the last moment before the raid is launched, otherwise all efforts will be wasted.

Fang Jin and Xu Rou led the way, carefully making their way through the corner, clinging to the wall and holding onto the window frame as they made their way toward the entrance to the second room. The others followed closely behind, keeping a short distance between them.

This formation has several advantages. Xu Rou's ability to anticipate death goes without saying, and Fang Jin also makes up for the former's lack of physical ability. In the event of an emergency, they can immediately jump into the nearest window to take shelter.

However, it must be admitted that even Fang Jin, facing the rear of that bloody parade, endured severe mental stress. The writhing flesh and bones, skulls and organs were all challenging the physiological limits of human beings.

With a soft thud, he almost stepped on the two remaining pairs of lung lobes on the ground. The closed cavity and the only tube connecting it to the outside world would probably make a strange sound like a rotten balloon if he actually stepped on it.

"Be serious (whispering)...!"

"...Could you please put your feet off my insteps? It's hard to walk with someone pressing against your back."

"Speaking of which, why doesn't the blood and gore leave any traces in the corridors? Otherwise, wouldn't we be able to save ourselves a lot of trouble? ... This building seems to clean itself up or consume the filth along the way."

"Hehe... What an abrupt topic change! Well then, let's talk about weight. I feel more authoritative than any machine right now..."

"Bang……!"

Behind them, Zhou Tongtong was laughing so hard she was shaking. Lu Chen was speechless and almost slapped his forehead. Couldn't these guys at least consider the occasion when they're being cheeky and flirting with each other? They're being way too relaxed, you bastards!

But in fact, until they reached the entrance to the second horizontal room, the marching crowd still did not react to their presence, and Fang Jin managed to avoid their gazes several times as they moved to the back of the line.

Even the LCD panel wasn't triggered, and the frequency of the flashing lights gradually decreased, as if their activity level had also dropped. The three-second death prophecy was no match for Fang Jin's dynamic vision.

"Good thing."

When Fang Jin arrived at the room and opened the door to let the three of them file in, even Lu Chen couldn't help but mutter a word of praise. The smooth process made his heart beat faster.

He initially suspected that the marchers were deliberately feigning indifference to lure them into a trap, but the LCD screen proved that this conjecture was meaningless.

After all, all five of them had already stepped into the trap. If this was indeed a trap set by the monster, then they should have surrounded and slaughtered them by now, but the Death Prophecy did not react in the slightest.

"As expected... you were overthinking it."

Lu Chen looked back at Fang Jin provocatively, while the latter rolled her eyes at him impatiently, tossed out two mints and put them in her mouth to chew, her body gradually tensing up.

But Lu Chen saw this as Fang Jin admitting defeat, so he couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth, then crouched down and crossed the small 20-square-meter room, quickly approaching the back door of the office.

This place is only separated from the storeroom by a wall, and he may encounter at most two flesh-and-blood monsters along the way, and they will be caught completely off guard.

Whether they kill the monsters or force their way through, the probability of them coming into contact with the mirror is undoubtedly quite high. This is the closest the entire team has ever come to clearing the dungeon after experiencing countless hardships.

And there are still 14 hours left before the 24-hour survival limit expires.