Lin Sanjiu was very familiar with Dali's footsteps.
Every morning when she was staying in "Lost Dog", she would hear the same series of footsteps outside her door. The chubby Dali would always rush back and forth in the hotel with her petite feet, urging people to pay for their rooms and calling for breakfast.
The same series of patter sounds echoed in the quiet corridor at three o 'clock in the morning.
At the end of the T-shaped corridor, a figure grew larger and larger. Lin Sanjiu summoned her [Tornado Whip]. After hesitating for half a second, she put it away. No matter what, Dali was still her friend. With a swing of her [Tornado Whip], at least half of the hotel that Dali had poured so much effort into would be destroyed...
Dali emerged from the shadows. Her dress and jewelry sparkled as she walked. She turned her head and shot a glance at Lin Sanjiu. She did not turn toward Lin Sanjiu. Instead, she walked straight into the corridor on the right and disappeared.
"Isn't she here to stop me?"
Lin Sanjiu frowned as she listened to the chubby owner's footsteps getting further and further away. She seemed to be getting closer to the back door of the hotel. Lin Sanjiu quickly turned and dashed into another corridor. She followed the number of the rooms one by one. The hypnosis in Dali's mind had not taken effect yet. Lin Sanjiu could use this opportunity to find Ryuji.
From the direction of the back door of the hotel, Lin Sanjiu could hear a sharp, dry noise from the iron gate. Needless to say, Dali was closing the back door. Lin Sanjiu realized that Dali was still under the influence of the hypnosis. She wanted to trap Lin Sanjiu like a turtle in a jar. However, Lin Sanjiu couldn't think of a suitable way to deal with Dali.
She couldn't get out after being sucked into [Unfinished Painting]. She had left her [Battle Item] in Bliss. She didn't have a suitable ability in [Empty-handed Kleptomaniac]. When she was in Bliss, she could use her [How] to distort light and shadow to make her back look like it was broken.
[Render] wasn't of any use at this moment.
In the current situation, her abilities and items were too powerful. Lin Sanjiu sighed. Suddenly, she paused and rushed to a door. She knocked on it and said in a low voice, "Ryuji! It's me! Open the door! "
After experiencing a period of time where he was like a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow, he was probably in a deep sleep. There was no response from the door.
Lin Sanjiu shook the door. If it was a normal door, she could easily kick it open. However, these hotel rooms were all taken from Dali's ring, so they had the toughness of a Special Item that made them extremely hard to break.
"Dragon Two, open the door!"
As soon as she said that, she heard Dali's footsteps again.
Lin Sanjiu knew that she couldn't call out to Ryuji anymore. Otherwise, Ryuji's identity would be exposed. Lin Sanjiu turned around and left his room. She took two steps towards the main entrance of the hotel and saw a door not far from her being pushed open.
"Who isn't sleeping in the middle of the night?" A woman whose hair was dyed platinum poked her head out. Her eyes were drowsy and her face was filled with anger. "If you don't shut your mouth, I'll seal it for you!"
At this moment, the sound of knocking echoed from the other end of the hotel. Fist after fist pounded on one of the doors without interruption.
Lin Sanjiu glanced at the woman with platinum hair. She didn't have the time to argue with her, so she walked over with a dark expression. Lin Sanjiu activated her hypersensory in an instant. She could read the flow of air around her and even the slightest sound. The woman with platinum hair crawled out of the door while cursing. She didn't chase after Lin Sanjiu but walked in the opposite direction.
However, Lin Sanjiu couldn't rejoice.
Turning a corner, walking into another corridor, another turn … Lost Dog's area wasn't large, but it used layers of walls to block off many passageways. It was to maximize the use of space and place as many guest rooms as possible. When Lin Sanjiu was halfway to the hotel, the air was already filled with countless knocks on the door, footsteps, and whispers. This was no longer a dormant hotel. Instead, it was more like a huge insect hive that had been awakened. In the dim light, there were countless buzzing sounds coming from the hive that seemed to be harboring malicious intentions.
"Intercept at all costs."
The sentence floated in her mind again. Since Lin Sanjiu was the target, she was "immune" to the hypnotic message. However, she didn't forget how the message triggered her mind.
Now, it seemed like everyone in the hotel had been implanted with the same message.
One by one, the guests opened their doors throughout the hotel and jumped into the corridor. As more and more people were awakened, they became bolder. Behind the doors, pairs of silent eyes stared at Lin Sanjiu. They watched her walk away. Strangely, no one tried to stop her.
Lin Sanjiu quickly understood the reason.
The main entrance that she had just walked through a few minutes ago had disappeared.
There was only a wall where the main entrance should have been. The wall seemed to have been moved from another part of the hotel. It was full of room doors. Heads popped out from behind the doors like insects crawling out of a beehive.
In the corner of this wall, there was a reception desk. Dali had watched half of the TV series. The scenes were still playing in her crystal ball.
Dali had blocked the main entrance. This hotel was probably one of her Special Items. She could change the structure and layout of the hotel as she pleased. This also explained why Dali didn't have any helpers or business partners. When she teleported to the next world, she just needed to keep the hotel and bring her business with her.
Lin Sanjiu stared at the wall in front of her for a while and sighed deeply.
"Should we go to the back door?" Mrs. Manas asked softly.
Perhaps it was due to the limitations of the hotel itself, Dali only locked the back door but did not block it with a wall. No Special Item was perfect. There would always be some drawbacks and limitations. Compared to the seemingly endless wall that could move around freely, the iron gate might be the best solution for Lin Sanjiu.
Using her hypersensory to feel the air flow behind her, she slowly turned around.
The corridor behind her was filled with people. Their hot breaths filled the air. They had just woken up from sleep. Their hair was unkempt, and they were dressed in pajamas of various colors. The only similarity between them was their blank expressions and their unblinking eyes, which were staring at her.
If Lin Sanjiu wanted to go to the back door, she would have to pass through the entire hotel. Obviously, Dali had calculated everything before she acted. She walked to the back door first, forcing Lin Sanjiu to leave through the front door. However, Dali had already blocked the front door. As a result, Lin Sanjiu was trapped in the deepest part of the hotel, the furthest place from the only exit.
"Since you don't even cherish your hotel," Dali said.
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