Energy Storm Incoming: Survive or Transcend

Chapter 11

The moment the voice of Professional Female No. 2 sounded, a series of tremors uncontrollably climbed up Lorna's back and quickly spread throughout his body.

The feeling of being stabbed through the throat and being on the verge of death came back again. She subconsciously tilted her neck back and tried to take a deep breath.

The tank was already cramped, with a heavy lid that blocked out all light. Plus, the dirty water in the tank soaked my lower body, and it felt like the air itself was very thin.

As soon as Lorna raised her neck, her movements froze, and she slowly exhaled.

She touched her throat stiffly with the back of her hand, forcing herself to calm down out of fear of death.

"No.9?"

Professional woman No. 2 was still calling out, her voice getting closer and closer, and judging by the footsteps, it seemed as if they had already entered the factory.

The feminine voice of a woman seemed a little weird in such an environment, especially when No. 2 intentionally lowered her voice and spoke in a soft and gentle tone. Once the sound spread in the factory and bounced off the dilapidated walls of the building, it had a creepy feeling like crying and complaining, which made people feel cold all over.

"No.9, where are you?"

The sound was getting closer and closer, and the sound of grass being stepped on was heard, and occasionally the footsteps seemed to stop.

Lorna was highly alert and at this moment she felt as if her body was split into two.

It was as if her soul had left her body. Another 'self' could see 'her' body curled up in the water tank, not daring to move, her face pale as if she were a corpse, just like the scene when she was stabbed in the throat by a dagger in the alley before.

She seemed to "see" No. 2 walking in cautiously, and lowered her head to look at the traces she had stepped on when she walked back and forth before, trying to find her hiding place.

"Come out."

The voice of No. 2 was not fixed, proving that she was walking around in the factory at this time. Apart from that, Lorna did not hear any other sounds.

The reminder in my mind showed that there were still three cards left to be turned over, proving that the doctor was still alive, perhaps standing somewhere and watching coldly.

Lorna 's heartbeat was getting faster and faster. The footsteps of professional woman No. 2 were getting closer and closer. Apart from the sound of clothes rubbing against the side of the vat and the grass when she walked past the vat, No. 2 did not shout again.

Such eerie silence makes people even more frightened.

After a few breaths, footsteps appeared lightly near the large vat where Lorna was hiding. With her high concentration, she became more sensitive to the sound. It was as if something was knocking gently on the edge of the vat. No. 2 whispered with a smile:

"I found you..."

The tone and manner of this sentence almost made Lorna scream out loud.

But she vaguely felt that something was wrong, so the moment she realized something was wrong, she bit her tongue tightly and suppressed her instinctive reaction, fearing that she would be discovered immediately.

But even if she didn't scream out loud, her pores opened wide due to extreme fear, cold sweat poured out of her, her body began to cool down rapidly, and she began to tremble unconsciously.

Fortunately, after No. 2 knocked on the tank and finished speaking, there was no noise coming from the tank and she left again soon.

She walked to the other side of the tank and knocked on it gently, then lowered her voice and said:

“I see you…”

When Lorna heard this, her stiff body relaxed and she realized that No. 2 had not really discovered her, but was just pretending to find her.

Such an action proved that the doctor was most likely standing nearby, waiting for No. 2 to find her and then kill her in one fell swoop.

Her heartbeat was getting faster and faster, so fast that Lorna felt like she was about to faint and suffocate. This was not a good time for her to faint without worry. She bit the tip of her tongue hard again, and the taste of blood spread in her mouth. She remembered the blood that flowed into her mouth when she killed the short and fat middle-aged man No.6, and a feeling of nausea uncontrollably surged into her throat.

After the tip of her tongue was bitten, due to her nervousness and fear, the scar only brought her a slight dull pain. She bit it a few more times, and under the stimulation of the pain, she barely calmed down a little.

After walking around, No. 2 didn't find anything unusual and became impatient. She called out a few more times and finally stopped pretending to be gentle:

"Is she not here?"

As soon as she said this, Lorna was almost certain that the doctor was nearby.

Perhaps the doctor also realized that No. 2 had exposed herself. He no longer needed to slow down his pace or breathe. After a long while, he finally spoke:

"Impossible."

In the space, this originally trustworthy man now speaks in a creepy way:

"No.1's body is nearby, but No.6 is missing."

He analyzed methodically: "This place is very messy. No.9 is very smart. He deliberately destroyed the environment at the scene and intentionally interfered with our judgment."

The doctor's words penetrated into Lorna 's ears through the vat.

Strangely enough, she was of low descent and status in her life, her father had been in trouble, her mother was an alcoholic, she came from the bottom of society, and few people praised her for her intelligence.

She gently moved her fingertips and touched the dagger, feeling a little relieved. The doctor continued:

"But she was careless."

This one sentence was so easy, but it made Lorna 's heart rise to his throat.

"If I'm not mistaken, she must have disposed of No. 6's body and dragged it here." The doctor paused for a moment, then continued, "People's weights are different, so the depth of their footsteps is also different. She carried No. 6 on her back, so the footprints were deeper where she walked, and the grass was damaged more."

Lorna raised his chin, pursed his lips and panted rapidly. The doctor seemed to have taken a few steps, getting closer and closer to where Lorna was hiding:

"Maybe it's hiding here."

It was indeed as the doctor said, carrying the weight of a person, the traces left behind would be heavier. Even if Lorna tried his best to conceal the incident afterwards, he still could not hide it from the shrewd people.

There was a knocking sound, as if the doctor was bending his fingers and tapping the edge of the tank lightly.

"Here, this way, or that way."

When No. 2 heard this, she seemed to take several steps back, and her voice became a little alert when she spoke:

"Is she in here?"

"I don't know. It's possible that she hid alone. It's possible that she stayed with the body of No. 6."

The doctor thought for a moment, and No. 2 asked, "How about taking off these lids?"

As soon as she made the suggestion, the doctor paused for a moment and said with a smile:

"Go find some dry grass and light it under this jar." As he spoke, he seemed to swing something in his hand. There was a 'click, click' sound, which seemed to be the sound of a lighter. Lorna also heard a small 'boom' when the fire started. "It just so happens that the lighter left by No.7 comes in handy."

The doctor's advice was undoubtedly very vicious under such circumstances. Lorna's body trembled, and the hand holding the mobile phone subconsciously reached out to prop up the lid of the tank.

But the next moment she remembered the incident of No. 2 knocking on the edge of the tank. The doctor used the same tactic to attack her heart. He first sent No. 2 away, and then he was responsible for luring Lorna out.

What should I do? Lorna was struggling in a tug-of-war.

The current situation is too unfavorable for her. The three of them now have blood on their hands, proving that everyone's desire to survive is very strong. It seems that No. 2 and the doctor have formed an alliance. It would be too dangerous if she was discovered.

"I'll count to one, two, three, and you'd better come out by yourself..."

As the doctor spoke, his eyes began to move around the large vat in the factory, "One..."

"two…"

His tone became longer and longer. Before he counted to three, the professional girl did not go far and said:

"Why not move these cylinders away and have a look."

The doctor agreed to her plan. The footsteps of the two people were getting closer and closer to Lorna 's hiding place. Among the several suspicious large vats pointed out by the doctor earlier, they pointed to Lorna 's hiding place.

Amidst her fears, she keenly felt the doctor's fingertips sliding across the tank, his nails scraping against the edge of the tank, making a slightly uncomfortable sound.

This feeling made Lorna feel powerless, as if she was the fish and others were the butchers. The next moment, the doctor's finger moved away from the tank where she was hiding, and the doctor pointed to another tank and said:

"Uncover here."

When the lid was removed, there was a harsh creaking sound. The doctor's luck was obviously not good. No. 2 said disappointedly:

"Empty."

Among the three large vats selected by the doctor, the doctor first chose the large vat that did not contain the body of No. 6 and the one where Lorna was hiding. If Lorna 's hiding place was found first in the remaining two large vats, she would be in danger.