Si Lei looked at the indicator light of the elevator. It was quietly stopping at the number six at the moment and did not return to the second floor.
The two came to the closed elevator door.
Si Lei looked at her watch again. It was only a few minutes before nine-fifteen. She frowned and pressed the elevator button.
However, even though the indicator light showed that the elevator was stopping at this floor, the door did not open immediately.
Si Lei looked up at the indicator light again.
"what happened--"
With a ding, the elevator door slowly opened, and the cold white light inside shone on the mirror, reflecting the figures of Si Lei and Li Ge.
The two walked into the car, and the elevator door slowly closed.
Looking at the buttons inside the elevator, Si Lei stared at the series of numbers in front of him and never pressed them.
"Aren't you leaving?" Rico asked.
"Let's go, but which floor?"
Rico thought for a while, "Sixth floor?"
"But aren't we on the sixth floor now? Going from the sixth floor to the sixth floor?"
"How about trying it first?"
Rico pressed the number six, and the door reopened almost immediately. The elevator did not take them anywhere else.
"...Then go to another floor first."
Rico quickly pressed the number five, and when the elevator reached the cabin deck on the fifth floor, she pressed the number six again.
However, nothing happened this time - the corridor they just passed through was still outside. The two stood in the elevator, looking straight at the red carpet corridor outside.
Rico withdrew his gaze and pressed the number seven again.
Deck seven is where the captain's cabin and navigation museum are located, and there is absolutely no one there at the moment.
Si Lei had been watching Li Ge's actions. When Li Ge tried to press the button on the third deck again, Si Lei suddenly grabbed her hand.
"……I have an idea."
Si Lei stretched out her other hand, and after a moment's hesitation, she pressed "-2" on the bottom.
"What time is it?" Si Lei asked.
"Nine-thirteen."
The elevator began to sink slowly. As the numbers inside gradually became smaller, Li Ge couldn't help but hold her breath. She adjusted her posture and stood in front of Si Lei again.
The second floor was quickly arrived.
The moment the elevator door opened, Si Lei felt the blood all over his body rising again.
There was nothing strange on the second floor, but Si Lei still felt eerie - the familiar dim corridor, the familiar statues and floor patterns, the corridor was still silent, and only four or five crew members were removing something on the road.
Si Lei didn't look much, and just pressed the button for the sixth deck again. The elevator took her and Li Ge upward. The noise of the elevator running was like a low roar, which made her a little upset.
The elevator continued to rise, gradually slowing down. When the metal door opened again, Si Lei and Li Ge's pupils suddenly contracted.
Everything in front of them was the same as what they saw in the control room this morning. It had the same corridor and the same decoration as the sixth deck they had just left, but there were many guests in formal attire standing there.
As the elevator arrived, everyone looked at them in unison.
Si Lei stepped out of the car first, and she suddenly noticed that the carpet here was not red, but a dull dark blue - just like the picture on the surveillance camera.
It turns out that it is not a color difference...
A small burst of cheers and applause rang out immediately. The guests chatting in the corridor gave a strong welcome to Si Lei's arrival, which made her feel a little numb.
So many eyes gathered, and although many people wore masks on their faces, some emotions could still be seen from the only lower half of the face: joy, longing... Some young faces even had something close to reverence in their eyes. look.
Rico followed closely behind, and she almost immediately noticed a strong hostility - several crew members standing not far away were staring at her, seeming to be very concerned about this uninvited guest.
The elevator closed behind them, and a waiter stepped forward to guide Si Lei. Rico had only taken a few steps when two crew members stepped forward to stop him. They tried to grab Rico's arm, but Rico easily dodged it.
"What are you doing?" Si Lei scolded.
The two crew members ignored Si Lei's reaction and continued their attack almost following Rico's movements. Rico didn't care at first, but after a few rounds of fighting, she was almost caught by the wrist.
The reaction speed of the two people quickly increased with Li Ge's movements. In less than half a minute, Li Ge entered bullet time. However, even so, she still could not take these two people lightly because of the speed of her opponent. Still improving.
...Mercury needle?
Rico took the opportunity to look into the two men's eyes - there was no iris reaction.
...obviously not a chelate either.
"Stop!" Si Lei shouted from the side, "Everyone stop!"
The waiter stopped in front of Si Lei, "It's dangerous over there, please don't get close!"
"She is my friend! She is the guest I brought!"
The waiter was startled and turned back to look at Rico. At this moment, the elevator entrance was blocked by four crew members. In the next two minutes of fighting, Rico realized that her opponent had reached their limit and these people were no match for her.
However, as the crew grows, the situation is getting tricky. She dodged between gaps, trying not to hurt anyone.
But... is this really the speed that ordinary humans can achieve?
Li Ge glanced at the two windows not far away, and a plan immediately emerged - if he could jump out of one of them first, and then go around the waiter from the other, he could kidnap Si Lei directly from the waiter. , when the time comes, they can leave through the first window.
…
At twenty past nine, Hesta left the room alone.
In fact, Miss Chiba will not come tonight because Hesta has not contacted her from beginning to end.
Hesta carried no weapons except a cane. She walked very slowly, because if she was not careful, she would touch the fracture in her chest.
There was no one else but her in the corridor on the fifth deck, and everything was silent.
Hesta came to the elevator, and the elevator pointer was pointing to -2 at the moment.
She glanced at the pointer and pressed the down button.
After a while, the elevator opened. After entering, Hesta pressed -2, turned and stood towards the door.
The elevator door is closed.
Soon, the light above her began to flicker, and the originally cold white light tube suddenly made some noise, as if it was a precursor to bursting.
Then, with a jolt, the elevator sank into darkness. Amidst the clatter of machines, the lights turned an unsettling purple-red color, and at the same time, the elevator began to rise.
In the narrow space of flickering light and dark, Hesta saw in the mirror a smiling face with the corners of its mouth split to the back of the ears. It appeared on her shoulder in the gap between light and dark.
Hesta did not look back, she just picked up her cane and tapped the mirror in front of her.
"Don't do this," Hesta's voice sounded a little tired, "Send me to the second floor, I have something important to do."
The elevator returned to normal.
(End of chapter)
