Chapter 544 Cafeteria

Chapter 544: The Cafeteria

Chi Yan stepped out of the stairwell first, standing under the corridor lights to look back at the other players.

At this moment, the surrounding air was even quieter than before, as the strange scraping sound had vanished.

Jie Ying followed him out, then came Xiang Feiyu with Xu Rui on his back, Tian Yue walking alone, Le Shiya and Su Bai holding hands, and finally Feng Xuelan bringing up the rear.

"Brother, there really aren't any monsters," Le Shiya, as always, described the scene she saw to Su Bai. "There are only those nurses in the corridor, just as motionless as the ones upstairs... But even though the corridor lights are just as glaring, the thirteenth floor looks very different from the fourteenth in many ways."

In Le Shiya's description, while the thirteenth floor also had a long corridor with walls that appeared pale and oppressive under the harsh lights, unlike the fourteenth floor's rows of identical ward doors, what appeared before them after leaving the stairwell was a... lobby.

Yes, in Le Shiya's view, the thirteenth floor should have been a massive looped corridor like the fourteenth, meaning it should also have four long hallways.

But this "corridor" before them had no wards at all. Apart from the motionless nurses standing against the left wall, there was only an empty lobby and floor-to-ceiling windows on the right wall. Outside the windows was undoubtedly the thick fog common outside Nightmare Game scenarios, separating each game setting from the nightmare world under the red moon—back when they were new, they would often draw the curtains to see the outside world, but after more experiences, they naturally lost that kind of curiosity about the windows.

The entire lobby looked like a rest area for the Neonatal Department, with various sofas and coffee tables.

However, because all the furniture was oppressively white, and there were no plants or other decorations, this place that resembled a rest lounge offered no sense of relaxation. In fact, because the empty space was larger, the echoes of everyone's footsteps became more pronounced as they walked forward along the walls.

For Su Bai, who had lost his sight, he sometimes couldn't even tell how many people were walking in the corridor.

"No rooms means no spaces to hide," Chi Yan's voice came from ahead. "Let's keep moving forward a bit further; we can't stay here too long."

The group continued forward, and after passing the first corner, Su Bai heard Le Shiya's voice—

"Brother, there's a restaurant ahead."

Just moments before, Su Bai hadn't sensed anything, but after turning into the second corridor, he caught the scent of many foods.

There was the smell of meat, and the aroma of grains.

But more than that... were various sweet, fragrant smells that made Su Bai feel somewhat uneasy.

"Do not drink water, milk, or other liquids, or consume liquid foods in the Neonatal Department," Tian Yue suddenly recited the third rule of the Neonatal Department from ahead, then said resentfully, "Damn it, how does such a large cafeteria manage to have eighty percent of its offerings as liquid food?!"

The players entered the cafeteria with excitement, as in this world where everything was blindingly white, the various colors of the food offered some relief to their eyes. Moreover, in this hall that appeared to be a cafeteria, an array of appetizing foods had been prepared at some point—different meats, vegetables, and fish cooked in various ways, abundant grains and pasta, and even cakes and pastries could be seen.

But after looking around, this huge cafeteria was filled with water, juice, dairy products, tea... and even many wines that smelled rich and fragrant!

The players, initially drawn in by the food, suddenly felt their throats begin to parch.