Chapter 26: The Counterfeit Shoes

  Super realistic shoes!

  Fortunately, the black-clad man seemed to have other intentions and did not jump down from there to continue harassing us. I took this opportunity to treat Huang Yanyan's wound, although I managed to stop the bleeding on her upper body, due to the lack of more effective medicine, Huang Yanyan also lost a lot of blood, and her face was deathly pale at this moment.

  Huang Yanyan looked at me with a weak and tired expression, saying: "Mee, will I become one of those disabled people from now on? Will my fingers be gone forever?" Huang Yanyan's face was filled with sadness, and seeing her like that made me feel guilty too.

  I choked back a sob and smiled at Huang Yanyan, "Huang Yanyan, don't be afraid, we'll get out of here alive. Once we're out, I'll take you to the hospital and your finger will be reattached, it'll be fine again. You have to have confidence!" But in reality, these were just comforting words for Huang Yanyan, while my heart was filled with unbearable guilt.

  Huang Yanyan listened and her eyes seemed full of hope, as if she thought my words made sense. She nodded at me and said: "Right, right, we have to go out, go out now, find a doctor, that way I won't become a disabled person, I don't want to be a disabled person." After that, Huang Yanyan walked away shakily.

  I saw Huang Yanyan walking away step by step, swaying her body slightly, and I felt extremely anxious in my heart, fearing that she would have another accident. Moreover, thinking of the kind of man-eating rats deep ahead, my heart was filled with great alarm. However, we couldn't continue staying here either, as it's already impossible to get out from here, so we had to find another way.

  I hastily caught up with Huang Yanyan, supported her swaying body, and then walked step by step towards the deep and dark passage ahead. Huang Yanyan looked at me with a grateful face, my face suddenly became very embarrassed. Huang Yanyan seemed to have seen through my thoughts, smiled palely at me, looking very bitter.

  "Mei, don't mind it, you had already advised me not to stay here before. It's all my fault, I didn't listen to your words. If we had left earlier when you told us to, we wouldn't have met that murderer. Don't blame yourself, it's all my mistake, and now you can't leave either!" Huang Yanyan sighed bitterly.

  I shook my head silently, continuing to tightly hold onto Huang Yan's body. With one hand holding the flashlight, I slowly walked forward, not daring to stay in place. I had a strange and eerie feeling that if I stayed there any longer, danger would soon appear again.

  I supported Huang Yanyan as we walked to the place where the old mouse had fallen to its death. I suddenly saw that only two tails of the mice were left on the ground, and their bodies had gone who-knows-where. My heart was instantly filled with shock and horror. I hastily searched all around but still couldn't find anything. The fear in my heart grew even more intense.

  Huang Yanyan didn't know about this, and I didn't plan to tell her either. I didn't want her to know about this terrifying thing, especially since she's already scared out of her wits. If she found out, Huang Yanyan would only become even more fearful and afraid.

  I supported Huang Yanyan and continued to walk towards the unknown inside, my heart was slightly trembling. If it weren't for Huang Yanyan relying on me, I would have collapsed by now.

  It was only when I was extremely nervous in my heart, walking on one side, and after a few minutes, not even a big mouse appeared, that I felt a slight relief in my heart.

  "Ah." Suddenly, I and Huang Yanyan heard a series of mournful cries coming from the depths of this passage. I and Huang Yanyan exchanged a terrified glance at once.

  "Mei, Mei, did you hear that too? That cry? It sounds like someone is inside and they're screaming in pain?" Huang Yanyan's body trembled slightly as she tightly hugged me.

  I took a deep breath and nodded: "I also heard, Yanyan, you have to be brave next time, if we want to get out of here alive, we can't be afraid, do you know? If the two of us are afraid, we won't be able to get out of here! Think about our family and friends, we must hold on!"

  I strongly advised Huang Yanyan to eliminate her inner fears and strengthen her willpower.

  Huang Yanyan listened to my words and suddenly revealed a slightly firm gaze, looking at me and saying: "I know, don't worry, I will overcome the fear, I won't be afraid of them, I won't be afraid of that evil killer." Huang Yanyan swallowed a mouthful of saliva, but there was still fear in the depths of her eyes.

  I nodded and continued walking forward, this road seemed to be extremely calm, neither the human body model nor the two dead mice appeared again, all the way except for a lot of books, were dust and unclear footprints, which made us two girls feel much more at ease.

  We finally reached the end, but after arriving at the end, the two of us seemed even more desperate. At the very end, there was a large iron door that was tightly sealed, and we couldn't see what was inside. I let go of Huang Yan, then anxiously walked to the side of the large iron door, nervously checking if there was a switch or opening mechanism.

  I kept feeling and searching, but for a while, I couldn't find the switch to open this door. Just as I was searching for the switch, a strange footstep sound suddenly came from behind us, making my skin crawl with goosebumps, and I tensely watched as the footsteps approached.

  However, when the two of us saw clearly afterwards, it turned out to be a pair of shoes, an empty pair of shoes. The two of us were chilled by the scene in front of us, and Huang Yanyan even screamed and rushed to the iron gate, then nervously pounded on the iron gate, shouting loudly: "Save me, save me!" Obviously, she was scared to collapse by the eerie shoes.

  I also swallowed a mouthful of saliva, I nervously watched as the shoe slowly approached, my hand tightly grasping the fruit knife, ready to react. Just then, I suddenly realized the strangeness of the shoe: "Yanyan, don't be afraid, this shoe is just a toy, it's just trying to scare us!"

  Huang Yanyan stopped crying abruptly after hearing my words, and she turned around to look at me with a disbelieving expression. I nodded at her and smiled, then slowly walked over to the pair of shoes that were still creaking as they moved, bent down, and grabbed them in my hand.

  I took the fake shoes in my hand and shook them, saying to Huang Yanyan: "Look, there's a transparent pillar in the middle of these shoes, and listen, there's a gear sound. These shoes were brought by the murderer to scare us. I think his purpose is to make the two of us collapse, then he'll be satisfied."

  After I finished, I looked at Huang Yanyan with a determined and confident expression. At this time, Huang Yanyan also walked over hastily, looking somewhat stunned and fearful, stretched out her hand to touch the pair of realistic mechanical shoes, and then revealed an angry expression, staring at the shoes and saying:

  "This murderer is really too abnormal, is he a psychopath? He's actually using that thing to scare people. I must go out and call the police to bring him to justice! Huang Yanyan knew she was really being fooled and almost scared out of her wits, suddenly her pale face showed some angry flush."

  I casually threw the fake mechanical shoes on the ground, then fiercely lifted one foot and stepped on them. The mechanical shoes suddenly let out a cracking sound and split into four or five pieces. After doing all this, I held the fruit knife in my hand, shook it back and forth, and glared at the passageway in front of me with great anger.

  "You psychopathic killer, listen up! I, Homi, will definitely bring you to justice. If you know what's good for you, surrender and confess your crimes voluntarily. Otherwise, this pair of tattered shoes will be your downfall!" My voice was loud enough that I'm sure the murderer lurking in the darkness could hear me.

  I did it to warn the murderer, let him know that I, Homi, am not a pushover, not someone who can be easily intimidated, because I have already endured many nightmares and my mental endurance is far stronger than ordinary people, this won't scare me.

  "Mei, what are we going to do next? This door can't be opened!" At this moment, Huang Yanyan's mind also had only one thought, which was to hurry up and escape. It seemed that she had temporarily forgotten the pain caused by her severed fingers.

  After listening to Huang Yanyan's words, I came back to my senses and hurriedly continued to focus on the big iron gate. Looking at the airtight iron door, I felt extremely anxious in my heart. No matter whether I pushed it, patted it or knocked it, nothing worked, and the iron door didn't make any noise at all.

  Huang Yanyan seemed a bit dejected at this time, or perhaps it was because of the pain transmitted from her palm. She subconsciously leaned against the large iron gate and slowly sat down. After Huang Yanyan sat down, her face suddenly changed slightly. She remembered that she had sat on several books, but she felt something under her buttocks.

  Huang Yanyan slightly moved her buttocks, feeling that something was bulging out. She sat uncomfortably and suddenly stood up, moving those few books to take a look at what was underneath.