Trembling At A High Altitude

"What past events?"

"It was when I first came to Film and Television City, in that small square, before we met, I encountered the bandaged man first. He chased me around, and later it was you who scared off the bandaged man and saved me. Do you still remember that incident?"

"I remember."

"Do you know who that bandaged man was?" Liu Yin looked towards Li Teng.

"I don't know. It would have been good if we had stopped him at the time, but he ran too fast," Li Teng replied to Liu Yin without any guilt.

"Oh, is that so?" Liu Yin continued to gaze at Li Teng, staring into his eyes, and said nothing more.

"You've become more and more beautiful, hmm, after the training, your whole temperament is different," Li Teng also observed Liu Yin, clearly trying to change the subject.

Liu Yin sighed and admitted defeat.

Without evidence, he definitely wouldn't admit it.

Moreover, with his thick skin—thicker than the American Secretary of State's—how could she possibly be his match?

Even strong women like Anna and the director were not his match. She shouldn't be too confident in challenging him.

"That running place in the stone cave is so difficult, especially when it gets to three meters, I just can't get past it," Liu Yin shifted the topic.

"Don't give up, keep running. When you can run to the end, you will find that you are no longer who you were," Li Teng encouraged Liu Yin.

"How long did it take you to run through it when you first did it?" Liu Yin asked Li Teng for advice.

"About ten days or so?" Li Teng recalled.

"You're a man, and so strong, it still took you more than ten days to get through, I might never be able to make it," Liu Yin completely lost confidence after hearing what Li Teng said.

"The place probably has different speed requirements for men and women, and it might even vary according to each individual's potential. As long as you give it your all every time, don't worry about the result. Drink energy drinks as much as you like; it's a rare opportunity to improve physical fitness, don't miss it," Li Teng gave Liu Yin some motivational thoughts.

"Alright. By the way, did you find the key to the underground chamber?" Liu Yin looked at the key in Li Teng's hand. Li Teng was headed to the underground chamber when she had called out to him.

"Yes," Li Teng nodded.

"Can I go with you?" Liu Yin was clearly also very interested in the underground chamber.

"No problem, but… there might be some unknown dangers down there," Li Teng warned Liu Yin.

"Dead men fear no danger, what's there to be afraid of?" Liu Yin shook her head.

"Okay, let's go," Li Teng was also very anticipatory now. He wondered what kind of new world this key would unlock for him.

The two of them went downstairs together and arrived at the metallic door of the underground chamber.

Li Teng inserted the key into the lock and gently turned it.

Indeed, the key found in the Octopus Monster BOSS's cave was meant to open this metallic door of the underground chamber.

Pushing open the metallic door of the underground chamber, there was a corridor inside.

The dark decor, the corridor looked very sinister.

As the two stepped into the corridor, dim lights lit up inside.

The lighting was not very stable, flickering from time to time, with occasional crackling sounds of electricity.

Liu Yin suddenly found herself unable to move, her hands grasping Li Teng's arm tightly.

"If you're not afraid of death, what else is there to fear?" Li Teng asked Liu Yin.

"Could there be… ghosts?" Liu Yin's voice trembled a bit.

"So what if there are ghosts? It's not like we haven't seen ghosts before. If you're really scared, go back up. Once I've made sure it's safe down here, I'll bring you down," Li Teng said to Liu Yin.

"No, I'm not scared," Liu Yin took a few deep breaths, trying to calm herself.

She had once chosen an online nickname for herself, 'Little Rabbit with the Tiniest Bravery', but from now on, she decided to shed that timid title and make herself braver, not wanting to appear cowardly in front of Li Teng.

At the end of the corridor, a left turn revealed an elevator.

An elevator that could only descend, not ascend.

Liu Yin's expression began to grow anxious again.

Deep underground, people often associate it with hell, ghosts, and specters.

In this unknown and terrifying place, it was unsettling enough on the ground, let alone going underground—it was frightening just to think about. She involuntarily tightened her grip on Li Teng's arm.

"Actually, fear and terror, most of the time, are just us scaring ourselves. Once you conquer your own fears and force yourself not to be afraid anymore, there really isn't anything left to fear," Li Teng gave Liu Yin some motivational talk, then reached out to press the elevator button.

The elevator was on this level, and as soon as Li Teng pressed the button, the doors automatically opened.

The car was empty.

Seeing someone would have been the real shock.

"Let's go," Li Teng signaled to Liu Yin.

"Okay," Liu Yin took another deep breath and entered the elevator car with Li Teng.

The elevator went down a total of eighteen floors.

However, the first fifteen floors were inoperable.

Only the sixteenth floor could be lit up.

The seventeenth and eighteenth basement levels were also out of reach, their positions had a lock that appeared to require a key to allow descent to the seventeenth and eighteenth floors.

The number eighteen, combined with the descent, easily brought to mind something like the eighteen levels of hell.

It had to be said that if this script was written by Liu Shiyuan, he was quite talented indeed, adept at creating an atmosphere of horror and mystery.

"Decided yet? Are you coming with me?" After pressing the button for the sixteenth floor, Li Teng extended his arm to hold the elevator door.

"I've decided, I want to overcome myself!" Liu Yin clenched her fist and took another deep breath.

"Alright, let's go," Li Teng withdrew his hand.

The elevator doors automatically closed, and then the elevator began to slowly descend one floor at a time.

Inside the elevator car, apart from the sound of the elevator operating, there were also occasional strange noises.

"Ker-chunk, ker-chunk, ker-chunk..."

"Da-da-da-da..."

Of course, it could just be the sound of the elevator cables moving due to metal friction.

The faintly weird noises seemed to roll directly over one's heart, making it beat faster involuntarily.

When the elevator reached the fourteenth floor, it suddenly 'clanged' to a stop.

The lights in the car flickered on and off erratically.

"Woo..."

A strange noise drifted over their heads from the elevator shaft.

"I'm scared!" Liu Yin screamed and flung herself into Li Teng's arms.

"With me here, don't be afraid," Li Teng held her tightly.

The lights in the elevator car suddenly went out.

In the darkness, the sound of 'drip-drop!'' 'drip-drop!' water droplets falling filled the elevator car.

Liu Yin was petrified, holding Li Teng's waist so tightly, as if wishing she could merge into his body.