Mono trudged forward for a few more minutes, and finally, light appeared before his eyes.
The exit of the library room had arrived.
He hurriedly ran out.
What met his eyes was a spacious, well-arranged hall.
A huge staircase was set up within the hall.
The wooden staircase, shaped like a 'Y', extended to the second-floor corridor.
There were many rooms on the second floor.
Mono observed for a moment, found nothing unusual, and quickly helped Sixth Master down slowly.
Sixth Master had already closed her eyes by now.
"Sam~" Mono hurriedly called out to her.
Slowly, she opened her eyes again.
Her eyes were vacant and empty.
Mono quickly said, "Hold on, I'll go find some water and medicine for you."
Mono hurriedly climbed up the nearby staircase.
Sam listened as the footsteps gradually faded away. She wanted to speak, but severe dehydration and the aftereffects of exhaustion left her unable to open her mouth.
The surroundings were so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Again, she felt her eyelids suddenly grow heavy.
However, soon, hurried footsteps sounded beside her again.
"Tap tap tap~"
Mono had searched all the rooms on the second floor at the fastest speed possible and finally found a first-aid kit.
However, he found no water or food.
"Sam, let me stop your bleeding first."
The wound on Sixth Master's right hand had long since reopened, staining the wrapped bandage black.
Sam let out a muffled grunt from her nose.
She just couldn't nod anymore.
Mono understood her meaning.
"Don't move. Don't worry, I won't let you die."
Slowly unwinding the bandage, Mono kept an eye on Sixth Master's condition.
The fabric strands inside the bandage had long since fused with the flesh.
Peeling it off was indeed quite difficult.
But Sixth Master never made a sound.
Did she no longer feel pain?
Mono didn't dwell on this thought right now.
He only wanted her to stand up again.
Even if she fell, it shouldn't be because of him.
Mono examined the wound. It had split open even wider; he could faintly see the bone inside.
This made him think of the huge box that had just smashed into Teacher Bo Ren's head.
It must have been injured when lifting that box.
Such a wound was truly horrifying to behold.
Moreover, it was on a Little Girl's body.
This made it even more unsettling.
Mono didn't even know what he was feeling at this moment.
He really wanted to scold her, but no sound came out.
In silence, his movements swift, Mono quickly cleaned the wound.
Then, he tied a tourniquet around her arm, reapplied medicine, and rewrapped the bandage.
Throughout the process, Sixth Master never made a sound.
She had already closed her eyes.
Mono tried calling out, but she gave no response.
She had lost consciousness.
Mono stood up again.
For Sixth Master to have held on until now was already a superhuman feat.
Looking at Sixth Master with her eyes tightly shut, Mono knew she needed water and food now.
Otherwise, it would be hard for her to pull through.
He ran towards the rooms upstairs again.
He searched once more.
But, he found nothing.
No food, and not a single drop of water.
The monsters here seemed not to need the sustenance that normal creatures require.
Mono returned to Sixth Master's side.
Looking at her with her eyes tightly shut, he hesitated for a moment. Just for a moment, before he still crouched down.
...
"Drip..."
"Drip..."
Time passed slowly...
"Gulp..."
"Gulp..."
In the darkness, the sound of swallowing could be heard...
"Mmm..."
Followed closely by a pained groan...
...
...
In the quiet room, one figure lay quietly on the bed.
And by the bedside, another figure also leaned against it, eyes tightly shut.
Both their breathing was steady, as if both were asleep.
A breeze blew in from the window.
Long eyelashes suddenly fluttered slightly, and a pair of black eyes silently opened.
A trace of confusion appeared in Sam's eyes.
What had happened?
Why was she lying here?
Then, the confusion faded, and her black pupils brightened slightly.
She remembered what had happened before she lost consciousness.
"mono..." she murmured.
She remembered that to save mono, she seemed to have run for a very, very long time, until she could run no more.
As the words left her mouth, movement suddenly came from beside her.
Mono's eyes snapped open.
When he saw Sixth Master lying on the bed with his eyes open, a flicker of joy crossed his weary face:
"Sam, you're finally awake..."
He breathed a sigh of relief.
It wasn't a waste of all the effort he had just expended.
Upon hearing this, Sam looked at the person wearing a paper bag in front of him, was stunned for a moment, then suddenly asked in a daze:
"Mo...no, did you... also die?"
This place... should be hell.
But, she saved him, so why would he also appear in hell?
How could this be...
She remembered she had run very hard.
Why... would it be like this?
Sam suddenly fell into self-doubt.
He still died?
How could it be?
How could it be?
Mono looked at the dazed Sixth Master.
He died?
What foolish talk is this girl spouting?
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