Fortunately, the eerie scene didn't last long, as when Diller resumed his steps, he found that the staircase above had returned to normal, no longer an endless spiral.
There was now an end in sight.
"What's the matter? Why are you just standing there? Hurry up and follow," the man in front said, turning his head back towards Diller. "We better get out of here within five minutes, just in case they wake up."
"Wake up?" Diller quickly caught up. "Didn't you use lethal poison?"
"Lethal poison?" The man stopped at the doorstep, puzzled. "Why would I kill them?"
"I just came to rescue you," he muttered while fiddling around the door. "Rescuing costs this much, but killing is no small matter, that would cost a lot more."
The doll took out a plastic film from his body and covered the fingerprint scanner at the door with it before entering a password.
"Bang—" After the dual authentication, the door swung open.
