Backlash: The Dark Web's Five Thunders Evil Method (12)

Chapter Twelve: Shan Lei's Despair The lights in the building went out completely, leaving only the red emergency exit signs flickering faintly in the darkness. Zhang Yu felt the air gradually thinning, each breath feeling like inhaling burning coals. Clutching the ancient coin, he sprinted towards Old Liu's office on the fifteenth floor via the emergency stairs. The entire building was terrifyingly silent, with all office doors shut tight. Peeking through the glass windows, Zhang Yu saw his colleagues who were working overtime curled up under their desks. Their hands were bloody and mangled from frantically scratching the walls, their deaths identical to the 'Shan Lei' described on the dark web—suffocated by lack of oxygen and extreme heat. "Help... help me..." A weak cry for help came from the end of the corridor. Zhang Yu stopped and saw Xiao Jie lying on the ground, reaching out to him with difficulty. Her skin had already turned a horrifying purplish-red due to oxygen deprivation. "Xiao Jie!" Zhang Yu rushed over to help her up. However, the moment Zhang Yu touched Xiao Jie's wrist, her face contorted violently, her mouth splitting open to her ears, emitting Old Liu's piercing laughter: "Hahahaha! Zhang Yu, you've been tricked!" Xiao Jie's body instantly transformed into countless black, wriggling worms, swarming towards Zhang Yu... To be continued...