Chapter 4: Chapter 4: Seventh floor
Finally, the three of them came up with a plan to deal with the upcoming events. They all agreed that information was the most important thing at the moment. They must have some knowledge about this place to escape.
After discussing for a while, they came to a decision that two people must wear these white uniforms and go around this place to collect necessary information. But the question now was who would be the one to collect information.
Finally, Lucifer and the old man would be the ones to collect information because Lucifer had a dagger and he could protect the old man if needed. Meanwhile, the girl would stay in the pig pen and wait for them to return.
Lucifer put on the pure white uniform, then he checked the other uniform before handing it to the old man. Unfortunately, these two guards did not carry any weapons, if they did, Lucifer would have given the girl a weapon for self-defense.
Up until now, Lucifer had only said that he had a single weapon, a dagger, he did not tell the other two that he had a gun. Lucifer was worried that they would get greedy and steal his gun. After all, the most unreliable thing was humans.
After preparing everything, the two said goodbye to the girl and walked out of the pigsty.
Compared to the pig pen inside, the two were standing in the middle of a beautiful and modern corridor that must have been at least a few dozen meters long. However, the pigsty seemed to be the only room here, besides it, there was only an elevator to move between floors.
Based on the image of the number 6 on the wall, Lucifer could guess that this was the 6th floor. They waited for the elevator to arrive and stepped inside. There were a total of 7 floors in the elevator and they decided to go from the 1st floor and down gradually.
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The elevator door leading to the first floor opened, welcoming them were a few people wearing white and red uniforms who were also waiting for the elevator.
If it was before, he would probably tremble when he met them, but now that he was in disguise, he wasn't as nervous as before. The two of them calmly bowed to the others and left the elevator.
Compared to the empty 6th floor, the first floor was a bustling cafeteria filled with all kinds of delicious food. Among them were some dishes that Lucifer had never tasted before even in his previous life.
His stomach was rumbling, but since he was on duty, he had to restrain his appetite. In the end, Lucifer and the old man both chose a simple sandwich, and they also bought another one for the girl who was waiting for them.
While waiting to pay, Lucifer suddenly realized that he didn't have any money. He turned to the old man, who was thinking the same thing as him. Lucifer was speechless.
He glanced at the counter, realizing that the other people didn't seem to need to pay in cash, instead they had to swipe some kind of card, which looked quite similar to a staff card.
Lucifer hurriedly rummaged through his clothes to find the card. Fortunately, he found it in his pocket.
The worry gradually disappeared and Lucifer paid for his sandwich.
Lucifer and the old man headed towards the elevator while enjoying their simple sandwiches.
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The second floor had many numbered rooms, the atmosphere here was completely different from the first floor. There was no one in the hallway, the second floor made Lucifer feel a little creepy.
Suddenly, Lucifer noticed that the first and second floors were exactly as he described. So it was possible that the third floor was the room where they had just killed each other. The fourth floor was the training room. The fifth floor was the laboratory and the sixth floor was the pig pen.
But the odd thing was that Lucifer never wrote that there was a 7th floor in his novel, the 6th floor should be the last floor. Unable to hide his curiosity, Lucifer and the old man went down to the 7th floor together.
As soon as the door opened, a dirty, dark and moldy hallway hit their eyes. The atmosphere of this place made Lucifer feel nervous.
The deeper he went, Lucifer saw many cells, there was no doubt that this place was exactly like a prison. Lucifer tried to look inside but because it was too dark, he couldn't see anything.
Suddenly an arm touched both Lucifer and the old man's shoulders. Both of them jumped and turned their heads, realizing that the person who was placing his hand on their shoulders was a guard wearing a red uniform, meaning that he was the highest ranking person.
"What are you two doing here?" He asked while pulling out a gun from his pocket.
At that moment, Lucifer realized that if he answered that guy's question wrong, both of them would definitely die.
Seeing that Lucifer and the old man didn't say anything, the guard continued:
"Give me your employee cards." He held out his hand.
Both of them immediately handed their employee cards to the guard. He received the two cards and turned towards the light so he could see the cards clearly.
While he was checking, Lucifer couldn't help but feel frightened. His heart was beating like crazy, perhaps it could explode at any moment. Lucifer turned to the cell, and suddenly he noticed a tentacle inside it.
It didn't take long for him to realize that the purpose of the 7th floor was to imprison monsters that were created by the supreme entity. Perhaps All the cells here contained at least one monster.
While the guard was still attentively reading the two people's employee cards, Lucifer quickly took out a bullet from his gun without no one noticing.
After a while, the guard turned back to them and asked them to take off their helmets. The old man trembled as he looked at Lucifer. Nevertheless, Lucifer was not concerned at all, he seemed to be calmer than ever.
Lucifer quickly threw the bullet into the cage without the guard noticing. The bullet disappeared into the darkness but Lucifer could guarantee that it would hit the sleeping monster inside.
As expected, a moment later the monster roared, waking up all the remaining monsters. All of them tried to destroy the cage to escape.
The red guard panicked and asked for help right away while Lucifer just calmly looked at him. As he had thought, the guard ordered him and the old man to run away.
'As expected.'
The two of them returned to the elevator and went back to the 6th floor. They returned to the pig pen, where the girl was waiting for them.
"We're back."
Lucifer spoke up after opening the door to signal to the girl that it was them and she didn't have to hide.
The girl slowly stood up from behind the pigs and asked,
"How's the situation? Have you guys gathered any information?"
Lucifer threw the girl a sandwich, she accepted it without asking much.
She immediately ate the sandwich deliciously, it seemed like she hadn't had anything to eat for a long time.
Lucifer and the old man got closer to her and slowly sat down on the dirty ground, then they shared all the information they had gathered today with the girl.