Chapter 156 - If You Want to Live, Then Be Quiet (2/2)

”With your skills, you could have easily beaten them to pulps and escape from here. Why did you choose to save me and hide in this stinky room?” She curiously asked.

”Personal reason. Another reason is that if they caught you, they will not spare your life. Those guards were specially chosen. They were all criminals who once committed ruthless crimes. If they find any intruders, then will literally torture you until they could boil your bones and use it to play fetch with dogs.” Qian Ling smiled when she found the match that she had dropped.

Lighting the match, she brought out a hand held candle. When the candle was lit, Ariana realized where the vulgar scent was coming from. There was a grinder behind them where dried up blood and left-over human skin could be found. It looked as if someone had slaughtered a person's body and shred it here.

Just imagining the graphic content in her mind made her shiver. ”See this? This is where they drag victims to and skin them alive. If that didn't make them, talk, then they would slowly grind their limbs until they spoke. Even then, those victims would never make it out alive. That's why I had to hide you from them.”

”But wouldn't you also be at risk?” Ariana gulped and covered her nose to reduce the amount of filthy air that she was inhaling into her body.

”Yes and no. In other words, you could also say that they need me, so I'm still useful to them. At the same time, I am replaceable once they figure out that another person could do what I am capable of doing. If that time comes, then they can easily destroy me and use the replacement. Either way, it should be safe to leave now. Let's go.”

Qian Ling acted calm upon seeing the sliced organs and corpse in this room. It was incredible, but at the same time, it made Ariana think to herself, 'How much can a person suffer to reach this level? She ignored the smell and also this disgusting meat sauce...'

The door creaked open and Qian Ling signaled Ariana to stay where she was. After making sure that the coast was clear, she waved her fingers to have Ariana come out of that room. ”Let's go. I'll show you the way out of here. It's very dangerous.”

Ariana remained where she stood, ”No, I'm not leaving this place until I find out the culprit leader behind the experiment!”

”You're playing with burning flames right now. Listen to me and leave. It's for your own good.” Qian Ling checked her watch and started to lose her calm.

”No. Not until I get to the bottom of this.” She squinted with hatred filled eyes.

Checking the watch once again, Qian Ling released a deep sigh, ”You can say all whatever to me later. We need to go. For now, I'll allow you to stay, but you need to listen to my instructions. You hear me?”

Ariana had hesitated a bit before she decided to trust Qian Ling. Following closely behind her, Ariana noticed that Qian Ling was getting paler by each minute that passes. Still, Qian Ling continued walking until they reached her room and safely entered.

The moment she locked the door from the inside, Qian Ling's energy drained like a deflated balloon and her body slumped to the floor. Her breathing quickened and cold sweat soaked her body. The healthy colored lips from earlier changed from nude pink to purple.

Seeing her condition, Ariana quickly helped her to the bed and asked if she was on any type of medication. Qian Ling pointed at her drawer where Ariana discovered a container with white, circular pills in it. There were less than half left inside the bottle. Without a second thought, she fed the pill to Qian Ling's purple colored lips.