building - Chapter 26
The situation Luo Ding described has occurred!
Naturally, I was waiting in the lobby downstairs for Xiao Guo to come up and retrieve his lost watch. I waited so long precisely because...
This situation!
That means I am now experiencing firsthand what the two missing people, Luo Ding and Xiao Guo, went through.
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I can imagine the panic and fear that Luo Ding and Xiao Guo felt at that moment, because at that time, I was completely unsure about the situation.
I've known about this for many days now, and I've imagined myself in this situation more than once, but I still felt a pang of...
An indescribable fear.
The elevator is going up; anyone who lives in the city and takes elevators regularly can attest to this.
Five minutes have passed. It's safe to say that no building in the world is that tall, and the elevator has already ascended.
Five minutes, and we still haven't reached the top!
The elevator continued to rise, and frankly, I didn't even know why (actually, of course, it was for internal reasons).
(Fear gripped my heart.) I suddenly screamed loudly.
I kept screaming, and about ten more minutes passed, but the elevator was still going up. At that moment, the fear in my heart...
Reaching another indescribable peak, I shouted, "Wang Zhiyi, where are you taking me?"
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Of course, I received no answer, and the elevator continued to ascend. My mind was in utter turmoil, and I began to try to comfort myself.
It's alright, Luo Ding and Xiao Guo. They experienced that terrifying elevator ascent, but they finally came down together, didn't they?
?
So, at most, it was just a false alarm for me.
As I thought that way, I gradually calmed down, while the elevator continued to rise. It had been about a minute since I entered...
The elevator has been running for at least fifteen minutes!
I took a breath. The elevator was still going up. I pounded on the elevator door, hoping it would stop.
But the elevator kept going up.
That was absolutely insane—an empty building, an ever-ascending elevator, and only one person.
I was trapped in that elevator. I ride elevators almost every day, but it wasn't until this moment that I realized this was the place that trapped people.
Inside a straight, vertical concrete pipe, iron boxes are hoisted up and down – it turns out they are terrifying!
I took out a small knife and unscrewed a few screws. I did this, you could say, without any purpose, or perhaps...
Subconsciously, I desperately wanted the elevator to stop quickly, which is why I committed this act of vandalism.
Those screws were actually for securing the aluminum panels to the elevator wall. I loosened seven or eight of them in one go; one of them was about two fingers wide.
The aluminum plate has come loose.
I was truly stunned when that thin aluminum plate fell!
After seeing the aluminum plate, I was presented with an extremely complex device that I couldn't describe at all. What I saw was...
Layer upon layer of printed circuit boards. My knowledge in this area isn't extensive, but I can at least understand that...
The circuitry is sufficient to house a large computer!
And this is just an elevator! I'm certain it wasn't an elevator, because an elevator would never need...
Such a complex device. But if it's not an elevator, then what is it? It's carrying me ever upwards!
I stared blankly at those devices, and then I noticed that the elevator had the same devices on three sides. If that...
It is a very peculiar machine, and I am right inside it!
I tried using a knife to touch the contact point of a bundle of extremely thin, differently colored wires. A tiny burst of sparks appeared.
It came out, making a "pat-pat" sound.
This proves that this complex machine is starting up.
I took a step back and shouted again. This time, I only shouted a few times before the elevator suddenly stopped!
After such a long ascent, it suddenly stopped, giving one a very strange feeling.
I quickly turned towards the elevator door, which looked just like a regular escalator. Once the door opened, I saw the passageway.
I rushed out impatiently. After being trapped in such a strange machine for so long, seeing familiar faces again...
Walking through the lobby of the building, it truly felt like a traveler from afar seeing a loved one.
I steadied myself against the wall, panting uncontrollably.
I don't know why I feel such fear; there's really nothing to be afraid of, even though it's an elevator.
The ascent lasted for at least twenty minutes, but I was still inside this building, so what was there to be afraid of?
?
As I thought this, I naturally calmed down, turned around, and saw that the elevator doors were already...
Passing through the pass.
Wang Zhiyi said I could meet Xiao Guo, but I'm still in this building right now.
If Xiao Guo is going to stay here, why doesn't he leave and go home? Is someone preventing him from doing so?
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I steadied myself, already prepared for the worst, so my voice was calm as I loudly proclaimed, "Yes..."
"Who's here? Come out and meet me!"
The moment I uttered those words, I heard a "thump," and a door slowly opened, opening wide...
The pace is so slow, it's like something out of a horror movie, where some mysterious character is about to appear!
I stared at the door, and finally it opened completely. I saw a person standing in the doorway, staring intently at me!
That's Luoding!
Seeing Luoding suddenly was somewhat unexpected, and for a moment, I didn't know what to say.
What should be done? Luo Ding's face was extremely pale and terrifying.
His lips trembled, but for the first half minute, he made no sound at all, until half...
Minutes later, he murmured, "You're here too!"
Just as I was trying to figure out what he meant and was about to reply, I suddenly heard another "slap" behind me.
The door opened with a thud, and when I turned around immediately, I froze!
Indeed, behind me, another door opened, and a person stood in the doorway—it was Xiao Guo!
Upon seeing Xiao Guo, I was both surprised and delighted. I immediately called out to him, but he didn't answer me right away.
I hurried towards him, and when I reached him, I noticed that his face was also extremely pale, and his expression was...
There was utter bewilderment on his face. I had never seen such an expression on Xiao Guo's face before.
However, I had so many questions for Xiao Guo that as soon as I got to him, I said, "Xiao Guo, what happened?"
What's wrong? Why are you staying here instead of going back?
I asked him this because I felt that Xiao Guo and Luo Ding's current situation didn't seem like they were being watched over.
It seemed they weren't allowed to leave.
Xiao Guo gave a very bitter smile, and instead of answering my question, he simply said, "Come and see!"
He waved to me, and I glanced back at Luo Ding. Luo Ding was still standing at the doorway, motionless.
He looked lost and dejected.
I didn't know what Xiao Guo wanted me to see inside, and my doubts had reached their peak, so I decided to ignore Luo for the time being.
Let's go in and take a look with Xiao Guo first, since he hasn't said anything but told me to go in and see. He must have something special going on.
Show me something else.
As Xiao Guo spoke, he backed away, and I followed him inside. Once I entered the door, I was greatly disappointed.
I thought there must be something extremely special, but there was nothing there. After entering, there was just an ordinary...
The residential unit is empty.
I paused for a moment, then immediately looked at Xiao Guo: "What are you showing me? There's nothing here."
Xiao Guo's actions were very strange. He held his head in his hands, retreated to the corner, leaned against the wall, and slowly sat down.
He then reached out and pointed towards the glass door leading to the balcony.
Although he didn't say anything, I could tell from his actions that he wanted me to go outside and take a look.
I was still filled with doubt, wondering what was special outside, because through the glass door, I could see nothing at all.
You can see the balcony outside, but it's nothing special.
I paused for a moment, then walked over, pushed open the glass door, and stepped onto the balcony. As soon as I stepped out of the glass door...
I paused for a moment, and now I'm standing on the balcony of a building.
This building has 27 floors. Let's say I'm on the top floor. I'm standing on the balcony, looking down...
Looking ahead, shouldn't we be able to see something?
What I could see was, of course, an aerial view of the city: cars as small as matchboxes, pedestrians as small as ants.
And many, many other things.
But when I looked down, I couldn't see anything.
That was truly a scene where I couldn't see anything at all; all I saw was a vast expanse of nothingness.
It's really hard to describe. What I'm certain of is that it wasn't a thick fog obscuring my vision, but rather something beyond my eyesight.