Chapter 256: Falling
The waitress's voice sounded like the death knell of death, making Qiantangyu's face pale, and Tang Juyi was also shocked in his heart.
It was just the thirteenth floor underground, although the two of them had not witnessed anything terrifying, but the aura emanating from that layer was already quite beyond comprehension, and even said that if Tang Juyi hadn't shouted out in time, the two of them might have been directly dragged into it by something unknown.
The thirteenth floor is already so terrifying, what if you go to the eighteenth floor underground?
Chichibana couldn't imagine the scene of the eighteenth floor underground, and he didn't want to imagine it, so he even relaxed his tense body and let the situation develop as if he was fatal.
But Tang Juyi is unwilling to give up, although the current level of information about this heterogeneous elevator is almost zero, and he does not know the reason why it triggers the operation, but it is not a complete dead end - as long as Tang Juyi can come up with a solution before the eighteenth underground floor arrives, then he can stop all this.
"The thirteenth layer already gives people the power to walk into it uncontrollably, if you reach the eighteenth floor, I'm afraid you will fall directly into the abyss and can't escape......"
Realizing the cruelty of the situation, Tang Juyi tried his best to think about it.
"The escape attempt just now proves that although the waitress will make the elevator go to one terrifying floor after another, she is still participating in the whole event as a 'waiter'......"
"When she accepted my request to close the door, does that mean she will also accept other requests that fall within the scope of the 'waiter' service? For example, terminate the elevator? ”
Thinking like electricity, Tang Juyi quickly thought of such a possibility, so he lay on the ground and said loudly:
"Stop driving! Stop the elevator! ”
However, this request was not answered, I don't know if the waitress could no longer receive Tang Juyi's message, or if this request was not within the scope of her service.
The elevator was still falling, and it was falling faster and faster, as if it was thinking of a place with no end in sight.
"No, that's not the right idea...... It seems that she will not react to such a request that would obviously allow people to escape......"
Beads of sweat broke out on Tang Juyi's forehead, and he didn't dare to waste a trace of time, so he immediately began to test in the second direction:
"Go to a safe place! Take us away from danger! ”
This sentence is Tang Juyi's words conceived by synthesizing the experience of the protagonist in the original story, similar to "Who can let me be alone for a while", this sentence does not clearly indicate a specific place, but uses a vague concept to let the elevator attendant choose his own destination.
This time, the waitress responded:
"No place in the world is completely safe...... For humans, danger is everywhere. ”
Although the content is a clear refusal, Tang Juyi showed joy instead, because it shows that his judgment is indeed correct, that is, he can choose a destination randomly with a vague concept and will, instead of driving according to the elevator's own wishes.
"There is no such thing as absolute safety, danger is everywhere...... I see, pick out the words, right......"
Since this move is feasible, Tang Juyi does not have the pressure of dying at the beginning, so he has enough concentration to conceive a sentence that meets the requirements.
"It seems that directly indicating a destination such as escape or safety will be rejected by the waiter, because she, or rather, the elevator, does not want to see us out of the clouds of death...... Then, it is necessary to choose a concept that is not out of danger, but does not fall into a mortal situation......"
Just as Tang Juyi was thinking, the waitress's voice sounded with a playful tone, as if mocking him:
"Coming soon, eighteen floors underground."
At the same time, the elevator began to slow down violently, and at the same time, the decoration inside the elevator began to change terrifyingly. The walls began to show signs of corrosion and rust, and countless vine-like black plants poured out of the various crevices of the elevator, clinging to the walls and ground on all sides.
The lights began to flicker on and off, and even mottled blood began to seep out of the rust marks on the ground, and vaguely uneven shapes appeared.
The combination of those pitted depressions and bumps turned out to be a patchwork of painful human faces!
Not only that, but countless reddish-brown handprints began to appear on the walls, covering the interior of the elevator one after another, as if hundreds of palms had once been slapping the walls in despair.
A pungent rancid stench surged from outside the elevator doors, and a biting cold enveloped the two people inside the elevator.
Looking at the unimaginable changes in the surrounding environment, Tang Juyi's eyes changed, knowing that time was running out, if he really waited for the eighteenth underground floor to open the door, there was a ninety percent chance that the two of them would be dragged directly into hell.
The sound of this elevator has become an invitation from hell at this time!
The garbled characters on the display screen were changing and jumping wildly, and there were even a few skull graphics in the middle, smiling wantonly at Tang Juyi.
Chizuki's will was on the verge of collapse under the pressure of this supernatural force, and at this time he could only lie on the ground, muttering the word "no" repeatedly with trembling lips.
Tang Juyi was still awake, but the stench that poured into his nasal cavity was constantly stimulating his nerves, making his mind dizzy, and he felt fear and anxiety for no reason.
This fear comes directly from the depths of the soul and is not a natural reaction of the body.
"A reasonable description...... Concepts that do not go beyond the boundary...... To be able to get out of this dangerous situation......"
These thoughts were constantly intertwined and collided in Tang Juyi's mind, trying to combine a correct option.
The elevator brakes continued, but it was clear that there were not even a few seconds left.
The breath of hell was gradually approaching, and Tang Juyi's vision began to fall into darkness, as if he was gradually breaking away from the realm of the human world and setting foot in the forbidden land of living beings.
Outside the elevator door, the silhouette of "death" can already be faintly seen.
Tang Juyi never imagined that one day he would be able to approach something as purely conceptual as "death" so closely, and see it so clearly.
At this time, "death" is no longer a simple two-word word, nor is it a pure conceptual meaning, but a certain existence within reach. Its outline, its essence, all appeared in Tang Juyi's mind at a certain moment, but it was not understood.
The black vines on the ground had spread all over Tang Juyi's body, almost enveloping him. The tentacles of the vines were as sharp as the sharp feet of a centipede, piercing directly into Tang Juyi's flesh and skin, absorbing his vitality.
Seeing that he was about to be completely occupied by these things from hell, Tang Juyi stared at the faintly visible "death" with his eyes, and said that sentence with his last reason:
"Take us there...... Close to the truth ......"
"Close to the truth" is the only description that Tang Juyi can think of, this concept has a vague scope, but it has a limited direction, not out of the shroud of danger, but it is indeed the goal of Tang Juyi and Chitangaki at the beginning.
The thousand orange wood beside him had already rolled his eyes and fell into a state of death, and he was also rooted in black vines, obviously unable to make any struggle. If this attempt fails, then Tang Juyi will have no chance again, and can only watch himself and Qiantangi being taken to hell.
In the hell of this world, Tang Juyi was not even sure if the "soul chips" could save his life. A substitute death is still salvageable, but in hell...... Is one life really enough?
Tang Juyi didn't know, but he had no choice.