Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 417

Chapter 417

We landed on the fourteenth floor via the emergency escape, the atmosphere charged with an ominous vibe.

I quickly held back the group, a silent signal to stay alert.

Beside me, Colin was peering down at a laser tripwire, its red beam slicing through the darkness like a beacon of danger.

With a deliberate motion, Colin nudged the beam, and immediately, a click sounded, followed by a tiny steel ball dropping from above. It rolled down its designated path, clattering against the wooden floor tiles which collapsed like a line of dominoes.

As the domino effect continued, the entire fourteenth floor was suddenly bathed in light, revealing an expansive, unobstructed space.

The collapsing tiles eventually spelled out the word "DEATH".

Finn rolled his eyes. "Dramatic much?"

Robin frowned, surveying the floor with caution. "Something's off here."

Then, out of the silence, a little girl's singing floated through the air, eerie and misplaced. "Twinkle, twinkle, little star..."

Not far from us, a girl in a red dress was bouncing a rubber ball, seemingly oblivious to our presence.

"Hey, kiddo!" Finn called out.

The girl kept playing, ignoring Finn completely.

decided, moving towards

with a firm grip. "That

technology has

lighting, the setting, and our current position, it appears incredibly lifelike," Finn added, offering

curious, picked up a rock and tossed it toward the girl. As expected, it passed right through her,

here for a movie night?" Finn muttered

been quiet, almost too quiet. Ever since Zoe's death, he seemed to have

shaken up by the chainsaw maniac?"

Zoe..." Finn's

off, a

he

running down his

at Bran,

t and withdrawn. Conte

through the vast

of the corridor, a bloodied Zoe stood smiling, calling out to

We were all stunned.

Are these tech

guard, dashed past the

him,

l.ne

as Bran triggered a trap with his step, looking back at us with a

319

wasn't a hologram."