Doomsday Wonderland Vol. 10: Lava [Complete]

1176: Originally, She Was Just a Thief...

Lin Sanjiu was already mentally prepared, knowing that relying on a jacket with only the same color, she would eventually be discovered by the guards. She also understood that she had to act quickly and leave before being exposed.

However, what she didn't anticipate was that from the moment she entered the left side of the T-shaped corridor until she finally escaped from the corridor, all her actions and reactions happened within just 2.6 seconds.

For Lin Sanjiu, who was completely immersed in an extreme state, when the gaze of the fifth group of guards fell on her for an instant, it felt as if she was being scanned by a laser beam, and even the hairs on her back stood up. In that very moment, her brain had already swiftly completed a series of complex operations, such as gathering information, searching the corridor, and making decisions—in her perception, she just subconsciously made a decision.

In that brief moment, she saw the sign on the wall at the T-junction with arrows pointing left and right. The right arrow read "Procurement Department," and the left arrow pointed to "Medical Records and Information Management Department"—which was the corridor she was currently in.

This corridor had more than one door, probably all belonging to offices under the "Medical Records and Information Management Department." When Lin Sanjiu took the first step along with the guard in front of her, she slightly raised her eyes and noticed the nearest office door, about two meters away, to her front right.

The fourth group of guards, also six in number, was divided into three rows, and the first two rows had already passed by the office door. Each group of guards had different ways and timings of checking the rooms, and it seemed that this group had no intention of going inside at the moment they passed the room.

At this moment, from the corridor behind the Procurement Department, the gazes of the fifth group of guards swayed back and forth on her back like searchlights. Even though they were separated by nearly two entire corridors and a considerable distance, seeing figures with similar height and clothing from a distance would make anyone slightly doubtful. They might even casually turn their heads away without paying too much attention. Lin Sanjiu didn't dare hope for such good luck. She only hoped for a brief moment of doubt.

"Huh?"

From the faraway distance, a low and unclear grumbling sound came from the fifth group of guards. It sounded like it was coming from underwater. In the half-second before it was cut off, they hadn't managed to articulate specific words, but the unmistakable confusion and doubt were already evident in their voices. They didn't scan their surroundings anymore, and more of their gazes were now focused on her back.

They became suspicious too quickly!

Lin Sanjiu increased her speed, taking the second step forward. This time, her stride was longer, and her pace was quicker. In the blink of an eye, she had closed half the distance to the office door.

However, just as she was about to reach out her arm and grab the doorknob, the last two guards in the row happened to be walking toward the office door, and she couldn't reach it. At this very moment, someone from the fifth group of guards stared at her back and slightly opened their mouth. A cry of "Ah!" suddenly burst out from between their lips.

Lin Sanjiu knew she had no time left.

Everything seemed to move in slow motion, and even that cry of surprise seemed incredibly prolonged. Amidst this changed background sound, the moment her second step landed on the ground, she swiftly shot forward and dived straight towards the door of the office.

Usually, if someone suddenly screamed beside you, by the time you turned around to look, the scream would have most likely ended already. The duration of the scream was too short for the fourth group of guards to react in time, and naturally, they didn't have time to turn their heads to look beside them—