“Phew, phew, phew…”

His vision was blurry and shaking.

Something sticky seemed to be flowing out of one of his eyes.

Li Chengyi reached out and wiped the viscous liquid flowing on one side of his cheek with the back of his hand.

Red.

A thick red color immediately appeared on the back of his hand.

I’m bleeding… He bent over, his chest burning with severe pain.

He didn’t know where his body was injured.

But… he survived.

Survived.

Panting heavily, Li Chengyi stood up straight and looked at the spot where the giant human face had completely disappeared.

After the face was torn apart, it disappeared without leaving a trace, like an illusion.

It was as though it had never appeared in the first place.

He lowered his head and tried to search for the residual fragments on the floor. But what was strange was that not only was there no residue, but even the black smoke spewed out by the human face had completely dissipated.

If not for the fact that he could still see the ceiling dust falling from the sound vibrations, he would have even suspected that what he had just encountered was all an illusion.

It should be safe now. No, I haven’t left this place yet! Closing his eyes, he eased the pain in his eyes and stood on the spot to rest.

After resting for only a few dozen seconds, he felt that something was wrong.

The Flower Scale Gear armor he had just put on was slowly becoming lighter.

What’s going on?! He hurriedly opened his eyes and raised his hand to look at the armor on his hands.

Sure enough, the wisteria  scale plates were slowly fading and becoming transparent.

Only then did he realize that the Wisteria Flower Scale Gear was full of tiny cracks.

Clearly, in the confrontation with the human face just now, the scale gear was not without damage.

It was only until now that the feedback came.

Swoosh!

Finally, a few seconds later, the entire Flower Scale Gear completely dissipated, scattering into countless wisteria petals and fading away.

Li Chengyi fell to his knees with a thud. When he was wearing the Flower Scale Gear, he felt full of energy and relaxed.

But at this moment, the Flower Scale Gear disappeared, and all the fatigue in his body seemed to erupt at once.

Having lost protection and defense, a sense of emptiness surged into his heart.

In this environment, he had just encountered danger. Without the protection of the Flower Scale Gear, his mood, which had just relaxed, began to tense up again.

Is it a temporary amplification ability? He didn’t panic but analyzed calmly.

Now that the danger was temporarily resolved, the need for the Flower Scale Gear wasn’t so great.

Most importantly, the Wisteria Flower God Position on the back of his hand transmitted a message: [The Flower Scale Gear is damaged and needs repair. New wisterias must be absorbed.]

After resting on the floor for a while and feeling slightly better, he stood up and began to pack up the items that had been blown away into the bag.

Some of the compressed biscuits in the bag had fallen out and rolled everywhere.

While he bent down to clean up, he paid careful attention to the surroundings.

In particular, the maintenance door that the human face came out of was the focus of his attention.

Soon, he packed everything back into the bag.

He sighed in relief. He felt the dried blood on his cheek harden, so he reached out and carefully peeled it off.

Carrying his things, he looked around and quickly found a place against the wall and sat down.

With his back against the wall, his eyes swept the surroundings.

The explosion just now was not only physical but also emotional. In addition, when he entered earlier, he had run wildly and consumed a lot of stamina.

At this moment, Li Chengyi felt exhausted and sleepy.

However, he didn’t dare to sleep. In this unfamiliar place, he didn’t know what would happen if he fell asleep. If another human face happened to appear and kill him in one bite, it would be a real injustice.

Under the cold and white light, at the foot of the grayish-white wall, he crouched on the black floor and put the hood of his sportswear on his head to ensure his body temperature.

A cool breeze kept flowing around, cold and quiet.

He took a nut chocolate bar from his pocket, tore open the packaging, and stuffed the food into his mouth.

The black plastic packaging had messy letters and logos printed on it. He took a bite and frowned slightly.

The taste was terrible. It was too sweet, overpoweringly sweet, and had pitifully few nuts.

He stopped after eating a piece, opened another bottle of water, and ate while drinking.

The faint smell of concrete dust kept drilling into his nostrils as the air flowed, making his nose itchy.

Now that he had calmed down, Li Chengyi finally had the time to think about what had just happened. Although I’m not sure how powerful that human face is, as long as the Flower Scale Gear can save my life, it’s enough! Unfortunately, the Flower Scale Gear disintegrated, and I can only repair it after going out and finding wisterias.

Li Chengyi raised his hand and carefully looked at the ring on the back of his hand.

Although the Flower Scale Gear had disintegrated into pieces, he could feel that he could still use the Flower Language Ability attached to it.

With a thought, an invisible film would quickly cover his right hand.

According to the information given to him by the Flower Language, as long as he touched any life form, it would be temporarily captivated by a specified object.

But because it didn’t have the enhancement of the Flower Scale Gear, the Flower Language Ability could only take effect by half.

Hand of Captivation…

If I can make that human face focus on another place for a while, even without the Flower Scale Gear, as long as I move fast enough, I can ensure my safety when I encounter it again.

But I can only use this Flower Language Ability at close range, which is extremely dangerous. And I’ll have to wait until I have the chance to try and see if it has any effect on the human face.

He actually hoped that he would never have the chance to try.

This was because trying at close range was tantamount to risking his life.

He didn’t know if the human face was a life form or not. If it didn’t work…

After sitting and resting for a while, Li Chengyi finished eating and recovered much of his stamina. He even used a dry towel to wipe the sweat off his head to prevent himself from falling sick.

Next… it’s time to find the exit. I can’t stay here forever. If I don’t move, I can never get out.

He wiped his hair and combed all of it back to prevent it from falling and blocking his vision.

He picked up his bag and looked around.

On the left was where he had come in and where he had just fought the human face.

However, what stunned him was that some footprints and sound wave vibrations left on the floor had quietly disappeared without a trace.

On the left side of the empty space where the human face had disappeared, there was only about ten square meters of space. At the end was a white wall with no further path.

Li Chengyi turned his gaze to the right and looked into the distance of the endless parking garage. There’s only one choice. I can only go this way.

He stretched his ankles, carried his things, and strode to the right.

As he walked, he quietly held a sharp fruit knife in his right hand.

The sound of footsteps echoed in the empty garage.

Li Chengyi passed through the parking spaces marked with white lines one after another. The solid feeling under his feet and the confidence of having just killed a human face made him feel much less panicked.

Of course, the most important thing was the Flower Language Ability that he could use at any time: Hand of Captivation.

This ability, if used properly, could play a great life-saving role.

As he walked along the garage, he kept looking vigilantly at the small doors of the maintenance rooms on both sides.

He passed by small doors one after another. Finally, after the fifth small door, a bend appeared in front of Li Chengyi.

At the bend was a right-hand slope that extended up to a higher floor. It seemed to be a passage for vehicles to enter and exit.

A large white arrow was drawn in the center of the black floor.

The arrow pointed to where Li Chengyi was standing.

On the walls on both sides, there were alternating bright yellow and black warning lines, crude and eye-catching.

Li Chengyi stood in the middle of the path and looked forward. Should I go up? Since the underground parking garage is underground, then… there must be a ground floor. What will the ground here look like?

Thoughts flashed in his mind, mixed with curiosity and extreme nervousness.

Gripping the hilt of his knife tightly, he took a deep breath, raised his feet, and walked forward.

On the floor at the bend in front, the shadow of a layer of white light reflected on the bend.

Light and light also produced shadows.

When dark and bright lights intertwined, such lights and shadows would always appear.

This was a natural phenomenon produced by different light brightness.

With light footsteps, Li Chengyi slowly walked toward the bend. Step by step, he approached and turned.

Soon, he narrowed his eyes and entered the higher floor of the underground parking garage.

Nothing changed.

Standing at the bend, he looked forward, just like when he first came in.

It was still a garage.

Two cold-tone light tubes were like two long lines that divided the garage space into two and extended to the end of his vision.

The scene in front of him was exactly the same as the previous floor.

The position of the light tubes, the position of the stone pillars, the position and size of the small door of the maintenance room were all exactly the same.

“…” Li Chengyi had a bad feeling.

He raised his feet and continued walking along the floor. This time, he sped up.

After a while, he arrived at another bend and another upward slope.

In the middle of the black floor, an identical white arrow was clearly visible.

Both sides were still covered with yellow and black warning lines to prevent cars entering and leaving from being unable to see the location and distance of the walls clearly.

Li Chengyi didn’t stop and continued up the slope.

After passing the bend, he saw the exact same scene again.

It was another straight and long garage space, and at the end was another upward bend.

This place! He began to jog. This time, it only took him five minutes to reach the bend and then go up and out of it.

The third time!

In front of him was the same garage!

Li Chengyi gasped for air and stood still with the bag in hand.

Standing at the bend, he felt slightly exhausted, and his face was pale.

He took out a bottle of water, unscrewed the cap, and took a sip. The cool water moistened his dry throat and calmed him down a little. Looks like it’s not that easy to escape from this Dead End. The human face monster is dangerous, and it’s difficult to find the exit.

After finding that there was no way to leave, Li Chengyi found a corner, sat down cross-legged, and put the big bag aside.

Hiding in a corner from the wind could reduce the loss of body temperature.

In addition, the position he found faced a small maintenance room door, and he could look at this dangerous position at any time.

After resting for a while, he vaguely began to feel a slight swelling in his lower abdomen and the urge to urinate.

He looked around, found a pillar, and walked over.

There were grayish-white stone pillars standing on both sides at regular intervals in the garage, which seemed to be for load bearing.

Walking to the back of the pillar, Li Chengyi pulled down the zipper of his pants and urinated.

Just as he was feeling comfortable, a faint sound suddenly came from the small door of the maintenance room on the side.

Click.

Even while urinating, Li Chengyi kept staring at the nearest small door.

When he heard the noise, his body shuddered, and he immediately zipped up his pants. Without hesitation, he rushed forward.