Chapter 536: Ambush_3

He maintained his stillness for a full half-minute, and when the footsteps did not resume, Yang Xiao finally let out a breath of relief. Staring at the "dismembered" trash can at his feet, he couldn't help but shudder from lingering fear. He now had a new hypothesis about the identity of that person—it didn't seem like they were "bad," but rather one of the teammates who had entered the task with him.

The person had run upstairs, so he decided to go downstairs. Otherwise, if he followed them now, there was no telling if he would encounter another ambush from this cunning individual.

However, no sooner had Yang Xiao descended the staircase than he suddenly heard a horrifying scream from above—a soul-piercing wail, indicative of extreme agony. The screaming lasted a good ten seconds before coming to an abrupt halt.