Chapter 268.2
Hitasya’s heart pounded the whole time as she was being carried down into the deep underground at the back of a stranger, surrounded by darkness. The man kept his silence all the way into the underground, which was much deeper than she first imagined. Hitasya, who was only a little child still, grew crestfallen with worry as she wondered if he was upset because she was too heavy on his back.
When the man had finally reached the bottom of the underground, he let Hitasya down and opened the steel door before them. Hitasya hurriedly followed as the man walked into the door by himself without saying a word to her.
As they walked along the dim corridor, they came to another dead end which was blocked by the barred steel door. The man, however, swiftly unlocked the lock which was hanging at the bar and unchained the door without any sign of hesitation.
“Get inside and you will see a room where you can see lights filtering through from the gaps on the ground. Find the room and go inside.”
With that said, the man pulled out a long iron bar and gave a few taps against the steeled bars.
“I’ll give you a tap to let you know when the time is up. You just have to come back here when you hear the sound.”
“Yes, sir.”
Hitasya thought the man’s voice sounded as if he was just reading out the lines from a book, which he didn’t enjoy in the least.
At first, she had indeed hesitated to walk into such a dark corridor all by herself. However, she eventually steeled herself and bravely took a first step forward. Before long, the sight of the steel door and the man was no longer visible behind in the dark although she had only taken a few steps into the corridor.